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As the author of House of Psychotic Women, director of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, and acquisitions executive for Severin Films, Kier-La Janisse is a staple of the horror community.

Now she’s making her narrative directorial debut with The Occupant of the Room, which just wrapped principal photography in Canada.

Adapted by Janisse from the 1909 short story by Algernon Blackwood, the film is described as a special in the tradition of the BBC’s “A Ghost Story for Christmas.”

It’s about a schoolteacher whose late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps without a reservation leaves him with no option but to accept the room of a missing hotel guest — leading to a sleepless night full of strange and uncanny occurrences.

Don McKellar stars alongside Ben Petrie (BlackBerry) and Delphine Roussel (ABCs of Death 2). Karim Hussain serves as cinematographer.

Janisse’s Spectacular Optical...

Exclusive: Principal photography has wrapped in the Ontario city of Mississauga on The Occupant Of The Room, the narrative feature debut of Canadian author and film programmer Kier-La Janisse.

Set to be ready for markets and festivals this autumn, the film is based on the classic ghost story by English author Algernon Blackwood, adapted for the screen by Janisse. Don McKellar stars as a schoolteacher whose late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps leads to a sleepless night full of uncanny occurrences.

Also in the cast are Ben Petrie and Delphine Roussell, and cinematography is by Karim Hussain.

The...

Principal photography has wrapped in the Ontario city of Mississauga on The Occupant Of The Room, the narrative feature debut of Canadian author and film programmer Kier-La Janisse.

Set to be ready for markets and festivals this autumn, the film is based on the classic ghost story by English author Algernon Blackwood, adapted for the screen by Janisse. Don McKellar stars as a schoolteacher whose late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps leads to a sleepless night full of uncanny occurrences.

Also in the cast are Ben Petrie and Delphine Roussell, and cinematography is by Karim Hussain.

The project...

Principal photography has wrapped in the Ontario city of Mississauga on The Occupant Of The Room, the narrative feature debut of Canadian author and film programmer Kier-La Janisse.

Set to be ready for markets and festivals this autumn, the film is based on the classic ghost story by English author Algernon Blackwood, adapted for the screen by Janisse. Don McKellar stars as a schoolteacher whose late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps leads to a sleepless night full of uncanny occurrences.

Also in the cast are Ben Petrie and Delphine Roussell, and cinematography is by Karim Hussain.

The project...

Good news: Hammer Films is making a new monster movie: Ithaqua. Not-so-good news: it appears to have used AI to generate the poster.

Hammer Films, arguably the biggest name in British genre filmmaking, is busy making a new horror feature – its first since 2023’s Doctor Jekyll. Called Ithaqua, it’s a period piece with a solid cast including Luke Hemsworth and Kevin Durand.

Shooting is currently underway in Canada, with the iconic studio releasing a number of behind-the-scenes images from the production on its Instagram feed.

Rather disappointingly, however, a separate post includes a teaser poster which bears all the hallmarks of being generated using a piece of AI software like Midjourney. We’ve contacted Hammer Films to find out whether or not it is indeed AI-generated and will update this post if and when we get a response.

While looking around for information about Ithaqua, meanwhile, we found what...

Totem Chaser, the first feature by director George Tsouris, is streaming on Tubi for free.

The story follows a video crew seeking the truth of the paranormal. The cult priestess lures them to be unwitting sacrifices, while they believe this is the haunted house that will bring them fame and fortune. When they find themselves in too deep, it is a race against time for video crew to stop the embodiment of a demonic god, or feed their flesh to the Totem Cult.

The camp horror movie has an ensemble cast, starring Catherine Parish (Japanese Borscht), Marquevias Turner (Pause With Sam Jay), and Cody Michalowski (Love Sick) as tv ghost hunters. Arielle Hope (Theresa And Allison) and Charmien Byrd play counterpoints of the cast as members of the Totem Cult. Also starring in the thriller are Daniel Alatorre (FBI on CBS) and Briana Brown (Love Sick).

In addition to directing,...

Old-school point-and-click adventure gamers can rejoice, as Postmodern Adventures’ throwback tribute to the genre with An English Haunting is out now on Steam and itch.io. In fact, you can grab it with a time-limited 10% discount until June 5. And for those on the fence, there’s also a demo available on Steam.

From the creator of the award-winning Nightmare Frames and Urban Witch Story, and inspired by the works of horror authors M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Arthur Machen, An English Haunting takes place in 1907 London, where spiritualism has gripped the populace. Séances and theatrical shows where spirits make contact with their living families are all the rage, and there are a legion of investigators trying to discover the secrets of the supernatural. Professor Patrick Moore is one such investigator, who unfortunately has a bit of a problem: he’s got 72 hours to prove the existence of the Great Beyond, or...

Short stories in the horror genre can be more terrifying than novels due to their ability to hold readers in haunting suspense and push their imagination. Classic short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft serve as great inspiration for long-form screen adaptations, as proven by Mike Flanagan's Fall of the House of Usher miniseries. There are countless short stories, from Algernon Blackwood's "The Wendigo" to Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild," that deserve to be transformed into chilling horror movies.

Sometimes shorter is better when it comes to the horror genre. Due in part to their word-count restraints, short stories can often be more terrifying than novels. Writers aren't tasked with keeping the terror or suspense high for hundreds of pages. Instead, short stories hold readers in their haunting grasp and push them to imagine what's happening just beyond the page. That said, classic short...

Severin follows up their 2023 collection of Italian gothic titles with an essential second volume that brings together three films and a miniseries. Each work takes a very different approach to the gothic as both a visual aesthetic and a set of thematic preoccupations. The results range from virtually archetypal to resolutely revisionist. For this well-appointed set, Severin provides a veritable bounty of bonus materials: new restorations, alternate cuts, commentary tracks, cast and crew interviews, visual essays, even a soundtrack CD.

Antonio Margheriti’s Danza Macabra, from 1964, is one of the very best Italian gothic films. It simply oozes with atmosphere courtesy of Riccardo Pallottini’s moody monochrome cinematography, and, while the violence remains relatively restrained, Margheriti brazenly pushes the envelope when it comes to nudity and some suggestive sexual content. Likely as a bid to cash in on Roger Corman’s Poe Cycle, Danza Macabra not only claims to be...

Wendigos are mythical spirits from Algonquian folklore that possess humans and induce greed and cannibalism. Wendigos are often depicted as powerful monsters with a hunger for human flesh in movies and TV shows like The X-Files and Supernatural. The portrayal of Wendigos in different films varies, with different physical appearances and interpretations of their nature as either evil spirits or guardians of nature.

Even though there has been a variety of Wendigo movies and TV shows, the creature started out as a mythical spirit from Algonquian folklore. Wendigos were originally seen as humanoid spirits that possess humans and induce feelings of greed and cannibalism within them. Over the years, their pop culture representations have added some new alterations. Usually, the Wendigo is depicted with ram horns, glowing eyes pushed back into the sockets, emaciated skin, and yellowed fangs.

Wendigos are also seen in shows like The X-Files and Supernatural, as...

For those fancying a return to old-school point-and-click adventure titles, Postmodern Adventures’ An English Haunting looks to fill that niche. No relation to the Charlie Steeds film of the same name, the game is inspired by the works of horror authors such as M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Arthur Machen, and is currently in development for release on Steam.

An English Haunting sees an enthusiasm for spiritualism gripping 1907 London. Séances and theatrical shows where spirits make contact with their living families are all the rage, and there are a legion of investigators trying to discover the secrets of the supernatural. Among them is Professor Patrick Moore, who is faced with a dilemma: he’s got 72 hours to prove the existence of the Great Beyond, or else his Metapsychic Investigations Department will be shut down forever.

Racing against the clock, with the help of a fake medium named Beatrice Shaw, he...

Totem Chaser, the first feature by director George Tsouris, will have a preview screening at Alpine Cinema in Brooklyn on Wednesday May 3rd, 2023.

The camp horror movie has an ensemble cast, starring Catherine Valentine (Japanese Borscht), Marquevias Turner (Pause With Sam Jay), and Cody Michalowski (Love Sick) as tv ghost hunters. Arielle Hope (Theresa And Allison) and Charmien Byrd play counterpoints of the cast as members of the Totem Cult. Also starring in the thriller are Daniel Alatorre (FBI on CBS) and Briana Brown (Love Sick).

George Tsouris is also the writer and producer of Totem Chaser. Inspiration for the story began from early cosmic horror writer Algernon Blackwood, as well as Grand Guignol playwright Maurice Level. Following his many award winning shorts and music videos, George led the production as soon as the pandemic lock down ended in the summer of 2020 on a shoestring budget. The cast and crew...

There are times when something that’s almost human is more terrifying than an actual monster. After all, uneasiness often stems from things that come eerily close to resembling humanity. Roboticist Masahiro Mori explained why people feel this way with his 1970 essay about the “uncanny valley” effect, and ever since, society has better understood why they feel uncomfortable around things such as lifelike dolls.

The living doll shows up infrequently in the horror genre, but when it does, people take notice. They’re ultimately torn between curiosity and repulsion as these puppets gain sentience and carry out their sinister missions. Chucky and others have all skittered across the big screen, but these stories, from five different anthology series, are a reminder of how toy terror also lives on television.

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Living Doll

Even on its last legs, Twilight Zone — by then, the series had already dropped the...

Throughout the course of his career, John Carpenter has directed horror movies that have redefined the genre in several ways. His 1978 horror classic, "Halloween" is nothing less than a full-blown pop culture phenomenon, and his lesser-known films, such as "Prince of Darkness," is still being discovered by horror-heads. Carpenter's legacy obviously extends beyond his filmmaking, as he is also a composer with a penchant for creating original soundtracks meant to enhance the source material. Despite being a man of many talents, Carpenter's love for horror seeps into everything he makes, be it hypnotic tales of terror or fast-paced action pieces with horror elements.

So, when exactly did Carpenter discover his affinity towards the genre? The director has been inspired by a string of classic horror writers, as his work has often been adaptations of the works of John W. Campbell, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King. The Lovecraftian influence is evident...

Horror crosses over with science fiction and fantasy in all kinds of ways, from speculative surveillance to monsters with a taste for human flesh. Here are our picks for the best new horror books to bet on in August 2022.

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel

Type: Novel

Publisher: Tin House Books

Release date: August 2

Den of Geek says: This dark historical fantasy draws on cryptid lore for the story of a town besieged by haunting bird spirits. It could be perfect for a hint of Halloween in the summertime.

Publisher’s summary: The islanders have only three rules: don’t stick your nose where it’s not wanted, don’t mention the war, and never let your guard down during October.

Leigh Welles has not set foot on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from life on the Scottish mainland by her father’s unexpected death,...

After making its North American Premiere in the Fantasia Film Festival’s Camera Lucida sidebar, Seth A. Smith’s dystopian sci-fi thriller “Tin Can” was picked up by Canada’s levelFILM for domestic distribution.

In the film, a new fungal disease called Coral is spreading rapidly across the planet. Parasitologist Fret is working on a possible treatment when she is attacked outside her workplace, waking up an unspecific amount of time later in a claustrophobic life prolonging cryochamber. Not knowing where she is, how she got there or why, Fret fights to escape the confines of her cell, learning that there are others from her past similarly confined in nearby chambers of their own.

Nova Scotia-based Cut/Off/Tail Pictures, producers of Smith’s previous award-winning feature “The Crescent,” also backed “Tin Can,” a Panorama Audience Award finalist at Sitges 2020. Smith teamed once again with long-time colleague Darcy Spidle on the screenplay...

The director has a new novel out, an animation series on Netflix and two films in the pipeline – and still had time to watch three films a day in lockdown

A specialist in fantasy and the supernatural, Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara in 1964. He worked as a special effects makeup designer, before making his directing debut with 1993 vampire story Cronos. He went on to make two highly acclaimed supernatural films in Spain – ghost story The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, which sets a fantasy mythology against the background of the Franco dictatorship. His work in Hollywood includes two Hellboy films, Japanese-themed robots-v-monsters epic Pacific Rim and gothic drama Crimson Peak. The Shape of Water (2017), a love story about a woman and an amphibian being, won multiple awards including Oscars for best picture and best director, and the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival.

He is...

Holy Terrors is an adaption of six Arthur Machen tales which has been brought to the screen by from co-directors Mark Goodall and Julian Butler; and was selected to play at the Horror-on-Sea Film Festival on Saturday 20th January. I got chance to ask them a few questions about why they chose to adapt the stories of Arthur Machen, collaborating together on the film and their favorite adaption.

What can we expect from the film Holy Terrors?

Mark – A strange and eerie cinematic experience that is atmospheric, hypnotising and perplexing.

Julian – A feature film bringing together six weird tales by Arthur Machen, the apostle of wonder.

Why did you feel it was important to adapt the selected stories of Arthur Machen together in a film?

Mark – It was a challenge as there are very few audio-visual adaptations of Arthur Machen out there. Julian Butler and I felt that the stories would work well visually,...

While Hammer achieved international fame (and notoriety) for their colorful and bloody adaptation of Gothic classics, their first foray into the horror genre was not The Curse of Frankenstein. Just a few months before that, the studio released another kind of monster flick—also starring Peter Cushing—called The Abominable Snowman. It sounds cheesy, without doubt, but what could have been a silly man-in-rubber-suit schlock picture becomes something just as chilling as its location. It affects something of the atmosphere that Algernon Blackwood employs in his cosmic horror stories.

As discussed in a Forbidden Tomes last year, Algernon Blackwood revolutionized the genre with sweeping tales of environmental horror—vast, incomprehensible spirits of nature threatening puny mankind. His tales evoke a special kind of dread, the sort that rises as you listen to the wind rock your house’s flimsy walls at night. Many of his stories draw from his personal experience as an adventurer,...

Fans of horror literature have likely encountered Adam Nevill’s work. His novel The Ritual, a combination of occult fantasy and survival horror, has been ripe for adaptation since its release the better part of a decade ago. Few modern directors are better suited for the job than David Bruckner, the man behind the infamous surgery segment in Southbound. When it premiered in Tiff’s Midnight Madness section, early reactions gave no indication that Bruckner had returned to the feature scene with a debut of mythical power, but his faithful adaptation of Nevill’s novel revives the folk horror sub-genre to give us one of the year’s most terrifying films.

The setup is deceptively simple, with four friends embarking on a hiking trip through Sweden in honor of their deceased fifth member. When one of them twists an ankle, they make a mistake that may cause a few eye-rolls:...

Few filmmakers have accomplished what Lucio Fulci has by turning gorefest pulp into a demented form of art. For the uninitiated, it may be impossible to get past the incomprehensible dubbing, inhuman acting, and nonexistent plots in some of Fulci’s films. Once used to these elements, though, one can see the way his films feel like nightmares, a series of impressionistic images that inspire dread. While I won’t claim that Fulci’s films are high art, I can perceive something important going on beneath the smears of gore. He has more on his mind than creative kills.

In two of Fulci’s films, The Beyond and City of the Living Dead, there are direct references to Clark Ashton Smith, the author who helped create the fantasy and science fiction genres. Smith was a friend of H.P. Lovecraft, and created a cosmic mythos of his own, with inventions like...

December 25th is internationally marketed as a day of cheer, togetherness, and bright lights during one of the darkest nights of the year. But, there are those of us who want to indulge in that darkness. There is a wealth of terror to be found in winter nights, and the following stories are perfect fodder for that breed of dread. Curl up by the fire, turn the lights off, and read... if you dare.

"The Wendigo" by Algernon Blackwood: A group of hunters in snowbound Montana encounter a windy, wintry forest spirit in one of Algernon Blackwood’s scariest tales. By taking an ancient, metaphorical legend and bringing it face-to-face with research and authentic characters, Blackwood forms an account of elemental terror that freezes the soul. Nothing is creepier—or more fun—on a windy December night.

"The Yattering and Jack" by Clive Barker: A family, tormented by...

Sarah Dobbs Oct 20, 2016

Shudder is streaming service dedicated to horror - and we've been chatting to the people who pick the movies...

Exhausted Netflix’s horror section and need something creepy to watch this Halloween? Try Shudder. The all-horror streaming service launched last year in the Us and is now coming to the UK. Its hook is that it offers an ever-growing library of horror movies, shorts, and TV shows, all handpicked by people who know horror. Two of Shudder’s curators, Colin Geddes and Sam Zimmerman, chatted to us about what to expect…

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How did you come to be involved with Shudder?

Colin Geddes: They reached out to me a couple of years ago, because they were...

There are few horror tropes that have tired themselves out more quickly than “don’t go into the woods.” We’ve seen it in cinema since the ’60s, reaching its short peak in the ’80s with films that even chose the trope as their titles. From slashers to creature flicks, horror has always made surface stabs at the innate fear of the woods, utilizing it only as a location in which horrors occur. Whether the church of Satan or the stalking grounds of a killer, the woods themselves rarely take action. Not in film, at least.

Reaching into the annals of weird fiction, one cannot avoid crossing the path of adventurer and author Algernon Blackwood, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While his early career consists of articles detailing his explorations of global wilderness, Blackwood is still known today for his ventures into horror and the fantastic.

Developer The Astronauts is trying to deliver an immersive story unlike anything else currently out there, and it's a noble goal. In an age when most games tend to hold the hands of the protagonist to the point where it is an hour before you truly are "in control," Ethan Carter gives you the reigns almost immediately and doesn't restrict you once in the world either. If you see it in the distance, you can get there, and you can get there now. To see a bit of how this open world affects the gameplay, you can peep the gameplay trailer below, complete with developer commentary.

Vanishing puts you in control of Detective Paul Prospero, who receives a message from Ethan Carter, and sensing trouble, goes to investigate the boy's disappearance. The game will have some supernatural overtones but won't be an all out horror title. Here is a bit...

It's pretty hard for a book trailer to grab our attention, but with its cozy yet creepy campsite setting, this one for Uninvited Press' recent release of Dark Forest managed to do so. If stories about the "malignant wilderness" sound intriguing, then read on!

Synopsis:

Something deadly lurks among the shadows, and the trees themselves seethe with menace.

Never believe you are safe. No one is safe.

The dark forest is a state of mind.

Dark Forest is an anthology from Uninvited Books edited by Robert Dunbar. These classic stories of the malignant wilderness come from the pens of illustrious authors like Ambrose Beirce, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, E. Nesbit, H. G. Wells and many others, combining to create an atmosphere of surreal malignity. (Also included is Dunbar’s novella Wood.)

Each tale is annotated by contemporary talents, and the insights and observations of writers of the caliber of Paul G. Bens,...

A few months ago we brought to your attention the short story collection Shadows: Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature, and to help refresh your memory, Uninvited Books has released a new trailer featuring editor Robert Dunbar reading from his introduction.

Synopsis:

Shadows: Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature features terrifying explorations of the dark by many of the great writers who revolutionized dark fiction. These may be the finest, most evocative ghost stories ever written.

The authors include: Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood, Oliver Onions, Montague Rhodes James, and more.

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Horror legend Steve Rasnic Tem returns with Deadfall Hotel, a modern fairytale, haunted house story, vampire novel, cult novel, werewolf novel, zombie story, and just plain old "weird tale" ("weird" in the tradition of Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Machen more so than Lovecraft in this work). It's a masterful hodgepodge of genre tropes and devices that—much like Peter Straub's magnificent Floating Dragon—in the hands of a lesser writer would have collapsed. Deadfall Hotel follows Richard Carter and his daughter, Serena. Recently widowed and unemployed, Richard takes a job as manager at Deadfall Hotel. Caretaker, Jacob Ascher, shows him the ropes, and how to protect himself...

Once upon a time, there was a man named Paul Kener. He was a director who was also a nature person, and he decided that he had a nature film in him. He started on what would become Wendigo. Then, something started to itch at him. It was a dreadful itch. He really wanted to have a scene in the movie where a monster kills a guy. So he shot it. Then, he decided he really liked how that turned out. So what would become Wendigo became Wendigo, and thus would begin a fantastic albeit obscure movie career. He went on to make a second movie, Savage Water, this time about a mysterious murderer who wipes out a party of whitewater rafters. Then, as spontaneously as his career began, it ended. Two whole films were made. He was never heard from again, though there are hushed legends that ride on shallow winds.

Since we know a lot of our Dread Central regulars are avid book readers, we're always on the lookout for new stories and anthologies to share with them. Today we have two collections of horror tales that sound like good candidates for a summer reading list: Decayed Etchings and Shadows: Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature.

Brandon Ford's Decayed Etchings contains 18 brand new, never before published tales of the dark, twisted, and macabre. Buried within these gnarled pages, you’ll discover jilted lovers, cheating spouses, bizarre fetishes, acid trips, and roaming sleepwalkers. You’ll meet noisy neighbors, struggling writers, vengeful females, and even a monster or two.

With Decayed Etchings, you’ll dive headfirst into a world of ghoulish delights that will surely satisfy even the most jaded gorehound. In this world there is always something lurid hiding beneath. You need only scratch the surface.

The official release date is July 4th,...

In September, 2009, a Young Adult horror novel was published to great acclaim and a few awards. The title was The Monstrumologist , and we Loved it! This is not your everyday Ya novel – plenty of gore and gruesomeness for everyone. Now, Rick Yancey, author of The Monstrumologist, is back with his second novel about the adventures of Dr. Pellinore Warthrop and his young assistant, William James Henry, and their search for more monsters among us. This time it's the dreaded and dreadful Wendigo.

Dread Central recently had a chat with author Rick Yancey about monsters, reincarnation, and what horrors await in future Warthrop/Henry books.

DC: Hello, Rick, and thank you for taking time to talk monsters with Dread Central. Your second Ya novel, The Curse of the Wendigo, has just been published to rave reviews as was your first novel, The Monstrumologist (review here). Did you see all of this acclaim coming?...

by Joe Nazzaro

What a difference two years make. When writer/director Guillermo del Toro first announced his plans to co-write and direct Peter Jackson’s long-awaited adaptation of The Hobbit, that news was met with a somewhat mixed response. While del Toro had often been associated with darker genre fare such as Pan’s Labyrinth or The Devil’s Backbone, there was little doubt that the gifted filmmaker would bring a unique sensibility to the project, which would be split into two films.

But earlier this summer, del Toro announced that he was leaving The Hobbit after working on the screenplay for both installments and overseeing most of the design for part one. The reason for his departure was the continuing lack of a start date for production in the wake of rights co-owner MGM’s continuing financial problems. With obvious reluctance, and no shortage of high-profile projects awaiting his attention,...

Dark Regions is introducing another exciting new imprint: Ghost House with the publication of They That Dwell In Dark Places by Daniel McGachey.

“This is a ghost story about ghost stories. It tells a tale about the telling of tales, and of the need, the absolute necessity, for stories that strike fear into men’s hearts – stories that delve into the unknown and the uncanny…”

… and in most of the stories in this collection, the telling of ghostly tales plays a vital part.

Here are stories told by firelight in isolated cottages, by lantern-light on storm-lashed beaches, by gaslight in scholars’ studies and clubrooms, or by twilight in libraries and in lonely asylum cells.

Here are stories of things that crawl stealthily across moonlit lawns, of legends it is better to remember, and of relics that are best left forgotten in the dark, of the malice of objects that are...

While it may appear to the casual viewer that Prisco (Mr. Five books. Shah.) is owning my ass in this race, it simply isn't true. I've just been a febrile mess lately and couldn't be bothered to write anything about my reads. If anyone is currently keeping count, I am tearing through book four.

So there.

Prisco chose a sci-fi writer's self-help tome to be his first read. I pick a collection of old fashioned ghost stories edited by Edward Gorey. I'm sure this has deeper meaning.

Edward Gorey was one of those artists/famous people that I dreamed of one day meeting. I love his ability to take the macabre and twisted (The Curious Sofa, anyone?) and make them elegant and just a wee bit quaint. However, I am glad I never got the chance to share a drink with the man, as I am sure he would have thought me a ninny,...

After reading Tim Curran's Resurrection, I simply had to interview him. I Really loved his book, even at 666 pages (yep, you read that right – 666). Curran is a wonderful storyteller who really should be unleashed upon the general horror reading public sooner rather than later.

Read on for an in-depth look into the beautifully twisted mind of Tim Curran.

El: First off, Wow!! You put everything And the kitchen sink into Resurrection (review here). Best zombie novel I've read in quite a while! How did the book come into being?

Tc: I read somewhere about a mudslide in California. It washed out a cemetery and the coffins and corpses, skeletons and tombstones ended up in the town itself. Coffins came crashing through picture windows. Cadavers were deposited on porches and in trees, tombstones ended up in front yards. Some woman suffered a fatal heart attack when a casket came through...

When Edgar Allan Poe and Hp Lovecraft heard that playwright Eric Sanders was adapting fellow horror writer Algernon Blackwood's supernatural tale, The Wendigo for the stage, they just had to come back from beyond the grave to see it. Thanks to the magic and mystery of Friday the 13th, they can! Following the 8pm performance of The Wendigo on Friday, February 13, classic horror writers Edgar Allan Poe and Hp Lovecraft will be joining playwright Eric Sanders and Director Matthew Hancock for a special after show talkback with the audience. Mr. Poe will also be doing a special reading of his beloved classic "The Raven" and Mr. Lovecraft will be reading his well-known story "The Outsider". Come get your picture taken with two of the all-time finest authors of supernatural fiction!

Fango got word on a couple of frightful theatrical experiences on the New York stage this winter. The dark visions of two classically chilling authors, Edgar Allan Poe and Algernon Blackwood, are being brought to life in separate New York productions.

To celebrate the bicentennial of Poe’s birth, the critically acclaimed Radiotheatre is performing an ongoing series entitled Sundays With Poe, currently running through April 26 at 2 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month at Manhattan’s Under St. Mark’s (94 St. Mark’s Place). Each show presents three to four stories by the master essayed by the unique company, which uses traditional storytelling techniques along with music and sound effects to stimulate the audience’s imagination, much like the radio shows of old. Radiotheatre founder and 30-year theater veteran Dan Bianchi enthusiastically tells Fango, “I’ve had a bust of Poe on my shelf for the past 35 years.

Sometime last week, a rumor about Russell Crowe being cast as Watson in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes hit the internet, but right off the bat I knew it couldn't be true. I decided to stay away and it was quickly debunked, as expected. But now El Mayimbe of Latino Review brings us an interesting update today on Sherlock Holmes, including that Crowe may actually be involved - but not in the role originally rumored. While the rumor about Watson was debunked, El Mayimbe claims that Crowe is still in the running for the role of Professor Moriarty, Holmes' nemesis. Additionally, ComingSoon chimed in yesterday to announce that Mark Strong, who plays Archie in the upcoming RocknRolla, had been cast as well. Strong is supposedly joining Sherlock Holmes as Algernon Blackwood, an individual who was part of a magical order called The Golden Dawn. If you've never heard of Mark Strong,...