by Ben Bussey Below is the official British poster art for The Dead, the microbudget zombie film from the Ford Brothers already notorious for its hazardous guerilla shoot in Burkina Faso, Africa. It’s set for a UK cinema release on September 2nd, before hitting the US in October. The Dead screened at FrightFest 2010; I was there, and [...]

by Marc Patterson We caught word awhile back that Blue Underground was planning to release Lucio Fulci’s highly celebrated Zombie (aka Zombi 2) this coming fall. We were beside ourselves with excitement. Now we have confirmed info on that release as well as details on all the extras, which include two full discs. Looks like [...]

by Marc Patterson I don’t hide the fact that outside of running this fine establishment of gory goodness I work a day job in marketing. I am the consummate traveling professional, scouring the east coast from meeting to meeting in a suit and tie. (You’d laugh in stifled horror to see it). What gets me [...]

by Britt Hayes WARNING: This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead episode 1.1, ‘Days Gone Bye’, and the comic book. Horror and comic book fans alike have been anxiously awaiting the television debut of The Walking Dead, the new series based on the popular comics of the same name by Robert Kirkman and created [...]

Samurai Zombie (2008) Distributor: MVM Directed by: Tak Sakaguchi Starring: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Issei Ishida, Tak Sakaguchi, Airi Nakajima, Shintarô Matsubara Review by: Ben Bussey Rule number one for family groups in horror movies: never go on a road trip. It will not work out well. You will end up in the middle of nowhere, your [...]

by Britt Hayes I received a press release today for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010. In addition to celebrities, prop auctions, and a myriad of other horror goodies, there will be a film festival (you can buy passes here for all films, or individual selections) at Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville. The festival will host Adam [...]

by Marc Patterson Magnet Releasing, who brought us one of the best films of 2009, Ti West’s The House of the Devil, as well as 2008′s undisputed favorite, Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In has picked up U.S. Distribution rights to Jaume Balagueró’s and Paco Plaza’s [REC] 2. Currently plans are to give the [...]

by Marc Patterson In our recent interview with actor/producer Domiziano Arcangeli he told us about some of his upcoming projects, which included a post-apocalyptic styled horror called H1N1: Virus X that he both stars in as well as serves as executive producer.  Well, we just today got a look at the trailer for this upcoming [...]

The Dead Book Release Date: November 14, 2009 316 pages Publisher: Permuted Press Written By: Mark E. Rogers Review By: Annie Riordan Zombies. They’re everywhere: on the screen, in revamped Jane Austen stories, in survival manuals and haiku, graphic novels and T-shirts. Their popularity has exploded with the turn of the new century and shows [...]

by Marc Patterson Remember that 3 minute long trailer I posted for you all almost a year ago for a really sweet looking zombie film based in South Africa? No? Okay, well at least I’ve now found validation in bringing you some updated news. Looks like The Dead has finally wrapped and currently the producers [...]

by Dustin Hall Summit Entertainment has just acquired the rights to Warm Bodies, a book by Isaac Marion, and plans on turning it into the next big zombie movie. Expect to see many more of these ‘alternative’ zombie stories popping up, following the success of Shaun of the Dead and the recent Zombieland. Warm Bodies [...]

by Ben Bussey So here we are, into the second decade of the 21st century at last, and the Best-Of-Decade lists are popping up like cyberspace daisies. And overall, I think it’s fair to say this has been a good decade for horror, one that will be remembered in years to come as a key [...]

by Marc Patterson Thanks to the guys at Twitch, who are always privy to the best in international horror and general cinema, I discovered what is sure to be a wonderfully horrifying new zombie flick, Opstandelsen. Right now there’s not much information on the short, just a fantastically shot teaser that gives us a taste [...]

by Marc Patterson Well sonovabeotch! It’s day three of our our Horror In Short film fest. Yesterday we highlighted Terrence Kelsey’s paranormal gore-filled horror (Spek.ter), and Monday we kicked the whole shebang off with a little bit of zombie nu-grindhouse called They Shall Pay With Rivers of Blood. Well, it’s Wednesday and we have another [...]

Ah, 2009…we hardly knew ye. The year is just about over, and what a great year for horror it was. We were given some great original films like Thirst, Drag Me to Hell, and Grace, plus we finally got some bona fide classics released on DVD with the likes of Let the Right One In, Martyrs, [...]

by Britt Hayes In part two of our first annual holiday gift guide, I’ll be giving you foxes a list of great horror-themed t-shirts, posters, and artwork. In part one, I gave a pretty fantastic rundown of horror toys and collectibles, and in part three I’ll be covering DVD/Blu-ray, music, and books. If you have [...]

by Marc Patterson You know… Studio’s never fail to come up with new inventive ways to hype their films, but I really have to hand it to Sony. They’ve really grasped the whole idea of social media and while I never like to be a victim of ridiculous hype it’s damn hard to not appreciate [...]