Rodrigo Gudiño

Rodrigo Gudiño is a Mexican Canadian film director and editor, known for being the founder of the horror magazine and company Rue Morgue. He currently serves as the company's president and also helps coordinate and program for several of the festivals and events that Rue Morgue holds or sponsors. Gudiño previously worked as the magazine's editor-in-chief before leaving the position to focus on making films.[1] His short films were collected into the DVD Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols in 2009.

Rodrigo Gudiño
Born	San Diego, California, United States
Occupation	Film director, magazine editor
Known for	The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow, Rue Morgue

Gudiño was born in San Diego, California before moving to Tijuana at a young age.[2] He began creating films in 2006 with the short The Eyes of Edward James and saw filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky as an influence on his work.[2] Gudiño has also stated that his Catholic upbringing also influenced his work,[3] and has remarked that he started his directing with short films released directly to film festival circuits as he wanted to "[develop] his abilities from an artistic standpoint" before moving to feature-length films.[4]

Filmography

Shorts

• The Eyes of Edward James (2006)[5]
• The Demonology of Desire (2007)[6]
• The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008, with Vincent Marcone)

Collections

• Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols (2009, collects his three short films)[7][8][9]

Feature films

• The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)[10]

Television

• Darknet (2014, one episode)[11][11][12]

Interviews

• Why Horror? (2014, as himself)[13]

References

1. "Villainy for Valentines". Dread Central. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
2. "Interview: Rodrigo Gudiño". KPBS. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
3. "Horror Film Takes Cues From Roman Catholic Church". NPR. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
4. Lamberson, Gregory. Cheap Scares!: Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets. McFarland. p. 7. ISBN 0786452021.
5. "Review: Eyes of Edward James". Dread Central. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
6. "Review: Demonology of Desire". Dread Central. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
7. "Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols - Shock Till You Drop". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
8. "Film Review: Curious Stories, Crooked Symbols (2009)". Horrornews.net. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
9. "Rodrigo Gudino's Short Films Arrive On DVD!". TwitchFilm. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
10. Lott, Rod. "Do not watch it while home alone". OK Gazette. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
11. "Natali, Gudino, Sullivan And More Bring Terror To The Small Screen With DARKNET". Twitch Film. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
12. "Watch an exclusive teaser clip for Vincenzo Natali's DARKNET panel this weekend at FanExpo". AICN. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
13. "Interview Subjects". Why Horror?. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Rodrigo Gudiño on IMDb