While at the Horrorthon, I had the chance to meet and interview Anders Banke, the director of ‘Frostbite’. Who, if impressions from the five days of the Horrorthon are anything to go by is a thoroughly likeable and wise man. There is a short review of Frostbite in the review section of the mountain. It’s also worth mentioning that at the time of transcribing this interview, ‘Frostbite’ has won the following accolades:

• ‘Best Film’ Fantasporto 2006
• ‘Best Score’ Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006
• ‘Best Makeup’ Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006
• ‘Best Special Effects’ Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2006

On the 15th of April, Finntroll played Dublin. If you don’t know Finntroll already, you should. They combine black metal with Finnish polka, called Humppa and sing about Trolls in the Scandinavian mythological sense. Trolls that rise from the forests to crush the encroaching Christian menace. Trolls that follow the old ways, Trolls that were the scourge of the Christanised Vikings.

Through the amazing Louise at Maid of Metal Publicity, we were able to secure an interview with Tundra (bassist) and Skrymer (guitarist), who were fed cigarettes and whiskey in an effort snaffle information from them about life in the band.

Existing on the Internet, as I do, like a shadowy cultural Charlie, soaking up all the information I can about everything I can possibly get my hungry fingers on. The news that some mad group of geniuses was going to create a new horror series for television, comprising of all the great horror directors still living, did not go unnoticed.

The brainchild of Mick Garris and with each episode an hour long, they act like mini-movies. It’s quite possible the just the news of this series had most Horror fans working themselves into knots. John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, Dario Argento, Tobe Hooper, Don Coscarelli, Joe Dante, John Landis, the list goes on like some big Fangoria love-in.

If you ignore the usual whiners, you know the ones, those people who will find bitching rights about anything. The series is. for want of a better way to say this, absolutely fucking magic. You’ll find reviews of episodes from both the first and second series dotted about our review section. However, fuck the reviews, don’t take my opinion for it, buy the fuckers, keep these men in episodes and fancy shoes. With your help we might see a fourth and fifth series of this joy.

It was with a certain degree of luck and persuasion that I managed to meet the series’ producer Andrew Deane at the 9th annual Dublin Horrorthon. The following is an interview conducted with Andrew Deane, the Co-executive producer of the ‘Masters of Horror’ series. As far as I’m aware, no other interview of it’s kind exists on the Internet. Mr. Deane, being quite an elusive fellow. This may even be an exclusive of sorts.