Sean Clark is the writer/producer of the upcoming movie, The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond. This movie is about a group of friends on a weekend getaway who discover an ancient board game that takes over their lives with deadly consequences. It won the audience choice award when it premiered in an Orlando horror convention. The original story by Gabriel Bologna fell into Sean Clark’s hands and the rest is history

Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc also known as “Mistress Macabre” is not your every day female horror writer. Her novels are graphic, brutal and disturbing. When asked if she has had a difficult time proving herself in the horror field as a female, she tells a story about a man who reluctantly bought her book Michael and told her that he was sure female writers couldn’t scare him. A few months later after reading the book, he called her and told her that it made him sick and he wanted more. She has a large following of readers that agree. She has even made the best seller list on Kindle.

The Creepshow is  a Canadian rock band that specializes in psychobilly music. Their style of music is a cross between punk rock and rockabilly with a nice groove that will have your foot tapping to the beat while sending shivers up and down your spine. Their songs are both melodic and harmonic and invite the listener to sing along. The band lineup includes Sarah "Sin" Blackwood on lead vocals and guitar, Sean "Sickboy" McNab on upright bass and backup vocals, The Reverend McGinty on keyboards and backup vocals, and Matt "Pomade" Gee on drums.

With over a hundred and fifty screen roles to her credit, not to mention her turns as a writer, producer, radio host and essayist, few people have as impressive a horror pedigree as Debbie Rochon. Dedicated to her craft while being affable and gracious with her fans; Rochon is the complete package. She recently made some time in her busy schedule to talk to us about her career and the industry in general; her anecdotes are sometimes good, sometimes bad, but all horror.

John Saul was born in Pasadena, California on February 25, 1942, and grew up in Whittier where he graduated from high school in 1959. He moved around a lot during college, going from California, to Montana, and Ohio colleges, majoring in anthropology, liberal arts, and theater. He never obtained a degree.

After leaving college, he took up writing, deciding that it was a fitting career for a college dropout, and he worked at various odd jobs to support himself while developing his skill as a writer.

He wrote several manuscripts that didn’t find much success, but in 1976 he was approached by Dell and asked to write a psychological thriller. He was happy to oblige and wrote Suffer the Children within a staggering 30 day period. It appeared on the best seller lists, even hitting #1 in Canada. All of his subsequent books have been best sellers and have been published world wide.

John resides in the Pacific Northwest, living in Seattle and the San Juan Islands, and also has a residence in Hawaii.

In addition to his novels, he also writes plays, acts in theater, and is a Vice President of The Chester Woodruff Foundation (New York), a philanthropic organization. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Writers Conference.

Mort Castle is an American horror author and writing teacher, with a dozen books, novels, and collections, as well as hundreds of short stories to his credit. He contributed to How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction by J.N. Williamson, served as editor of both Writing Horror: A Handbook By the Horror Writers Association and the updated and revised On Writing Horror. He is a founding member of the Horror Writer’s Association. He has been (and is) a musician, stand up comedian, high school English teacher, a magazine and comic book editor, and a mentor, and teaches in the fiction writing department of Columbia College Chicago in the largest college writing program in the nation. He is a Bram Stoker Award nominee (six times), and has been nominated for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for the collection, Moon on the Water. In 2000, The Star / Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper Group named him as one of “21 Leaders in the Arts for the 21st Century in Chicago.” Along with Gary Braunbeck, Gemma Files, and Cody Goodfellow, Castle is one of the four authors in the forthcoming Dark Arts anthology Mighty Unclean, the deluxe edition of the comics formatted book he edited and produced. J N Williamson’s MASQUES will be released in May, and there’s a new collection of stories announced from Full Moon Press for 2009, entitled New Moon on the Water. The Polish edition of Newsweek cited two of Castle’s books as the “best published in Poland in 2008.”

J. David Moeller is a face many would recognize if they saw him on the television in the 70s, 80s and 90s. With almost 50 years in the business, J David has been seen on everything from the television show Dallas, to America's Funniest People. In addition to his numerous acting credits, he also ran for mayor of Dallas in 1971, and has been active in the Superfeast organiztion, helping hungry children around the globe.

We saw J David recently in the Chicago based Wildclaw Theatre's stage presentation of Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witchhouse. Wonderfully gifted, J David became his characters, letting the audience fall into a trance as they were sucked in by his acting ability.

Macabre Cadaver: Dave, you've had a long and prosperous career, and have worked with some Hollywood greats. What is your most memorable experience?

David J. Moeller: I was having an afternoon snack in my favorite delicatessen in Dallas, "Phils". They had the best Lentil soup in Texas. I was the only customer. I heard the little bell over the door ring and looked up, more out of instinct at hearing the sound rather than curiosity, and standing there was Uncle Miltie: Milton Berle! He looked right at me and said, "Like where am I supposed to go but a good delicatessen?" They sold those risque greeting cards there; and, wanting an autograph from the veteran vaudevillian who became known as "Mr. Television", I bought one and he graciously signed the inside. On the cover it read "Smile!" and inside: "If you got a little last night -Love Milton Berle". To die for!!!!

This month, Macabre Cadaver had the opportunity to speak with actress/producer Melissa Bacelar. Melissa starred in such horror films as Eat Your Heart Out, and Pink Eye. Not content with being labeled as a “scream queen”, Melissa has a long list of acting credits, which included a recurring role on the daytime soap One Life to Live, and an appearance on Saturday Night Live. She also works with the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to help spread the word about animal abuse.

Post Mortem Comic Studios, based out of western North Carolina, is launching a series of independent horror comics, joining stories and authors from the Southern Horror Writers Association with talented artists spanning the world.

John Parker, the Owner of Post Mortem Studios, is the head of the Southern Horror Writers Association, a screenplay and fiction writer and artist. He is the creator of the comics: Fever, Ink, The Cursed and the Damned, Dorothy Rising, and The Magic Eight Ball. Parker has been vigorously promoting and building the foundation for Post Mortem Comic Studios for the past year and he is excited by the new trends and changes in the comic book industry.

Last month, I had the privelege of speaking with singer/poet and artist Otep, on the phone. She's a woman with something to say, and believe me, she knows how to say it. Otep is no minor leaguer, as she delved with well researched knowledge into religion, politics and history. And her music is pretty cool too . . .