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Viscera 2013 Film Fest Winners Announced!

THE VISCERA 2013 FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 4th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN FILMMAKERS Los Angeles, CA – July 24, 2013 — The Viscera Organization is thrilled to announce the winners from the fourth annual Viscera Film Festival which showcased 13 incredible short horror films to a packed house at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The 2013 VFF …

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Horror Funding: Creator Beth Sotelo Debuts “Grump” Graphic Novel

Veteran comic book colorist, Beth Sotelo, renowned for her work on such titles as Michael Turner’s Fathom, Soulfire and Shrugged for Aspen Comics over a ten year span, has developed and introduced her own new original series entitled “Grump”, launching recently on Kickstarter.com with a debut 40-page fully illustrated graphic novel first -offering. A longtime passion project for Sotelo for …

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Book Review: The Walls of the Castle – Author Tom Piccirilli

“He’d been waiting for the chance to cut somebody, to chop somebody up, to move up from steak and veal and pork ribs. Killer for morality, murderer for God, vicious for middle class America. Everybody just wanted the self-righteous excuse to maul somebody else, to threaten, to scare somebody the way they’d been scared their entire lives.” I remember a …

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Final Bonus Features For PRINCE OF DARKNESS

SCREAM FACTORY just sent out word on what we can look forward to on their Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS and as we’ve come to expect, they are awesome. Here’s the press release that unveils all: Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, …

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HauntNav – New Crowd Funding Site for Horror Projects

July 2013- Hauntnav.com is now accepting contributor registrations and creator projects. This is a funding platform for Haunt and Horror genre projects. HauntNav allows creative projects in the worlds of Haunted Attractions, Home Haunters, Props, Design, Special Effects, Film, Costumes, Games, Music, Masks, Publishing, Technology, and Theater. All categories are related to the Haunt and Horror genre. HauntNav.com is full …

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Film Review: Trance (2013)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. REVIEW: Another hypnotically engaging film by the maestro himself, Danny Boyle. “Trance“, I found to be of a slightly different slice than Boyle’s rather eclectic choice of film creations. Probably closer to …

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ATTIKA7 – Blood Of My Enemies Giveaway

ATTIKA 7 and HorrorNews.net join forces for some zombie head banging!  This Heavy Metal / Horror Connection brings you a fantastic GIVEAWAY opportunity.  Winners a chosen at random. First place winner gets copy of “Blood Of My Enemies” CD and T-Shirt !   Runner-up only gets a copy of the CD (which is still pretty friggin’ sweet).  Email joyhorror@horrornews.net with your …

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – August 14, 2014 Release Announced!

“Guardians of the Galaxy,” the next epic adventure from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios.  Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,”“Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) …

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Get Uncork’d With the Arrival of THE BATES HAUNTING

Uncork’d Entertainment proudly announces the multi-platform release of Byron Turk’s (Storm Chasers, Flipping Boston) The Bates Haunting, dubbed by the director as “Scream meets Scooby Doo”. The indie thriller was shot in rural Pennsylvania, at Arasapha Farm’s original Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride: one of America’s top Halloween attractions. The Bates Haunting will be available August 6 for rental and …

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