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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today's feature includes casting news for Pilgrimage, details on the 15th Annual Shriekfest Call for Entries, release details for 3 Easy Steps to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, new posters from The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom & the Horror That Followed, and much more:

Exclusive Stills from The Dark Below: An update to our coverage from earlier this week, we now have new exclusive stills from The Dark Below. You can the view new stills and release details below, along with the recently released stills:

"Dead Wait Productions announce the completion of principle photography for their new genre film the Dark Below. Award winning genre director Douglas Schulze (Mimesis, Dark Fields) and Executive Producer Seth Willenson bring us a survival thriller that explores the fear of entrapment beneath a frozen lake.

The film...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes photos from Utero, The Last Halloween, and Phantasmagoria, release details on The Horror at 37,000 Feet starring William Shatner, casting news for The Divine Tragedies, and much more:

First Details on Utero: “Writer/Director Bryan Coyne’s (Harvard Park and Incarnate) new film Utero started production this week in Los Angeles.

Independently financed by Coinopflix, the movie stars Jessica Cameron who is also producing along with her Truth or Dare partner, Jonathan Higgins. Former Platinum Studios Exec (Cowboys and Aliens, Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night) Richard Marincic also serves as a producer on the film.

Utero is about “an agoraphobic unwed mother who finds her psyche unraveling as she becomes convinced that her unborn child is more monster than human.”

Cameron’s latest film Truth or Dare, is playing...

Daredevil Films has released the first teaser poster for its upcoming short horror film Witchfinder, written and directed by Collin Clarke. We like its subtlety and hope it's a sign of good things to come.

Witchfinder, Clarke's first live action short, stars Dave Juehring (What They Say, Afraid of Sunrise) as William Thatcher Blake, witchfinder; Valerie Meachum (Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer, Rose White) as The Witch; Travis Worthey (Raven's Hollow) as John Hawthorne; and Chloe Konieczki as Mary Blake. The film is produced by Colin Clarke and Brent Jepsen; the production designer is Arianne Clarke; and the costumes are created by Alisha Tyler.

Synopsis:

In a small cabin in the woods... something evil is rising. A lovesick villager sets in motion a horrifying sequence of events when he seeks out a rural witch to cast a spell upon an unsuspecting village girl.

Filming is set to begin in...

Fan of computer animation? Fan of vampire horror? Then you've come to the right place. The new short film Raven's Hollow is now available for viewing right here on Dread Central. If you're interested in some impressive CGI, come on in and take a peek.

Running right around 11 minutes long, Raven's Hollow is a really cool animated vampire story. Click now, and check it out!

Synopsis

Billy; his sister, Lisa; and her boyfriend, Mike, spend Halloween at the drive-in after trick or treating. When Billy threatens to walk home through a dark cornfield, Mike tells him a legend of Old Farmer Blood, who is said to have seeded his field with the blood of murder victims. When Billy disbelieves, Mike leads the trio into a nightmare of unrelenting terror.

About Raven's Hollow

Raven's Hollow is an 11-minute short film co-written, directed, and animated by Colin Clarke, made entirely on home computers using off-the-shelf software.

The Halloween season, as per usual, will no doubt be brimming with all manner of sights and sounds designed to scare the shit out of you. The Internet will be no different as we received word of a pretty badass looking short film from Daredevil Films called Raven's Hollow.

Directed by Colin Clarke and starring Gavin Phillips, Travis Worthey, and Stephanie Pax, look for the flick to debut online some time in October. Keep it here for more information soon!

From the Press Release

On Halloween night, a rural ghost story comes true ... Billy, his sister Lisa, and her boyfriend Mike spend Halloween at the drive-in after trick or treating. When Billy threatens to walk home through a dark cornfield, Mike tells him a legend of Old Farmer Blood, who is said to have seeded his field with the blood of murder victims. When Billy disbelieves, Mike leads the trio...