RUSKIN, Fla. — Indie Horror movie lovers rejoice!

The time has come for the Tampa Bay Scream Horror Convention, April 14-15 in Tampa.

It’s courtesy of organizer Sean Donohue, describing the Indie horror scene for fans.

“They can expect to see their favorite cult horror film stars. They can buy movies, posters T-shirts, they can take pictures,” said Donohue.

One of the actors making an appearance is Tampa’s very own Joel Wynkoop.

We caught up with him at a shoot location somewhere in the Ruskin woods. Wynkoop is making a feature length film of his 20-minute doomsday time travel apocalypse short “187 Times.”

He says making movies is like a force of will.

“Nothing is stopping anybody. People go, like, ‘It costs a lot of money to make a movie.’ Just throw some money together and make a move. It’s not that tough,” said Wynkoop.

Wynkoop gets a lot of things done, thanks to tight connections — like producer actor director Sean Donohue and fellow filmmaker and wife Cathy Wynkoop.

“She’s an executive producer. She’s also my associate producer, my script supervisor, and she’s always with me,” says Joel Wynkoop of his wife. 

He’s maintained his movie making furor for decades by creating his own opportunities.

“Well, way back when I really started, my agent wasn’t getting me a lot of work, so I was, like, 'You know what you have to make lemonade out of lemons. I’ll start making my own movies and I’ll do what I want. I’ll star myself. I’ll get my own actors. I’ll do the casting.’”

And he did.

He does.

And “187 Times” comes out later in 2023.