In her Junior High School yearbook, 

a quote describing 8th graders as 

"They're inbetweeners" 

was mistakenly attributed to Daena Smoller 

who swears she was not interviewed for a quote 

nor had she ever uttered the word 

inbetweeners 

in her entire life.  

However, for the August 2000 edition of 

PREMIERE Magazine, 

Daena was asked 

'can ghosts kill?' 

and her attempt at a comedic answer 

was printed correctly, 

"If they executed Charles Manson 

and he stuck around, 

he'd be shoving some old lady 

in front of a bus."   

In addition, 

a photo featuring Kevin Bacon 

resides on the same page as shown.  

Daena wonders if that maybe 

makes her separation from the actor, 

a degree of 1.5?

During the interview of Daena Smoller and Larry Montz by 

Nicole Kristal for a feature article in the 

November 2001 issue of PREMIERE Magazine, 

the three were alone inside the 

Vogue Theater Hollywood.   

The recorded interview took place in the former 

800-seat auditorium while seated in removeable seats 

near the screen.

While listening to her tape(s) 

in order to write the article, 

the journalist claimed later by phone to Daena 

that she heard a little girl in the background, 

throughout the interview.  

The claim has never been substantiated 

because the recording (original or a copy) 

was never presented to the ISPR for analysis.

In 1995, Daena Smoller coined the term GHOST EXPEDITIONS 

as a business name for 

the world's first and original 

parapsychological field investigation / workshop 

that she designed for participation

by the general public - 

using the initial framework 

of an experiential tour created by 

ISPR Parapsychologist Larry Montz. 

"GHOST EXPEDITIONS" quickly became an 

international phenomena  

as the 'paranormal thing to do' 

and in short time, 

GHOST EXPEDITIONS

became the catch-all phrase 

for any claim of paranormal investigation 

as referred to by the international media 

and by the hundreds of ghost organizations 

and the millions of ghost hunters 

that manifested as a result. 

The first 

SCREAMFEST INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

and SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, 

founded by Rachel Belofsky, 

was held at the former 800-seat / silver screen Vogue Theater 

on Hollywood Boulevard 

in 2001.

At that time, 

the theater was under the direction of Daena Smoller.  

Housing the offices of the 

ISPR (International Society for Paranormal Research), 

the historic Hollywood property 

also served as a 

parapsychological field research site for 

GHOST EXPEDITIONS.

2001 SCREAMFEST WINNERS

Best Animation:   BLOOD: LAST VAMPIRE

Scariest Student Short:  THE APPOINTMENT

Best Actor: Jeff Rector, FATAL KISS

Best Actress: Jennifer De Martino, THE APPOINTMENT

Best Special F/X: CRADLE OF FEAR

Audience Choice: KNIGHT OF THE HEADSMAN

Best Foreign Film: BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE

Best Cinematography: DEEP IN THE WOODS

Best Director: Jeff Rector, FATAL KISS

Best Picture:  Y2K

Best Makeup: KNIGHT OF THE HEADSMAN

Best Feature Screenplay: VAMPIRE'S HELL by Jordan Wendkos

Best Short Screenplay: THE BLOATED BEETLE by Karen Dent