Interviews on Flames Rising
From artists and authors to RPG line developers, Flames Rising specializes in bringing you interviews with professionals from all aspects of the fiction, gaming industry and beyond. Our mission has been to interview both creative professionals that are top names within the entire entertainment industry, as well as and up-and-coming people to watch for as they embark on their horror-ific career. We invite you to read these interviews to learn more about these talented folk, and are happy to entertain suggestions for new people to interview.
Our Interviews are listed in chronological order, with the most recent Interviews at the top (click on the “Read more…” link just below this paragraph). For an alternative means of navigation, feel free to take advantage of the search box on the left or use the Tag Cloud to find what you’re hunting for.
Austin Chronicle interviews George Romero
By Matt-M-McElroy | March 1, 2008
Drop by the Austin Chronicle’s website for an interesting discussion between Spencer Parsons and Diary of the Dead director George Romero:
George Romero’s latest state of the union via flesh-eating legions of the undead
I just can’t resist that stuff, man. I grew up on EC comic books, and it’s all gags and puns. I don’t think of my films as particularly scary. There are startles in them. I think maybe Night of the Living Dead is the only one maybe that gets under your skin a little. … The Amish farmer, though, I really sweated that one! Because of the format, I thought, “Can I really do something that silly?” Obviously I came down on the silly side. … Sometimes you get wacky ideas and think, “I should probably throw that out.” But it could be throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I mean we all know it’s a movie. Gimme a break. Let’s just have as much fun as we can.
This is a great interview, plenty of fun quotes from Romero. Enjoy!
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Talking to the Dead, an interview with Nathan Tucker
By Matt-M-McElroy | February 1, 2008
Eve of the Dead, a zombie novel by Nathan Tucker, combines the vision of Romero’s post-apocalyptic world with the break-neck pace and action of pulp zombie fiction at its finest to create a story that will leave you begging for more.
I recently had the chance to have short conversation with Nathan about writing Eve of the Dead and the challenges of getting from the idea stage to the final product. I didn’t want to reveal too many spoilers, so this interview is mostly about Nathan’s writing style in regards to the book.
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Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) talks Hellboy 2 at ReelzChannel
By Matt-M-McElroy | January 30, 2008
One of the movies that I am really looking forward to checking out is Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
I’ve been following the press releases and trailers and rumors as I get the time. Guillermo del Toro and his team have not let me down yet. I’ve also re-watched Hellboy and Hellboy: Blood & Iron a couple of times just for fun.
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Eddy Webb, White Wolf Freelancer Interview
By Flames | September 22, 2007
In this interview we talk to Eddy about Mind’s Eye Theatre: the Awakening, membership in the Camarilla and other LARP topics.
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Interview with Rich Thomas, White Wolf’s Creative Director
By Flames | August 1, 2007
Rich tells us a little bit about his job as the Creative Director at White Wolf Game Studios, including art design, hiring freelancers and more…
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James Lowder Interview, Author & Editor
By Flames | October 2, 2006
As an editor and author, James tells us about his work on Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, All Flesh Must Be Eaten and other projects.
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Interview with Joseph Vargo, Artist & Musician
By Flames | September 18, 2006
In this interview we talk to Joseph about the haunting music of Nox Arcana, the production of the Gothic Tarot, Tales from the Dark Tower and other creative endeavors.
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Interview with Author R. A. Salvatore
By Flames | May 30, 2006
In this interview we talk about Forgotten Realms, Star Wars, dragons and other creative challenges.
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Interview with Game Designer Brett M. Bernstein
By Flames | May 13, 2006
Unbidden, Iron Gauntlets and game design are just a few of the topics we talk to Brett about in this interview…
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Interview with author E.E. Knight
By Flames | May 6, 2006
The author of the Vampire Earth and Age of Fire novels tells us about his writing experiences, Lara Croft and Savage Worlds.
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Interview with URN musician Dominic St. Charles
By Flames | December 25, 2005
In this interview we talk about the band URN, its influences, adventures and upcoming releases.
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Interview with author Caitlin R. Kiernan
By Flames | December 13, 2005
Caitlin tells us about some of her novels To Charles Fort and The Five of Cups. She also takes a trip down memory lane by telling us about her time in the band Death’s Little Sister.
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Interview with freelance author Aaron Dembski-Bowden
By Flames | September 19, 2005
In this interview Aaron tells us about his work on Werewolf: the Forsaken and Dark Ages: Fae for White Wolf Game Studio. We also talk about writing full-time for Morrigan Press and get a few details about some of the upcoming Omni System titles.
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Interview with Elizabeth McCoy
By Flames | May 6, 2005
In this interview, Elizabeth tells us about her work on In Nomine, GURPS 4th Edition and other projects.
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Writer & Developer CA Suleiman’s Interview
By Flames | September 24, 2004
In this interview we discuss writing for various World of Darkness games, including Mummy: the Resurrection and Dark Ages: Vampire.
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Interview with Richard E. Dansky
By Flames | May 18, 2004
Rich talks to us about his work on Wraith: the Oblivion, Orpheus and other products from White Wolf Game Studio.
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Interview with Kraig Blackwelder
By Flames | May 6, 2004
Kraig tells us about his work on Orpheus, Time of Judgement and other World of Darkness books. He also talks horror gaming and some of his upcoming fiction projects.
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Interview with Matt Forbeck
By Flames | May 3, 2004
Matt tells us about his work in RPGs, video games, comics, fiction and other projects. We talk a little bit about Brave New World, Deadlands and freelance writing as well.
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Interview with Author Bruce Baugh
By Flames | May 3, 2004
Bruce talks to about writing the last of the Mage: the Ascension novels, developing the Mind’s Eye Theatre line of LARP products and lots of other dark and dreary projects.
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