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University of Pittsburgh Acquires Daniel Kraus Papers As Part of the George A. Romero Collection
The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus as part of the George A. Romero Archival Collection, expanding the scope of the archive beyond the unique and comprehensive portrait of the filmmaking pioneer. The new collaboration will serve as a treasure trove for demonstrating Kraus’ creative process behind his novels and will also support research for both horror studies and children’s literature, another collecting strength of the Archives & Special Collections Department at the university. I’m the writer I am today because of George A. Romero,” says Kraus. “So it makes perfect sense to me that I follow his giant footsteps in placing my past work with the University of Pittsburgh. To be a part of the Horror Studies Archives is more than I could have dreamed as an elementary-school scribbler writing Nightmare on Elm Street fan-fiction in the 1980s.” The Daniel Kraus Archive documents
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“Supernatural’s” Final Season Will Return This Fall
After the pandemic began, the final season of “Supernatural” went on an indefinite hiatus. We have good news, the series now set to resume this Fall on The CW. With seven episodes remaining, the finale will mark the end of the hit series that follows the Winchesters and their friends on a mission to save the world. The reason we have to wait so long is due to the fact that when filming for everything was shut down the series had yet to complete filming the finale two episodes. Luckily, filming is set to begin soon. Executive producer Andrew Dabb has stated that the March 23rd episode will be the last until the series resumes in the fall. He has also revealed that, “there will be special treats coming along the way – to help us all get through this.” Following the series’ end, Jared Padalecki will star in the TV reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which will premiere in
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Short Film Review: The Garden (1910)
As many of you fine fiends know; your’s cruelly digs on the silent films… the wonders the movie maestros of the past could conjure up were true works of art, and one of the best was French illusionist/filmmaker Georges Méliès… speaking of ol’ Big G; the filmmaker behind The Garden (1910), is obviously a passionate fan, as every decadent frame of the film looks to create the aesthetic and artistry of Méliès oeuvre… and that surely tickles my putrid pickle cats n’ creeps! As usual we segue seamlessly from a penis joke to the Bible. While that particular tome is really not my bag in any way, shape, or form, I can easily dig on this short which is a telling of Genesis via the medium of silent film… film using the same practical traditions (or representations thereof) that graced the silver screen circa the early 1900’s. As you may guess, things are kept on the black and white-ish tip
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Blu-ray Review: Brahms: The Boy II (2020)
Married-types Liza (Katie Holmes) and Sean (Owain Yeoman) beat a hasty retreat to the countryside in an attempt to forget a robbery dealio that L-Dawg experienced in the city that left her shook A.F. As fate and the script wound have it, their crotch-goblin Jude (Christopher Convery) discovers a creepy-ass doll in the woods and brings that putrid, porcelain fuck right the fuck home… and guess what? That terrible toy seems to have a life of it’s own. Unrelenting horror biz ensues. Look, I can’t slap a revoltin’ review on Brahms: The Boy II without mentioning 2016’s original recipe The Boy… and you bet your ass there is a spoiler or two heading your way, so consider your arcane asses duly warned. The thing I hated the most about the first entry is fixed-as-all-fuck this go-around… namely the nature of the doll, Brahms, itself. In the first movie, that doll was just a cover for some other sinister shit (though
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Shawn Ashmore Is On The Hunt For A Serial Killer In ‘Darkness Falls’
Vertical Entertainment is set to unleash the serial killer thriller, Darkness Falls, on Digital and VOD this June. “After his wife’s suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson (Shawn Ashmore) becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers. He’ll have to break all the rules to stop them from killing other women.” Shawn Ashmore (X-Men, Ruins), Gary Cole (“Chicago Fire”, “Veep”), Daniella Alonso (The Collector), Richard Harmon (“The 100”), and genre icon Lin Shaye (The Insidious franchise) star in the film written by Giles Daoust and directed by Julien Seri. Hunt down Darkness Falls on VOD and Digital on June 12th.
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The ‘Don’t Run’ Trailer Awakens Childhood Fears
From director Ben Rood comes Don’t Run, an indie horror-fantasy born from the fear files of children everywhere. In the film, “a timid boy is trapped inside his house with a monster that threatens to eat him if he isn’t in bed by sundown every night.” Charlotte Arnold, Holly Arnold, Grant Brooks, Dan Foley, Danny Irizarry, and Cody Cheatwood star in Don’t Run, written, directed, produced, edited, and financed by Cincinnati-native Ben Rood, Don’t Run is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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Watch The First Clip From Panama’s First Horror Film ‘Diablo Rojo Pty’
The first clip from Diablo Rojo Pty, Panama’s first-ever horror film, is here to give audiences a taste of what’s to come! The scene showcases the first appearance of La Tulivieja, the witch that haunts our heroes through the jungles of Panama’s Chiriqui province. Based on local folklore, Panama’s first horror film is a ride through Hell with witches, cannibals, and monsters! Written and produced by J. Oskura Nájera and directed by Sol Moreno, Diablo Rojo Pty features a stellar cast that includes Carlos Carrasco (Speed and Blood In, Blood Out) and Leo Wiznitzer (Causa Justa and Hands of Stone). Diablo Rojo Pty (review) premieres exclusively to Amazon Prime Video on May 14th, 2020, from The Horror Collective.
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Chattanooga Film Festival Features Vampires, a Sacrifice-Seeking Mask, and Other Horror Galore in Its 2020 Virtual Edition
The Chattanooga Film Festival, known and loved by horror and genre film fans for its eclectic cinematic fare and incredible special events, has announced a breathtaking lineup for its virtual edition, headed to a computer near you next week! The May 22–25 event is a doozy, with film offerings such as the world premiere of the Brazilian shocker Skull, science fiction/horror outing The Beach House, and vintage 1970 nugget Hollywood Horror House, to name but a few. Some of the special events include Joe Dante receiving the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Joe Bob Briggs hosting a talk with filmmaker/producer Mick Garris on the making of Stephen King’s pandemic classic The Stand. Following is the full press release from Chattanooga Film Festival, which is well worth poring through! The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF), along with its presenting sponsor Gunpowder & Sky’s ALTER and media partner Bloody-Disgusting.com, are thrilled to announce their innovative lineup of features, panels and live events set
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Horror Anthology ‘Scare Package’ Will Give You Chills This June On Shudder
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to horror-comedy Scare Package, from creators Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns. The anthology film, which delighted audiences at numerous festivals including the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, features seven gleefully ghoulish tales from a range of horror subgenres. We are delighted to introduce a new generation of horror voices in this smart, funny, gory, ode to horror that is Scare Package,” said Emily Gotto, Shudder’s Director of Global Acquisitions & Co-Production. People say this often, but we mean it: This truly is a movie made by horror fans, for horror fans. And we have the tears, sweat and 40+ gallons of blood to prove it. So, to be able to partner this love-letter with Shudder was a dream come true and hopefully can be a wild and hilarious distraction in our newly confined times,” said producer
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University of Pittsburgh Acquires Daniel Kraus Papers As Part of the George A. Romero Collection
The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus as part of the George A. Romero Archival Collection, expanding the scope of the archive beyond the unique and comprehensive portrait of the filmmaking pioneer. The new collaboration will serve as a treasure trove for demonstrating Kraus’ creative process behind his novels and will also support research for both horror studies and children’s literature, another collecting strength of the Archives & Special Collections Department at the university. I’m the writer I am today because of George A. Romero,” says Kraus. “So it makes perfect sense to me that I follow his giant footsteps in placing my past work with the University of Pittsburgh. To be a part of the Horror Studies Archives is more than I could have dreamed as an elementary-school scribbler writing Nightmare on Elm Street fan-fiction in the 1980s.” The Daniel Kraus Archive documents
Continue reading →
“Supernatural’s” Final Season Will Return This Fall
After the pandemic began, the final season of “Supernatural” went on an indefinite hiatus. We have good news, the series now set to resume this Fall on The CW. With seven episodes remaining, the finale will mark the end of the hit series that follows the Winchesters and their friends on a mission to save the world. The reason we have to wait so long is due to the fact that when filming for everything was shut down the series had yet to complete filming the finale two episodes. Luckily, filming is set to begin soon. Executive producer Andrew Dabb has stated that the March 23rd episode will be the last until the series resumes in the fall. He has also revealed that, “there will be special treats coming along the way – to help us all get through this.” Following the series’ end, Jared Padalecki will star in the TV reboot of “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which will premiere in
Continue reading →
Short Film Review: The Garden (1910)
As many of you fine fiends know; your’s cruelly digs on the silent films… the wonders the movie maestros of the past could conjure up were true works of art, and one of the best was French illusionist/filmmaker Georges Méliès… speaking of ol’ Big G; the filmmaker behind The Garden (1910), is obviously a passionate fan, as every decadent frame of the film looks to create the aesthetic and artistry of Méliès oeuvre… and that surely tickles my putrid pickle cats n’ creeps! As usual we segue seamlessly from a penis joke to the Bible. While that particular tome is really not my bag in any way, shape, or form, I can easily dig on this short which is a telling of Genesis via the medium of silent film… film using the same practical traditions (or representations thereof) that graced the silver screen circa the early 1900’s. As you may guess, things are kept on the black and white-ish tip
Continue reading →
Blu-ray Review: Brahms: The Boy II (2020)
Married-types Liza (Katie Holmes) and Sean (Owain Yeoman) beat a hasty retreat to the countryside in an attempt to forget a robbery dealio that L-Dawg experienced in the city that left her shook A.F. As fate and the script wound have it, their crotch-goblin Jude (Christopher Convery) discovers a creepy-ass doll in the woods and brings that putrid, porcelain fuck right the fuck home… and guess what? That terrible toy seems to have a life of it’s own. Unrelenting horror biz ensues. Look, I can’t slap a revoltin’ review on Brahms: The Boy II without mentioning 2016’s original recipe The Boy… and you bet your ass there is a spoiler or two heading your way, so consider your arcane asses duly warned. The thing I hated the most about the first entry is fixed-as-all-fuck this go-around… namely the nature of the doll, Brahms, itself. In the first movie, that doll was just a cover for some other sinister shit (though
Continue reading →
Shawn Ashmore Is On The Hunt For A Serial Killer In ‘Darkness Falls’
Vertical Entertainment is set to unleash the serial killer thriller, Darkness Falls, on Digital and VOD this June. “After his wife’s suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson (Shawn Ashmore) becomes convinced that she has in fact been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, Anderson finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers. He’ll have to break all the rules to stop them from killing other women.” Shawn Ashmore (X-Men, Ruins), Gary Cole (“Chicago Fire”, “Veep”), Daniella Alonso (The Collector), Richard Harmon (“The 100”), and genre icon Lin Shaye (The Insidious franchise) star in the film written by Giles Daoust and directed by Julien Seri. Hunt down Darkness Falls on VOD and Digital on June 12th.
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The ‘Don’t Run’ Trailer Awakens Childhood Fears
From director Ben Rood comes Don’t Run, an indie horror-fantasy born from the fear files of children everywhere. In the film, “a timid boy is trapped inside his house with a monster that threatens to eat him if he isn’t in bed by sundown every night.” Charlotte Arnold, Holly Arnold, Grant Brooks, Dan Foley, Danny Irizarry, and Cody Cheatwood star in Don’t Run, written, directed, produced, edited, and financed by Cincinnati-native Ben Rood, Don’t Run is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Continue reading →
Watch The First Clip From Panama’s First Horror Film ‘Diablo Rojo Pty’
The first clip from Diablo Rojo Pty, Panama’s first-ever horror film, is here to give audiences a taste of what’s to come! The scene showcases the first appearance of La Tulivieja, the witch that haunts our heroes through the jungles of Panama’s Chiriqui province. Based on local folklore, Panama’s first horror film is a ride through Hell with witches, cannibals, and monsters! Written and produced by J. Oskura Nájera and directed by Sol Moreno, Diablo Rojo Pty features a stellar cast that includes Carlos Carrasco (Speed and Blood In, Blood Out) and Leo Wiznitzer (Causa Justa and Hands of Stone). Diablo Rojo Pty (review) premieres exclusively to Amazon Prime Video on May 14th, 2020, from The Horror Collective.
Continue reading →
Chattanooga Film Festival Features Vampires, a Sacrifice-Seeking Mask, and Other Horror Galore in Its 2020 Virtual Edition
The Chattanooga Film Festival, known and loved by horror and genre film fans for its eclectic cinematic fare and incredible special events, has announced a breathtaking lineup for its virtual edition, headed to a computer near you next week! The May 22–25 event is a doozy, with film offerings such as the world premiere of the Brazilian shocker Skull, science fiction/horror outing The Beach House, and vintage 1970 nugget Hollywood Horror House, to name but a few. Some of the special events include Joe Dante receiving the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Joe Bob Briggs hosting a talk with filmmaker/producer Mick Garris on the making of Stephen King’s pandemic classic The Stand. Following is the full press release from Chattanooga Film Festival, which is well worth poring through! The Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF), along with its presenting sponsor Gunpowder & Sky’s ALTER and media partner Bloody-Disgusting.com, are thrilled to announce their innovative lineup of features, panels and live events set
Continue reading →
Horror Anthology ‘Scare Package’ Will Give You Chills This June On Shudder
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it has acquired all rights in its territories to horror-comedy Scare Package, from creators Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns. The anthology film, which delighted audiences at numerous festivals including the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, features seven gleefully ghoulish tales from a range of horror subgenres. We are delighted to introduce a new generation of horror voices in this smart, funny, gory, ode to horror that is Scare Package,” said Emily Gotto, Shudder’s Director of Global Acquisitions & Co-Production. People say this often, but we mean it: This truly is a movie made by horror fans, for horror fans. And we have the tears, sweat and 40+ gallons of blood to prove it. So, to be able to partner this love-letter with Shudder was a dream come true and hopefully can be a wild and hilarious distraction in our newly confined times,” said producer
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