OCTOBER 22 – IN THIS UPDATE Toronto After Dark picks five thrilling and chilling screenings and events for Horror and Cult Film Fans to indulge in this Halloween Season: 1. FRI, OCT 22: IMAGINENATIVE’S WITCHING HOUR: CREEPY & FREAKY SHORT FILMS AT THE AL GREEN THEATRE! 2. SAT, OCT 23: TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK PLUS RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD IN …

Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Source: IMPA

You all getting ready for some SAW 3D? It’s become almost a regular addition to my Halloween weekend. Though I’m much more looking forward to the 2010 Manitou Springs Coffin Races, but in the mean time here are some SAW 3D stills from Lionsgate.

While most of our horror reported here on horrornews.net is the typical fiction, scary or supernatural kind…there still are issues which to me are more horrific than the latest SAW films or what Stephen King is up to. Though it’s best to stay out of political issues, this latest article is more concerning as a whole to all of us. …

WITNESS TO ROSWELL: UNMASKING THE GOVERNMENT’S BIGGEST COVER-UP (REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION) (PAPERBACK) Author Thomas J. Carey, Donald R. Schmitt , George Noory (Afterword), Edgar Mitchell (Foreword) Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black / White – 318 pages Price: $16.99 As a ufo conscience society, the biggest cover up to date has been the stories surrounding …

Magnet Releasing Takes US Rights to BLACK DEATH New York – October 20, 2010 –The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures announced today that it has acquired US rights from HanWay Film to Christopher Smith’s BLACK DEATH. Starring Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings), BLACK DEATH is a creepy, pitch perfect medieval period film that expertly …

The Werewolf Handbook: An Essential Guide to Werewolves and, More Importantly, How to Avoid Them Werewolves are almost becoming as popular as vampires.  I think we owe all to that Twilight thing and the illusion of the 2 species fighting over a hot chick. But really these critters have been with us since before I can remember. It seems now that …

THE WRONG NIGHT IN TEXAS Written & Illustrated by Joshua Boulet Published by Soldier of Fortune Printing Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color Price: $12.95 John and Sarah are about to be engaged. John is also about to head out to see his mother who he hasn’t spoken with for 7 years due to family complications. Off to Texas…Woodsville to be …

WEREWOLVES: A FIELD GUIDE TO SHAPESHIFTERS, LYCANTHROPES, AND MAN-BEASTS (PAPERBACK) by Bob Curran, Ian Daniels (Illustrator) Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 223 pages Price: $14.99 Is it just me or does it seem like there has been a renewed interest in the way of the lycans this year. Well if anyone is going …

After a strange meteor destroys a communications satellite and crashes into Tampa Bay, a sickly looking fish finds itself the meal of a beautiful nightclub bartender named Val. Moments later, as the bar is closed and locked tight, the infected Val becomes ill and all Hell breaks loose. Hidden from the others, the parasite she has unknowingly eaten rapidly grows, …

A perfect getaway for a group of friends turns into a nightmare in this amazing French micro-budget horror/sci-fi film! Thomas, Yann, Vincent and three female friends hop into their cars and travel to the French mountains for a relaxing weekend trip. On their way, a dangerous psychopath escapes from prison and thereâs even talk of a ghostly female apparition haunting …

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (Somos Lo Que Hay) Directed by Jorge Michel Grau Starring: Francisco Barreiro, Alan Chávez, Paulina Gaitán, Carmen Beato, Jorge Zárate, Esteban Soberánes UK RELEASE DATE: 12th November 2010 A middle-aged man dies in the street, leaving his widow and three children destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only with his loss but with a …

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VIDEODROME: STUDIES IN THE HORROR FILM (PAPERBACK) Author Tim Lucas (Author) Published by Centipede Press Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black and white (with some color photos) – 144 pages Retail $25 When I received the book titled: Studies in the Horror film – “Videodrome” I was half expecting one of those books that belabor over the philosophical meanings behind the …

SUPERNATURAL: THE OFFICIAL COMPANION SEASON 3 by Nicholas Knight Published by Titan Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color / B&W- 160 pages Price: $14.95 Well I suppose I’m starting backwards as I’m reviewing Season 3 before the first 2, but as all you Supernatural fans know each season is its own beast and season 3 is no exception. We are …