Stephanie Leighs

Film The Halfway House

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390073/

Well, today was my first day of shooting - the day where I get tied up on the sacrificial altar to be fed to the future ruler of the world (the monster). They had me tied up/down for quite awhile (mostly naked)

So I’m tied down on the altar, can’t move more than a few inches in any direction. And as they call action, guess what happens? A spider begins to crawl up my arm and over my naked skin. EWWWW! Now I know all about method acting but that was going to far. I mean I was truly afraid. But once they called cut Mary Woronov came to my aide and squashed it. I love her now. She is my savior. And the other strange/interesting thing I remember, is at one point as I was still tied down, I looked up and there I am surrounded by like 15 people. No one else found that strange or unnerving. You know, just standing around with a girl bound to the floor. Maybe this happens to them every day but it was a new experience for me.