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New Stills from THE THING!

A quick trip over to the FACEBOOK page for the upcoming Universal release of THE THING turned out to be quite productive. Seems they have uploaded some new photos and they actually show us all a little of what they are up too. Looks like they are going to hold pretty true to what Carpenter had going on in his …

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Horror Don’t Movies – An Overview of The Don’t Factor

I know what a lot of you are going to think about me writing about “Don’t” movies: “WhatEVER dude…you ripped this idea off from the ‘Grindhouse’ trailer! Why don’t you try and be ORIGINAL for a change, and write about something that DOESNT SUCK douchebag!” To that I say: “WRONG!” My fascination for the “Don’t” movie actually stems back to …

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Film Review: Conan the Barbarian (2011)

SYNOPSIS: The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. REVIEW: In the spirit of remakes, it’s always good when one comes along that really ups the anty for the franchise. I remember clearly the day when Arnold Schwarzenegger …

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Music Review: Illuminate the Silence – Silverhoney

Album cover for Illuminate the Silence's album Silverhoney

Illuminate the Silence are five musicians from Moscow still experimenting to find their own sound. And just like the band’s name, Silverhoney is a non sequitur, leaping back and forth between metal, rock, jazz and even funk. The four-song EP moves in and out of these styles, abruptly switching from one to another throughout. At times, the sonic shifts are …

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Ghosts and Goblins – in film and Beyond

Ghosts have always been present from the moment man could make up stories about the unexplained. The Bible even references ghosts in various parts to help put an almost tangible creature to help explain some unexplainable events or interactions between people and the ‘unknown’. Even Jesus is referenced as part of the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit. But where would horror …

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Arizona Underground Film Festival – Horror Titles announced!

Time to get an early peak at some up and coming films to debut. We’ve been sent over a listing and wanted highlight the horror titles for you all! Some Guy Who Kills People From Executive Producer John Landis, who brought us such films as American Werewolf in London and Blues Brothers brings us a very unique horror comedy. Some …

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Rob Zombie inteview on ‘Post Mortem with Mick Garris’

From PR: Conversation covers his tough climb to success, his music career, his dislike of CG, and similarities between the genre business and the p*rn industry. FEARnet.com, the online component of the FEARnet cable channel, will soon feature an in-depth interview with the director, musician, and genre rebel Rob Zombie (“Halloween,” and “House of 1000 Corpses”) on “Post Mortem with …

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GRAVE EXPECTATIONS – authors Erwin and Dickens News

GRAVE EXPECTATIONS by authors Sherri Browning Erwin and Charles Dickens (Gallery Books; on-sale August 30, 2011; Trade Paperback Original; $15.00), the latest from the ever increasingly popular literary mash-up genre. Great Expectations is a well-read, much beloved classic—so much so, it was chosen by Oprah as her book-club pick this year. Readers of the original will instantly recognize the novel’s …

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San Antonio Horrific Film Fest 4 – Updates

Bringing you the best in Independent Horror from Filmmakers around the world. Over 25 films will be screened throughout the weekend. Whether you are a fan of thrillers or full on zombie attacks, this film festival has something for everyone. It is an entire weekend filled with films, celebrities and events. T he Festival kicks off on Thursday August 25 …

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‘Dark Fever’ – Next Franchise on the Horizon?

Hot on the heels of wavy or disapperaing franchises, Dreamworks hopes to light some fire with this new addition to the group. With Film rights acuired on Karen Marie’s book series we’ll be standing by! Darkfever follows MacKayla Lane, an ordinary young woman from Georgia who travels to Ireland to track down her sister’s killer. While overseas, she discovers an …

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Shark Night 3D – More Stills to Chew on!

Gearing up for your next shark film? Well, we got a few new stills for you all to look at over from DreadCentral.  It’s been while since I got a decent underwater scare, we’re hoping that SN3D doesnt let down. Synopsis Arriving by boat at her family’s Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends quickly strip down …

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Horror Website – An Insight Perspective – Commenting part 2 (spam bots)

Hey everyone, Glad you could join me for another “running a horror web site” article. Today, something caught my eye that as a Marketing person seemed too interesting not to comment on. I’m sure like myself, there are many who rub blogs, deal with comments and often are confused with the content in comments. Now, it goes without saying that …

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Film Review: Fright Night (2011)

SYNOPSIS:  A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. REVIEW: I suppose that most, if not all of you reacted the same way The Black Saint did when this remake of the beloved 80’s classic was announced. Basically there was a loud “WHY”? that echoed across the land & on the web as well. I could not find …

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12 Bad Jokes About: Insidious

Insidious (2011), is a delightful haunting/possession film directed by James Wan. It’s a film about a family and their attempts to prevent the suddenly comatose son, from being possessed by spirits from a realm called “The Further”. You don’t think that we could conjur up some badjokes about this film, do you?! In fact I feel that I “possess” the …

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Book Review: Descent – Author Sandy DeLuca

Descent by Sandy DeLuca (Uninvited Books) A beautiful young painter falls in love with a dangerously seductive man who may be in league with the Devil . . . who may even be a devil. So begins her DESCENT into a world of violence and horror, a world of rituals and madness and unspeakable cruelty. Can she retain her soul …

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Horror Art: Chaz

BIO: Fan of lowbrow art, comic strips and horror/sexploitation movies of the 1970s. Much of my personal work tends to reflect these influences, while still (I hope) forging an identifiable style. Trained as a graphic illustrator ’93 – ’96 but now produce visual art as a hobby, while concentrating on my main love of writing prose fiction. Published first own …

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