LOS ANGELES—Riley Jean has discussed her love of the horror genre in a new exclusive interview for "Dr. Gore’s Movie Reviews."
Gore, a self-described "serious B-movie fan with a leaning toward the sordid and the sleazy," launched in 2005 one of the most popular horror and exploitation movie review sites, a place where many indie filmmakers found the very first review of their work.
Gore met Jean in Hollywood at this year’s Heaven and Hell Halloween bash, hosted by award-winning adult movie director Will Ryder, and saw her enthusiasm "amp up to eleven when asked about horror."
Gore said, "It became clear very quickly that Riley Jean goes to extremes when it comes to what horror she enjoys. Our conversation bounced from the insane freakishness of A Serbian Film, to how Martyrs was a 'light movie.'"
Published on Nov. 13, "Riley Jean Goes to Extremes" has already become the most popular post on the site.
Highlights of the interview include a discussion of the highly controversial A Serbian Film. Jean recalled, "When I was shown this movie I had no idea what it was and the next thing you know I’m seeing some of the most insane, vile shit I’ve ever seen. I think at first I was very angry about the movie and that’s why I was so obsessed with learning why the hell anyone in their right mind would make something like that. Once I learned more about it, I quickly started to love the movie. It’s a political metaphor and reflection of the director’s feelings towards the state of Serbia and its politics. It’s also meant to be a shock film. It’s not meant to be good or to even be mediocre, it’s meant to shock you. And that’s exactly what it does."
Jean reveals that her horror favorites include, The Guinea Pig series and the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. She commented, "Those were the first movies to genuinely scare me, and those, and the Saw movies, are what really ignited my love for horror. Freddy Krueger has something the other horror icons don’t, and that’s humor."
The Art The Clown is also one of her favorites. She added, "Art the Clown is a fairly new face to the horror game and I love his movies so much. I remember when I first stumbled across him and being so interested because he was very much an underground horror character, ([2013’s] All Hallow’s Eve), and I loved that. And then Terrifier blew up years later and he became so much more. It’s been so fun to watch happen. I can’t wait for Terrifier 3 and all of Art’s creative, bloody antics.)"
The interview "Riley Jean Goes to Extremes" can be found at drgorereviews.blogspot.com.
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