The gripping and truly brutal Brit-shocker Cherry Tree Lane (pictured) is getting its UK television premiere on May 25th on the Horror Channel. We decided to catch up its Director, Paul Andrew Williams about this film and his future projects.

HC: Where did the idea for Cherry Tree Lane come from?

PAW: You would read things in the news about tragic events such as this. I always wondered what it would actually be like if it happened in reality. It wouldn't be like a film, there would t be any accompanying music, and tough cop looking out for you or a panic room. It would be horrible, quick and at times terrifying as times mundane. That's the story I wanted to tell.

HC: It can be viewed as social comm ... »

FrightFest and Movie Mogul, in association with Horror Channel, are challenging aspiring filmmakers to make a short horror film - the best six of which will be shown on Horror Channel and at the 2013 Film4 FrightFest event. Its called 666 Short Cuts To Hell Competition and the overall winner will receive a prize fund of £6,666 and the opportunity to develop a horror short or feature idea under mentorship from Movie Mogul, for a possible 2014 production.

Here one of the Judges, director Paul Hyett talks about his career, what he looks for in a short movie and his plans for the future.

HC: Did you know from a young age that you wanted to work in th ... »

Sean Hogan is a multi-talented guy who is proving to be one of the true creatives working in the UK today. Horror Channel is proudly giving his acclaimed shocker The Devil's Business its UK TV premiere on May 11th. Here he chats about his career so far and what plans he has for the future.

HC: We last spoke in Feb 2011 when you were working on The Devil's Business, how did the project come together?

SH: It started almost as a challenge, in a way. I'd been waiting a long time for another project to come together, and out of sheer frustration, I had a meeting with my producer Jen Handorf one night and proposed that we made something for very little money, just to get back in the saddle. I'd recently seen Down Terrace and really liked ... »

During May the Horror Channel is proudly giving four fright flicks their UK TV premiere. The first is on this Saturday at 10.55pm, Keith Wright's superb shocker Harold's Going Stiff. We spoke to Keith about this acclaimed movie as well as his plans for the future.

HC: Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be a director?

KW: I was in my early teens when my parents hired a VHS machine and I started renting loads of films, mostly horror stuff that I was way too young to watch, like The Evil Dead, Basket Case and Deadly Spawn. I became a obsessed with monster movies, special effects and Fangoria and before long I started mucking around with an old Super8 camera.

HC: Where did the idea for the Harold's Gon ... »

Way back in 2008 we spoke to journalist Calum Waddell about his work reporting on the horror entertainment world. Since then Calum has begun to work on creating acclaimed extras for DVD and Blu-ray releases of cult movies. More recently Calum has produced and directed the cracking documentary Slice And Dice: The Slasher Film Forever so we decided it was time to catch up with this talented fellow.

HC: Have you always been a fan of the hack n' slash genre?

CW: You bet I am mate! In fact, I grew up with these films. I still remember renting all the Friday The 13th movies when I was just ten years old and lapping them up because they are really just live action cartoons. They always reminded me of Road Runner - if Road Runner has a hockey mask and we ... »

The superb shocker Chillerama was given its UK Television premiere last month on the Horror Channel and can be seen on April 11th. This comic horror anthology was directed by four of the most talented directors around at the moment; Adam Rifkin, Joe Lynch, Adam Green and Tim Sullivan.

Over four nights we're posting interviews with these fine fellows about this movie and what other projects they're working on. Tonight it's the turn of Adam Rifkin.

HC: Did you know from an early age that you wanted to be working in the film industry?

AR: I grew up loving movies from as early an age as I can remember. My first love was monster movies. The classics; Frankenstein, Dracula, etc. I figured out pretty early on that someone had to behind making ... »

The superb shocker Chillerama was given its UK Television premiere last month on the Horror Channel and can be seen on April 11th. This comic horror anthology was directed by four of the most talented directors around at the moment; Adam Rifkin, Joe Lynch, Adam Green and Tim Sullivan.

Over four nights we're posting interviews with these fine fellows about this movie and what other projects they're working on. Tonight it's the turn of Joe Lynch.

HC: Are you a big fan of the old horror anthology movies of the 60s and 70s?

JL: Honestly, I was aware of those older anthologies like the original Tales From The Crypt movie and the Amicus stuff, but I grew up with Creepshow, Nightma ... »

The superb shocker Chillerama was given its UK Television premiere last month on the Horror Channel and can be seen on April 11th. This comic horror anthology was directed by four of the most talented directors around at the moment; Adam Rifkin, Joe Lynch, Adam Green and Tim Sullivan.

Over the next four nights we're posting brand new interviews with these fine fellows about this movie and what other projects they'’re working on. Tonight it's the turn of Tim Sullivan.

HC: Did you know from an early age that you wanted to be a director?

TS: Pretty much yeah. Once I saw Bela Lugosi as Dracula on television when I was five years old, I just KNEW I had to mak ... »

Matt Dixon is one of the most in demand concept artists and illustrators around. His work has graced some of the most popular gaming titles around as well as specially commissioned poster art and comic strip covers.

His latest book, Girls On Top 2: More Pin Up Art has just been released with a foreword by legendary scream queen Caroline Munro and is a collection of pieces inspired by different sci-fi and horror genres. Here he chats about his career and plans for the future.

HC: Did you know from an early age that you wanted to be an artist?

MD: Well I always knew that I wanted to draw. For as long as I can remember it's been my favourite way to spend time but my motivation was always just the pleasure of exercising my imagination. It never occurred ... »

Joanne Mitchell is an accomplished actress who has appeared in countless TV shows. She's also an established writer and Producer but at the moment she's battling zombies in the stunning gut-munching shocker Before Dawn which has been directed by her husband Dominic Brunt. Here, Joanne chats about the movie, how she came up with the initial idea for it and her plans for the future.

HC: Before Dawn was born out of a conversation you and your husband Dominic were having about zombie films, are you a fan of the genre?

JM: I don't think I was ever really a 'fan' of the zombie genre, however I do feel I have been slowly converted since making Before Dawn! If only because I'm intrigued now and want to see how others made them. I do actually find ... »

Dominic Brunt is known to millions as Paddy from the hit ITV soap Emmerdale. Last year he brought his stunning directorial debut Before Dawn to FrightFest and gained a new legion of fans. This superb zombie shocker was a real highlight and is due for release onto DVD on February 25th.

We caught up with Dom to talk about making his first feature, of showing the movie at festivals and what plans he has for the future.

HC: You're a massive fan of the zombie genre, what are your top three gut-munching movies?

DB: I watch an awful lot of awful zombie films in preparation for the Leeds Zombie Film Festival (now in its sixth year). There are so many brilliant and original ones that stick out from the pile though. Obviously Dawn Of The ... »

Jen and Sylvia Soska are two of the most creative and talented people working in the industry today. They made an impact a couple of years ago with Dead Hooker In A Trunk and have managed to wow critics worldwide with their latest movie, American Mary. On December 27th from 9pm the girls will be presenting their very own Director's Night on the Horror Channel so we decided to chat to these wonderful people about their career to date and how they choose their movies for this event.

HC: We first spoke sometime ago when you were promoting Dead Hooker In A Trunk, how did that film change your lives?

SS: That film and more specifically the support we received from the hor ... »