Left to right: Royce Berry, Jamie Lisk, Jessica Hart (Stan's daughter) and Stan Hart. This photo was taken at a Zombie Walk for AIDS research, which took place in Belleville, Ontario, Canada in 2008. Proving that it's a small world after all, the mother of Jeff and Jason Derushie (aka the Gore Brothers of "Scarce" fame) was also out there with us, bracing the cold for a good cause.
Jamie Lisk (writer)
Born in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, Jamie currently works as a writer for John Dalton's MicrocinemaScene.com. In 2006, he co-wrote "WildCat" with legendary indie filmmaker John Polonia. The film starred Rebecca Ferratti of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" fame and ex-WWE wrestler Leslie Culton. Jamie also appeared in "Zombie Night 2: Awakening" and "Reel Zombies". He also received a special thanks credit for Dave Wascavage's "Zombies By Design". Over the years, he's been credited on boxcovers and in print. In 2008, Jamie finished his second feature length film script, "Bigfoot vs The Wendigo", and is currently making plans to begin shooting in the summer of 2009.
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Hollywood Premier filmography
Cinemarx filmography
Filmpedia filmography
Abandon Moviez filmography
Film Web filmography
The Film Catalogue reference
Horror Web reference
Or catch the April 12, 2009 Smodcast where legendary director Kevin 'Silent Bob' Smith of "Zack and Miri Make A Porno" fame reads verbatim an imdb.com post from Jamie Lisk and proceeds to chat about it with his producer friend Scott Mosier.
To contact: jamielbrian@hotmail.com
Stan Hart (writer)
Also born in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, Stan has been watching B-movie, Independant and Alternate Cinema since he first got eyes. He has dabbled in Special Make-Up FX since he picked up Alan Ormsby's MOVIE MONSTERS from the Arrow Book Club in grade 3. He is also WebMaster of this site and as his Internet alter ego Chim Chim the VideoMonkey, runs several other Websites including his popular (but now defunct thanks to Yahoo closing down Geocities)Underground Video and Cult Film Site and FilmSUCK.net (aka Films Unknown Cult And Kool). Got a movie project going Quinte Area? Let him know, he works cheap... Stan has worked as a make-up artist on such projects as "Zombie Night 2: Awakening" and "Reel Zombies". He also appeared in both films. Stan has also worked as a webmaster on Tony Watt's "Twisted Sinema Magazine". In the winter of 2007, Stan worked as a make-up artist on "Monster Mash", a film shot in Montreal. In 2008, Stan began work on his ill-fated first feature length film "Serpent Mound". ".Check out the official site for more information. Stan also worked as make-up effects artist on the Canadian indie "Summer School Zombies" and fulfilled a much needed roll as a zombie.
For more information, check out his MySpace page.
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Bar 7 writer
Hollywood Filmography
Amazon Page
To contact: videomonkey@cogeco.ca
Royce Berry (webmaster, contributor)
Born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada (yeah, Avril Lavigne's birthplace), Royce is the webmaster of Cranked On Cinema. When he's not working on the website, he's watching movies... and drinking. Drinking alot! In the summer of 2007, Royce also worked for the first time on a movie as an extra in David J. Francis' "Reel Zombies". He worked as a zombie and as a member of the crew, doing stunt work.
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If you wanna chat with us, e-mail us at: contact@crankedoncinema.com
Brushes with Grrreatness
On the set of Serpent Mound: Jamie and Stan with James Trash Sampson, star of "It Came From Trafalgar", "Scream Farm" and "Reel Zombies". Nasty make-up effects courtesy Stan.
Stan and Tony Todd, star of "Candy Man", "Nite Tales: The Movie" and so many others.
In 2008, Stan worked as a make-up artist on the movie "Monster Mash" which was filmed in Montreal, Canada. Here he is with the film's star Chris LeGrave who is in full werewolf attire. Yes, that's Stan's handy work.
Stan and Melantha Blackthorne, star of "Death Race" and "Sinners and Saints". Photo taken at 2005 Festival of Fear.
Stan and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Photo taken at 2005 Festival of Fear.
Stan with Mark Z. Danielewski, author of House of Leaves and Only Revolutions.
Stan, Stan's wife Sara, a Tromette, and Lloyd Kaufman, head of Troma Studios and star of "Crank: High Voltage".
In 2005, Stan chatted with Lloyd and Debbie Rochon, star of "Dead Time Stories", via web-cam.
