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Campfire Fridays – James Cullen Bressack’s New Event Series Kicks Off

Arena Cinema, one of Los Angeles’ premiere art house haunts, is proud to announce the launch of “Campfire Fridays,” a brand new monthly event hosted and curated by indie horror filmmaker James Cullen Bressack. The series will kick off on Friday, October 9th, with a midnight screening Bressack is currently keeping under wraps. On the last Friday of every month, “Campfire Fridays” will host exclusive late-night screenings of horror cinema’s …

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Shriekfest Announces its first surge of films for 2015!

SHRIEKFEST INTERNATIONAL HORROR/SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL is thrilled to announce its first surge of films for the FIFTEENTH annual festival!  Shriekfest brings you the BEST in independent horror and scifi!  “We are so excited for our 15th year and this slate of films!” says festival director Denise Gossett. GRANNY OF THE DEAD: Directed by Tudley James.  In a small town unknowing …

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Queen Crab Rises from the Deep on DVD & VOD September 29th

Wild Eye Releasing has announced the September 29th DVD and VOD release of Queen Crab.  The latest film from cult auteur Brett Piper (They Bite, The Screaming Dead, Raiders of the Living Dead) Queen Crab is a loving, action-packed tribute to the classic days of practical stop-motion animation, evoking the days of Ray Harryhausen creature features. A meteor crashes into a …

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Interview: Emilie Autumn (Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival)

Emilie Autumn talks about “Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival.” Emily is a musician, violinist, actress, and writer. A multi-talented, beautiful soul who is starring in “Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival” starring Terrance Zdunich, Paul Sorvino, Dayton Callie, Adam Pascal, Tech N9ne, Marc Senter and Mivek Ogre. Director Darren Bousman (“Saw II” “Saw IV” “Mother’s Day”) is praised by Autumn and working on …

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Film Review: Area 51 (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Found footage is the bane of any viewer of horror films. While, conceptually, the idea can be very interesting, most often it is simply an excuse for lazy filmmaking, shaky camera work, poor to non-existent scripting, and a recipe for complete disappointment. Films in the genre that truly shine are a rarity, most fall flat, and Area 51 falls …

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DEMON KNIGHT & BORDELLO OF BLOOD – 2 Hot Bluray Releases from Shout Factory!

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY™, TWO HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED HORROR CULT CLASSICS ARRIVE ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES EVERYWHERE on October 20, 2015 FROM SCREAM FACTORY™ Pre- Order These Definitive Collector’s Editions Today! Just in time for Halloween festivities, fans of the widely popular TALES FROM THE CRYPT rejoice as the collector’s editions of TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS: DEMON KNIGHT …

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Book Review: The Gorehounds Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980’s – Author Scott Aaron Stine

by Scott Aaron Stine Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2003 Format: Black /White – 398 pages Price: $35 If you were around to enjoy the 80’s you know it was a great time for horror. Alot of classics were born and alot of strange products came out of that era. What better way to celebrate a productive horror …

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Film Review: Night Watcher (2008)

SYNOPSIS: Who says that you can’t meet the right person at a suicide support group? Meet Angie and Brian they are on their first date and in between learning about each others favorite type of food they talk about their parent’s suicides. If that dinner discussion wasn’t enough listen in as they both talk about how both of them have …

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