Warner Bros. announced that the studio has purchased the rights to the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER movie and to plans to remake the 1992 film that spawned the iconic television series of the same name. According to the studio, the Buffy storyline will receive a serious retool, and the story will be a departure from the less than carefree high school …
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Book Review: The Pines – Author Robert Dunbar
THE PINES Author Robert Dunbar Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 333 pages Price: $7.99 STAY OUT OF THE PINES! There are many legends that are told around certain parts of the world, some of these legends are unbelievable. When we hear about the Pine Barrens in New Jersey, a thought comes to our mind. …
Read More »Interview: Author Lanaia Lee (Prey of the Scavenger)
Interview : Lanaia Lee Author – Prey of the Scavenger What drives you to write your fantastic fantasy books on these myths and legends? My love for ancient history is what has compelled me to learn more and do the research that led me to create the characters and settings for my books. However, I recently moved into a new …
Read More »Film Review: Don’t Look in the Basement (1973)
SYNOPSIS: Nurse Charlotte Beale arrives at the isolated Stephens Sanitarium to work, only to learn that Dr. Stephens was murdered by one of the patients and his successor, Dr. Geraldine Masters, is not very eager to take on new staff. Charlotte finds her job maddeningly hard as the patients torment and harass her at every turn, and she soon learns …
Read More »OCTOBER-MOON 2-November-Son: arrives 02.15.10
Two years after a gay obsession became a murderous rage, a mother still cries out for her dead son. A best friend begs for a new companion. A jilted fiancée can’t shake the gruesome image of her dead lover. They all seek answers to end their guilt, and think they’ve found it when two mysterious, handsome men enter their lives. …
Read More »Blood Fare: Teaser Trailer arrives per J.A. Steel
SALT LAKE CITY, UT. – On November 22, 2010, J.A. Steel, the award winning female writer and director, released the first teaser trailer of her fourth feature film “Blood Fare”. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfqa96_blood-fare-teaser-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] “Blood Fare” is a Civil War ghost story with a modern twist, by J.A. Steel and Co-Producer Christian K. Koch. It is the tale of Corporal Henry Trout (S. …
Read More »Rue Morgue unleashes Rue Morgue Digital
Toronto, CANADA – RUE MORGUE, the world’s leading horror in culture and entertainment magazine has just become the first horror magazine to unleash an all new electronic version of its ongoing print magazine, now available for PC and Mac desktops through the Yudu digital newsstand (yudu.com) and as an app for iPhone, iTouch and iPad. RUE MORGUE Digital offers readers all …
Read More »Magazine Review: Rue Morgue Magazine – Issue 106
You may have seen it, you may not like it, you may have some stronger feelings about it…but there is no denying its present impact as a first release has the horror fan communities quickly exchanging copies with a simple “you’ve got to see this”. Just as soon as “Human Centipede was gaining momentum on the horrific circle, comes along …
Read More »Creature profiles: Medusa
The youngest of the three Sisters, Medusa was also the most beautiful. She and Poseidon became romantically entangled, and they violated Athena’s palace. Other versions of this story show Poseidon raping Medusa or Medusa seducing Poseidon. When Athena finds out that they desecrated her temple, she transforms Medusa into a hideous monster, with living serpents for hair and the curse …
Read More »Creature profiles: Frankenstein
In the event of our birth, every single human being has the chance to meet our “creators” in a sense. Our parents at one point came together and decided (or maybe not) that we should be born. When we first open our eyes we look upon the face of our smiling parents, over adorned with joy looking at the beautiful being …
Read More »Book Review: Zombie Dictionary – The A-Z Guide to Staying Alive – Author Dr. Dale Seslick
Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary: The A-Z Guide to Staying Alive [Paperback] Dr. Dale loves the zombies…and if I must say, has picked a pretty good time to write about them in the present day gaggle of zombie films, books and walking dead infatuations. This isn’t the first I’ve seen books in this same theme but each brings to the table …
Read More »Film Review: The Five (2010)
SYNOPSIS: In this family-friendly adventure flick, five kids passing their summer vacation in a Colorado suburb begin to realize that the world around them has transformed into the one described in their favorite fantasy books. In order to get back to their real lives, they’ll have to stick together and follow the clues that will unlock the mystery that surrounds …
Read More »Film Review: Hide And Go Kill (2009)
SYNOPSIS: A blog on a mysterious website quickly spreads like wildfire, starting a dangerous online game. At 3:00 in the afternoon, a teddy bear stuffed with rice and nails is sunk into a bathtub. The lights go out and the player is required to stab the bear with the knife, then write their experiences in the blog. But lately the …
Read More »Interview: Brett Anstey – Director (Damned by Dawn)
Exclusive Horrornews Interview – Brett Anstey writer / producer / director DAMNED BY DAWN How did you come up with the story for damned by dawn? Many years ago I remember watching the Disney film, DARBY O’GILL & THE LITTLE PEOPLE which featured a Banshee. The visual aspects & concept of a Banshee scared the bejeezus out of me! So as …
Read More »Doc Rotten’s Halls of Horror: Giant Monster Mayhem
Giant monsters, the halls of horror are full of them. The most famous of these monsters are King Kong (1933) and Godzilla (1954), each spawning countless imitations. King Kong came first in the Thirties directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with classic special effects by Willis O’Brian. A sequel follows later the same year with The Son …
Read More »Book Review: An A to Z of the Occut – Author Simon Cox
AN A TO Z OF THE OCCULT (SIMON COX’S A TO Z) by Simon Cox (Author), Mark Foster (Author) Published by Mainstream Publishing Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White (with some color inserts) 240 pages Price: $24.95 How about some occult training in shorter doses? The latest book by author Simon Cox & Mark Foster offers just that . A …
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