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You're Not Dreaming: Nightmares Film Festival Is On the Way!

You’re Not Dreaming: Nightmares Film Festival Is On the Way!

Columbus, Ohio’s Nightmares Film Festival returns this year from October 26–29 and it has something for fear-fare fanatics and genre-film aficionados of every stripe. Boasting 17 feature films and more than 150 short films, along with exciting live experiences, the fest is a can’t-miss experience. Monsters (Cryptids; The Deep Dark) murderers (Departing Seniors; Santa Isn’t Real) and mirth (How to Kill Monsters) abound! Following is the official press announcement. Nightmares Film Festival, FilmFreeway’s #1-ranked genre fest, today revealed its 2023 program of #BetterHorror. In its eighth year, the fest is building even more community beyond the screen with the addition of live experiences to its heralded #BetterHorror film and screenplay slate. The four-day Nightmare program once again delivers a must-see lineup collected from new and beloved genre voices around the world, with highlights including the boundary-smashing queer coming-of-age midnighter The People’s Joker, notoriously pulled from TIFF; the world premiere of Zac Locke’s (#Float) psychological Christmas horror Santa Isn’t Real; the

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Joseph Perry
Sep 20, 2023
New 'Hands Of Hell' Trailer Sees Lovers On A Killing Spree

New ‘Hands Of Hell’ Trailer Sees Lovers On A Killing Spree

This October, a brutal killing spree unfolds in the indie horror-thriller Hands of Hell from directors Gianna Lutz and Andrew Evans. In the film, two psychopathic serial killer lovers escape a mental institution and go on a murder spree, hunting down victims at a remote retreat. Britton Emert, Woody Wilson Hall, Paul A. Rossi, Charlie Kingery, Abby Anderson, Brady Box, Chase Walker, and Gianna Lutz star. Blood will be spilled in Hands of Hell, coming to VOD on October 23, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2023
Things Heat Up In The First Look At Season Two Of "SurrealEstate"

Things Heat Up In The First Look At Season Two Of “SurrealEstate”

A team of real estate brokers handle the most evil houses in the series “SurrealEstate.” Today, we have the first look to share, along with the trailer for season 2 ahead of its October premiere. And it looks like things are heating up for the team. Starring Tim Rozon, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley, Sarah Levy, and Cassidy Barry, the series centers on Realtor Luke Roman and an elite team of specialists handle the cases that no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Watch season one of “SurrealEstate” now on Hulu ahead of season two’s premiere on SYFY on October 4, at 10 pm EST/PT, following the season three premiere of “Chucky.”

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Ella Rebecca Horton
Sep 19, 2023
'Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden' Gameplay Overview Trailer Dives Deep Into What Awaits Players

‘Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden’ Gameplay Overview Trailer Dives Deep Into What Awaits Players

Focus Entertainment and DON’T NOD released a new gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming narrative-driven RPG, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The trailer shows what sorts of intriguing things await players in the supernatural wilderness of North America, where life, death, love, and sacrifice are the backbone of this journey. Players take on the role of Banishers, Antea Duarte, and Red Mac Raith, experienced spirit hunters sent to New Eden to lift a mysterious curse and solve haunting cases. But after an ill-advised attack, Antea is killed and becomes one of the ghosts she loathes. Torn between their vows to protect the living from malicious spirits and the nightmare of Antea’s condition, you must decide: will you honor your oath, or sacrifice the living in a desperate bid to bring your beloved back? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is haunting players on November 7th, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Sep 19, 2023
Hit Horror Anthology 'Satanic Panic' Is Out In Theaters Now

Hit Horror Anthology ‘Satanic Panic’ Is Out In Theaters Now

Critics and viewers alike are buzzing about the horror anthology Satanic Panic, which has just opened in theaters. Featuring mythical beings, demons, and the undead, the action-packed film from DREAD is a must-see. In the film, “When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead people and only one survivor. Known as “The Traveler,” he is taken to the police station for questioning. There, he recounts tales of horrors from his life, chronicling portals leading to other worlds, mythical beings, demons, and the undead, and he speaks of legends from Latin America.” Satanic Hispanics features some of the top Latin filmmakers, including Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Mike Mendez (Tales of Halloween), and Demian Rugna (When Evil Lurks). In HorrorFuel.com’s Fantastic Fest review of the movie by Joseph Perry, he strongly recommends it, calling it “spooky and humorous.” He also comments on the incredible special effects.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2023
Shout! TV & Scream Factory Announce Their '31 Nights Of Horror' Programming

Shout! TV & Scream Factory Announce Their ’31 Nights Of Horror’ Programming

Shout! TV and Scream Factory TV proudly present the 5th annual 31 Nights of Horror, a streaming event to celebrate this upcoming Halloween season. 31 Nights of Horror programming will stream every night of October on both Shout! TV (broadcast edited versions) and Scream Factory TV (uncensored) with fan-favorite horror films of all genres, including thrillers, slashers, ghost stories, zombies, cult classics, creature features, and more! In addition, for this year’s celebration, Shout! TV has teamed up with popular horror content creators and superfans to program every Saturday and Sunday of 31 Nights of Horror. The horror content creators and their programmed films include: @stoney_tha_great October 1 – Night of the Living Dead and Day of the Dead @thejesselove October 7 – Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 and Magic @dannydorito23 October 8 – Apollo 18 and Piranha @3cfilms October 14 – Willard and Ben @monstresss October 15 – Black Christmas and House on Haunted Hill @bstarrcinema October 21 – Carnival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2023
Horror 'Final Summer' Slashes Its Way Onto Streaming Services

Horror ‘Final Summer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Streaming Services

Camp counselors find themselves the target of a killer in Final Summer, now available to rent or own on streaming services. In the summer of 1991, tragedy strikes on the final day of summer camp at Camp Silverlake. As the counselors try to shut the camp down for the season, they find themselves fighting for their lives against a masked killer. This slasher stars Bishop Stevens (A24’s Slice, Shudder original Revealer), Thom Mathews (Return of the Living Dead, Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives), and features theme music by Slavvy (Terrifier 2), with the song “The Taste” by Night Dreamer (Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins) playing during the credits. Final Summer is executive produced by Gareth “Slasher Trash” Morgan and distributed by Miracle Media. It is now available on Apple TV, Vudu, Youtube, and Amazon Prime Video.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
Horror Movie Releases - Week Of September 17th 2023

Horror Movie Releases – Week Of September 17th 2023

As Halloween approaches, more and more horror movies are set to be released. This week (9/17-9/23), several great movies are headed your way that you don’t want to miss. The Jessica Cabin Sept. 19 – VOD and Digital In this LBGTQ+ film, Nicky and his boyfriend, Preston, rent a cabin in the middle of the desert for a long, romantic weekend. Unbeknownst to them, they’re being watched by two mysterious figures, ghosts Jackson and Taylor. Utterly bored with their afterlives (to a darkly comic degree), Jackson and Taylor quickly take a watchful liking to Nicky. After observing some questionable behavior from Preston, Jackson, and Taylor use their ghostly powers to intervene in the couple’s relationship. A resulting argument between the couple leaves Nicky all alone at the cabin (with Jackson and Taylor, of course), and, fueled by loneliness, the ghosts make a reckless decision to ensure Nicky stays with them forever. Everybody Dies By The End Sept. 22 – VOD

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
Sister Death: Prequel To Hit Horror Veronica Conjures Netflix Premiere Date (Trailer)

Sister Death: Prequel To Hit Horror Veronica Conjures Netflix Premiere Date (Trailer)

In 2017, Netflix released Veronica, a Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza that still tops “Best Of” lists as one of the service’s most scary films. Plaza is taking us back into that dark supernatural world with a prequel, Sister Death (aka Hermana Muerte), whose Halloween premiere date has just been announced. Sister Death, set “In post-war Spain, sees Narcissa (Aria Bedmar), a young novice with supernatural powers, arrives at a former convent, now a school for girls, to become a teacher. As the days go by, the strange events and increasingly disturbing situations that torment her will eventually lead her to unravel the terrible skein of secrets that surround the convent and haunt its inhabitants.” The prequel stars Consuelo Trujillo, who played Hermana Muerte in Veronica, and Almudena Amor, Luisa Merelas, Chelo Vivares, and Maru Valdivielso. Jorge Guerricaechevarria penned the script for Sister Death. The thing that made Veronica so disturbing is that it is based on the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
A Team Building Conference Turns Deadly In Netflix's 'The Conference' Trailer

A Team Building Conference Turns Deadly In Netflix’s ‘The Conference’ Trailer

This October, on Friday the 13th, Netflix will unleash their Swedish horror-comedy, The Conference, based on the book of the same name by Mats Strandberg, Part slasher, part comedy. The Conference is set at a teambuilding conference attended by a group of employees. The getaway quickly spirals into a nightmare when accusations of corruption begin to circulate and plague the work environment. All the while, a mysterious figure begins stalking and murdering the participants, one by one. Directed by Patrik Eklund and written by Thomas Moldestad, the movie stars Eva Melander, Katia Winter, and Adam Lundgren. Check out the new trailer for The Conferance, which promises a killer good time. Watch the movie on Netflix beginning on October, Friday the 13th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2023

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You're Not Dreaming: Nightmares Film Festival Is On the Way!

You’re Not Dreaming: Nightmares Film Festival Is On the Way!

Columbus, Ohio’s Nightmares Film Festival returns this year from October 26–29 and it has something for fear-fare fanatics and genre-film aficionados of every stripe. Boasting 17 feature films and more than 150 short films, along with exciting live experiences, the fest is a can’t-miss experience. Monsters (Cryptids; The Deep Dark) murderers (Departing Seniors; Santa Isn’t Real) and mirth (How to Kill Monsters) abound! Following is the official press announcement. Nightmares Film Festival, FilmFreeway’s #1-ranked genre fest, today revealed its 2023 program of #BetterHorror. In its eighth year, the fest is building even more community beyond the screen with the addition of live experiences to its heralded #BetterHorror film and screenplay slate. The four-day Nightmare program once again delivers a must-see lineup collected from new and beloved genre voices around the world, with highlights including the boundary-smashing queer coming-of-age midnighter The People’s Joker, notoriously pulled from TIFF; the world premiere of Zac Locke’s (#Float) psychological Christmas horror Santa Isn’t Real; the

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 20, 2023
New 'Hands Of Hell' Trailer Sees Lovers On A Killing Spree

New ‘Hands Of Hell’ Trailer Sees Lovers On A Killing Spree

This October, a brutal killing spree unfolds in the indie horror-thriller Hands of Hell from directors Gianna Lutz and Andrew Evans. In the film, two psychopathic serial killer lovers escape a mental institution and go on a murder spree, hunting down victims at a remote retreat. Britton Emert, Woody Wilson Hall, Paul A. Rossi, Charlie Kingery, Abby Anderson, Brady Box, Chase Walker, and Gianna Lutz star. Blood will be spilled in Hands of Hell, coming to VOD on October 23, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 20, 2023
Things Heat Up In The First Look At Season Two Of "SurrealEstate"

Things Heat Up In The First Look At Season Two Of “SurrealEstate”

A team of real estate brokers handle the most evil houses in the series “SurrealEstate.” Today, we have the first look to share, along with the trailer for season 2 ahead of its October premiere. And it looks like things are heating up for the team. Starring Tim Rozon, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley, Sarah Levy, and Cassidy Barry, the series centers on Realtor Luke Roman and an elite team of specialists handle the cases that no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Watch season one of “SurrealEstate” now on Hulu ahead of season two’s premiere on SYFY on October 4, at 10 pm EST/PT, following the season three premiere of “Chucky.”

Continue reading →
Ella Rebecca Horton
Sep 19, 2023
'Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden' Gameplay Overview Trailer Dives Deep Into What Awaits Players

‘Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden’ Gameplay Overview Trailer Dives Deep Into What Awaits Players

Focus Entertainment and DON’T NOD released a new gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming narrative-driven RPG, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The trailer shows what sorts of intriguing things await players in the supernatural wilderness of North America, where life, death, love, and sacrifice are the backbone of this journey. Players take on the role of Banishers, Antea Duarte, and Red Mac Raith, experienced spirit hunters sent to New Eden to lift a mysterious curse and solve haunting cases. But after an ill-advised attack, Antea is killed and becomes one of the ghosts she loathes. Torn between their vows to protect the living from malicious spirits and the nightmare of Antea’s condition, you must decide: will you honor your oath, or sacrifice the living in a desperate bid to bring your beloved back? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is haunting players on November 7th, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Sep 19, 2023
Hit Horror Anthology 'Satanic Panic' Is Out In Theaters Now

Hit Horror Anthology ‘Satanic Panic’ Is Out In Theaters Now

Critics and viewers alike are buzzing about the horror anthology Satanic Panic, which has just opened in theaters. Featuring mythical beings, demons, and the undead, the action-packed film from DREAD is a must-see. In the film, “When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead people and only one survivor. Known as “The Traveler,” he is taken to the police station for questioning. There, he recounts tales of horrors from his life, chronicling portals leading to other worlds, mythical beings, demons, and the undead, and he speaks of legends from Latin America.” Satanic Hispanics features some of the top Latin filmmakers, including Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Mike Mendez (Tales of Halloween), and Demian Rugna (When Evil Lurks). In HorrorFuel.com’s Fantastic Fest review of the movie by Joseph Perry, he strongly recommends it, calling it “spooky and humorous.” He also comments on the incredible special effects.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2023
Shout! TV & Scream Factory Announce Their '31 Nights Of Horror' Programming

Shout! TV & Scream Factory Announce Their ’31 Nights Of Horror’ Programming

Shout! TV and Scream Factory TV proudly present the 5th annual 31 Nights of Horror, a streaming event to celebrate this upcoming Halloween season. 31 Nights of Horror programming will stream every night of October on both Shout! TV (broadcast edited versions) and Scream Factory TV (uncensored) with fan-favorite horror films of all genres, including thrillers, slashers, ghost stories, zombies, cult classics, creature features, and more! In addition, for this year’s celebration, Shout! TV has teamed up with popular horror content creators and superfans to program every Saturday and Sunday of 31 Nights of Horror. The horror content creators and their programmed films include: @stoney_tha_great October 1 – Night of the Living Dead and Day of the Dead @thejesselove October 7 – Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 and Magic @dannydorito23 October 8 – Apollo 18 and Piranha @3cfilms October 14 – Willard and Ben @monstresss October 15 – Black Christmas and House on Haunted Hill @bstarrcinema October 21 – Carnival

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 19, 2023
Horror 'Final Summer' Slashes Its Way Onto Streaming Services

Horror ‘Final Summer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Streaming Services

Camp counselors find themselves the target of a killer in Final Summer, now available to rent or own on streaming services. In the summer of 1991, tragedy strikes on the final day of summer camp at Camp Silverlake. As the counselors try to shut the camp down for the season, they find themselves fighting for their lives against a masked killer. This slasher stars Bishop Stevens (A24’s Slice, Shudder original Revealer), Thom Mathews (Return of the Living Dead, Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives), and features theme music by Slavvy (Terrifier 2), with the song “The Taste” by Night Dreamer (Jeff Schroeder of The Smashing Pumpkins) playing during the credits. Final Summer is executive produced by Gareth “Slasher Trash” Morgan and distributed by Miracle Media. It is now available on Apple TV, Vudu, Youtube, and Amazon Prime Video.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
Horror Movie Releases - Week Of September 17th 2023

Horror Movie Releases – Week Of September 17th 2023

As Halloween approaches, more and more horror movies are set to be released. This week (9/17-9/23), several great movies are headed your way that you don’t want to miss. The Jessica Cabin Sept. 19 – VOD and Digital In this LBGTQ+ film, Nicky and his boyfriend, Preston, rent a cabin in the middle of the desert for a long, romantic weekend. Unbeknownst to them, they’re being watched by two mysterious figures, ghosts Jackson and Taylor. Utterly bored with their afterlives (to a darkly comic degree), Jackson and Taylor quickly take a watchful liking to Nicky. After observing some questionable behavior from Preston, Jackson, and Taylor use their ghostly powers to intervene in the couple’s relationship. A resulting argument between the couple leaves Nicky all alone at the cabin (with Jackson and Taylor, of course), and, fueled by loneliness, the ghosts make a reckless decision to ensure Nicky stays with them forever. Everybody Dies By The End Sept. 22 – VOD

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
Sister Death: Prequel To Hit Horror Veronica Conjures Netflix Premiere Date (Trailer)

Sister Death: Prequel To Hit Horror Veronica Conjures Netflix Premiere Date (Trailer)

In 2017, Netflix released Veronica, a Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza that still tops “Best Of” lists as one of the service’s most scary films. Plaza is taking us back into that dark supernatural world with a prequel, Sister Death (aka Hermana Muerte), whose Halloween premiere date has just been announced. Sister Death, set “In post-war Spain, sees Narcissa (Aria Bedmar), a young novice with supernatural powers, arrives at a former convent, now a school for girls, to become a teacher. As the days go by, the strange events and increasingly disturbing situations that torment her will eventually lead her to unravel the terrible skein of secrets that surround the convent and haunt its inhabitants.” The prequel stars Consuelo Trujillo, who played Hermana Muerte in Veronica, and Almudena Amor, Luisa Merelas, Chelo Vivares, and Maru Valdivielso. Jorge Guerricaechevarria penned the script for Sister Death. The thing that made Veronica so disturbing is that it is based on the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 18, 2023
A Team Building Conference Turns Deadly In Netflix's 'The Conference' Trailer

A Team Building Conference Turns Deadly In Netflix’s ‘The Conference’ Trailer

This October, on Friday the 13th, Netflix will unleash their Swedish horror-comedy, The Conference, based on the book of the same name by Mats Strandberg, Part slasher, part comedy. The Conference is set at a teambuilding conference attended by a group of employees. The getaway quickly spirals into a nightmare when accusations of corruption begin to circulate and plague the work environment. All the while, a mysterious figure begins stalking and murdering the participants, one by one. Directed by Patrik Eklund and written by Thomas Moldestad, the movie stars Eva Melander, Katia Winter, and Adam Lundgren. Check out the new trailer for The Conferance, which promises a killer good time. Watch the movie on Netflix beginning on October, Friday the 13th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 16, 2023
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