Chris Alexander is a Canadian magazine editor, film critic, director, musician, composer, teacher and writer. Alexander was a member of the

Toronto Film Critics Association The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) is an organization of film critics from Toronto-based publications. As of 1999, the TFCA is a member of the FIPRESCI. History The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of Toro ...

and was the editor-in-chief of ''

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'', an editor of American film website ComingSoon.net and a writer for the daily newspaper ''

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''.

Career

In 2010 Alexander became the editor-in-chief of New York City based horror film magazine ''

'' , a position he held until September 2015, when he stepped down in favor of pursuing his directorial and music career. Alexander also stated that he intended to continue to contribute editorial content but that he also intended to focus on ''Delirium,'' a

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magazine he launched with filmmaker

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. Alexander was previously a publicist with Warner Bros. Canada and later, a writer and columnist for '' Rue Morgue'' and also the editor and publisher of the official magazine for the rock band

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. Alexander has also worked as a

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for

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on ''The John Oakley Show'' from 2004 to 2009 and for ''

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'' from 2004 to 2007. He has composed music for several

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s and productions such as the radio drama series ''Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories''. In 2006, Alexander participated in the '' Raging Boll'' stunt in Vancouver, boxing genre filmmaker

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. His 2012 debut film ''

Blood for Irina ''Blood for Irina'' is a 2012 vampire film written and directed by ''Fangoria'' editor and film critic Chris Alexander, who also helped to create the film's score. The film had a mixed critical reception. The film released on November 2, 2012 in B ...

'' won the Best Experimental Feature Film award at the 2013

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. The film’s fluid, hypnotic style, self-composed electronic music and focus on image and emotion as opposed to plot and dialogue remains a hallmark of all of Alexander’s film work. Alexander is also the co-founder of Toronto-based horror and cult film convention Horror-Rama. Alexander is the creator and instructor of horror movie history course Fear on Film at Canada’s Sheridan College. His 4th feature film (and third in the “Irina” cycle) ''Blood Dynasty'' was released to streaming and VOD in 2017. The film was later licensed by Darkside Releasing with a special edition Blu-ray release planned for 2022. Alexander's 5th film was ''Space Vampire'', an experimental, psychological and psychedelic “fever dream” with science fiction and horror overtones, shot using 16mm film, toy cameras and digital devices. Produced by Alexander and Ali Chappell The film was completed in 2020 and was released in 2021 (alongside his 7th feature film ''Girl With a Straight Razor'') by Darkside Releasing. Alexander was one of the directors attached to Full Moon's Deadly Ten project. Production began on ''Necropolis:Legion'' starring

Augie Duke Augie Duke (born 1986) is an American actress who is known for starring roles in '' Bad Kids Go to Hell'' and the television series ''Chemistry''.

Lynn Lowry Linda Kay "Lynn" Lowry (born October 15, 1947) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She is perhaps best known for her work in horror films, having appeared in the cult films ''I Drink Your Blood'' (1970), George A. Romero's '' The ...

and Canadian actress Ali Chappell. in June 2019 with a release date set for November 29, 2019 on the Full Moon Features streaming channel and on December 2, 2019 on Amazon Prime. The film was later re-released in a longer "director's cut" on May 8, 2020 on Amazon Prime and other digital platforms with a DVD release that followed in October, 2020.

Bibliography

*''Chris Alexander's Blood Spattered Book'' (2010) *''Corman/Poe: Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films, 1960-1964'' (2023)

Discography

*''Music for Parasites'' (2008) *''Music for Murder'' (2015) *''Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll'' (2017) *''They Drink Your Blood'' (2018) *''Body Double'' (2020)

Film scores

*''Blood for Irina'' (2012) *''

Devil's Mile ''Devil's Mile'' is a 2014 Canadian horror film and the feature film directorial debut of Joseph O'Brien, who also wrote the script (developed in collaboration with producer Mark Opausky) and created the film's visual effects. The film premiered a ...

'' (2013) *''Queen of Blood'' (2014) *''

She Who Must Burn ''She Who Must Burn'' is a 2015 horror film that was directed by Larry Kent. He co-wrote the film with Shane Twerdun, who also stars. The movie had its world premiere on 26 July 2015 at the Fantasia Film Festival and stars Sarah Smyth as a woman ...

'' (2015) *''Female Werewolf'' (2015) *''Blood Dynasty'' (2017) *''Necropolis: Legion'' (additional music, 2020) *''Space Vampire'' (2020) *''It Knows You’re Alone'' (2021) *''Girl With a Straight Razor'' (2021) *''Scream of the Blind Dead'' (2021)

Filmography

*''

'' (2012) *''

Queen of Blood ''Queen of Blood'' (a.k.a. ''Planet of Blood'') is a 1966 science fiction horror film produced by George Edwards and Samuel Z. Arkoff, directed by Curtis Harrington, that stars John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, and Judi Meredith. Th ...

'' (2014) *'' Female Werewolf'' (2015) *''Blood Dynasty'' (2017) *''When Romero Met Del Toro'' (2017) *''Space Vampire'' (2020) *''Necropolis: Legion'' (2020) *''It Knows You’re Alone'' (2021) *''Girl With a Straight Razor'' (2021) *''Scream of the Blind Dead'' (2021)

Interviews

*'' Why Horror?'' (2014, as himself)

References

External links

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Chris Alexander Shares His Guilty Pleasures
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