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On August 26 Goat Manʼs Hill will launch an IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign for an ambitious horror feature entitled PRETERNATURAL. The team behind the 2012 indie thriller SICK BOY describes the new project as an unreliable documentary about fairies. “Itʼs not a found footage film,” says writer / director Tim T. Cunningham. “Nothing against them, but this will be something …

Dead Afterlife Creator Talks Taking the Indie Route to Include Horror Fans and Raise $200,000 HorrorNews.net presents DEAD afterlife on IndieGoGo Horror Icons Michael Berryman, Bill Oberst, Jr., Bill Moseley, and Kane Hodder to Star

The August Monster Mania always feels like the unofficial kickoff to the Halloween season. It’s a great way to finish off the summer and start the scary early by collecting your favorite genre stars autograph and nabbing a copy of your favorite DVD or movie poster. This year is no exception to greatness as MM guests include Carrie Fisher, Christopher …

2013 was not an easy year for the Boston Comic Con. The sixth annual event was originally planned for April, the same weekend that the the Boston marathon bombers ended up being caught. The promoters were forced to make the last-minute decision to postpone the event. Although many guests and attendees were already scheduled to fly into the city, safety …

Team Zombie is combining three of our favorite things: zombies, poker and pin-up girls! 100% custom Zombie Pinup Girl poker playing cards. Because what’s better than zombies? Beautiful zombies…duh! Henceforth they shall be known as “Zom-B-girls”. Why Pinup Girl Zombies?

As Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted, the studios’ excessive spending on less-than-quality content is producing a string of high-dollar failures and is starting to drive audiences to search elsewhere for their content. Earlier this year, the idea of funding films through public-forum donation sites called crowdfunding became viable with the $5Million crowdfunded Veronica Mars movie. Now, two unknown producers …

Veteran comic book colorist, Beth Sotelo, renowned for her work on such titles as Michael Turner’s Fathom, Soulfire and Shrugged for Aspen Comics over a ten year span, has developed and introduced her own new original series entitled “Grump”, launching recently on Kickstarter.com with a debut 40-page fully illustrated graphic novel first -offering. A longtime passion project for Sotelo for …

July 2013- Hauntnav.com is now accepting contributor registrations and creator projects. This is a funding platform for Haunt and Horror genre projects. HauntNav allows creative projects in the worlds of Haunted Attractions, Home Haunters, Props, Design, Special Effects, Film, Costumes, Games, Music, Masks, Publishing, Technology, and Theater. All categories are related to the Haunt and Horror genre. HauntNav.com is full …

10 Gauge Shakespeare AND MOnsterworks66 TEAM UP TO PRODUCE THE PROMO TRAILER FOR SLAUGHTERBOX, a sharp new horror feature by Indie actor/writer/producer Hugh Phoenix Cross. Cross’ production company, 10 Gauge Shakespeare, and Maria Olsen’s MOnsterworks66, are currently in pre-production and set to shoot principle photography of the promo trailer in August. Concept art and storyboards are being prepped by artist, …

I’d just like to introduce you to my marketing consultancy Movie Poster Critic. http://moviepostercritic.blogspot.co.uk/ This marketing consultancy is designed to be specifically accessible and affordable for indie film productions, hopefully improving their chances of establishing their target demographic. M.P.C offers an outside and unbiased perspective of a marketing campaign to determine whether or not it is effective and fulfilling its potential. …

The Awesome Fest presents They Live w/ Special Guest Rowdy Roddy Piper Limited edition print by Ralph Stollenwerk (Awesome Dudes Printing) for our 25th Anniversary screening of They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper in attendance. Tickets are on sale now at www.thetroc.com . You can get more information at http://www.theawesomefest.com/

A Tribute Art Exhibit to Del Toro’s Films  Hyaena Gallery – Burbank, CA Curated by Chogrin July 1 through July 31, 2013 Opening Night Reception on July 6th

Upcoming Shows FINAL FRIDAY FILMS AT THE MAUSOLEUM A new monthly 16mm double-feature from Exhumed Films and Cinedelphia.com

Slender rises from myth to figurine!!! From PR: Our Slender Man 32″ Plush toy is next in line for the year, and I hope to introduce more monster themed toys as the year continues. I am doing another Kickstarter to fund the Slender Man and there you’ll find more useful information and my current goals for the toy. The Slender …

Academy Award winning composer Joe Renzetti (Child’s Play, Frankenhooker, The Buddy Holly Story) will be joining Director Tom Holland for our 25th Anniversary screening of Child’s Play this Saturday, June 22nd at Parx Casino! Spread the word, tell your friends (’til the end), this is one event you surely won’t want to miss! These AWESOME Limited Edition Silk Screen Prints …