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The cinematic landscape is experiencing a seismic shift as independent horror completely upends the traditional summer blockbuster season. In a historic box office turn, lean indie horror productions are actively outperforming legacy Hollywood franchises on the scale of Star Wars. Driven by Gen Z creators who graduated from YouTube to theatrical screens, this disruption marks the most radical transformation in …

The blood, gore, and visceral terror of Mario Cerrito’s highly anticipated underground sequel have officially taken top honors. Practical effects artist Charmaine Cerrito took home the prestigious Best Special FX award for her outstanding, stomach-churning work on Human Hibachi 3 at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival.

FAN EXPO Philadelphia 2026 took over the Pennsylvania Convention Center from May 29–31, 2026, bringing an absolute goldmine of nostalgia for fans of cult classics, sci-fi giants, and 1980s pop culture.

Dragon Studios has officially announced the production of THE BAT, a gothic World War I horror epic currently filming on location in the United Kingdom. The ambitious feature serves as the official launchpad for the DRagonSTUDIOS Dark Universe, an interconnected cinematic world where literary monsters, occult masterminds, and legendary villains collide in the shadows of history. Set against the gritty, …

Following the streaming success of the hit independent horror anthology film At Death’s Door (2025) on Tubi, indie filmmaker and rock musician Frank Palangi has officially launched production and a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe for the highly anticipated sequel, At Death’s Door 2. Distributed in partnership with Cinema Epoch, the sequel aims to deliver an even higher caliber of spine-tingling …

Marketing Macabre is officially firing up the engines for its 2026 Summer Book Club, and the hunt is on for the next great additions to its seasonal reading list. The horror public relations firm is officially inviting horror authors, novelists, comic creators, and publishers to submit their latest literary nightmares for inclusion in this year’s highly anticipated promotional showcase.

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The Witchcraft franchise is crawling back from the grave — and it’s bringing Eric Roberts with it. The Oscar-nominated actor (Runaway Train, The Dark Knight, Babylon) has officially joined the cast of Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light, the newest installment in the long-running horror franchise. But this isn’t the campy direct-to-video horror fans may remember. Director Carissa Pierson and writer …

BayView Entertainment has officially acquired and set a June release date for the acclaimed documentary All Hail the Popcorn King, a definitive look into the life and wildly imaginative mind of award-winning author Joe R. Lansdale. Known globally as the creator behind cult-classic masterpieces like Bubba Ho-Tep and the Hap and Leonard book series, Lansdale’s genre-defying career takes center stage …

A Mother’s Dream Becomes a Terrifying Battle for Survival in Nathan Ambrosioni’s Haunting New Vision. Bayview Entertainment invites audiences to witness a descent into maternal madness with the release of Hostile. Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nathan Ambrosioni, the film explores the thin, terrifying line between mental fracture and supernatural intervention. For Meredith, the dream of motherhood has finally …

Get ready for an absolute masterclass in indie horror insanity. Renowned genre director Joe Davison is bringing his supernatural nightmare, Sorority of the Damned, straight to Tubi. To celebrate the streaming launch, an all-new, blood-drenched trailer has officially been unleashed, giving fans a terrifying look at the practical FX chaos waiting for them. Davison, recognizable to television fans for his …

Joyhorror Entertainment Tonight is a brand-new television news program hosted by Marketing Macabre’s Michael Joy that is coming this Summer to Hart Fisher’s American Horrors Channel. Explore the world of independent horror and discover the genre’s best kept secrets, those underground productions that are the heart and soul that keep this industry on the edge.

Emerging filmmaker Ten-Headed Skeleton announces the release of SUSURRUS, an ambitious independent horror film inspired by the unsettling internet phenomenon known as Backrooms. Drawing tonal comparisons to the claustrophobic tension of Cube and the existential mystery of The Twilight Zone episode “Five Characters in Search of an Exit,” SUSURRUS expands the concept into a layered, multiverse-driven cinematic experience. Written, directed, …

As independent horror continues to build momentum, Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light just added another unexpected name to its growing cast lineup. Reality television icon and media personality Kato Kaelin has officially joined the upcoming found footage horror film in a role that places him at the center of the movie’s terrifying presentation. Kaelin will host a live special edition …