Category Archives: Interviews

My voice is in your head…

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Grady Hendrix

If anyone feels a need to hear my high-pitched, braying voice, I’m a guest on this week’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast over on io9. Chuck Palahniuk (FIGHT CLUB) is the main guest and I’m the B-feature, tacked on … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Own Blog Post

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Grady Hendrix

My piece on the Choose Your Own Adventure books just went up on Slate. These books were an early-80′s publishing phenomena that swept the world and helped create a consumer demand for interactive entertainment which led to today’s massive gaming … Continue reading →

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Edward Packard Interview

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Grady Hendrix

If you read books in the early 80′s, chances are you knew the name Edward Packard. The originator of the Choose Your Own Adventures concept and the author of many of the best-loved books in the series, he is inextricably … Continue reading →

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David Lebling Interview

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Grady Hendrix

Slate just posted my story about the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. I firmly believe that the CYOA books were the tipping point when we all started to expect a lot more interactivity from our entertainment, and this used … Continue reading →

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R.A. Montgomery Interview

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Grady Hendrix

My piece on the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books just went up on Slate, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough room to include more than brief excerpts from the interviews I did with a lot of fascinating people for … Continue reading →

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Scott Thompson interview

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Grady Hendrix

I just did an interview with Scott Thompson for New York Magazine and it has to be the greatest interview I’ve ever done, which has more to do with Thompson than it does with me. Thompson is a Canadian, he’s … Continue reading →

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James Wan interview

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Grady Hendrix

While I was in Toronto I did a quick interview with James Wan, the director of the original SAW movie and the brand new horror flick, INSIDIOUS. It’s up over at New York Magazine. The best thing about Wan was … Continue reading →

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Panna Rittikrai

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Grady Hendrix

This interview with Panna Rittikrai was conducted in 2005, when Panna Rittikrai’s BORN TO FIGHT was about to get a DVD release in the US. Rittikrai is a Thai stunt choreographer and film director who is Tony Jaa’s mentor. He … Continue reading →

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Interview with Im Sang-Soo

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Grady Hendrix

Im Sang-Soo’s latest movie is a remake of Kim Ki-Young’s 1960 landmark horror drama, THE HOUSEMAID. Im’s movie comes out in the US from IFC and it’s a fitting follow up to his last film, THE PRESIDENT’S LAST BANG (2005), … Continue reading →

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Ronny Yu Interview

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Grady Hendrix

The director of FEARLESS, THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR and BRIDE OF CHUCKY made some time to speak over the phone to plug the release of his 2006 Jet Li movie FEARLESS (you can read a review here). But despite … Continue reading →

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