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Holliston Goes to Hell in a New Comic Adaption: "Your favorite characters from the TV series Holliston are back, and this time they’re going straight to hell in “Holliston Goes to Hell,” the third book in the graphic novel series based on the fan-favorite horror sit-com. When “Adam,” “Joe,” “Laura,” and “Corri” attend their High School Reunion an ancient colonial curse creates a gigantic sinkhole that swallows the entire town of Holliston, Ma down to Hell! Now the gang must each face off with their darkest personal fear if they’re to save their souls from the clutches of the Devil himself!

“It was a delight to send the characters of Holliston to Hell,” says writer Greg Wright. “The story is filled with payoffs for horror fans to find and there’s plenty of demonic shenanigans that only the Holliston gang can deliver.”

“We couldn’t be more thrilled...

We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to experience the adrenaline rush of Joe Lynch's Mayhem since our Managing Editor Heather Wixson gave it a four-star SXSW review. Following the film's November 10th theatrical and VOD release from Rlje Films, it's now been announced that Mayhem will wreak havoc on home media on December 26th.

The physical home media release of Mayhem will help you fight off the stress of the holidays with an audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and more. We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at the cover art featuring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving:

Press Release: Los Angeles (November 14, 2017) – Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release the action, horror film Mayhem on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra High-Definition 4K/Blu-ray combo on Dec. 26, 2017. Directed by Joe Lynch (Everly, Chillerama), the feature film debut from writer Matias Caruso stars Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead,...

Sad that the Halloween season is over already? Have no fear, it has been extended! Check out the new Halloween shirts revealed by Terror Threads that get this edition of Horror Highlights rolling. Also: Kaleidoscope release details and trailer, Ghost Box short story collection edited by Patton Oswalt, a clip and trailer for My Little Sister, TV4 Entertainment and The Asylum's new Apocalypse streaming service, Beneath Us acquisition details, info on the new comic Rusty Revolver, and info on Christopher Michael Carter's new horror novels.

New Halloween Shirts from Terror Threads: Press Release: "Death has come to your little town! Terror Threads celebrates the night he came home with a collection of John Carpenter's Halloween apparel.

A whopping 16 exclusive, officially-licensed Halloween shirts are for sale, ranging from newly commissioned artwork to vintage production stills turned into unique shirt designs.

Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, Dr. Loomis, the Myers house, and more...

The first trailer for Joe Lynch's (Chillerama, 2011) Mayhem has been released. It shows a group of office workers turning on each other, after infectious material is introduced into the building. One part Dawn of the Dead (1978) and one part Office Space (1999), the film stars: Steven Yeun ("The Walking Dead"), Samara Weaving ("Ash vs Evil Dead") and several others. The film's first trailer is reminiscent of still another film, The Belko Experiment (2016). And, that clip can be found here. Yeun plays Derek. He has just lost his job. But, the tables turn on his managers, when a virus is let loose. Now, Derek is looking for revenge, after this slight. Everyone is in the crosshairs as chaos ensues. Mayhem has a wide release set for November. In October, the film will have a Los Angeles premiere. The wide release is set for November 10th, through Video-on-demand. The film will see...

The Fantasia International Film Festival has announced its film slate, today. This Montreal set festival will show horror titles like the goretastic Dead Shack, the survival horror thriller Killing Ground and Joe Lynch's (Chillerama, 2011) Mayhem. Mayhem will have its Canadian Premiere at this festival, which begins July 13th and runs into August. Lynch's Mayhem has been described as "[the film] is a wickedly fun survivalist horror action hybrid (Daily Dead)" And, the film will host one of actor Steven Yeun's first appearances, in film, since leaving the long-running zombie series "The Walking Dead." Yeun returns to the infection as Derek. Meanwhile, a viral outbreak is removing inhibitions, from those infected. Derek utilizes the opportunity to take revenge on corporate executives, who have wronged them. In a climate where many are no longer criminally responsible, chaos and mayhem rule the day. This film fan intends to attend Fantasia, this year. The festival has a large selection.

Throughout his career, filmmaker Joe Lynch has given us fantastic movies that have spanned both the horror and action genres, including Wrong Turn 2, the "Zom-b-Movie" segment of Chillerama, Knights of Badassdom, Everly, and his latest movie, Mayhem, which recently enjoyed its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival.

Written by Matias Caruso, Mayhem follows a corporate attorney named Derek (Steven Yeun), who's trapped inside his office building with hundreds of fellow employees during a viral outbreak that causes the infected to be unable to control their primal urges. Chaos ensues as the co-workers begin to wage war against each other the longer the virus rages on.

Daily Dead had the chance to speak with Lynch after the first SXSW screening of Mayhem in Austin, and he chatted about the trepidation he felt going into the film’s world premiere, the journey to getting Mayhem made, working with Yeun, and more.

Her delectable desserts have honored Hellraiser’s Cenobites and paid tribute to Elm Street's dream stalker, and artist Janine Lister's latest creepy creation celebrates another formidable force in the horror genre: filmmaker Adam Green.

Featuring characters and settings from the worlds of one of her favorite filmmakers, this incredible Adam Green cake was conceived when Janine wanted to design a dessert that would encompass multiple horror projects that were all created by the same person.

Being a passionate fan of Kane Hodder, Janine watched the horror icon play Victor Crowley in Green's Hatchet movies, which led her to seek out more of the director's projects, including Frozen, Digging Up the Marrow, the horror anthology Chillerama, and the Holliston series, all of which are represented on her cake:

"I wanted to do a cake that would be a bit of an art piece based on something in the horror genre, so...

Take a gander at this preview for Fallout 4: Far Harbor, which will be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on May 19th. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: a trailer / release details for Don’t Look in the Basement 2, info on a live digital séance from the team behind The Darkness, Crypt TV’s “One Sentence Scare” Contest, and details and teaser images for Hunting the Legend Part II.

Fallout 4: Far Harbor Gameplay Details and Trailer: “Preview your journey to Far Harbor, the next game on for Fallout 4. Far Harbor docks on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on Thursday, May 19th.

In Far Harbor, a new case from Valentine’s Detective Agency leads you on a search for a young woman and a secret colony of synths. Travel off the coast of Maine to the mysterious island of Far Harbor, where higher levels of radiation have created a more feral world.

Check out these clips from oddball horror comedy Director’S Cut. Director Adam Rifkin (Detroit Rock City, Chillerama) is back in the saddle with his latest flick, the horrific dark comedy Director’S Cut. The film stars Penn & Teller’s Penn Jillette (who also wrote the film) and Teller as well as Clash Of The Titans legend…

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With the impossibly fun Tales of Halloween now in wide release, it seems like as good a time as any to dig deep into one of my favorite subgenres of horror: the anthology film. From Tales from the Crypt to Tales from the Darkside to Tales from the Hood, the horror anthology offers something for everyone. And apparently that something is “tales.”

In speaking with most of the directors from Tales of Halloween, there was consensus in their feelings about what makes for a great anthology film: singularity of vision and consistency of quality. Both can be difficult to achieve, as the format practically dictates that some segments be stronger than others or express a different voice. But when an anthology can achieve even one of those things, there’s the potential for real horror movie magic.

There are great anthologies made by one filmmaker, among them Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath,...

To celebrate the October 16th release of the horror anthology Tales of Halloween, Daily Dead spoke to the filmmakers behind the movie to discuss the project, their individual contributions, and more.

The only directing duo contributing to Tales of Halloween, John Skipp (writer of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5) and Andrew Kasch (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy) have a lot to say about making a movie with their friends and the current state of horror. Their segment, “This Means War,” about a pair of neighbors feuding over Halloween decorations, deals with this very subject.

One of the things I love about Tales of Halloween is that so many of the segments deal with different aspects of the holiday. Yours tackles Halloween decorations... sort of. Where did the inspiration for your short, "This Means War", come from?

Andrew Kasch: Halloween haunts are my jam! Each year, I hit...

Everly Radius-twc Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: C+ Director: Joe Lynch Screenwriter: Yale Hannon Cast: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Akie Kotabe, Laura Cepeda, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Masahi Fujimoto, Aisha Ayamah Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 2/19/15 Opens: February 27, 2015 To get a handle on what to expect from the director appropriately named Joe Lynch, here are some precedents for his current “Everly.” In “Knights of Badassdom,” he finds three people reenacting a live-action Dungeons and Dragons-type medieval escapade only to conjure up a blood-sucking evil Succubus. In “Chillerama,” things go wrong during a screening of previously lost films in a drive-in cinema [ Read More ]

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Since bursting on the scene with the throwback slasher Hatchet in 2006, writer/director Adam Green has built a career on doing this his own way. He has written and directed multiple features, produced films for up-and-coming filmmakers, created, written and starred on two seasons of his own sitcom Holliston, co-hosted The Movie Crypt, his own successful weekly filmmaking podcast and much, much more.

Digging Up the Marrow, Green's latest feature, is something totally different: a blend of documentary and narrative that defies any easy categorization. In the film, Green plays himself, a horror movie director with his own independent production company (ArieScope) who is contacted by a man named Decker (Ray Wise, the best he's ever been) claiming that monsters are real and that he knows exactly where to find them -- at an entrance to an underground world he calls "the Marrow."

Digging Up the Marrow will be released...

Joe Lynch has directed a number of films over the past eight years, including Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Knights of Badassdom, and the “Zom-b-Movie” segment of 2011’s Chillerama anthology, but I’ve never felt like we’ve seen a film that was truly 100% his voice. That all changes, though, with Everly, his gut-punch love letter to the modern action film, a raucous and wickedly fun time that manages to be way more heartfelt and emotionally-charged than its over-the-top brutality and balls-out gunplay might otherwise suggest. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a truly badass female hero get her cinematic due, but everything about Lynch’s latest gets it just right.

In Everly, we meet the titular prostitute (Salma Hayek) on Christmas Eve right after she’s been subjected to a brutal gang-rape orchestrated by a Yakuza mob boss who isn’t thrilled with her recent betrayal of him and his organization.

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I was about 8 years old the first time I saw the inside of a nursing home. This wasn't a senior apartment complex or an assisted living facility. It was a depressing place with fluorescently lit rooms for sleeping and a television room for visiting. And it was full of people that time forgot and especially people who forgot time.

My step-grandfather had Alzheimer's and for some reason my parents thought bringing a strange little girl to visit him would lift his spirits as if he wasn't confused enough.

I'll never forget the moment when I walked through the doors into the waiting room. An elderly woman who I had never seen before in my life bent down until she met me at eye level, smiled, and said, "I remember you when you were just a baby."

Aside from being just as confused as she was,...

It has been announced that Image Entertainment has acquired Us rights to Adam Green’s latest film, Digging Up The Marrow:

“Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2014 – Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brand, has acquired all U.S. rights to the highly anticipated fantasy film Digging Up The Marrow. Starring, written and directed by Adam Green and inspired by the artwork of artist Alex Pardee, the film stars Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, X-Men First Class), Will Barratt (Frozen), and a roster full of horror genre favorites and iconic artists all appearing as themselves. Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for the Image brands made the announcement today.

“We’ve had a long, productive working relationship with Adam Green and we are extremely excited to continue to work with him on this film,” said Ward. “Adam brings an uncanny point-of-view to filmmaking and Digging Up The Marrow...

The best way to describe how I approach Fantastic Fest is like summer camp. It happens once a year. You get back together with old friends. Yet in this case, this non-traditional camp is for fans of the most bizarre, violent, horrific, and Fantastic movies you could imagine. And even still, Fantastic Fest is so much more. This will be more third time attending Fantastic Fest and We Are Movie Geeks fourth time covering the crazy events that take place in Austin every September. For eight days I will be immersed in a world that is unlike any other film festival I have ever attended. What other festival is going to feature events like an opening night food fight, a karaoke party, a “nerd rap throwdown,” and the signature event at the festival – Fantastic Debates (which includes a verbal debate followed by a literal boxing match). These are just a...

In life there are ‘certainties’ and then there are ‘near certainties.’ Whilst the former might be represented by the rising and setting of the sun, the latter is most fittingly represented by Adam Green’s on and off the screen FrightFest attendance record. With a slight sense of amazement he reflected, “Every movie I have ever made has played here… every single one… its crazy.” In 2014 the trend is set to continue as the lights fade in the Discovery Screen 1 on Saturday evening for Digging up the Marrow!

So as Green prepares for his eighth FrightFest in nine years [abstaining from FrightFest 2012 not by free will and with an amusing story to the value of $75,000 to follow] he took us behind the story of one filmmaker and one festival.

There’s no better place to start than at the beginning, so how did your FrightFest journey begin?

Hatchet had world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, and whilst it did great, Tribeca is not a genre festival.

The past month or so has been incredibly eventful for Adam Green's "Holliston." The show tragically lost one cast member, released Season 2 on Blu-ray, and then got the news that the network it airs on is shutting down...

Creator Adam Green and co-star Joe Lynch sat down with Dread Central recently for a massive interview all about "Holliston."

Show creator and star Adam Green talked about his love for the "Holliston" series. "It's my favorite thing I've ever done," Green said. "It's my best work to date, and I think a lot of the people involved in the show would say the same thing. If you like Season 1, I think Season 2 really blows it away. I think with any sitcom the second season is usually considered to be funnier and better than the first, mainly because you know the characters, you know the world, you know the tone. And...

Dost thou have the insatiable appetite for LARPing role-players, mystical creatures, and foul spells of horror that would make even the bravest of knights rust their armor? Ah, yes, it’s with great sorrow that Joe Lynch’s Knights of Badassdom Director’s Cut was snatched from our possession by feudal kings drunk on power, but the cut we’re left with still sweetly smells of Lynch’s love for invigorated genre work. Whist commoners pretend to know the valor and bravery of knighthood, Lynch gives untested souls the chance to fight real monsters and cast true spells of wizardry – what one can only presume is a LARPer’s dream. Brandish some cold hard steel and vanquish your enemy for good, what sounds better than such a quest?! Oh, right, not having your face torn off by a succubus – but that’s what makes this geeky horror comedy so damn endearing.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on a Ghostbusters tank top from Cavity Colors, casting news for The Divine Tragedies, a trailer for the film Rage, Kristian’s impressions of Unidentified, and much more:

A Veil’s Tombs: Tombs was written, directed, and produced by Chad Ackerman. Special effects and makeup effects by Frank Ippolito (SyFy’s Face-Off, Chronicles of Riddick, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Ian Von Cromer.

Tombs stars Christian Ackerman (Zombie), Edwin Peraza (Cow), Chad Ackerman (Male Chicken), Laura Ackerman (Female Chicken), and Tanner Sparks (Rabbit).

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The Divine Tragedies Casting Details: “The Divine Tragedies, based loosely on the famous Leopold and Loeb murder case, tells the tale of Charles Brubaker (Graham Denman, The Haunting of Whaley House) and his half-brother Thomas Lo Bianco (Jon Kondelik, Airplane Vs. Volcano), who concoct...

Stars: John Lee Ames, Roark Critchlow, Brett Curtze, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jennifer Jalene, Louise Linton, Jeremy London, J.J. Nolan, Tyler Poelle, Russell Richardson, Kaitlin Riley | Written and Directed by Travis Zariwny

Scavengers follows the crew of the Starship Revelator, who survive in the dark depths of space by keeping out of trouble, until they stumble across the mechanics of ultimate destruction and cross paths with a rival ship, and an old enemy, who also has it in their sights, and they will stop at nothing to master a power that could destroy the universe. The fight for the future is on – a battle against oblivion. To the victor goes untold power; to the vanquished, death, devastation and the cold dark emptiness of space…

The first release from the UK arm of Image Entertainment, Scavengers is also the debut feature for writer/director Travis Zariwny – a name you may not immediately...

The big names in horror are often recognized by both the genre community and mainstream entertainment culture, showered with accolades by horror fans and film critics alike. Directors like John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, and Wes Craven have secured their place in film history, but many more talented directors go largely unsung for their hard work and noteworthy contributions to the genre. To remedy that, we recently kicked off a recurring segment that gives much-needed credit to those groundbreaking horror filmmakers who aren’t always given the praise they deserve. [You can check out part one here and part two here.] Since the first two installments proved popular, we're back with another round, and this time we present not five, but six more of our favorite underrated genre film directors. Mike Mendez Director of The Gravedancers and Big Ass Spider, Mendez and frequent collaborator Dave Parker (Coldwater, The Hills Run Red) helped to inspire the popular Showtime series Masters of Horror, but...

Best Horror Movies talked to filmmaker Mike Mendez whos had his hands in such creaturecentric films as Hatchet II Chillerama and the 2013 film Big Ass Spider which he directed an edited and is releasing via DVD and BluRay January 7 2014. Mendez has some definite thoughts on the top elements of a great Creature Feature that all filmmakers endeavoring to put a big scary creature on the silver screen should heed.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 26, 2014

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: IFC/Mpi

Lindsay Lohan and James Deen star in Paul Schrader's erotic drama The Canyons.

The train-wreckably watchable Lindsay Lohan (TV’s Liz & Dick) and adult film star James Deen star in the erotic drama thriller The Canyons, directed by Paul Schrader (Cat People) and written by Bret Easton Ellis (author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero).

Arrogant young Los Angeles trust-fund baby Christian (Deen) is working on financing a horror film simply to keep his dad off his back. His girlfriend Tara (Lohan) is helping him with casting, and his producer, Gina (Amanda Brooks, Chillerama) is trying to get her boyfriend, struggling actor Ryan (Nolan Funk, Riddick) the lead role. Christian is also fond of inviting strangers into his home for threesomes or foursomes with the very willing Tara – and captures all the action on his smartphone. But unbeknownst to Christian and Gina,...

With Halloween in the air, we thought it would be fun to reach out to the horror genre's biggest and brightest stars - both legends in the industry and up-and-coming superstars - to ask them two quick questions: What's your biggest fear, and what's your favorite scary movie? Read on for the results!

Some of the results will make you laugh. Some will make you shiver... and some, well some are just too funny for words. Sit back and get ready to hear from the likes of Anne Rice, John Carpenter, Robert Englund, the "Ghost Adventures" crew, cast members from "The Walking Dead," George A. Romero, and many - Many - more. Who knows? You may even find some new movies you should check out or at least revisit.

Let the scares begin!

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Writer - The Toolbox Murders (2004), Schism, Night of the Demons (2009), Mother of Tears

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Director Adam Gierasch’s horror feature Schism had its world premiere this past weekend at the 13th annual Screamfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA, and we were there to photograph the black carpet and after party. Step inside to check out our extensive photo gallery.

Gracing the carpet in addition to director Gierasch was Schism co-writer Jace Anderson as well as stars Ashlynn Yennie (The Human Centipede), Callum Blue (Columbiana) and Nicole Laliberte (Girls Against Boys). Others in attendance included actors Marc Senter (Red, White & Blue) and Noah Segan (Looper), filmmaker Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red), Joe Bishara (Insidious), Gabby West (Chillerama), Bobbi Sue Luther (Night of the Demons), Kevin Tenney (Night of the Demons), John Michael Elfers (Finale), Christian Ackerman (The Summoners) and more.

For more on Screamfest, which runs October 8th to the 17th at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601), visit Screamfest's website,...

A lot has changed since Alan Jones from Total Film coined the term Splat Pack referring to a group of gory movie makers who sought to stretch the boundaries of what would be considered acceptable in an R rated film. The sea of blood and guts that rolled across the cinema screen starting in 2002 gradually pulled back to low tide. PG-13 became the new R rating once again and the MPAA decided to pull itself up by its bootstraps to enforce its code. For the Splat Pack, originally consisting of Rob Zombie, Eli Roth (the Frank Sinatra of the Pack according to Quentin Tarantino), James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Robert Rodriquez (added later by association), Greg McLean, Neil Marshall, Alexadre Aja and Darren Lynn Bousman, filmmaking has gone as usual, and each has made a substantial contribution to the horror genre in a positive way, testing the limits of our stomach...

Celebrating it's 2nd decade as Chicago's largest and longest running Horror Convention, the Flashback Weekend returns to the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont, Illinois on August 9th-11th. And FEARnet will be there as a sponsor providing some cool goodies and swags to attendees (while supplies last). On top of the usual plethora of dealers booths, special events and screenings and more, a slew of genre celebrities will be on hand for autographs including legendary director George A. Romero, actor Danny Glover, reunion casts for 'Pet Semetary,' 'The Lords Of Salem,' and 'Dawn Of The Dead.' There will also be a slew of cool screenings at the Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 located right next door to the Crowne Plaze which include 'You're Next,' 'Hatchet III,' the never-before-seen lost 'Trancers' sequel 'Trancers 1.5: City Of Angels.' Sounds like an awesome time!

When Joe Lynch is involved in a project, you can be pretty damn certain that it's going to entertain.  Lynch first came onto my radar in 2007, when he brilliantly infused Henry Rollins into the Wrong Turn universe and directed Wrong Turn 2, a sequel that far surpassed the original on the entertainment scale.  After watching it, I learned that Lynch had previously directed a handful of music videos, and was in fact one of the creators of the show Uranium, on Fuse TV.  And he of course won me over even further when FEARnet's own Holliston came around, Joe finding himself in front of the camera, and playing a whacked out version of himself.

Point being, Lynch always delivers the entertainment, and has continually surprised and impressed with his ability to be more than just "one of those horror guys."  In fact, he's currently getting set to direct an action film called Everly,...

If you’re a fan of Holliston and heading to Comic-Con, we have all the details on next week’s panel straight from FEARnet. We also have the latest episode for those that missed it earlier this week, featuring a guest appearance from David Naughton.

“(Santa Monica – July 11, 2013) –Adam Green, acclaimed genre filmmaker (Hatchet; the upcoming Digging Up The Marrow) and writer, producer and star of FEARnet’s original TV series Holliston, will participate in a special panel and autograph signing at Comic-Con, on Thursday, July 18. The signing will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the autograph pavilion, with the panel at 8:30 p.m. Joining Green will be Holliston co-stars Laura Ortiz (The Hills Have Eyes), and Dave Brockie (Gwar frontman Oderus Urungus), with series director Sean Becker (The Guild). The panel will be moderated by fan favorite Alison Haislip (The Voice, Attack Of The Show). As an added bonus,...

Water Tree Media, helmed by producer Megan Waters, has released the full length trailer for teen slasher Ditch Day Massacre (formerly known as just Ditch). Check it out, or we'll make you stay after class!

From the Press Release:

Ditch Day Massacre stars horror icon Bill Oberst, Jr. (Children of Sorrow, Scary or Die), and Lynn Lowry (Cat People, The Crazies). First-time director Joe Hendrick’s collaborative efforts with horror screenwriter/author Daniel P. Coughlin (Lake Dead, Farmhouse) and sibling actor/writer Ryan Coughlin (Back Slash, “Jericho”) promise to keep us begging for more twisted story, practical gore, and scantily clad scenery.

The film also stars ambitious up-and-coming talents Katy Foley (Disdain) and Zach Silverman (A Broken Code). Tara Gerard (Lake Dead), Mad Brad Potts (Puppet Master X, “Glee”), and martial arts star Morgan Benoit (The Forbidden Kingdom) fill in the blood-dripping tale with elements of mystery and a well-developed plotline.

Adam Green is prepared to go the extra mile and then some to make sure that as much money is raised for the One Fund Boston as possible. That being said, he's put some really cool things up for auction, several of which are completely one-of-a-kind. Check it out!

"We have made a few of the items from my upcoming Boston Strong fundraiser available to bid for on-line," says Green. "Obviously not everyone will be able to attend the auction/party in person on May 29th in Worcester, but some of these items are truly amazing and one-of-a-kind so we wanted to give All horror fans a chance to try and get them in our efforts to raise as much money as possible for The One Fund Boston charity.

Latest items added include:

An autographed guitar from Rob Zombie and John 5. A screen-used stunt hatchet from Hatchet 1. Zach Galligan's personal Waxwork 2 crew shirt.

Knowing Adam Green as well as I do, I can tell you first-hand that the only thing bigger than his ambition is his heart. In light of the recent tragic events in Boston, Green is heading home with an agenda that you will Want to be a part of!

From the Press Release

Horror genre filmmaker, television star, and Massachusetts native Adam Green will return to the Boston area from May 28–30, 2013, to host a series of events and raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during the 2013 Boston Marathon. The events include an advance screening of the second season of the sitcom “Holliston”, which premieres on FEARnet June 4, 2013; a celebrity benefit and silent auction at the Worcester Palladium; and the first-ever marathon screening of all three Hatchet films, including the first public screening of Hatchet III, opening in select U.S. theaters on...

Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s creepy thriller Penumbra and the Us horror fantasy anthology Chillerama will receive their UK TV premieres on Horror Channel – which is good news for horror fans as both films are not currently available on DVD in the UK!

Penumbra (2011) – Sat Mar 23 @ 22:55

From Adrián García Bogliano, director of unique chiller Cold Sweat, comes a bold experiment into creeping paranoia with a nasty twist. Marga, an arrogant businesswoman from Spain is on a business assignment in Buenos Aires – she must find a new tenant for her family’s decrepit apartment. But what’s behind the décor signals a startling fate worse than death. Penumbra is a superbly realized horror entry from the Argentine talent rapidly becoming a genre powerhouse all to himself.

Chillerama (2011) – Sat Mar 30 @ 22.55 (UK Premiere)

From the depraved minds of Us directors Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan, Adam Green, and Joe Lynch, a horror fantasy anthology...

Trevor Wright photographed by Clinton Gaughran for AfterElton

At 30 years old, Trevor Wright can claim his ride in the entertainment industry has been both varied and very long. He began as a Gap spokeskid who landed a role in Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" video alongside Elijah Wood, and he grew up landing roles on The George Lopez Show, NYPD Blue, Scrubs, and Boston Public. Then came the role for which AfterElton.com readers tend to be most appreciative: Zack in Shelter, the 2007 independent gay romance written by the film's director Jonah Markowitz. Wright's innocence and sensitivity in the role helped seal its position in our poll of the 100 greatest gay films ever -- it came in at #1. Yes, ahead of Brokeback Mountain. Anne Hathaway's resentment is palpable.

Wright is currently working on a web series with collaborators Tim Sullivan and Brian McCulley (the director and producer responsible...

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes details on a new comic series from Titan Comics, a trailer for Wesley Snipes’ Gallowwalkers, and more:

Gallowwalkers Trailer: “A mysterious gunman, Aman (Snipes), is the son of a nun who breaks her covenant with God to ensure his survival. This act brings a curse upon Aman – all those that die by his gun will return. Soon, he is hunted by a gang of his undead former victims, led by the vicious Kansa. Aman enlists Fabulos, a new young warrior, to fight by his side.”

Gallowwalkers was directed by Andrew Goth and stars Wesley Snipes, Tanit Phoenix, Riley Smith, Kevin Howarth, and Patrick Bergin. The movie has been finished for over five years, but Vmi Worldwide recently picked up sales rights to the movie and we should see...

Before directing Detroit Rock City and unleashing a giant sperm on New York City in the “Wadzilla” segment of Chillerama, Adam Rifkin introduced the world to a horny, psychopathic phantom known as The Invisible Maniac. Not enough movie maniacs have their own personal theme songs, if you ask me.

Working under the alias “Rif Coogan”, Rifkin helmed this 1990 T&A slasher comedy about a sexually repressed nerd named Kevin Dornwinkle, who grows up to invent invisibility only to be mocked by his colleagues. The stinging mockery drives him over the edge so he murders them. He escapes from an insane asylum and goes incognito as a summer school teacher, where he continues to perfect his invisibility formula while taking an unhealthy interest in student bodies, particularly those of scream queens Melissa Moore, Debra Lamb, and the late porn star Savannah.

I’m fairly certain Rifkin is one of the many...

Directed by: John Luessenhop

Written by: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kirsten Elms

Featuring: Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, Adam Yeager, Trey Songz, Shaun Sipos, Keram Malicki-Sánchez

I have a confession. Despite living in Texas, I've never been a big fan of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. I actually didn't see the original film until I was 25 years old, which shocked most of my friends considering what a horror buff I am. But it just wasn't a staple in my household. (My mom and I were both Jason fans to the core.)

I'm also not as venomously anti-remake as most of my friends. Do I wish Hollywood would get new material and invest even a fraction of those monumental budgets into indie films and original ideas? Absolutely. But from a marketing perspective, it's easy to see why they don't; these franchises are guaranteed cash in the bank, and many younger audiences aren't even familiar with the originals.

Back in 2007, we ran an article called Gay Sex Scenes that Made Movie History. A delightfully naughty exploration of firsts and foresk- ... er, foremosts in terms of gay male intimacy on the silver screen, it celebrated some of the films that blew the celluloid closet to bits, one modesty sock at a time.

Six years later, it's shocking just how far pop culture has come in terms of normalizing gay characters and stories, and how much bolder the gay film audience has grown in demanding films that speak truthfully to their sexual experience (though, it must be said, the films that answer the call are usually decidedly outside of the mainstream). So we've decided to bring you an update to our foundational piece that looks at what has happened since. Of course, since most of the ground breaking was done over the last four decades or so, our focus is...

When horror fan and filmmaker Kyle Kuchta discovered the phenomena of the horror convention, he felt like he had finally found a home. So, he made a movie about it. Though his documentary about horror fans probably doesn’t feature a large amount of eye candy, it highlight a very important aspect of fandom.

"I wanted to do a documentary on horror conventions," he explains, "because I didn't feel as if a lot of people knew about them or the loving community that they are a part of."

While making Fantasm, Kuchta’s been travelling the country to various conventions to find out why horror brings people together.

Not only has he been talking to the fans, but he’s tapped the people behind the films that bring these horror hounds together, including scream queen Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare), Tom Atkins (Halloween III, Escape from New York), Joe Lynch (Chillerama,...

Fantasm, a new documentary about horror conventions and the tight-knit community of fans who attend them, is currently in production under the direction of Kyle Kuchta.

Kyle Kuchta has a self-proclaimed obsession with horror films. Upon discovering the phenomenon of horror conventions, the young genre fanatic finally felt like a part of a community. He connected with like-minded individuals with whom he shares his love for the genre. Now he’s traveling to conventions all across America to find out why horror brings people together.

In addition to legions of devoted fans, the documentary will feature insight from iconic actors and filmmakers. Interview subjects who have already participated in Fantasm include Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare), Tom Atkins (Halloween III, Escape from New York), Joe Lynch (Chillerama, Wrong Turn 2), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and more.

Fantasm began as aspiring filmmaker Kyle Kuchta’s...

Not too long ago on the podcast, Michael Haffner and I talked about show someone should do a true documentary on horror fans and the conventions they attend. It looks like Kyle Kuchta is doing just that. What I think could be a very interesting topic will be explored in the documentary Fantasm. While it looks like Kyle will be hitting all the major conventions in the States, it would be interesting to have him cover Cinema Wasteland – one of my favorite conventions (if you want to call it that) – due to the close-knit family that Wasteland attracts. Read the press release below for all the information and if you happen to see Kyle filing at one of the below conventions, tell him you heard about it here on Destroy the Brain!

From the Press Release

Fantasm, a new documentary about horror conventions and the tight-knit community of fans who attend them,...

We’ve had numerous documentaries about the horror genre, specific horror franchises, the people that make the movies, and even those that go all-out celebrating the Halloween holiday.

I’d say we’re overdue for a documentary like Fantasm that specifically focuses on horror fandom and the conventions that bring us all together.

As the tagline reads, Fantasm is “a documentary about horror fan devotion, and the events that keep them devoted.” Horror fan turned documentary filmmaker Kyle Kuchta is behind this project that talks to both the fans and the genre icons that attend these conventions for their take on what keeps the blood pumping in this particular genre of fandom.

I’ll let the press release tell you the rest.

Fantasm, a new documentary about horror conventions and the tight-knit community of fans who attend them, is currently in production under the direction of Kyle Kuchta.

Kyle Kuchta...

A German horror film called Bela Kiss has come to our attention and, today, we have a trailer to share with you.  The film is written and directed by Lucien Forstner and is based on real-life Hungarian serial killer Bela Kiss.  He reportedly killed 23 young women, storing their blood-drained bodies in metal barrels, conserved in alcohol.

Forstner's film - which stars Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie's Halloween, Chillerama) - concerns five bank robbers in search for a hideaway in a remote hotel as they flee from the police. According to the synopsis, "brutal and unforeseen events take overhand and build a bridge to the past. The assumed safe house turns into a nightmare...is Bela Kiss still alive?"

Check out the trailer inside and follow this link to the official site.  Stay tuned for U.S. release details as they come in.

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Horror fans love their icons. We watch our favorite movies repeatedly. We visit horror conventions to get up close and personal with the horror stars. We've worshiped the Romeros, Cravens, Hoopers and Carpenters and loved the Englunds, Moseleys, Todds and Hodders.

But in addition to them, we need new blood as well. Say hello to the next great one… Adam Green.

We need that next wave of horror icons. We love our horror stars, but to have the genre live on and thrive as it has, we need new horror superstars. But that is not an easy torch to take. We're used to Romero, Craven and Carpenter. We accept them and will go to see any film they put out. When a guy from Holliston, Ma came out of the blue and threw his hat into the horror genre, we collectively said, "Who the hell is Adam Green?" Then he...

How much do we love composer Bear McCreary? He has composed some of our favorite soundtracks - The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and – Eureka! We miss Eureka very much already, though it’s only been gone a few months, but fortunately we can still celebrate it with good cheer, thanks to the release of the soundtrack to the two Eureka Christmas specials:

Back Lot Music To Release A Very Eureka Christmas Soundtrack Featuring Original Music by Bear McCreary

(November 19, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA) Back Lot Music will release A Very Eureka Christmas digitally on November 20th and through other digital music outlets later in the month. The album features composer Bear McCreary’s (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) score for the two beloved Christmas episodes of the Syfy series Eureka: “O Little Town” and “Do You See What I See.”

Said series co-creator Jaime Paglia, “We hoped our holiday episodes...

Tonight, FEARnet is running a block of Adam Green films (Hatchet, Chillerama, Frozen and Spiral) and somewhere within this programming the very first clip from Hatchet III made its debut.

An eagle-eyed ShockTillYouDrop.com reader spied the clip and sent us a rough-ish look.  You can watch it via the player after the jump.

The film will continue the saga of Crowley, the "Bayou Butcher," who first made his gruesome mark in the 2007 original. The movie is written and executive produced by series creator Adam Green, who also directed the first two films. Veteran camera operator McDonnell (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Hatchet 2) makes his directing debut.

You'll see a lot of familiar faces in this clip, including Zach Galligan.  Look for Hatchet III next year.  Hopefully, a better version of this preview will hit soon!

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We hope you've been enjoying our special Adam Green block on FEARnet! This entire weekend we'll be playing plenty of Aeriscope original features including Hatchet, Frozen, Chillerama, (the vastly underrated) Spiral, as well as Grace written & directed by Paul Solet (of 'Jack Chop' fame) and produced by Green. If you currently don't have FEARnet, make sure to contact your local cable provider and ask for it so you don't miss out on cool future events like our Adam Green night. Here are more details on how You can get FEARnet.

And speaking of our Adam Green night, we debuted an exclusive new clip from the upcoming Holliston Christmas Special during the block. Missed it? No worries. We've got you covered. Below you'll find an exclusive clip which features fan favorite actor and former Jason Voorhees Derek Mears as Officer Duffy instructing Joe Lynch and Laura Ortiz not to open the door for anyone,...

Before you fill up on turkey and mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, fill up on good ol' horror from FEARnet. Check out some of our November highlights:

Saturday, November 10th is Adam Green night. FEARnet will be running four of the fearful filmmaker's most horrible films: Frozen, Hatchet, Spiral, and Chillerama (featuring Green's segment "Diary of Anne Frankenstein.") Plus, get a very special sneak peek at the upcoming Holliston Christmas special.

On Sunday, November 11th, look for the network premiere of the family-friendly animated movie Monster House - it's the first-ever PG-rated animated film on the network. 

Thursday, November 15th is our "Mama Knows Best" marathon: Monster House, The Stepfather, Silent Hill, The Gate, Daddy's Girl, A Christmas Tale, and the network premiere of Fido.

Forget football. Thanksgiving Day is the FEARnet Bowl, with an all-day marathon of franchise hits that will leave you wanting more:The Devil's Rejects, Ginger Snaps Back,...