Brea Grant Talks Halloween II, Ice Road Terror, and Comics

Hey, HorrorSociety readers. I’m back with another interview – this time with actress Brea Grant. She’s most known for her roles in the hit television shot, Heroes, and her lead role in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II. She’s busy working on a number of projects, both horror related and in other genres, as well as working on comic books. So, sit down and give this interview a read. Brea seems very down to earth and really went out of her way to give us detailed answers.

You were cast as a main character in season 3 of Heroes. Do you think that is what you’re most famous for so far? If not, what do you think is your biggest achievement so far?

It’s definitely what people recognize me from most often. Although occasionally I’ll have someone recognize me from a smaller movie or one time, even a web series I did. That’s always exciting. I’m not sure if I have one thing that I can point to as “my biggest achievement.” I think booking anything at all is an achievement. It’s an incredibly competitive business so even booking the waiter who says, “What would you like to order?” is a big achievement.

You appeared in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II as one of Laurie Strode’s new friends. Just being attached to the Halloween franchise means this film will be part of a huge horror legacy. How do you feel being a part of a film that is part of such a legendary franchise? How was it working on this film?

It was amazing to be a part of it and when I got the offer, I jumped on it. How can you not be excited to be a part of such a great legacy and to get to work with Rob Zombie? Rob was amazing to work with. He is such a legend, particularly for people my age I think because White Zombie got big while I was in high school. So, honestly, I was a little intimidated but he works really hard to make the set comfortable and he loves his actors.

There are three new films on your IMDB page I was wondering if you could give us some more information on. Let’s start with Ice Road Terror. It’s described as a scifi-thriller, but no plot is given. Can you give us a basic synopsis of this film and what capacity you had in it character wise?

It’s going to be on the Syfy network so I’m sure you can imagine what it’ll be like – monsters, effects, general fun. I play a research analyst who is hitchhiking in Alaska when a giant ice creature escapes from the depths of the earth. A few truckers—one really cute one—and I get chased, hurt, and generally put through the ringer by the creature. We filmed in Canada last year and I’ve always wanted to do a monster movie. It was a great opportunity for me to see Vancouver and get to run around screaming about a giant ice creature that technically wasn’t there.

Another horror film, Trance, shows up in 2010. I love the plot and I like supporting the actresses I interview. Has this come out on DVD yet? If so, where can me and your other fans look to find/see it?

I’m not sure. I actually completed shooting Trance in 2008 I think. That movie has been in a post-production for quite a while and I would love if it actually came out.

Last, but not least – Detour. Detour seems like more of a thriller, but hey, let’s talk about it. What is the best memory you have about working on the set of this film?

Detour is more of a disaster thriller. It’s a risky film that really only has one character (played by Neil Hopkins) but I think it’ll be fantastic. The overall film was amazing to work on. One of the most amazing things is because the film takes place mostly from the point of view of Neil’s character, a lot of my scenes were shot from a phone or flip camera by Neil. It’s an interesting way to try to act because I’m looking into and interacting with the camera as a real person would instead of trying not to look into the camera on a normal set. It was a totally different experience but also one that felt more real to life because, well, it was.

Comic books are a big part of your career as well. Let’s start with Suicide Girls. From what I read, Suicide Girls, is a Charlie’s Angels type comic about pin-up girls trying to take down a religious techno-cult. I definitely need to hear more! Sounds awesome. Can you give me more details?

Yeah – Suicide Girls came about through some sort of combination between Steve Niles, Missy Suicide, IDW and somehow me and my brother, Zane. I pitched an idea and wrote the first issue. Zane has come on to help write the subsequent ones because my acting career keeps me pretty busy. It’s hot women fighting bad guys who want to control women’s sexuality. What more could you ask for?

We Will Bury You is another comic book story you worked on, but concluded, right? It was about a lesbian couple surviving a zombie outbreak in 1927. What was the inspiration for the plot? Do you think this will come back for future installments?

Yes. We Will Bury You was a four issue run. Zane called me one day with the idea and I was like hell yeah. We had this idea that we wanted to use a zombie apocalypse but with atypical leading characters. We wanted to use people who didn’t have money or power or even the use of military or law enforcement skills. Our leads were people from the fringes of society – an immigrant thief and a sex worker. We wanted to see how they’d use the skills they got by on in life in this type of extreme situation. We would love to write more issues and actually have more issues mapped out if anyone ever asks for them (ahem – comic book editors out there, you listening?)

Finally, can you provide us horror fans who love comics to sites where we can purchase your comic books?

www.idwpublishing.com, or specifically, https://shop.idwpublishing.com/we-will-bury-you.html. Suicide Girls will be out in a couple of months on IDW as well!

So, there you have it, guys. Brea provided us with some links to shop for the comic books she’s worked on. We can also expect to see one of her films on the SyFy channel, which means it will be all sorts of wacky fun. While I’ll be keeping an eye out for any big updates from Miss Grant, you can check out her official website here. https://breagrant.com/index.html Make sure you check out her blog. It contains a lot of cool stuff.