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New Orleans, LA – The Overlook Film Festival, the seventh annual celebration of all things horror, announced the winners of the 2023 juried competition along with the Audience Award recipients. Taking place March 30 through April 2 in America’s most haunted city, New Orleans, LA, the 2023 festival welcomed 110 filmmaker guests, …

Locally Selected Werewolf Movies in Your Town I have a confession to make… I am not a fan of werewolf movies. But please, hold the rotten tomatoes! It’s a bit like how I am with action films. It takes a really interesting story for me to go see it. Otherwise, …

We’re so excited to announce that the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are coming back to Shudder next month! Read on for more info. From the press release: FANGORIA, FANGORIA Studios and Shudder announced today that the 2022 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm ET, exclusively on …

A mortician/coroner is only human and sometimes needs to eat, even when they’re hard at work. After all, when you’re hungry, you’re hungry. Of course, there’s a time and a place to eat a meal or a snack. Is it gross to eat food in a morgue? Is it morally …

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… I love practical horror movie Special FX. There’s just something about knowing that someone created a thing so realistic, humorous, or terrifying out a bunch of miscellaneous arthouse supplies that blows my mind.. the more visceral, the better. Not only do …

The days keep flying by. Summer is officially here! What does that mean for horror fans? An all new, all awesome, curated horror programming slate from our friends at Shudder! On tap for July: horror classics, originals, documentaries, and original series! Read on for all the details! From The Shudder …

It’s that time of year again! December is upon us, and that means watching films full of holiday nostalgia. For most people, Christmas classics means movies like It’s A Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Carol. For us horror fans, holiday standards means something else entirely. We like …

The Christmas season is officially here! It’s time to dust off your stocking, put up your tree, and visit your Great Uncle Lewis that you only see once a year. The winter season is special to just about everyone in some way. Starting as a former pagan holiday before working …

Regal has announced that they are bringing Joe Dante and Chris Columbus’ original 1984 film, Gremlins, back to the theaters for the holiday season! You can watch your favorite little terrors on the big screen in 4DX — but don’t feed them after midnight! In case your memory banks are …

What’s old is new again. Such is the case for a number of 80’s and 90’s television and film properties returning to cinemas and television lately. Joe Dante’s Gremlins (1984) appears to be the next in line!  Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is in development and was just ordered to …