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In today's Horror Highlights: Watch the short film Day of the Dead from Gigi Saul Guerrero, check out trailers for Dark Offerings and What Lies Below, take a look at the poster for Hunter Hunter, listen to Dr. Loomis, and learn more about Black Pumpkin!

Watch the Mistress Of Bones Short Film: "Director Gigi Saul Guerrero, Blumhouse & Hulu's Into The Dark: Culture Shock, and production company Luchagore Productions have partnered again with Crypt TV to bring you an original new short film just in time for the Mexican Holiday Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

"Mistress Of Bones is a 10 minute short film that explores mysterious and dark Aztec mythology that introduces our new and exciting Latinx Hero. " says Raynor Shima, Producer at Luchagore, "This was an ambitious project to shoot and edit during Covid, but we couldn't be more proud of everybody involved."

We give you Mistress of Bones,...

As the dog days of summer bleed into autumn, Shudder is giving horror fans a long list of titles to enjoy in the air conditioning (or under the stars if you bring your laptop to bonfires), with new August additions including the first six Nightmare on Elm Street movies, Jim Wynorski's Chopping Mall, the first two Slumber Party Massacre movies, and the Shudder premiere of AMC's adaptation of Joe Hill's NOS4A2.

Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in August, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.

"As summer heats up, we’re here to give you even more reasons to stay inside, with the AC turned up and the lights turned down. Reason one: NOS4A2, AMC’s hit horror series comes to Shudder. Reasons two and three: the Shudder Exclusive Incident in a Ghostland and the ShudderOriginal Belzebuth.

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El Gigante is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero and Luke Bramley, and written by Shane McKenzie. The film stars Edwin Perez, Luis Javier, Arlina Rodriguez, Alexa Marie, Mathias Retamal, Devyn Dalton, Nisreen Slim, Adelita Rockhill, Indiana Dean, and David Forts. Madre De Dios is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero and written by Shane McKenzie and Gigi Saul Guerrero. The film stars Tristan Risk, Luis Javier, and Gabriela Zimmerman.

I have always said that it is very difficult to review short films, because you can hardly say anything about them without giving everything away. But, there are some shorts that are so good, and some short film directors who are so talented, that every once in a while I break my moratorium on writing about shorts and cover them.

Gigi Saul Guerrero is such a director, and El Gigante and Madre De Dios are two such films.

Here’s a not-so Merry Christmas wish from Luchagore Productions! As a lovely little Christmas message, Mexico’s finest band of horror filmmaker, Luchagore Productions, has just released an incredibly creepy little holiday-themed short film just titled A Luchagore Christmas.Luchagore, comprised of Gigi Saul Guerrero, Luke Bramley, and Raynor Shima, is the team responsible for some of…

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He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake, and he's had enough from the look of things. A Very Scary Xmas II kicks off on December 11th in New York. Also in this round-up: details on the Fantastic Phantasmagoria as well as information on Double Take's free Ultimate Night of the Living Dead issue and Kickstarter information / trailer for Brave New Jersey.

A Very Scary Xmas II: Press Release: "Hauppauge, NY (December 2015) -- Naughty or Nice no longer matters as Santa has had just about enough! The lists have gotten longer, the kids are ungrateful and somewhere along the way they took the sugar out of the cookies and put almonds in the milk! It's enough to drive an elf crazy...matter of fact, drive All the elves crazy! So watch out as you stroll 34th St. and be extra careful in the Elf Asylum! This Holiday...

New projects from Larry Fessenden, Rkss and John McNaughton among line-up at sixth edition, taking place July 23-26 in Montreal.

Having announced a first wave during Cannes, Frontières International Co-Production Market has unveiled the full line-up for its upcoming sixth edition.

Among the additional projects announced are The Designer from Glass Eye Pix (Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Graham Reznick), Todd E. Freeman’s The Beautiful, Enric Folch’s Duel documentary The Devil on Wheels and Huan Vu’s H.P. Lovecraft’s adaptation The Dreamlands.

They join the already announced projects from the likes of John McNaughton (Carny Kill), Turbo Kid film-makers Rkss (Elora) and Srdjan Spasojevic (Whereout).

Frontières will run July 23-26 at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, following its second European edition at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff) in April.

The expanded project line-up for the upcoming edition will see more projects participating in live pitch sessions.

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We would have to change our website's name to "Kickstarter Central" if we covered every project that fell across our desks. But that doesn't mean we won't call out the ones that get our attention, as is the case with the macabre short film El Gigante.

Dread readers may recall a book I covered a few months back called Muerte Con Carne (review). El Gigante is a short film that adapts the first chapter of Shane McKenzie's novel, introducing horror fans to El Gigante, a deranged luchador who preys on illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border.

The funds raised from this Kickstarter (only $5000 Cad) will go towards the completion of the short film, which will then be used to generate interest in a feature-length adaptation of the entire novel. As a rabid fan of Muerte Con Carne I have already ponied up some funds in support of this,...

There’s a general misconception among casual horror fans that any flick produced by a fellow fan, or amateur, isn’t worth the time it takes to type in w-w-w-.-y-o-u-t-u-b-e-.-c-o-m.

Bona fide horror hounds have been tuned in to these inspired projects for years, understanding and respecting the effort devoted to a genuine passion piece. The detractors tend (this isn’t a rule carved in stone, mind you) to be the guys and gals who catch a macabre flick once every week or so, wiling to confess their affinity for the genre, but perhaps not devoted enough to qualify as a certified freak for terror, who haven’t taken the time to study these ambitious pictures.

The truth is, anyone who can openly acknowledge their love for horror can potentially find some brilliant fan productions, regardless of how dedicated one may or may not be. Sometimes fans just...

Firstly, artist Trenty Shy has created a stop motion title stamp for the upcoming found footage anthology sequel V/H/S 2. It’s intensely neat and includes three hallmarks of genre fun: tapes, blood and skulls.

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Fango friends Mad Lab Productions, who ring in holidays and seasons with claymation ghouls have taken a different route this Valentine’s Day, as a gentleman zombie suitor presents the object of his affection with an object of their appetite. Mad Lab’s Chris Walsh says, “I’m always amazed at how effectively puppets can connect with an audience. The puppet can be very elaborate and realistic, or as simple as a sock on a hand. But if there’s something there for the audience to connect with in terms of character, it can work. It’s pretty magic how that happens. I’m sure it goes back to shadow puppets on cave walls,...

Firstly, artist Trenty Shy has created a stop motion title stamp for the upcoming found footage anthology sequel V/H/S 2. It’s intensely neat and includes three hallmarks of genre fun: tapes, blood and skulls.

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Fango friends Mad Lab Productions, who ring in holidays and seasons with claymation ghouls have taken a different route this Valentine’s Day, as a gentleman zombie suitor presents the object of his affection with an object of their appetite. Mad Lab’s Chris Walsh says, “I’m always amazed at how effectively puppets can connect with an audience. The puppet can be very elaborate and realistic, or as simple as a sock on a hand. But if there’s something there for the audience to connect with in terms of character, it can work. It’s pretty magic how that happens. I’m sure it goes back to shadow puppets on cave walls,...

There are tons of videos on YouTube featuring condensed versions of classic films. Some are meant to spoof the original movie while others are clear homages. What I never knew is that there is an entire film festival for one minute remakes of old films. Virgin Radio's 95.3 FM. a Vancouver based station, holds an annual Fake Film Festival for aspiring filmmakers to take any movie and redo it in 60 seconds. This entry from directors Gigi Saul Guerrero & Luke Bramley shows a clear love...

With the Virgin Fake Film Festival bearing down upon us, young filmmakers Gigi Saul Guerrero, Luke Bramley, and Raynor Shima have created a tribute to the original Sam Raimi cult classic that is nothing short of a must watch for fans. Dig on Evil Dead in 60 Seconds right now!

Also check out the poster art created for their film beneath the trailer. If you like what you see go vote for these maniacs! They definitely have pulled off a job well done.

Ghost House Pictures is producing the much anticipated remake of The Evil Dead, the film that effectively launched the careers of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man franchise, Darkman, Drag Me to Hell), Rob Tapert (30 Days of Night), and Bruce Campbell, who played the Ash character and was co-producer of the original. They are now back to produce an Evil Dead for today's audience that's high on the horror, gore, plot twists,...

Like many horror fans, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Luke Bramley, and Raynor Shima love The Evil Dead. The only difference is that they took their love of the film one step further, recreated the movie in 60 seconds, and unleashed it on the world today. We now have the video to share with our readers and they’ve provided us with the official poster.

“Five young friends journey into a cabin in the woods, where they stumble upon the “Book of the Dead”. Unleashing an evil force that turns each other into demonic beings. We are Huge “Evil Dead” fans, so we took the chance to recreate Sam Raimi’s incredible horror masterpiece. Recreated by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Luke Bramley, and Raynor Shima”

The Evil Dead in 60 Seconds- A LuchaGore Production

Staring: Mark Campbell, Ariel Hansen, Nathan Dashwood, Breann Grainger, and Gigi Saul Guerrero

Voice Over by: Jesse Inocalla

Recreated by Gigi Saul Guerrero,...