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The Buried Alive Film Festival is excited to announce its 14th year in Atlanta and wants you to SAVE THE DATE for November 13th through 17th.

Heather Langenkamp is name that has held a special place for the horror genre for quite some time. Her role as Nancy Thomspon in 1984’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” was not only a career changer for her, but an early enough role that placed her clearly into the horror genre history for years to come. One could say that …

Shocktoberfest 2019 Review November 2, 2019 Halloween is never really over for a Horror fan. https://www.shocktoberfest.com Shocktoberfest was kind enough to invite Horrornews.net to visit “Pennsylvania’s Premier Haunted Scream Park.”  Patrick Konopelski had two All Access passes waiting as we arrived. Shocktoberfest is celebrating twenty-eight years of scaring the living crap out of people. It was a beautiful fall night …

Chiller Theatre Review October 25-27, 2019 Chiller Theatre was packed on Saturday, October 26th. Halloween is near and the horror community gathered for the annual Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey at the Hilton. People came from all over to pick up collectibles, movies, t-shirts and meet celebrities. Chiller Theatre is also a convention where everyone sort of catches …

No one can deny the impact that actress / model former-Bond-girl Famke Janssen has had on the acting world. This lady has been keeping busy for quite some time, though most would say it started with her appearance as Bond girl Xenia Onatopp in 1995’s “GoldenEye”.

Spooky Empire, one of the most coveted and recognizable thriller conventions in the nation, hosted its much-anticipated yearly Fall convention from October 31 – November 3, 2019 in a new city, Tampa, FL. From the Halloween-themed celebrity guests to more than 20 tattoo artist booths and 100+ vendors, the “dark side of comic con” invaded the Tampa Convention Center for …

Another great addition to our celebrity gallery, the always stunning Virginia Madsen, who launched her career in the early 80’s leading up to present, is one of our favorite additions. Known for her more dramatic roles that span films like: “Fire with Fire”, “Slam Dance”, “Gotham” and “The Hot Spot”, Virginia has additionally been a feature actress in several horror …

New York Comic Con NYCC 2019 Review October 3, 2019 Javits Center 655 W 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/ October 3-6, 2019 I was able to attend New York Comic Con on October 3, 2019. Thursday was building. I was nervous, excited and anxious to see what it was going to be like. I have never been to …

AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi, the American Film Institute’s annual celebration of cinema, will take place Thursday, November 14 – Thursday, November 21 in the heart of Hollywood. We have several films this year that we think will be of interest to your readers such as our Midnight section films JALLIKATTU (Dir Lijo Jose Pellissery) and SAINT MAUD (Dir Rose …

Rosario Dawson is one of those actor/models types that you can’t help but fall in love with when you first experience her on screen. Rosario has had a great career that started with a young appearance in 1995’s “Kids”. A controversial and regarded cult film, “Kids” was only the start to the many more like appearances that would arrive thru …

Halloween Horror Nights 29 (Orlando) Kicked off this year and I couldn’t be more enthusiastic. A quick overview of this year is that they’ve upped the ante with 10 killer houses, 5 manic scare-zones and 2 shows that will send a shiver down your spine. I like to start off by saying that I am an HHN veteran that has …

Anomaly – The Rochester Genre Film Festival is thrilled to be hosting the first U.S. screening of the brand-new holiday horror anthology DEATHCEMBER on Sunday, November 10, followed by an in-person Q&A with three of its filmmakers. The first cinematic advent calendar, DEATHCEMBER contains 24 terrifying visions by 24 international genre directors, ready to fill your holiday season with a …

DOZENS OF HORROR CREATORS CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF TWO NEW MY FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE BOOKS WITH A MINI-CONVENTION PARTY Black Vortex Cinema will celebrate the release of two new books of autobiographical essays by over 100 horror creators entitled My Favorite Horror Movie 2: The New Blood and My Favorite Horror Movie 3: Scream Warriors with the My Favorite Horror …

A GENRE OF ONE: THE CINEMA OF BONG JOON HO  A COMPLETE FEATURE RETROSPECTIVE OF BONG JOON HO’S WORK TWO DECADES IN THE MAKING  Co-Presented with the Korean Cultural Center, L.A., Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, 2019 American Cinematheque is proud to present A GENRE OF ONE: THE CINEMA OF BONG JOON HO, a complete feature retrospective of BONG JOON …

  “They say the place is haunted. Very Haunted. So we decided to see for our selves” Researched, devised and performed by Knock Knock Club members Caroline Buckley, Reece Connolly, and Christopher Keegan. Last Orders discovers what is lurking within the dark corners of each it’s three floors; the trio guides the audience through the immersive history of the 604-year-old …