web analytics
Home | Mike Joy

Mike Joy

HorrorNews.net Manager. Located in New Jersey. I've been with HNN since it's creation in 2008. Responsibilities: managing talent, acquisitions, new programs, website strategizing, celebrity interviews, public relations, the paranormal column, “Unexplained Confidential”, and more. unexplainedconfidential.blogspot.com

Top Ten Best Topless Scenes In Horror Movie History

The presence of topless female characters in horror movies has evolved from a tool of exploitation to a complex symbol of vulnerability, morality, and subversion. During the slasher boom of the 1970s and 1980s, nudity—often occurring in scenes just before a character’s death—became a staple used to attract audiences and emphasize the “sex equals death” trope. This established a “morality …

Read More »

Geno McGahee’s DARK PLACES Wraps Filming – Satanic Panic Horror Film Unleashing in 2026

New England filmmaker, Geno McGahee, returns to his horror roots with the Satanic cult film, DARK PLACES. Bodies are piling up, college professors are being butchered and it’s up to a couple of students to figure out what is going on. The Xposse Production will be distributed by Cinema Epoch and Cineridge Entertainment and will hit most streaming platforms in …

Read More »

Dracula Land: The Billion-Euro Theme Park That Wants to Turn a Vampire into an Ecosystem

By Dr. Enrique A. Palafox — Dracula Legacy For over a century, Dracula has been one of the most profitable monsters in popular culture. Films, toys, Halloween costumes, video games, and theme park mazes around the world have monetized Bram Stoker’s creation relentlessly. Yet, almost all of that wealth has flowed outward —to Hollywood, to global entertainment conglomerates, and to …

Read More »

Top Ten LEGO Sets For The Holidays 2025

The enduring global dominance of LEGO is not merely a result of clever marketing, but rather its status as a perfectly engineered “System in Play.” At its core, the brand’s success rests on a commitment to universal compatibility that has remained unchanged since 1958. This means a brick manufactured today in 2025 will click perfectly into one found in an …

Read More »

Vertical will release DRACULA in theaters nationwide on February 6th, 2026

Written, Directed & Produced by Luc Besson Executive Produced by Mark Canton, Dorothy Canton, Ryan Winterstern and Philippe Corrot Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, Zoë Bleu, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Matilda de Angelis, Ewens Abid, Raphael Luce When a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry Jones) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife (Zoë Bleu), he renounces God and damns heaven itself. …

Read More »

Little Puck Guests on PVD Horror Podcast to Discuss Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!

Little Puck joins host Dave Lizotte on the latest episode of the PVD Horror podcast for an in-depth conversation about her role in Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave! and her crossover journey from adult entertainment into genre filmmaking, cosplay and character-driven performance. In the interview, Little Puck talks about her experience starring in Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave! alongside Dana …

Read More »

Horror icons Robert Allen Mukes,and August Kyss join the cast of the action film ‘Death Bitch 2’

Robert Allen Mukes, who starred as Rufus in Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses,and August Kyss who starred as Siren in the indie hit Only Fangs, have joined the cast of the action film Death Bitch 2. Death Bitch 2 is a sequel to the action packed thriller Death Bitch which won ‘Best indie made under $100 k of 2024’ …

Read More »

Fear Anonymous World Premiere December 6th at Culver Theater

Bron Theron’s Fear Anonymous starring Gerard Marzilli, Tyler Gaylord, and Rashida L. Hudson world premiere is Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at Culver Theater. The film also features cameos by Sparkle Soojian, Thomas Tulak, and James Duval A small, diverse group of people with irrational fears, dark thoughts, and deep traumas meets every Sunday afternoon at a modest suburban community center. …

Read More »

Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper World Premiere on December 6th at Rowan College | Official Poster

The cannibalistic trilogy comes to a climax on Saturday evening, December 6th, 2025 as the third instrallment of Mario Cerrito’s Human Hibachi franchise makes it’s World Premiere at Rowan College. Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper – A man who suffers from hyper-religiosity, leads a cult of devout followers to partake in a “last supper” where sacrificed humans are the …

Read More »

DRagon Studios To Release Lost TCM Sequel, All American Massacre

After twenty-five years, the wait is almost over. You can finally be part of one of the most sought-after lost films in horror history All American Massacre. In the wake of the groundbreaking success of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its cult-classic sequel, director Tobe Hooper, his son William Hooper, and horror icon Bill Moseley joined forces to unleash a …

Read More »

THE VAMPIRE HUNTER’S KIT: FROM FOLKLORE TO WUNDERKAMMER — HOW DRACULA LEGACY WAS BORN

By Dr. Enrique A. Palafox — Dracula Legacy Vampires were not born in cinema; they were born in fear. Long before Bela Lugosi, before Christopher Lee, before the shiny black plastic of Halloween stores, vampire hunters were peasants confronting the impossible with their bare hands. From Wallachia and Moldavia to Transylvania, ordinary people faced bodies that refused to stay in …

Read More »

The 23rd New York Horror Film Festival World Premiers Tony Todd’s THE PITCHFORK RETREAT, Dec. 4-7, 2025, NYC!

The 23rd New York City Horror Film Festival (NYCHFF), running Thursday, December 4 through Sunday, December 7, returns this winter with a chilling array of independent cinema from around the world. Hosted at the Look Dine-In Cinema (657 W 57th St), NYCHFF 23 features indie horror premieres, and both theatrical and virtual screenings. Premieres and special presentations include the Opening …

Read More »