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For all the fear and blood curdling screams induced by America Haunts attractions, the association of elite haunted houses showed that it too has a benevolent side. The group that delivers fear-based entertainment to more than a million thrill-seekers each Halloween season announced that it is donating more than $500,000 in 2011 to nonprofits in the 20 U.S. markets where …

Popularized in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans, the kraken is one of the few monsters possibly based on a real animal. It is not of Greek origin, however, but Scandinavian, nor is it even remotely humanoid in appearance. While the earliest reports describe the kraken as more akin to a crab than an octopus or squid, the kraken …

New scary goods just arrived in the form of a new horror film ‘Live-In Fear’ – written and directed by Brandon Scullion. We’ve posted early art and trailer for you below. In the snowy Utah mountains, an ancient being terrorizes four friends as they try to survive. The film stars Arielle Brachfeld (The Haunting of Whaley House), Chris Dorman (8.13), …

Issues: Hoax Hunter’s #1 Writers: Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley Artist: Axel Medellin, Tim Seeley (c) Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 2011 Price: $2.99 “The acclaimed backup begins its own series! A rash of mass animal deaths leads the Hoax Hunters to the Louisiana bayou. What they find is a mystery that harkens to Jack’s past – and a dangerous …

It must be getting close to Halloween season as the zombie goods are starting to ramp up. And speaking of ramping up, you might just dig this new offering by Marion Street Press and author J.M. Hewitt that gives you a smattering of tips and advice on how to really zombify yourself to the rest of the world. Wondering about …

Since entering the scene in 1998 as the writer/director of Following (1998), Christopher Nolan has become a mainstream filmmaking force to be reckoned with. Love his work or hate it, this man has created some of the most talked about films of the past decade, and he is responsible for taking some of the hottest properties back to the silver …

SYNOPSIS: Lorna & her best friend Tiny suspect that Lorna’s ex con husband Dale was responsible for a robbery and demand to know where he’s hidden the $100,000 bounty. Unfortunately for all of them, sheriff Emmitt Cooley has the same notion and he’s waiting just outside of their trailer home for a search warrant to enter the premises and investigate …

Do Not Disturb Treatment Notes While growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s, my mother often worked late at night, and I was left home alone in the care of my good pal HBO. Some of the best horror films of all time were produced during that timeframe including the works of John Carpenter, Wes Craven, George Romero …

Issue: Hellsing Volume 1 Creator: Kohta Hirano Translator: Duane Johsnon Lettering: Wilbert Lacuna Editors: Tim Ervin, Fred Lui Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: December 2003 Pages: 208 Price: $13.95 “There’s a secret organization somewhere in England created to defend the Queen and country from monsters of all sorts. Yes, it’s hard to believe in this day and age….but really, isn’t …

SYNOPSIS: An alien band of killer clowns descends from the cosmos to harvest scores of small-town victims, cocooning their prey in cotton candy to save for later. With the extraterrestrials disguised as harmless circus employees, the authorities don’t suspect a thing. But the joke is on the clowns when two street-wise teens (Grant Kramer and Suzanne Snyder), armed with an …

Intense, character-driven zombie apocalypse novel now available through Amazon.com! A terrorist attack on a BART train has left San Francisco in the grip of a powerful toxin. Spreading like wildfire, its victims convulse violently until death overtakes them. With death, however, comes a new type of existence; more horrible and deadly than anyone could have imagined. A small band of …

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes Cody Lundin As we move into an uncertain future, the idea of self preservation is more important than ever. I’ve alsways believed that even if one isn’t an expert of survival in the wake of catastrophe, it sure makes things easier with a manual or 2 around …

Issue: Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #1 Writer: Steve Niles Artist: Bernie Wrightson Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: May 2012 Price: $3.99 “Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. Nearly 30 years later, Wrightson returns to his passion …

SCREENVISION TEAMS UP WITH COMPASS INTERNATIONAL PICTURES AND TRANCAS INTERNATIONAL FILMS TO BRING JOHN CARPENTER’S “HALLOWEEN” BACK TO CINEMAS THIS OCTOBER Screenvision, a national leader in cinema advertising sales, services and content distribution, has teamed up with Compass International Pictures and Trancas International Films to bring John Carpenter’s immortal 1978 classic, “Halloween,” back to the big screen. This nationwide release, …

Monster Pictures, the genre distribution label that brought the controversial ‘HUMAN CENTIPEDE’ films to the UK, today (18 July 2012) announced that it will be expanding its distribution plans for the UK. The company, owned by Bounty Films, is building a slate of 20 new films for UK theatrical and home entertainment release over the next year, and has appointed …