Kimberly: Thanks again Nancy for asking me, I always love interviews because its fun to talk about something I love so much which is the horror industry. I am currently most proud of the project I am in the midst of which is finishing SCREAM FARM our haunted attraction that will finally be open full time to the public Halloween 2005.Half of the money will go to children's charities which is a dream come true for me. The other half of the money will go towards keeping the attraction fresh each Halloween.
Nancy: That sounds seriously exciting, I can’t wait! I wanted to start off with talking about the movie Psycho Santa since our theme for Wicked Karnival this time around is Black Christmas. Psycho Santa is an entertaining slasher movie consisting of five stories told in flashbacks as a young couple makes their way to a friend’s Christmas party. Psycho Santa was directed and written by Peter Keir and produced by Renee Reorden.
When you were first asked to work on this, what did you think about it?
Kimberly: When I was first approached, my first contact was with another director who I had worked with before and was friends with Mr. Keir. He suggested me for the film and the rest is history. I must admit that Christmas is not my favorite time of the year, its too commercial for me. My son is the star of that one actually not me, his scenes are pivotal toward establishing important parts of the killer's background and personality. While my son is playing piano Psycho Santa breaks in and sneaks up on him about to do away with my tot (remember my son WANTED to do this, so although I begged for them to change the script and allow my son to escape, my son wanted the script to stay the same) then Dylan; my son changes the song he is playing to Silent Night, it is then explained that the killer cannot kill when he hears this particular song because his parents had given him a music box which played the tune to soothe him, he drops the machete while my son is playing but alas...my son chooses another tune to play and..... you have to watch the movie.
Nancy: Did you enjoy working with Keir?
Kimberly: Keir is German I think, yes I enjoyed working with him immensely and I would love to have the chance again. I hear that Psycho Santa II is in the works but with a different director, I was approached but I am not sure it’s happening for me because of budget constraints.
Nancy: Any special highlights or funny moments from the movie you’d like to share?
Kimberly: The gentleman who was going to be in the Psycho Santa costume did not show up on the days of filming my son and I were there so its actually the director in the suit walking away from the bedroom I am struggling to survive in after being brutally attacked. Its called Guerilla filmmaking and it always makes me smile because of the lengths we have to go to get the film in the can. Also it was my son's first film role, he has done a few other things since then including starring in a horror short called HAVE YOU SEEN ME? for Steve Sessions and Cryptkeeper Films in the U.K. that was the biggest highlight for me. Psycho Santa was recently released in Belguim and my son got a piece of fan mail from a nice Belgium lady.
Nancy: What kind of role did you play in Psycho Santa?
Kimberly: My role in Psycho Santa was as a mother; I am a proud mum sitting
And listening to her son play piano, he is hitting some sour notes and I am busily unwrapping Christmas ornaments when I hear something hit the piano, within a few instants I myself am attacked, the funny thing is my death scene has to be one of the longest and most unique in horror film history. It’s a very dark comedy. It was a blast to film. I still hate it that my tot got killed by the psycho, but it’s implied and not shown. My son was perfectly fine with it otherwise it would have never been shot I can assure you.