Mr. Januscary: Eric Spudic

Eric Spudic.... he's "quirky", and he talks like a surfer, but he's not. A surfer, that is. He's been in tons of horror movies, like Psycho Santa, Minds of Terror, Dead Clowns, Zombiegeddon, and Driller, and he penned the classically indie low-budget shockers Killers by Nature, Bloody Tease, Evil Unleashed, Aquanoids, Creepies, and Butchered. No matter how bad the films Eric acts in, he always stands out as a great actor with lots of onscreen charisma. He's from a cute little town in Illinois called Mt. Olive, where he was crowned Miss Clover Patch at the Spring Festival three years running. Now in L.A. to pursue his dream of acting and living with two other guys who leave hair in the sink, Eric's on his way to making more horror films, many of them bad. But Eric says he's been working out and wants us to see. Ok! ...

Doing pushups while quietly judging all of his friends

 
Doing gangstaerobics while proving that no amount of water/gold glitter vaseline mix will make Eric shine like a gay boxer. No amount.

What is your best physical quality, and why? Please describe it in DETAIL for the ladies.

Well, it's obviously not my hair. Lol. I guess I'd have to say my eyes. I've never really noticed it myself, but I get a lot of compliments on my eyes like "Hey Mr. Blue Eyes" and "Those are the bluest eyes I've seen!" One time this bearded old man told me I had really nice, piercing blue eyes. I almost took him home and did him doggie style.

Eric's nipples became VERY VERY dirty during the roof shoot

Which is the worst movie you've ever been in, (is it Psycho Santa?) and why were you in it? Will you plan on taking it off your resume anytime soon?

Psycho Santa 1 and 2 were pretty cheesy, eh? But I had so much fun doing them that kind of counterbalances it. My worst movie is probably my first, Attack of the Bathroom Creature. I was 18 years old when I was in that one. It's awful. I took it off my resume a looooong time ago. At the same time, it's sort of the movie that started it all, though. I'll have to remake it someday to redeem myself!

Eric shaves his nipples. Who doesn't, I ask? Note the pink razor. VERY homoerotic.

Can you tell us about the last date you went on, and did you score? Why or why not?

Gee golly. I actually went out on a date with this chick who I thought just wanted to chat about movies. I lived 50 miles away, but didn't mention that to her. I figured it's rude to turn someone down for a date, so I went for it.

We had an awesome 2-hour conversation over Dr. Pepper and coffee about the film industry. I didn't score, aaahhh! Those long-distance relationships really don't work anyway, do they? I think she wanted a kiss, though. You can always tell by the way a girl tilts her head. But I just gave her a big hug and carried on.

How old were you when you had yoru first kiss? Who was it with?

I was 6 years old and it was on the playground with a girl named Lisa. She didn't kiss me back, though. I basically ran up to her, distracted her, and kissed her on the lips really fast and ran off. It was about 14 years later that I had to wait to get kissed back. I'm a late bloomer. Didn't even go out on my first date until I was 20.

Eric's pet unicorn died, leaving him friendless in this lonely world. Nothing says "suicide" like dead unicorns!

What great masterpieces of cinema do you have coming out in 2007?

I acted in a blood-drenched gorefest called SAVAGE HARVEST 2: OCTOBER BLOOD, coming out on dvd soon. Eric Stanze and Emily Haack are also in it. Stanze also directed a film called DEADWOOD PARK, starring William Clifton and Lindsey Luscri, that I worked on for a bit as a production associate. I'm going to be promoting both of those a lot in 2007.

Just acted in a film called SUPER CROC, that should be out on dvd in March. Plus, I acted as an evil pilgrim in a Fred Olen Ray bikini flick called BEWITCHED HOUSEWIVES. That'll be on HBO and Cinemax pretty soon. I haven't written any films in a few years. I have a few spec scripts I'm shopping around. I need to direct another film soon, too!

Which woman in horror would you most like to have sex with at the next horror convention you go to?

I'm heading up to the Fangoria convention in San Jose in early January. Hmm, I just checked the guest list and let's just say I have my eye on one of the actresses from 2001 MANIACS. Now I'm not naming names. But mmm, mmm, mmm....

Actually peeing in this picture...

Which bad, and possible upcoming, remake would you love to be in, and which part would you like to play?

Definitely the "Severen" character in NEAR DARK. Bill Paxton stole that film, he rocks. I like playing those wild, weird characters.

If you were alone on a desert island, would you try to cut a hole in a coconut and have sex with it? And how long would it take before you did that?

That actually might be fun. I'd probably use my hand for a few weeks and then after getting bored of that, here I come coconut! It's a good thing I'm the master of the pull-out so the coconut doesn't get pregnant.

What is your favorite thing about women?

Obligatory "Dead Stud in Bathtub" shot

My favorite thing is a woman's voice. I have a whiny, nerd voice and to counter that, I go after girls with sweet, soft voices.

Do you have a favorite Oscar Wilde quote? What is it?

"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." In life, you can only die once. But on film, you can die over and over! In real life, the girls that I want to date just skip over me for the perfect 10-looking models. But in the movies, I can score the babes. Acting really allows you to live it up and do things most people won't do in their lifetimes.

Why are men obsessed with lesbians?

The female figure is a beautiful form and seeing two of them together totally rules. I prefer bisexual women as opposed to straight-up lesbians. Watching a chick make out with another chick, especially while they're drunk, really turns me on. Plus watching four boobs bouncing around is better than two.

Visit Eric at: www.ericspudic.com. He has cool music playing there.

All photos courtesy of Leslie Delano at www.delanophoto.net. These photos are copyright DelanoPhoto, Pretty/Scary, and Eric Spudic 2007.