Misplaced Pages

Chris Alexander (editor)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 142.118.162.147 (talk) at 02:05, 24 March 2022 (Added info). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 02:05, 24 March 2022 by 142.118.162.147 (talk) (Added info)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Canadian film director, writer and publisher

Chris Alexander is a Canadian magazine editor, film critic, director, musician, composer and writer. Alexander was a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and was the editor-in-chief of FANGORIA magazine, an editor of American film website ComingSoon.net and a writer for The Toronto Star's daily newspaper Metro News.

Career

In 2010 Alexander became the editor-in-chief of New York City based horror film magazine Fangoria , a position he held until September 2015, when he stepped down in favor of pursuing his directorial and music career. Alexander also stated that he intended to continue to contribute editorial content but that he also intended to focus on Delirium, a Full Moon Features magazine he launched with filmmaker Charles Band.

Alexander was previously a publicist with Warner Bros. Canada and later, a writer and columnist for Rue Morgue and also the editor and publisher of the official magazine for the rock band Kiss. Alexander has also worked as a radio personality for AM 640 on The John Oakley Show from 2004 to 2009 and for Rue Morgue Radio from 2004 to 2007. He has composed music for several horror films and productions such as the radio drama series Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories. In 2006, Alexander participated in the Raging Boll stunt in Vancouver, boxing genre filmmaker Uwe Boll.

His 2012 film Blood for Irina won the Best Experimental Feature Film award at the 2013 PollyGrind Film Festival. The film’s fluid, hypnotic style, self-composed electronic music and focus on image and emotion as opposed to plot and dialogue remains a hallmark of all of Alexander’s film work.

Alexander is also the co-founder of Toronto-based horror and cult film convention Horror-Rama.

His 4th feature film Blood Dynasty was released digitally via Alexander's now defunct Castle Films label, a co-production between Alexander and director/producer David De Coteau. The film has yet to appear on Blu-ray or DVD.

Alexander's 5th film was Space Vampire, an experimental, psychological and psychedelic “fever dream” with science fiction and horror overtones, shot using 16mm film, toy cameras and digital devices. The film was completed in 2020 and will be released in 2021 (alongside his 7th feature film Girl With a Straight Razor) by Canada’s Darkside Releasing.

Alexander was announced as one of the directors attached to Full Moon's Deadly Ten project. Production began on Necropolis:Legion in June 2019 with a release date set for November 29, 2019 on the Full Moon Features channel and on December 2, 2019 on Amazon Prime. The film was re-released in a longer "director's cut" on May 8, 2020 on Amazon Prime and other digital platforms with a DVD release that followed in October, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Chris Alexander's Blood Spattered Book (2010)
  • Corman/Poe: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964 (2022)

Discography

  • Music for Parasites (2008)
  • Music for Murder (2015)
  • Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (2017)
  • They Drink Your Blood (2018)
  • Body Double (2020)

Film scores

  • Blood for Irina (2012)
  • Devil's Mile (2013)
  • Queen of Blood (2014)
  • She Who Must Burn (2015)
  • Female Werewolf (2015)
  • Blood Dynasty (2017)
  • Necropolis: Legion (additional music, 2020)
  • Space Vampire (2020)
  • It Knows You’re Alone (2021)
  • Girl With a Straight Razor (2021)
  • Scream of the Blind Dead (2021)

Filmography

  • Blood for Irina (2012)
  • Queen of Blood (2014)
  • Female Werewolf (2015)
  • Blood Dynasty (2017)
  • When Romero Met Del Toro (2017)
  • Space Vampire (2020)
  • Necropolis: Legion (2020)
  • It Knows You’re Alone (2021)
  • Girl With a Straight Razor (2021)
  • Scream of the Blind Dead (2021)

Interviews

References

  1. Kurek, Dominik (25 October 2012). "NYC-based Fangoria editor produces horror flick". Oakville Beaver. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Announcement: A Farewell from FANGORIA Editor Chris Alexander…". Fangoria. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. Barton, Steve (9 January 2014). "Full Moon in a State of Delirium This February". Dread Central. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. Turek, Ryan (5 February 2010). "EXCL: Meet the New Editor of Fangoria Magazine". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. "RAGING BOLL CHALLENGERS ANNOUNCED (archived)". Film Threat. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Interview: Chris Alexander (Blood For Irina, Fangoria)". HorrorNews.net. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. Baker, Chris (December 2006). "Raging Boll". Wired. Vol. 14, no. 12. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Horrorsociety.com
  10. "Full Moon Features to Live-Stream the Making of 10 Horror Movies". Collider. 19 April 2019.
  11. http://deadlyten.com
  12. Burkart, Gregory (2 September 2008). "Chris Alexander & Carrie Eliza: Music for Parasites". Fearnet. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  13. Burkart, Gregory. "Exclusive Interview: Chris Alexander Talks 'Blood for Irina'". Fearnet. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. Wilson, Staci Layne. "Joseph O'Brien Talks Walking the Devil's Mile". Dread Central. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  15. "Film Review: 'She Who Must Burn'". Variety. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  16. Hallock, Chris. "Blood for Irina (Film Review)". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  17. Miller, Mark L. (8 July 2013). "Review: BLOOD FOR IRINA (2013)". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  18. "Film Review: Blood For Irina (2012)". HorrorNews.net. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  19. Turek, Ryan (28 August 2013). "Chris Alexander Preps Queen of Blood". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  20. Barton, Steve (26 November 2014). "A Female Werewolf Is on the Loose!". Dread Central. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  21. "Female Werewolf". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  22. "Female Werewolf (2015) (review)". Dread Central. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  23. "Teaser, Images: Chris Alexander's Female Werewolf". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  24. "Exclusive: GIRL WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR Reveals Official Trailer". Dread Central. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  25. "Scream of the Blind Dead". Film Threat. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  26. "Chris Alexander comes SCREAM OF THE BLIND DEAD". HorrorNews.net. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  27. "Interview Subjects". Why Horror?. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

External links

Categories: