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Ari Lehman, broadly identified for portraying the primary on-screen model of Jason Voorhees as a toddler, has many different sides. As an illustration, he composes music and fronts a steel band referred to as First Jason, which simply occurs to be opening for Ice 9 Kills on the upcoming Silver Scream Con. Past that, he’s a genuinely good man who loves assembly followers and mingling with the horror neighborhood at conventions.

We had the possibility to talk with Ari earlier than his look at Silver Scream this 12 months, and he couldn’t be extra excited. He additionally has a couple of tasks within the works that we’ll be maintaining a tally of!

iHorror: Hey Ari! You’re showing at The Silver Scream Con once more this 12 months from September thirteenth to the fifteenth! What are you able to inform us?

Ari Lehman: First, I need to say that my band, First Jason, will probably be opening for Ice 9 Kills on the live performance throughout Silver Scream Con on Saturday the 14th!

Dude, that’s superior! That’s actually massive information!

It’s! So far as the conference goes, from my perspective, I might need one of many biggest vantage factors on what Ice 9 Kills, Spencer (Charnas), and Silver Scream have actually contributed to this superb worldwide household of horror. We’ve acquired horror filmmakers, horror actors, horror tattoo artists, individuals who run haunted homes, individuals who do festivals. It’s such an enormous household. Issues had been shifting alongside in a sure method. We got here by way of the slasher period, we got here by way of “The Strolling Useless” period, and folks in all probability thought, what extra is there to say?

That is the place I really feel I can converse to this very eloquently. You have a look at Spencer’s method, and it’s knowledgeable by that emo perspective. It was a completely new method of these characters—from a really introspective facet. “He drowned in all our worry, he drowned in our errors.” (Lyrics from Ice 9 Kills’ “Thank God it’s Friday.”)

Rewind. When Spencer requested me to sing on the acoustic model of “Thank God it’s Friday,” it was an unimaginable expertise for me. Right here I’m, doing my very own factor. My lyrics come from that anger, that fierce and brutal Jason. Then I heard Spencer’s lyrics, and wow… It’s simply superb what he did. That’s only for one franchise, for Jason. He additionally did that for Michael, Freddy, “THE EXORCIST,” and “JAWS.” Once I first noticed them (Ice 9 Kills) right here in Chicago, it was packed, and I noticed the response—how virtually each fan was singing all of the lyrics. It’s a phenomenon. They’ve breathed new life into all these older franchises.

iHorror: I’ve been to a number of conventions, and I do know you might have been to greater than I’ve. Many instances, they really feel like merch and autograph factories. Silver Scream Con feels extra in regards to the tradition. Extra in regards to the horror neighborhood. In all probability as a result of it’s by horror followers, for horror followers, not simply by some massive firm for revenue. Ideas?

Ari Lehman: Effectively, you’re hitting an actual matter there that I positively know an incredible deal about. Initially, a number of the conventions method again had been really fan-supported entities. Then what ended up taking place, in sure circumstances, is you might have distributors who got here in and had been doing backroom offers with celebs. So, what finally ends up taking place is, they are saying look, you pay these individuals’s ensures, we’ll are available and do autograph work with them, and canopy their ensures. I’m supplying you with guys the within scoop right here. That’s all great, besides what it does is it modifications the scope of how the occasion is drawing. In different phrases, they don’t have to create an entertainment-based occasion, and it turns into extra of a sales-based occasion.

If somebody pays to get there, you’re paying for fuel, you’re paying to park, paying to get in, and now you stroll as much as the primary desk and anyone is asking for, I don’t know, possibly $50.00 for an autograph and a selfie. Then you definitely get to the subsequent desk, and it’s the identical factor. I usually puzzled, particularly for a household that walks in there with a bunch of youngsters, how can that be enjoyable? It’s acquired to be enjoyable for everybody. If somebody comes as much as my desk in that scenario, I’ll be giving out plenty of freebies. That’s simply who I’m.

iHorror: I noticed you do it final 12 months!

(Laughing.)

Ari Lehman: Possibly we shouldn’t print that. (Laughing.)

iHorror: No, no, no. It’s all good. All of it works out. It’s a matter of, let’s all have enjoyable, and make it entertaining.

Ari… you’re the person. How did you find yourself getting concerned with Silver Scream Con initially?

Ari Lehman: See, it is a loopy factor. I do a number of autograph signings. This was years and years again, I used to be doing autographs and a vendor introduced his child with him, who was about 15. I used to be enjoying music by my band, First Jason, and the child was into steel. He requested me actually properly if he may placed on a CD of a band he thought I would love: Ice 9 Kills. This was so a few years in the past. I immediately considered Kurt Vonnegut Jr., as a result of Ice 9 comes from his e-book “Cat’s Cradle.” I believed that was cool. Certain sufficient, he put the CD on, and we had been blasting it on this auditorium, and I used to be simply floored.

Then, a couple of months later, I acquired an e-mail from Spencer (Charnas). I used to be like, oh wow, it’s that band! I immediately jumped in, and he needed to do an acoustic model of “Thank God it’s Friday,” and needed to know if I may do it. The monitor labored out, and after that, he requested me to be part of the conference. For me, it was simply a tremendous thought {that a} band would have their very own conference. It was very pure and natural. But when not for that child telling me about Ice 9 Kills, I might need by no means opened that e-mail. Who is aware of?

iHorror: I don’t need to take up all of your time, Ari, however I do need to offer you an opportunity to say something you is likely to be engaged on or excited for.

Ari Lehman: Thanks! There’s an unbiased horror movie that I’m in that folks ought to take a look at. It’s a number of enjoyable. I performed the Satan! It’s a film referred to as “LUST, MAGIC, and the WITCHES’ SABBATH.” It’s superb. It was shot in Des Moines, and we performed a rock present that evening after which began filming at midnight. They painted me pink from head to toe, with hooves and horns. It’s in regards to the initiation of a younger witch, and it’s a number of enjoyable. It’s positively a type of B-horror thrill rides, however I do must say that it does respect the lore of Wicca. They did an incredible job with that.

iHorror: That is out now?

Ari Lehman: Oh, yeah. It’s on the market! After all, I used to be additionally in “THE BARN,” and “THE BARN 2.” Then with First Jason, we’re doing a lot nice stuff. We’re doing a number of stay exhibits, we’ll be at Silver Scream Con, opening the live performance, and we’re going to rock the roof off the place. Additionally, we’ve acquired some new remixes up. We’ve been working with our buddy DJ Flatline, out of Buffalo. We did a tune referred to as “Killin It,” which is a collaboration with Alex Vincent from “CHILD’S PLAY,” Courtney Good points, who performed Malachai in “CHILDREN OF THE CORN,” the horny sax man, Tim Cappello, from “THE LOST BOYS,” and Twisted!

I don’t know what occurred, however DJ Flatline’s remix of it has gotten like 6,000 performs in simply a few weeks. So, that’s up, and we’re so completely happy about that. It’s on Spotify, First Jason, “Killin It” remix.

All people on the market, maintain creating, don’t cease. Preserve wanting on the creativeness of the darkish facet, as a result of that’s the place you will get everyone’s consideration. Additionally, if you can also make it to The Silver Scream Con, and also you come as much as my desk and point out this interview, you’re going to get one thing free from me!

iHorror: Candy deal! We actually respect your time, Ari! Thanks! We’ll see you at Silver Scream Con!

Make sure to take a look at Ari’s band, First Jason and for those who’re attending Silver Scream Con, don’t overlook to say this interview at Ari’s desk for some free goodies! See you there!