{"id":34216,"date":"2026-04-29T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34216"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:16:25","slug":"widows-bay-interview-with-writer-creator-katie-dippold-director-executive-producer-hiro-murai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34216","title":{"rendered":"“Widow’s Bay” : Interview with Writer\/Creator Katie Dippold & Director\/Executive Producer Hiro Murai"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don\u2019t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit\u2019s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

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“Widow’s Bay<\/strong>” : A New England mayor trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed.<\/p>\n

Director<\/strong> : Hiro Murai , Ti West , Sam Donovan , Andrew DeYoung<\/p>\n

Creator<\/strong> : Katie Dippold<\/p>\n

Executive Producer<\/strong> : Matthew Rhys , Carver Karaszewski , Claudia Shin , Katie Dippold , Hiro Murai<\/p>\n

Network<\/strong> : Apple TV<\/p>\n

Genre<\/strong> : Comedy, Horror<\/p>\n

Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n

Release Date<\/strong> : Apr 29, 2026<\/p>\n

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