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What’s your most memorable Halloween experience?
Since age 14, I’ve perfected my boogie-man costume. In 2025, I up'd my game, a new look, wore it to Niagara Falls Comic-Con, where even Robert Englund was amazed! I posed for hundreds of photos that day. But the best was on Halloween night, after my jumping out of the bushes 1000 times, I hit the main strip with my wife playing my victim. I was treated like a celebrity; crowds of adults and kids took about 500 photos. I loved that memory, using fear to bring absolute joy to people of all ages.
Tell us why you would make it to the end of a horror movie.
I’m making it to the end because I possess the ultimate survival tool: genre awareness. I know you never split up, you never say "I'll be right back," and you always check the backseat. Having spent years playing the Boogie-man, I know the villain's playbook line by line. I have the stamina to outlast the night, the calmness to not panic under pressure, and the drive to be the last one standing when the sun comes up.
What would you do with the unlucky $13,000?
I’d turn that unlucky $13,000 into pure creative magic. First, I’d use it to buy me the most valuable asset of all: time. It would cover my bills so I can finally sit down, focus, and finish rewriting my horror movie script ( a reboot desired by many) With the rest, I’d invest right back into the spooky arts by taking my Boogie-man costume to an even more terrifying, Hollywood-grade level. To me, $13,000 isn’t a curse, it’s the ultimate fuel for my nightmares.
Who is your real-life hero who you would want to survive a horror movie with?
My real-life hero is my wife. She’s already proven she’s the ultimate horror movie companion by willingly acting as my "victim" and marrying me. ;) If we were stuck in a real slasher film, her absolute patience with my spooky obsession, combined with our ability to work as a team under pressure, means we’d outsmart the killer effortlessly. We started the night as a team, and we’re making it to the final credits together. Good Night Freddy, Good Night Jason. Hello sequel.
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