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Monstrous: Fang & Fur: "Monstrous is a new immersive queer horror experience that combines the worlds of scare attractions and queer nightlife into one thrilling event with so much to experience. Monstrous: Fang & Fur at Nowaday is specifically themed around the timeless monsters, the vampire and the werewolf.

Explore the backyard of Nowadays, which has become an eerie village suffering the curse of the werewolf in the days following the full moon. You will meet feral lycan folk who are slowly returning to their human form, hear ghostly stories told around the fire, commune with spirits with the Mystic, and immerse yourself in the haunting melodies of Hannah Gill and her band. If you survive long enough, you just might come face to face with a full fledged werewolf.

Journey into the dark club interior of Nowadays and discover a vampire den of pleasure and sin. Witness an Elizabeth Bathory style rope suspension demonstration,...

After years of reading his thought-provoking work as a horror journalist, I was thrilled to hear the exciting news that Jonathan Barkan will direct Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary. Spotlighting the positive impact that horror can have on people that live with mental illness, this vital documentary is now available to support on Kickstarter, and we've been provided with an exclusive clip featuring insightful reflections from Abhora, a talented artist and contestant on the second season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.

You can check out the exclusive clip and official press release below, and to learn more about Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary, visit Kickstarter and the documentary's official website!

We're also happy to exclusively announce the following people will be joining the documentary cast: Dragpool, Carlos Baena (LA Noria), Molly Henery, and Tristan Risk!

Jonathan Barkan has teamed up with producer Andrew Hawkins to create Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary,...

Part 1 in Cavitycolors' new Creep line is here! Check out the shirt designs, the "Inner Wolf" enamel pin, and the Creep baseball cap. Also in today's Highlights: 2018 Nightmares Film Festival lineup and two clips from Johnny Gruesome.

Cavitycolors' New Creep Apparel Details: "Creep collection Part 1 is Available Now! What will you bring home?"

For more information, visit:

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2018 Nightmares Film Festival Announced: Press Release: "For horror fans, Christmas has come three months early -- in the form of the Nightmares Film Festival 2018 program, revealed today by the leading genre fest.

True to its “#BetterHorror” motto, the program is jammed top to bottom with a mix of premier genre films from around the globe. Across the 188 films, there are dozens of world and North American premieres, a short accompanied by live in-theater music, projects from genre favorites, a Stephen King block, and even a new documentary section.

The night He came home again is almost upon us and Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating with a collectible magazine featuring interviews with David Gordon Green, John Carpenter, and Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as Mondo's Halloween posters and so much more! Also in today's Horror Highlights: details on Nightmares Film Festival's screening of the 4K restoration of William Lustig's Maniac, and a trailer for Lost Child.

Birth.Movies.Death. Celebrates All Things Halloween: "Birth.Movies.Death. is celebrating the release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween with a stunning new collectible magazine filled with editorials, interviews, and deep dives into the history of one of the greatest horror films ever made.

Featuring a gorgeous Mondo cover by artist Phantom City Creative, interior art by renowned designer Chris Bilheimer, a stunning spread featuring some of Mondo's greatest Halloween posters, and a series of exclusive interviews with Halloween 2018’s creative team,...

Tagline: "In 2018, You Will Say His Name." The Bad Man is the latest film from Indiana based director Scott Schirmer. Schirmer is known for his horrifying serial killer thriller Found (2012), Harvest Lake (2016) and Plank Face (2016). His latest was partially crowdfunded through Kickstarter. In The Bad Man, Ellie Church stars as Mary, a woman kidnapped by a sadistic clown. Pj (Jason Crowe) is also confined in a remote house. This young couple must find a way out of their dire situation, before auction day arrives. A Blu-ray version of the film will be available this Fall. And, the film's second trailer is hosted below. Only Kickstarter backers will receive the upcoming Limited Edition Blu-ray. This version includes Examination Sheets, an autographed character postcard and other goodies. Those not part of the Kickstarter campaign, can get a hold of another Blu-ray version in November. Though, this second version will also be limited in stock.

Tristan Risk is a burlesque dancer, fire-eater, actress, writer and now director. For twelve years, she toured North America and Europe as a dancer. More recently, she has appeared in the Soska sister's American Mary (2012) as Beatress Johnson. In 2014, she was again cast by the Soska sisters to perform in "T is for Torture Porn," in the ABCs of Death 2. Born in Vancouver, B.C., she has continued her acting career in other horror titles, including Scott Schirmer's Harvest Lake (2016) and Elias' Ayla (2017), which was just released. In this interview, Risk talks about starring in some of these roles and some of her upcoming roles. She also opens up about directing her first short feature, "Parlour Tricks." Find out the latest on Tristan Risk and her upcoming projects in this one-of-a-kind interview. (Michael Allen) So, let us just jump into the first question, here. How hard was it to sit in a make-up chair,...

A few more details are coming in for Ryan M. Andrews' (Black Eve, 2010) Lilith. The film has an updated poster (shown here). As well, Lilith is now in post-production, with a release date coming soon. The film is described as a hitchhike horror film. Produced by Mem Ferda (Bonehill Road) and starring Jessica Cameron, this feature promises blood on the highway as a storm demon dusts things up. Lilith also stars: Tristan Risk (Harvest Lake, 2016), Carlo Mendez (Mania), Ryan Kiser (House of Manson) and Ali Ferda. Another preview, for Lilith, is hosted here. The film's central antagonist has many powers. This demon can summon: disease, storms and death. Travellers Heidi (Cameron) and Steve cross this entity, in their recreational vehicle. They hope to rekindle their romance. But, their supernatural encounter sets them on a collision course with Hell. Mem Ferda and actress Jessica Cameron have worked on several films,...

Anyone who grew up in the ’80s is familiar with their unforgettable names and faces. The Garbage Pail Kids Topps trading cards and 1987 movie are embedded in the brains of a generation, and Indican Pictures' new documentary 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story explores the phenomenon like never before. In today's Horror Highlights, we also have details on the Hexploitation Film Festival, The Eyes home media release info, and the trailer for Brian Sepanzyk's Compulsion.

30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story: Press Release: "West Hollywood, California (Tuesday, August 8th) - Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame,...

Make no mistake about it: this was a great year for horror fans. It was so good, in fact, that making a list of “favorites” is almost impossible because there’s just too much I want to talk about. The independent horror scene continues to crank out new classics and minor gems, but even studio horror was good this year: The Conjuring 2, Don’t Breathe, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Lights Out (not my bag, but a lot of people really enjoyed it), The Boy (not a lot of people’s bag, but I really enjoyed it), The Purge: Election Year, and so on. Even better? Pretty much every one of them was successful at the box office. As more and more horror moves are released with the limited release / VOD model, it’s nice to know that good movies still play to big audiences at the multiplex.

And what about horror on TV?...

Presented by Deadhouse Films, The 10th annual A Night of Horror International Film Festival, and Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival, screen simultaneously at Dendy Cinemas Newtown from November 24 to December 4, 2016. Says festival director Dean Bertram:

The 10th annual festival is going to be our biggest event yet. Featuring over 100 films, several international filmmaker guests, multiple parties and a horror filmmaking master class; Sydney’s genre fans and filmmaking community are going to be treated to eleven days of the best and freshest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy from around the globe.

The festival opens on Thursday November 24, with the Australian premiere of the international festival hit Peelers, plus a Q&A with special international guest: Canadian director Sevé Schelenz. And in keeping with the spirit of the bloody hilarious film, the screening will be followed by a “zombie and strippers” themed after party.

The closing night film,...

Another horror icon joins the cast of Witchula, and it’s Kane Hodder (Hatchet, Old 37, Friday the 13th series)! Hodder will play a pivotal role in the film and will also take the position as Stunt Coordinator. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: a look at the teaser for the devilish Born Again and production details on Valentine DayZ.

Kane Hodder Joins the Cast of Witchula: Press Release: “Hollywood, Calif. – Aug. 8, 2016 – PRLog — ‘Witchula’, which many are already referring to as the “real Expendables of horror,” has announced the addition of Kane Hodder to a cast that already features horror icons Bill Oberst Jr. and Eileen Dietz, as well as indie favorite Marilyn Ghigliotti. Hodder is best known for his iconic roles of Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise and as Victor Crowley in all three ‘Hatchet’ films. Hodder will not only act in the film in...

Scott Schirmer (Found, Harvest Lake) and his Band Motion Pictures, LLC imprint are running a new crowdfunding campaign for an icky little backwoods horror flick called Plank Face. Unllike most campaigns, this one is nearly at its goal and the film is actually already made, so there's no worrying about whether or not you'll see your funds go into something tangible. You can already buy a ticket to the film's world premiere on August 27th with key cast and crew in Columbus, Oh, click here. Plank Face features a protagonist captured by a feral family of cannibals who want him for their tribe. “It deals with our primal nature,” states Schirmer. “The characters in Plank Face live like wild animals, but they’re also very free. So the prospect of...

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Director James Bickert (Dear God No!) is currently channeling the likes of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! in his new film Frankenstein Created Bikers, and we've got an exclusive on the Nsfw red band trailer. Check it out below.Shot in CinemaScope on Super 35mm Kodak celluloid, the film stars Jett Bryant (Dear God No!), Laurence R. Harvey (The Human Centipede 2, The Editor), Tristan Risk (American Mary, The Editor) and Ellie Church (Harvest Lake). Frankenstein Created Bikers was described to me as a two-and-a-half hour "exploitation epic" --- shot over 30 days in 10 cities with a cast of 70 actors. Now that's ambition!No premiere details as of this posting, but stay tuned to the film's Facebook page for news and updates. Bickert says: "I'm really proud of how we merged...

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A screener for a strange indie film called Harvest Lake landed in my inbox recently, and instead of a straight review, I decided to interview the filmmakers to get more details on their bizarro opus. Harvest Lake follows four friends who go to a lakeside house to celebrate a birthday with sex, drugs, booze, a campfire, and more sex. It's not quite a horror film, not really an exploitation flick, and I'm undecided if it could be classified as science fiction. Due to its elevated score and photography, the film encapsulates all of these genres and more, with some odd surreal moments that will surprise its viewers --- with Tristan Risk (American Mary, The Editor) stealing every scene she's even --- even if those scenes include alien appendages.The film...

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Reviewed by Jonathan Weichsel

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Harvest Lake is written and directed by Scott Schirmer and stars Ellie Church, Tristan Risk, Jason Crowe, Dan Dye and Kevin Roach. Producers include Arthur Cullipher and Brian Williams.

Harvest Lake is about a group of four horny adults who rent a cabin in the woods. Yes, this has been the setup for literally thousands of horror films, but in the case of Harvest Lake, the usual formula is thrown out for something completely different. There are strange fungi growing in these woods that have the visual and tactile qualities of human sex organs. These fungi fascinate and seduce our campers one by one, and ejaculate spoors into their faces that lower their sexual inhibitions and ultimately take over their bodies for the purpose of sex.

Although Harvest Lake is conceptually brilliant, it is also kind of a confounding film to review, because it...