Lynn Lowry has been having one Hell of a comeback over the last few years. She was a budding scream queen in the early 70s and 80s with spots in I Drink Your Blood (1970), The Crazies (1973), They Came from Within (1975), and Cat People (1982). Although she continued to act over the next two decades, she strayed from horror and science-fiction films with desires to tackle and conquer other genres of cinema. In the mid 2000s she returned to our favorite category of films in 2007 with Splatter Disco and has been booking roles steadily ever since. They include Beyond the Dunwich Horror (2008), Basement Jack (2009), The Crazies (2010), The Super (2010), The Theatre Bizarre (2011), The Haunting of Whaley House (2012), and The Legend of Six Fingers (2014).
To be honest, Lynn Lowry has a buzz around her and has appeared in dozens of titles, but 2014 was the first year I really got a chance to see what she’s made of. I was able to see some of her roles, my favorite being in A Grim Becoming, and she has a certain charisma about her. Everyone I know either says, “She is so nice, so down to Earth,” or they say, “She is so cute! So funny!” But my biggest question – and maybe one of yours, too – was: can she really act? After watching her performance of Ray Bradbury’s 1961 original story, The Whole Town’s Sleeping, there is no question in my mind that this woman is definitely a star. And she’s ready to take her seat at the throne of scream queens.
I don’t know Lynn personally, so I’m not sure what kind of background she has an actress, but I see a very classically trained actress behind her expressive eyes. She has this presence, in her mannerisms, facial features, and movements, that you just don’t see now a days in the latest crop of actresses trying to lead the scene. It’s something that Meryl Streep has, or as it pertains to the horror field, something that Cassandra Peterson has when she plays Elvira. It’s the ability to entertain an audience without Hollywood effects, supporting cast, and everything else that gets thrown into a production. It’s just Lynn, a spooky background, and a script. And she delivers. Hard. I could see her succeeding as a horror hostess or in any stage play because she is that good. Now all she needs is the right movie to showcase this talent on a broad scale.
I’m literally gushing over her performance of The Whole Town’s Sleeping, but you can see it for yourself below. I’m sure that you’ll be as blown away as I am. She is so enthralling, classic, and brings you back to the old school days of horror from the 60s. So, so good.
The Whole Town’s Sleeping by Ray Bradbury
Performed by Lynn Lowry
Directed by Lynn Lowry & JT Seaton
Photographed by Wolfgang Meyer & Zac Polhamus
Edited by JT Seaton
Assistant Directed by Randy Frank
Sound Recording by Matt Kendrick
Music “Ramifications” by Gyorgy Ligeti
