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FEATURED FEARMAKER: Jimmy Dempster

It’s no surprise to hear that every day, thousands of wide-eyed young people step off of busses, trains, and planes, and take their first step in a big city. Young actors come from across the world to try their best at making it in the industry. Being an actor is a hard business, and the millions of other aspiring actors can make it nearly impossible to be seen or noticed. This week’s Featured Fea...[Read More]

Monster Fest Rolls Into Australia, Here’s The Lineup

Australia’s premier genre festivalĀ is getting ready to bask in the glow of the post-HalloweenĀ season as they roll into Melbourne on November 24-27. The team of features programmers – which includes festival directorĀ Kier-La Janisse,Ā MonsterĀ Picturesco-founderĀ Neil Foley, Boston Underground Film Festival Director of Programming Nicole McControversyĀ and writer/programmer/punk legendĀ Chris D. – vette...[Read More]

Review: ā€˜Zombiehagen’ Reinvigorates Faith in Zombie Flicks

Danish short film,Ā Zombiehagen, belies the recent trend of zombie films being more action than horror. In fact, directorĀ Jonas UssingĀ has created a film that not only thrills but manages to evoke some real emotional pathos in its brief running time, while using only a handful of actors. StarsĀ Simone LykkeĀ andĀ Casper SlothĀ portray survivors of some sort of zombie apocalypse — as it usually goes — w...[Read More]

Review: Emotions Run High in Short ‘Love is Dead’

From Sickening Pictures and Dexahlia Productions comes the dramatic short film Love is Dead. The 10-minute film stars adult film actors Aaron ā€œSmall Handsā€ Thompson and Joanna Angel andĀ features genre actorĀ Ruben Pla (Insidious, Big Ass Spider!). Love is Dead is written and directed by Jerry Smith, horror film journalist whose work has been featured in such illustrious publications as Fangoria, Bl...[Read More]