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ANGRY ART PRESS Announces ‘DEAD MOON’ Comic: Project Joins Together Horror Vets Jason Craig, Tom Towles, Gia Nova and More  WARWICK, R.I., Aug. 27 /Angry Art Press/ — This week Angry Art Press released the first promotional art for “Dead Moon,” the premiere comic in a planned horror mini-series created/written by R.A. Dowaliby Jr., with co-writing credits from Jason Craig …

A Scream Queen is an actress who has become associated with horror films, either through an appearance in a notable entry in the genre, as a frequent victim, or through constant appearances as the female protagonist. She belongs to the Damsel-In-Distress family of fictional characters. Long before the term was invented, the Scream Queen has always been a classic figure …

The most famous animated creature in film history was King Kong (1933), built and manipulated by Willis O’Brien. A decade later O’Brien was working on another giant ape movie called Mighty Joe Young (1946) and hired a young assistant, Ray Harryhausen. During the fifties it became clear that Harryhausen had inherited O’Brien’s mantle as the top stop-motion animator in the …

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem06t_the-vampire-diaries-season-2-traile_shortfilms[/dailymotion] Synopsis: Returning for its second season, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of an entire town. During season one, Stefan (Paul Wesley, “Fallen”) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”), returned to their hometown of Mystic Falls, Virginia, for very different reasons – Stefan …

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xem06q_supernatural-seaspn-6-teaser-tv-tra_shortfilms[/dailymotion]  Who’s gonna tune it? Well after 5 fantastic seasons, …..everyone! Season 6 synopsis: Returning for its sixth season, this haunting series follows Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers bound by tragedy and blood to their dangerous, other-worldly mission. This past season, Dean and Sam faced their toughest foe yet: the Devil himself. As the Apocalypse raged on around them, …

THE CRAVING by Val Killmore will be released to the public in January 2011! The Craving” is an indie homo horror/grindhouse ‘a la Dario Argento feature film; shot entirely in San Francisco of November 2009. “The Craving” is “American Psycho” meets “Blood Feast”. The Story: Chef Ronnie is a charming celebrity chef who thrives and shines in her everyday life …

Horror fans here is the announcement you have been waiting for; Starting on October 24, 2010 Literary Mayhem will be posting original short fiction from some of the biggest names in horror fiction today. We will be publishing a new original tale every three months to start, hopefully increasing the frequency as time moves along. The first three slots are …

The First Exorcism “, The Possessed (as seen on SyFy) , The True Story of America’s First Documented Possession, Now On DVD-Uncut (From the creators of CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE and SPOOKED as seen on SyFy). The belief in possession by evil spirits plagued the 18th century. Madness and hysteria spread classifying the mentally ill as Being under the control …

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xel711_the-melancholy-fantastic-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] A.D. Calvo’s new film The Meloncholy Fantastic is about how against the objections of a life-size paper doll, a delusional young woman falls for a Goth in this unconventional holiday story. The Melancholy Fantastic weaves elements of classical existentialism into a disturbing psychological holiday. The Melancholy Fantastic is an alternative Christmas story with a shockingly happy ending.

Horror Nights: The Hallow’d Past – Halloween Horror Nights. The name brings with it millions of tales, each filled with thousands of screams. Now, you have the opportunity to travel into a realm where Horror Nights isn’t just an event, but a reality. The Orfanage: Ashes to Ashes – Ashes to ashes, forever now dust. For years she has existed …

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xel82v_spotlight-piranha-3d_shortfilms[/dailymotion] Sent over from ReelzChannel – Piranha 3D The stars of the movie talk about the special effects used and how they had to interact with them

Deadliine New York reports that Saw co-creator James Wan has been tapped to direct the latest horror comic-to-film adaptation, Nightfall, for Aurora Productions and Platinum Studios. “The minute I heard the concept, I was in,” Wan said. “Reading the graphic novel cemented that. Like Saw, it’s a simple concept that, if executed properly, will be so cool.” Nightfall follows the …

Judge Dedd 3D starring Karl Urban has just begun pre-production in Cape Town, South Africa, making it the first major film to shoot in the newly built Cape Town Studios, a Hollywood-style facility which is the first of its kind in the continent. The 3D flick is said to cost around $45 million and will continue shooting all the way …

According to the fellas over at Bloody-Disgusting both Brian Hallisay and Sarah Habel will be joining Pardue for his twisted trip to Viva Las Vegas. Unfortunately there’s no telling who Hallisay and Habel will be playing in the film. HOSTEL 3 revolves around a Vegas bachelor party with an insidious agenda that plays into the human hunt. Slay me now …

Malcom McDowell, Marilu Henner and Zak Orth are all signed up and ready to go for Amy Heckerling’s flick Vamps. Here is the modern day tale of two young beautiful female vampires living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize her immortality. The film is currently …