About the Creator
Buzz/Brian (Photo: Mark Bradley Miller Photography)
Back in 2003, Brian Juergens was just a scrappy film student working on his first horror short. It occurred to him that a lot of his favorite horror movies had gay or gayish things about them, so he did some research and was shocked to find that no online resource existed for folks looking to study modern horror films from a gay perspective.
After deciding that writing as a slightly more caustic version of himself might result in more brutally honest and entertaining reviews, Brian created the online alter-ego Buzz and the bitchfest was born – CampBlood.org: Horror for Homos.
In the years since, the site has blossomed: what started out as a simple Homo Horror Guide now boasts over 150 standalone reviews and dozens of original interviews, videos, features and a newfangled Blog-thingy.
Brian has likewise blossomed, going on to write film reviews for Bloody-Disgusting, Freezedriedmovies, Pretty-Scary and dozens of print publications, and becoming an accredited member of the Online Film Critics Society. In 2007 he took an editorial job at gay entertainment site AfterElton, where he ran the blog for more than two years and wrote film and television articles and reviews.
Over the years Brian has interviewed a wide array of interesting folks including Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Alan Ball, America Ferrera, John Waters, Vanessa Williams, Clay Aiken, True Blood’s Nelsan Ellis, Lucy Liu, William Friedkin, Cyndi Lauper, Seann William Scott, Rufus Wainwright, Lesley Ann Warren, Simon Doonan, Christian Siriano, Judith Light, Rob Zombie and Jessica Simpson, among others.
In the meantime Brian still pursues his filmmaking dreams. His student film thesis, the creepy domestic suspense short Two Story House, played at dozens of mainstream and genre fests around the world, including the prestigious New York City Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (NewFest) and the New York City Horror Film Festival. If you would care to watch it, please feel free:
Brian has also worked on various shorts and features in the NY area as DP, AD, AC, PA and more (you can view his reel over here), created and produced the popular Blood Work! True Blood video recap series and even achieved his lifelong goal of being a victim in a horror movie (Alan Rowe Kelly’s gonzo The Blood Shed). He has written several as-yet-unproduced features, and hopes that one day they will see the light of a projector.
Currently Brian is a freelance writer and editor who is also trying to find the time to develop a supernatural book series, polish up and sell several scripts and work on a graphic novel with his husband (as of 2009!), illustrator Andy Swist. Of course he has no idea how to do any of these things, and any advice is much appreciated.
Brian thanks you for reading, and can be reached at buzz-at-campblood.org.
There are 9 Comments to "About the Creator"
Hey Brian,
I love your site! I too am an avid horror fan (which has spilled over into my everyday life)! It’s great that you have this amazing creative outlet for yourself. My friends and I throroughly enjoy your True Blood Vblogs. Keep it up!
Hey Brian,
I just wanted you to know that you have officially arrived: you and Foxy Andy are on my desktop at work, and everyone is asking about you. I thought you might appreciate the fact that a complete stranger has you on their desktop, all because of your CampBlood.org. Don’t let any of the haters take you and Andy away from your horror passions: you guys kick ass!
Just found your site, and I’m delighted! I had no idea there were any gay horror sites until just a couple of days ago — I’ve had some bad experiences at “straight” horror sites (I got mobbed by phobes like villagers with torches at FearNet). Thanks for creating such a fantastic resource!
Love yer site! Uber cool.
I just watched your short film and OMG! That movie creeped me out and it is hard to creep me out! It looked like in the end Jennifer was standing next to creepy girl in the window saying “No” gave me chills! I’ve been watching your True Blood review since the beginning but I just now watched your film, amazing! You are so talented, I would love to see more! Post more of your movies!
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I’m hoping to shoot another short this year and will try to dig up some of my other stuff to post as well.
I discovered you and Andy at the beginning of this season of True Blood and adore your vlogs, but I just watched and am really impressed with your film. I hope to see more of your work someday soon.
That’s very kind of you. Thanks!
You and Andy are wonderful. I also love your cats. Lily and Mina (my cats) would love to go a few rounds with them. But since my girls are a bit on the elderly side, I think yours might come out on top (as it were).
I look forward to more of your wonderful reviews.
There have been so many wonderful scenes in True Blood. I think the vision of Eric demolishing and devouring a man with highlighting foil in his hair was one….as was the Vampire King’s network news takeover and soliloquy. What are your favorites?
Dara