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Horror Art: Armgardt Richtor Rose

Bio: I was born in 1984 and grew up near Cleveland, OH. I’ve always had a love for horror and macabre art. Most of my inspiration growing up has always come from my brother, as well as professional artists like MC Escher and HR Giger. I’ve worked with many forms of art over the years including traditional pencil illustration, oil painting, watercolor, …

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TV Review: The Others (TV Series) 2000

SYNOPSIS: Veteran screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris created this X-Files-esque supernatural thriller series about a group of psychics who help the haunted and the doomed. Each of the group has their own metaphysical strengths: Warren (Kevin J. O’Connor) is a high-strung psychic, Mark (Gabriel Macht) is a med student with an innate empathy for suffering, Satori (Melissa) uses trendy …

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Horror Website – An Insight Perspective – Commenting

Welcome to another session of running a horror website. This week I’m going to discuss the art of commenting. Or maybe “lack of” for that matter. Now for those who already run a blog, know there are 3 types of comments. 1 – the valid credible comment. This kind is the honest opinion, the concerned reader, the person who has …

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Book Review: Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings – Edited by Michael Pye, Kirsten Dalley

Exposed, Uncovered & Declassified: Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings: Am I Being Haunted? From the paranormal specialists at New Page arrives another book chock full of interesting tidbits about ghosts, entities and strange beings. This edition actually features the works of several authors, all experts in their own right. The purpose stems from a interest in not only clarifying ghosts and …

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Film Music – A quick look at horror scores

Can you hum the theme to The Twilight Zone? Of course you can, it’s an oscillation of three notes. Do you think you could pick up cello for the first time and work out the melody line of Jaws? I have every confidence in you. Oh, here’s a good one. Using a lint filter and a nylon sock, recreate the …

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New Clips – FRIGHT NIGHT (2011)

FRIGHT NIGHT will be hitting the theater on Aug. 19th and it has been everywhere the last week or so.  All the horror mags are talking about it and DREAMWORKS really seems to be spending the time and money to try and drive this one home. Watched the original on FEARNET the other night and it still holds up really …

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Shining in Crimson paperback giveaway on Goodreads.com

Enter to win a free paperback copy of Shining in Crimson on Goodreads.com. Right now it’s on page 4 of the most requested. You could help it get to page one and maximize its exposure on the site as well as put a horror/science fiction vampire novel on the first page instead of the sparkly romance kind. Here’s a description …

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Angelic Poster Teases DEXTER Season Six!

Hard to believe that summer is almost gone but the good news is that right after summer comes October. A horror fans favorite time of year. This October brings the debut of season six of Showtime’s DEXTER. They are calling it D-DAY – catchy huh? Oct. 2nd is the date to remember or you can just do like me and …

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The FX Shop: Interview – Bart Butler (aka Spoils the Clown)

Good evening maggot infested corpse munchers and puss drinking fiends..today i bringyou a real boogieman of horror/fx man and his name is Bart Butler also known as SPOILS The CLOWN! Hes been in the fx business for years and now operates his own hauntedattraction and he can be currently seen in the upcoming film SPOILS. Dr. Gorehound: When did you …

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Follow up to Wicker Man, ‘The Wicker Tree’ picked up by Anchor Bay

 In 1973, the face of modern horror cinema changed forever with the release of The Wicker Man, starring screen legend Christopher Lee and veteran character actor Edward Woodward. Now, nearly 40 years later, the time has come for a new offering… Anchor Bay Films announces the acquisition of the much-anticipated follow-up The Wicker Tree. The film reunites producer Peter Snell …

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Make your friends into instant demons! With Demon CAM

Andrew Kramer and company over the Video Copilot have just created a must have app for your iphone. This dandy little device is appropriately called Demon Cam featuring automated face tracking and real HD processing. Very cool display of  demons in which you can choose from.  You can check out their new film which promos the device inside a cool little …

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Film Review: Final Destination 5 (2011)

SYNOPSIS: Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there’s no way you can cheat Death. REVIEW: You know when The Black Saint first heard that there was going to be a fourth & final “Final Destination” I was pretty stoked. I thought the franchise had pretty much run it’s course and was losing steam. Much to my surprise, it was actually …

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Magazine Review: Rue Morgue Magazine – Issue 114

It looks like a FrightNight wave coming up! Sporting that unforgettable original artwork, Rue Morgue is gearing up as well. It seems early influential films leave a strong residue on us hardened older genre fans. Tom Holland is on board in an exclusive interview about his work on Fright Night. This iconic film gone remake also meets with a few …

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Film Review: Iron Doors 3D (2010)

SYNOPSIS: A man wakes up in a barren vault, alone and without any recollection of how or when he ended up in his new, unfamiliar surroundings. With only a flickering fluorescent light and a locked steel cabinet, he struggles to come to grips with the dangers that now threaten his life. He faces starvation and madness as no one hears …

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