Get to Know the Twisted Twins

These identical twin Canadian film-makers have blazed a trail for women in the Horror genre, even with an action movie thrown in as well for WWE films. They even have their own comic(Kill Crazy Nymphos Attack), and have collaborated with Marvel for Secret Wars Journal #5 and Guardians of Infinity #8.

Now though is the time of year where the twins put back on their mastermind hats for Season 2 of GSN'S Hellevator. A creation from Blumhouse,GSN, Matador, and Lionsgate. Think of it as a mini horror flick that each week, a team of 3 tries to win money by surviving the Soskas twisted challenges. More on that in the interview.From acting, to stuntwork, to producing/directing, these ladies have a bloody bright future ahead of them. Hellevator returns Oct. 7th at 9pm on GSN. For all things Soska make sure to check outwww.twistedtwinsproductions.net

For our followers who are uninitiated to the Twisted Twins, could you tell us what got you both into Horror?

S: I can't remember a time where we weren't into horror, but I do believe a great deal of that comes from my mum. She has always been a big horror fan and young girls want to emulate their mum - we're lucky our mum is very cool.

J: She had and still has this huge Stephen King collection. We started reading that really early on and couldn't get enough of it. Then we saw our first horror movie, Poltergeist and that was pretty much it for us. We couldn't get enough.

What made you want to make your own films?

S: We never set out to make our own films, we liked films very dearly, but it wasn't until I was much older and watching Mary Harron handle the press for her adaptation of American Psycho that I saw a lady director and thought, I'd like to do that. We didn't actually set to make our own films until we got ripped off by a film school while seeing fellow Canadian Jason Eisner's Hobo With A Shotgun in Grindhouse that we decided to serve up our own revenge at graduation with a faux trailer that would go on to become Dead Hooker in a Trunk.

J: Robert Rodriguez's Rebel Without A Crew had a huge effect on us. The book ends with Rodriguez telling you to not just sit around and talk about making movies. Go out and make one. So we did. I've always loved stories. I don't think I knew I was going to be a director for some time. Girls weren't encouraged enough to become directors and writers and producers when I was starting out, but I can see that changing so much right now and it's amazing.

You've really broken ground and are paving the way for female directors in Horror. Who have you yet to work with that would be on your bucket list?

S: Not really a specific person, I've been very blessed with collaborations with people I admire like the teams at Blumhouse and getting to write for Marvel. I like working with people who you don't get to see the darker parts of all the time. I think there's quite a bit of untapped talent that could do some cool stuff in one of our films.

J: Thank you so much. That's sweet of you to say. There are so many people we'd like to work with. I'd really love to make a Marvel movie for Disney. I'm such a happy fangirl getting to write for Marvel. It's just the coolest.

If you had to give advice to a haunt actor like you give an actor on set, what would it be?

S: Don't wait until you get to set to play with your character, especially when doing something physical and out of the norm. It's easier to practice faces and body movement in front of a mirror to perfect what reads the best before getting on set. We have a great scare team on Hellevator, they bring so much terror to our contestants.

J: I would tell them to commit to the character. Don't break character, it kills it. I agree with Sylv. Practice at home. Try out your zombie walks, exorcist stances, and psycho faces at home. Also fun tricks to pull out if someone's creeping on you.

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