HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Graham Masterton – Lifetime Achievement Award This year the Horror Writers Association announces Graham Masterton as Lifetime Achievement Award winner. He will receive the award at StokerCon™ 2019, held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Masterton has provided many years of dedicated commitment to the horror
Month: February 2019
Free Troma Tuesdays at Lucky 13 Saloon to Screen Chopper Chicks in Zombietown on February 5th at 8 PM! New York, NY- February 4, 2019Greetings from Tromaville! LET’S WATCH SOME ART! Lucky 13 Saloon 644 Sackett Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 Established in 1974 by Yale friends Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma Entertainment is arguably
Nazi-themed Horror Film The House to be Released on DVD and VODA Psychological Ghost Tale from the Director of Christmas Blood Artsploitation Films will release Norwegian director Reinert (Christmas Blood) Kiil’s horror film The House (original language title, Huset) March 5th. Artsploitaiton Films’ president Raymond Murray said, “It may have taken a few years for
Adrian Halen
02/15/2019
News
ABRAKADABRA, official selection at Sitges Film Festival, Frightfest, Semana De Terror De San Sebastian, BIFFF, Morbido Film Festival and many other international events, will be presented at the upcoming European Film Market by the international sales agency EuroObscura. Directed by the Onetti Brothers, authors
The iconic mystery solving teenager from the classic Nancy Drew books is back with an all-new movie in theaters March 15 from Warner Bros.! Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is Co-Produced by Ellen DeGeneres, and the film stars Sophia Lillis (IT and “Sharp Objects”), Sam Trammell (“True Blood” and “This is Us”), and Linda
Available Friday Feb. 1st at 12PM PST/ 3PM EST Obsidian Black FrankenMerrick (Limited Edition Preorder) Price $180+S/H A bizarre mash-up between Frankenstein’s monster and the Elephant Man is “miscreated” as “FrankenMerrick: The Incurable Man” Standing at 12” tall in a contorted manner, FrankenMerrick has as 7 points of articulation, includes loin cloth to cover his
Ahead of the World premiere of the darkly erotic AUTOMATA at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2019, director Lawrie Brewster tells us about his record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the growth of Hex Studios and his fascination with creepy dolls. AUTOMATA has earned its place in Kickstarter history as the UK’s most funded narrative film ever. Why
Once again, Troma produces movies of the future! The end of the world has never been such a blast! A man with superhuman strength, a fearless, cis-identified female soldier named Maria and a hungover slacker with a furry friend for a hand are the only people the world can count on when a zombie apocalypse
Rob Criswell
02/14/2019
Film Reviews
REVIEW: Daily Crossword is a very short film that does not impress. The film shows a man doing a rather macabre crossword puzzle. Watching close you can see the word corpse and others that are rather unusual in the puzzle as the man
SYNOPSIS: Disappointed by its creation, the almighty being that created Man arrives on Earth in a human form and interacts with various troubled, wicked and sinful people on his journey to Vegas. REVIEW: My suspicions that the HIgh Sheriffs at this site are trying to see if they can break a person’s spirit by making
This February feminist film collective The Final Girls proudly returns to present a new edition of our a showcase of short films from a selection of the most exciting new female voices in genre cinema from around the world. Featuring some of the greatest new and emerging female talent in the genre space, these
Artyom always dreamed of a world beyond the Moscow Metro.But in post-apocalyptic Russia, dreams can turn into nightmares … Deep Silver and 4A Games are proud to unveil the spectacular CGI animated short, Artyom’s Nightmare. In this dream-like prologue to the events of Metro Exodus, we explore Artyom’s hopes and fears of a life beyond
Netflix has become the best platform for movies and T.V shows. The Netflix interface has created a movie library that is very easy to operate. Amazing entertainment has been made easy to access with this innovation. The United States streaming service has accommodated a lot of movies, series’ along with some amazing reality shows. However,
Twisted psycho-sexual short film that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day programming. Love, Gina is a psychological thriller about a woman who is corresponding with lover, an incarcerated man she’s never met. She becomes completely immersed in their romance, and spirals out of control when she is forced to face reality. Directed by Nicole Emanuele (“Not Waving
Sarah Treanor
02/13/2019
Film Reviews
SYNOPSIS: A woman fatefully decides not to forward a chain message. REVIEW The Curse of Chains is a perfect campy horror short. We know exactly what’s going to happen as soon as we read the message on her phone – we know she’s
In a 2012 interview with The News & Observer, Alice Cooper says, “Rob Zombie and I are basically best friends, because he totally gets that horror and comedy are in bed together.” Certainly, the uneasy connection between humour and revulsion informs Rob Zombie’s first two films, House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and its sequel The
SYNOPSIS: A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they’ll be the next victims of a snuff film. REVIEW: Even big names Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson couldn’t save this anti-climactic steaming pile of crap. The premise seems like
SYNOPSIS: Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it. REVIEW: Eli Roth is widely known for writing and directing demented films heavily depicting violence and gore and thoroughly shocking viewers. With Hostel II, he has done it yet again, this time pushing the horror
SYNOPSIS: Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. REVIEW: Touting welcome to your worst nightmare, and rightfully so, Hostel is certainly one of the most gruesome films ever created. And, considering that the film is presented by Quentin Tarantino,
Gloomy Sunday Productions is pleased toannounce the upcoming release of the sixth installment to Horrors of the PNW. The film anthology series pays tribute to indie filmmakers with debuts screening at Crypticon Seattle every year and is hosted by Zee Monsta, hostess persona by Michelle Nessk. The new installment and the year ahead focuses on
Warning Sign Suspenseful Thriller Makes Blu-ray DebutMarch 26th, 2019 from Scream Factory When tampering with the natural order of things, man must not ignore the Warning Sign. Making its Blu-ray debut on March 26th, 2019 from Scream Factory, the suspenseful thriller Warning Sign also includes a number of bonus features, including a new interview with
SYNOPSIS: A messianic entity from the future travels to modern-day earth to wipe out 300,000,000 “bad people” and usher in a new era of peace. REVIEW: After watching Pass Thru, I was nearly catatonic. It was the third of three Neil Breen movies I had been asked to review, and I think it had caused
SYNOPSIS: Duncan and his dog Oscar have gone on their weekly camping trip into the wilderness together. However, when Duncan looks out into the woods, something else looks back. REVIEW: Oscar’s Bell is a visual delight and suspenseful until the last moment. A divorced father Duncan played by Paul Bullion takes his son and pet
Adrian Halen
02/12/2019
News
Like many young children, Eli Braverman believes something evil lurks in his basement. One fateful night, Eli is left home alone to face his worst fear…and find if the horror is real, or all in his mind. My Soul To Keep (MSTK) is an
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, “St. Agatha” stars Sabrina Kern (“Pretty Hurts”), Carolyn Hennesy and Courtney Halverson. Sabrina took time to speak with Horrornews.net to talk about “St. Agatha” which will be in theaters and On Demand/ Digital HD on February 8th. Hi Sabrina, How are you? Sabrina- I am good. How are you doing?
Until March 1st, the Rock Horror in Rio Film Festival is receiving submissions of shorts and features for the 2019 edition in the genres: horror, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, and animation. The Rock Horror in Rio Film Festival is more than a competition, it’s an event that unites the best of the horror, thriller, and fantasy
SYNOPSIS: A fun road trip ends in murder and mayhem when hidden resentments between best friends surface and everyone learns the hard way never to get in the middle of a catfight. REVIEW: Girl Trip is a short film where two frenemies take off on a seemingly innocent fun road trip. When two woman hold
Grandson of Haiti former president, Romane Antoine Simon team up with Pretty Little Liar star Sean Faris on a new movie, “I Am Not For Sale, The Fight To End Human Trafficking”. Lucky Strike Film Studio and Marketing Macabre proudly release the Official Poster for “I Am Not For Sale, The Fight To End Human
SYNOPSIS: MEAT GRINDER takes you to taste the bizarre horror of traditional noodle recipe cooked by Boot, a woman who owns a noodle stall, a unique noodle stall REVIEW: Director: Tiwa MoeithaisongActors: Mai Charoenpura * Rattanballang Tohsawat * * Duangta Tungkamanee Who watches the horror movies from Thailand? I watch them, that’s who! And here
SYNOPSIS: Welcome to the temple of fear and eroticism, as a monstrous madman slowly mutilates poor young girls! See the sensual act of voodoo preformed on an innocent bar patron! View the lustful bite of a vampire! Originally marketed in France as blurring the lines between fiction and reality, this rarely seen, often talked about,