Following the World Premiere of their third feature Where The Devil Roams at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival, I spoke with the filmmaking family of John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and Lulu Adams. The discussion tackled the influences of the film and the pros and cons of directing horror films as a family.
Zelda Adams
A family of murderous carnies travel the circuit in Depression-era American in Where the Devil Roams. Maggie (Toby Poser), Seven (John Adams) and Eve (Zelda Adams) are family of travelling performers, barely making due in the dying carnival circuit. The family makes stops along the way looking for food and shelter, often resulting in bloodshed. …
A teenager isolated from the world by her mother discovers her family’s ties to witchcraft in Hellbender. Since she was 5 years old, Izzy (Zelda Adams) has lived an isolated life in the Catskill Mountains with her mother (Toby Poser), whom she regularly jams with as part of their rock duo H6LLB6ND6R. However, Izzy begins to …