Sometimes the things you come across when working for a company like Horror-fix are so cool that they warrant you dropping everything you were planning and getting more direct info immediately. This was exactly the case when I discovered the wonderfully sick and twisted internet horror sensation: Traycee King. We at Horror-fix had covered the Ghoul Girls booth at Comikaze not too long ago. Upon checking out their site and making my way through their models list (and checking out their official websites as one like myself does), one in particular caught my eye. This was, of course, Traycee.

With a resume that features the hilarious Machnima series How to Survive a Horror Film and the critically claimed internet zombie series 8:13, I knew that I had to get an interview with Traycee. Well, as they say, all good things come to those who wait. I managed to not only get my interview, but also earn a new found respect for the power of self determination and how we horror-addicts really have to stick together. You can listen in on the super chilled and insightful conversation I had with Traycee in the link below:

Horror-fix Interview - Traycee King

Also, be sure to check out the first segment of How to Survive a Horror Film here:

And the first episode of 8:13, here:

For more on Traycee and her projects head to: 

• Traycee King - http://trayceeking.com/
• 8:13 - http://813series.com/
• Ghoul Girls - http://www.ghoul-girls.com/

Tags: girls of horror, Horror , horror fans, independent films, micro budget films, zombie films, 8:13, Chandler Bullock, Ghoul Girls, Gore, Horror shorts, How to Survive a Horror Film, Traycee King, Zombies

There are movies that transcend their intended purpose to entertain and either by accident or purpose become something else. As creators, we are on the precipice of a new age of entertainment. The internet has almost single handedly obliterated the brick and mortar video rental business and put major hollywood studios back into the think-tank, questioning the delivery and channels of delivery for major motion pictures. Up until the last few years, filmmaking has still been largely a youtube experience for no-budget productions. Amateur filmmaking was still relegated to the obscure ranks of glutted upload-it-yourself video sites. Shawn Holme's Memory Lane heralds a shift in amateur filmmaking. Made for only $300.00, Memory Lane is better than most genre films in the indie category, and although stylish never makes the jump to art-house pomposity. Memory Lane follows Nick (Michael Guy Allen), a war veteran who returns to his hometown to pick up the pieces of his life after enduring the traumas of battle. While jogging he encounters Kayla (Meg Barrick), a distraught young woman attempting to commit suicide and the two begin a whirlwind romance that tragically ends in Nick finding Kayla dead in their new home. Overcome with grief, Nick survives his own suicide attempt only to find that his methods actually allowed him to relive his memories with Kayla in the space between life and death. Nick decides to repeat the conditions in the hopes of learning more about Kayla's demise, killing himself and being reanimated increasingly more frequent until answers are found. There are shades of other films here (Butterfly Effect, Flatliners and others) but Memory Lane holds its own distinct voice. With beautiful cinematography and a memorable performance from lead Michael Guy Allen, ML feels more like a bigger budget picture trying to disguise its price tag in the hopes to connect more on an intimate level with its audience than the reality of its almost non-existent budget. In this it represents something extraordinary: a benchmark. Memory Lane represents a true shift in the accessibility of film. It marks a film that can be made on a blue collar paycheck and still have the zeal and appeal of a film that can manage to reach a wide, mainstream audience. Memory Lane is currently available for streaming on the film's website, www.553am.com

Tags: independent films, micro budget films, Memory Lane