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Author Alex Grass is set to push the boundaries of contemporary horror this summer with the highly anticipated July 15, 2026 release of Infernal Tramps. Early reviews from industry authorities and award-winning genre authors are already hailing the book as an uncompromising, poetic, and unapologetically strange masterclass in psychological and body horror. Kirkus Reviews calls it a collection of “potent …

Husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Sashia Dumont and Paul Robinson have taken home the coveted Best Horror Short award for their film The Resonance at the Astoria Film Festival. The festival, which took place at the iconic Kaufman Astoria Studio in New York, drew a crowd of industry professionals, indie film enthusiasts, and genre fans. The AFF Jury highly praised The Resonance, …

imageMore about AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: Though he died an unknown, dejected pulp-magazine writer in 1937, Howard Phillips Lovecraft is now considered the first great “genius of weird fiction” (Peter Straub)—and there is no better guide through his universe than Leslie S. Klinger. Following the success of his New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft omnibus and The Call of Cthulhu’s essential …

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Kill TV, the uncensored social media platform built for underground creators, horror filmmakers, and the fans who actually want to see their work, today announced the launch of its creator storefront. The new storefront empowers filmmakers, musicians, and content creators to sell directly to their audience without the content restrictions, demonetization, and algorithmic suppression that have driven extreme and adult …

The cinematic landscape is experiencing a seismic shift as independent horror completely upends the traditional summer blockbuster season. In a historic box office turn, lean indie horror productions are actively outperforming legacy Hollywood franchises on the scale of Star Wars. Driven by Gen Z creators who graduated from YouTube to theatrical screens, this disruption marks the most radical transformation in …

The blood, gore, and visceral terror of Mario Cerrito’s highly anticipated underground sequel have officially taken top honors. Practical effects artist Charmaine Cerrito took home the prestigious Best Special FX award for her outstanding, stomach-churning work on Human Hibachi 3 at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival.

FAN EXPO Philadelphia 2026 took over the Pennsylvania Convention Center from May 29–31, 2026, bringing an absolute goldmine of nostalgia for fans of cult classics, sci-fi giants, and 1980s pop culture.

Dragon Studios has officially announced the production of THE BAT, a gothic World War I horror epic currently filming on location in the United Kingdom. The ambitious feature serves as the official launchpad for the DRagonSTUDIOS Dark Universe, an interconnected cinematic world where literary monsters, occult masterminds, and legendary villains collide in the shadows of history. Set against the gritty, …

Following the streaming success of the hit independent horror anthology film At Death’s Door (2025) on Tubi, indie filmmaker and rock musician Frank Palangi has officially launched production and a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe for the highly anticipated sequel, At Death’s Door 2. Distributed in partnership with Cinema Epoch, the sequel aims to deliver an even higher caliber of spine-tingling …

Marketing Macabre is officially firing up the engines for its 2026 Summer Book Club, and the hunt is on for the next great additions to its seasonal reading list. The horror public relations firm is officially inviting horror authors, novelists, comic creators, and publishers to submit their latest literary nightmares for inclusion in this year’s highly anticipated promotional showcase.

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The Witchcraft franchise is crawling back from the grave — and it’s bringing Eric Roberts with it. The Oscar-nominated actor (Runaway Train, The Dark Knight, Babylon) has officially joined the cast of Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light, the newest installment in the long-running horror franchise. But this isn’t the campy direct-to-video horror fans may remember. Director Carissa Pierson and writer …