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Excited for the Halloween season yet? Syfy's 31 Days of Halloween kicks off this Friday and will feature The Crooked Man, starring Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight, Spawn). Also in today's Horror Highlights: trailers for both Night of the Living Dead: Genesis and StalkHer, festival screening details for films from Blanc/Biehn Productions, and details on a distribution agreement between XLrator Media and Blue Fox Entertainment.

The Crooked Man Airing on Syfy's 31 Days of Horror: "The Crooked Man, starring Michael Jai White (Spawn), Amber Benson (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers) kicks off Syfy's 31 Days of Halloween [on Saturday, October 1st at 9:00 p.m. Et.]

Synopsis: While at a slumber party, twelve year old ‘Olivia’ is blamed for the horrific and mysterious death of her friend after singing a song, created by a reclusive mastermind, ‘Milo’ (Michael Jai White), which summons a demonic figure known as "The Crooked Man". Returning to her hometown six years later,...

Welcome to another horror round-up! To get your week started on the right foot, we have the first look at Judith O'Dea reprising her role as Barbra in the unofficial Night of the Living Dead sequel, Genesis, details on The Final Reel, the upcoming directorial debut from Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick, and a look at a new Puppet Master poster from Grey Matter Art.

Night of the Living Dead: Genesis: Since George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead is considered public domain, an unofficial sequel on the film is in the works, titled Night of the Living Dead: Genesis, in which Judith O'Dea steps back into the role of Barbra, giving us an idea of what happened to her after she was pulled through that doorway over 45 years ago. We have an image of O'Dea in the film below.

"Night of the Living Dead: Genesis will pay...

Recently Dread Central brought you a look at Michael Plumides' horror/comedy series Ghost Trek. For those of you who missed it, both the original episode and a brand new one are available online.

Over at Chill.com you can watch the original episode, Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report, as well as the newest installment, Ghost Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Lockdown, which drops on October 21.

For more info visit the official Ghost Trek website, "like" Ghost Trek on Facebook and follow Ghost Trek on Twitter (@ghosttrektv).

From the Press Release

From the producer of the Nightbreed: Director's Cut comes Ghost Trek, an uncensored supernatural-comic-horror series based on a paranormal reality show. Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate the haunts across the Us and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building and bong hits…all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on the latest episode of Ghost Trek, an announcement for William Pattison’s new novel, Psychotic State, DVD release details for The Colony, a clip from Hitchhiker Massacre, and much more:

Details on Psychotic State: “The plot of Psychotic State tells the story of David Coleman, a bipolar twenty-six year old man who is one of those people that the world likes to pick on. David is bullied and abused by everyone around him, including his adopted father. When David gets fired from his job after a run in with a couple bullies he loses his medical and stops taking his medication. This causes David to go into a psychotic state and in a twisted idea of justice he decides that it is time for him...

If you dug the first episode of Ghost Trek, which we featured here at Dread Central recently, then you'll be gaga over the newest installment in the horror-comedy series. And those of you at Mad Monster Party this Saturday, March 23, will have the first look at it.

For more visit the official Ghost Trek website, "like" Ghost Trek on Facebook and follow Ghost Trek on Twitter (@ghosttrektv).

From the Press Release

The all-new, half-hour uncensored episode of Ghost Trek premieres at Mad Monster Party 2013 on Saturday, March 23rd, at 7 p.m. The sleeper hit of Fright Night Film Fest 2011 and winner of “Best Comedy” which aired in webisodes on Dread Central last Halloween returns to Mad Monster Party 2013 with an all-new episode. The wordy, but wholly appropriate, Ghost Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Lockdown (and Panel Show) premieres at Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, Nc, at the sold out Blake Hotel.

We’re back with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for The Black Dahlia Haunting, information on a new episode of Ghost Trek, a review of Vamp U, and much more:

Release and Distribution Details for The Black Dahlia Haunting: “Zeroinside Films and Pinnovating Productions are proud to announce that their paranormal thriller “The Black Dahlia Haunting”, written and directed by Brandon Slagle and starring Devanny Pinn (Hold Your Breath), Britt Griffith (SyFy’s Ghosthunters), Noah Dahl (Bad Teacher), Alexis Iacono, Cleve A. Hall (SyFy’s Monster Man, Troll), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night), and Sarah Nicklin (Alice D, The Disco Exorcist) has signed distribution agreements with Jy Entertainment (China) and the newly-formed Origin Releasing (United States and Canada). The film is also represented internationally by Phoenix Group Releasing.

Additionally, the film was recently selected...

Origins. Re-Animated. Re-Animation. Resurrection. Mimesis. There are so many Night of the Living Dead themed projects out there right now, it's getting really hard to keep track of them all. Will Night of the Living Dead: Genesis rise above, or will it be another one for the fire?

Below you'll find some artwork and work print footage for the upcoming film, which was directed by Matt Cloude. The film itself stars original Notld star Judith O'Dea along with Sarah Snyder, Mike Lord, David Witt, Donna Gee Rousseau, Cyrus Samson, Christy Johnson, David Crawford, Jessica Dole, Jim Krut, Mike Christopher, David Early, Zombie #1 Bill Hinzman's daughter Heidi Hinzman, John Migliore, and Wade Brown.

With this film Cloude is looking to pay homage to the timeless classic while expanding upon its storyline to explore more of the night when the dead began to rise.

Look for more on this one soon,...

Dread Central has been airing webisodes of Ghost Trek, a faux reality show lampooning all of the ghost hunting shows on TV today (like a Grave Encounters comedy). They began on 10/8 and now have 3 webisodes up, with a fourth coming next Monday. We recently got our hands on the press release that describes the show and links you to a featurette, trailer and an interview with some cast members from the WWE.

If I’m watching it, it’s because it stars the little zombie girl from The Walking Dead, Addy Miller. I have the trailer below, and the press release is below for your perusal, with links to a sizzle reel, interview with the cast, and a featurette on Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report. Enjoy!

Trailer:

Do you ever watch those ghost hunting shows and scratch your head, thinking to yourself, “These shows are so ridiculous. Why am I watching this?...

We’re back with the latest installment of the Indie Spotlight. In today’s feature we have the first two episodes of the Ghost Trek webseries, a trailer for Rites of Passage, a Walking Dead-inspired musical, and much more:

Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report: “Do you ever watch those ghost hunting shows and scratch your head, thinking to yourself, “These shows are so ridiculous. Why am I watching this?” Well, Ghost Trek creator, Michael Plumides sat through marathon episodes of paranormal reality TV one Christmas and came up with a comic-horror concept called, Ghost Trek, which takes a swipe at the whole genre – with you in mind.

Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits — all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video.

The team is lead by Dr.

The horror-comedy production Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report is packing up its tour screening bags and headed for the big time. The project has signed a production deal with ThinkFactory and announced the final public screening of the half-hour pilot on April 21.

Check out the original trailer for Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report below and if you dig it, visit the official Ghost Trek website, "like" Ghost Trek on Facebook, and follow Ghost Trek on Twitter (@GhostTrekTV).

For more info on the Blood on the Beach go to the official Blood on the Beach website.

From the Press Release

The award-winning Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report, (Best Comedy Award at Fright Night Film Fest, and an Addy Award for Best Film Presentation Package in 2011) will screen publicly for the last time at Blood on the Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The screening will be held at 7 Pm at the Tidewater...

"Ghost Trek" can best be described as "Reno 911" meets "Ghost Hunters", and the show's gang of misfits are out to prove that they're the funniest bunch of paranormal researchers since Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz and Egon Spengler. Those of you lucky enough to be in the Louisville area of the Bluegrass State on Saturday, July 23rd, will get your chance to have a sneak peek at the pilot!

With a tagline that basically sums up the series ("Ghost Trek": Paranormal research with an emphasis on bad taste), the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (that's right, Puds) is portrayed by an incredibly eclectic group of individuals. Actors, reality stars and former professional wrestlers are among the cast members, each bringing their own unique talent to the program.

The pilot for the program, entitled "Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report," will be featured at the Fright Night Film Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, this Saturday,...

From the author of the critically-acclaimed book Kill The Music comes Ghost Trek, a comic horror series pilot based on a paranormal reality show. Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits – all the while risking life and limb confronting the undead. Notable appearances in the Ghost Trek television pilot are Gia Allemand (ABC’s The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad) recently cast as “Ava Gardner” in Gianni Russo’s $70 million biopic produced by Paramount, the notorious Jonny “Fairplay” Dalton (CBS’s Survivor series), Christy Johnson (2010 Los Angeles Music Award winner for “Best Female Vocalist”), and ten-year-old Addy Miller (AMC’s current mega-hit The Walking Dead). The Ghost Trek pilot begins shooting December 10, 2010 in Charlotte, Nc and its environs at a number of locations across the region, including the Butter nightclub, the Nascar...

A horror comedy titled Ghost Trek is set to begin shooting a pilot on December 10th. Now, don't be mislead by the title which could be thought to possibly portray a mad ghost haunting the inhabitants of the Enterprise. No, it's about the paranormal underworld and deals in the genre of reality TV. Sounds interesting. Take a look at the release below for more details.

From the Release:

Ghost Trek is a comic horror series pilot based on a paranormal reality show. Ghost Trek follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits – all the while risking life and limb confronting the undead.

Notable appearances in the Ghost Trek television pilot are Gia Allemand (ABC’s The Bachelor, Bachelor Pad) recently cast as “Ava Gardner” in Gianni Russo’s $70 million biopic produced by Paramount,...