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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

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 …

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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 …

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STRANGER THINGS Joe Davison’s “Sorority of the Damned” SCREAMING on AMAZON

Sorority of the Damned starring Felissa Rose, Sydney Carvill, Kaleina Cordova, Chelsea Jordan, Jaime Brightbill, Olivia Cordell and Joe Davison is out now and SCREAMING on Tubi Trevor Harmony is an inept handyman who discovers his family’s lineage is far more then he suspected. Now he must step into action and save four unsuspecting sorority girls from being consumed by …

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FIRST LOOK: “Mary Shelley’s Christmas Nightmares” Summons Old-Hollywood Horror in Debut Feature From De Havilland Pictures

De Havilland Pictures has released the first official images from “Mary Shelley’s Christmas Nightmares,” the Gothic horror film marking the feature debut of filmmaker Johnathon de Havilland. Now in post-production and slated for a Holiday 2026 release, the project aims to resurrect the lush, shadow-drenched spirit of classic old-Hollywood horror — and these newly unveiled stills suggest it’s well on …

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FOUND TV’s Top 5 Winter Horror Films For The Holiday Season

This December, FOUND TV invites horror fans to unwrap a new kind of holiday spirit. The platform has curated five winter and holiday-themed found footage films for this season. Four titles, Hell on the Shelf, The Christmas Tapes, The Devil Complex, and Himalaya, are streaming now. Werewolf Santa and honorable mention, Red Christmas, will premiere on FOUND in December.

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) Official Trailer

In Theaters December 5, 2025! Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Gordon Liu, Michael Parks, and David Carradine as “Bill”. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is a single, unrated version of Quentin Tarantino’s two-part film, combining Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 into one continuous epic. The story follows a …

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EMMA STONE AND JESSE PLEMONS STARRING IN YORGOS LANTHIMOS’ WILD AND TWISTED THRILLER, BUGONIA

Hailed by critics and audiences alike, Focus Features’ BUGONIA arrives exclusively on digital platforms to buy or rent November 25, 2025, and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 23, 2025, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Five-time Oscar-nominee Yorgos Lanthimos masterfully directs his most compelling film yet with a satirical, thrilling edge, and out-of-this world plot twists. Hailed by …

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The Horror Films That Define NEON Studios

In an industry crowded with creative companies, NEON Studios stands out as a name associated with bold ideas, strong visual identity, and a commitment to redefining how audiences experience storytelling, branding, and entertainment. This studio has carved out a powerful niche in independent cinema by embracing films that are daring, artistic, and unapologetically unconventional.

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Death Becomes Them vol. 3 – The Ides of March

Ybor, Friday, March 13, 2026, Writer/Producer Betty Genesis, the premier purveyor of macabre entertainment, invites you to a spine-chilling spectacle like no other – an immersive Horror Burlesque with a literary bent. This unforgettable event will take place on Friday the 13th (March)at the historic and haunted Cuban Club in Ybor City and promises a night of eerie elegance and …

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Official Trailer / Poster: Doll of Deceit

Official Trailer & Poster Release for Doll of Deceit from Director, Josh Warmenhoven and starring Sandy Johnson, David J. Paul, Amanda Jensen, Rex Seaton and Shawn Alexander Thompson. A woman’s affair with a hired handyman takes a dark turn when her husband discovers the betrayal, leading to a suspenseful tale of captivity and an eerie transformation that blurs the line …

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Indie Horror Junkie’s Rick Danford Returns with Supernatural Short Film They’re Here

Indie Horror Junkie’s own Rick Danford is stepping back into the shadows with his latest supernatural short film, They’re Here, set to begin production this December. The self-produced project marks Danford’s return to the kind of pure, atmospheric horror that first defined his career — a chilling, intimate story steeped in isolation, guilt, and the unseen horrors that emerge when …

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