John Carpenter's Suburban Screams executive producer Sandy King discusses the horror docudrama and exploring a new format of storytelling.
Summary The master of horror storytelling is exploring a new format in John Carpenter's Suburban Screams. Executive produced by the Halloween franchise creator, the anthology docudrama explores a variety of true stories that have plagued small towns across the country, blending interviews with the real people affected as well as terrifying scripted recreations of what they experienced.
Sandy King: They approached us not long before we went into shooting. During the year before we shot, it was a concept presented to us by the production company, DiGa, and we liked the concept. That's how we wound up doing it, it was kind of simple. When you were approached with this concept, were the stories already set, or did you, John and your team go out and look for what stories you wanted to cover?
I couldn't agree more, especially in regard to both "Kelly" and "The Phone Stalker", watching the interviewees felt very powerful as they really opened themselves up to the camera. Did you get to be there at all, or did you interact with those people, and if so, how did form a trust or bond with them in order to help them feel comfortable for that?
What is it like working with the writers of the scripted segments and working with those directors to ensure that as much as you're delivering thrills, you're also staying true and respectful to the people that you've interviewed for this? Sandy King: There were practical problems with "The House Next Door," that director was really facing a tough challenge because of trying to find two houses that looked American, we were shooting in the Czech Republic, and it was hard to find two houses aligned so that it was feasible a kid was looking from one house to the other.
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