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- ‘The Green Inferno’ Gets Hotter with Eli Roth Taking Helm
- Carrie Gets a Mother with Julianne Moore
- Edgy, Preceptual Thriller ‘Scalene’ New from Breaking Glass Pictures
- New Poster Roundup: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- New Poster Roundup: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)
- New Poster Roundup: The Pact (2012)
- New Poster Roundup: Machete Kills (2013)
- Hell Hunters Adds Lin Shaye to New TV Series
- Film Review: Get the Gringo (2012)
- Horror Fans Wanted for Hollywood Screening Test – Children of Sorrow
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- Film Review: Cell Count (2012)
- Film Review: Rise of The Animals (2011)
- Film Review: Society (1989)
- Film Review: Killer Party (1986)
- Film Review: Enter Nowhere (2011)
- Film Review: Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- Film Review: The Legacy (1978)
- Film Review: Devolution Reckoning (short film) (2012)
- Film Review: Prom Night (1980)
- Film Review: Mysterious Island (2010)
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- Book Review: The Dark Side Magazine – Issue 147
- Book Review: Off the Rails and Other Tales – Author Jason L. Liquori
- Book Review: Pavlov’s Dog’s – Authors D.L. Snell | Thomas Brannan
- Book Review: Zombie Apocalypse Preparation – Authors David Houchins | Scot Thomas
- Book Review: Sherlock Holmes on Screen – Author Alan Barnes
- Book Review: Switchblade Goddess – Author Lucy Snyder
- Book Review: Detritus – Editors S.S. Michaels | Kate Jonez
- Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Nephilim – Author Scott Alan Roberts
- Book Review: Pazuzu’s Girl – Author Rachel Coles
- Book Review: Plague Town – Author Dana Fredsti
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- Interview: Marilyn Burns (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
- Interview: Timothy Woodward Jr. (Blackout)
- Interview: Justin McConnell (The Collapsed, The Eternal)
- Interview: Teri Mcminn (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
- Interview: Lia Scott Price
- Interview: Author Hugh C. Howey
- Interview: Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp)
- Interview: John Russo (Night of the Living Dead)
- Interview: Director Xavier Gens (The Divide)
- Interview: Frank DeFelitta (Dark Night of the Scarecrow, The Entity)
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- Pet Sematary (2013)
- The Last Voyage of Demeter (2013)
- The Monitor (2011)
- Fun Size (2012)
- The Tall Man (2012)
- Killer Joe (2011)
- Carrie (2013)
- Beautiful Creatures (2013)
- Red Lights (2012)
- The Pact (2012)
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- Trailer: The Girl From The Naked Eye (2012)
- Trailer: True Blood Season 5 – Don’t Cry Promo
- Trailer: The Pact (2012) Clip – Human Shuffleboard
- Trailer: Art House Massacre (2012)
- Trailer: Antiviral (2012)
- Trailer: Chronicles of the Dead (2012) Web Series Trailer
- Trailer: Bait (2012) 3D Red Band
- Trailer: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) TV Trailer
- Trailer: 666 Park Avenue (2012)
- Trailer: Last Kind Words (2012)
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Category Archives: Horror Artists
Horror Art: Melinda Kónya
BIO:
I’m self-taught artist, all is based in observation and inspiration.My art depicts, my pain,emotions, feelings and all the negative things of the world like, pain,lonleyness, sorrow,fear, mental illnesses, anger,disgust,abuse,agression and fake, rude,stupid ,silly,idiot people. An artwork starts to born when I’ m listening to music in the dark, I notice a complete image in my mind and this is the only reference what I use.
No models or pictures.
Interview: Derek Riggs (Iron Maiden Artist)
MIKE JOY: How did you first become involved with Iron Maiden?
DEREK RIGGS: I was working as an album cover artist with several record companies doing all sorts of things, I did a few Jazz covers for EMI records. Iron Maiden’s manager saw those pictures about six months after they were published and asked to see my portfolio.
MIKE JOY: How did “Eddie” come about and what’s the story behind this awesome character/creature?
DEREK… More
Horror Art: Sharaya Brooks
BIO:
Born in a small town near Detroit Michigan in 1986, American artist, Sharaya Brooks began drawing in school and at home, deciding to become professional in 2008. That year She published the first of many Dark Art and Macabre Pieces, ‘Proud Craftsman’. Before then she had aspired to be a singer, actor and many other things never letting her creativity blossom as visual art.
She specializes in dark and macabre art, particularly emphasizing… More
Horror Art: Nick Percival
BIO:
Based in the foggy, gothic, cobblestoned back streets of the United Kingdom, been a professional Illustrator and Animation Director for a good few years.
Having co-founded and run one of the UK largest CGI Animation Studios, I also paint concept and create production artwork for Film & TV, video games and comic books including projects for folks such as Marvel Comics, BOOM! Studios, MTV, Sony, EA, Lucas Arts, Sci-Fi Channel, Activision, 2000AD, Wizards of… More
Horror Art: Joachim Luetke
BIO:
has created arresting designs for a wide variety of projects, including print, film, CDs and DVDs. Born in Germany, he studied art in Switzerland during the late seventies, and improved his unique, disturbing talent at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. He still lives in Vienna as a renowned multimedia designer. His work’s been celebrated with several awards and nominates.
Production Design and Matte-SFX for Oscar nominated Short COPY SHOP Nomination for… More
Horror Art: Jim Pavelec
BIO:
Jim grew up in some city in the Midwest where, at a young age, he was fortunate enough to discover speed metal, comic books, horror movies, and Frazetta. He drew a lot. After graduating college he moved to a much larger city in the Midwest where he worked as a bouncer for a number of years. He continued to draw a lot and began to paint a lot, too. After getting punched in the head… More
Horror Art: Jerrod Brown
BIO:
A “real” horror artist, that creates paintings in the middle of paint tubes, brushes and palettes, THAT describes Jerrod Brown. A strong advocate of conventional/traditional art that is “truly” painted by hand. So many artists have profited from the advantages of digital illustration – quick and cheap production, low budget solutions, variable use of single motives and the possibility to exchange single parts of the picture
Thus in Jerrods opinion, individuality and creative output… More
Horror Art: Gloria Gypsy
BIO:
Gloria Gypsy is a freelance artist and photographer currently resides in the 3rd density. She is a distant dreamer, a wanderer. She sees the world differently from others. She lives in the moment, seeing the beauty of the moment.
To me Art is an intimate process of projecting myself and my perspective onto the world, and the images that I produce as a result exist as a very personal reflection of myself. My art… More
Horror Art: Phil Mertz
BIO:
I was born in 1981 and grew up in Lancaster, PA. As a kid I watched my Uncle draw all kinds of cartoon characters which inspired me to start drawing the Ninja Turtles at a very young age. I always excelled at art in school and took as many art classes as I could. Other than art class taken in high school, I’ve never had any training.
Being a fan of horror movies my whole life I started attending horror… More
Horror Art: Jason Felix
BIO:
Jason has been a member of the games industry for the past 10 years. In the past Felix worked on Hellgate:London as a Senior Concept Artist at Flagship Studios located in San Francisco. Prior to joining Flagship Studios, Jason has helped to visually establish big franchises such as StarCraft and Prince of Persia series. I came from a family heritage where artistic talent was nonexistent. Perplexed by my curiosity to draw and paint scary… More
Horror Art: Eric Swartz
BIO:
Eric Swartz has been a Horror Artist since college, and a Horror Fan since he was born. Even at a young age, Eric watched countless Horror Films which gave him years of nightmares. Eventually the nightmares ended and his obsession grew from these dreams into a lifestyle. Once he began drawing monsters from his favorite Horror Films, Eric knew he was on the right path. “The genre is so diverse, so powerful, so full… More
Horror Art: Dennis William
BIO:
The horror genre is a fantastic playground for artist types. It’s world that has no rules, and if you do happen to stumble across a rule somewhere in the dark, it’s only there to be broken. It’s really the only genre that allows an actor, actress, writer or artist to fully explore the spectrum of the human experience in all its freaky glory. Does that sound a little high brow? Maybe. But then, horror is… More
Horror Art: Clint Carney
BIO:
Clint Carney has been drawing and painting since he was very young. His art is hanging in several galleries throughout the US and in countless private collections around the world. His published work includes a series of serial killer portraits done for Serial Killer Magazine. Most recently, his painting “Becoming You,” has appeared on the March, 2009 cover of Macabre Cadaver Magazine, as well as in the advertisement for the “Gruesome Art Ghoullery,” at… More
Horror Art: Michael Savas
BIO:
Michael’s professional career spans both traditional and technology-based methods. He began his professional career as an advertising and technical illustrator in the early 1980s, creating illustrations for the aerospace and retail industries. Some of his clients have included: Mitsubishi, Seiko Instruments, Mars Candy, Beckman Instruments and Sega Games. His personal work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, New York, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, Spectrum Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art and Applied… More
Horror Art: Chaz
BIO:
Fan of lowbrow art, comic strips and horror/sexploitation movies of the 1970s. Much of my personal work tends to reflect these influences, while still (I hope) forging an identifiable style. Trained as a graphic illustrator ’93 – ’96 but now produce visual art as a hobby, while concentrating on my main love of writing prose fiction. Published first own novel (illustrated) through Fenriswulf Books earlier this year:
Currently also working on X-rated graphic novel… More
Horror Art: Armgardt Richtor Rose
Bio:
I was born in 1984 and grew up near Cleveland, OH. I’ve always had a love for horror and macabre art. Most of my inspiration growing up has always come from my brother, as well as professional artists like MC Escher and HR Giger. I’ve worked with many forms of art over the years including traditional pencil illustration, oil painting, watercolor, digital illustration, 2D animation, video art, and 3D modeling.
In 2005, I graduated from the… More
Making the Commitment to Horror – DieMonsterDie
If you’re like me, horror isn’t just in the kind of movies you like to watch. It’s in the type of clothes you like to wear; it’s in the books you like to read; it’s in the kind of activities you like to engage in; and it’s in the type of music you like to listen to. Now, is the horror art and entertainment that I spend my time with always the… More
Handmade Horrors: Bazooka Jenn on Etsy
Hello Fiends! I know it’s been a while, but there’s only so many truly awesome horror themed sellers on Etsy, sometimes it takes a while for me to find the best of the best. Maybe I’m biased because Jenn is my friend, neighbor, and fellow member of April’s Army – but rest assured, her stuff is quality and I know you will be drooling over her swag!
Horror Art: Jeff Gaither
BIO:
Gaither is one of Kentucky’s most unusual and well known artists. Born in Louisville in 1960, Jeff has been practicing his particular blend of horror and rock art for over 30 years. To quote R. Scott Bolton/Editor, Rough Edge; “Jeff Gaither’s work is an artist whose unmistakable style is a perfect complement to music for that perfect marriage of sight and sound.” Gaither was introduced to art by his mother and aunt whom both… More
Horror Art: Eyes of Chaos
Published in numerous publications and CD packages worldwide, Eyes of Chaos has created imagery for just about every horror medium in the genre.
Including:
- Created book cover art for number of horror’s finest authors.
- CD art and packaging for hundreds of music acts.
- Self-published 3 art/illustration books titled: “Madness on Parade”, “Inner”, & “Dark Visions”.
- A regular illustration contributor to several national publications.
HISTORY:
- In 1992,… More
Horror Art: SpineStealer
Once my traditional training in art had ended, I no longer practiced the arts which I was taught, and spent several years not knowing what to do with myself. But in 2006 I fell ill with a rare (and under-studied) condition. With encouragement from the artist Rob Lebeau, I looked to art as an outlet for my physical and emotional suffering. Several months into my illness I felt as if I may never be cured… More
Horror Art: Jade Perez
I have been creating scary dolls for over three years now and have dubbed them as “NewAgeDolls”. I make all sorts, from regular gothic dolls to horror dolls. I create them all from scratch starting with sculpting the clay, to the paintwork and even the clothing.
Website: www.newagedolls.com
Horror Art: Jason Beam
BIO:
For the past decade, Jason Beam has been working in the digital art medium, creating intricate illustrations through computer generated means. Combining photography, found objects and hand-drawn elements, his frenetic detail and unique style has established him as a prevailing artist in the digital medium. Jason Beam¹s combination of surrealism and photography creates art that cannot be created in the darkroom or with software alone. The end result is a dreamlike environment that is… More
Horror Art: April A. Taylor
Bio:
April A Taylor is a Dark Art & Fine Art photographer from Detroit, MI. Some of her earliest childhood memories involve Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, the original Nightmare on Elm Street movies and reading Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series, all of which she credits with introducing her at a young age to her first love — horror.
After 2 decades of dabbling in photography, her 2nd love, she made the decision in 2007… More
Horror Art: Zombienose
Zombienose is the author of the darkly poetic storybook series of twisted tales, known as The Zombienose Collection’ – There Are No Happy Endings.
For those who know him best he is a gentle and kind character, secretly optimistic. It is said that his work offers endless comfort among the souls that are never quite sane in the night. Hailing from the depths of nowhere he derives inspiration from the unloved, the hopeless, the dreamless,… More
Horror Art: Amer Shihab
DeadArms Artwork – Amer Shihab is an illustrator from Bristol, United Kingdom, specializing in Horror / Macabre illustrations and creature designs. Previously worked on cover artwork for several underground Death / Gore metal bands, and has built a solid online fan base through the use of social networking sites, such as MySpace. This has helped establish himself as a strong competitor in the underground art community, with his distinctive, creative style and the shocking scenes… More
