The Haunting, Robert Wise’s 1963 black and white film version of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, will be screened in 35mm at Brooklyn’s Nitehawk Cinema at 11:45 am.  The chilling tale that inspired The Legend of Hell House, Burnt Offerings, and The Shining stars an excellent ensemble cast that consists of Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Russ …

FATAL CONSEQUENCES By JG Faherty Samhain Publishing 78 Pages After narrowly escaping a vicious bear attack Alec Winter flees the scene only to return and find his children brutally slain while his wife is holding on by a thread. While everyone perceives him to be a hero, he must grapple with the reality of their tragic deaths. Will his remorse …

Haunt Manor, “Canada’s scariest haunted scream park,” according to FANGORIA magazine, is busy now preparing for its scariest (and largest) attraction ever. The Niagara Falls attraction announced five new haunts today with a one-kilometre expansion to coincide with its grand opening on Sept. 26. Located on the legendary haunted Pew family property on Lundy’s Lane, Haunt Manor is entering its …

SYNOPSIS: Shock Value clip that has received a underground reputation – (also per “something awful.com – SWAP.avi is not so much a p*rnographic video as it is a death, final and uncompromising) REVIEW: The file name itself has managed to gain a pretty viral following over the Internet when it comes to sick and disgusting. That ominous name “SWAP.AVI” is …

SYNOPSIS: An abused autistic boy is the sole witness to the kidnapping of a teenage heiress. REVIEW: I can’t decide which is more depressing, the fact that I have only just now seen The Candy Snatchers for the very first time, or that this is the only directorial effort by Guerdon Trueblood (aside from an episode of Barnaby Jones — …

SYNOPSIS: When down and out guitar player Jack (Richard Gabai) is dumped by his girlfriend, it seems that life couldn’t get any worse. Sifting through some mail he discovers he’s the beneficiary of an estate from a relative he’d never known. Packing up to the Pacific Northwest he accepts the island and estate that’s been left to him under the …

All great creations are born from destruction. From fissures leak the primal juices of dreams and nightmares. Inspiration comes from traversing the darkest corridors of our minds. Through these excavations, we are baptized by staring down our demons. Through facing our darkness, we are reborn. Director Mike Pecci (Grindhouse Shorts / The Dead Can’t Be Distracted) knows these corridors all …

DEAD HUNGER VII: THE REIGN OF ISIS By: Eric A. Shelman Dolphin Moon Publishing 432 Pages Set twelve years into the future The Reign of Isis finds our harrowing group of heroes set up civilization in the small town of Kingman, Kansas. All in all life is pretty good for the likes of Flex, Gem, their son Flex Jr., Hemp, …

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SYNOPSIS: Germany 1939. The farmer Jonathan Friedberg with the Nazis tried to make a pact to see his family again deported. 75 years later. Jennifer is a young psychology student, and is in a wheelchair because she had an accident years ago. She is working on a study for the university and asked about this in a village at random …

The Shaman and Other Shadows Description: A horror and dystopian SF short stories collection, that explores the supernatural terror and the human violence. It contains six short stories: “The Mount Meru“: Tanzania, Chicka and her son Ga-Gorib are making a journey to the slopes of the sacred mountain, meeting on their way a group of mercilessly raiders, who’ll unleash all …

Big fans of the work of director Mike Mendez here at HNN and this one sounds like a crazy, silly good time. Mike’s next film with return him to the world of giant arachnids  – his last film being of course – ‘Big Ass Spider’.  This time around he’s tackling a different beast though.  Not only are the spiders huge …

It’s Alive, Larry Cohen’s 1974 cult thriller starring John P. Ryan, Sharron Farrell, James Dixon and Guy Stockwell, is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary with a screening at the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles.  The film will be screening on Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 10:00 pm.  Director Cohen and actress Farrell are scheduled to appear in person to discuss the …

SYNOPSIS: Ten people arrive at a secluded mountain resort to find it completely deserted. With no gas for the return trip, the visitors are forced to stay and investigate the mystery surrounding the abandoned lodge. REVIEW: First time writer/director, Travis Oates, hits one out of the park with his debut feature, Don’t Blink. A deceptively simple story about a group …

SYNOPSIS: Karen’s nightmares pick up exactly where they left off every single night and it’s affecting her new marriage to Sam. She wants to finally get control her dreams – but she’s not the one creating them. REVIEW: Overall, the general themes explored by Lucid are interesting and unusual; however, I’m not sure if it was executed as well as …

REVIEW: This is another great little film by the talented young director, Joseph Catté. I had the honour of reviewing another one of his (‘Like A Doll’) earlier on this year and his follow up certainly does not disappoint. He uses the same light-hearted approach to make Wasted Night, in which he manages to get the balance of being quirky …