Sunday, December 29, 2013

American Mary Makes the Best of 2013

"American Mary is a criminally under seen black comedic horror film set in the world of body modification. The film is the sophomore feature from Canadian twin sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska who blew away audiences with their low budget grindhouse riot girl epic Dead Hooker in a Trunk and just wrapped production on See No Evil 2. The film follows Mary (Katharine Isabelle from Ginger Snaps), a surgical student who ends up performing body modification surgeries as a way to get herself out of debt and ends up becoming a rock star in the field. As much as I loved Dead Hooker, the Soskas blew me away with this film. It’s funny, disturbing, and even heartbreaking. These two lovely ladies are two of the best new voices in horror and I will be following their career for years to come. This is an absolute watch and one of the best films of the year in any genre." - Project Shanks (full piece) 
"American Mary 
I've been waiting for a full year to put American Mary on my top five list! Released very late last year, thus qualifying for 2013 consideration, American Mary oozes style. Jen and Sylvia Soska grabbed their sophomore effort by the throat and didn't let go until they had a fantastic film. Audiences have fallen in love with not only American Mary but the highly marketable Soska sisters as well. The Twisted Twins nabbed Katharine Isabelle to play the deliciously devious Mary Mason, and the star brought viewers on a fantastic ride of pain, disillusionment, revenge and some of the craziest body modifications you've ever seen. Fantastic music also adds to the thick atmosphere in the movie. American Mary officially put the Soskas on the map, and with their next film, See No Evil 2, already in the can, these girls have the world by the surgically modified balls." - Dread Central (full piece) 
"Katharine Isabelle in American MaryCount me as a huge fan of The Soska Sisters’ latest cinematical endeavor, American Mary and a huge part of that is due to the breakout performance by Katharine Isabelle. Isabelle’s always been pretty great, but she proves in American Mary that she’s truly a star with a remarkably engaging and heartbreaking performance that I fell in love with. The Soska’s themselves serve up some powerhouse material with their tragic story of a medical student working outside of the system, but make no mistake, it’s Isabelle who knocks it right out of the park in American Mary." - Daily Dead (full piece)

         "American Mary 
I was lucky enough to catch “American Mary” before it’s 2013 release. The Soska Sisters ( Dead Hooker in a Trunk) take their bizarre style of film, and take it to the next level. Katherine Isabelle is great as our title character, and you really feel her breakdown to sociopathic behavior. This is a 4 star effort from the sisters ( who even have a cameo in the film)." - Horror Movies.ca (full piece) 

"07) AMERICAN MARYOh, Beatress. This was a look that could have very easily worn the actress, but Tristan Risk owned this character design and made it her own. I was very impressed with the plastic look of the living Betty Boop, and the attention to detail of making a woman look like an actual cartoon character was on point. In comparison to the "Ruby Real Girl" character, Beatress didn't look like the typical 'overly plastic-Jocelyn Wildenstein' character, she really looked like Betty Boop." - Day of the Woman (full piece) 
"4. American MaryA solid follow up for the Soska sisters. I enjoyed Dead Hooker in a Trunk, but I loved this. Katharine Isabelle steals the show. Unique and full of great gore and body mods, as well as the sexiest Betty Boop looking lady ever." - Guts and Grog (full piece) 

"American MaryDirected by twin sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska, American Mary has been popping up on a ton of best of lists and for good reason—the original premise and convincing performance by Katherine Isablelle, star of the Canadian hitGinger Snaps, helps American Mary rise above many of the independent horror films released in 2013. American Mary is just twisted enough to satisfy horror fans bent on the films of David Cronenberg and Takashi Miike." - PopShifter (full piece) 
"American MaryJen and Sylvia Soska, two confident women of horror, gave the genre a standout film with the well-crafted “American Mary”. While the scares may be scarce the character development and dread filled atmosphere keep the film compelling. The narrative makes interesting comments about self-identity and the manipulation of it both physical and psychological. These two budding directors have offered an exceptional horror film." - Daily Dead (full piece) 
"9. American Mary - Ginger Snaps’ Katharine Isabelle gives a great performance in this, the second film from Jen and Sylvia Soska (the “Twisted Twins” and directors of Dead Hooker in a Trunk). Mary finds Isabelle as the eponymous character, a young med student who falls into performing illegal body modification surgeries to support herself financially. When a violent incident sends Mary spiraling into madness, the film’s heroine slowly transforms into the (admittedly sympathetic) villain of the piece, racking up a body count even as her sanity erodes. This film’s strong lead performance, offbeat subject matter, and beautiful photography make this a must-see." - Dread Central (full piece) 

"2. American Mary (Xlrator Media) - The Soska sisters are becoming a name that is really synonymous with horror. American Mary is proof that these women can stand tall in a genre that is led mainly by males." 
"6) American Mary (Xlrator Media) - This applause-worthy sophomore effort of the Soska twins features the bodaciously babely female antihero that the modern horror genre desperately needed and teaches us an important lesson in recognizing self worth, wreaking vengeance upon those who have wronged us, and the dire consequences of crossing the sometimes dangerously thin line between malice and madness." - Cinesploitation (full piece) 
"2) AMERICAN MARY (Dir. Jen & Sylvia Soska)Like Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was adapted into the world of underground strip clubs and body modification. Surgery is a messy thing, and this film captures both the fascination and the terror associated with the performance of it and the surgical profession itself. Any one filmmaker – or, in the case of the Soska sisters, two – that can offer something this bold and subversive deserves to be on everyone’s radar." - Diabolique Magazine (full piece) 
"On our Best of 2013 Show we run down the Top 5 Movies, including my pick for #1.... Jen & Sylvia Soska's American Mary!" - Mike Wendt (full piece) 
"1) American Mary:Taking inspiration from the works of David Cronenberg and Takashi Miike, American Mary is a low budget feminist horror film that takes the viewers into the world of body modification with excellent practical make up effects and a potential future horror icon role for Katharine Isabelle of “Ginger Snaps” fame delivering an equally scary, funny and kooky performance." - Snake Bite Horror (full piece) 

-Sylv


Monday, December 23, 2013

IGN Lets You Know the Best of 2013 That You Might Have Missed



Yay we made IGN's The Top 10 Movies You May Have Missed in 2013 by Chris Tilly! Lots of good stuff on this lis that you might not have checked out this year.

Check the article here!

-Sylv

Saturday, December 21, 2013

American Mary Up With Multiple Nominations for the Fright Meter Awards



"When it comes to film awards, everyone looks towards the Oscars as the pinnacle of achievement. The only thing wrong with the Oscars? Our beloved genre of horror is often or completely overlooked! That's where the Fright Meter Awards comes into play. Along with myself, there's 35 plus committee members made up of genuine horror fans, bloggers, actors, writers, directors and producers "making the Fright Meter Awards truly the most prestigious horror award given."
From mainstream to independent, big names to newcomers, popularity or form of release, nothing is overlooked and if it's worthy of a mention, we consider it. So without further ado, here are this year's nominees…" 


American Mary is up for Best Makeup, Best Screenplay, Best Ensemble Cast Performance, Best Supporting Actress - Tristan Risk, Best Actress - Katharine Isabelle, Best Director(s) - Jen & Sylvia Soska, and Best Horror Movie. Fucking amazing to have such an honour!

Check out the nominees and vote here!


-Sylv

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Loser By Kevvy Fan Vid

           

Very cool American Mary fan video to Kevvy's Loser from the film. SPOILERS and more SPOILERS, enjoy!

-Sylv

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Twisted Twins Are Coming To Marble City Comic Con!


Jen and I are coming to Marble City Comicon and it's because you guys demanded it (& because Thomas L. Phillips was cool enough to get us on board) - the Twisted Twins are coming to Knoxville, Tennessee!!!

      

-Sylv

Friday, December 13, 2013

Twisted Twins Are Coming Texas Frightmare Weekend!



Jen and I are so fucking stoked to be going to Texas Frightmare Weekend this coming May 2, 3, and 4th!! See you beautiful people there #twinning

       

-Sylv

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Twisted Twins Five Year Anniversary!!!

          


Thank you for all the well wishes and congrats on tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary in ten minutes - December 11th; it means a lot to Jen and me!

-Sylv

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Backstage With The WWE For NYCC'13

            

BTS at New York Comic Con for the WWE Studios panel with Zach Lipovsky, Jen, and me. Please enjoy!

-Sylv

One day until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th!!



One day until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th!!

Thank you for all the wonderful support for the last few years from the bottom of our twisted, black hearts. If you would like to celebrate with us - it would mean a lot if you joined us with this cover photo to celebrate the big day.

Massive love and respect to you that have been here along the way and have stood with us during our struggles and our successes.


-Sylv

Monday, December 09, 2013

TWO DAYS until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th!!

TWO DAYS until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th!!

"We're very lucky to be able to have Halloween every day, but there is something undeniably special about Halloween. We've almost religiously dressed up every year. It makes me sad to hear "grownups" say that they don't like Halloween and haven't dressed up since they were kids. Where is it written or said that once you reach a certain age you have to stop having fun?" - Jen Soska

"We've been acting since we were little girls. It's an extremely difficult and often disappointing industry and, as we got older, the roles that we were offered consisted of twin girl, stereotypical, sexpot roles. Not that we have anything against that - just in a proper time and place with some justification in the script. It got to the point that we were just going out for roles that we didn't really want in the first place and we realized that we needed a change." - Sylvia Soska





-Sylv

WWE IN VANCOUVER!!!

Jen and I love the WWE. Been watching for years - and it was the thrill of a lifetime for the Superstars & Divas to return to our hometown to kick some serious ass!!

For those of you that missed it - here's what you would have seen from our POV.

            

-Sylv

PS Check out the flickr album HERE!

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Three days til tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary - December 11th!!

Three days til tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary - December 11th!!

"I think the first career path I was dead set on following was super hero." - Jen Soska

[which twin is older] "Me! But I sort of cheated, I guess. I am nineteen minutes older, and came out at seven pounds. Jen was only about three. Apparently, I tried to eat her in the womb. Womb combat - point Sylv." - Sylvia Soska





-Sylv

Saturday, December 07, 2013

The Twisted Twins Are Coming to Calgary Horror Con!

           


Jen and I are going to be at the Annual Calgary Horror-Con!! Haven't been there in years. Looking forward to seeing you beautiful people there. Here is a video explaining what happened the last time we were there.

-Sylv

Four days until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS's five year anniversary on December 11th!

Four days until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS's five year anniversary on December 11th!

"You have to go after what you want in this life. Women have been long encouraged to be actors or singers or models. I want to tell them they can be anything they want. You can be a director, a writer, a producer, the CEO of your own company." - Jen Soska

"Jen and I are born collaborators, we have always had one another and worked together as a team, so the team comes very natural to us. Jen is, in many if not all ways, my better half. She's got this beautiful outlook on the world, a wonderful quirky sense of humor, and she is brilliant with people." - Sylvia Soska





-Sylv

Friday, December 06, 2013

Five days until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th~!

Five days until tWIStED tWINS PRODUCtIONS' five year anniversary on December 11th~!

"No one is going to make it happen for you. I firmly believe you've got to set impossible goals. That way even if you get close, you're doing pretty fucking good." - Jen Soska

"We never really set out like, we're going to be writer/directors now. We were just pissed at the roles we were being offered, then pissed that the film school that we decided to attend was a complete embarrassing rip off that pulled our funding." - Sylvia Soska




2010 Massive Blood Drive PSA from Twisted Twins Productions on Vimeo.


-Sylv

Mary Christmas From Trevor Whaley!



Trevor Whaley is so awesome 

Festive American Mary. That's my grrl.


-Jen

Thursday, December 05, 2013

6 DAYS TIL TWISTED TWINS PRODUCTIONS' FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON DECEMBER 11TH!!!!

6 DAYS TIL TWISTED TWINS PRODUCTIONS' FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON DECEMBER 11TH!!!!


"Back in highschool, we did a little directing. We loved acting, but had already taken every single other acting class available, aside from their directing and screen writing class. Was it heavy in theory? Nah. We basically got to run an acting class and put on plays as final projects. That was by far our favorite part. I did an adaption of an excerpt from Stephen King's The Green Mile. I started it when Wild Bill gets brought in and I ended it on a low note when Del gets electrocuted with the dry sponge. I was especially proud of our electrocution effects. I had a strobe light, a smoke machine, off stage guttural moans, and electric sound effects. The result? Admittedly, some not so impressed parents. Mine, however, were beaming."
- Jen Soska

"The only reason why I am here today is because the people in the horror community have made it possible. When I was a little girl, I was at the fish market with my Grandfather. I decided in my little girl way that I was going to use my spending money to buy a fish for my cat. He told me to ask the fisherman myself. I went over, explained that I'd like to purchase a fish for my cat please and thank you. The man smiled and got me a fish - free of charge. I was shocked - that's not the way the world works. I went to my Grandfather to find out why that would happen and he told me something that I carry on today - 'If you treat people with kindness and respect, the whole world opens up for you.'"
- Sylvia Soska


-Sylv

Saturday, November 23, 2013

See No Evil 2 Directors' Chairs

We had an incredibly talented graphic artist on See No Evil 2, Roger Fires. You will see his stunning work in the upcoming film, but until then - here's a sneak peek with our director chairs.



Twin #1



Twin #2


-Sylv

Friday, November 22, 2013

Twisted Twins WWE 2K14 Entrances


Our intros for WWE 2K14.

Sylvia Soska intro. (song: SEXY NAUGHTY BITCHY by TATA YOUNG)

Jen Soska intro. (song: LIVING DEAD GIRL by ROB ZOMBIE)

The Twisted Twins tag team intro. (song BAD GIRLS by M.I.A.)

Do you have your copy yet?

This is Awesome (aka #twinning)



Attention everyone.

Drop what you’re doing and check this out!! Us Twisted Twins and KANE made by the wonderful Nick Pillitteri on WWE 2K14 (you DO have your copy, right???). Epic win.

#thisisawesome

 #yesyesyes

 #twinning

The Celluloid Screams Twisted Bumper Competition Winner Announced by Us



Sylvia Soska and I judged the Celluloid Screams Twisted Bumper competition!! AMAZING entries, check out as we announce the winner ;)

And, yes, this is uncut and totally how we make our vids, ha ha

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Chirality Nail Polish's New Line, Black is the New Black is Available Now!!


"Now on to these sickeningly beautiful polishes!  
Soska is a black linear holo. When I say Black Holo, I don't mean dark grey holo. I mean black like the inky void. This polish is the truest Black holo I have ever gotten to try, and I loooove it.  
Two layers finds opaqueness, and I used a thin layer of Poshe topcoat, which did not dull the holo effect. I can't tell you how awesome it is to see no greying from the holographic pigment - A real must have!  
The holo itself is strong and very colorful, giving the full spectrum of colors on each nail in most light. It's almost like a pitch black base and a sparkling rainbow were meant to go together!" (full piece here)




 


"And here is the stunning Soska.  
Soska was named after the (in)famous Soska Twins...aka the Twisted Twins. If you are a fan of horror movies, especially the more underground variety, you may know the Soska sisters from such films as American Mary, Dead Hooker In a Trunk as well as the upcoming See No Evil 2 and ABC's of Death 2. They are a writing, producing, directing and acting powerhouse team, check them out. They've also got an upcoming release in XX, an all-female horror anthology.  
Soska is the creme de la creme of holo. It was virtually a one coat polish! This is the first true linear holo that Chirality has done and they blew it out of the barn. Even my boyfriend oooohed and aaaahed all over it when he saw it!  
This does show the polish at 2 coats, but that was just for photography sake. The formula is spectacular and the holo rainbow in this polish is to die for!" (full piece here)





"On to the polish!! 
First lets check out Chirality's new labels! I think they are very fun and make me think of the 80's. hahaha I dont know why. I think they look better and are easier to see but I do wish they were are transparent on the darker colors. 
This is Soska. 
This polish was inspired by the Soska Twins. They make horror movies including the one I mentioned above as well as Dead Hooker in a Trunk. For this polish I used two coats that covered incredibly well." (full piece here)


-Sylv

Saturday, November 09, 2013

All Female Anthology - XX - Announced at AFM!!


Jen and I are so fucking honored to be a part of XX with Jovanka Vuckovic, Jen Lynch, Mary Harron, Karyn Kusama, and Sophia Carrillo. Huge thank you to Todd Brown who fucking rocks!!!
"Said Brown: "One of the givens of so many horror films has been the objectification of young women, and we thought it was time for a different approach to scaring audiences and letting the female voice be heard." 
"We know that women make up about half of the audience for horror films, and yet female creative voice has been nearly silent in the horror genre," said Newman, executive vp of Dark Sky Films' parent company, MPI. "So we are thrilled about the new and distinct approach that these talented directors will bring to the project.""

Read all about it on ---


The women included in this project have inspired us so wholly. I fucking love these women. Very very excited to be included in this phenomenal lineup!

-Sylv

Bateman/Mason Fan Fic, Yes Please!


My life is now complete. Someone hook me up with the fan fiction.

-Sylv

Get Some Soska on Your Nails!!


Jen and I had the thrill of a lifetime when we got the incredibly rad offer to have a nail polish named after us, 'Soska' by Chirality Nail Polish

We got sent them and wore them all throughout the filming of SEE NO EVIL 2 Movie; they stay on beautifully and the color is a holographic black that looks like gasoline mixed with the night sky, fucking radness.

It is part of the new line "Black is the New Black" and will be available at both of their online stores on Nov. 16:

http://www.chirality.bigcartel.com/

and

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChiralityNailPolish


Haven't changed our color since we got it and don't see any plans to change it - hook yourself up and send us pics.


-Sylv

Saturday, November 02, 2013

Happy Birthday Katie!


A very happy birthday to a lady who was kind enough to be nice to a fangirl when I was an extra on Josie and the Pussycats, the rest has just been a thrill. 

The thinking person's scream queen, Katharine Isabelle. Have a wicked one, killer.


-Sylv

Happy Birthday Risky!!



Happiest of happy birthdays to a woman that broke the mould when she was created - 
"One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

Love you madly, Tristan Risk. Thank you for all the amazing adventures. May this birthday just be the start of many more.


-Sylv

WWE 2K 14 Undertaker Edition


Jen & I just got the new #WWE2K14 Undertaker Edition!!!! Happiest fangirls on the planet right now.

-Sylv

Random Pop Episode 5


 
"Attention horror fans... this one is for you! Random Pop caught up with the infamous Soska Sisters at Fatality Fest to discuss their most recent horror movie "American Mary". The beautiful twin directors/writers/actors get uber bloody with our host Lawnette Mundy, check it out!"

-Sylv

BC Horror Challenge On!!!



Jen and I are unofficial judges in many things, but official for this; do your damnedest, filmmakers.

"On October 31st Bloody Cuts launched their first ever short film challenge at www.bchorrorchallenge.com. This film is for benchmark and example purposes, made under the same restrictions as the competition. 

Think you can make something better? Something scarier? Enter now to win over $13,000 of prizes, and have your film judged by one of the best panels put together for a film competition."


"

Find out how you can enter at 
www.bchorrorchallenge.com


-Sylv

The Real Housewives of Horror



Check out the Real Housewives of Horror, a show I would watch every fucking week. Kudos, ladies, this rocks. 

-Sylv

Limited Time Only Ladies of See No Evil 2 Autographed Print



For a limited time only, you can grab these special Halloween Jamie Lloyd pics of the SEE NO EVIL 2 Movie ladies, Danielle Harris & the Twisted Twins! Profits going to Scares That Care!

Get em here!! 


-Sylv

Comic Costume American Mary in ChaosLife



-Sylv

The Twisted Twins Meet Mark Henry



The Twisted Twins meet the the world's strongest man, Mark Henry!!

-Sylv