Tag Archives: Tom Savini

HorrorNews.Net and Horror News Radio are attending the MAD MONSTER PARTY inCharlotte, NC on March 27th-29th, 2015. Mad Monster Party is one of the best Horror Conventions on the East Coast with killer guests, thrilling film festival, fabulous after hour parties and events and surprises galore. It is an weekend you do NOT want miss! The guest list is insane. …

It’s been in the works for a while but from what I’m seeing – it’s been worth the wait. The folks behind “Smoke and Mirrors – The Tom Savini Story’ have put together a little compilation of moments from the film that is some must see stuff for any horror fan.  There is no argument that Tom Savini is an …

Eagle eyed viewers caught it immediately. Facebook lit up with the sighting within moments of it occurring and it caused this horror fan to rewind the DVR at least twice. Tom Savini’s creation BUB – from Day of the Dead turned up. During the very harrowing tunnel scene he can be seen on camera a couple different times. SHOCK TILL …

HorrorNews.Net and Horror News Radio is set to descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina the weekend of March 21-23, 2014 in order to participate in The Mad Monster Party horror convention. It promises to be three days of monstrous fun! The guest list is insane, the events are incredible and the film festival will not be outdone. All HorrorNews.Net readers and …

Join us this week as we face down one wickedly sick Momma Voorhees in the granddaddy of all slasher films, Friday the 13th (1980). Camp Crystal Lake has attracted a new group of camp counselors to resurrect the grounds long closed after a series of horrific murders and given the nickname Camp Blood. Unbeknownst to them the killer still lurks in the …

Growing up as a horror fan there were few books more coveted than Tom Savini’s two GRANDE ILLUSION books. They were filled to the brim with fantastic “do it yourself” tips that any young monster fan could do in their basement. They were also incredibly hard to get your hands on. That my friends is all about to change. Those …

Older slasher fans will undoubtedly remember Fangoria’s sister magazine GOREZONE which ended its all to short run all the way back in 1994 and featured all things bloody and gooey. It offered fans a real behind the scenes look into how all the bloody magic was done and the truly awesome news is, it’s coming back!! That’s right, GOREZONE will …

Oh SCREAM FACTORY, how I love you so… These SCREAM FACTORY releases have been nothing short of spectacular, I know I keep saying that but damn, talk about “must have” Blu-rays. The next in the string is the always overlooked classic THE BURNING. While we’ve know its release date for a while tonight I’ve got the final word from SCREAM …

SYNOPSIS: A documentary about George A. Romero’s films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead. REVIEW: Written & Directed by: Roy Frumkes Starring: George A. Romero, Tom Savini Narrated by: Nicole Potter QUICK FIX: NYC film student Roy Frumkes chronicles the early career of the King of the Dead himself, George A. Romero, and treats us to …

The remake of CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS has been rumored for years. Tom Savini’s name has been attached to that rumor since day one. Originally George Romero was slated to direct and Tom was to once again to team up with his longtime partner again handling effect duties. After a long pause of absolutely no information on the …

Episode 101 offers another double dose of reviews from the Grue-crew with the theatrical release CHAPPIE and the New Zealand horror comedy HOUSEBOUND. Chappie comes our way from director Neill Blomkamp featuring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigouurney Weaver, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser. Housebound, currently available on Netflix, is from director Gerard Johnstone and features Morana O’Reilly, Rima Te …

GRANDE ILLUSIONS – A LEARN-BY-EXAMPLE GUIDE TO THE ART AND TECHNIQUE OF SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS FROM THE FILMS OF TOM SAVINI Written by Tom Savini Published by Imagine Publication Date: 1983 Format: B&W / color – 135 pages Price: various – OOP Hell-o, gore hounds, Horror Fanatics, information sucking maggots and most of all, fellow Special Effects Artists. This is …

This is GEORGE ROMERO PRESENTS: DEADTIME STORIES a new anthology film heading our way on DVD from MILLENNIUM ENTERTAINMENT on July 12th. Now the interesting thing to me is that one of the shorts is HOUSE CALL that was directed by Tom Savini and was previously released on DVD as a part of another anthology type of project that was …

All the horror sites have been heralding the news of the triumphant return of Tom Savini to horror make up FX. Tom wants everyone to know, he never left. Speaking exclusively to HNN Tom clears the air about his supposed retirement. “I never did retire…that word doesn’t exist in my vocabulary nor my life, and I am still active in …

So, got anything going on May 14th and 15th? How would you like to be at Creations’ WEEKEND OF HORRORS? It’s going on out in LA LA LAND ( Marriott Hotel, LAX) and if you’re in the area or are going to be in the area I’ve got a pair of passes for you. This years event is MASSIVE. They’ve …