Monstrous (2020)  Director: Bruce Wemple  Performers: Anna Shields, Rachel Finninger, and Grant Shumacher  Buckle in for a road trip gone wrong with Monstrous (2020), a solid mix of stranger danger, suspense, and monster movie that delivers. No spoilers up here, In a quest to solve her best friend Dana’s mysterious disappearance, Sylvia (Anna Shields) and Dana’s boyfriend Jamie (Grant Schumacher) track her last known whereabouts to the Adirondack Mountains – the site of a rash of othe ..read more

Fantasy Island (2020) Director: Jeff Wadlow Performers: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, and Lucy Hale If you could have anything you wanted, but were only allowed one wish, what would it be?  Fantasy Island (2020) is a horror movie loosely based on the popular 1977-1984 television show about a magical island. There’s a massive tonal difference, and it’s fascinating watching director Jeff Wadlow take a fantasy romance series and turn it into a horror adventure film. I’m here for it, but I can understand why others might be a bit confused.  The film begins with contest winners arrivi ..read more

The 3rd annual Women In Horror Film Festival (WIHFF) is PACKED with great films. There’s tremendous talent and hard work behind these films and we’re proud to be able to review some of them for you. If you didn’t have the opportunity to make it to the festival, check back with us for additional film reviews. Today, we have RETCH. Read our review then follow then, check out their film. Retch (2018) Director: Kier Siewart Performers: Chloe Wigmore and Maria Teresa Creasey Retch is a short horror film that works part gross-out and part gut punch. Young woman Sonia (Chloe Wigmore) undergoes ..read more

Shriekfest Film Festival Celebrates its 20th Anniversary  October 1-4 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood and its 4th year in Orlando, FL!  First reveal of the 20th Poster designed by Shane Douberly! (see below)   https://www.shanedouberly.com/ The annual Los Angeles competition will kick off with a public party October 1st. LOS ANGELES  –  The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced its annual event will take place October 1-4, 2020!. The festival begins with an opening night party on Thursday, which the public is welcome to a ..read more

The 3rd annual Women In Horror Film Festival takes place this weekend Feb.27th-29th a t the Strand Theater. This highly anticipated festival will have several celebrity guests including Heater Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Adam Marcus. In celebration of the event, Dead, Buried, and Back! is running a special promotion for new ticket purchases.(Details below) The Women in Horror Film Festival was founded in late 2016 by filmmakers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Samantha Kolesnik. We are a filmmaker, screenwriter, and community focused festival that celebrates women’s contribution to genre ..read more

Atlanta Resident Nominated for Prestigious Literary Award Atlanta, GA February 23, 2020 – Atlanta author Peter Adam Salomon has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, the highest literary honor awarded to writers of dark fiction. Past recipients of the Bram Stoker Award include Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Jonathan Maberry, and Neil Gaiman. Salomon, who is also the founder of National Dark Poetry Day, is nominated for Superior Achievement in the Young Adult category for his novel EIGHT MINUTES, THIRTY-TWO SECONDS. This is Salomon’s second nomination. He was previously nominated in 2014 ..read more

In less than a month, Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island won’t be a fantasy. In this horror styled re-imagination of the classic TV series, island guests will see there worst fears come true! In Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives. Directed by Jeff Wadlow, Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island is written by Jeff Wadlow & Chris Roach & Jillian Jacobs and is pro ..read more

Jill Valentine is the central “S.T.A.R.” of Resident Evil 3, but she’s not alone as Raccoon City’s final chapter unfolds. The survival horror game also features a colorful cast of friends, foes and bloodthirsty adversaries amidst a city ravaged by the devastating effects of the T-virus. Today, Capcom released a new cinematic trailer, screenshots and artwork that reveal more of the action-packed drama in the game, featuring closer looks at additional key characters. Jill’s unofficial partner Carlos Oliveira (depending on who you ask), the rest of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 2020​ CONTACT:   Vanessa Wright www.WIHFF.com WIHFilmFest@gmail.com Twitter:  @WIHFF Facebook:  @WIHFF Instagram: @wihfilmfest Women in Horror Film Festival Welcomes Celebrity Guests  The Women in Horror Film Festival is right around the corner!  A flood of indie genre film will take over the historic Strand Theatre in Marietta, GA, February 27-29, 2020.  WIHFF is thrilled to announce that Heather Langenkamp and Amanda Wyss, the darlings of Elm Street, will be at the festival all weekend long.  Langenkamp will be showcasing her directoria ..read more

V-Wars (2019) Performers: Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, and Kyle Brietkopf V-Wars is a Netflix original series that debuted December 5th of this year. It has 9 episodes total and follows a the challenged faced by two friends, Dr. Luther Swann (Ian Somerhalder) and Michael Fayne (Adrian Holmes) as they face the challenges of modern society’s panic in the face of vampirism. We can all agree that vampires are a bit tired, but V-Wars brings the sensibilities of The Walking Dead to the idea of vampirism spreading across the globe follow as a communicable disease.  If you en ..read more