You might have seen Eliza Swenson in Dracula's Curse, Frankenstein Reborn, Satanic, or The Beast of Bray Road. She has done quite a few horror films already. But expect to see a lot more from this very talented actress in the future!!

(Q): How did you get started in the entertainment industry?

(A): I studied music and theater since I was eight and have always loved the arts. Actually, interestingly enough, I have always preferred the recorded medium, (film and LPs), to the live setting. I have always found the experience to have so much more potential and subtlety. I moved out to Hollywood about two years ago and love being involved in anything creative with inspiring people.

(Q): You grew up during the 80s which had many of the great slasher films. What was you favorite of these and who was your favorite horror film killer?

(A): I actually had a very structured upbringing so I was not allowed to watch anything R-rated or even PG-13 at times. I was raised more on Hitchcock and other classics. Since then, I have become a very liberal person moralistically and culturally, but with that said, everything that is extreme has to be so not for shock value or just to be renegade. I think that it should mean something. I am very conscious of my choice of roles; I always look for the other levels behind everything that I do.

(Q): You were in Bram Stokers Dracula's Curse. Can you tell us a little about it and your character?

(A): My character Gracie goes through a lot of changes throughout the film. In the beginning, she is comfortable to have other people lead. She thinks it is enough to follow, but she realizes that she has put her trust in them only to realize that she has to do more. Maybe trusting was a mistake. Maybe her destiny is to do something bigger. The first film is a great back story for the sequel yes, there might be a sequel I get to sword fight, kick, and pretty much annihilate. Awesome flick.

(Q): There was a lot of action in this film. How was it doing the scenes and did you enjoy it?

(A): I had a great time with working the scenes though. It was the first film that I have done with that type of work. But, that being said, it wasn't always easy. Throughout the course of the film, I twisted my wrist and was covered in bruises. My shins were more black and blue than white! And to make things more interested, the swords in the sword fight were real that always ups the stakes a bit. I am ready for more!

(Q): You were also a composer fro Dracula's Curse and Exorcism The Possession of Gail Powers. Can you tell us a little about that and how you go about doing it?

(A): I trained and have a degree in film composing, but to be honest, I wasn't all that eager to get involved with it in Hollywood because of the way that composers are usually treated, (directors screaming at them, they work non-stop and inspired only to have the producers decide they what something different entirely, etc.), until I started working with Leigh Scott as an actor. He loves music and gets very excited about it. He also lets me do my thing while still giving me great advice to make it better. So, I am it! Usually what happens is he delivers the edited movie in 4-5 reels and then after knowing exactly what we both want from it, I begin. I usually start with the second hardest cue, work my way through the others and save the hardest for last. It is like the cherry on top.

(Q): You were also in Satanic could you tell us a little about the film and your role?

(A): In Satanic I played, Dalia. She was fun because she was a younger, more immature character that I usually play. I patterned her mostly off of a director friend of mines teenage daughter. She is the kind of girl that has legions of boys falling all over her and she is so brutally mean to them! It is crazy. She tortures them and then when they are about ready to let go, she shows them her sensitive side to reel them back it. So evil

(Q): know that you really weren't in any scenes with them but did you get to work with Angus Scrimm and Jeffrey Combs at all during filming? If so how was it working with them?

(A): Nope, sorry. I don't even think we were on set together any of the days.

(Q): You also were in Frankenstein Reborn can you tell us a little about the film and your role?

(A): Frankenstein. Hmmm..dark, twisted, sexy, crazy redhead (that is me), true love(?) between two insane destructive people. What more could you ask for. My character Elizabeth is a very strange character because her story is told from the flashback memory of her lover; is she actually really that way or is that how he sees her? It is hard to say. Pretty much the only scenes of my character that she is not the aloof femme fatale are the scenes that aren't his flashback. Coincidence? You see those for what they really were. In a strange way, the movie I would us to describe Frankenstein Reborn would be The Wall.

(Q): Out of the films you did so far which was your favorite role you played and why?

(A): have loved them all. I was probably closest to Gracie in Dracula's Curse because it was the biggest character that I have played so far. Not to say that bigger is better, it is just that if you are going to try something really different, it is easier to do that when you are given more screen time to describe and flesh out your character. Dracula's Curse was my baby. I was more involved on every level from the character to the story to the music.

(Q): Do you have any upcoming movies you would like to tell us about?

(A): The 9/11 Commission Report is coming out in September. This movie is close to my heart because it is not only extremely relevant, but it is also more about solutions and not about blame. In complex situations like terrorism, it is less about conspiracy theories and more about good, not perfect, people trying to sort out the facts and do what is right. I am very proud of this film and everyone that was a part of it. I don't know what other film will come though, but there are several on the horizon.

(Q): Is there anything else you are involved with you would like to let us know about?

(A): Let me get on my soapbox real quick and say that dark and negative are two different things. Anyone out there that is a fan of a movie or an idea, put your thoughts out there because usually the naysayers are the loudest voice. Embrace darkness but not negativity. That's all.

(Q): Thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview with me for Deadpit.com. Is there any thing you would like to say to the fans?

(A): Thanks to everyone that supports creativity and our fun little subculture. It is a fun place to escape to.

For more on Eliza check out her site at WWW.ELIZASWENSON.COM