Grainger Hines

We received some wonderful news recently from our fiends in the horror community that has us salivating. The Knick actor Grainger Hines Set to Star in Indie Drama The Final Interview, the Latest Project from Underground Horror Icon Fred Vogel Veteran character actor Grainger Hines, best known for his recent turn on Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series The Knick, is set to star in the upcoming indie drama The Final Interview, directed by underground horror film legend Fred Vogel.

Who is Fred Vogel and why should you care? First of all, back away from the computer and extend your right arm. Next, slap yourself. Then return to this article…

Done?  Great.  Fred Vogel is the undisputed master of lo-fi gore and brutality in horror. His August Underground series of films are a grueling endurance test of realistic gore and pathos that makes Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer look like a cheery rom-com. Vogel began his career with the controversial Underground series, often considered both a pioneer in the found-footage genre and one of the most disturbing horror films ever made. He’s since directed a half dozen features including The Redsin Tower and Sella Turcica, all shot in and around his hometown of Pittsburgh.

Diane Franklin (Better off Dead), Bingo O’Malley (Out of the Furnace) and Damien Maruscak (Sella Turcica) also star. Filming begins August 8th in and around Pittsburgh.

Hines will play Oliver Ross, an alcoholic newscaster desperate for ratings that secures an interview with a cunning, manipulative murderer on death row—the night of the execution. Vogel and his wife Shelby, alongside Ross Putman, whose film First Girl I Loved most recently won the NEXT Audience Award at Sundance, are producing the film.

“Grainger is an incredible talent and the perfect person to bring Oliver Ross to life,” said Vogel. “I’m looking forward to telling this dark tale and do something a bit different with The Final Interview, and I’m thrilled to be making the film with him in the lead.”