Blood for Irina (2012) d. Alexander, Chris (USA)
I’ve been a fan of Chris Alexander for a long time. I first became aware of the inglorious bastard during his tenure at
Rue-Morgue magazine where – among other achievements – he was one of the few brave journalists to step in the boxing ring with Uwe Boll as part of the “Raging Boll” exhibition match. After he jumped ship to
Fangoria, I followed the exploits on his Blood Spattered Blog, which subsequently led to our first collaboration with me serving as copy editor on Midnight Marquee’s
Blood Spattered Book. Not long afterwards, he was named the new Editor-in Chief for
Fangoria when longtime ghoul Tony Timpone stepped down. No TT disrespect intended, but the magazine took an immediate upswing with this injection of fresh blood – like him or hate him, Alexander brings his distinct personality to whatever he does. I don’t always agree with his opinions or passions, but I respect the fact that he feels them as deeply as he does and staunchly (and articulately) defends them. So it goes without saying that when I heard he was going to be writing, directing, producing, editing and scoring his first feature film,
Blood for Irina, I knew the end result would unequivocally be “A Chris Alexander Film.” The real question was, would I like it?
