Q. You all seem be  intentionally secret about the plot for Weirdo. What kind of film is it?

A. Surreal, experimental and strange. This is something along the line of The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligary, like beign trapped in a funhouse or a bad dream. It is the kind of film that you might see at an artistic or indy festival, or better yet at a coffee house where people study the thing, trying to find logic in it. Basically, the concept of whatever does not make sense was put into this holds true. Buy the dvd top find out what it is about. Like we have said, buy it and you will always regret it, but buy it anyway.

Q. Mr ??? is the lead in your other films, usually as a psychopathic madman. He also emerges int his as a one man show, by the looks of things?

A Again, you need to get the dvd for it to make sense. He is the narrator as it might be called. He again plays someone who is off in the head, but not a true psycho like in Museo Taurino. In this, he is more of a well...weirdo.

Q. You have made other projects before. One of your first was Discarded?

A Yes, a short film. A man litters and litter takes  revenge.

Q. Then there was Museo Taurino?

A An unusual film that people eithe rlove or hate and no in between. It may not be as much a great film as it is a strange film. In this, the character of Don Guillermo Monclova traps and kills people in his home in Spain. Mr ??? gives an outstanding performance as a totally mad, Ed Gein  type of killer.

Q. Then you just shot The Monster Within?

A A haunted house short which again has Mr ?? and Gwendolyn, the latter of whom is a model/actress/fashion designer form central ohio who is gaingin quite a cult following in the midwest. In this, a drunken divorcee moves to the heart of the Bible Belt and discovers the home he has purchased houses a number of real dark secrets. perversion, incest, murder. Then he learns the former residents have not stayed dead after a murder-suicide. The thing is, are the ghosts in his own mind or are they real? You find out at the end.

Q. You are also finishing up Zealot, another horror film?

A Mr ?? again doing what he does best, as a sin killing murderer, a religious fanatic who has gone way over the edge. We are shooting this now.

Q. You have several other documentaruies and horror films in the works. There are several, but being a small company, the time factor is a big problem. We have a lot to do and a lot to put out, but the editing and markleting moves slowly tight now. It will get more effective and move more rapidly as we get better. On hold we have Trains, a documentary on railroads, Bullfight, which is on bullfighting, A Question Of Belief, which documents the debate on Christianity, The Dark Side Of Tuscarawas County which will cover crime and dark secrets in a small Ohio county, and  Death Rides The Horns, about death in the bullring. We also have a new horror feature called Forcado set to be shot in the fall of 2007 amd a film with Davuid "Rock" Nelson who has somewhat of a cult following in indy cinema. We are also planning two shorts, one called Graves which is another experimental piece and one on a cell phone that takes calls from a murder victim. We plan to be very busy. We may even become the next Troma.

Q. Back to Weirdo. You list shooting in a lot of places. How, on your limited budget?

A Ever hear of stick footage? Also, ever hear of expanded dream sequences?

Q. Your dream sequence in Museo Tauino has provoked a lot of controversy , so you are used to depicting illusions on film, huh?

A. Some people hate that dream sequence in Museo because of the length, but others have tried to study it and have been fascinated by it. Go figure. Those that love the dream sequence in Museo Taurino will love the Weirdo production.

Q. You actually have some footage of Mother Gooseland in Canton. Why is this a big deal?

A. Mother Gooseland was a beloved amusement park in Canton, Ohio, yet very little footage survives of this. We have some eight minutes worth of old 8mm film transfered to dvd and music, which show most of the attractions. The thign is, this may well be the onyl surviving footage of this beloved park on dvd. The famous "blue whale" is seen, a tacky thing where you could walk in his mouth, but loved by the children who visited there. In the 1980s, the park was closed and turned into a dump. You can still see the popular blue whale through the fencing, but the other attractions are gone. I believe the big steam engine that was on display went to a railroad socity in Minerva. Other things went to mini golf courses and others were destroyed,. Now there is talk about redoing and reopening the park, but time will tell. Anyway, among people in the Canton area, this footage alone will help the dvd sell and we have fit it in quite nicely.

Q. Your films have been known for using good background music?

A. Yes. One of the big faults with indy cinema is no one uses or makes a good score. We include fitting music. Some  have said our soundtracks are better than our films. Whatever.

Q. You ever intend to do a cd of your scores?

A. It is in the  plannign stage now. A cd with music from Museo Taurino, The Monster Within, Zealot, Weirdo and other scores.

Q. You were a still photographer before going into indy cinema?

A Yes and the understanding of images certainly has helped when directing and editing a film.

Q. What are some of your interests away from film?

A Still photography, for sure. Also autograph collecting , ghost hunting, weird sports and attending film conventions.

Q. What has been the most frustrating thing you have run into in making your films?

A Problems with computerized equipment and expensive software that sometimes doesn't work right now and again. . The editing process is slow and annoying. I swear it takes longer to edit than to shoot the films. This is one thing that angers me about critics. They don't see or appreciate the time and energt spent when making a film and I mean any film.

Q. You are still vague about the plot on Weirdo?

A Yes and it is intentional. Curiosity killed the cat, as the old cliche goes. When it is out, if youa re that curious, buy it. You will find iut what it is all about then.