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Funding: Double Take Comics Genesis #3 No Fail Kickstarter Live

Double Take Comics has announced a new no fail Kickstarter to promote the third issue Super Packs in the Night of the Living Dead Universe that launched in 2015. The Kickstarter is being used as a preorder vehicle instead of traditional crowdfunding. With a modest goal that has already been reached fans can donate without risk of the campaign failing. …

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Horrornews.net will be at Philly Comic and Cosplay Day on March 19th, 2016

Special Horrornews.net Event Announcement: I’m am pleased to announce that Horrornews.net will be a featured vendor at this year’s Philly Comic & Cosplay Day!  The convention will take place on Saturday, March 19th, 2016 from 11am to 8pm and it will be at Trinity Center for Urban Life. We will have contests and giveaways throughout the day as well as …

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Wizard World Philadelphia Goes Back To The Future

The ‘Future’ Is June 4, 2016: Five-Time Emmy Award Winner Michael J. Fox, ‘Caroline in the City’ Actress Lea Thompson To Appear At Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia ‘Back to the Future’ Stars To Make First Wizard World Appearances At Pennsylvania Convention Center PHILADELPHIA, January 5, 2016 – Hello, McFly! From the Back to the Future franchise to TV hits …

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Shriekfest OPENS its 2016 Call for Entries!

Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/SciFi Film Festival continues its tradition as Los Angeles’ Premier horror film event, presenting an exciting program of films each fall with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. Now, in it’s Sweet 16th year, Shriekfest takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is the largest independent studio operator in the country. We offer filmmakers and …

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Horror Art: Dennis William

BIO: The horror genre is a fantastic playground for artist types. It’s world that has no rules, and if you do happen to stumble across a rule somewhere in the dark, it’s only there to be broken. It’s really the only genre that allows an actor, actress, writer or artist to fully explore the spectrum of the human experience in all …

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Interview: Artist Ric Frane

Ric Frane’s paintings are filled with classic horror imagery, pinup girls, fantasy, and danger. Formally trained at the York Academy of Arts and Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography, Frane applies classical painting techniques to his own modern style with fantasy and horror subject matter. Holly Q, Horrornews (HN): When I look at your art, especially the monsters/pinups, I get …

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Druid Underground Film Fest INVADES BOSTON!!!

  See aliens rip their own faces off, learn how to detect if your child worships Satan, perform a home exorcism and much, much more! [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/134476296[/vimeo] After a 15 screenings across 11 states, the 8th annual Druid Underground Film Festival plunges into Massachusetts to close the season! A high-powered two-part blast of subversive cinema, DUFF kicks off with a hilarious …

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10 Directors – A NIGHT OF HORROR VOLUME 1 ANTHOLOGY – A Night of Horror International Film Festival

TEN DIRECTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.  ONE NIGHT OF HORROR.   ‘A NIGHT OF HORROR VOLUME 1 ANTHOLOGY’ TRAILER AND POSTER RELEASED TODAY Premiering Opening Night – Thursday November 26 at A Night of Horror International Film Festival Ten directors will come together for one night of horror with the first annual ‘A Night of Horror Volume 1’ anthology premiering …

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Horror Funding: PSYCHOTIC! A Brooklyn Slasher Film

Psychotic! is a mind-altering journey into the uncharted depths of the Bushwick art scene, where it’s hip to be weird and partying hard can get you murdered. Have you ever fantasized about murdering that dippy girl from that one party who sucked face with your stoned boyfriend? Or violently disposing of that typically hammered cool dude you’re half-dating who’s got …

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Horror Funding: Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

The early runaway box office success of films like, “Re-animator” and “Ghoulies”, paved the foundation for Empire’s wildly imaginative slate of motion pictures. Unfortunately, Charles Band’s unbridled passion for marketing and distribution clashed with scandalous banking practices, causing his newfound company to crumble beneath him in only 5 short years. But what really led the youthful mini-major to crash and burn upon the sticky floors of empty movie theaters? [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/142910151[/vimeo]

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