Interview with Abigail Blackmore - Director of Tales from the Lodge
Thanks to Horror Channel, TALES FROM THE LODGE recently had its UK TV premiere on British TV. How did that make you feel? So excited! I know a huge amount of people watch the Horror Channel so I’m hoping it opens TFTL up to a whole new audience. Looking back to its showcase screening at FrightFest in 2019, what are your abiding memories? It was a wonderful experience! FrightFest has long been one of the highlights of my year. It was thrilling enough to have my short film Vintage Blood play there in 2015 so to have my debut feature accepted (for the main screen, no less) was massive! Horror comedy is notoriously difficult to get right. What were the biggest challenges for you as writer & director? It really is a fine balance but my biggest challenge was in making the moments of horror convincing, even when they’re ridiculous. I didn’t want the audience to think it was lame! I have to give the actors credit too. They knew what genres they were playing in and they knocked it ...