“I think most people who are interested in books are also interested in film and music, and Wake the Wicked was influenced by a compilation of these very things. Why a trailer? He wanted to reach a broader audience. Talent and skill are needed but then there is talent… “There was one actor, Harley Kupstas, who played both roles in the film: the creepy bald guy we call the vagrant, and the running man,” he said, though I had no clue the actors were one in the same. It seems this is a popular combination for feature filmmakers and bloggers alike. He used tools available to many, filming on a Nikon D3100 and edited using Adobe products. Instead, I took one of my favorite characters from one story and went crazy with ideas.”įilming took place in rural Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania-in the backyard of the house he grew up in -and on-set in an ordinary bedroom.” Wake the Wicked includes thirteen stories, but I decided against trying to capture each of them. “From concept to publication it took about two months to complete… I began writing a script for the trailer while my editor corrected my manuscript. Filthy, menacing… yet curiously familiar.
Confusion ensues: is he being threatened? Is this imagination? Are they one in the same? The music swells with a swirling cut to a darkened room where the vagrant now leers toward the camera. “I filmed, edited the video, did the special effects makeup, and wrote the script/storyboard,” he said when asked about the nuts and bolts of the project.Ī man walks alone in the forest, and encounters a strange looking vagrant. Shot by Baloga himself at nearby locations, the trailer speaks to his passions and diverse résumé. Wanting to share a bit of the process with horror fans, I contacted author Christian Baloga who was happy to discuss why he made it, and how it came about. If I liked the title I might scan through a terrible trailer to the last frames for the newsy information. Too many trailers I turn off at fifteen seconds. I made it through of course, then watched it again. So, of course I checked out the trailer and was impressed. Perhaps it is a no-brainier title for a single author collection, but the hammer ‘Wake the Wicked’ I liked even more. I love twisted things, and tales even more so. The title alone sparked instant adoration.
While hunting for great book trailers, this one really caught my eye. “On December 21, 2012, Baloga fulfilled his lifelong dream of writing, designing, and publishing his first book, “Wake the Wicked: Thirteen Twisted Tales,” edited by Michael Garrett, editor for the most successful writers of our time: Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Matheson…” from
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