{"id":2696,"date":"2021-03-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2021-06-25T15:22:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:22:32","slug":"dons-world-of-horror-exploitation-interview-with-emily-louise-rua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/dons-world-of-horror-exploitation-interview-with-emily-louise-rua\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;s World of Horror &#038; Exploitation Interview with Emily Louise Rua"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2696\" class=\"elementor elementor-2696\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1196101a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1196101a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627908f3\" data-id=\"627908f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c6bd6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13c6bd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don&#8217;s World of Horror &#038; Exploitation Interview with Emily Louise Rua<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b026771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b026771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WIHM-21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WIHM-21.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WIHM-21-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4953e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df4953e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcd771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebcd771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In February we celebrated Women in Horror Month. Blogger Don Anelli reached out to dozens of female filmmakers to interview for his blog \u2013 including The Horror of Being Emily\u2019s very own,<b>\u00a0Emily Louise Rua! <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/donshorrorworld.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/wihm-special-emily-louise-rua.html\"><strong>Don\u2019s World of Horror &amp; Exploitation<\/strong><\/a> is a blog that features news and interviews relating to horror &amp; exploitation films. It was an honor to be featured! Women In Horror Month Interview. In this interview I discuss how my love for horror began and many of my current horror &amp; Halloween endeavors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9920550 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9920550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fac884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fac884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Here is an excerpt from the article:<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>An upcoming filmmaker and novelist, Emily Louise Rua is making a mark on the industry as she manages to work between the various fields of writing, directing or being involved in various genre-related projects. Now, in honor of Women in Horror Month, I talk with her about getting into the industry, the filming of\u00a09 Ways to Hell and her other projects.<\/em><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em><u><b>Don<\/b><\/u>: Hello and thank you for taking the time to do this. First off, when did you get into horror in general?<\/em><\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em><b><u>Emily Louise Rua<\/u><\/b>: I can\u2019t remember a time when I didn\u2019t love horror! My life has revolved around horror and Halloween from the start. My dad enjoyed the old Universal monster movies and he passed on that love to me pretty early on. I learned to read from Alvin Schwartz folklore books (initially\u00a0<b>Ghosts!<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories<\/b>\u00a0and eventually the Scary Stories trilogy) then by third grade I was onto Stephen King. My poor teachers had to endure me injecting horror into every single school project (from English papers to science projects to essays on Amish economies), and I spent my free time writing horror stories, making short films, and doing Halloween craft projects.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;..<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4c68f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc4c68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/donshorrorworld.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/wihm-special-emily-louise-rua.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Full Article Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14df18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b14df18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210118_EmilyLouiseRua_SleepyHollowDress_IMG_2657_BrandedWebsite.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1824\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c9e63c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c9e63c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d385c81\" data-id=\"7d385c81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ed15dd elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"38ed15dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/my-history-of-halloween-horror-part-i\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">My History of Halloween &#038; 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For 16 nights October 2nd &#8211; November 1st, guests<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/nightmare-wharf\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nightmare Wharf Comes to Buffalo Navel Park\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-film category-news tag-event tag-film tag-horror\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/screamfest-presents-darkman\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Darkman_FilmPoster-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Darkman_FilmPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Darkman_FilmPoster.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/screamfest-presents-darkman\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tScreamfest Presents &#8220;Darkman&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 3, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Screamfest presents &#8220;Darkman&#8221;. 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