Origin Releasing is proud to announce the principal cast for their in-production feature film, BIGFOOT WARS! The film – based on the series of best-selling books “Bigfoot War” by Eric S Brown, tells the story of a small town that becomes the focal point of a brutal clash between man and a legendary beast. Joining the cast are C. Thomas …
Read More »Horror Funding: Reckless Excess by Studio System Makes Way for Independent Franchise
As Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted, the studios’ excessive spending on less-than-quality content is producing a string of high-dollar failures and is starting to drive audiences to search elsewhere for their content. Earlier this year, the idea of funding films through public-forum donation sites called crowdfunding became viable with the $5Million crowdfunded Veronica Mars movie. Now, two unknown producers …
Read More »Viscera 2013 Film Fest Winners Announced!
THE VISCERA 2013 FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 4th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN FILMMAKERS Los Angeles, CA – July 24, 2013 — The Viscera Organization is thrilled to announce the winners from the fourth annual Viscera Film Festival which showcased 13 incredible short horror films to a packed house at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The 2013 VFF …
Read More »Horror Funding: Creator Beth Sotelo Debuts “Grump” Graphic Novel
Veteran comic book colorist, Beth Sotelo, renowned for her work on such titles as Michael Turner’s Fathom, Soulfire and Shrugged for Aspen Comics over a ten year span, has developed and introduced her own new original series entitled “Grump”, launching recently on Kickstarter.com with a debut 40-page fully illustrated graphic novel first -offering. A longtime passion project for Sotelo for …
Read More »Film Review: Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
SYNOPSIS: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they’re out to get each other, too. REVIEW: I remember the idea sounding a bit like a “cinematic con” to gather a few franchise ticket sales. However I was curious like the rest of us and threw dough some dough for P-corn and the film …
Read More »Film Review: Trance (2013)
SYNOPSIS: An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. REVIEW: Another hypnotically engaging film by the maestro himself, Danny Boyle. “Trance“, I found to be of a slightly different slice than Boyle’s rather eclectic choice of film creations. Probably closer to the arena of …
Read More »True Blood’s Robert Patrick Appearing at Rock and Shock
You’ve seen him in everything from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) to his current role on HBO’s breakthrough series True Blood and now you can see him live at Rock & Shock 2013. That’s right, T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick, will be signing autographs and taking photos as part of the 10th Annual Rock & Shock! Following a short appearance in …
Read More »GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – August 14, 2014 Release Announced!
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” the next epic adventure from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios. Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,”“Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) …
Read More »Get Uncork’d With the Arrival of THE BATES HAUNTING
Uncork’d Entertainment proudly announces the multi-platform release of Byron Turk’s (Storm Chasers, Flipping Boston) The Bates Haunting, dubbed by the director as “Scream meets Scooby Doo”. The indie thriller was shot in rural Pennsylvania, at Arasapha Farm’s original Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride: one of America’s top Halloween attractions. The Bates Haunting will be available August 6 for rental and …
Read More »Halloween 35th Anniversary Bluray Makes for a Must Own!
Beverly Hills, CA – In 1978, Compass International Pictures released an indie horror film by an up and coming director and a largely unknown cast. Presented by the late Moustapha Akkad, the film cost $325,000 and ended up not only becoming one of the most successful independent motion pictures of its time, but single handedly created the genre of the …
Read More »Rhodesclosed Productions | Willow Road Entertainment 2 Horror Features in 2013!
Rhodesclosed Productions and Willow Road Entertainment gear up to produce two horror films in 2013-horror anthology I SCREAM YOU SCREAM and RELEASED. I SCREAM YOU SCREAM is a modern day throwback of the TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE and CREEPSHOW, with a darker and original twist. The producers promise fright with the upcoming anthology as well as a new spin on …
Read More »Sterling Entertainment Swings Into Action with EMPIRE OF THE APES
Sterling Entertainment is proud to announce the release of ‘Empire of the Apes’ which is now available on demand through Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/apes ‘In a distant galaxy, on a burnt out world, three escaped female convicts crash land on a primitive world inhabited by a race of warlike apes. They fight for survival as the humanoid apes fight for their possession, …
Read More »Horror Funding: SLAUGHTERBOX
10 Gauge Shakespeare AND MOnsterworks66 TEAM UP TO PRODUCE THE PROMO TRAILER FOR SLAUGHTERBOX, a sharp new horror feature by Indie actor/writer/producer Hugh Phoenix Cross. Cross’ production company, 10 Gauge Shakespeare, and Maria Olsen’s MOnsterworks66, are currently in pre-production and set to shoot principle photography of the promo trailer in August. Concept art and storyboards are being prepped by artist, …
Read More »Asylum Reanimates Voodoo Zombies In Lovecraftian Inspired Comic Undead Evil
Asylum Press announces the release of a new horror comic entitled Undead Evil. A digital first comic book, Undead Evil will be released on all digital platforms on July 17, 2013. Undead Evil is the tale of Alfred Carter and his attempt to save his estranged family from a centuries old Voodoo curse. Written by Frank Forte (Heavy Metal, The …
Read More »Shopping Center Zombie Attacks with DEATH WALKS
Death Walks is a zombie movie with a difference. Taking a zombie invasion into a UK shopping centre, it would be very easy to tell a traditional zombie tale, and take a leaf out of the book of Dawn Of The Dead. But the movies creators are adamant despite what it might seem, that Death Walks is unlike any other …
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