Scream Queens, Teenage Exorcists, & Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama! w/ Brinke Stevens

On this edition of Parallax Views, we're joined by legendary 80s and 90s "Scream Queen" Brinke Stevens for the first in our spooky season-themed shows for Halloween! Known for her roles in such cult classics as Slumber Party Massacre, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Grandmother's House, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, Nightmare Sisters, Haunting Fear, Bad Girls from Mars, and Teenage Exorcist among countless others, Brinke is making going from acting to directing in the latest Full Moon Features movie Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2. A long-awaited sequel to a true 80s, low-budget, cult horror-comedy classic, Brinke and I discuss that upcoming feature, due for release on streaming in November, as well as her career more generally.

Among the topics we cover:

- Brinke's journey from marine biology research to modeling and eventually working as an extra in movies like All the Marbles before becoming a full-fledged "Scream Queen" actress

- Horror-comedies and the history of the "Scream Queen" era during the days of the VHS boom; Brinke, Linnea Quigley, and Michelle Bauer as the era's "Scream Queen" trio

- Working with director's like Brian De Palma (in Body Double), Rob Reiner (in This is Spinal Tap), Fred Olen Ray, Jim Wynorski, and David DeCoteau

- Stories behind films like Niko Mastorakis' underrated thriller Grandmother's House, in which Brinke had to rely solely on physical acting because her character had no dialogue, and Witchhouse 3, which Brinke describes as one of her more difficult experiences with make-up effects

- The story behind Teenage Exorcist, a 90s horror comedy that Brinke Stevens both wrote and starred in alongside Fred Olen Ray regular Jay Richardson and nerdy character actor Eddie Deezen (Grease; the voice Mandark in Dexter's Lab and Know It All in Polar Express); the story of the unmade killer clown movie Tears of the Clown that Brinke wrote and would've starred Eddie Deezen

- Shooting films on tight budgets and extremely short schedules

- The enduring appeal of the original David DeCoteau's Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, which was a successful VHS rental before becoming a staple on the USA Network's Up All Night with Rhonda Shear

- Working on nude scenes, sex appeal in the 80s cult classics Brinke appeared in, and Full Moon Features spotlighting female directors in the 21st century

- Brinke's upcoming directorial effort in Joe Castro's Terror Toons 4 and how Brinke met Joe, who is an underrated special effects artist

- What fans can expect from Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2, which'll focus on another evil killer imp just like the original movie; Fast Times at Ridgemont High actress Kelli Maroney's key role in the movie as the sister of Linnea Quigley's punk character Spider from the first one; her experience directing the movie and how her acting has played a role in her directing style

- How Brinke met Ronald Reagan

- The longevity of Brinke's career (she has over 200 credit!)