Last week, I introduced you to THE NIGHTMARE, a tightly shot and whip-smart piece of independent horror. It was one of the films I saw that really had me convinced I needed to start this blog to document this new movement in film. This week I want to introduce you to the writer/director of THE NIGHTMARE, Joseph Christiana. I got a chance to ask him some questions and I think the result is, well…I hesitate to say “inspiring,” because that just sounds insincere and tacky, but that’s honestly how I felt after reading it. He’s out there making remarkable, quality productions with off-the-shelf gear while juggling career, art and family.

This is what the new flesh is. Art. Sacrifice. Risk. Will. Passion. All these things and more describe Christiana and the new flesh in horror.

When I was in junior high I wanted to be some kind of multi-discipline auteur. I wanted to write books and I wanted to make movies. Honestly, the only career choices I can remember ever clinging to since I was like 6 were Writer and Archaeologist. This was of course because even at 6 I knew that Indiana Jones had a real job and Captain Kirk did not.