Thank You, Eli

"bordensisters asked 

Do you think there is room in the horror world for female writers and stories, given that women seem to love the genre? Would you consider ushering in more female voices as a producer? 

Eli Roth answered 

Absolutely. I encourage it. I would love that. It's what the genre needs. I've been very supportive of the Soska sisters who made American Mary which just came out in the UK. I've worked closely with them as a friend and mentor. 

What makes the genre interesting is the difference of range and opinion. Often horror directors get together and there's very few women – and we wish there were more. Generally I make movie's based on ideas I respond to – so it's the ideas not the gender. But in general I think the genre really needs it."

CHECK OUT THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE.

-Sylv

American Mary Hits the Indie Wire

"Not long ago, 29-year-old Canadian twins Jen and Sylvia Soska were just another typically disgruntled pair of film school students struggling to cast and fina

nce their final project. Modeled on the exploitation trailers in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s “Grindhouse,” the Soskas’ brazenly-titled short “Dead Hooker in a Trunk” was an absurdist, blood-spattered, lo-fi romp that cost the sisters their funding and earned them the disdain of school administrators. Having been expanded to feature length, however, in the wake of a raucous graduation-day screening, “Dead Hooker” was picked up last year by IFC Midnight for On Demand and DVD release, and won an eager following among horror acolytes that included Eli Roth, director of “Hostel” and the “Grindhouse” trailer “Thanksgiving.”

The Soskas return this year with their sophomore effort, “American Mary,” the disquieting tale of an abused, debt-burdened medical student who turns to performing unorthodox body-modification surgery as means of both profit and revenge. The film, which debuted in May at the Cannes Film Market, marks a significant jump in production value for the twins, and though it retains some of “Dead Hooker”’s clever camp, “American Mary” also probes dark sociological territory that broadens its appeal well-beyond the horror-junky market."

READ THE ENTIRE SWEET ASS INTERVIEW WITH with Chris Pomorski of Indiewire HERE!!

-Sylv

Fantastic Fest Was Fucking Fantastic!

For years, Jen and I dreamed of the opportunity to go to Fantastic Fest. Being the overly ambitious women that we are - we wanted to make a film that would play there. This year - thanks to Tim &  Karrie League and Todd Brown - that dream became a reality. AMERICAN MARY had her US Premiere at Fantastic Fest and Jen, myself, my awesome mom, Katie, and Tristan were all in attendance for the awesome.

Now, allow me to preface - Fantastic Fest is unlike any festival you will ever go to. The feeling of acceptance and commodity comes the moment you get off the plane. The Fantastic Fest volunteers are there at the airport to get you in a shuttle to your hotel and then they pretty much adopt you, you become family, and you have the best time of your life.

Example, we had our American Premiere of the film, had lunch at the League's home where Jen sabered a bottle like a ninja while Tim held the bottle (ensuring career success - thank God, she got the cork off), then Carrie introduced us to their adorable twin daughters (who with a family as cool as they have are bound for world domination), then we got to go to the range and fire shotguns, have a karaoke sing off which ended in beer guzzling post singing, then got to participate in the Fantastic Debates in Kitana and Mileena costumes (thank you Chivonn Anderson and Carrie Matherly) where we were the first girl on girl fighters, followed by two more screenings, I learned how to swim (thank you, Ti), Katie won a special jury award for her performance in the film which was awarded in a mug filled with beer to chug, we got to go on a tour to Troublemaker Studios where I pretty much died of fangirl, we met Elizabeth Avellan, we made a fantastic-pede on the red carpet, and it was pretty much the most amazing time of time of our lives.

Many people warn you about Fantastic Fest. That once you come, you come every following year. It's like summer camp for genre lovers - and it's true. We are hopeless hooked and utterly in love with the festival. Thank you to everyone who came out and checked out AMERICAN MARY, to everyone who hung out with us to make a wonderful experience for us, and the team of Fantastic Fest that created this festival that is truly remarkable and unlike anything else.

I will be back. Fuck, maybe we'll try to get a movie out every year just so we have an excuse for coming back every year!

-Sylv

Doc Karen Talks to the Twisted Twins Post American Mary Screening at Fright Fest

Fucking wicked interview with Jen and me with Doc Karen Oughton at Film4 FrightFest after our American Mary screening where we talk body mod, appearances, amazing designs by Enigma Arcana, and our thoughts on how women are depicted in horror.

                

"Jen and Sylvia Soska, collectively known as the Twisted Twins, discuss their film AMERICAN MARY with Dr Karen Oughton at a special screening in London at Film4 FrightFest 2012."

 -Sylv

Blood Guts 5 New Faces of Horror

"Over the last 4 decades we’ve had Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and David Cronenberg amongst others, carrying the flag for horror and bringing a genre that hadn’t really peeked since the monster movies of the 30’s and 40’s back into the eyes of cinema goers. Bringing with them blood, franchises and above all characters that have been feared and loved ever since.  

Since then Hollywood has had a merchant for remakes and bringing back the dead to films that have had dozens of sequels and trying hard to replicate their success. Unforetunatley, while the remakes and new visions for films made for a previous generation bring in money for the studios, we’ve seen it all before with real prosthetics and not the new wave of CGI laziness.  

Amongst the regurgitated shmuck, there are some gems arising in the horror scene that many will overlook due to the advertising of famous killers of yesteryear but let there be no mistake, where Carpenter gave us Myers, Craven gave us Freddy and Scream, Sean S. Cunningham gave us some of the best in cheap, filthy horror including Jason Vorhees and Hooper gave us the infamous Leatherface, over the next generation there will be more film makers creating their own legacy and placing themselves in the Horror Hall of Fame."

HUGE FUCKING HONOR ALERT! Blood Guts has made a list of the 5 New Faces of Horror which includes the ridiculously talented Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS, ABCS OF DEATH), Adam Green (HATCHET, FROZEN, GRACE), James Wan & Leigh Whannell (SAW, INSIDIOUS, DEAD SILENCE), James Watkins (EDEN LAKE, WOMAN IN BLACK), AND Jen and I - hence the 'huge fucking honour' alert.

 

"The Canadian twins have made a name for themselves as the new Queens of Horror within the underground thanks to grindhouse cult classic ‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’.
The modest film written, directed, produced, starring, and stunted by the twins was made on a modest budget thanks to Robert Rodriguez book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’. With the twins love for horror and grindhouse their determination and artistic direction led to the film receiving great applause at several film festivals and becoming a cult hit. 

After the release of the film, the twins set up their own production company ‘Twisted Twins Productions’ in which they have begun their legacy to bring horror from the back of Hollywoods alley to the forefront of Cinemas screens. 

Making several short films with the new company, the twins set about writing a new feature length and pitching the idea to several big name horror directors including Rob Zombie, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino to name a few, it was none other than gore fest ‘Hostel’ director Eli Roth that took to the twins nad after seeing a few ideas, requested the script to ‘American Mary’, “The one about the med student”.To the twins surprise as this was their most ‘twisted’ idea they put the script forward and got ‘Ginger Snaps’ star Katharine Isabelle gripped from the first page. The most shocking of all was having the backing of none other than Monster house Universal take up ‘American Mary’ for distribution rights. Showing the film at Film4’s FrightFest in London, the film has been highly rated by even the harshest of film critics claiming the film ‘original’ and ‘fresh’ in a stale market where story takes the backseat to gore and torture-porn.  

With this, not only have Jen and Sylvia Soska had two hit films in their filmography of 2, but they already have cogs in the works for future projucts ‘Bob’ and ‘The Man Who Kicked Ass’."

Check the whole awesome piece here!

A very humble thanks to the team at Blood Guts for including two crazed Canadian twins on their list. This is like being included in the horror royal family and we will make sure to work very hard to keep such a privilege.

-Sylv

Twisted Twins talk American Mary at the 2012 FrightFest

Here we are chatting with Red Carpet News TV just after the very special screening of American Mary at the 2012 Fright Fest in beautiful London.

Please enjoy!



XO,
Jen

Post American Mary Screening at Fright Fest

Jen, Katharine Isabelle, John Emmet Tracy, and myself take the stage post AMERICAN MARY screening at Fright Fest. Check the video for those of you that couldn't make it!



Fright Fest frocks by Enigma Arcana, who is also behind the wardrobe in the film.

-Sylv

Twitch Film Exclusive at the Mary Cast & Crew Screening

 The buzz surrounding Canadian identical twin horror directors Jen and Sylvia Soska is growing increasingly loud, despite the fact that their second feature film, American Mary, has yet to even premiere. Following the unlikely success of their ultra-low-budget grindhouse flick Dead Hooker in a Trunk, the girls quietly cultivated both a reputation and a serious fan base that includes director Eli Roth.

This past Monday, something very special happened for the cast & crew that came together to create a film called AMERICAN MARY - we reunited in the Rio Theatre to watch the film together for the first time. If you were part of the creation of the film, you had the opportunity to see her exclusively for the first time - also, if you were the brilliant Rachel Fox of Twitch Film, you got to see the film and be the very first person to speak to the cast that night.

On Monday, I attended a private screening for cast and crew at the Rio Theatre in the Soska's hometown of Vancouver, where the film was shot. American Mary is the story of broke medical student Mary Mason, who becomes disillusioned enough with the "establishment" to drop out when she discovers a more lucrative way to make use of her surgical skills in the dangerous, underground world of extreme body modification. Starring Vancouverite Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, Freddy vs. Jason) and an eye-popping array of old-school prosthetics and special effects courtesy of Todd Masters and MastersFX (True Blood, Slither), the film is an homage to the kind of classic horror movies Jen and Sylvia grew up watching. "We're such horror nerds," Jen tells me.  

Following the screening, the jubilant directors (donning a pair of matching dresses worn by Mary in the film) brought their own Mary, actress Katharine Isabelle, up on stage for a round of applause. Sylvia issued a heartfelt apology for "covering her in so much blood, which she hated. But it was worth it!" Isabelle seemed both emotional and overwhelmed. "I'm very happy. I had a little bit of anxiety going in, but I knew that it would be good because of these girls. It turned out to be just wonderful. I love you two."

I want thank Rachel for coming out to the screening and having a chat with us, Katharine Isabelle (Mary Mason), Tristan Risk (Beatress Johnson), and John Emmet Tracy (Detective Dolor) following the screening. Making this film was the most important thing I have ever done in my life and I have never been more proud. The team you saw in the theatre that night were the ones responsible for making AMERICAN MARY possible.

Want to know Katie's original reaction to the film, what it is like to have identical directresses on set, what it was like to bring Beatress to life with her Masters FX makeover, how it was creating the film, and why is there a dedication at the end of the film to Eli Roth? Read the whole fucking wicked piece right here!

-Sylv

Happy Birthday to Us

This is fucking hilarious from the amazingly talented artist, Shannon LeClerc. I would never hurt dear, lovely Eli, but the man does look good splattered in blood. Thank you for this - you've made a pair of very insane girls very happy.

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! 29 on the 29th ;)

XO,
Your Twisted Twins

Das Dead Hooker is Good, Ya?

Do you speak German? Yes? Wicked then you won't need this translator to help you read this. HorrorPilot was kind enough to look in their trunk and take a look at our Canuxploitation flick, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK and here's a little chunk of what they had to say --

"Wenn man sich ein wenig intensiver mit Indie-Horrorfilmen beschäftigt, so wie es unsere Redaktion tagtäglich macht, dann hat man des Öfteren das ein oder andere, interessante Filmchen auf dem Schirm. So war es auch bei DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK. Der Film von den beiden “Twisted Twins” Jen und Sylvia Soska wurde schon auf einigen Festivals im Ausland gezeigt und ist mittlerweile in den USA und in England erschienen. Die Schwestern haben den Film durch ihre eigene Produktionsfirma “Twisted Twins Productions” produziert und gedreht wurde in Kanada. Selbst Eli Roth war begeistert von dem Film und so müssen wir euch diesen natürlich vorstellen."

I know hookers get around (I know, obvious joke - I'm very tired, forgive me) but to have seen our flick travel around the world to so many places to have a fucking wicked awesome review in German - thank you to Cat la Belle for taking the time to check out the film and sending me the review - is a very cool thing. Read the whole piece here.

Our greatest ambition in making this film was that people would watch it and enjoy it - and we have received that in abundance. Thank you for your support to everyone who have brought DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK into their lives and shared that HOOKER with others.

 ~Sylv

Forces of Geek has Fun with Dead Hooker

“In a really f-cked up way, this is probably the most fun I’ve ever had...” -Geek

I am a geek. I will absolutely admit it, but like animals in the wild, my appearance somewhat disguises my entire nerdism to protect me from predators. Naw, I just like decorating the shit out of things. That said, fellow geeks can recognize their own kind and I believe the most obvious place to see that nerviness would be to watch our work. Forces of Geek was kind enough to take a boo in the trunk and here's what they had to say --

"It plays out almost like a twisted buddy comedy or a road movie made by Ted Bundy and Eli Roth. This is where the macabre humour of the twins feels right at home, with panic, violence and missing limbs the order of the day as the mayhem just gets completely out of control."

Thank you very kindly, Forces of Geek. And --

"Cast-wise, the actors are surprisingly competent."

Fuck yes! Another thank you kindly, Forces of Geek.

"So despite (Or perhaps because of) its unusual title and the fact that it is endorsed by cinema lunatic Eli Roth, Dead Hooker in a Trunk provides fine amounts of intrigue, chasing, panic, plot and enough gratuitous swearing and Grindhouse violence to keep you entertained from start to finish. But what if it doesn’t give you at least some satisfaction, or leaves you wishing it weren’t so shallow?
 Just look at the title."

You can eat up the whole delicious piece here. And a huge thank you to everyone who is checking out the flick, pimping it out to their friends, tuning into the tv screenings, and buying the DVD - you are giving this indie horror a life it could have never known without your support.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts very humbly. People in the horror community are the best on the fucking planet!

 ~Sylv

UK Horror Channel Exclusive Interview with the Twisted Twins

We don't say it enough.

The UK fucking rocks.

DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK may be getting its worldwide release this Tuesday, January 31st, but that's old news if you live in the UK. Why is that? Oh, just cuz the UK had DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK since May 23rd 2011. That's right. The UK has been damn good to us. In addition to being the very first place to release the film, they were also the first ones to screen her at a festival, AND they gave her her television premiere. Not only that, but they didn't just play DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK once. Nope, they played her a whole thwack load and we have the utterly delicious UK Horror Channel to thank for that.

Truly, I may have to marry a Brit JUST to show my gratitude.

We're damn busy, but before we went into total and utter lock down editing our newest beast, AMERICAN MARY, we had the privilege of getting to chat with our very favorite station. For those of you NOT in the know, the UK Horror Channel is SKY 319, VIRGIN 149, FREESAT 138. Do tune in, won't you?

James Whittington, an absolutely wonderful gent and brilliant writer and all round stand up guy, caught up with us in an exclusive TWO PART INTERVIEW.

You can find PART ONE RIGHT HERE.

And....

You can find PART TWO RIGHT HERE.

We chatted about AMERICAN MARY. Yes, if we could say it, we did. We chatted about Eli Roth, how things have changed for us since the UK Horror Channel premiered DHIAT, our love for our UK fans, what's coming up next for us, our retirement from acting, and much more. Please enjoy.

And thank you so much to James for taking the time to chat with us!

Fatally Yours,
Jen

Fun With Horror has fun with the Twisted Twins

"Jen and I grew up watching Rodriguez flicks on repeat and playing them out. We wanted to be El. Not only were his flicks cool, but he also had his Ten Minute Film Schools to show you how he did it." ~ Sylvia Soska

Welcome to Fun With Horror. The site is a blend of interviews, horror movie reviews, and more. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Tyler Doupe of the site about DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK and it's upcoming release (January 31st), AMERICAN MARY, Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Gallardo, Eli Roth, and what's coming up this year from us Twisted Twins. Mayhaps yet another feature? You'll have to read it to know!

For the FULL INTERVIEW CLICK RIGHT HERE~!!

And a huge thank you to Tyler for taking the time to catch up with us Twisted Twins before we lock ourselves away into the editing suite.

Please enjoy responsibly and Bloody Best!
Jen

Pre-order DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK today!!

It's finally here!!!

DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK will be released WORLDWIDE on January 31st, 2012 by IFC Midnight!!

That's right, boys and grrls. At loooong last every living room can have it's very own Dead Hooker. It's been one hell of a journey to get here, but here we are and it'll be on shelves forever. It's a beautiful year. 2012, you're a sexy beast.


As for DVD extras, we have the following included...

"Rebels Without A Budget" : A 15 minute featurette following the making of Dead Hooker In A Trunk which is a mash-up of alternate footage, B-Roll and candid moments throughout the production showing aspects of the process of making a no-budget independent film.

Director Commentary Track : Featuring Jen & Sylvia Soska, Recorded February 2011. The twins discuss various aspects of the film and it's creation set to screen specific moments.

Post-Production Commentary Track : Featuring Jen & Sylvia Soska with CJ Wallis, Recorded February 2011. This track will discuss some of the tricks and methods used along the way to side-step the time and budget limitations during production and post.

A Discussion With Carlos Gallardo : Shot in Carlos' home in Los Angeles shortly after completing his scenes, the Twins and Carlos discuss El Mariachi and the history and war stories of low-budget filmmaking.

Deleted Scenes : Several scenes that were deleted from the original version of the film due to pacing, etc.

You can pre-order TODAY, right this second, in fact, and get a steaming hot pile of DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK delivered right to your door.



Thank you SO much to everyone who has believed in this film from the beginning and welcome to the band wagon all you new comers. We've saved you a spot. We're damn happy to have you and our Dead Hooker is your Dead Hooker.

Bloody Best!
Jen

Twisted Twins rock on in The Province

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

It's a very festive time for all with that whole Christmas thing going full speed ahead since the day after our much beloved Halloween season came to an end. And today is a VERY special day. Three years ago, on December 11th, we incorporated our company, Twisted Twins Productions.

We've come a loooong bloody way to get to where we are and we have to thank from the very bottoms of our Twisted little hearts the friends, family, friends who have become family, fans, crew, and cast that we've had the esteemed pleasure of having in our lives. We are incredibly humbled to be doing what we love and cannot thank you all enough for the kindness, support, and belief you've had in us and our work.

And we promise we're just getting started...

And what better way to celebrate this gore~geous day than from the set of our new beast, AMERICAN MARY. Glen Schaefer of the Province was kind enough to come visit us on set. He's one of the few to have been on location of our newest film that we've been extremely tight lipped about.

Please enjoy the FULL STORY right here!

And check out the on set video RIGHT HERE!

If you're a fellow Vancouver-ite, go grab yourself a copy!!

And thank you all~!! We fuckin' LOVE you and cannot wait to share AMERICAN MARY with the world.

Bloody Best!
Jen and Sylv

Round Two With the Twisted Twins & Ravenous Monster

"I have always been a die-hard feminist when it comes to the horror I love. I fist pump in triumph every time Jennifer Hills mutilates a perverted mountain man in I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE. Ripley and her alien-whoopin’ ways will always hold a tender spot in my heart. Danielle Harris’ portrayal of Marybeth in HATCHET II offers one of my all-time favorite “fuck you!” moments, when she goes berserk on Victor Crowley at the end of the film.

Thus, it should come as no surprise that a film made about two bad-assed chicks by two bad-assed chicks would rank amongst my top favorites. The Soskas’ driving force and my deep-rooted love for the bad-assed X chromosome is a perfect match. When Sylvia snarled the epic line “like dying could kill me”, I immediately made room at the top of my 'Most Bad-Assed Moments in Horror' list."
-Justin Hamelin, Ravenous Monster

My sister, Jen, has given me so much strength in my life. I lived a nightmare for two years when I was 21 years old when a customer at the Starbucks that I worked at became infatuated with me. He was thirty years my senior and decided he wanted to fuck me. He would show up constantly, grab at me, even touch himself while watching me work. You'd think a big corporation like Starbucks would have done something to protect me, but they simply transferred me to another location where the harassment could continue.

Despite the police reports, despite all my efforts to stop it, this went on for two years before the circumstances and reports would allow me to take the case to court. The judge was so angry that he could barely speak and the ruling was five years - no contact. The event left its mark on me and I wasn't myself anymore. I didn't want to leave my room. I got rid of my apartment and Jen and I returned home. But Jen would never allow me to feel weak for long. She forced me into private, hardcore martial arts training and created Badass.

When we wrote the script, I had to be that character in her mind, even though - Jen more appropriately would get those parts. All these feelings came back to me when I stood in front of the flame bar and said Jen's fucking ridiculously tough line "Like dying could kill me." Ironic that I saved her, because she's always been there saving me.


I am one of the luckiest girls in the world because I have the most amazing people in my life. One such amazing gentleman is Justin Hamelin who took the time to do a massive interview with us. He's one of these people that honest to fucking goodness love the genre and when he speaks about it - you tend to like even your most beloved favorite flicks that much more. Speaking of incredibly kind, love the genre, gentlemen - here's a little peek at the part two of our interview --

RavMon: Eli Roth is a big time supporter. I love the fact that he seems very pro-“women can be bad assed, too”. How did you get in touch with him?

Jen: Eli is amazing. He’s been incredibly supportive and a very good friend to us. We sent our DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK trailer around to every director from GRINDHOUSE as they had each inspired us. We couldn’t believe that only two days after we messaged him, Eli Roth wrote back to us and asked if he could see the finished film. We spoke back and forth and he gave us some really good advice. And you know what? He still does.
His films are very pro-feminist. We loved HOSTEL 2, especially the Blood Bath part. It was incredible. It was so empowering to see a female murderer that was every bit as blood thirsty as any man.

Sylvia: Eli Roth has to be one of the nicest, most down to earth, honest to goodness horror nerds in the world. He started with CABIN FEVER, so he knows what it’s like to be there. What I love about his work is that it isn’t the same shit you see in every other movie. In the first HOSTEL, you’ve got an openly gay, crazed doctor-wanna be. He wasn’t some outrageous stereotype with a lisp; he was a badass, creepy motherfucker who liked to cut people up. In the second part, you get this beautiful, intelligent female protagonist and guess what? There’s an evil bitch that gets her into the hostel. There’s a sequence in that film with the bloodbath that has to be one of the best horror scenes I’ve ever seen. With two incredibly talented actresses that killed it in that scene.

I hate when you see a film and the female characters are just written so pathetically that it’s fucking annoying. Give me a strong character that I can watch and say I wanna be like her. Eli writes women like that and he’s been an amazing supporter of our stuff. The script for AMERICAN MARY came from him asking about what other scripts we had. He’s a great guy.

No more previews, click here to read the entire lovely piece. If you missed the first part, get caught up here.

A very humble and sincere thank you to Justin for taking the time and dealing with our crazy schedule to have this chat. It was a wicked time and hope to come back and bug you with news about AMERICAN MARY!

~Sylv

Complex Talks to the Twisted Twins about Dead Hookers, Skull Fucking, Evisceration... You Know, The Best Girly Stuff

Back in the late 1970s and early ’80s, when exploitation movies were in vogue, a movie title like Dead Hooker In A Trunk would have fit right onto the marquees of sleazy drive-in theaters and seedy grindhouse venues that played such classy gems as Cannibal Holocaust and I Spit On Your Grave.

Today, however, such a shamelessly tasteless and provocative title is more taboo than ever, but that’s what makes Dead Hooker (currently available on IFC Midnight’s Video On Demand service) so much fun—it’s batshit in ways most modern-day films are too reserved to emulate. Aside from its titular call girl corpse, the midnight-dark comedy features a cowboy pimp, an Oldboy-esque scene in which a guy’s teeth are assaulted with a drill and an icepick, a pipe smashing a girl’s head so hard that one of her eyeballs shoots out, spilled intestines, and a little girl shooting her father to death with a handgun, amongst other insanity.

Now here’s the best part: Dead Hooker In A Trunk comes from the minds of two sexy and morbidly inventive twin sisters, stars/writers/directors Jen and Sylvia Soska. Paid for with credit cards and shot with minimal resources two years ago, the Canadian siblings’ passion project has worked its way up from word-of-mouth buzz to various genre film festivals; last month, Dead Hooker In A Trunk reached its highest plateau when IFC Midnight picked it up for the company’s VOD platform (special midnight theatrical screenings are in the works). Not bad for a super-low-budget and wonderfully insane horror-comedy from a couple of rookie filmmakers.

To top it all off, the Soska Sisters are also really hot. And, as you’re about to find out, they’re quite funny, as well as legitimate gorehounds and promising young filmmakers. Complex recently spoke with the duo behind Twisted Twins Productions about Dead Hooker, skull-fucking, Britney Spears’ awful film career, how they once upgraded Quentin Tarantino’s birthday, and their film’s positive message. Let’s pop the trunk!
- Matt Barone, Complex

Complex Media is fucking cool. We had the pleasure of being approached to chat with their Matt Barone, who embodies that kick ass-ed-ness. But what is this media beast? And why is it just so damn cool. Oh, my dears, I'm so glad you asked...

COMPLEX MEDIA NETWORK is the premier online destination for the most influential 20-something male consumers. This discerning audience is driven by style, sports, music, games, gear and girls. The Complex Media Network reaches these style-makers and trend-spreaders through its uniquely credible and authentic viewpoint into all things Complex.

At the center of the COMPLEX MEDIA NETWORK is our flagship site, complex.com, the online incarnation of the influential Complex Magazine, the proven voice of the people that matter – the insider's Bible.

Other COMPLEX MEDIA NETWORK sites are carefully selected and curated to maintain the perfect balance of innovative content and editorial integrity – allowing us to create highly engaging and deeply sustained conversations with our target – the 20-something male.

It was downright joy~gasmic to be approached to chat with Matt. We've been told we have the minds of 20-something males and the story of DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK really is a film that not only the 20-somethings can enjoy, but the every-somethings out there. It makes us so happy to be able to share our story and our Hooker with the masses. After all, sharing is caring ;)

Complex Media is truly a unique and incredible experience and source for all things cool. It was an honor to have our twisted selves and our DEAD HOOKER invited to chat. And what did we chat about?

A pethora of twisted goodies including (but certainly not limited to) Britney Spears and Crossroads, Russ Meyer, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, dead hookers in mattresses, cowboy pimps, punching a bear, and much, much more. I'd love to spoil it like some bastard spoiled the end of the Usual Suspects for me, but I'm so not "that guy".

But you can be that guy and grab the FULL FANTASTICAL INTERVIEW WITH MATT BARONE OF COMPLEX MEDIA right here!

Thank you so much to Matt for taking the time to chat with us and we look very forward to chatting again soon!

Now go check it out, boys and grrls! Here's a little something something to whet your appetites...

Jen: I think I’ve always had a hooker fixation. Have you see that movie Four Rooms? Robert Rodriguez’s fourth vignette, “Misbehaviors,” with Antonio Banderas, has a dead hooker in a mattress, and I just thought that was the funniest thing. [Laughs.]

Sylvia: A dead hooker in a mattress is the funniest thing? [Laughs.]

Jen: Hell yeah! We should have done Dead Hooker In A Mattress!

Sounds like you have the sequel all figured out.
Jen: [Laughs.] I think you’re right!

Bloody Best!
Jen and Sylv

Sam the Horror Man chats with the Twisted Twins Tonight!

Sam the Horror Man is the man. He is pictured above on the street where Laurie Strode in Halloween first encounters Michael Myers. Epic.

He's been a long time supporter of our exploits beginning from when our DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK first dragged it's ridiculous and demented self onto the horror scene. We've come a long way and it's a real pleasure to speak again with a friend who believed in us and our work from the very start of it all. Tonight, on The Savir Show we'll be re-united. He also writes for Bloody Disgusting, which we love like Freddy Kruger loves narcolepsy. He is one of the geniuses behind The Realm Cast which is a geek~gasmic site. It's spectacular and amazing and sometimes even "web of" (yeah, that's one for my fellow Marvel fanatics).

And just to add even more awesome to an already awesome show, fellow femme fatale, Andrea Albin will be on the show! It's the first time we'll be making voice to voice contact. We recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Andrea for STIFF Magazine alongside everyone's (and our) favorite badass director, Eli Roth. You can order yours here and get the full interview also here on The Albin Way, the wicked awesome blog of miss Albin.

Tune in tonight to hear The Twisted Twins share some awesome info in their filmmaking careers. Sylvia & Jen Soska. Tune in at www.viewen.com. / VRadio . 9pm-10pm CST/ 10pm-11pm EST/ 7pm-8pm PST.

Tune in tonight, boys and grrls!

Bloody Best!
Jen