Talent

E.G. Daily

Cry, Baby Doll Delilah
Producer

E.G. voices the role of “CRY”, our puppet rat and best friend to “SCREAM” and is a Producer on the series.

An iconic veteran actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and director, she has starred in over 40 feature films including classics; Pee Wee’s Big Adventure as “Dottie”, Valley Girl as “Loryn”, Rob Zombie’s cult classic films The Devil’s Rejects “Candy”, and 31, “Sex-Head”. She is the voice of your childhood as the iconic “Tommy Pickles” in Nickelodeon’s Emmy award-winning Rugrats series, “Buttercup” in the Powerpuff Girls, “Babe” in Babe: Pig in the City, “Baby Mumbles” in Happy Feet, voiced four characters in The Hero of Color City, and can be seen on AXS TV’s The Top Ten Revealed as a recurring artist.

In addition to recording hundreds of songs for film and television projects, E.G. has produced eight albums, and directed over 20 music videos, recorded a cover of The Go Go’s tribute album, We Got the Beat. E.G.’s recent projects include voicing “Marlin” in the animated features; The Marlin Cowboy, and “Cooper” in Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk with Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Coolidge.

Mimi Torres

Scream
Production Designer

Voice Over artist and actress Mimi Torres was born and raised in the Bay Area of California.

Mimi got her start in theatre and began her career in Voice Over at the age of 20. After moving to Los Angeles, Mimi found success voicing video game characters for Fallout 4, Sleeping Dogs, and World of Final Fantasy.  Mimi has voiced characters for Nickelodeon’s The Adventures of Kid Danger and Winx Club.  Recently, she has found a love for dubbing and has worked on several Netflix shows in this capacity.

In 2018 she had the honor of being the live announcer of the Teen Choice Awards on FOX. Mimi is also known for her role as “Mimi” in the award-winning web series Sugar Pine 7, and multiple short films as an actress and producer for Bad & Classic Productions.

Thom Pinto

VO Guy, Mr. Creepy
Producer

Voice Over artist Thom Pinto is known as “The Voice” for a multitude of television commercials: an introspective storyteller for Audi, an “everyman” for AT&T U-Verse, a whimsical poet for Clorox, and a fun-loving retro announcer for Fuze Tea.

As a narrator, he is a familiar voice on cable documentaries and series: The History Channel’s Charles Manson, Discovery Channel’s Arctic Rescue, The Weather Channel’s American Supernatural, Paramount+ Twilight Zone and Smithsonian Channel’s Crazy Monsters.

Between 2007 and 2020, Thom was a promo voice for the CBS News Family: CBS This Morning, 48 Hours, and the CBS Evening News. He has also been the signature promo voice for KRON TV/San Francisco since 1995.

Additionally, Thom is also a trusted coach to hundreds of working voice actors in Los Angeles, San Francisco and across the country.

Bill Prokopow

Father Bill
Musical Composer

Bill began writing music as soon as he sat down at a piano at age 5, and since then he hasn’t stopped.

His song “Wonderlust” recently shot to the #1 spot on the Shazam Discovery and U.S. Charts for nearly two weeks after it was featured in the popular Netflix movie The Kissing Booth 2. Bill has amassed over 20 million plays on Spotify for his solo project, Will Post, and his music has been heard prominently in feature films and shorts, National Prime Time television shows, concert halls, and rock venues all across the U.S.

Bill scored the entire feature film Nandor and the Talking Mongoose starring Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, and Christopher Lloyd that released in the fall of 2023.

The musical journey of Bill’s life has been deep and diverse, and he has spent much of it crossing genres; from composing, conducting, and singing with orchestras across the country, including The San Francisco Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, to touring the nation playing midi-hacked Nintendo controllers in the chiptune-rock band I Fight Dragons, to creating dazzling projection mapped visuals reminiscent of Fantasia for his award-winning orchestral-electronic solo project.

As an actor, Bill’s credits include numerous short films and theater productions, including playing Riff in West Side Story, and Juan Perón in Evita.

Juliet Landau

Dark Pixie

E.G. voices the role of “CRY”, our puppet rat and best friend to “SCREAM” and is a Producer on the series.

An iconic veteran actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and director, she has starred in over 40 feature films including classics; Pee Wee’s Big Adventure as “Dottie”, Valley Girl as “Loryn”, Rob Zombie’s cult classic films The Devil’s Rejects “Candy”, and 31, “Sex-Head”. She is the voice of your childhood as the iconic “Tommy Pickles” in Nickelodeon’s Emmy award-winning Rugrats series, “Buttercup” in the Powerpuff Girls, “Babe” in Babe: Pig in the City, “Baby Mumbles” in Happy Feet, voiced four characters in The Hero of Color City, and can be seen on AXS TV’s The Top Ten Revealed as a recurring artist.

In addition to recording hundreds of songs for film and television projects, E.G. has produced eight albums, and directed over 20 music videos, recorded a cover of The Go Go’s tribute album, We Got the Beat. E.G.’s recent projects include voicing “Marlin” in the animated features; The Marlin Cowboy, and “Cooper” in Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk with Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Coolidge.

Donte Paris 

Hot Delivery Guy

Donte plays the role of “HOT DELIVERY GUY”, a moody artist who delivers hot food to our ravenous puppet rat “CRY” throughout the Episodes. A character of few spoken words, but many unsaid.

An actor and accomplished singer based in Los Angeles, known for his grounded presence and dynamic vocal range. His recent work includes Siren, a short film that combines Donte’s original music and acting, in which he portrays an emotionally disturbed musician.

Reed Shelly

Baddy
Show Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Reed has developed and/or story-edited 14 successful children’s television series which aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, and in syndication.

He has written and supervised the writing of more than 300 episodes of both live-action and animated programming earning an Emmy nomination, two Humanitas nominations, and a Cable Ace award.

In the digital marketing world, he led teams at Overture Services, Yahoo!, and Oversee.net, and headed up business development at marketing agencies Vantage Media and Brand X Social.

Heidi Holicker

Queen
Show Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

Meet Heidi! The co-creator, executive producer and writer behind Scream and Cry Horror Movie Review.

Heidi Holicker’s diverse background includes production, post-production, writing, publishing, marketing, print design, visual & special makeup effects, acting, and film distribution.

In her early career, Heidi starred/co-starred in five feature films, 30+ commercials, Soap Operas, Music Videos, Television Specials, including Firesign Theatre’s Eat or Be Eaten, and one of her favorite projects; Twisted Sister’s “Leader of the Pack” video.

Her experience working for seven-time Academy Award-winning FX make-up artist Rick Baker provided Heidi the opportunity to manage the day-to-day studio operations. She has project managed twenty feature films for Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Pictures.

Heidi co-produced “Brain Storm,” a Short for Don Hahn (Producer of Beauty and the Beast) and has worked closely with such renowned filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro, Ron Howard, Tim Burton, Ralph Winter, Wes Craven, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Martha Coolidge. Some of the feature films she has worked on include Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Men in Black (I and II), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Cursed, The Devil’s Advocate, and many others.

Heidi is known for playing the role of “Stacey” in the classic film Valley Girl, which she co-starred in with E.G. Daily.

Eddie Yang

Creature Designer – Cry

Eddie Yang, Creature Designer for “Cry” is an entertainment industry veteran with over 35 years of experience designing and building specialty costumes, creatures, and props. Eddie started his career collaborating with Academy Award-winning artists Rick Baker and Stan Winston.

Beginning his career as a sculptor and special makeup effects designer for Rick Baker, a few of his projects include designing for award-winning films such as Men in Black, The Ring, The Nutty Professor franchise, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and Mighty Joe Young.

Moving from practical to digital effects, Eddie digitally designed specialty suits and characters for Stan Winston for award-winning films including Iron Man, Avatar, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Eddie started his own studio, Deity Creative, designing visual effects for the films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Fantastic Four, Eight Below, The Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Tron: Legacy, Robocop, and Netflix’s Illang: The Wolf Brigade.

One of the first artists to utilize 3D Printing into Costume and Creature design, Eddie is constantly developing more imaginative and efficient ways of creating fantastic creatures, props and costumes into his work.

Langston Ball

Director of Photography

Langston Ball is a Director of Photography, Editor and Sound Engineer with roots in film production going back to his teens—when his dad “volun-told” him to hold a boom mic. He went on to build a career in software engineering, but the entertainment industry eventually pulled him back in.  On set, he’s known for his versatility across cinematography, lighting, and sound—often juggling multiple roles on without losing sight of the story. His work includes feature films, If I Told You, I’d have to Kill You, Television, Flockers, music videos, branded content, and sketch comedy for streaming platforms.  His practical problem-solving approach to filming stems from his years in the Navy as a Ballistic Missile Technician.

Richard Holicker

Writer

Richard Holicker’s diverse background includes working in Los Angeles as a puppeteer at the legendary Bob Baker Marionette Theater, and in multiple roles in radio as a writer, a producer, and a talk show host.  In television, Richard worked as a development executive, a publicist, and a story analyst for a talent agency and several production companies.  Changing course, he attended law school in New York. After graduation, and passing multiple bar exams, he accepted a position as an Assistant Public Defender in the tiny coal mining town of Logan, West Virginia (population 2,500). Currently, he serves as a Deputy Public Defender in West Virginia’s larger and more diverse state capital, Charleston.  Following stints as a Magistrate and a Mental Hygiene Commissioner.  In between trying felony cases, he participates in community theater and writes for Scream and Cry Horror Movie Review.

Deverill Weekes

Unit Photographer

As an acclaimed still photographer, Deverill has photographed news, fashion and celebrity profiles. His photos have graced the covers and inside pages of international and national magazines, including the likes of Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Martin Scorcesse, and many more. His book, Hip Hop Rising features his images of Ice Tea, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Snoop Dog, among others.

As a cinematographer he collaborated multiple times with Gary Oldman, including Oldman’s music videos, Heaven in Your Eyes, and Red Rover. He shot Rosanna Arquette’s documentary All We Are Saying with Elton John, Iggy Pop, Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Gwen Stefani, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono and Laura Dern. Other documentary films include Inspired By featuring John Carpenter and Malcolm McDowell.

Deverill is the Co-Creator, Co-Producer and Co-Writer of multi-award winning, feature film, A Place Among the Dead starring and directed by Juliet Landau, and featuring Gary Oldman, Ron Perlman, and Anne Rice. Weekes Co-Directed the multi-award-winning, short documentary, Dream Out Loud with Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and Joseph Gordon Levitt, and directed the multi-award-winning short films; Eulogy, Living on a Prayer, Funeral Party, and Waiting, and is the Co-Creator and Co-Producer of The Undead series currently in post-production. Dev holds a degree from Westminster University in London, and is a member of Film Independent, and a Sundance Collab alum.

Artie Esposito

Lead Puppeteer – Cry

Artie Esposito is an award-winning puppeteer and creature builder whose credits include The Muppets, Sesame Street, Crank Yankers, The Simpsons, The Dark Crystal Series, The Jungle Book (2016), and The Little Mermaid Live! He was both Puppet Captain and the puppeteer behind “Freddy Fazbear” and “Golden Freddy” in Blumhouse’s 2023 Five Nights at Freddy’s. In 2009, he was chosen to understudy the role of “Kermit the Frog” and has performed him in a number of high-profile appearances and on the Broadway stage. He’s also the co-writer of “Merry Christmas, Krampus”, a children’s book which has been optioned as a Christmas Special.

Fred Fraleigh

Assistant Puppeteer
Creature Fabricator – Cry

Fred is a veteran in the film and television industry with over 20 years as a creature fabricator and costume designer and has worked on such notable films for Rick Baker, and Mike Elizalde, some of the projects Fred designed fabricated include; Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy, Sony Pictures’ Men in Black II, and Men in Black III, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, Fox Searchlight Pictures’ Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Warner Bros. Where the Wild Things Are, and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Fred’s is currently designing and building creature characters for a new series to be released next year.

Brett O’Quinn

Assistant Puppeteer – Cry

Brett has been a professional puppeteer for almost 30 years, creating magic for stage, television, and film. His work can be seen in the shows The Simpsons, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures, The Muppets, Crank Yankers, Kidding, and Blindspotting. His feature films include Muppets Most Wanted, and Five Nights at Freddy’s, where he brings the ravenous, murderous “Mr. Cupcake” to life.

Nicole Goulet

Makeup & Hair Designer

Nicole is the make-up and hair designer behind the iconic looks for “Scream” and “Baby Doll Delilah.”

A graduate of the premiere L.A. Makeup Academy, Make-Up Designory, she specializes in beauty and special FX makeup and hair design for publicity events including M3gan, Shotgun Wedding, Hulu’s Chippendale’s series, Disney+ The Santa Clauses, and Netflix’s The Crown. She has created the makeup & hair designs for music videos including projects for Kristin Bauer (True Blood), and members of the Vitamin String Quartet.

An ambassador for brands such as Colourpop, MUD Cosmetics, XBOX, and Undead Magazine, Nicole often performs make-up demonstrations at makeup and horror conventions; The International Make-up Artists Trade Show (IMATS), Monsterpalooza, and Son of Monsterpalooza.

Diana Knudsen

Makeup & Hair Designer – Dark Pixie

Diana Knudsen is a make-up artist who’s worked in Hollywood for over a decade, recognized for her unique approach to beauty.  Trained first as a fine arts painter, she applied her skills from the canvas to faces across the entertainment industry, working for numerous films, television shows, streaming networks, theatre and red-carpet events. Her work has graced the pages of SPIN Magazine, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and several book covers.

Esmy Diaz

Makeup and Hair Artist for Scream

Esmeralda “Esmy” Diaz is a Los Angeles-born makeup artist known for her bold, avant-garde aesthetic. After graduating from Makeup Designory, Esmy quickly immersed herself in the world of film and media, gaining early experience on short films and commercial projects, and extends into the music industry, where she has created eye-catching looks for music videos. Specializing in expressive, character-driven makeup, Esmy brings a unique visual voice to every project. She was especially excited to work on Scream & Cry, where the character’s makeup and hair were essential to expressing her identity and emotional arc.

Shannyn Morningstar

Makeup & Hair Artist, “FATHER BILL” and “HOT DELIVERY GUY”

A graduate of the premiere L.A. Makeup Academy, Make-Up Designory, Shannyn specializes in beauty and special FX makeup and hair design. After graduating, Shannyn went on to work on multiple Shorts as a makeup artist for “Haze Grey”, “Pandaal”, “Scarecrow Interview”, “Jasmine Flower” among others. She also has the versatility to support film and television productions as a Production Manager.

Marco Magni

Editor

Born in in Italy, Marco attended the University of Bologna while directing his first short film. After receiving an MA in Cinema Studies, Marco moved to California where he earned a MFA in Directing at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco where his final thesis was a short movie shot on 35mm, Blood Tie. He co-founded Dolce Mare, LLC in 2010 as a Producer and Editor, focusing on feature films for the international market.

Shannon Muchow

Assistant to Director

Los Angeles based actress and producer, Shannon Muchow, is thrilled to have worked with the cast and crew on “Scream and Cry.” From “Power Rangers” and “South Park: The Movie” to pop culture documentaries such as “Doc of the Dead” and “Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on ‘The Exorcist,'” Shannon enjoys working in all aspects of the industry and in a variety of subjects.

Shannon’s voice over work includes audiobooks, narration and speaking in ancient dead languages.

Mike Baker

Teleprompter Technician / Production Manager

Michael Baker is a seasoned veteran of the Entertainment Industry. Working primarily in Documentaries, Michael’s work can be seen in pop culture horror documentaries such as “Doc of the Dead,” and most recently “Chain Reaction” which focuses on the impact that “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” has had on the public zeitgeist. Michael enjoys working on Live Events and most recently has been supporting the Super Bowl Halftime Shows, The Emmys and The Oscars. Occasionally, he can be seen on-camera in shows such as “Bless this Mess” and “The Rookie.”

Taylor Frear

Production Coordinator

Taylor Frear is a MUD (Makeup Designory) graduate and freelance makeup artist based in the L.A. area, working in multiple roles behind the scenes in film and television including Production Coordinator, Assistant and Makeup Artist. A lover of art, music, animals, and everything spooky and scary.

David Air

Assistant Photographer

David is an actor, director, and photographer. His acting career began with the festival-screened short Silent (2014) and earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Lady Filmmaker’s Festival for the short film, Midnight. In additional, he has starred in viral projects including Don’t Look (3.5M+ views on YouTube) and collaborated on diverse productions including Cory Nicholas’s Tarantino homage, and the documentary Straight into a Storm.

Expanding into directing and producing, David helmed the short film Finding Harmony (2024) and is co-producing a Victorian period drama series with Ursula Rudorfer and Brooke Hamrick. As a photographer, David works alongside industry veterans Jack Levy and Mark Knell on The Table Read Podcast, and assists acclaimed photographer, Deverill Weekes.

Karen Dover

Website Designer

Karen has been creating websites since you had to hand-code them in HTML. Starting with fansites for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and advancing to a PHP-based personal blog that chronicled the everyday slog of an overtired English major, web design was a constant in her life long before it was a profession.

Since then, she’s been a project manager, copywriter, editor, part-time graphic designer, and full-time small business owner.