Interview with Creature Creator: Rich Knight

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Over at Horror-Movies.ca they have just posted a exclusive interview with SFX artist/actor of "Frankenstein vs the Creature from Blood Cove" - Rich Knight. Here's a few hightlight from that interview:

Q. The film that brings us here is William Winckler's Frankenstein vs the Creature from Blood Cove. That is a freakishly long title so I'm just gonna call it Frankenstein vs the Creature from here on out. What drew you to this project?

I really liked the challenge of recreating classic-style monsters. I have always been a fan of the original Universal Horror films as well as the Hammer monster films. I have collected masks, horror magazines and monster memorabilia since as long as I can recall... but ultimately it was the Frankenstein monster that drew me to this film. I had always wanted to design my own version of the monster and this gave me the excuse to do just that.

Q. Apart from the obvious title characters, there is a huge cast of old favorite monsters. Can you give us a rundown on the list?

Aside from the main attraction (the Frankenstein monster and the fish creature) there is also a werewolf, a ghost, the monster's bride, and a number of victims that fall prey to our menacing creatures. In addition to our monster line-up we have a terrific cast of great actors, which like myself and our director, are fans of the classic monster films of yesterday.

Q. I know that you didn't have a large budget, but worse than that, you didn't have a whole helluva lot of time. Were there ever any moments when you thought you just weren't going to make it?

The truth is that on most independent films both time and money are on short supply. Obviously we can not compete with the major studios when it comes to the budget, but I think that many people will be surprised to see just how "big budget" this film looks. Not unlike such films as "El Mariachi" or "the Blair Witch Project", our movie is sure to grab the attention of the film industry.

We truly captured the look of a major motion picture without having to spend Millions of dollars, and I am sure that this film will also gain major attention to our director and cinematographer. As to whether I ever felt that I wouldn't make it? Failure was never an option, I was determined to finish the work even if it meant losing sleep. . . and I did pull many all-nighters to get everything completed.

You can read the rest of Horror-Movies.ca's interview with Rich Knight here.

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