Celebrity Picks: Chantelle Albers (The 6th Friend, Axeman, Uncut)!!
Hello Grue-Lings,
Today’s Celebrity Picks is the amazing Chantelle Albers. She is a actress and producer. Produced and stars as Melissa White in the indie horror film The 6th Friend. The project reunites her with former co-star Dominique Swain and also stars Jessica Morris. The movie is playing in select cities now and on VOD. Featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s Rep Sheet Roundup. Plays the supporting lead in the indie horror film Reawakened alongside Stephanie Brass and Rich Redmond to name a few. Plays Banshee in the DC Comic inspired action short film The Demon in the Dark alongside Dominique Swain. Plays Skye Taylor in the short film The Visitor. This film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Starred in other horror movies including: Condemned, Axeman, Turquoise, Uncut. Was the lead in two sci-fi projects including The Desert and The Yoke. Had guest starring roles on hit TV shows such as Modern Family, Suspense and Mob City. Can be seen as Jeanie Reed in the comedy web series Pumpkin Morgue. Below is Chantelle Albers Favorite Horror Films:
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SCREAM:
I think I was really drawn to Scream initially because of the age of the characters and then the pop culture and suspense that goes along with a teen horror film. I was still in elementary school when it came out so essentially, I liked the “older cool kid” vibe that it had. I also loved the suspenseful chase element within the story. It wasn’t until I was older and watched it again that I picked up on all of the humor that’s in it.
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THE HAUNTING OF EMILY ROSE:
I went to see this movie when it first came out and I would say I had a strong expectation to get scared during the movie and it did just that! I was so freaked out by the movie, and I loved the cool artistic choices they made. One creepy moment I will always remember, because I screamed out loud in the theatre, is when Emily’s boyfriend wakes up in the middle of the night in her college dorm to find her on the floor in that bizarre twisted position. They didn’t even use music for that shot! It didn’t need it, but I screamed anyway.
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MOTHER:
This movie to me is a work of art and a masterpiece. The symbolic use of biblical details is so intelligent and effective. Everything is in that movie has a strong reason for being there and represents something very important. It also demonstrates the horror of mankind and the destruction that humans do to each other, the planet, and animals. It’s all fueled by greed and sin. I feel that it’s a horror movie that makes mankind look in the mirror and question themselves, if you can actually pick up on the symbolism and grasp what director Darren Aronofsky is telling.
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THE SHINING:
Where do I begin with the magic that this movie has! I love how groundbreaking this film was for the horror genre because it played upon psychological elements while still being a slasher film. As an audience member, it makes you question reality and where we are and what is real. To me the scariest part is when you’re inside of Jack’s mind. Crazy is scarier than reality. The reality is a man with an axe chasing you, but I was more scared not knowing if Lloyd the bartender was real or not!
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AMERICAN PSYCHO:
Again, I love the psychological terror in this movie. What I love about Christian Bale in this movie, is the humor he put into Patrick Bateman. It’s almost like he’s a clown, and it reminds me a little of Al Pacino in Scarface. Likeable psychos with a sense of humor make me have a deep appreciation for this movie.
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THE CONJURING:
Can you say creepy? I can’t sleep alone at night after watching this one! It may sound like a bad pick up line, but that is how I would describe this awesome horror film. James Wan has such an amazing eye for horror and this story was so intriguingly frightening. There is something about this movie that I am really drawn to, and one major element is the loss of control the characters have because the paranormal demon is so strong. t’s always scarier to be threatened by something you can’t see or touch.
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PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK:
I personally love this movie. It’s an early one of Al Pacino’s and it might be considered more of a dark drama rather than a horror film. It is so incredibly dark, gritty, raw, real, and ground breaking for its time in 1971. It centers around the life of Bobby, a heroin addict and drug dealer who falls in love, gets ratted on, goes to jail, and is saved by his girlfriend, Helen. The story has a lot of symbolism, and I felt that it delved into the horrors of addiction of all kinds including addiction to love, drugs, money, and overall desperation.
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THE CRAFT:
I loved the strong female characters in this film. I really like the element of magic and manipulation that drove the story all the way to the end. It’s girls manipulating girls and has a strong cat fight element to it. The cat fight does become pretty creepy and scary when Christine Taylor’s character starts losing her hair. Magic and paranormal movies really scare me, but still intrigue me. How do you protect yourself if you’re being taunted by a spell, and you’re not a witch? You really just can’t! That’s scary.
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