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Shriekfest Film Festival has unveiled the official selection of short films headed to the 17th edition of the festival.   Thirty Five short films make up the 2017 line up!  The films come from countries including Australia and the United Kingdom, states including CA, NC, NY, WA, TX, MA, FL, OH, PA, AZ, and MN.  Festival Director Denise Gossett says “I …

Nan Desu Kan 2017 is located in the downtown area of festive Denver, CO with its convention held every year. If you happened to be visiting Denver at the time, you were privy to streets filled with costumes, characters and Anime fans of all walks of life. It was warm sunny weekend providing the perfect setting for fans to enjoy …

I had the pleasure of attending this year’s annual Comicon located in Colorado Springs, CO. The event was held by “Altered Reality Entertainment” who have hosted similar conventions all over the country. HNN (horrornews.net) was on-site to gather some photos and review the event itself. Most impressive was the stellar # of celebrities featured at this event. A number of …

The 8th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival 2017 Opens Halloween Night Oct 31, 2017 

SAN DIEGO — Horrible Imaginings Film Festival is honored and privileged to announce the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to the celebrated actor Dee Wallace on Sunday, September 10th at The Museum of Photographic Arts as part of the regular festival’s closing night.

Hart D. Fisher is a man who seemingly never takes a break. He’s a world class comic artist, a devoted husband, he runs the amazing American Horrors ROKU channel, and now he’s launching a film festival – and he wants YOU to submit your film! The details are below, and the deadline for submitting is fast approaching, but there’s still …

Artsploitation Decks the Halls with a Red Christmas Craig Anderson’s Festival Hit Opens in Los Angeles August 25th Horrornews.net Hosts Special Q&A Session with Dee Wallace “An energetic, candy-colored romp through genre tropes that manages to take its subject matter seriously while poking fun at itself at the same time.” — Variety

Scumdance Film Festival August 5th, 2017 Here is the full festival line up/ schedule: 12 Noon – Festival kick off and greetings. 12:30 Red Christmas – Feature Film in which Christmas day becomes a hellish homecoming in this unusual Australian horror/comedy gorefest featuring the legendary Dee Wallace (The Howling, The Hills Have Eyes, and E.T.) and Gerard O’Dwyer 2:00 PM …

Craig Anderson’s Red Christmas (Best Picture Winner at Spotlight Horror Film Festival, Women’s Only Entertainment Film Festival) is making it’s New York City debut headlining The Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema. The event happens on Friday night, August 11th, 2017 at 9pm kicking off with two horror shorts before the feature presentation of Red Christmas staring Dee Wallace (E.T. The …

Scumdance Film Festival – It’s for those who want an alternative to the same old boring festival circuit,  Scumdance is a Film Festival with the volume turned all the way up to exploding head levels. They are specializing in Underground, Horror, Splatter, Grindhouse, Exploitation, Punk, Hot-Rod, Rock and Roll, and Biker shorts and feature length films. Submission guidelines:

  Less than days remain until ComiCONN, “A Show for the Fans by the Fans,” in partnership with Foxwoods Resort Casino, will be held June 10 and 11, 2017. The management and staff have announced the final schedule for panels, Q&As, photo ops, and gaming. ComiCONN is proud to announce that this year’s show will be dedicated to the memory …

Bringing Filmmakers and Celebrities Together in an Awesome, Three-Day Event Held Twice a Year The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival premiered in March in Edison, NJ. It will be held again in Central New Jersey and is set to be an even bigger event than the first. For starters, among the personalities scheduled to appear are a reunion …

PHILADELPHIA —A landmark appearance by NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS director Chuck Russell plus special screenings of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER with special guest Kristy Swanson, THE MONSTER SQUAD with stars Andre Gower & Ryan Lambert highlight the schedule as the lineup of films featured in next month’s Wizard World Horror Fest in Philadelphia has been set. Russell, …

Vice Press teams with 2000 AD and Thought Bubble Festival to celebrate 40 Years of the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with a Thrill-Powered gallery exhibition in Leeds featuring work by Earth’s mightiest artists and designers from comics and pop culture! Throughout September at The Gallery at Munro House on Duke Street, Leeds, Vice Press present a truly staggering display of original …

MegaCon Orlando in association with Fandomonium in Tampa Bay present the first annual MegaCon Orlando Saints & Sinners Film Festival, showcasing the very best domestic and international horror, science-fiction, and fantasy short films and features of the year!  Festivities begin on Saturday, May 27th at Noon in Room N319 at the Orlando Convention Center.   As a centerpiece of Saints …