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Summer may be on its last legs, but Camp Crystal Lake is just starting to dust off its cabin doors and clean the blood from its picnic tables. Crystal Lake, the previously-slashed Friday The 13th prequel from A24, may be as immortal as the franchise’s central villain. According to Deadline,...

Sure, irradiated zombies and bloodthirsty apocalypse bikers can be pretty scary. Draculas and Frankensteins? Scary. Cthulhus… Mothmen… Graboids? The absolute worst. But for indie content creators, no boogeyman or cryptid is quite as hair-raising as the many great and monstrous leviathans ritualistically summoned by the occult and alchemical ritual known as filmmaking. Look: there’s Shaky Financing dragging itself out of the swamp, eyes burning blood red! And there: Collapsing Theatrical Market, unfurling its batwings in the rafters of the old abbey! And so on and so on.

But! As the Cryptkeeper, Vaultkeeper and Old Witch have reminded us many times before, misery loves company. So rather than hanging on the edge of your seat anxiously peering through ragged knuckles at the current (but only temporary!) dumpster-fire state of your latest film project, instead console yourself with the fact that many of your Halloweentime horror favorites have had their own very bumpy rides.

On Oct. 4, Sam Wineman filed a sensational lawsuit, detailing a hostile work environment on the set of the AMC-produced docuseries “Queer for Fear,” where he allegedly endured bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and retaliation.

At the heart of the producer’s complaint is Wineman’s allegation that Bryan Fuller — the creator of shows like “Hannibal” and “Pushing Daisies” and a major player in the “Star Trek” franchise — sexually harassed and assaulted Wineman during production. He claims the misconduct took place after the two began working together in 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic. Fuller is a defendant in the complaint alongside AMC and its video-on-demand service Shudder.

But 14 people involved with the Emmy-nominated series are pushing back on Wineman’s #MeToo claims and his characterization of a toxic workplace. The sources, nine of whom went on the record with Variety, had a wide range of responsibilities on...

Last week, producer and director Sam Wineman filed a lawsuit against Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller and AMC Networks including accusations of sexual assault, creating a hostile work environment and retaliation on the docuseries Queer For Fear.

Wineman was a producer and director for Shudder’s four-part series Queer For Fear: The History Of Queer Horror.

Wineman accused Fuller, an executive on the series, of sexual assault and asserted that AMC executives had ignored his allegations and instead punished him when he voiced his discomfort.

In a filing with the L.A. Superior Court, Wineman made specific accusations that Fuller was abusive to Wineman while he worked on the 2022 docuseries. He also claimed that his termination from the series in August 2021 was in response to the comments he made to higher-ups about Fuller’s “unlawful behavior and comments.”

Wineman’s filing reads, “Defendant Bryan Fuller cultivated and maintained a hostile work...

“Queer for Fear” executive producer Bryan Fuller has been sued for alleged sexual harassment and sexual assault on the set of the 2021 Shudder docuseries. An attorney for the “Hannibal” creator said he intends to countersue for defamation and malicious prosecution.

Sam Wineman, a producer on the series about the history of LGBTQ characters and actors in horror movies, claimed that from 2020 to 2022, Fuller “cultivated and maintained a hostile work environment” that included “harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and retaliation.”

In Wineman’s suit, which filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court, he alleged that “Mr. Fuller sexually assaulted plaintiff several times” throughout the production of the series. AMC Networks, its horror streaming site Shudder and Steakhaus Productions are also named in the suit, which was filed by Good Gustafson Aumais Llp of Los Angeles.

The suit also claims that Wineman was subjected to “workplace bullying, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation,...

Sam Wineman, a producer and director on Shudder’s fall 2022 Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror docuseries, has filed a lawsuit that names AMC Networks, Shudder, executive producer Bryan Fuller and others as defendants, and alleges, among other things, quid pro quo sexual harassment (by Fuller), intentional infliction of emotional distress, and the cultivation of a hostile work environment.

Fuller’s lawyer, in response, characterized Wineman’s complaint as a “fictitious story” and promised that a defamation lawsuit will be headed Wineman’s way.

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Bryan Fuller, the creator of shows including “Hannibal” and “American Gods,” was accused in a lawsuit on Wednesday of sexually harassing a fellow producer on an AMC docuseries about queer horror.

Fuller is accused of making constant references to masturbation, engaging in casual bullying, and creating a hostile work environment. The plaintiff, Sam Wineman, alleges that Fuller also repeatedly held him from behind to “crack his back,” during which he would press his penis against Wineman’s buttocks.

Fuller and Wineman are both gay. They worked together on the series “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror,” a four-part docuseries that was released on AMC’s Shudder streaming service in 2022.

Wineman alleges that he was removed from the project in August 2021, about four weeks after complaining about Fuller’s conduct.

According to the suit, Fuller made numerous references to his penis, talked about which reading material gave him erections,...

Updated with correction in lawyer’s statement: A producer on Shudder’s Queer for Fear series has sued the streaming service, AMC Networks and executive producer Bryan Fuller for sexual harassment, a hostile work environment and retaliation. In response, a new suit for defamation and malicious prosecution could be coming soon, an attorney for Fuller says.

“Defendant Bryan Fuller cultivated and maintained a hostile work environment as a result of harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault and retaliation from the years 2020 to 2022,” alleges Sam Wineman in a graphic and explicit filing that hit the Los Angeles Superior Court docket yesterday.

“Mr. Fuller sexually assaulted plaintiff several times throughout the Steakhaus Production of Queer for Fear for AMC defendants and their streaming service Shudder,” Wineman and his Good Gustafson Aumais Llp and Atkins & Associates lawyers add in the September 28 dated complaint, which is seeking a jury trial.

Read the harassment complaint against Bryan Fuller,...

Summer is underway and June is already ending, but we’ve still got plenty of goodies rolling out on Screambox as we barrel towards the fast-approaching Halloween season.

First, make sure you catch the definitive Robert Englund documentary, Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, now streaming, as well as the Screambox Original sci-fi horror movie everyone’s raving about, New Religion, also now streaming.

Getting a head start on Christmas in July, today we just unwrapped 24 shorts by 24 directors from around the globe with the horror anthology film Deathcember.

The premise of Deathcember, provided by Shout! Factory, is incredibly fun, with the film playing out like a cinematic advent calendar.

The “ultimate advent horror anthology” film’s full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo,...

To celebrate Shudder’s upcoming release of a documentary about LGBTQ horror film history, actors and creators of the genre got together during Comic-Con@Home to discuss why horror is queer and when they first fell in love with the genre.

“Child’s Play” franchise creator Don Mancini, “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller, director of the Shudder documentary Sam Wineman, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” actor Lachlan Watson and co-host of “Attack of the Queerwolf” podcast Nay Bever joined moderator Jordan Crucchiola on Thursday’s panel titled “Horror Is Queer.”

Crucchiola started the panel with some foundation language: What defines queer horror? Wineman explained that he breaks it down into four key components: 1) explicit representation 2) queer coding, which is the implication that the character is queer, 3) whether queer folk see themselves in horror and 4) just having a queer creator.

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As is to be expected, San Diego Comic Con is another in a long list of fandom mainstays forced to pivot to a virtual platform due to Covid-19 this year. The good news, however, is that if Shudder’s “Horror is Queer” panel is any indication, we’re still in for some fantastic content.

Horror journalist Jordan Crucchiola moderated the event, which serves as something of a preamble (or an amuse bouche for all of the Fannibals) to Shudder’s upcoming queer horror documentary directed by panelist Sam Wineman. Joining him is Don Mancini, whose Child’s Play franchise has evolved over the past three decades to incorporate themes about sexuality and gender. Also on board is Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller, who over the course of three seasons allowed all of the queer subtext between Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham to come flowing to the surface. Lachlan Watson is a genderqueer...

While Comic-Con won't be taking place in San Diego this summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the convention will live on in a special @Home edition that will include virtual panels that fans can enjoy from the safety of their own homes. In addition to AMC's panels for shows such as The Walking Dead and NOS4A2, horror fans can look forward to Shudder's "Scary Good TV with Horror's Top Showrunners" and "Horror is Queer" panels:

Press Release: July 8, 2020 — Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will be presenting two powerhouse horror panels at this year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home event:

Scary Good TV with Horror’s Top Showrunners — Nick Antosca (Channel Zero), Meredith Averill (Locke & Key), Don Mancini (Chucky), Greg Nicotero (Creepshow) and Jami O’Brien (NOS4A2) offer their unique insights on why horror TV is having a moment and what it takes to...

In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks with Deathcember producers Dominic Saxl / Ivo Scheloske about their 24 days of Xmas Horror Anthology.

Deathcember screens at the following festivals, withews of general release still to be announced;

24 November – Night Visions, Helsinki, Finland 30 November / 01 December – Rojo Sangre, Buenos Aires, Argentina 08 December – PDXTreme Fest, Portland, Or, USA 13 December – Crash International Fff, Goiania, Brazil 19 December – /Slash X-mas, Vienna, Austria 10-19 January – Fantasy Filmfest White Night, Germany

The anthology film is composed of 24 shorts + 3 bonus segments, each inspired by a unique take on holiday terror, with concepts ranging from giallo-inspired to stop-motion to Japanese ghost tales, and beyond every corner of the horror genre. The full list of directors includes Dominic Saxl, Michael Varrati, Lazar Bodroža, Florian Frerichs, Isaac Ezban, Sonia Escolano, Bob Pipe, Steve De Roover, Jürgen Kling, Ama Lea, Sadrac González-Perellón, Julian Richards, Lee Sang-woo, Vivienne Vaughn, Ruggero Deodato, Sam Wineman, Andreas Marschall,...

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.

Epic Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales rights for the upcoming Christmas horror anthology Deathcember, which features rising and celebrated directors and talent from around the world in an impressive advent calendar of terror and to accompany the announcement have also released the first teaser trailer and poster!

The anthology was created by Dominic Saxl, who produced alongside Ivo Scheloske, production manager with Anolis Entertainment, and Frank Vogt, COO of Magna Mana Production and made in part thanks to the German HessenFilm fund. Says Saxl:

We’re beyond proud of the film that Deathcember has become. With all the incredible and diverse talent involved, it holds something for every horror fan – and we‘re confident that our collaboration with Epic will give everyone the chance to see for themselves.

Notable directors include Pollyanna McIntosh (Darlin’), Isaac Ezban (Parallel), Lucky McKee, Lee Sang-woo (Barbie) and Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust). Segments from...

Welcome back for an all-new installment of Let’s Scare Bryan to Death. This month, I’m talking with Sam Wineman, who you may know as a director, musician, writer, podcaster, and master chef. I may have made that last one up, but what I’m saying is the dude is all-around talented. He’s also just been announced as the director for an upcoming documentary on the history of queer horror to be released on Shudder.

I was lucky enough to catch up with Wineman to chat about the 1982 slasher film Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. Directed by William Asher, the film follows Billy (Jimmy McNichol), a high school senior getting ready to graduate and hopefully go off to college with his girlfriend, Julie (Julia Duffy). Alas, this doesn’t sit well with his aunt Cheryl (Susan Tyrrell), whose attachment to him is progressing nicely into obsession. When her attempt...

After all the buzz surrounding its festival run, horror fans around the world can now experience The Quiet Room for themselves, thanks to Crypt TV. Directed by Sam Wineman (who will write and direct Shudder's upcoming documentary on the history of queer horror cinema), the short is available on Facebook and YouTube, and we've included an embed below for those that want to watch it right now!

Here's the official press release:

"The Quiet Room, director Sam Wineman’s 25 minute horror short that took the festival world by storm, made its full length internet debut today on Crypt TV’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

The Quiet Room, starring Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Katya Zamolodchikova, and Jamal Douglas, offers a fresh take on mental health, diversity, and queer relationships and has already aired at FilmOut, Outfest Fusion, Wicked Queer, Crypticon Seattle, and Nevermore Film Festival, where it won Best Narrative Short. In total...

After releasing the essential Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror documentary earlier this year, Shudder is reteaming with executive producers Phil Nobile Jr. and Kelly Ryan for a documentary on the history of queer horror cinema, which will be written and directed by Sam Wineman and is slated to premiere in 2020.

Press Release: June 27, 2019 — Earlier this year, Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, released Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, to widespread acclaim. The documentary shed new light on how African American characters and creators were used—and misused—across a century of genre cinema.

For its next original documentary, Shudder has teamed up with writer/director Sam Wineman, Horror Noire executive producers Phil Nobile Jr. (Fangoria’s Editor-in-Chief) and Kelly Ryan of Stage 3 Productions, and consulting producer Michael Varrrati (Dead for Filth) to explore the complex, fascinating story of queer horror on film.

School's out for Summer and the festival season has kicked off around the World. However, if you happen to find yourself stuck at home never fear because your horror itch can and will be scratched by Shudder. Next month's releases have been announced along with an new, upcoming documentary on the history of queer horror cinema. This new documentary will be written and directed by Sam Wineman and produced by Horror Noire's Phil Noble Jr and Kelly Ryan. Wineman by way of the image provided for our gallery is giving a serious challenge to our own Josh Hurtado for most amzing pin collection on a jean jacket. I, at least, have that green VHS horror sticker pin on the bottom right.  I digress. As we...

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School's out for Summer and the festival season has kicked off around the World. However, if you happen to find yourself stuck at home never fear because your horror itch can and will be scratched by Shudder. Next month's releases have been announced along with an new, upcoming documentary on the history of queer horror cinema. This new documentary will be written and directed by Sam Wineman and produced by Horror Noire's Phil Noble Jr and Kelly Ryan. Wineman by way of the image provided for our gallery is giving a serious challenge to our own Josh Hurtado for most amzing pin collection on a jean jacket. I, at least, have that green VHS horror sticker pin on the bottom right.  I digress. As we...

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Shudder recently made waves with Horror Noir, a documentary exploring the contributions of African American actors and filmmakers on our beloved genre. Now, the same team (writer/director Sam Wineman and executive producers Phil Nobile Jr. and Kelly Ryan) are releasing a documentary touting the accomplishments of queer actors and filmmakers in horror. The name of […] The post Shudder Announces New Queer Horror Doc + July U.S. Highlights & More appeared first on Dread Central.

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, will explore the history of queer horror films in a new feature-length documentary from writer/director Sam Wineman. The project follows on the heels of “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror,” which shed new light on how African American characters and creators were used — and misused — across a century of genre cinema. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and was released to widespread critical acclaim earlier this year.

The untitled documentary will explore the complex, fascinating history of queer horror on film, through the works of pioneering queer creators like James Whale and Clive Barker. The film will examine the coded, sometimes problematic, depiction of Lgbtq+ characters in films like “Sleepaway Camp,” “High Tension” and “Jennifer’s Body.” It will chart the course of queer subjects and creators in the horror genre from the...

Pride Month is here, and to celebrate, Fright-Rags has teamed up with Fangoria to create a pride shirt. 100% of its proceeds will go to the AIDS/LifeCycle organization. Continue reading for full details, including pre-order information. Also: The Nightmare Gallery trailer and Magic Zombie! Glass Kickstarter details.

Fangoria Pride Tee Pre-Order Details: "In honor of Lgbt Pride Month, we’ve teamed up with Fangoria to release a very special shirt, Monday, June 10. What started as some fun Twitter banter back and forth yesterday (follow @frightrags and @fangoria to see what happened), sparked an open conversation between both of us wanting to use the rainbow-colored logo they posted to raise money and awareness for a cause we both care about.

Fangoria and Fright-Rags will be donating 100% of the profit from the sales of this shirt to AIDS/Lifecycle, a charity chosen by our dear friend, horror filmmaker Sam Wineman.

Here’s...