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A new one sheet for RUBBER

A pretty cool new one sheet just showed up for RUBBER. You remember RUBBER right? It’s the one about the Robert – The Killer Tire. Yeah, that one. RUBBER is available now in a on VOD on a couple of cable systems but will be awarded a limited theatrical release come April 1st. A home video release can’t be far …

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Sir Oliver Humperdink passes away

Sir Oliver Humperdink ( real name : John Sutton ) passed away early Sunday morning. He lost his fight against cancer at the age of 62. I had the honor to talk with him for Horrornews.net a few months ago in one of his final interviews. Thank you Sir for giving me that opportunity! We talked about both horror and …

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Abdullah the Butcher: Hall of Fame or Hall of Horror

 It was officially announced that Abdullah the Butcher is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2011. Abdullah the Butcher has been terrorizing the professional wrestling industry for decades. He is a walking horror movie if I ever saw one. Abdullah or “Abby” for short was born on January 11, 1941 as Lawrence Robert “Larry” Shreve …

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Saturday Nightmares Horror and Sci-Fi Expo

JCTC Presents: Saturday Nightmares Horror & Sci-Fi Expo – June 3 – 5, 2011, Sheriton Meadowlans Hotel, East Rutherford, NJ   SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:   FRIDAY JUNE 3rd, 2011 5 PM SN EXPO DOORS OPEN 5PM – 11PM VENDOR TABLES 5PM – 11PM CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS 5PM -11PM PSYCHIC READINGS 5PM -11PM SPECIAL MAKEUP EFFECTS SESSIONS 5PM- 7PM FACE PAINTING FOR KIDS …

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Stephen King + The Walking Dead = Awesome

Stories for the second season of THE WALKING DEAD are busy being penned and tonight comes the news that none other than Stephen King may be writing himself an episode. Now that’s what I call good news. No big secret that I’m a huge King fan and I’m thinking an SK penned hour is just what the series needs. Mind …

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Paranormal Activity Shadows the Blair Witch

When filmmakers Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez wrote and directed The Blair Witch Project which debuted in theaters ten years ago this past summer, they ushered in a sub-genre of filmmaking that was part reliant on the power of suggestion, part pre-reality TV, and part old-fashioned exploitation fright film. Certainly, Blair Witch was a phenomenon in 1999, coming right at …

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Film Review: Silent Venom (2008)

SYNOPSIS: On a remote Pacific island, military tensions derail Dr. Andrea Swanson’s (Krista Allen) research on a mutant snake species. She takes refuge on Commander O’Neill’s (Luke Perry) Taiwan-bound submarine, unaware that her assistant has smuggled some of the snakes on board. When a Chinese torpedo rocks the sub, the serpents are unleashed to hunt the scientists and the crew. …

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Film Review: Savage Cinema – Set (2010)

SYNOPSIS: a Ride on the Wild Side! – Chicks, choppers and chumps rule the road in these 12 drive-in favorites! Embark on a dangerous and deadly journey with these twelve exploitative films from the drive-in era of the 60s and 70s. These adrenaline-pumping action flicks feature the most brutal bikers, the most wretched rebels and the hardest-hitting action scenes! It’s …

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Charlie Sheen Plus Troma Equals Wonderful

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSv-yRQIj4[/youtube] If Lloyd Kaufman knows how to do one thing, it’s how to bring crazy ass movies to the world. Enter his latest discovery, a little gem titled A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. The film has absolutely nothing to do with the Jee-woon Kim film of the same name, and was based on a poem written in 1989 by everybody’s …

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Diabolique Magazine announces issue 4 contents & cover

DIABOLIQUE MAGAZINE ISSUE # 4 CONTENTS Film Review ………………………………………….3 reviews on 3 independent short films based on Stephen King stories by David L Rattigan Pervasive Horror Entertainment ………….. article on the new face of horror film distribution by Robert Pratten Welcome to Wake Wood ……………………… Robert Simpson’s exclusive report and photos from the set of the new Hammer film by …

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‘Animosity’ by James Newman available April 1 – Necessary Evil Press

James Newman announces the release of his new novel, Animosity, available April 1 from Necessary Evil Press. Animosity is the story of Andrew Holland, a bestselling horror writer whose life starts to mirror the fictional nightmares of his novels after he finds the body of a murdered child not far from his home. Though the authorities clear him of any …

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Film Review: Simon Says (2006)

SYNOPSIS: When five college pals head into the wilderness for a little rest and relaxation, they run headlong into Simon and Stanley (both played by Crispin Glover), backwoods twin brothers with a fondness for booby traps rigged with flying pickaxes. Now, the teens must claw their way out of the woods without springing one of the brothers’ ingeniously lethal snares. …

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Interview: Mickey Finn (Cold Blue Rebels)

Exclusive Horrornews Interview –  Mickey Finn – Cold Blue Rebels 1. How would you explain the sound of Horror-punk-Psycho-Rockabilly? Mickey Finn: Slightly gothic, dark and dramatic, a heavy blend of Punk and Rockabilly, country like Johnny Cash back in the day had a definite dark undertone. And the more creepy punk bands like Misfits, and 45 Grave, opened the door …

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Film Review: Tomb of the Blind Dead (1971)

SYNOPSIS: In the 13th century, evil knights known as the Templars — who sought eternal life by drinking human blood — were executed and left exposed so that birds could peck out their eyes. But when a group of people in 1970s Portugal stumble on the knights’ abandoned monastery, they unleash their rotting corpses to terrorize the land. This chilling …

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Film Review: The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

SYNOPSIS: No sooner does an all-American family takes possession of a baronial English manor when all manner of peculiar things occurring, including signs that point to the disappearance of a young girl during a solar eclipse decades before. Bette Davis headlines and Lynn-Holly Johnson co-stars in this suspenseful take on haunted houses. REVIEW: Written by: Brian Clemens, Harry Spalding and …

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Film Review: Thinner (1996)

  SYNOPSIS: Obese attorney Billy Halleck (Robert John Burke) accidentally runs over a gypsy woman with his car. When his police cronies and the judge help Halleck cover up the incident, the victim’s father, Tadzu Lempke (Michael Constantine), puts a carb-conscious curse on his daughter’s killer. Before long, hefty Halleck is dropping an incredible 40 pounds a week, and his …

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