The horror movie industry was more akin to a family reunion for the actors that worked it during its heyday of the 80s and early 90s.









It sure is. It is like a family, especially during the late 80s and early 90s. Michelle (Bauer), Brinke (Stevens) and I were always working together and it was like seeing your family again,” Linnea Quigley said. “It was the same cater, the same lighting guys, the same director of photography. It was really like a family.”





Quigley would know. She is one of the original ‘Scream Queens’ that appeared in numerous movies of that time like the cult-favorite “Return of the Living Dead.”







Starting with “Wheeler” in 1975, Quigley has made a life in horror. With a resume that includes Troma’s “Graduation Day” to “Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama” to “Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” Quigley continues to rack up the roles.







“I’ve gone from the bikini to the crazy aunt,” Quigley said.







The Horror Realm Con will be Quigley’s first convention of the new year and it is a chance to see family again.







“It is going to be fun because it has been about a year since I’ve seen the “Return of the Living Dead” people like Beverly (Randolph), Clu (Gulager) and the whole bunch. It will be real exciting to see everybody again. We catch up on all the gossip.”







“Return of the Living Dead” is a movie that Quigley never thought would catch on with audiences the way that it did, but she is glad that it has.







“No. Never in a million years. I didn’t think (the movie) would have a life. It is astonishing.







“It is astonishing to me and I’m glad about it. When you are working on something you don't know if it is going to be bad or good. If the public is going to like or not. “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” a lot of mothers didn’t like, but that made the kids want to see it more. So, that worked in its favor.







“All of us, especially director Dan (O’Bannon), fought for getting what he wanted in there and for the money to do it. It was made for nothing. It doesn’t look like it was made for nothing and it doesn’t look cheesy or cheap.”







One of Quigley’s more memorable scenes came in “Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.”







“I was the soul in Freddy’s chest (in “The Dream Master”). It was quite memorable doing it, I’ll tell you. It was crazy. It was really interesting. You learn not to ever put K-Y jelly all over your body,” Quigley laughed.







Now, Quigley takes movie roles and works the convention circuit, although she is careful to not let the two overlap.







“There are times when they know that I’m going to be at a convention and they will have a project and put me in it. Or you just hope that things work out because you don’t want to commit to anything and then have to get out of it.”





