Bram Stoker Awards® Set for Livestreaming
The 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® will now be livestreamed on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, with readings by finalists beginning at 5pm PST (8pm EST).
Short Film: REBOOTED
It’s not easy for a movie star to age - especially when you’re a stop-motion animated skeleton monster. Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect.
Streaming Now: THE ANGRY MAN
Outtake Productions, the team that brought you multiple scares with their award winning web series, OR SO THE STORY GOES, now brings to life the first of their haunting short films with THE ANGRY MAN. The female-written & directed THE ANGRY MAN is now available...
Short Film: THE BOOGEYWOMAN
Late blooming Sam Rains finally gets her first period at the annual all-night skate. At first a triumph, her new condition brings strange side effects. An eerie electrical problem has the kids teasing about “the Boogeywoman,†a local legend, a sorceress who feeds...
New Release: MANY RESTLESS CONCERNS
“Just know we all have stories worth your time. Just know we’re just starting to understand our own worth.†This is how Gayle Brandeis opens Many Restless Concerns: The Victims of Countess Bathory Speak in Chorus. Countess Bathory of Hungary allegedly killed up...
Update: StokerCon UK and the Bram Stoker Awards®
Many events in the horror world have been rescheduled or postponed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With that in mind, we have new information on StokerCon UK and the Bram Stoker Awards®. The 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® will now be presented virtually on...
New Release: DYKE (GEOLOGY)
DYKE (geology) Black Lawrence Press March 2020 Through intertwined threads of autofiction, lyric science writing, and the tale of a newly queer Hawaiian volcano, Sabrina Imbler delivers a coming out story on a geological time scale. This is a small book that tackles...
Short Film: LA NORIA
From seasoned animator Carlos Baena (ILM, Pixar) and a crowd-sourced community of over 100 people, "La Noria" tells the tale of a grieving young boy who one day encounters dark creatures that turn his life upside down. ALTER explores the human condition through warped...
Press Release: SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire
March 16, 2020 (Rock Hill, SC): From the publishers of Black Magic Women, An Improbable Truth, and The Grotesquerie comes yet another groundbreaking anthology. Committed to amplifying marginalized voices in speculative fiction, Mocha Memoirs Press is on a mission to...
Movie Releases Delayed by COVID-19
According to an article from the Los Angeles Times, the need to limit large gatherings due to the risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread has prompted a release delay for several major films, including Antlers and A Quiet Place, Part II. A list of known releases...
Movie Trailer: DEAD BY DAWN
A suicidal man in a remote cabin is suddenly faced with protecting a kidnapped woman from three killers and their sadistic games. Unable to contact the outside world and with night falling, he falls backs on creating traps to prevent the criminals from gaining entry....
Game Trailer: ZOMBIE WARS 4: DEAD WAR
THE NIGHT THEY KNOCKED: Trailer
The Night They Knocked (Cinester Films) is a new feature-length horror film written and directed by Sean Roberts, and nominated for Best Feature Film / Best Director at the 2019 New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival. From the official website: In the heart of the...
Book Review: BINOCULAR
Binocular Nick Sidhu, Kelly Smith (authors) Mutant Hoof Books (December 2019) Reviewed by Elaine Pascale Nick Sidhu and Kelly Smith wear many hats. Sidhu is an actor and game developer, in addition to being an author; Smith is an author and filmmaker. They have...
Women in Horror: “The Baron of Bourbon Street” at the Wicked Library
Listen here: https://thewickedlibrary.com/wihm2020-3/ Alfonse de Cartier is the modern day descendant of one of the greatest mambo priestesses New Orleans has ever seen. Unfortunately for Al, as his colleagues at the New Orleans police department call him, all that...