By: Arthur Jefferson
"Horror movies help you face your own fears. I love seeing heroic female characters in the genre, but the busty blonde girl needs to stop being the first to die."
Voluptuous model Melissa Rollo summons flashbacks to 50s grindhouse icons...Nan Peterson (HIDEOUS SUN DEMON), Irish McCalla, Allison Hayes, Marla English, Pamela Duncan. Ms. Rollo, however, is deflecting the "screamer" stereotype. Sexy and ebullient, she breaches the darkness with an irradiant sense of humor. Forfeiting self-indulgence and the counterfeit wispiness tagged to bombshells, Rollo quells her scorching presence with a genuine warmth...she's all natural. Her exploration into the Fantasy Cinema has prompted one consequence, specifically an evolving addiction to NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS memorabilia.
Favorite horror movies? "THE RING, SAW I and II, THE SECRET WINDOW."
Worst horror film? "HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CORPSES...cringed through the whole movie, peeking through my fingers which I had pressed over my eyes."
Favorite actress who's linked to the genre? "That's a toughy...most horror movies, that I see, cast actresses who are not particularly well known."
Favorite actor who's linked to genre films? "Johnny Depp for sure, what with his recurrent Tim Burton collaborations."
Favorite boogeyman (or boogeywoman)? "Does Oogie Boogie from NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS count?"
Favorite female character? "I loved Jessica Biel's character in the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE remake. A few years ago, I probably would have said 'Sidney Prescott', Neve Campbell's character in SCREAM."
Favorite director? "Tim Burton."
The scene, from a horror film, that genuinely frightened you? "Leatherface, wearing the faces of his victims, in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)."
Favorite sexy or erotic scene from a horror movie? "I think that I'm usually too scared to notice any sexy scenes. I'm focusing more on if someone's gonna get killed when they're naked!"
Your comments regarding women's roles in the genre? "I love seeing heroic female characters...but the busty blonde girl needs to stop being the first to die!"
Why do horror films appeal to you? "It helps you face your own fears, at least for me."
Do you sleep in the nude? "If you had a good pair of binoculars, you would know!"
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