Ahhh, Wild Eye Releasing’s Visual Vengeance series of releases contains some real lost gems, cleaned up and lovingly presented for a new generation of horror misfits! Are they all lost “classics”? No. Enter Scream Queen. Synopsis Malicia Tombs, a well-known horror actress, dies in a car accident under mysterious circumstances …
Read More »Punish! The ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Films Ranked
To bring in the holidays, I sat through all five Silent Night Deadly Night films. Parts 3-5 were new to me and do not have a nostalgic lense helping them in any way. So what’s the verdict? Let’s examine… #5: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out I wouldn’t …
Read More »Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Kevin Tenney’s ‘NIGHT OF THE DEMONS’ (1988)
Night of the Demons (1988) is a nightmare-invoking film spawned in the 80s. This horror classic is full of shocking scenes that have frightened audiences for decades. Let’s revisit the trauma on the movie’s 35th Anniversary! Night of the Demons Synopsis A group of teens throw a party at an …
Read More »“Scream Queens” And The Fans That Love Them. Let The Debate Begin!
The “Scream Queen.” How often does this shopworn term get arbitrarily thrown around? For a while it seemed that any actress with two or three genre credits was tagging themselves with the moniker (for transparency’s sake, when I got my third genre credit, I started referring to myself as “Scream …
Read More »Pittsburgh’s ‘Horror Realm Con’ (2023) – Event Review
Pittsburgh has a storied horror lineage. Ever since George Romero’s skeleton-crew of visionaries put together Night of the Living Dead (read our retro review here) in 1968, the steel city has been one that’s very dedicated to the genre. Horror Realm Con is a yearly convention that pays homage to that rich history, …
Read More »‘THE BARN 2’ (2022) – A Real-Life Monster Mash – Review
When The Barn hit streaming in 2016, it made genre audiences feel as though they were taking the journey with the characters, as opposed to just watching them on the screen. The film starred two lovable, average guys and a host of nostalgic-looking monsters. It was a love letter to horror …
Read More »Nightmares Film Festival 2022 VIP Passes Released, Early Program Details Revealed
It’s that time of year again. The Nightmares Film Festival is back, and delivering “Better Horror” to horror fiends everywhere! Where is this year’s festival? When? What’s going on? Check out the details below! From The Nightmares Film Festival 2022 Press Release (Columbus, OH) Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 20 to …
Read More »ARROW Announces SVOD Lineup for September 2022
Arrow Video recently announced the September 2022 lineup of its new subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland. Check out the exciting lineup of classic and cutting edge cult cinema below: September 2 — MUTANTS! (UK/US/CA/IRE) A curated collection of films including Head of …
Read More »Today Is The Last Day To Support ‘Mental Health and Horror’ Documentary On Indiegogo!
Mental Health and Horror is a feature-length documentary film discussing the positive impact horror films can have. The project has recruited a variety of interview subjects, including horror icons, fans, film critics, historians, directors, writers, and professionals from the mental health world. The talent list is fantastic, and includes Kelli …
Read More »‘New York Ninja,’ Once Feared Lost, Heads To Blu-Ray At Last From Vinegar Syndrome
New York Ninja was shot and abandoned in 1984. The script, treatments, and audio were lost along the way, so the film was all but dead. The folks at Vinegar Syndrome acquired the film, restored the camera negative, and painstakingly pieced together the film over the course of several years. …
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