 The
lovely Natalie LaSpina has dreamt
of acting in movies since she was
a little girl...and those dreams
are becoming realized big time.
With impressive stage and
television credits (including
Comedy Central) her career has
taken an interesting turn since
2005 and the NYC native has done
a whopping seven horror films.
Natalie has no plans to stop
spilling fake blood anytime soon
and even cemented the deal with a
recent reign as Scream Queen of
The Month. Some of her movies
include the lead role of Lara in
'Blood Pond' for Dale May
Productions, Sharon in the
comedy/horror flick 'Bikini Blood
Bath 2: Bikini Blood Bath
Carwash', the reincarnation movie
'Subject 187', as Nikki in the
Savage Roses Productions cannibal
opus 'Eat Your Heart Out', the
horror short 'Office Beast', 'The
Amulet', etc. as well as roles in
non-genre films like 'Rape is a
Circle' and as Briana Alvarez in
'Their Choice' as well as her
upcoming superhero status via the
online action series 'Vixens of
Virtue' For this talented big
dreamer this is one dream that is
quickly becoming a reality. We
were fortunate enough to chat
with Natalie after a long day of
auditions. Natalie,
why not start the racks and
razors readers off with a visual
and describe the room where you
are answering these questions?
I'm
at a little internet cafe in
Union Square.. very tired from a
day full of go see's and castings
so it finally feels good to sit
down!
One
of your recent horror films was
'Blood Pond' for Dale
May Productions. How did you go
about getting cast in the role of
Lara?
 I came
across the casting and noticed
the role was for an actress with
a Russian accent, which I
couldn't do at the time. A few
days before the casting I rented
terminal with Tom Hanks and
really studied the way he
pronounced his words and that
helped me get the part of Lara. I
also had to do alot of screaming
and crying at that audition. They
had me read a very intense scene
from the script which was great
because I love roles where I can
emotionally really get into a
character. That was an
interesting shoot because we were
out in the middle of nowhere in
Snowshoe, PA shooting this horror
film. Very very freaky but I had
a blast!
'Eat
Your Heart Out' is such
a promising title. Can you give
me a little plot synopsis teaser
that will make this Savage Roses
Production irresistable to Racks
and Razors readers?
'Eat
Your Heart Out' is a love story
based on a shy, insecure guy
falling for a girl who has a
secret.. She eats people. In the
film I was one of her victims.
She brought me home for her and
the male lead and instead of us
have a threesome (which is what
my character thinks is going to
happen) she ends up eating me
alive. This film is filled with
horror and alot of sex appeal.
I've
seen a clip of 'Subject
87' where you have past
life memories. It looks really
interesting, can you tell me a
little bit about that project?
Subject
87 is a film about people being
brought back to life from the
dead. It really is a very crazy
plot. There is undreground
testing going on where my
charachter and a few other test
subjects are brought back to
life. My character had a horrible
traggic death and when she
remembers her death she wants to
die again. Its emotional but yet
has thrill to it.
Do
you believe that we have lived
previous lives?
Yes
I do.
 Yeah, I
find that whole subject
fascinating, anyway...Tell me
about your role as Sharon in 'Bikini
Bloodbath 2'. Should we
be very afraid?
'Bikini
Bloodbath' is a comedy/horror. It
was so much fun to shoot! My
character is the dumb ditzy best
friend of the female lead. It is
basically about a killer chef
going around a campus killing
college kids. My character is
obssessed with her appearance to
the point where it becomes a joke
throughout the whole film.
Looking
back on your youth does any
incident make you smile and
think, "Yeah, that little
girl was destined to grow up to
be a Scream Queen".
Absolutley!
I have always been acting since I
was a little girl and I knew when
I grew up that I would become an
actress. I have always loved
horror films. Me and my best
friend in middle school used to
rent them every weekend. I
remember thinking " I want
to do this one day "
So
if a young lady came up to you
and asked for advice and tips
about breaking into the
independent horror scene what are
some of the things you would say
to her?
Just
go for it! You only live once and
you gotta pursue every dream you
have! Work hard at it and it will
come to you.
Do
you have any other projects in
the immediate future that you
would like to tell our readers
about?
I
am currently working on an online
action series called 'Vixens of
Virtue' which will begin
production in 2007. Im pretty
psyched about it because I get to
play a superhero chick who kicks
butt.
Do
you remember the first movie that
scared the absolute shit out of
you?
'Poltergiest'..
that little girl got me! I
couldn't sleep for days!
We're
pulling the car into the Natalie
LaSpina Drive-In, what three
horror flicks are on the triple
bill tonight and what goodies are
they going to be >serving up
at the concession stand?
I
love chocolate so the concession
stand would be filled with
chocolate covered raisins and
strawberries! The three horror
flicks playing would be 'Jason',
'Scream' and 'Psycho'.
 I want to go to
your drive-in! Those chocolate
covered strawberries would have
me in a happy sugar coma in no
time. Vampires, zombies,
werewolves, witches, creatures,
aliens -- what does it for you
horrorwise Natalie and why?
Wolves
for sure, they are so scary and
big! Vampires are just sexy!
What
scares you in real life?
Losing
people I love
Thanks
Natalie and much continued
success in your on-track career.
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