Kristen ruhlin biography
She Wants Me!
Kristen Ruhlin knows a thing or two about perseverance.Kristen ruhlin biography
The screenwriter and star of Welcome to Mercy—a trippy dive into the exorcism genre from IFC Midnight—Ruhlin stuck to her guns when crafting the role she’s always wanted to play.
An actor, mom, and full-time producer (she also oversees a complete slate of projects with Stormchaser Films), Ruhlin sat down with MovieMaker to talk horror, motherhood, and forging her own way in Hollywood.
On Her Love for the Horror Genre
I was always a fan of horror films when I was growing up, especially in my 20s.
I loved exorcism films from the ’70s that were inspired by more realistic storytelling, like The Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. As an actor I wanted to find something like that to be a part of, something that had integrity and themes that were interesting to me.
At some point I decided to take matters into my own hands and write it myself.
On Finding the Right Team
I wrote it with a specific exorcism concept that I ha