The Return of Apex Magazine
From Apex editor Jason Sizemore: It's official. Apex Magazine is coming out of hiatus in January of 2021. We launched a Kickstarter to fund our first two issues and hit our goal in 5 hours! Naturally, we have plenty of stretch goals planned, including the funding of...
Series Trailer: TRICKSTER
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, TRICKSTER is based on the best-selling novel Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson. Starring newcomer Joel Oulette, this unique series is created by award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latimer (RISE, Nuuca) and Tony Elliott...
THE CHILLS & WONDER BUNDLE
The Chills & Wonder Bundle - Curated by Kevin J. Anderson We live in creepy times. It's summer, when we sit around the campfire and tell fun and chilling tales. Better yet, sit back with your e-reader and enjoy these thirteen books in the "Chills and Wonder"...
Writing Horror Stories – A Guide to Getting Started
Writing Horror Stories - A Guide to Getting Started Who doesn’t love an intense, spine-tingling, chill-inducing horror read? Writing horror stories may seem like a simple path to follow but you are wrong if you think it all you need is blood, gore, and zombies to...
Trailer: Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood
NACON and Cyanide are pleased to release a cinematic trailer for Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood, which introduces the world the game takes place in. (Due to the nature of its content, the trailer is age-restricted and may be viewed at...
Hex Studios Launches Retro Genre Publishing Label Hex Arcana
Scottish horror outfit Hex Studios has announced a new publishing wing, and released its first volume, The Book of Beastly Creatures. The company, known for supernatural horror features Lord of Tears, The Black Gloves, and The Devil's Machine, is branching out into...
Free Fiction: HOBB’S TOP AND OTHER HORRORS
Ahead of publication of his first novel, Mark N Drake has released 'Hobb's Top and Other Horrors', a collection of short stories to introduce readers to his Lovecraftian horror location, Darkisle. Each story offers a fragmentary glimpse of pieces of the puzzle that is...
Short Film: WHISTLERS MOTHER
The artist James McNeill Whistler spent years trying to capture the essence of his mother for his most famous work of art - not to create a masterpiece - but to save his mother from possession by the Baba Yaga, an evil Russian witch.
Best Horror Podcasts of 2020
Over at Vurbl, a look at some of the best horror podcasts out there--including, but hardly limited to, No Sleep, Tales to Terrify, and The Wicked Library. Check it out here! https://vurbl.com/article/11-horror-podcasts-of-2020-that-will-put-your-brain-on-high-alert/
Short Film: FRY DAY
On the night before serial killer Ted Bundy’s execution, a Florida teenager is taken for a ride. A statement from director Laura Moss about the inspiration behind FRY DAY: "I love horror, although not all horror loves me back. As a teenager I was attracted to movies...
Short Film: HUMAN FORM
Feeling isolated in a world where everyone wears the same surgically-enhanced appearance, a young girl takes extreme measures to change her own.
Short Film: POLAROID
A mysterious package arrives at an unsuspecting home. Curiosity turns deadly, as the person who opens the box finds a Polaroid camera, and snaps a photograph. As they quickly discover, taking that photo was a fatal mistake. Some time after, a new victim is chosen with...
VAMPIRE BURT’S SERENADE, HORROR/ROCK MUSICAL, TO HAVE DIGITAL RELEASE ON MAY 8
Vampire Burt’s Serenade: Horror/Musical/Comedy. Written and directed by Ken Roht. Music by Paul Goldowitz. Produced by Kenneth Hughes, from Indie Rights. (Color, 2020, USA, 76 minutes, not rated). Starring Kevin Scott Richardson, Diva Zappa, Dylan Kenin, Brandon...
Movie Review: KILLER SOFA
Killer Sofa Bernie Rao, Director High Octane Pictures, 2019 Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Until last weekend, I was unaware of how much I needed Killer Sofa in my life. The Amazon blurb reads as thus: “When a killer Lazy Boy chair falls in love with a girl, it’s up...
Read Wins Stoker for First Novel
We're thrilled to announce that Sarah Read's debut, The Bone Weaver's Orchard (Trepidatio) has won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel! Congratulations to Sarah for this well-deserved honor. Sarah's reading from The Bone Weaver's...