THE ROAD TO NOWHERE By: Lee Argus Permuted Press Publishing 113 Pages A man awakens within the confines of a desolate, abandoned hospital only to realize he has amnesia. Struggling to stay alive he flees the institution while desperately trying to unravel the mystery of his past while thwarting the clutches of the walking dead infesting civilization. Will he unveil …
Read More »Book Review: The Devil of Echo Lake – Author Douglas Wynne
THE DEVIL OF ECHO LAKE By Douglas Wynne JournalStone Publishing A heavy metal/gothic rock star named Billy Moon begins to soon realize his fame and fortune has come at a rather unholy cost. Signing to record his third album in the famed, secluded Echo Lake Studios, a converted church with a macabre past, Moon begins to come apart at the …
Read More »Haunt Manor: Niagra’s Hellacious Scream Haven
Campark Resorts: Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada A cold sweat permeates the brow as the roiling sensation of unease dominates the core. The pulse quickens roaring adrenaline through the veins. Each breath is savored never knowing if it may be your last as the heart threatens to burst free of splintering ribs. A tentative, reluctant step is taken towards the shadows, …
Read More »Canada’s Scariest Haunted Attraction Set to Open for Seventh Season
Niagara Falls’ Haunt Manor will debut its’ newest (and biggest) expansion yet on September 24th. Since it’s inception seven years ago, Haunt Manor has become known to both locals and tourists alike as an ever-changing and growing yearly tradition, while also being named “Canada’s Scariest Haunted Attraction” by FANGORIA magazine. This year, the event has grown to a whopping 15 …
Read More »Interview: Author Tina Piney
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish my very special guest at this time author extraordinaire Tina Piney. Tina, to date, at least by my count you have a total of eight short stories published from varying presses. But let’s start from the beginning. Your inaugural published tale Chuckles appeared in the anthology Splat from J. Ellington Press. Describe …
Read More »Book Review: Children of the Dark – Author Jonathan Janz
Children of the Dark By: Jonathan Janz Sinister Grin Press 398 Pages Will is your typical teenager struggling to overcome the obstacles into young adulthood. With an impoverished lifestyle at the hands of a negligent, addict of a single mother, a dependent little sister, bullying adversaries at school and a crush on one of the bully’s girlfriend it seems as …
Read More »Book Review: In the Graveyard Antemortem – Author Stephen Stromp
In The Graveyard Antemortem By: Stephen Stromp Kindle Press 340 Pages Lisa Jacobs has endured far more than any girl should have to go through at the age of seventeen. Coming home one day she finds her father has been slain in the grisliest of fashion. On top of coping with such a dreadful tragedy she learns she’s been forced …
Read More »Book Review: The Prince of Earth – Author Mike Robinson
The Prince of the Earth By Mike Robinson Curiosity Quills Publishing 183 Pages Quincy’s life has been turned upside down. Although she’s suffered from anxiety in the past it seems as though her very grip on reality is coming apart at the seams. Memories eclipse fantasy, events shadow circumstance and even family members may or may not have ever existed. …
Read More »Film Review: The Conduit (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Divorce is seldom easy as Eddie learns the hard way while trying to get his life back in order. After a failed suicide attempt he begins attending a support group where he meets the enigmatic and beautiful Amy. The two are inseparable from the get go yet something seems dreadfully amiss about the young lady. Will her sinister past …
Read More »Book Review: Mr Nasty – Author Leo Darke
Mr. Nasty By Leo Darke Samhain Publishing 198 Pages Tommy Wallace is a supporting extra struggling to make ends meet within the British film industry. With an estranged wife and unresolved past, Tommy has plenty to cope with until a director’s command of Cut! Has never been more profound. A full-fledged blood bath has unleashed on the sets of Tommy’s …
Read More »Interview: Jo-Anne Russell (Lycan Valley Press)
I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce my very special guest at this time the incomparable Jo-Anne Russell. Jo-Anne you’ve been feverishly immersed in launching the premier in publishing companies, Lycan Valley Press. Describe the brainchild behind this movement and what demographic to you aspire to cater to? JO-ANNE RUSSELL: Well basically I’ve run my own press before. It …
Read More »Film Review: Where the Devil Dwells (2014)
SYNOPSIS: When Lenard (Walter Pena), an author is sentenced to house arrest he grapples with schizophrenia and visions of his slain father. It seems as though his father has the most carnal of intentions for his son. He fully intends on resuming the blood bath he’d started and won’t rest until he has Lenard’s undivided attention. In a tale swirling …
Read More »Interview: Mandy Leigh Grandmond – Makeup Artist
I’d like to take this opportunity at this time to wish a blood curdling welcome to horrornews.net my guest, makeup artist extraordinaire Ms. Mandy Leigh Grandmond. Mandy your creations have been spreading like wildfire on each Instagram, twitter and Facebook alluring tremendous attention. But let’s go back to the beginning. Did you know you always wanted to be a makeup …
Read More »Book Review: Blood and Rain – Author Glenn Rolfe
Blood and Rain By: Glenn Rolfe Samhain Publishing 196 Pages The sleepy small town of Gilson Creek is an idealistic spot for raising a family, community and harmonious unity. School is out and summer has merely began. While the residents plan to engage in plenty of rest and relaxation at on the beaches of Emerson Lake a most sinister transformation …
Read More »Film Review: Kantemir (2015)
SYNOPSIS: After a group of actors meet in a remote mansion to rehearse for a mysterious play they soon find out the production has much more sinister ramifications than any of them could have possibly prepared for. REVIEW: Directed by: Ben Samuels Starring: Robert Englund, Diane Cary, Daniel Gady, Justine Griffiths, Alanna Janell Kantemir delivers the presence of iconic horror …
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