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Category: horror in vancouver
Canada’s tricephalic literary force, Michael Slade, unleashes all-out horror with Ghoul
Lately the Great White North has also acquired its very own best-selling horror writer, going by the name of Michael Slade.
Ryan Nicholson’s Flesh & Fantasy puts Vancouver on the makeup-FX map with Final Destination gore
Ryan Nicholson's Burnaby makeup-FX shop is making itself known with Hollywood features like Final Destination and Scary Movie.
The Vancouver Horror Show Film Fest opens with a 30th anniversary screening of Demon Knight
Local horror fans should mark October 15 to 19 on their calendars, 'cause that's when the Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival hits town.
Final Destination aims to show that you can’t cheat Death, and you’ll die trying
On the day that Fangoria visits the Burnaby, B.C. set of Final Destination no less than seven cast members are around to talk to.
That time Dennis Miller gave me the stink-eye when I visited the set of his crappy horror flick Bordello of Blood
As the Vancouver correspondent for Fangoria for 13 years, I visited quite a few movie sets. Unfortunately, Bordello of Blood was one of them.
How I wound up backstage with Canada’s horror master and America’s shock-rock king
kevin statham photo ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 7, 2012 By Steve Newton I haven't done a lot of traveling, but back in '86 I did make it out to Australia for my little sister's wedding. I spent five-and-a-half weeks down there, mostly on the beach between Frankston (a nice little seaside town outside Melbourne) and … Continue reading How I wound up backstage with Canada’s horror master and America’s shock-rock king
Pennywise in the flesh: the full transcript of my exclusive 1990 interview with Tim Curry on the set of Stephen King’s It
By Steve Newton It was a beautiful summer day--June 27, 1990--when I ventured out to Vancouver's sprawling Stanley Park to interview Tim Curry. At the time the legendary British actor was filming a two-part TV "miniseries" based on Stephen King's widely acclaimed 1986 horror novel, It. I was on assignment for New York-based Fangoria magazine, … Continue reading Pennywise in the flesh: the full transcript of my exclusive 1990 interview with Tim Curry on the set of Stephen King’s It
Covering Xtro II for Fangoria offshoot Gorezone and interviewing a director who’d rather be playing piano
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN GOREZONE #16, WINTER 1990 By Steve Newton Four years ago, Vancouver’s Expo '86 opened its doors to visitors from far and wide, who came to take in the World’s Fair and revel in its fancy displays on the theme of transportation. But lately the old Expo site has seen visitations of a … Continue reading Covering Xtro II for Fangoria offshoot Gorezone and interviewing a director who’d rather be playing piano
Tim Curry, the original Pennywise, on the physical violence and mental cruelty in Stephen King’s It
By Steve Newton Now that I've seen the new version of It--and declared that Tim Curry is the Pennywise of choice--it's time to unleash another previously unheard audio excerpts from my exclusive interview with Curry on the Vancouver set of the 1990 TV movie. At one point in our conversation--which took place in Stanley Park, … Continue reading Tim Curry, the original Pennywise, on the physical violence and mental cruelty in Stephen King’s It
Original Pennywise makeup-FX artist Bart Mixon talks Tim Curry’s look on the 1990 set of Stephen King’s It
By Steve Newton Life is full of surprises--and sometimes they're good. Like what happened today, for instance. I was playing that old cassette tape I used to record my exclusive Fangoria interview with Tim Curry on the Vancouver set of Stephen King's It back in 1990. I thought that all I had on there was my … Continue reading Original Pennywise makeup-FX artist Bart Mixon talks Tim Curry’s look on the 1990 set of Stephen King’s It
Fears of a Clown: talking horror with Tim Curry (Pennywise) on the set of Stephen King’s It
By Steve Newton Who knew that when I stepped onto the lush green grounds of Vancouver's Stanley Park in the summer of 1990 that I'd be writing about it three decades later. I sure the hell didn't. I'd been assigned to write two 3,000-word set-visit stories for then-thriving horror mag Fangoria on the filming of a two-part ABC-TV miniseries … Continue reading Fears of a Clown: talking horror with Tim Curry (Pennywise) on the set of Stephen King’s It
That time Tim Curry told me that he thought Rocky Horror Picture Show was a “one-shot deal”
By Steve Newton It was pretty cool being the only journalist in the world invited onto the Vancouver set of Stephen King‘s It back in 1990. At least I think I was the only one, because I haven’t seen any other articles from that time, or interviews with the cast and crew, apart fromthe ones … Continue reading That time Tim Curry told me that he thought Rocky Horror Picture Show was a “one-shot deal”