Monster Pictures, A.K.A. Universal Pictures, Officially Have Distribution Rights for Jen and Sylvia Soska's American Mary...WOOT!!

So it is with great pleasure that I can finally unzip my mouth and announce to y'all that American Mary, the second feature from my twinnie Canadian sista's has been bought by the one and only, Universal freakin' Pictures!!!  This is such unbelievably downright fucking rad~core news, for both Jen and Sylvia, the team behind American Mary...and for horror fans the world over!!  At the moment they have distribution rights for a number of international territories including the UK and Germany, and are currently battling it out to aquire world rights too!!  :D  The fact that such a big distribution company have picked up an indie darling of a film, that is beyond downright fucked up, is a huge step forward for the independent horror movie industry.  It's proof that the big guys are sitting up and paying attention.  That they appreciate a downright good movie, and have perhaps decided that the time has come to support films that aren't just manufactured churned out garbage!!  Because let's face it, American Mary most certainly is NOT that!!

American Mary is the story of medical student, Mary Mason as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired.  The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries, which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called 'freakish' clientele.

American Mary is a wonderful look into the world of body modification, a world that is often frowned upon by mainstream society, and wrongly at that.  We live in such a judgemental society that these individuals who get enveloped in this world, they can be some of the sweetest and most loving people you could ever meet.  It's the so-called "normal" people, the professionals, the conventionally attractive people, these are the people that can be the real arseholes of society!!  With American Mary, Jen and Sylvia have really brought a sense of humanity to these so-called "scary and weird" people and have brought to light some of the horrors behind "normality".

With a downright wicked script, a superb cast and an amazing team behind the film, this really is testament to girl power at its strongest!!  They have taken on the sausage~fest world of horror and raped it up the ass with a great big fucking dildo...in the best of ways of course, haha!!  Just check out the first trailer for the film, I mean...HERRRROOOOOO!!!!! ;)

And speaking of the cast, one of the most amazing things to have come out of this is the absolutely gore~geous and fucking amazing Tristan Risk.  Tristan was originally brought in to work on dance routines and it was after meeting her that Jen and Sylvia realised that she WAS Beatress!!  She embodies the character of Beatress Johnson so much, it's totally freaky that the girls actually wrote this part without even knowing her.  It's a match made in freak~tarded heaven!! :)

After such a positive screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Universal have obviously seen the brilliance that lies before them.  People in England can also witness this genius on Monday 27th August at the 13th Annual Frightfest Film Festival in London where both Jen and Sylvia, along with stars Katherine Isabelle and John Emmet Tracy will be in attendance.  

For a nerd~gasm of a look at the look at the full cast then check out my post I did before which you can read here.  To follow all the latest Mary updates and going on's then please be sure to LIKE the American Mary page on Facebook!

American Mary - First Pictures Released Before Going All the Way to Cannes!!!

Okay so it is with super fucking totally rad~core over the top excitability that I wander into my email to discover this little beauty of a picture...the first promotional pic from my Canadian twinnie sista's in crime, Jen and Sylvia Soska's 2nd feature, American Mary! <3  The first pic features Katherine Isabelle in the title role of Mary, meeting two potential clients...with bad ass fucking awesome as fuck back~deco! :P  I want my back to look like that! :D  Also featured is Twan Holliday, looking all bad ass and biker boy...mmmmmmm.  I freakin' love everything about this photo, it truly is an epic first picture!  Well, next to THAT picture that Jen accidentally leaked before, mwahahaha.  Now that was a bad ass picture! :D

Next picture to be released is one of Antonio Cupo in the role of Billy Barker, Jen and Sylvia's tribute to horror legend Clive Barker, a tribute I have a feeling Mr Barker will fucking love!!! <3

Now I am one of the lucky few to have read the script and I can tell you now, it's fucking beyond all quantities of fucked up awesomeness!!!  And looking at these stills is making me wet with anticipation!!!  

Now these pics aren't the only exciting things happening in the world of Mary...Jen and Sylvia are actually headed to the Cannes Film Festival for the World Market Premier of American Mary on the 17th May!  I am so excited and proud of my sisters, they have accomplished so much, and in such a short period of time.  I can't wait to be able to share more pics...and I'm especially looking forward to seeing Tristan Risk as Beatress Johnson.  Sooooooo looking forward to her! :D  I mean, just check her out with Jen and Sylv! ;)

In the meantime, please check out my blog on the full cast of the movie where you can view the teaser trailer as well.  And also, in celebration of Jen and Sylvia talking Mary to Cannes...take some enjoyment out of these pics... ;)

The Full Lead Cast of American Mary Announced...And it is An X Phile's Nerd~gasm!

So it is with geektastic pleasure that I can now announce the names of the lead characters in Jen and Sylvia Soska's new movie, American Mary!


American Mary is the story of medical student, Mary Mason as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired.  The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries, which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called 'freakish' clientele.

Now I've always known Jen and Sylvia to be massive X Philes, and coming from Vancouver, that's all the cooler to be honest.  Now that the cast has been announced, and I've had time to stalk all their resume's...I have realised just how much X Files talent is going to be in this movie!  Soooooooo, without further adu.......

Katherine Isabelle as Mary Mason

Katherine Isabelle is the daughter of X Files Art Director Graeme Murray who worked on The X Files for a number of years.  Not content with just having a totally rad~core X Files Dad, Kate went on to appear in the episode Schizogeny as Lisa Baiocchi. (Pictured below)

In the Horror~verse Katherine Isabelle is mostly known as her amazing role as Ginger in the Ginger Snaps trilogy.  A role that, especially in the first one, is well worth being remembered for!  This is one of my favourite werewolf movies and one that I have been a fan of since day one!  And like American Mary, it's a movie that is filled to the brim with X Files stars and geekery!  :)  Katherine has also spent some time playing hide and seek with the one and only Freddy Kreugar in Freddy vs Jason and also starred in one of my favourite sleeper horrors, Disturbing Behaviour!  She has also appeared in a number of cult hit sci-fi shows such as Stargate SG-1, John Doe, Supernatural, The Outer Limits, Endgame and Smallville.

Paula Lindberg as Ruby RealGirl

The lovely Paula Lindberg started out doing voice work for Anime series including Starship Operators, Elemental Gelade and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 before moving on to guest roles on shows such as Fringe and a recurring part on A Town Called Eureka...as well as small parts in a variety of movies.  Paula is also the only member of this new cast that was actually part of the teaser for American Mary as well, as can be seen below.  :)

Antonio Cupo as Billy Barker

Antonio Cupo has been acting since 2000 when he started out doing guest spots on TV shows.  Like the majority of the rest of the cast, he has done a number of sci-fi show guest spots.  These have included Dark Angel and Andromeda as well other shows such as The L Word, Special Unit 2, The Sausage Factory and a number of Italian shows and movies as well.  Movies have included Elegy, Smile, Love Notes, and more recently Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story.

Horror nerds will probably pick up on the fact that Billy's last name is Barker, a nod of course to one of Jen and Sylvia's favourite director's, Mr Clive Barker!  When casting, the girls had to make sure that the actor they cast would do their favourite director justice...and that dreamy was a must!  On hearing that during the audition, Antonio melted the entire room, I think the girls are most definitely going to do their favourite dreamy director proud.  And speaking of Clive Barker, he has been incredibly supportive of the girls and is really excited about this film.  When you've got the creator of ye olde Pinhead on board, you know you must be doing something right! :)

David Lovgren as Dr Grant

David has been working in movies and TV since 1987 when he started out with a role in an episode of 21 Jump Street.  He has appeared in episodes of Red Dwarf, The Outer Limits, The L Word, Supernatural, Masters of Horror, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Smallville, Andromeda and many more.  Including The X Files.  :)

He appeared as the clone Kurt Crawford in the episode Memento Mori.  Seen below with the lovely Agent Mulder! <3

Twan Holliday as Lance Delgreggo

Twan Holiday is a metal loving actor, stunt man, singer, song writer, bass player and pro-wrestler...a wonderful combination of talents if ever I heard one!  Movie wise, the thing that stood out for me about Twan was him being a stunt man on Marcus Nispel's Pathfinder!  Starring the one and only Karl Urban!  *insert MAJOR LoTR geek~gasm*

Tristan Risk as Beatress Johnson

Tristan is a burlesque dancer who performs with Vancouver based Sweet Soul Burlesque.  Tristan has the horror Darkest Hour and the horror short Crazy Dracula Spring Break Weekend already under her belt.  Add to that American Mary and Tristan is starting to make a name for herself in the horror world, on top of already being popular in the burlesque one. :)   

Shooting starts in 10 days time...in the meantime however, please take a  peek at the ever so delicious teaser trailer...starring Sylvia Soska in the role of Mary Mason, who shall be played by Katherine Isabelle in the movie.  

Dead Hooker in a Trunk Gets UK Television Premier on The Horror Channel! Go Go Soska's!

So anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis, or knows anything about me...you will know that I have a lot of love for the little Canadian movie known as Dead Hooker in a Trunk!  This madcap super awesome movie is the brainchild of two of my ultimate BFF's, that would be twin geeklings Jen and Sylvia Soska!  Jen and Sylvia are two of the most awesome people you could ever have the pleasure of knowing.  Not only are they wonderfully macabre, they are also two genuinely caring individuals, as their efforts to get everyone to donate blood through their Twisted Twins Massive Blood Drive proves. (Look out for my cameo in the video, flashing my bright blood red hair! Haha.)

Jen and Sylvia, along with their amazing partner in crime C.J. Wallis, are seriously going places.  They have the talent and the determination to make it big and it is a joy to be friends with these guys.  Not only did I have the pleasure to be part of the World Premier of Dead Hooker in a Trunk at Ghouls on Film in Birmingham, England in February 2010, a festival that was organised by my dear friend Nia Edwards-Behi...I also got to give it its Scottish Premier at my own festival, Jennifer's Bodies, this February in my hometown of Arbroath, Scotland.

The movie was released on DVD here in the UK this past May and sold out pretty much instantly!  It is now to receive its UK television premier on The Horror Channel on the 29th July.  To add to the geekiness of this premier, it is being introduced by Emily Booth, an amazing horror nerd who was at the Ghouls on Film premier.  She's a lovely, gorgeous girl and I think it's brilliant that she's the one introducing the film!

So yes, horror geeks in the UK, if you have not already purchased the DVD (you totally should by the way!), you can check out the insanity that is Dead Hooker in a Trunk on The Horror Channel this July.  Jen and Sylvia already have the support of Eli Roth and pretty much every female working in the genre.  They are at work on their second feature, starring the wonderful Katherine Isabelle, otherwise known to horror nerds as Ginger from Ginger Snaps.  These two insanely awesome nerdtastic twins and C.J. Wallis are shaking up the horror industry, and it is my advice to hop on the Soska train now...you won't regret it! <3

Latest American Mary Casting :)

So people...the time is getting closer and closer to the start of production on the Soska sister's follow up to Dead Hooker in a Trunk; American Mary!  Already announced in the lead role of Mary is the downright fucking awesome genre darling Katherine Isabelle and Paula Lindberg as Ruby Realgirl.  The second part of casting has just been announced now and it is da da da.........Leigh Gibson.  Leigh will be playing one of the leading charcters Beatress Johnson!  Check out the Twisted Twins blog for more info. :)

For more exclusive updates be sure to join the American Mary Facebook Group!

New American Mary Teaser Poster And Site Is Most Rad~Core!

Everyone knows how much I love my Twisted Twins Jen and Sylvia Soska.  Well I am pleased to announce that CJ Wallis, the man behind their amazingly designed website, has updated it to be all about Mary.  Speaking of their lovely partner in crime, the wonderful Goody Two Shoes from Dead Hooker in a Trunk, Mr CJ Wallis has also updated his Fortyfps site to be all about their new creation as well.  Please do go and check these sites out and look how awesome CJ's new poster for the movie is!  I love it! <3

Jennifer's Bodies - A Roundup!

So Mr Evil Bee Bee suggested that I actually do a video blog to let y'all know how Jennifer's Bodies went...and I am going to do that.  I just figured I'd start typing up my written blog as well.  Is that good enough for y'all?

I'm pleased to say, it went really well.  I have definitely built up fans of the work that was shown and that was all I wanted to do.  Hell, if I'd even made one fan out of the talent that was on display I would have been happy.  So yay, I'm super psyched to let y'all know that I have created a number of fans, that is so fucking awesome.  I am glad I chose such an eclectic range of films, not everyone is going to like all the same things so it was good to have that range.  Although I'm gutted that Emery had to leave before Splatter Movie came on because I know that he will totally dig it.

Although spontaneously throwing an event did work in my favour, having more time to plan and organise venue etc. shall definitely be better when I decide to do it next time.  The Webster Theatre is a fantastic venue, and one that I feel the people of Angus should utilise to its maximum potential as a cinema.  It's just a shame that when there is something on in the main theatre that you can't use upstairs.  That's why I struggled to get a weekend date because lets face it, weekend afternoons would definitely be a better time, haha.  Through feedback I got from people who couldn't stay for the whole thing due to babysitters and early starts etc., they all agreed that it was something that would be great to have more often, which is awesome!

I am so happy to be able to bring these independent films by such amazing women to people who genuinely want to see and enjoy them.  From initial feedback and individuals wanting to know where they can buy and pre-order these movies straight away, that's pretty fucking rad~core...to quote the lovely Jen and Sylvia Soska.  When I also told the guys about American Mary and their casting of Mary, there was a lot of excitement.  Of course.  Any genuine horror nerd would clearly be INSANE not to love this.  Katherine Isabelle is perfect in the role of Mary.

While some absolutely loved the downright grindhouse awesomeness of DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, others were mesmerised by THE COMMUNE and others loved the hilarity of the Tromaverse that is SPLATTER MOVIE.

THE COMMUNE seriously creeped a lot of people out...myself included.  Bar flicking through the DVD to see it played okay when it arrived a few hours beforehand, I was showing this film on good faith and the fact that the reviews were seriously to my liking.  To quote Leigh Addis - "It was fucking messed up.  It was unbelievable."

There was also a lot of love for the shorts shown and funnily enough, the most excited talking I heard in one of the breaks was about probably the smallest physical character...yet the BIGGEST character and no I'm not talking about the peepee of the PSYCHOSEXUAL victim...of course I'm talking about Hero, the lovely little pooch of Elisabeth Fies...HERO!!!  That dog definitely gained a lot of fans

Oh and thank you Rachel for taking time out from Uni and coming through from Edinbugers for the night for this, you are a fucking star!  Even if you did turn down the opportunity to rub my bottom.  Haha.  Maybe save that for when there isn't a crowd, lol.

I'm looking to get more in depth reviews and opinions to y'all but the overall geekage was definitely GOOD!!! <3

And Mary is......

.....KATHERINE ISABELLE!!!!!!!!!  

So happy that Jen and Sylvia have cast genre darling and also more to the point....past X Files star, mwah! to play Mary in their upcoming movie American Mary.  This is amazing news and I can't wait to see what happens when this super rad trio work together!!!  Gonna be so good.  Best known for her role as Ginger in the GINGER SNAPS trilogy, I first discovered this talented chickadee when she starred in the X Files season 5 episode Schizogeny.

Check out the teaser for American Mary and get all excited about GINGER stepping onto the autopsy table.