Retrospective of New Zealand filmmaker Gaylene Preston with a screening of her two ‘genre’ titles Tasmanian premiere of the all-female anthology XX with filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin in person Retrospective screening of The People Under the Stairs with cinematographer Sandi Sissel The 5th edition of Stranger With My Face International Film Festival will take place in Hobart from 4-7 May, with …
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Rachele Royale headlines at Endless Night Vampire Ball
Sirius XM recording artist Rachele Royale is bringing her darkest, sexiest and most sensual songs to the Endless Night Vampire Ball’s Los Angeles debut. Los Angeles — Sirius XM/CPG Music recording artist Rachele Royale will headline the globally successful Vampire Ball, “Endless Night” which debuts in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 20th. Royale, who is on the heels of appearing and performing in Antoine …
Read More »MidWest WeirdFest announces Full Festival Program
MidWest WeirdFest announces its full 2017 program today. The inaugural film festival – a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, offbeat, and just plain weird – will take place March 3-5, 2017 at the Micon Cinemas Downtown in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “MidWest WeirdFest’s programmers have put together a world class program of genre and underground cinema”, says festival …
Read More »Hellraiser III: 25th Anniversary Screening w/ Director
Popcorn Frights Film Festival is excited to announce that on Thursday, March 2nd, we will be hosting a special 25th Anniversary Screening of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. Director Anthony Hickox (“Hellraiser III”, “Waxworks”, “Warlock: Armageddon”) will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.
Read More »The Myers House NC – Halloween Bash!
Check out The Myers House NC which is a life-size replica of the infamous Michael Myers house from John Carpenter’s ‘HALLOWEEN’ in North Carolina. They are having a big annual Halloween Bash this Saturday, October 29th. Offering tent camping on the property this year and screening HALLOWEEN H20, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT & THE STRANGERS this year and special guest, …
Read More »EVIL DEAD IN CONCERT – A Halloween Experience in DTLA
On Tuesday, October 25, the Gothic 1920’s movie palace The Theatre at Ace Hotel will be transformed to celebrate Halloween with the World Premiere of THE EVIL DEAD IN CONCERT / LIVE TO FILM: A HALLOWEEN THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. This event, hosted by Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell, will include LA’s wild Up chamber orchestra performing a re-imagined score of Sam Raimi’s classic horror film live to picture. …
Read More »HORROR-RAMA Returns for 3rd HORRIFYING YEAR Oct 15-16
Horror-Rama, Toronto’s only all-horror movie culture party and convention, screams to life for its third horrifying year at The Hyatt Regency on King St. The show will open its bloody gates on October 15th – 16th and a star-studded roster of genre stars and filmmakers are set to attend. Toronto’s premier event for fans of all things horror and macabre …
Read More »Thankskilling the Musical Taking the stage in Columbus, OH October 21-30
Leading up to their beloved Halloween season, Thankskilling the Musical will be taking the stage in Columbus, OH October 21-30 at the Garden Theater. Based on the cult B-horror film ‘Thankskilling’) which garnered attention of horror fans worldwide, ‘Thankskilling the Musical’ re-creates the atmosphere of the original film and brings so much more to the table! The film was made …
Read More »Stanley Kubrick’s Horror Film ‘The Shining’ Returns to the Big Screen for Two Days Only This October
Stanley Kubrick’s Horror Film ‘The Shining’ Returns to the Big Screen for Two Days Only This October The Haunting Classic Will Screen at Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 23 and 26 DENVER – October 4, 2016 – “Heeeere’s Johnny!” … back on the big screen just in time for Halloween. Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment invite …
Read More »Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, and Hailstorm headline Rock Carnival in Lakewood, NJ
HorrorNews.Net proud to partner with Adrenaline PR this 9/30 to 10/2 in Lakewood, New Jersey for ROCK CARNIVAL featuring Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, and Hailstorm. With less than two weeks remaining until the kick-off of the second annual ROCK CARNIVAL, the official day-to-day carnival and festival schedule has been released. See below for a full schedule of all activities taking …
Read More »Oaxaca FilmFest Announces Great Genre Movies for 2016 Official Selection
Oaxaca FilmFest announced the details of its Seventh Edition that will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico, from the 8th to the 15th of October 2016. Oaxaca FilmFest just announced the 2016 Official Selection at its annual press conference in Mexico City at the Centro Cultural de España. The Official Competition includes most awaited films like Elvis and Nixon (Liza Johnson, USA), …
Read More »Toronto After Dark Film Fest – FIRST 10 Films Announced!
Toronto After Dark Film Festival is thrilled to officially unveil its first wave of exciting film announcements for 2016! Included in the lineup are some of the most critically acclaimed and eagerly anticipated new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films from this year’s international film festival circuit. These 10 new movies will all screen at Toronto After Dark Film Festival …
Read More »Knoxville Horror Film Fest – Feature Lineup
EIGHTH ANNUAL KNOXVILLE HORROR FILM FEST ANNOUNCES FEATURE LINEUP & 2016 DATES, OCTOBER 21 – 23 KNOXVILLE, TN (August 30, 2016) – The Knoxville Horror Film Fest (KHFF) will return for its eighth annual celebration of sinister cinema on October 21 – 23, 2016 at Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8 and Scruffy City Hall. Dedicated to bringing the genre film …
Read More »HHFF Announces Special Screening of HI-8!
Segments from eight of the leading indie horror filmmakers including Tim Ritter, Brad Sykes, Donald Farmer, Todd Sheets, Chris Seaver, Ron Bonk, and Marcus Koch. Each director was challenged to go back to their roots, using analog equipment while tapping into their years of experience to tell a story that is fresh and edgy. Shot all over the USA, the …
Read More »Shriekfest Film Festival Reveals THIRD batch of feature films for 2016!
The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced the 3 more of its 2016 feature film lineup. Film festival director Denise Gossett says “We have a wonderfully diverse selection of amazing films from all over the world.”. The feature films selected thus far are listed below:
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