Calvin: Well, it’s always something that I have had an interest in, but I would say sophomore year of high school is when it felt real for the first time. In a whim I had auditioned for my schools production of 'Romeo and Juliet', and I ended up getting the lead role. I sorta caught the “BUG” from then on.

Greg: Did you see yourself acting in horror films?

Calvin: Always. I’ve always been a horror fan. Since I was a little kid I’ve been a horror fan first and foremost

Greg: What was your first horror film?

Calvin: Oh! Hmmm, the first one I acted in was a movie called “Dead Man Island”. I’ve been making little movies since high school and those were all horror, but my first Horror Feature was called “Bedtimescarries.com”. An anthology horror movie

Greg: Do tell me about that one

Calvin: It’s about a little kid who visits a site called bedtimescarries.com and he watches a bunch of short horror films on the website. Kinda like a “VHS” type thing

Greg: Nice I understood you directed and acted in it what was the experience like?

Calvin: I usually have a cameo in my own films. It wasn’t a big part. It’s pretty easy if you have a good team.

Greg: Do tell me your experience good or bad on how you directed the flick?

Calvin: It was good. The movie is really amateurish, but it was a lot of fun

Greg: What kind of release did it get?

Calvin: It didn’t really. I don’t know if it even exists anymore.

Greg: Now what about your first horror film you acted in 'Dead Man Island'

Calvin: It didn’t really have a release either. My first horror films to get released were “Lake Noir” for acting and “3 Flies in a Widows Web” for directing.

Greg: I'd love to hear about your experience in 'Lake Noir'

Calvin: A lot of fun. I was the youngest in the cast so it was all new to me. We shot a couple weeks on a farm in southern Oregon. It was very hot, and I didn’t even have my license yet so my dad had to drive me to set. Then I just camped on the farm.

Greg: Who do you play in it?

Calvin: I played Joe.

Greg: What was his character like?

Calvin: He’s one of the school bullies.

Greg: What was the most challenging moment did you do in that performance?

Calvin: Nothing really in the performance. Just the fact that it was hot and I was wearing a leather jacket.

Greg: What was the most fun did you have in a scene of it?

Calvin: Probably killing the guy who eventually becomes the main zombie. Action scenes are always fun!

Greg: Did you get any feedback from viewers who saw it?

Calvin: Not really. It wasn’t seen all that much. It is on TUBI I think. It just never got the views unfortunately.

Greg: Now you directed 'Jesus I Was Evil'. What was making this film like?

Hal: There was but I can’t remember where so I’m going to go with Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. It was a black tie affair. I think I’m right. I was in something that premiered there. It was a long time ago, man.

Greg: Did you get any feedback from fans?

Calvin: 'Jesus I was Evil' is a movie that I made completelty almost on my own. There was no money, just me and my friend Josh doing every aspect of the filmmaking. We shot completely in my apartment, and some random areas around Vancouver WA.
It was fun, I really liked the idea! I think the concept was good.

Greg: What inspired you to write it?

Calvin: Mostly, I just wanted to make something strange, like a Jon Waters movies. Something outlandish and offensive.

Greg: OK that sounds interesting. Did it go to film festivals?

Calvin: It didn't. I basically just sold the rights to Wildeye films. They put the movie out on DVD and VOD.

Greg: Wow congrats on that. How did it make you feel it got picked up?

Calvin: Well, It was a huge accomplishment. It was something I had been trying to do. It was that next little step I wanted to take. It felt really good! I just wish more people saw it.

Greg: Well this stands a good chance. I want to hear about 'An Amityville Poltergeist'. Do tell me all the details on that one.

Calvin: That was the last of the movie I self funded. It was very cheap...made for basically nothing. I had just moved into a new house and thought "I should really use this location for a movie, it's free!".
So I wrote this little script that jumps back and fourth in time, unraveling the mystery to this ghost that keeps walking up the stairs in the middle of the night.
It's a really cheap and simple movie, but It kinda kick started the current trend of movies I have been making. It was also my first time working with Tim Coyle

Greg: How was the chemistry like with Tim?

Calvin: Great! Been working together ever since.

Greg: What memorable moments did you have shooting it?

Calvin: The make up by Zach smith was really good. I bought him an air brush machine so he could do the ghost make up.

Greg: What did the house look like? Does it look similar to the ones in the other flicks?

Calvin: Ummm, it's nothing special. It was just a free location.

Greg: Was there struggling situations on set youd like to share with us?

Calvin: Not really much of a struggle. Mostly just that it had no money. Basically everyone worked on the weekends for free for a month.

Greg: A movie you did that grabbed my attention was 'Mutant Vampires from the Planet Neptune'. Do tell us about this one!

Calvin: At the time I was working at a small local studio called "Video is the future". I was sort of brought in to help produce some projects for the new upstart space.
Really the germ of the idea came from the fact that we looked around the studio and said "what do we have?", well we had an astronaught costume, and a really nice silicone alien mask.
I outlined the story on a white board and then wrote the script in a coupld of days. The movie si basically my love letter to Don Dohler films, which I love.
It's supposed to be fun, cheesey, and gorey. I always wanted to make a monster movie and this was my first chance.

Greg: What was the experience like doing this one?

Calvin: It was alot of fun. It was one of my first times living on set for consecutive days.

Greg: Sounds awesome. Now you did 'A Haunting in Ravenwood' as it had Eileen Dietz in it. How did this film come to be?

Calvin: After mutant vampires I started working with Breaking Glass Pictures and getting more of a budget.
Eileen is a friend of mine and finally i had the money to hire her!

Greg: Sounds excellent. What was this one about and how did filming all go with this and any stories youd like to share? Do tell!

Calvin: It's about a couple that moves into a haunted house. It was alot of fun. We lived on set for two weeks and wrapped the movie on Halloween. Apparently the house was haunted.

Greg: Oh really? Did you have any haunting experiences on set?

Calvin: Nope not at all.

Greg: A flick that looks interesting is 'Conjuring the Beyond'. Was this made on a bigger budget?

Calvin: It wasnt that much of a bigger budget, but we did have alot of help from Raptor FX studios when making the film. I think the location also makes it look bigger than it is.

Greg: What is the film all about?

Calvin: The film is about a sleep study going awrey when a doctor unleashes a sleep demon into our reality.

Greg: What was it like shooting it?

Calvin: It was a lot of fun. Probably the best location I have ever filmed in. The school in Mineral washington was so much fun to live in during the shoot.

Greg: A film I saw of yours was 'Pillow Party Massacre'. Was it your take of 'Slumber Party Massacre'? A shame the killer didn’t have a drill for a weapon.

Calvin: 'Pillow Party Massacre' is a nod to 'Slumber Party Massacre', but the germ of the idea came from somewhere else.
I don't know why but I was obsessed with the idea of a slasher villain using a pillowcase full of rocks as a weapon. I was out for a run one day and the title "Pillow Party Massacre" popped into my head and I thought "Oh that has to be a movie already, right!?" and sure enough it wasn't.
The idea for the movie was already there.

Greg: Let me know the details start to finish on that one such as how did it all go and so fourth?

Calvin: The shoot went pretty well. It was hot...really hot. we had a couple 100+ degree days out there. We shot in a beautiful mansion on Mt. Hood. It probably wasn't the best location to shoot a horror film...
I think it came out a little flat looking, but it was a great place to live while shooting. Some of the kills were improvised based on what was actually there at the mansion. The steam room kill for example was changed just for the movie. 

Greg: What is 'Insidious Inferno' all about?

Calvin: A secluded cottage is plagued by gruesome murders and unbeknownst to the inhabitants something other worldly lurks within the halls. 

Greg: How was the filming of that one?

Calvin: This one was a little tougher. Although the script was smaller than 'Pillow Party', there was a bit more going on in front of and behind the camera. Overall I think it's probably one of my personal favorite films I've made.

Greg: Now a film I loved of yours is 'Beware the Boogeyman' which was of course a horror anthology that was clever to do becoming a one story situation discussing the chapters of what happened in a sanitarium? This looked like your biggest budget ever. How did you write it as it’s every childs fear on what goes on in the dark?

Calvin: Well the segment I directed, which is the first one, was inspired by an old ghost story that my dad used to tell me.
I think when It comes to "Beware the Boogeyman" my intention was to make a movie that played on boogeyman tropes. I wanted to not disappoint the audience. I wanted them to get alot of Boogeyman action.

Greg: Do tell us every detail on this one. What was the most cherishing and memorable scene to shoot and which was the most struggling?

Calvin: I think my favorite scenes to shoot were at the doctors office. Those days felt really easy, and would move very well. I also really enjoyed working with Elissa Dowling.
The hardest scenes to shoot...honestly was probably the segment on the house boat. It was very hot, and very cramped at that location.

Greg: What kinds of feedback did you get on this one?

Calvin: Haven't gotten much back. I hope everyone likes it.

Greg: What upcoming horror flicks are in the works for you?

Calvin: 'Conjuring the Cult' should be coming out on VOD and DVD in the next few months! Also a 'Boogeyman' sequel is in the works.

Greg: Now here’s some fun stuff: What are your favourite horror films?

Calvin: Here's my top three favorite horror films: 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968), 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' (1988), and 'The Gates of Hell' (1980)

Greg: What film did you write and direct that you cherish the most?

Calvin: Thats a tough one....Either "A Haunting in Ravenwood", "Insidious inferno" or the new one "Conjuring the Cult"

Greg: What film you did you weren’t proud of and would like to change?

Calvin: If I could remake ONE.....Probably 'Mutant Vampires from the Planet Neptune'. It needs more pizazz.

Greg: If you were a horror filmmaker for a day whether he was alive or not who would he be?

Calvin: Lucio Fulci the godfather of gore!

Greg: What are your ambitions in life?

Calvin: I just wanna tell stories. Live a comfortable life, and have a family.