Top News Stories from Marketing Macabre | March 2022 “Blood Moon Over the Chesapeake” from Occult Horror Author, Eve Lestrange Now Available on Amazon Nora McCully had disappeared from South Baltimore, but long before she disappeared, pieces of Nora’s personality began to fade and what sprouted from a single seed of curiosity became a bewitching bloom full of beauty, but …
Read More »It’s Not Really About The Alligator (1980), Is It David?
The opening sequence of Alligator (1980) brings audiences to Florida to watch a man lose a wrestling match – and almost his foot – to an alligator. The spectacle prompts an announcer to say, ”Sometimes the alligators win.” Hardboiled and burned-out police officer David Madison could substitute many words for “alligator” in that statement, and the sentiment wouldn’t change much. …
Read More »RainForest Horror: A Cinematic Trek in the Green Inferno – Part 2
Welcome back for part 2 of our expedition into that emerald green hell known as the rainforest. This leg of our journey is equal parts arthouse and grindhouse. Each of these films in some part helped shape my novel Primeval Waters. We’ll kick it off with an overlooked nail biter from the director of The Exorcist. Missed Part 1? Click …
Read More »RainForest Horror: A Cinematic Trek in the Green Inferno – Part 1
Scholars say there are four primary conflicts in literature—man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. self and man vs. God. Well, no backdrop better combines all these elements than the Amazon Rainforest—an untamed jungle populated with hostile tribes where all of God’s creatures are out to devour you, if your own fear and ignorance doesn’t kill you first. That’s …
Read More »A Fantasy World of Celluloid Villains Will Fade to Black (1980)
Cinephile loner Eric Binford is not Cody Jarrett, the iconic cinematic gangster James Cagney portrayed in White Heat (1949), but Binford thinks he’s Jarrett. Binford’s love interest Marilyn O’Connor is not Marilyn Monroe, although she becomes the late star in Binford’s mind. Real-life is not a movie, yet Binford can’t tell the difference. Tragedies result when Binford’s warped fantasies disrupt …
Read More »Strategic 13 Step Press Release Initiative For Filmmakers
Strategic 13 Step Press Release Initiative For Filmmakers Today we are going to explore the journey that your press releases should take from beginning to end. The unfortunate truth is that a lot of filmmakers think that issuing a press release is a one and done effort, but it’s lazy marketing. In order to maximize your outreach, you need to …
Read More »HNN Shop Highlights The Best of the 1980s
HNN Shop is featuring everything that made the 1980s the ultimate decade for horror and pop culture, totally! We are starting out our 80s Tee Tribute to none other than the Hot Rod himself, Rowdy Roddy Piper. He ruled professional wrestling with Piper’s Pit and exploded into the horror genre with They Live. THEY LIVE T-SHIRT ON SALE NOW
Read More »Key Ingredients for an Unforgettable Killer in Slasher Horror By Alexandrea Weis
Key Ingredients for an Unforgettable Killer in Slasher Horror By Alexandrea Weis
Read More »Todd Martin’s List of Top Ten Most Unlikable Horror Film Characters
To me, the characters that appear in a horror film can make or break the movie in general. If you like the characters and want them to survive, then chances are you will enjoy the film that they appear in. On the other hand, if you could care less about the characters and just want them to get killed off …
Read More »What Makes a Ghostly Tale Horrifying? By Alexandrea Weis
What Makes a Ghostly Tale Horrifying? By Alexandrea Weis For many, their first introduction to the horror genre isn’t the slasher that hides under the bed or the disturbed boy next door who plays with his collection of rat skeletons. It’s a ghost story. One in five Americans have encountered a spirit, and even more believe they exist. Despite the …
Read More »Top Ten Bayview Films of 2021
10. Death Breed Three ghoulish tales of horror and suspense. Death Breed is an anthology combining several of the legendary horror greats. Wolfsbayne is a story of two detectives who find themselves in a series of murders that tie them into the gypsy and werewolf underworld. Featuring cameos by Debbie Rochon, Linnea Quigley, Gunnar Hansen, Lloyd Kaufman and Reggie Bannister. …
Read More »A Stalking Full of Coal for Black Christmas (1974)
The mysterious maniac in director Bob (Deathdream) Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) has no redeeming values. Unlike so many morality-lesson-driven Yuletide tales, Black Christmas’ madman, Billy the Killer, finds no redemption at the end. He remains a vile and evil murderer whose deranged psychosis drives him to taunt and kill. The ambiguous ending hints the killer receives no just punishment, either. …
Read More »Top 20 Horror Christmas Movies
It’s entirely possible that you’re not going to run out, rent and line these up for Christmas day. And it’s also pretty likely that quite a few of these titles are just simply beyond renting anyways. Most likely an old VHS rental local might do the trick. However, it’s always nice to know what your options are…and for your viewing …
Read More »Top Christmas Slasher Films of All Time
Christmas. One of the most polarizing holidays of the year, with many loving the festivities and many hating their mere existence. What we can agree upon is that Christmas is an excellent opportunity for special holiday-themed horror movies. The art of the Christmas slasher is a complicated one, with filmmakers trying to create a balance between comedy, festivity and horror …
Read More »The Best Horror of 2021
Movies, particularly horror movies, let’s discuss. I wasn’t sure if I would make a “List” but I wanted to acknowledge some of the films I was able to review or watch as a writer. There were a few films, web series, anthologies, and SHUDDER, could we just say THANK YOU, SHUDDER. A few films that stood out this year. We …
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