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This Friday, April 29th, Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room begins its nationwide theatrical roll-out, and on tap today we have a new promo plus a featurette on the film to share. Green Room (review) tells the story of a band’s encounter… Continue Reading →

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Rex Steven Sikes started out his career with one of the leading roles in the critically acclaimed Massacre at Central High co-starring genre stars Andrew Stevens (The Fury, The Seduction, The Terror Within), Robert Carradine (Ghosts of Mars, Orca, Tag: The Assassination Game), and Kimberly Beck (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter) along side Derrel Maury. Lately Rex has seen a resurgence back in the genre that he started out in with appearances in Backwoods Bloodbath, Horrid, The Amateur Monster Movie, and The Spade County Massacre. You can also catch Rex on his Inet radio show Rex Sikes' Movie Beat "conversations with filmmakers". With this interview, Rex Steven Sikes reminisces about his days on Massacre At Central High and what the future holds for him.

Hi Rex! It's really great to have you taking part in this interview.

Thanks it is always nice to be asked questions about movies,...

Given its descriptive title, most viewers probably know already whether or not they are likely to check out “Backwoods Bloodbath”, which is pretty much fair enough, since the film really does play out according to type. The film was written and directed by Donn Kennedy, marking his debut, and mixes comedy in with its horror as the usual bunch of losers are knocked off one by one in the woods. A distinctly low budget affair, the film is nevertheless more enjoyable than most of its peers, and won Best Horror Feature at the New York Independent Film Festival. Originally released back in 2007, it finally arrives on region 2 via Mvm. There really isn’t a great need to outline the plot in any depth, though basically it revolves around the legend of a mysterious flesh eating creature called The Black Hodag which has apparently been sighted in the northern woods of...