If you have an appetite for Shot on Video (SOV) horror movies, there’s a new micro-budget feature film named Pizza Guy 8 that’s currently crowdfunding and serving up perks on Indiegogo. The film, directed by Troma alumnus Tate Hoffmaster and produced by Dylan Mars Greenberg (Adult Swim, Rolling Stone), follows a pizza delivery guy who is pushed to the point of a killing spree. And the dash of parmesan added to this homage to SOV horror? He develops an awareness that he’s in a horror movie and tries to escape. Hoffmaster explained, “My intent with the film is to comment on the monopolization of ..read more

A few days ago, I was staring at the coffee maker and it looked so drab to me so I wondered how I could fix it. Why not take it a step further? Spice up your life and all. There was a stack of old junk mail on the counter that had a sheet of cardstock sandwiched in between. A light bulb went off in my head. It’s stencil time! I grabbed my frother and pumpkin spice and went to work. It only took a few minutes which is how long I want this blog post read to be, so you, fellow Trekkie, can enjoy this Star Trek stencil I made for your coffee! Thanks to some encouragement/requests from the LLAP Com ..read more

I give my dad a lot of credit for getting me into horror because he and his squadron put together haunted houses every October and one year, I dared to enter. It’d be an incorrect assessment to make that my love of horror wasn’t seeded elsewhere. It goes back, years before I walked into my first haunted house as a pre-teen. In a brief move from Japan to the United States, my parents were going through a divorce. I didn’t know. I thought I had two homes and I saw two people in love. My mom moved us into a one-bedroom apartment and I’d spend time with dad on weekends. For two years, mom powered ..read more

What are your plans for April 18th? Horror movie fans, this is the night for you.   Dating back to 1992, the Chainsaw Awards have honored the achievements in the horror genre, with past recipients including Jonathan Demme, Sam Raimi, Robert Eggers, Toni Collette and George Romero.   On Sunday, April 18th at 8 PM ET, the 2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards – executive produced by Tara Ansley, Abhi Goel, Phil Nobile Jr. and produced by Armen Aghaeian and Rebekah McKendry – is set to premiere exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the superna ..read more

[Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers.] There’s trouble in Naperville this holiday season and this story is sure to make you howl with delight. A Creepshow Holiday Special, written and directed by Greg Nicotero, is the latest Shudder original to join the premium horror streaming service. At 45-minutes long, the story based on and named after J.A. Konrath’s Shapeshifters Anonymous opens with Robert Weston (Adam Pally – The Mindy Project) making his way to St. Argento’s on a snowy December evening. After knocking on the chapel door, Robert is met by a man at the door who informs him that th ..read more

Shopping for a horror fan on a budget might not seem like the easiest task, but it’s certainly doable. Especially with how the year has panned out, your spending budget for the holidays might be smaller. It’s okay though. The heart of the holiday season wasn’t meant to be touched by monetary value but rather the sentiment behind gifting. Thanks to a vast number of horror niche small businesses, artists, and creators, you can shop for the horror lover in your life with thought and consideration to their interests. Here are 10 thoughtful horror gift ideas $25 and under that most horror fans woul ..read more

Every November, I think of Melanie Lynskey’s character Jacqueline in Ever After (1998) saying “I’m only here for the food” because it sums up how I feel about the holiday. Sure, family togetherness is great but Thanksgiving can be one of the most stressful holidays of the year for many. We all know it and especially after the shit show of a year we’ve been having, Thanksgiving dinner might not sound like the greatest idea to most. We’ll miss out on the socializing this year (obviously), not to mention the pounds of seasonal food that would either be devoured or bagged to-go by your great grams ..read more

Under the larger umbrella of horror, there is a plethora of subgenres that cater to all sorts of predilections. Gothic horror is perhaps one of the most misunderstood by modern audiences. Whenever a new piece of gothic horror is released, there’s always the same middling and often ignorant responses the piece is lambasted with. There are lots of cries of, “It’s not scary!” or the tried and true, “This isn’t horror!” But oh, dear reader, it is horror. In fact, it is one of the oldest subgenres that rests under that larger aforementioned umbrella and created a solid foundation for modern horror ..read more

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated annually on November 1st and 2nd, honoring friends and family members who have passed on. On November 1st, in time for Día de los Muertos, director Gigi Saul Guerrero, Blumhouse & Hulu’s Into The Dark: CULTURE SHOCK, and production company Luchagore Productions released a new, original short film titled Mistress of Bones in partnership with Crypt TV. “Love the twists in MISTRESS OF BONES short! For me it’s the – I didn’t see THAT coming, and that makes me happy!” – GREG NICOTERO, Wal ..read more

At a time when some areas of the U.S. are banning trick-or-treating, and Halloween parties have been cancelled, the Atlanta-based digital content studio Fear Haus has created a special FREE October 31, virtual HALLOWEEN AT YOUR HAUS celebration and Covid-19 relief fundraiser. Featuring TikTok sensations Nathan Apodaca (Doggface208), and Celina Myers (CelinaSpookyBoo), the Halloween event will feature a 24-hour live stream to bring this holiday into your “haus.” All proceeds from the event will be donated to World Central Kitchen, Artist Relief ..read more