Chris Alexander (editor) explained

Chris Alexander is a Canadian magazine editor, film critic, director, musician, composer, teacher and writer. Alexander was a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and was the editor-in-chief of Fangoria, an editor of American film website ComingSoon.net and a writer for the daily newspaper Metro News.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] He has composed music for several horror films and productions such as the radio drama series Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories.[6] In 2006, Alexander participated in the Raging Boll stunt in Vancouver, boxing genre filmmaker Uwe Boll.[7]

His 2012 debut 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.[8]

Alexander is the creator and instructor of horror movie history course Fear on Film, offered through Canada’s Sheridan College [9] and New York based learning centre Morbid Anatomy.

His 4th feature film (and third in the “Irina” cycle) Blood Dynasty was released to streaming and VOD in 2017. The film was later licensed by Darkside Releasing with a special edition Blu-ray release planned for 2022.

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. Produced by Alexander and Ali Chappell[10] The film was completed in 2020 and was released in 2021 (alongside his 7th feature film Girl With a Straight Razor) by Darkside Releasing.

Alexander created the Delirium Films label for Full Moon, which yielded his feature films It Knows You’re Alone, Scream of the Blind Dead and Parasite Lady.

Alexander was one of the directors attached to Full Moon's Deadly Ten project.[11] Production began on Necropolis:Legion starring Augie Duke, Lynn Lowry and Canadian actress Ali Chappell. in June 2019 with a release date set for November 29, 2019 on the Full Moon Features streaming channel and on December 2, 2019 on Amazon Prime.[12] The film was later 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.

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Discography

Film scores

Filmography

Interviews

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kurek. Dominik. NYC-based Fangoria editor produces horror flick. Oakville Beaver. 25 October 2012. 10 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Announcement: A Farewell from FANGORIA Editor Chris Alexander…. Fangoria. 2015-12-03.
  3. Web site: Full Moon in a State of Delirium This February. Barton. Steve. Dread Central. 9 January 2014. 20 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Turek. Ryan. EXCL: Meet the New Editor of Fangoria Magazine. Shock Till You Drop. 5 February 2010. 10 July 2013.
  5. Web site: RAGING BOLL CHALLENGERS ANNOUNCED (archived) . . . 23 August 2006 . 26 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728000542/http://www.filmthreat.com/news/3359/ . July 28, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Interview: Chris Alexander (Blood For Irina, Fangoria) . HorrorNews.net. 5 November 2012. 10 July 2013.
  7. Raging Boll. Baker. Chris. Wired. 14. 12. December 2006. 10 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Important Announcement from Horror-Rama! . 2020-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200515014121/http://www.horrorramacanada.com/ . 2020-05-15 . dead .
  9. https://www.fear Fear
  10. Web site: First Photos from Chris Alexander’s SPACE VAMPIRE. 11 December 2017. Horror Society. 15 May 2023.
  11. News: Full Moon Features to Live-Stream the Making of 10 Horror Movies. Collider. 19 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Welcome to the DEADLY 10!. deadlyten.com. 15 May 2023.
  13. Web site: Chris Alexander & Carrie Eliza: Music for Parasites . Burkart . Gregory . . 2 September 2008 . 10 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012022244/http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/chris-alexander-carrie-eliza-music-parasites . October 12, 2013 .
  14. Web site: Burkart . Gregory . Exclusive Interview: Chris Alexander Talks 'Blood for Irina' . . 10 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629123523/http://www.fearnet.com/news/interview/exclusive-interview-chris-alexander-talks-blood-irina . June 29, 2013 .
  15. Web site: Wilson. Staci Layne. Joseph O'Brien Talks Walking the Devil's Mile. Dread Central. 30 August 2014.
  16. Web site: Film Review: 'She Who Must Burn'. Variety. 24 November 2015. 2015-12-03. en-US.
  17. Web site: Hallock. Chris. Blood for Irina (Film Review). Diabolique Magazine. 10 July 2013.
  18. Web site: Review: BLOOD FOR IRINA (2013). Miller. Mark L.. Ain't It Cool News. 8 July 2013. 10 July 2013.
  19. Web site: Film Review: Blood For Irina (2012). HorrorNews.net. 30 January 2013. 10 July 2013.
  20. Web site: Turek. Ryan. Chris Alexander Preps Queen of Blood. Shock Till You Drop. 28 August 2013. 17 January 2014.
  21. Web site: Barton. Steve. A Female Werewolf Is on the Loose!. 26 November 2014. Dread Central. 12 December 2014.
  22. Web site: Female Werewolf. DVD Talk. 2015-12-03.
  23. Web site: Female Werewolf (2015) (review). Dread Central. 16 June 2015. 2015-12-03. en-US.
  24. Web site: Teaser, Images: Chris Alexander's Female Werewolf. Shock Till You Drop. 2015-12-03.
  25. Web site: 2021-04-26 . Exclusive: GIRL WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR Reveals Official Trailer . 2022-03-14 . Dread Central.
  26. Web site: 2022-01-20 . Scream of the Blind Dead . 2022-03-14 . Film Threat . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2021-12-20 . Chris Alexander comes SCREAM OF THE BLIND DEAD . 2022-03-14 . HorrorNews.net.
  28. Web site: Interview Subjects. Why Horror?. 3 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103114701/https://whyhorror.com/interview-subjects/. 3 November 2014. dead.

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