The latest Positively Horror interview is with the great Kourtnea Zinov'yevna. Please enjoy the full interview below.
Please tell us a bit about yourself and your relationship with the genre?
I've loved horror for basically my whole life. I was raised by my grandma and she was a big horror hound; obsessed with Stephen King, so it was just a nice family thing. I got obsessed with seeing how things were made.
What was your introduction to horror, and at what age?
I couldn't even tell you what age I first got into horror. I think of stuff like Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark that was on when I was a kid and think that might be it.
Your focus is with body horror, what makes this sub-genre stand out to you?
I think I was fascinated with body horror before I really knew what it was. But it's definitely a genre I grew into. I used to be very into the extreme horror but I got bored of it. With body horror anything is possible, and it's always disgusting.
You're currently working on the feature 'Order of the White Worm', could you tell us a bit about it?
Order of The White Worm is a very personal work to me about eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and pregnancy. Our main character, Brendell, is someone who is desperate to lose weight by any means necessary. When she is given a magic weightloss pill she starts to lose weight, but is overcome by insatiable hunger.
Who are some of your favourite people working in the genre at the moment?
I'm really interested in Leigh Janiak, Kei XI, Ari Aster, Robert Eggers. I'm sure there's so many I'm blanking on!
And are there any other projects you're involved with that you'd like to talk about?
I'm actually not involved on anything else currently. This is taking up all of my time and energy really. If you want you can check out my first short, featured on Rue Morgue's website, on YouTube, Mantis.
Thank you again to Kourtnea for the great interview. Check out the link below to watch the short 'Mantis':
Click below for the 'Order of the White Worm' Facebook page:
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