SYNOPSIS: An aging magician harboring a terrible occult secret and his daughter are taken hostage in their isolated mansion by teenage scumbags need- ing a place to hide out. When the captors refuse to listen to the magician’s dire warning to release him unharmed, the mansion slowly releases its nightmare of horrors on the unsuspecting invaders. REVIEW: “Cthulhu Mansion” is …
Read More »Film Review: The Brown Bunny (2003)
SYNOPSIS: Professional motorcycle racer Bud Clay heads from New Hampshire to California to race again. Along the way he meets various needy women who provide him with the cure to his own loneliness, but only a certain woman from his past will truly satisfy him. REVIEW: Technically and narratively “The Brown Bunny” is somewhat of an extremely poor film. Though …
Read More »Film Review: They Live (1988)
SYNOPSIS: A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. REVIEW: “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum. “Brother, life’s a bitch… and she’s back in heat.” They Live”, is a title that almost demands attention with …
Read More »HorrorNews.net is Seeking PDF Book Reviewers!
If you love horror, don’t mind reviewing electronic books and want free product emailed to you, then we’d love to add you to our roster of book reviewers! We ask that you email us a sample or link to a review you’ve done, so we can see the quality of your writing. If you don’t have one, you are welcome …
Read More »Film Review: Wishmaster (1997)
SYNOPSIS: A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to earth. REVIEW: 1997 was a pretty good year for horror films. There were quite a few titles that I really latched onto, “The Wishmaster” being one of them. Horror was ready for a new franchise characters, and with that came …
Read More »Film Review: Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except (1985)
SYNOPSIS: Jack Stryker took two bullets in the leg in Vietnam and was carried back by one of his men. When he returns he tries to live a peaceful life in his cabin and resume dating his girlfriend, Sally. Meanwhile, a vicious cult let by Sam Raimi, who believes he is Jesus Christ, has been slaughtering people and doing blood …
Read More »Demon Profile: Baal
Baal, among one of the 7 princes of Hell has often been associated as being one in the same with the demon Beelzebub. This is primarily due to the name of Beelzebub breaking down into its alternate spelling of Baalzebub or Baal zebub. This particular demon has also been confused with the Semitic deity known as Ba’al. To further confuse …
Read More »Demon Profiles – The Study Begins
As we move forward with different subject matters within the horror spectrum of fiction and non fiction, we will be taking on different profiles of mass proportion to serve as reference points within articles. This is primarily driven at isolated studies and general references that might appear in some of the fiction films we cover. We’ve always felt it makes …
Read More »‘Snow Shark’ Heads Right for Your Living Room
Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, the feature film debut of 26 year old screenwriter, director, and actor Sam Qualiana, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Independent Entertainment, part of the Alternative Cinema network of labels. The deal includes DVD, VOD, cable, and digital downloads. “This is a real achievement for everyone involved with Snow Shark,” says Gregory Lamberson, one …
Read More »Hammer Arrives Home with ‘The Woman in Black’ Blu-ray
Arrives on Blu-ray™ & DVD May 22nd Culver City, CA (April 16, 2011) – Daniel Radcliffe stars in THE WOMAN IN BLACK, the hit CBS Films ghost story that scared up more than $53 million at the box office, which will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on May 22nd. In the supernatural thriller, Radcliffe …
Read More »Film Review: Cassadaga (2011)
SYNOPSIS: A deaf girl attempts to contact her sister during a séance, only to connect with the ghost of a murdered woman. REVIEW: When I first heard about “Cassadaga“, I was picturing a sort of Spanish ghost story with more than a few jump scares. Cassadaga, the word, that is…. refers to a small town located in Florida (an actual …
Read More »Film Review: Paranormal Parody (2011)
SYNOPSIS: After a young couple moves into a new house, they start to experience some strange events, that just might be demonic. So they decide to videotape the whole thing. Sound familiar? At least this time the demon has a sense of humor REVIEW: Ever since the viral craze of “Paranormal Activity” hit, there has been a wave of films …
Read More »8th annual South African HORRORFEST – Entries Call
Hitting its 8th year, the annual South African HORRORFEST will bring the house down at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town across Halloween season! (24 Oct – 2 Nov 2012) The HorrorFest is the most all-encompassing event of its kind on the African continent, with feature films, short films, documentaries, the unique Makabra Ensemble live movie soundtrack performance to another classic …
Read More »New Thrills Promised with ‘Legend of the Chained Oak’
The official poster for the much anticipated 2013 horror flick, Legend of the Chained Oak has been released. The story of the Chained Oak at Alton, in Staffordshire, is one of the country’s great legends. The Alton Towers attraction Hex -The Legend Of The Towers is based on it and now a Film is set to be made. Reality TV …
Read More »Trailer: A Night in The Woods (2011)
Trailer: A Night in The Woods (2011) Brody, his girlfriend Kerry and their friend Leo go hiking in Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Woods, so named because of its legendary haunted past. That night jealousies, sexual tensions and strained relationships come to a head turning what should have been a peaceful camping adventure into a trip to terror. As collective paranoia reaches fever …
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