"Half-man! Half-Beast! All Terror!" screams the tag line for the manic, camp-crazed horror comedy MUTANTIS. Once you've seen the film, you will never forget it. There is nothing like it. On this episode of Future of Horror, host Doc Rotten is joined by director Kelly FitzGerald for an interview diving into the origins, filming and distribution of Mutantis.
Welcome to another episode of The Future of Horror, an interview podcast featuring new, upcoming talent in horror, The show is brought to you by Horror News Radio, the official HorrorNews.Net podcast. With each episode, the show’s host, Doc Rotten, spotlights a director, an actor, a screenwriter, an effects artists, a film maker conquering hurdles and barriers to get their films made, to follow their passion, to make horror films.
Originally hailing from the Baltimore Maryland area before moving to the West Coast, writer, producer, director Kelly FitzGerald is responsible for the madcap monster mayhem that is Mutantis. She shares the influences that went into the film, the creative decisions and the costume and monster make-up. She talks about the independent film environment in and around Maryland and Pennsylvania and the creative teamwork that goes into the films from Dire Wit Films from casting to locations to dubbing. She explores what may be "too far" and what chances a maverick film maker should be prepared to take, pushing boundaries and testing limits.
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