SYNOPSIS: A young couple, Lisa Younger and Jared Vandenberg, escape the Los Angeles rat race for the quiet life in Joshua Tree, California but paranormal visions and voices quickly turn the house of their dreams into a house of nightmares. They enlist the help of a spiritualist, Alex Damiano, to help exorcise the premises but this only awakens and angers …

While the psychos and the scream queens get most of the press, there is much more to creating a great horror film than the visual aspect. The horror soundtrack is an art form in its own right, and there are many collectors out there who crave the very finest examples of the genre, almost to the point of mania. But …

TERRORKLOWNS: THE DARK STORIES So here we are again. Another review. This time it is for an anthology titled Terrorklowns: The Dark Stories. What can I say about this? The book is badass. The stories themselves are more than entertaining. Not just f*cked up in a good way, but really good. Jarrod L. Dodson wrote each story featured within this …

SYNOPSIS: The Rites of Magick is a feature length (90 minute) dramatic documentary on the rites, ceremonies and meditative practices of America’s oldest continually operating Magical tradition: The Order of the Temple of Astarte in Southern California. The O.T.A. is the religious-fraternal order of The Church of the Hermetic Sciences incorporated in 1971. This production was filmed and video-recorded in …

SYNOPSIS: Eight years ago, Nina’s (Mirrah Foulkes) sister disappeared in the Australian backcountry while searching for the mythical Tasmanian tiger. With only one clue — a photograph of a mysterious paw print — in hand, Nina sets out to continue her sister’s work. But something else awaits Nina and her team: cannibalistic descendents of a 19th-century psycho known as “the …

DEAD HUNGER 2 THE GEM CARDOZA CHRONICLE By Eric A Shelman A clever, witty sequel pitting our vigilante survivors grappling with the continuous zombie plague in modern American society; it’s within the first person narrative this time from Gem Cardoza’s perspective. For those not yet privy to The Dead Hunger trilogy, Gem is the bad ass, shoot now ask questions …

Released in 1981, The Beyond, directed by Lucio Fulci, has long been considered the Italian filmmaker’s masterpiece of gore.  It has amassed a horde of devoted fans throughout the years, including Quentin Tarantino, who would praise and re-release the film.  At this point I can already hear you shouting at me through the paper, “Wait, we know all this already!  …

SYNOPSIS: Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Sure, there’s math to back that up, but the far more compelling proof is in the treatment accorded Manos The Hands Of Fate by those physicists of comedy at Mystery Science Theater 3000. Consider this legendary low point in film history, which …

Acort International, one of the top distributors of independent films in the global marketplace, recently acquired horror/thriller film “Deadly Renovations” for international distribution. Distribution plans are currently in consideration, including a North American DVD release and a cable/satellite/internet VOD run. All worldwide rights are still available and the film will be premiering for distribution at the Hong Kong FILMART next …

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th SYNOPSIS: Exploring the legacy of a villain who’s fueled a franchise for nearly 30 years and is on a first-name basis with horror fans everywhere, this documentary pays tribute to Jason Voorhees, the hockey-masked star character of the Friday the 13th films. Hosted by special effects legend Tom Savini, the …

We got the latest on one of Marvels greatest team ups. With a spattering of new post art. Anyone getting excited about the summer run? With the somewhat of a dry spell, I’m ready to start dedicating my weekends to a fresh run of Summer films. Nick Fury and the international agency S.H.I.E.L.D. bring together a team of super humans to …

The band recently completed the first round of recording with legendary producer Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson), and will finish recording in Orlando, FL this April with Jason Suecof (Trivium, August Burns Red, All That Remains) for their highly-anticipated upcoming second album, slated for release in fall of 2012. The follow-up to their acclaimed debut album Creatures, the upcoming full-length has …

SYNOPSIS: She starts out by eating a dish of noodles and worms before moving on to playing the piano. Once she starts playing, she gets a nice enema and squirts it all over the floor. She is then forced to eat it!!! But it gets worse…Lots of other enema stuff before the grand finale in which she mixes HUGE c**k-roaches, …

  SYNOPSIS: When Adam brings home an antique jack-in-the-box for his wife, pop goes the evil. REVIEW: I love a good surprise. “Slash-in-the-Box”, a short film by Nick Everhart is a great example of what a short film “should” be. It’s got tension, intelligent moody music and a perfect mix of illustrating edginess thru props and circumstance. When a couple …

SYNOPSIS: Through a series of tragic events, a middle aged man grows to suspect the negative impulses plaguing his mind may not be his own. REVIEW: Written and Directed by Richard Powell, Familiar (2012) is one of the few short films I’ve seen this year that matches any professional production on the market. John Dodd, narrates his thoughts thru out …

Discover the story of how one strange night forever transformed one teenager’s life, when MTV’s hit show “TEEN WOLF” Season 1 comes to DVD May 22 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Nominated for six Teen Choice Awards®, Season 1 is a must-own for every fan, with an exclusive never-before-seen extended season finale, deleted and extended …