 She’s
been making horror films since
she was a kid. “I would jump
off my roof and pour ketchup all
over myself and try to kill off
all the neighbor kids. (Very
Taffy in ‘Female
Trouble’!) That was the fun
thing to do on Friday
night.” Talk about a
Racks-and-Razors kind of
girl!!! Her career seemed
fated…only this ballsy girl
made it happen. At 14 she
skipped school, lied about her
age, and wowed Lloyd Kaufman at
an audition to become a Tromette.
Her prize was a sassy supporting
role as a bodyguard (of all
things – but hey it’s
Troma) named Peter in the classic
‘Tromeo and Juliet’.
Since then she’s done
non-stop slew of B gore galore
flicks. Horror is in her blood or
all over her bio or something
like that. Still in her
early 20s babe-supreme Tiffany
Shepis (don’t called her
Sheep-is or she’ll kick your
sorry ass!) is a force to be
reckoned with. Her resume is
amazing…with a roster of
films that include ‘Delta
Delta Die’ with Scream Queen
legends Brinke Stevens and Julie
Strain, ‘Corpses’ with
Jeff Lawnmower Man Fahey,
‘Death Factory’,
‘Home Sick’, ‘The
Hazing’ with Chucky Brad
Dourif and Doug Pinhead Bradley,
‘Detour’, ‘Bloody
Murder 2’,
‘Bundy’,
‘Scattered Limbs’,
‘Abominable’,
‘Host and Hostage’,
‘Woman in the Woods’,
‘The Deviants’,
‘Dead Girls Don’t Say
No’ and ‘The
Scarecrow’. She is also a
video favorite appearing as lead
dancer in videos by Run D.M.C.,
Lil Zane, WuTang Clan, as well as
the lead actress in the
Destiny’s Child video
‘Nasty Girl’ (so
apropos). And if all that
weren’t enough she’s
just added to her TV credits an
impressive appearance on the
delectably disturbed smash HBO
‘Six Feet Under’.
Tiffany Shepis is a party girl
with the most cake. She has
incredible future written all
over her curvaceous self…and
more importantly she’s a lot
of fun, totally out
“fucking” spoken, and
wild as shit on top of it.
And as if her life weren’t
wonderful enough on October 4th
Tiffany and her husband Michael
welcomed the birth of their baby
daughter Mia Alexandria. Talking
with Tiffany left no doubt in my
mind…she is the delightful
future of Scream Queendom.
Owen:
You are basically, SQ: The Next
Generation… to what do you
attribute your success in the
biz?
Tiffany:
My really great ass!! Ha ha
just kidding (ok well not really)
Uhh I think one can really only
have success in the B world from
our fans. Not saying that
they love my acting or even any
of the films that I have done,
but one can see when they watch
my movies that I really am having
a good time, I'm not there just
trying to build up a
resume. I LOVE BAD B
MOVIES!!!! So what better
then watching them??? Being in
them:)
Owen:
Any good secrets for a
blood-curdling scream?
Tiffany:
Just look at my paycheck on one
of my movies:)
Owen:
What makes you scream in real
life?
Tiffany:
Birds flying near my head, having
an empty cocktail, eyeballs, and
probably zombies and ghosts and
things if they were in my house:)
Owen:
What has been the most awesome
way that you have either killed
or been killed on screen?
Tiffany:
I love my death scene in
Abominable...(it’s not out
so maybe I shouldn't tell you how
I die but it's fucking
awesome). Gouging (Sp?) the
bitch’s eyes out in Death
Factory was fun.... and killing
the Scarecrow just looked really
cool cause of all the pyro.
Owen:
What sort of shit makes you want
to kill in real life?
Tiffany:
Stupid interview questions:) HA
just kidding. Uh anyone
messing with my family, people
that can hurt kids or lil animal
thingys, oh yeah and having an
empty cocktail.
Owen:
If someone came to you asking for
career advice about being a
scream queen what would you tell
her?
Tiffany:
That if she's willing to run,
scream, be covered in fake blood
and show her tits she does not
need my advice.
Owen:
What are some of your favorite
performances by SQ's in films?
Tiffany:
Linnea Quigley in "Sorority
Babes in the Slimeball
Bowl-O-Rama” Now I forget
her name but that chick who
starred in Return of the Living
Dead Part 3. (Mindy Clark)
Owen:
What has been your best
filmmaking experience?
Tiffany:
I had a really great time making
Bloody Murder 2.... even though
we were shooting a F*&king
summer camp film in the middle of
winter.I also loved making the
Hazing...lot of fun with that
character and working even if it
was only for a few day's with
Brad Dourif.
Owen:
What monster/demon do you feel a
special kinship with and
why?
Tiffany:
Pinhead- just cause he's a
BAD-ASS!!! I mean Doug
Bradley had a lil something
something going on. Also he
really knows how to handle that
BOX...HA HA --
I’m so stupid.
Owen:
This gay boy especially loves you
in that red dress --- and we have
incredible taste dammit!
Tiffany:
I feel so special you guys do
have the best taste:)
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