 Owen:
How did your career as a Scream
Queen come about?Melanie:
Well, my SQ career came about
when I responded to an audition
notice for Netherworld. I
had always been a horror fan, but
once I was surrounded by the
environment at Netherworld,
something about being a part of
the horror, and actually creating
screams was rather
satisfying. Since then, I
have sought out horror movies as
the genre I prefer to work in.
Owen:
'Deadly Predator 3', 'Creature
of the Night', 'The
Netherspawn', and 'Demon
Sight'...How long do you
intent to take this horror ride?
Melanie:
"Deadly Predator 3"
was actually the first film I
worked on in which I was the bad
guy. I have really fond memories
of that shoot. Gary Lynch
is a great director to work
with. He has since done a
couple of other horror films and
I believe is working on a new
script. I would love to
work with him again.
"Creature
of the Night" was a
film by Diana Curry, whom I met
on another film shoot. She
actually had the film mostly in
the can at that time. What
I did on that film was get
together a bunch of the
Netherspawn to play victims to
her werewolf as filler. It
was my first experience doing FX
makeup on a film. It was a
fun experience, and I was proud
of the fact that it was several
of the Netherspawn's first time
on camera. Since then,
several of them have gone on to
play major roles in independent
horror films. I like to
think I helped them get their
foot in the door.
Ah, the
Netherspawn. This is my
family. No matter how
far I go in my career, I would
never completely leave the
Netherspawn. In the three
years that I have been with them,
I have gained unbelievable
experience. I've learned so
much about special effects
makeup, horror, and
improvisation. It's
indispensable.
Owen:
What makes you scream in
real life?
Melanie:
Idiot people with circular
logic. And mushrooms.
Owen:
Who are your inspirations in the
horror field?
Melanie:
Who do I look to- I have two
inspirations. Barbara
Steele was fantastic. And
though I admire her work and her
magnetism on screen, I have to
say I don't really feel I have as
much in common with her.
But she is definitely one that I
look up to. I would have to
say I think I look to Bruce
Campbell more than
anything. Yep. I want
to be a female Bruce
Campbell. But since I can't
do exactly that, I'll settle
for using him as
inspiration.
Owen:
What have been your best
and worst filmmaking experiences?
Melanie:
My best filmmaking experience is
hard to pinpoint. I think
the set that I had the most fun
on was "Morning Glory,"
which was a television
pilot. We filmed two
episodes. I played a
schizophrenic character and,
well, really got into the
role. It was freezing and
we were filming in a drafty old
house, and I think I almost
caught pneumonia, but I didn't
notice. It was really fun
and challenging.
Worst
experience. I sat on a set
for 12 hours one time having not
filmed anything.
I'm used to that.
Happens all the time. But it
turns out they had decided to cut
my scene earlier in the day, but
didn't want to tell me because
they needed bodies there to fill
out the background. If they
would have told me this, maybe...
MAYBE I would have helped them
out. No. No I
wouldn't. Because it was
rude and unprofessional.
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