“It’s a pleasure to meet a living legend” and I vigorously shook his hand. “I’m a big fan of your films…Blues Brothers, Trading Places and…..god what was the other one?” I sheepishly admitted to John Landis. The very soul of courtesy and to save my blushes he suggested “American Werewolf in London and did you…
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It’s like buses, you wait for one and then three come along at once! Part 3-Modified
Even though I’ve worked on nearly 100 issues of Bizarre , yes count ’em 100 copies; every feature we do is a challenge. It has to be said though that hiring amazing photographers like Nadav Neuhaus, Shaul Schwarz, Neville Elder and Naomi Harris really helps. I recall commissioning Timothy Allen to cover an experience piece:…
Read MoreIndoors with Jaws
I met Jaws and lived to tell the tale. Here you had a seven foot plus modern day giant who is the absolute spitting image of Richard Kiel, the actor who made his name as Jaws in the James Bond movies. Gary Tiplady is officially the world’s number one Jaws lookalike. He is also a…
Read MoreIt’s just like buses, you wait for one and three come along at once! Part 1-Terry Pratchett
So three shoots in one issue of Bizarre. No arguments from me…;-) First up, time with Terry Pratchett, a living legend. We’d met once before, at the time he was doing a book signing in the old home town of Leicester and as he signed my book, I remember moaning at him about how certain…
Read MoreTessa Farmer
Tessa is an artist who works in the macabre. It’s beyond ordinary taxidermy art ( as though the work of for example Polly Morgan can hardly be called ordinary). Tessa works with dead insects, is that insectadermy?? The ongoing theme is that fairies have taken control of the insect population so as to get revenge…
Read MoreTom Six-Human Centipede Director
Tom Six photographed by Tom Broadbent for Bizarre magazine. I was tempted to call this post Absolute Filth as that really sums up the Human Centipede movies. You can find the full interview in Bizarre magazine, out today the 27th September! (That’s the PR out of the way) Back to business! This shoot came about…
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