Katharine Isabelle is Margot Verger on Hannibal, Season Two

Meme by Kristin Colen

"Isabelle will play Margot, who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her serial-killer twin brother. Margot is now a patient of Dr. Hannibal Lecter's and, apparently, a potential love interest for Will. 

However, there are two strikes going against that romance: Will is locked up, and Margot is evidently a lesbian. But hey, stranger things have happened on this show... 

Isabelle will join the series during its eighth episode and hang around for four weeks. If Margot has a dark side comparable to American Mary's, perhaps the show's men had better watch their backs."

Read the whole piece here on JoBlo! 

-Sylv

AMERICAN MARY win Horror Central's Fan's Choice Best of 2013

"Katherine Isabelle was absolutely born for the role of “Bloody Mary”, and her performance in this feature is nothing short of hypnotizing. There is no denying that the actress delivers a once in a lifetime performance, making the character believable, terrifying, and sympathetic all in the same frame; and all with elegant and flawless variations of simple facial expressions and features. If Dead Hooker in a Trunk was an experiment, then American Mary is the hypothesis. Jen and Sylvia Soska (AKA The Twisted Twins) set a new standard in independent horror filmmaking, and judging by the amazing leap between their first and second films, this community is nothing short of lucky to have both of them gracing the screen with their horrifying visions."

A huge thank you to Horror Central and all the fans that voted for choosing AMERICAN MARY as one of your favorite films of 2013. To have the fans have voted and chosen means the world to us. Thank you so very much. This is awesome.

Check it out here: http://horrorcentralofficial.weebly.com/fans-choice-2013.html

-Jen

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards of 2013!!

HUGE news today, boys and grrls! TWO major nominations for two spectacular women from Fangoria today, Katharine Isabelle for Best Actress and Tristan Risk for Best Supporting Actress in American Mary! 

Please vote as both these ladies deserve it in spades. And thank you so much to FANGORIA for nominating these ladies 

Vote HERE!!

-Sylv

Mary & Billy Fan Video

           

So, this happened. An astoundingly beautiful fan made pairing video for American Mary and Mary and Billy's relationship. Just beautifully done and cut together by the very talented Bobby McGriffin. Please enjoy. I know we did.

-Sylv

Rue Morgue's Best of 2013

Rue Morgue gives American Mary two prestigious titles: most original concept & Mary is your best new killer!

On sale now - pick yours up today.

-Sylv 

Picking Brains Talks to Katharine Isabelle

"Her latest starring role in ‘American Mary’ really provides a showcase for her immense talent. I urge you to go and see ‘American Mary’ it is one of the best horror films to come out in the past few years. I only had 10 minutes with Katharine but it was put to good use as we discuss her roles of Ginger, Mary, her experiences on ‘Freddy V.S. Jason’ and her views on on-screen nudity."

Here it all HERE!

-Sylv

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

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

Mary Christmas From Trevor Whaley!

Trevor Whaley is so awesome 

Festive American Mary. That's my grrl.

-Jen

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

Ain't It Cool Thinks American Mary is Cool

"If one has never seen recreational body modification in its various forms, I can understand why some folks would be seriously ooked out by AMERICAN MARY, the latest in what seems to be a new wave of body horror films which may have been restarted with HUMAN CENTIPEDE, but has really taken shape with this past year’s VICTIM, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, EXCISION, ERRORS OF THE HUMAN BODY and ANTIVIRAL, to name a few. I don’t mean to be jaded, but while I don’t have any body mods myself (besides tattoos), I have seen my fair share in my time. So on that initial shock level, I wasn’t taken aback as much as I imagine one unfamiliar with the subculture would be.

That said, AMERICAN MARY is one hell of a movie. It’s well acted by GINGER SNAPS’ Katharine Isabelle and newcomer Antonio Cupo. Both actors do well with their characters, exhibiting an attraction, yet an inability to show that toward one another because of the situation they have found themselves in. The story follows Mary (Isabelle), a down and out med student in need of a quick buck answering an ad as a stripper in a gentleman’s club. While there, Mary’s skills as a future surgeon are called upon when she is offered $5,000.00 to illegally operate on an associate of the bar with his eye gouged out. Mary takes the offer and finds herself spiraling down the rabbit hole into dark subcultures and deviant body modification for an immense amount of profit which would shut those student loan callers the hell up.

The way this film is put together is eloquent and delicate, yet occasionally stone cold. Even the opening scene, as Mary practices her operating skills on a dead plucked turkey, the camera zooms in to show this delicate operation with thin instruments making precise cuts. That’s how this film is throughout. AMERICAN MARY is slow to develop and shows a patient hand storytelling-wise, but I wasn’t bored a tick as we see Mary get further and further entrenched in this shadowy world. The directors, Sylvia & Jen Soska, are twins who also appear in the film as…what else…twisted twins with a unique request for Mary’s operating skills. The story keeps things pretty distant, though, only showing us slight peeks as to what’s going on inside Mary’s brainpan with only a few scenes of her reacting to these intense situations like vomiting and taking a shower in her clothes, both clichés but appropriate given the extreme circumstanes."

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE!

-Sylv

American Mary Makes Flavor Wire's List of Top Horror

"American Mary

Canadian twin filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska have been leading the way for contemporary female horror directors with their indie debut, Dead Hooker in a Trunk (picked up by IFC), and the recent American Mary. A disenchantedmedical student enters the world of underground surgery and extreme body modification where things taken an even darker turn. Ginger Snaps’ Katharine Isabelle leads the twisted character study, and the Soskas allow the antiheroine to flourish without straining to make her likable (often a rarity for female characters in general)."

Check the whole list here~!

-Sylv

American Mary on Movie Central

American Mary starts playing on Movie Central tonight! Thank you to everyone who is going to tune in and watch it. Click HERE for the details!

-Sylv

AMERICAN MARY makes ROLLING STONE

#AmericanMary makes Rolling Stone's 13 TERRIFYING MOVIES YOU CAN’T UNSEE List!!
Wow, what a massive honor!! Thank you so much guys. Check it out. And MARY does make the perfect Halloween movie and is a total kickass Halloween costume ;)

***SPOILER ALERT***

“'American Mary' (2012) Mary is a broke medical student who is drugged and raped at a party she’s invited to by her professor. Fleeing school and desperate for money, she is thrown into the underworld of body modification. But these aren’t your ordinary alterations. They’re highly illegal and bordering on immoral, but if you have enough cash, Mary will take good care of you.

Creepiest Scene: Finding out what she did – and is still doing – to the professor that raped her.”

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/13-terrifying-horror-movies-you-cant-unsee-20131025/american-mary-2012-0871035#ixzz2irL6mO3u

NYCC Talks to the Twisted Twins about See No Evil 2

Jen and I chat about See No Evil 2 at NYCC. Please enjoy!

-Sylv

Masters FX Makes the best Monsters

Katharine Isabelle and MASTERSFX are reunited after American Mary on the upcoming SEE NO EVIL 2 Movie. Best pic ever. Mary comes back to admire her Grant handiwork.

-Sylv

See No Evil 2 Cast

If you're wondering where all the sexy is in Vancouver, they will be on the set of SEE NO EVIL 2 Movie this Monday. Someone for everyone - so who's going to be the final girl?

"Who knew that See No Evil 2 would move this fast? Following last week's news that Danielle Harris, Katharine Isabelle and Michael Eklund would join the cast comes word that Greyston Holt, Kaj Eriksen, Lee Majdoub and Chelan Simmons are also starring." -Shock Til You Drop (full piece) 

"Hot off the heels of the major casting of Katharine Isabelle and Danielle Harris in the upcoming See No Evil 2 by Twisted Twins Jen and Sylvia Soska, we have a complete list. Read on to see who else is joining the party...

Wow, they are moving on this one. Greyston Holt (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil), Kaj Eriksen, and Lee Majdoub will round out the cast for SEE NO EVIL 2. The sequel has Jacob Goodnight rising from the dead at the morgue after his killing spree at the Blackwell hotel. Not nearly finished with his work, he zeros in on a group of medical students as his latest victims.

Sounds like a good time to be had by all!" -Sinful Celluloid (full piece)

"The upcoming WWE Studios slasher sequel, SEE NO EVIL 2, will be adding to the body count as it sees Greyston Holt, Chelan Simmons, Kaj Eriksen, and Lee Majdoub all land a role in the upcoming Soska Sisters directed flick. They will join the previously announced Danielle Harris, Katharine Isabelle, Michael Eklund and WWE's Kane. At this point it's pretty much impossible to not be excited to see how this one turns out as Jen and Sylvia Soska will no doubt bring plenty of bloodshed to the table. I was a huge fan of AMERICAN MARY and I can't wait to see how they tackle an in-your-face slasher with plenty of carnage at their disposal. Should be some blood soaked fun!" -Joblo (full piece) 

"Greyston Holt (Bitten, Lost Boys: The Tribe), Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil), Kaj Eriksen (Ice Twisters), and Lee Majdoub (Soldiers of the Apocalypse) will round out the fight-night dream cast for SEE NO EVIL 2 which revives the nightmare of the first film when Jacob Goodnight rises from the dead in the city morgue after his killing spree at the Blackwell hotel. In this ominous, underground locker for the dead, a group of medical students fight to survive as this deranged psychopath once again starts to pick them apart one by one." -AlienBee (full piece)

"The news crossed the Lytherus page a little while ago: the Soska sisters are directing the sequel to WWE Studios slasher flick See No Evil. We’ve had a few casting announcements previously: Danielle Harris (Halloween, Hatchet series, Stake Land), Katharine Isabelle (American Mary), Michael Eklund (The Call, The Day), and of course, WWE’s Kane. Now, we have even more updates.

It’s been released that Greyston Holt (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Chelan Simmons (Tucker and Dale Vs Evil), Kaj Eriksen (The 4400), and Lee Majdoub (Underworld: Awakening) have all landed roles in See No Evil 2." -Lytherus (full piece)

"In addition to casting Danielle Harris and Katharine Isabelle, Greyston Holt (pictured below; Lost Boys: The Tribe), Chelan Simmons (pictured above; Tucker and Dale vs Evil), Kaj Eriksen, and Lee Majdoub are all joining See No Evil 2, which features star wrestler Kane as a psychopath that goes on a killing spree.

Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary) direct with production starting this fall." -Bloody-Disgusting (full piece)

"More casting news has rolled in for WWE Studios' new slasher flick See No Evil 2, and as always we have it for you right here! We're good like that! Read on for the latest!
Greyston Holt (pictured; "Bitten," Lost Boys: The Tribe), Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), Kaj Eriksen (Ice Twisters), and Lee Majdoub (Soldiers of the Apocalypse) have joined the previously announced Danielle Harris (the Halloween franchise), Katharine Isabelle (American Mary, Ginger Snaps, Freddy vs. Jason), and Michael Eklund (The Call, The Marine 3: Homefront, The Day) in the Soska Sisters-helmed See No Evil 2 starring WWE Superstar KANE®.

Lionsgate will handle worldwide distribution of See No Evil 2, while WWE Studios will utilize its extensive global reach through television, digital, and social media and print assets to market the film.

Want more? Be sure to follow @SeeNoEvil2movie on Twitter and like the See No Evil 2 Facebook page.
Stay tuned, kids! Knowing the Soskas, we can assure you the film is in the best of gore-soaked hands!" -Dread Central (full piece)

"Joining Danielle and Katharine are horror’s hottest writer/directer duo Jen and Sylvia Soska (Dead Hooker In A Trunk and American Mary), which Katharine Isabelle worked with on American Mary. The twisted twins will be directing this film which was written by Nathan Brookes and Bobby Lee Darby and like the first installment, will be presented by WWE Entertainment and Lionsgate. Glenn Jacobs aka Kane of the WWE will be returning as blood thirsty psychopath, Jacob Goodnight." -Little Blog of Horror (full piece)

"So the big news here is that "See No Evil 2" has gained scream queen Danielle Harris, and Katharine Isabelle! Production for "See No Evil 2", is expected to begin sometime this fall. Isabelle reunites with Jen and Sylvia Soska after recently working with the directors on "American Mary"." -HorrorBid (full piece) 

"The horror sequel directed by twin helmers Jen and Sylvia Soska has added two scream queens to its cast. Frequent final girl Danielle Harris (Hatchet II & III, and the Halloween franchise) and Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps, Freddy Vs. Jason) will star in the chiller opposite WWE wrestler-turned-thesp Kane and Michael Eklund. Isabelle previously starred for the Soskas in their sophomore feature American Mary. See No Evil 2 picks up after the events of 2006′s See No Evil with psycho killer Jacob Goodnight (Kane) rising from the dead in the city morgue to prey on unsuspecting medical students. Lionsgate and WWE Films partnered on the first film which grossed $18M in theaters worldwide and cleaned up on home video. Lionsgate will handle worldwide distribution while WWE markets the pic through its multimedia network. Harris is repped by Sager Management. Isabelle is repped by Characters Talent Agency." -Yahoo (full piece)

"Two scream queens, one big red machine, and the Soska sisters all working together on a film? Yeah, we are totally into See No Evil 2. We have the details on Danielle Harris and Katharine Isabelle teaming up to take on Kane below. Read on fellow giddy horror fan.

The Soskas, Jen and Sylvia, directed Isabelle in this year’s release American Mary. The Soska’s teased the joining of Harris and Isabelle in a Tweet the other day but now we have official word. Harris and Isabelle will join go-to movie creep Michael Eklund (The Call) in the sequel to the WWE Studios production." -Truly Disturbing (full piece)

Place your bets.

-Sylv

American Mary at Horror Hound Indy!

Twice the Mary, twice the awesome. Absolute stunner, Bella Demente'sAmerican Mary cosplay with Katharine Isabelle at HorrorHound. Dying of jealous, wish I was there!

-Sylv

American Mary Hits Netflix Today!

American Mary hits Netflix today! A huge and humble thanks to everyone who has supported this film to get it to this point. Thank you to everyone who is shouting it out about today's Netflix release and renting it (especially those of you that own it & have already seen it) - it's the reason why this indie character horror was able to go so far. 

Thank you from the bottom of our twisted black hearts and may you enjoy watching it tonight!

-Sylv

Six Degrees to Rodriguez

Amy Goetz met Robert-fucking-Rodriguez in her Atomic Cotton Katharine Isabelle T-shirt. My brain exploded seeing this. So fucking cool!

-Sylv