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THE Pagan holiday of Imbolc on February 1 makes an apt date for the release on Amazon of Paddy Murphy’s horror drama The Perished.

A darkly humorous look at the insurance industry with a horrific twist.

Serial killer comedy gets to the bloody point

Liz (Nadia Collins) and Jackson (Evan Williams) have the perfect night planned. True, ever since they moved to the middle-of-Australian-nowhere, the opportunities for a dinner party have been few and far between, but when they decide to get engaged, they want everything to be just right. Fat chance, when some unexpected guests arrive. No, its not Lizs former best friend turned deliberately bitchy nemesis Daisy (Naomi Brockwell) that really throws the evening off, hard as she tries; nor is the u...

Dark Star & Bloody Disgusting Now Acquire THE LAST MATINEE Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting are teaming up (again!) to release THE LAST MATINEE! By Josh Millican  Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to  The Last Matinee. As part of its ongoing and exciting collaboration with Bloody Disgusting. (The two company’s recently collaborated on the release of Honeydew.) Dark Star and Bloody ...

Margaret Cho Talks KOREATOWN GHOST STORY And Her Lifelong Love Of Horror Let Margaret Cho make a horror movie, you cowards! By Meredith Borders · @xymarla · April 8, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT Margaret Cho in KOREATOWN GHOST STORY. This week I watched (and flipped my lid for) Teddy Tenenbaum and Minsun Park’s terrific horror short Koreatown Ghost Story. In fourteen minutes, Tenenbaum and Park create a compelling history, haunting atmosphere and an irresistible my...

Dark Sky Films Snags New Racially-Charged Nightmare BLOOD CONSCIOUS Dark Sky Films will release Timothy Covells BLOOD CONSCIOUS this summer By Josh Millican Dark Sky Films has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to  Blood Conscious. The acclaimed new horror movie from rising director Timothy Covell will be released in theaters and VOD this summer. Check out the synopsis below. Oghenero Gbaje ( Motherless Brooklyn, The Deuce), ...

Nic Fest Postponed Until 2022 The Nicolaysen Art Museum has announced that Nic Fest, an annual celebration of all things art, is cancelled this year. According to a press release put out by the museum, Nic Fest is being postponed until 2022. This is due to the impact of COVID-19 and the risks associated with it. The 2020 Nic Fest was cancelled as well last year and that, as well as the cancellation of other events, exhibition openings, and a reduction of programing, have caused the museum to in...

Meet Dread Central’s “2021 Best Horror Festivals” Panel By Max Weinstein Our first-ever guide to the horror festival circuit was made possible with the participation of 15 industry experts. Some are filmmakers, others festival directors, others journalists. Many wear multiple hats, and all are seasoned and spirited figures in the horror scene. Panelists who work with festivals did not vote for their own. From left to right, ...