As you may know, February is "Women in
Horror" month. To celebrate, PromoteHorror.com asked
women from different professions if they would like to answer some questions
about being a "Woman in Horror." One of the women, who were kind
enough to answer our questions, was the fabulous writer/director Lynne Hansen. Lets see what she said about being a “Woman in Horror”…
-When
did you first become a horror fan?
I
remember being so sad when I started kindergarten because I had to go to bed at
a reasonable hour and couldn’t stay up to watch scary movies with my dad and
big brother. My first drawings were of monsters, and my first story I remember
writing was about an evil sentient teddy bear. I guess you could say I’ve
always been a horror fan.
-Was
there a specific moment when you realized that you wanted to go from being a
fan of horror to a woman who contributes to the genre, or did it just kind of
happen naturally?
It’s just the way I’ve always been. I loved being scared, so as a
storyteller, both in film and before it novels, I delighted in making other
people feel the way I do when I curl up with a creepy book or movie.
-What
does having a "Women in Horror" month mean to you?
It’s
a time when people get the opportunity to see just how diverse the horror
community is—art, writing, film—and to showcase some of the lesser-known names
with in it. I will always be a horror gal, and I love getting see what else is
going on in the genre. It inspires me.
-Is
there a woman in horror who you consider a role model?
For
fiction, Ellen Datlow. When I was first starting out as a writer, she was the
fiction editor for Omni Magazine—the dream professional market at the time. She
was always professional and had high standards, and even now she continues to
give back to the genre on the board of directors of the Horror Writers
Association.
For filmmaking, Devi Snively. Her micro-budget indie films changed my
life. Watching shorts like “Teenage Bikini Vampire” and “Raven Gets A Life” I
realized that the best indie films focused on story, not on what kind of
high-end gear you had. It really empowered me as a filmmaker. If I could be
clever, I could make a good film. I hope that's what "Chomp" is, too.
-How
do you think the role of women in horror has changed over the years?
There
are more of us—that’s for sure. And thanks to the Internet, we can find each
other a lot easier and support and learn from each other. I think that’s really
important.
-What
do you think the future holds for women in horror?
Whatever we want it to hold for us. There aren’t any limits when you work
hard and follow your passion.
-Being
that this is PromoteHorror.com, please
feel free to plug your current/next horror project.
Right
now I’m making the film festival circuit with my directorial debut Chomp. It’s
a short horror comedy about a little old lady who is determined to prove to the
world that she’s captured a zombie—even if he’s not one.
It
took a lot to get Chomp made, and I think it’s really important to submit it to
as many film festivals as possible so I can share the hard work and talents of
all the folks involved with as many people as possible. Last weekend we
screened at the GeekFest Film Festival at Shock Pop Comic Con in Fort
Lauderdale where we won Best Short, and our first ever Best of Fest. I’m crazy
proud of Team Chomp. This coming weekend we’re in Durham, North Carolina for
the Nevermore Film Festival. (www.NevermoreFilmFest.org).
The weekend after that, we’re screening at the GeekFest Film Festival (www.GeekFestLA.com) at the Long Beach
Comic Expo. Good thing I like talking horror and film or I’d be in trouble!
Chomp
Website: ChompMovie.com
Chomp
Trailer: http://youtu.be/bem-fvFr1uI
Chomp
FB: https://www.facebook.com/chompmovie
Twitter: @ChompMovie
Lynne
Hansen is a storyteller who, after directing her first short film Chomp, discovered that she
had been studying her entire life to become a filmmaker. She developed a love
of all things creepy huddling beneath the covers watching Acri Creature Feature
with her dad and big brother. She honed her knowledge of story during her
six-year tenure as senior editor for a small press publishing company and
as an award-winning author. She developed her eye for visual storytelling
designing book covers that required condensing an entire story into a single
image. She shepherded her own creative endeavors into the world, and those of
others, as a marketing professional, including working with a historic
non-profit art-house theater. Having struggled to find her own voice as an
artist, Lynne has spoken to students at over 200 schools about how to nurture
their own creative spark. She was awarded the 2014 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic
Film Festival Filmmaker to Watch “Dreamer” award. (bio from her site)
For
more information about Lynne, please visit:
We
thank Lynne Hansen for taking the time to answer our questions, but more
importantly for her contribution to horror!
Pics
from top down:
-Lynne
Hansen at GeekFest Film Festival at Shock Pop Comic Con
-Lynne
Hansen working with four-year-old Ellah Durliat on her next big scene in Chomp.
-At
the GeekFest Film Festival at Shock Pop Comic Con with the PromoteHorror crew
and Team Chomp!
-Poster
for Chomp
-At the GeekFest Film Festival at Shock Pop Comic Con after the awards
ceremony with Daryn Murphy (Winner, Best Web Series for Time Keeper), Lynne
Hansen (Winner, Best Short and Best of Fest), and Sterling Gates (Winner, Best
Feature.)
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