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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

Movie Review: Southern Scares

Rate This MovieSouthern Scares Movies Review by Matt Boiselle Southern Scares – written and directed by Paul Rowe, and starring Dee Wallace, Luke Smith & Mila Rose Synopsis: Mystery, Horror & Southern folklore collide in the 1990s when a video store worker discovers chilling secrets found in her missing sister’s documentary series, Southern Scares.

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Movie Review: Hacked: A Double Entendre Of Rage Fueled Karma

Rate This MovieHacked: A Double Entendre Of Rage Fueled Karma Movie Review by Matt Boiselle  Hacked: A Double Entendre Of Rage Fueled Karma – written and directed by Shane Brady, and starring Owen Atlas, Augie Duke and Chandler Riggs Synopsis: In 2021, ordinary people Shane Brady and Emily Zercher were hacked and $20,000 was stolen – the story begins based …

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Kill TV Launches Uncensored Storefront Giving Horror Filmmakers a Home Free From Algorithmic Censorship

Kill TV, the uncensored social media platform built for underground creators, horror filmmakers, and the fans who actually want to see their work, today announced the launch of its creator storefront. The new storefront empowers filmmakers, musicians, and content creators to sell directly to their audience without the content restrictions, demonetization, and algorithmic suppression that have driven extreme and adult …

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Obsession and Backrooms launch the beginning of a new era for Hollywood

The cinematic landscape is experiencing a seismic shift as independent horror completely upends the traditional summer blockbuster season. In a historic box office turn, lean indie horror productions are actively outperforming legacy Hollywood franchises on the scale of Star Wars. Driven by Gen Z creators who graduated from YouTube to theatrical screens, this disruption marks the most radical transformation in …

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CHARMAINE CERRITO CAPTURES BEST SPECIAL FX WIN FOR ‘HUMAN HIBACHI 3’ AT NEW JERSEY HORROR CON

The blood, gore, and visceral terror of Mario Cerrito’s highly anticipated underground sequel have officially taken top honors. Practical effects artist Charmaine Cerrito took home the prestigious Best Special FX award for her outstanding, stomach-churning work on Human Hibachi 3 at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival.

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DRAGON STUDIOS LAUNCHES NEW GOTHIC DARK UNIVERSE WITH WWI HORROR EPIC ‘THE BAT’ STARRING ERIC ROBERTS, BAI LING, AND MICHAEL MADSEN

Dragon Studios has officially announced the production of THE BAT, a gothic World War I horror epic currently filming on location in the United Kingdom. The ambitious feature serves as the official launchpad for the DRagonSTUDIOS Dark Universe, an interconnected cinematic world where literary monsters, occult masterminds, and legendary villains collide in the shadows of history. Set against the gritty, …

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Frank Palangi’s Hit Tubi Horror Anthology “At Death’s Door” Secures Sequel, Now Crowdfunding on GoFundMe

Following the streaming success of the hit independent horror anthology film At Death’s Door (2025) on Tubi, indie filmmaker and rock musician Frank Palangi has officially launched production and a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe for the highly anticipated sequel, At Death’s Door 2. Distributed in partnership with Cinema Epoch, the sequel aims to deliver an even higher caliber of spine-tingling …

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Call for Authors: Marketing Macabre Announces 2026 Summer Book Club Lineup Search

Marketing Macabre is officially firing up the engines for its 2026 Summer Book Club, and the hunt is on for the next great additions to its seasonal reading list. The horror public relations firm is officially inviting horror authors, novelists, comic creators, and publishers to submit their latest literary nightmares for inclusion in this year’s highly anticipated promotional showcase.

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Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light Summons Eric Roberts for a Dark Found-Footage Nightmare

The Witchcraft franchise is crawling back from the grave — and it’s bringing Eric Roberts with it. The Oscar-nominated actor (Runaway Train, The Dark Knight, Babylon) has officially joined the cast of Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light, the newest installment in the long-running horror franchise. But this isn’t the campy direct-to-video horror fans may remember. Director Carissa Pierson and writer …

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Movie Review: Pitfall

Rate This MoviePitfall Movie Review by Matt Boiselle Pitfall – directed by James Kondelik, and written by Victor Rose and James Kondelik, and starring Marshall Williams, Alexandra Essoe and Richard Harmon Synopsis: After a young man gets separated from his group in the woods, he falls into a 10 ft deep pit full of spikes, impaling him through the leg, …

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