Wake the Wicked by Christian Baloga6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Confusion ensues: is he being threatened? Is this imagination? Are they one in the same? The music swells with a swirling cut to a darkened room where the vagrant now leers toward the camera. “I filmed, edited the video, did the special effects makeup, and wrote the script/storyboard,” he said when asked about the nuts and bolts of the project.Ī man walks alone in the forest, and encounters a strange looking vagrant. Shot by Baloga himself at nearby locations, the trailer speaks to his passions and diverse résumé. Wanting to share a bit of the process with horror fans, I contacted author Christian Baloga who was happy to discuss why he made it, and how it came about. If I liked the title I might scan through a terrible trailer to the last frames for the newsy information. Too many trailers I turn off at fifteen seconds. I made it through of course, then watched it again. So, of course I checked out the trailer and was impressed. Perhaps it is a no-brainier title for a single author collection, but the hammer ‘Wake the Wicked’ I liked even more. I love twisted things, and tales even more so. The title alone sparked instant adoration. While hunting for great book trailers, this one really caught my eye. “On December 21, 2012, Baloga fulfilled his lifelong dream of writing, designing, and publishing his first book, “Wake the Wicked: Thirteen Twisted Tales,” edited by Michael Garrett, editor for the most successful writers of our time: Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Matheson…” from ![]()
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