Happy Thursday, everyone! We’re back today with the second set of interviews from our Indie Horror Month Revisited video series, featuring Oren Peli, the mastermind behind the Paranormal Activity franchise. During this first part of our interview with Peli, he discusses leaving behind his day job in hopes of making his first feature, the inspiration behind the idea of Paranormal Activity, finding cast members Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat, and the arduous road he traveled to ensure that the film would be enjoyed by fans on the big screen after a series of successful screenings.
Check out the first part of our IHM: Revisited video interview with Oren Peli below, and be sure to head back here tomorrow for the second half of our in-depth discussion with Peli right here on Daily Dead.
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Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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