ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNDEAD: A FIELD GUIDE TO CREATURES THAT CANNOT REST IN PEACE Written by Bob Curran Ian Daniels (Illustrator) Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2006 Format: Black /White – 311 pages Price: $18.99 With so many variations of creatures, monsters and living dead monstrosities throughout history, it’s always a pleasure to find books that condense and …
Read More »Book Review: Shocking Cinema of the Seventies – Author Xavier Mendik
SHOCKING CINEMA OF THE SEVENTIES (HARDCOVER) by Xavier Mendik (Editor) Published by Noir Publishing Publication Date: 2001 Format: Black /White – 252 pages Price: $26.99 The Seventies were a cherished time for movie watchers and film makers. Alot o important pieces came out that not only drove new directions in cinema but also suggested the politics and mind set of …
Read More »Book Review: Slasher Films – Author Kent Byron Armstrong
SLASHER FILMS AN INTERNATIONAL FILMOGRAPHY, 1960 THROUGH 2001 (Paperback) Written by Kent Byron Armstrong Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 376 pages Price: $45 First let me point out that if you decide to pick this up you’ll definitely want to get it directly from the Mcfarland site as Amazon lists this title for …
Read More »3 new 1-sheets – ‘Bereavment’, ‘Vanishing on Seventh St’, ‘Red State’
Here ya go! – Gottta love new announcements with pics! Source: IMPA
Read More »Grave Encounters: New Trailer and update link
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xft7pk_grave-encounters-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] SYNOPSIS: Lance Preston and the crew of “Grave Encounters”, a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. All in the name of good television, they voluntarily lock themselves inside the building for the night and begin a paranormal investigation, capturing everything on camera. They quickly …
Read More »Family Dysfunction, Witchcraft and Blood-Thirsty Creature – ‘The Creature’s Curse’
Nyack, NY Horror Author Getting High Praise for New Novel Family Dysfunction, Witchcraft and Blood-Thirsty Creature Make The Creature’s Curse a Page-Turner (Nyack, NY: December 3, 2010) The Creature’s Curse, the debut novel by Paul Braus, has received positive reviews within the horror industry, including write-ups in Horror Fiction Review and Hellnotes magazines. The Creature’s Curse, (212 pages; paperback; available …
Read More »TLACult.com Announces Finalists for Short Film Contest
12 Short Films Compete for Cash Prizes in Free Online Short Film Contest. Philadelphia, PA December 1st, 2010 – TLACult.com (www.tlacult.com), an online and direct mail DVD and VOD entertainment retailer specializing in unusual cult, horror and exploitation cinema, announced today the finalists in the TLACult.com 2010 Short Film Contest. Short filmmakers from all over the United States submitted cult, …
Read More »Paul Is Undead” Author Bloodies von Trapp Family
Alan Goldsher, author of the critically acclaimed Beatles/horror/comedy novel Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion, is going to once again blend a pop culture touchstone with a paranormal entity in My Favorite Fangs, a retelling of The Sound of Music in which the von Trapp family are vampires (except, of course, for Liesl, who is the clan’s mortal guide), …
Read More »Throwing Stones: web distribution pair announced
Teen horror Web Series THROWING STONES lands double Web TV distribution with KoldCast TV and The Mingle Media Television Network! Both networks will launch the series beginning Wednesday January 5, 2011 on their networks with a frequency of a new episode each week for (8) weeks based on eight webisodes. MMTVN will also host a live Throwing Stones Web Show …
Read More »Korea – 154,000 people go missing every year – ‘Missing’
Based on true events that shook a nation… When Film Director, Hong, takes young starlet, Hyun-ah, to the countryside to discuss a new role, they stop at a farm that is renowned for its home-made chicken soup. RELEASED ON DVD 31ST JANUARY 2011
Read More »Coffin Joe returns with the BR release of ‘Embodiment of Evil’
JOSE MARINS, COFFIN JOE HIMSELF, IS BACK IN EMBODIMENT OF EVIL, A TOUR DE FORCE GRAND GUIGNOL NIGHTMARE OF BLOODSHED! After serving a 40-year prison term for the crimes he committed in At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul and This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse, Coffin Joe is finally released from the mental health wing of the São Paulo …
Read More »Sanctum: New debut 1-sheet
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Read More »New 1-sheets – ‘The Resident’ | ‘Season of The Witch’
Two new ones for ya! Source: IMPA
Read More »Video Nasties: The Legend, The Myth, The Films
“Video nasty” was a terminology fabricated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that formerly correlated to numerous films distributed on video cassette that were denounced for their violent content by various religious organizations, in the press and by commentators such as Mary Whitehouse. While violence in cinema had been subjugated of censorship for many years, the insufficiency of a …
Read More »Magazine Review: Creepy Images Magazine – Issue 5
A Fresh new copy of the magazine “Creepy Images” arrived today, of which I proceeded to secure some proper viewing time to just soak in the images within. We’ve covered all the previous issues which in fact are all of importance especially to horror movie memorabilia collectors, though at least for the moment, it never ceases to amaze me, someof …
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