Shannon lark

Shannon Lark (born July 16th 1982 in Alamogordo New Mexico) is an American writer, dancer, director, actress, and professional Scream Queen. Best known for her role as the first ever Fangoria Magazine “Spooksmodel” and her contributions to the advancement of the female role in horror cinema, Shannon continues to stand at the forefront of the evolving genre of cinematic horror.
Biography
Shannon’s fascination with horror began at an early age when she attended a theatrical performance of Shakespeare. As her impressionable mind witnessed the explosive splattering of fake blood she was forever changed, knowing that her life would be one of blood and horror.
Shannon spent the following years studying the formulas of horror film, as well as investigating the various aspects of filmmaking itself. Her first attempt at the art of filmmaking was with the short Babies For Breakfast, followed soon by Marburg, a 16-minute horror docudrama about disease in Africa.
From those early cinematic experiments Shannon has moved on to appearing within numerous independent and short films such as “The Cleaner”, “Rated R for Zombies, and “It’s My Birthday”. Her feature films include “Mr. Cleaver”, “Retardead”(2008), and Walking Distance (2009) in which she stars alongside genre veterans Reggie Bannister and Debbie Rochon.
Dubbed “San Francisco’s gore gore girl” by the media, Shannon is an established advocate for the female presence within horror cinema. The first ever women only horror film called, the “Viscera Film Festival”, is an annual event showcasing horror cinema as exclusively created by women. Her anthem of “Bring your daughter to the slaughter” is the siren song to the male dominion within commercial horror cinema.
From the years 2005-2008 Shannon was a featured dancer in the Living Dead Girlz, a horror themed troupe combining burlesque and choreographed dancing arterial splatter theater. The troupe was featured in the 2007 film Brains.
Shannon runs The Chainsaw Mafia, a production company focused on horror film and splatter theater. The Chainsaw Mafia is also a website for networking writers, filmmakers, and various artists within the horror genre.
In 2008, Shannon became the first ever “Spooksmodel” for Fangoria Magazine, ruling with its crown of gore from 2008-2009. The “Spooksmodel” appeared at every Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention as well as appearing in the printed magazine promoting its various functions.
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