The disclaimer at the bottom of Penny Lane's site immediately informs you that, yes, she is in fact aware that she has a pretty famous name:
This disclaimer made me giggle when I first saw it, because it felt like she was beating everyone to the joke, with a sense of humor that isn't generally something I associate with a documentarian (which I could also be wrong about). Although, I should have realized that Penny is an exception, especially considering the first of her films that I had seen was called Nuts!
It was incredibly well made with seven different animators. It staying engaging and informative, but it also packed a lot of humor into its narrative. See for yourself in the trailer below. We were lucky enough to schedule some time with Penny Lane, not only to talk about her previous work, but her latest film, The Pain of Others, which just recently screened at the SF DocFest. She was in attendance for the screening and a Q&A after the film. She was also awarded the Non-Fiction Vanguard Award!
So far each of Penny's films have had a very different voice and presentation, and the same can be said for The Pain of Others, which is entirely made up of YouTube footage of several women living with a mysterious illness that many doctors dismiss as the patient's delusions.
Penny's filmography is listed on her site, where you can even watch several of the shorts she has made in the past. Check it out HERE.
The episode is up on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud and the various podcast apps you may use.
Follow Penny Lane on Twitter to keep up with her work. Nuts! also has a Twitter account you should check out.
Creature reviews have been minimally altered in an attempt to maintain their voice:
The Impostor - "Hereditary is one of my most anticipated films of the year and it's definitely a roller coaster. This film takes tragedy, grief, guilt and family troubles to the next level and holds nothing back. The acting is top notch, it felt realistic and made me feel their pain and emotions. I definitely gasped more than a few times during this film. I loved how it deals with an unthinkable tragedy, the aftermath and how it leads to the supernatural. I'm still soaking in what I just watched, similar to how I felt during last year's Mother!. A second viewing will definitely be necessary in the near future. Hereditary is by far one of my favorites this year. I can see this in my top 5 films of 2018 easily. I highly recommend it!" - 5 Stars
Huntress - "I’m almost immediately turned off when a director says they made a horror film because it was the easiest genre to finance but I just can’t hold that poor phrasing against Hereditary. The film was perfectly cast and infused with so much mixed chemistry that the family we spend over two hours living with is one that could potentially exist in reality, even being far from flawless. Toni Collette’s facial expressions were such an immense part of the authenticity of this film, and the same goes for Milly Shapiro's mannerisms, which appear so nervous and genuine it’s hard to believe she’s acting. In keeping with the A24 films that I loved most and think about regularly, Hereditary centered around a home that was both unique in structure and bold in iconography. It maintained an ominous use of color as well as a relentless sound design. The camera closed in and lingered on each person at the right time, and also showcased wide scenes of the isolating nature this house was surrounded by. And although I didn’t know how it would happen, the moments of terror this film surprised me with were intense! In the post screening Q&A, the director also mentioned there was a three hour cut of Hereditary - I would watch that today if I could." - 5 Stars
WanderingPanda - "Let me start off by saying that I love this film. The way it tackles tragic situations, mental illness, and family secrets with amazing sound design and visuals. Brilliantly directed by Ari Aster, Hereditary is the first film I've seen of his, so props. A seemingly normal family is the main focus of this film and thanks to the build-up, I really felt for these characters. I don't want to spoil anything, so please go out and watch this film. Go in blind and pay attention, even though that goes without saying. Hereditary will grab you and slowly suffocate you into submission, never letting go once. *Tongue Click*" - 5 Stars
Clark Little - "A “tweener” is a term that is used for a person that does not fall into a specific category and is labeled as an outlier between two groups. This term has a bit of a negative connotation, especially in the world of athletics. “That kid is too slow for the outfield, but isn’t tall enough for 1st base.” But, in rare occasions, a tweener can stand out and become a class of its own. A tweener can use its unique, class-defying characteristics to the forefront and cause the skeptics to rethink labels, genres, and classes. Hereditary took me on a journey that I don’t know if a film has before. Is it a familial drama? Yes. Does it succeed as a horror film? You bet. Did you laugh? Of course. I don’t know if Hereditary should work on paper, as it were. It’s pretty brave in its execution and delivery. The hype is well deserved, but the film is not weighed down by the critical success and is able to win over those who are doubtful about another installment of “art house horror”." - 4.5 Stars Lord Battle - "Ghost stories have always tested the nuclear family. Can the Smiths look past infidelity to keep their children safe from the ghost of the prior tenant? Hereditary is also testing the nuclear family, but this time with a masterful use of metaphor and mise-en-scene pair with meticulously calculated camera work. I should also mention that the acting is stupendous and this is an element in film that I normally overlook, but Hereditary's authentic portrayal of fear is very easy to meet with your own anxieties and credit is due to the cast for this. If you approach Hereditary with a tough guy attitude you'll be robbing yourself of some genuine emotions, so don't let this first wave of horror hype put you in a defensive frame of mind, just see the film." - 4.5 Stars Randy the Reverberator- There was a day in 2012 when I was on tour and in Los Angeles, which also happened to be the opening weekend of The Place Beyond The Pines; a film about two families and how their sons deal with the sins of their fathers. I woke up early as my friends were all still asleep and walked to the theatre and had an emotional experience that stuck with me for the rest of the day and for weeks to come. This weekend, we get another emotional, yet more horrifying film reckoning with what we literally and metaphorically inherit from our loved ones.
Hereditary begins with the loss of a member of the Graham family; the mother of Annie, and the grandmother to Peter and Charlie. The films' director Ari Aster pays close attention to his characters and this feeling of grief, he patiently lets them go through it right in front of the camera. With wide-angle lenses, his camera captures both the emotions they are going through, and also highlights the sense of isolation by emphasizing the empty space surrounding them. At times, the framing of their household and the patient, slow-moving camerawork reminded me of Tarkovsky and its utterly realistic depiction of grief felt like Funny Games if you stripped away the meta, self-reflective home invasion aspects from it. At this point, I may not be selling you on Hereditary, and it's definitely not a movie for everyone. However, the film is full of suspense and dread which will satisfy those looking for a good scare. It also makes such bold moves, has some scenes I won't ever forget, and performances to match. Toni Collette has to go through so many different emotions in this film, it's incredible and is giving me chills thinking it over right now.
In its 2 hour and 7 minutes run time, I never felt once that the film was dragging or showing us something that wasn't driving the plot forward or adding color to the characters. There is a shift that takes place, which we see coming, and elements of that delve into a territory that I tend to have some distance from. This took me out of the world of the film a bit. Yet, I'll admit that it's done well and ties things together....nicely...." - 4.5 Stars
The Overlook Theatre Final Rating*
(Below is for after you've seen the film)
The mood in theatre 5 at the New Mission (home of the Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco) on this warm Monday night was one of quiet anticipation. Theatre 5 has become known for housing the edgier films that are too shocking or niche for theatre 1's 300+ seats but have enough merit/demand to summon an audience of 100. An A24 representative was there informing people of prizes under their seats and taking pictures. Around 6PM the theatre lights dimmed for a live stream intro from the Austin, Texas Alamo.
The most interesting part of this intro was a warning. A surprise was going to arrive at each seat during the movie, the warning was "If you are allergic to peanuts, do not eat it". This statement launched me into a flashback where someone in the New Mission lobby was telling me about a local critic who refuses to visit the Alamo because "Eating dinner and sipping a drink is not how one responsibly watches a movie". (I pretentious'd that up a bit). I used to think about this comment a lot, I think it made me feel guilty for taking pleasure in multitasking my favorite hobby of attending a screening with eating dinner... I should say that by this point I had already ordered my lettuce wrapped burger.
The surprise was a piece of chocolate cake and of course, it was served just in time to eat it alongside Charlie. It was interesting to see several people hesitate before eating the desert. I honestly think most of the cake that night was consumed as an excuse to break from the movie, even if only for a couple seconds. By the end of the film, the room had exhaled and several people jumped up and ran for the door. This wasn't from terror, although several people in attendance had verbally emoted throughout the film (the Overlook Hour Podcast host, Clark Little among them). I should add that I was among these people rushing to the doors, as I had needed to go to the bathroom for the last hour of the film but there was no fucking way I was going to miss a second of the third act. This seemed to be the audiences consensus and a definite sign of an effective film.
- Lord Battle
The Overlook Theatre materialized in the New Mission for a screening on 6/4/2018
*Based on the star ratings turned in by character reviewers, others viewed and got to "Dislike" or "Like" but that does not affect the rating.
A new month means new Bluray candidates to add to our growing collections. Thoroughbreds is first up this week. I missed this one in theaters and definitely wanna check it out. Shout Factory releases two new indie horror films, The Midnight Man with appearances from Robert Englund and Lin Shaye. The hosts of the Overlook Hour podcast actually interviewed the director, Travis Z., on episode #83 of the show, but they may get a bit into spoiler territory, so listen at your own risk. Find that interview on iTunes and Stitcher. The Midnight Man was decent, and I wanna give it a re watch. Shout Factory also brings us supernatural horror Devil's Gate, which will be a blind pickup for me. Only Best Buy will carry the exclusive Steelbook of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Disney releases an overload of editions this week starting with The Incredibles 4k with a steelbook edition, again only at Best Buy. Peter Pan is the next Disney title up and Target will carry an exclusive storybook edition with Best Buy continuing with the steelbook. The last film released form Disney this week is A Wrinkle In Time with Target carrying an exclusive digibook and Best Buy a steelbook edition. Rounding out the week is Eli Roth directed DeathWish remake, and comedy of the week Gringo. So what will you buy, rent or skip this week? Let us know in the comments. Until next week!
Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their
unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a
plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.
When a woman and her son mysteriously vanish, FBI agent Daria Francis is
dispatched to the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota to
investigate the number one suspect: religious fanatic Jackson Pritchard,
husband and father of the missing persons. But when Francis and local
deputy Colt arrive at Pritchard’s foreboding property, they discover
much more than they bargained for lurking in the basement.
The rural town of New Hope, Ala., has a pair of super-sized
problems heading its way: There's a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf
coastline, and there's a team of 30 well-armed mercenaries intent on
looting the local treasury facility.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Steelbook): Best Buy- $17.99
A tale of five 20-somethings whose free-spirited road trip becomes a
terrifying descent into madness. When they find themselves isolated in a
rural Texas community, they fall into the clutches of a monstrous clan
of Texas cannibals and find themselves being whittled away by the
chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.
Shun Takahata is an ordinary high school student leading a boring life.
His life long friend is Ichika Akimoto. One day, a teacher’s head
explodes in class. Shun Takahata and his classmates are forced to play a
game of death without knowing who, why or how.
Bob Paar used to be one of the world's greatest superheroes (known to all as "Mr. Incredible"),
saving lives and fighting evil on a daily basis. But now, 15 years later, Bob and his wife (a
famous former superhero in her own right) have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the
suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims
adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his
chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret
assignment.
Join mischievous Peter Pan, the young boy who refuses to grow up, his
hot-tempered pixie pal, Tinker Bell and the Darling children as they
soar away to the mysterious Never-Never land where childhood lasts
forever in this magical, musical adventure. Based on J.M. Barrie's 1904
book.
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's
about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident
in Mexico.
Dr. Paul Kersey is a surgeon who often sees the consequences of
the city's violence in the emergency room. When home intruders brutally
attack his wife and young daughter, Kersey becomes obsessed with
delivering vigilante justice to the perpetrators. As the anonymous
slayings grab the media's attention, the public begins to wonder if the deadly avenger is a guardian angel -- or the Grim Reaper itself.
How's this for a week: Psycho III kicks off the three year anniversary of Terror Tuesday Goes to Camp- It's followed by Diabolique in double feature with The Wages of Fear at the Stanford- With a spattering of interesting documentaries, and the opening of Hereditary to top the week off. Right??
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.
The dynamic duo of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero have reunited for a dream project, Best F(r)iends - Volume 2. Be one of the first to see the second part their new film, plus bonus content, coming to the big screen on June 1 and 4 only! As Sestero's drifter makes a run for it, he finds himself on an expedition across the Southwest, where he encounters wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles. While his misadventure teaches him a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty, Wiseau's mortician carries the story home with more than a few surprises.
More of a parody than a genuine suspensor, Psycho 3 marks the directorial debut of Anthony Perkins, who reprises his role as the unbalanced Norman Bates. This time poor Norman succumbs to the beckoning of his mummified mum and returns to the past. There is plenty of gore and blood in this outing but "Psycho" fans will enjoy it.
Impoverished, ignorant, and vulgar little Petey dreams of becoming a famous stand-up comedian and exchanges life in his backwoods home for small town living. The hapless rube isn't there very long before he begins clashing with a local comedy team, one that is a favorite of the town mobsters. To get at Petey, the gangsters murder a child and then shoot every one who attends the tyke's funeral. Things look bleak until the Devil himself rises up and tells Petey that he will give the comic a fabulous reward if only the youth will marry Satan's daughter and sire an heir. Unfortunately, the Devil's daughter is really ugly. Still, Petey makes the bargain and does his job. Satan then hands him a magic cane that the vengeful comic uses on his ruthless rivals. Unfortunately, not wanting to give the Devil the rest of his due, Pete decides to welsh on the rest of the bargain. Big mistake Petey. Big mistake for viewers who watch this tripe.
Confident and opinionated, 17-year-old Megan is far too strong-willed for her unsupportive parents, who begin to worry she is a lesbian. Their solution is to send Megan to 'True Directions,' a "rehabilitation camp" run by homophobic counselor Mary Brown. Soon Megan meets the equally defiant Graham, and the two form a fast friendship. Ironically, the more time Megan spends at the camp, the more she begins to question just how fixed her sexuality really is.
A profound and beautiful love story looking into the life and death of Shar, a transgender person living with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease, and the choice he and his wife face. The film confronts the fears and prejudices surrounding two very different cultural taboos – the right to choose who you are, and right to live or die.
The cult classic TV show Freaks and Geeks nailed the sad, hilarious unfairness of teen life. This new doc takes a nostalgic look back with behind-the-scenes tales from this endearing and much-loved series that launched the careers of many of today’s biggest stars including Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, James Franco and Linda Cardellini.
The greatest film that Alfred Hitchcock never made, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Diabolique is set in a provincial boarding school run by headmaster Michel Delasalle (Paul Meurisse). A ruthless lothario, he becomes the target of a murder plot concocted by his long-suffering invalid wife Christina (Vera Clouzot, the director's own spouse) and his latest mistress, an icy teacher played by Simone Signoret. A dark, dank thriller with a much-imitated "shock" ending, Diabolique is a masterpiece of Grand Guignol suspense. The simple murder plot goes haywire, and Michel's corpse disappears, prompting strange rumors of his reappearance which grow more and more substantial as the film careens wildly towards its breathless conclusion. Later remade as a greatly inferior 1996 Hollywood feature with Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
A group of misfits volunteer to drive truckloads of nitroglycerine through the treacherous mountains of South America. Fasten your seatbelts, this one is not for the faint of heart!
Here I was expecting Leigh Whannell's Upgrade to be the highest recommendation on my list, but this weekend surprised me! Don't get me wrong, Upgrade is still sitting very high on my list, and you guys should all go out and see it as I think there's something in it for just about every genre fan, but then I spotted some found footage in the mix at the SF Doc Fest. Penny Lane, director of Nuts! from 2016, will be receiving the Vanguard Award for her film The Pain of Others, which was pieced together from clips found on YouTube. Similar to The Road Movie, but the subject of this film is an illness that no one seems to have an explanation for. I'm insanely interested!!
After his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, PROMETHEUS) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental cure that will "upgrade" his body. The cure - an Artificial Intelligence implant called STEM - gives Grey physical abilities beyond anything experienced and the ability to relentlessly claim vengeance against those who murdered his wife and left him for dead.
The dynamic duo of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero have reunited for a dream project, Best F(r)iends - Volume 2. Be one of the first to see the second part their new film, plus bonus content, coming to the big screen on June 1 and 4 only! As Sestero's drifter makes a run for it, he finds himself on an expedition across the Southwest, where he encounters wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles. While his misadventure teaches him a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty, Wiseau's mortician carries the story home with more than a few surprises.
Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence. From writer-director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; American Gigolo; Affliction) comes a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary.
In this spoof of McCarthy-era paranoia and 1950s wholesomeness, the characters and plot are drawn from the popular Parker Brothers board game of the same name. On a dark and stormy night in 1954, six individuals with ties to Washington are assembled for a dinner party at the swanky mansion of one Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving). Boddy's butler, Wadsworth (Tim Curry), assigns each guest a colorful name: Mr. Green (Michael McKean), Col. Mustard (Martin Mull), Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), and Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn). Two additional servants, the Cook (Kellye Nakahara) and Yvette, the maid (Colleen Camp), assist Wadsworth as he informs the guests that they have been gathered to meet the man who has been blackmailing them: Mr. Boddy. When Boddy turns up dead, however, the guests must try to figure out who killed him so they can protect their own reputations and keep the body count from growing.
One man’s journey to find meaning in Bill Murray’s many unexpected adventures with everyday people, rare and never-before-seen footage of the comedic icon participating in stories previously presumed to be an urban legend. Whether it be singing karaoke late at night with strangers or crashing a kickball game in the middle of the afternoon, Bill Murray lives in the moment and by doing so, creates magic with real people.
Morgellons disease first appeared at the start of this century. It predominantly affects middle-aged white women who all report the same symptoms. Sufferers have a crawling sensation under their skin that causes sores and thin worm-like threads grow out of their skin. Medical science has no explanation for the disease and specialists insist it’s a psychosomatic complaint, labeling it ‘delusional parasitosis’ or even ‘Google-chrondria’. Patients apparently convince themselves of the illness, often after having heard about it on the internet.
Once exterminated from the lower 48 states, the Gray Wolf’s triumphant return to Yellowstone and the surrounding states has been characterized by many as, ‘the greatest animal conservation success in human history.’ However, to many others living in the areas affected, the story is drastically different.
This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm's henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd @ 5:30pm & 10pm (2hrs)
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The debate still rages as to whether Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much is superior to his own original 1934 version. This two-hour remake (45 minutes longer than the first film) features more stars, a lusher budget, and the plaintive music of Bernard Herrmann (who appears on-camera, typecast as a symphony conductor). Though the locale of the opening scenes shifts from Switzerland to French Morocco in the newer version, the basic plot remains the same. American tourists James Stewart and Doris Day are witness to the street killing of a Frenchman (Daniel Gelin) they've recently befriended. Before breathing his last, the murder victim whispers a secret to Stewart (the Cinemascope lens turns this standard closeup into a truly grotesque vignette). Stewart knows that a political assassination will occur during a concert at London's Albert Hall, but is unable to tell the police: his son (a daughter in the original) has been kidnapped by foreign agents to insure Stewart's silence. The original script for Man Who Knew too Much was expanded and updated by John Michael Hayes and Angus McPhail. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Over the years, cosplay has grown from a few dedicated fans with home made costumes to entire clubs and even cosplay stars who have meet and greets and autograph signings. Wading through all the over hyped models dressed like Wonder Woman or showing off store bought nonsense to gain Instagram followers, you come across those who do it with pure love, not only putting together screen accurate works of art but even staying in character. One such cosplayer is DJ Stallion whose love for Friday the 13th inspired him to go above and beyond, not just play Jason but the most brutal and fierce looking Jason from the entire franchise, Jason from Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood. After seeing this magic in action at Silver Scream Fest, I had to reach out and dig up some dirt on how this cosplay came to be.
KillDozer: As a horror nerd I want to ask why Jason from Friday the 13th VII "the new blood"? That is such a specific part of the franchise and one with a telekinetic final girl no less.
DJ Stallion: I have always been a fan of the Friday the 13th films ever since the first one came out. But when Part 7 came out in 1988 and I saw Jason, I was like DAMN that's Bad-Ass.
KillDOzer: What did it take to put your incredible costume together? How long did it take and what details were crucial for you to get as accurate as possible?
DJ: I have always dressed up as Jason, even as a little kid back in 1986-87-88. I would get whatever hockey mask was at the Halloween store at the time. I would also fix them up to match the movie as much as possible. I started really getting my costume together in 2011. It look a lot of research, money to find the right FX Artist with the most accurate Jason parts. I am still doing final touches to my costume to this day, I want to be movie accurate.
KillDozer: Are you a fan of Friday the 13th VII or more a fan of the Jason from that installment?
DJ: I am a fan of the Friday The 13th franchise. I choose to play the roll of Part 7, because to me, it has the best look and overall detail.
KillDozer: Have you ever been to an event where you regretted going in cosplay?
DJ: Not at all.
KillDozer: Do you cosplay as any other characters?
DJ: I have only cosplay as Jason at cons, but I do have a really accurate Michael Myers costume too.
KillDozer: When did you start appearing places as Jason?
DJ: When Friday The 13th Part 2 came out in 1981, I started dressing up as Jason for Halloween. When the hockey mask came about in Part 3, that was when I got my first hockey mask. I also worked in a haunted house as Jason back in 1987-88-89-90 & so on.
KillDozer: What reactions do you receive from people who are not into horror or aren't part of the horror community?
DJ: When I go to Cons, I walk around without costume at first to scope out the scenes. Then I go change into Jason & once I'm Jason, I stay in character. I can't even walk into the doors of a convention without getting about 10-20 photo ops. When I walk in, I see a lot of eyes getting very big. Then they ask for a picture and I just stand there and look. They ask expecting me to answer with my voice, lol. I always have a friend who is the translator. He's the one who answers for me, because I don't want to break character. I also had a lot of people tell me I'm way too accurate and others seem to be too scared to get near me.
KillDozer: Do cosplayers get along or is there friendly competition between horror cosplayers and, let's say, anime cos players?
DJ: I've never seen a problem at Cons with Cosplayers having any sort of problem with each other. When I go, there is a small chance that I run into another Jason, but if I do it's usually a little kid wearing a hockey mask from Target or something, lol. But I do see like 50 different Spiderman's or Batman's. I'm sure they have some sort of inside beef or competition.
KillDozer: What is your favorite part about playing Jason?
DJ: I like staying in character & seeing the reactions of people when I walk by or up to them. I even had a few grown adults cry in fear and I had to walk away so they would not have a panic attack. This is also at a Con where there are 1000's of Cosplayers. I'm not sure why they are so scared of Jason... LOL
KillDozer: Where can we go to follow you and see where you are appearing next?
DJ: I am on Instagram and Twitter at CosplayJasonF13. I usually post where I will be next. By day I am actually a full-time DJ, I own my company & I DJ about 10-15 times per month. I only can really attend a Con on a Sunday.
KillDozer: Okay, here are some quick fun questions: if you could choose one "super hero" power to use against Jason in an attack (like the final girl from Friday the 13th part VII), what would it be?
DJ: I would use The Power of Cloning, then Jason would have to fight Jason.
KillDozer: Do you have a natural grudge against Freddy?
DJ: Yes, Freddy is a bitch who plays with little kids. lol
KillDozer: What is your favorite piece of movie memorabilia that you own?
DJ: I own about 20 hockey masks, 10 under masks, along with my full costume. I also have about 5 machetes, and one of them is signed By Linda Blair, which is a funny story. I was dressed up as Jason at Haunted House Fair Grounds Event. She was there singing autographs. She grabbed my ass, then signed my machete. lol
KillDozer: Does every actual Friday the 13th feel like a holiday that you must celebrate?
DJ: Not all the time, only if they drop a new Friday the 13th movie on that day. Or if there happens to be a Con to go to that day and weekend. Those are the best.
Don't forget to follow DJ on Instagram and Twitter, and say hi the next time you see The New Blood Jason walking through a convention. He probably won't bite...
