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Fitzofhorror.com called him the “King of Indie Horror Anthologies,” and director Joe Sherlock says, “Since I’m in my third decade of making fun b-horror flicks and many of them are anthologies, I’ll take it!” Sherlock’s latest is Dark Zone Thirteen which reveals tales from the infamous unpublished thirteenth issue of a fictional lost pulp magazine, …

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The folks at the Splathouse podcast discuss The Suckling (1990), and it’s the headliner for today’s Horror Highlights. Also: album artwork and a track preview for Chris Alexander's They Drink Your Blood, Manos Returns world premiere details, the winners of the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Festival 2018 awards, Speak of the Devil virtual experience information, and details on the La screening premiere of Smiley’s.

New Splathouse Episode Details: From Splathouse: "Sarah and Mike fu**ed up and made a mistake in the recording of this episode of The Splathouse...recording devices ran for about 40 mins during the pre-show meeting and ate up batteries and disc space...but rather than abort the project, Mike and Sarah made the most of it.

Welcome to a "fly on the brothel wall" episode of The Splathouse!

All the card-carrying Splat gang members return:

- John shows up with a ranty rant...

In today's Horror Highlights, we have a look at Halloween Forevermore's limited edition Cthulhu statue, a horror DVD prize pack contest courtesy of Level 33 Entertainment, an excerpt from The Anatomy of Fear: Conversations with Cult Horror and Science-Fiction Filmmakers, a trailer for the haunting short film Agatha, the cast announcement for Manos Returns, a teaser video and poster for Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer, and details on the All Through the House Blu-ray signing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

Halloween Forevermore's Limited Edition Cthulhu Statue: "Halloween Forevermore is a company known to many Halloween and Horror fans. Formed in 2014, they have released one dozen very popular and well-made wax warmers that appeal to both the seasonal Halloween fan and horror lifestyle enthusiasts. Their Undertaker and Cthulhu wax warmers were featured in Rue Morgue magazine. The company that trick-or-treats 365 nights a year is proud to announce a new limited edition...

The micro-budget military zombie flick Platoon Of The Dead will arrive on DVD June 16th, and the filmmakers have just dropped Fango a note that the World Premiere has been set for May 29, at the Northern Lights Theatre Pub in Salem, Oregon. Full details and directions can be found on the official production blog, which has continuous updates from pre-production in 2007, all the way up until present day.

"Director of photography and co-producer Joe Sherlock Aka Dr. Squid presents a huge production diary that covers everything from the first day he was approached for the project by lifelong buddy John (The Evilmaker) Bowker, through a wild pre-production and typical low-budget production time. Gobs of behind the scenes photos are featured throughout.

Sure, money and time are tight, major casting remains a few days before shooting starts and scheduling is a bit of a nightmare, but that is just the tip...

The micro-budget military zombie flick Platoon Of The Dead will arrive on DVD June 16th, and the filmmakers have just dropped Fango a note that the World Premiere has been set for May 29, at the Northern Lights Theatre Pub in Salem, Oregon. Full details and directions can be found on the official production blog, which has continuous updates from pre-production in 2007, all the way up until present day.

"Director of photography and co-producer Joe Sherlock Aka Dr. Squid presents a huge production diary that covers everything from the first day he was approached for the project by lifelong buddy John (The Evilmaker) Bowker, through a wild pre-production and typical low-budget production time. Gobs of behind the scenes photos are featured throughout.

Sure, money and time are tight, major casting remains a few days before shooting starts and scheduling is a bit of a nightmare, but that is just the tip...

And the dead keep marching on. At least they do in John Bowker and Joe Sherlock's latest undead romp, The Platoon of the Dead. Get on your gear, people! It's time to hump it to the cemetery!

Look for Johnny to come shambling home to DVD on June 16th, 2009. Pre-order yourself a copy below. Thanks to DC reader Avery for the heads up!

Officially, the plot goes like this; "In the distant future, man's greatest enemy is one another as the flesh-eating undead wage war against the living! A Marine platoon is ambushed during a mission, leaving only three soldiers alive to fend off the growing army of the living dead. En route to their pickup point, they come across an abandoned house with three mysterious women hiding inside. If they can make it through the night, they're home free...or so they think, because someone is hiding a...

Two independent genre stalwarts sent along full details of their latest horror DVDs. Happy Cloud Pictures has the official disc of its latest production, Splatter Movie: The Director’S Cut, shipping in April, while Tempe Video releases Platoon Of The Dead June 16.

Splatter Movie, directed by and starring Amy Lynn Best and written by Mike Watt, also features Evil Dead FX artist Tom Sullivan, Fango Radio’s Debbie Rochon, Sofiya Smirnova and Elske McCain in a “documentary” on the making of the slasher opus Tesseract—whose makers are stalked and slain by a murderer dressed as their film’s villain. Special features include:

• The Splatter Movie Companion 25-minute movie • Deleted scenes • Outtakes • Trailers

Happy Cloud is also simultaneously publishing a Splatter Movie screenplay book, annotated by Best and Watt and illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos. You can pre-order the DVD for $19.99 here; the book will be $13 and both will be available...