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There are very specific ingredients that make a good found footage-like film enjoyable. A good story, solid style and likable characters. If a film has those elements, it’s easier to soldier through shaky cameras, a few silly choices and the insistence of continually filming, despite the worst of situations. Unfortunately, Chris Lofing & Travis Cluff’s doomed high school play tragedy The Gallows lacks just about all of those ingredients and leaves you wondering what you just sat through.

With an 1993 introduction home video of a high school play going wrong and an actor’s accidental hanging is caught on video tape, The Gallows then jumps ahead to present times, when the students are attempting to put on “The Gallows”, the same play as the one that left a boy named Charlie dead. Ryan, The primary character holding the video camera and narrating everything going on, is an annoying bully-like »

- Jerry Smith

12 October 2015 8:22 PM, PDT

With the return of our Fictional Frights short story series, we thought we’d give you fright fanatics one hell of a story. Icons of Fright friend Jason Jenkins (Jinx) (writer for Dread Central, as well as various others) sent this tale our way, one called “Flight” and was originally submitted to be a part of the Midian Unmade short story anthology all featuring stories inspired by the world of Midian created by Barker in his book Cabal and subsequent film, Nightbreed. The story wasn’t included in the book, so knowing that we love to turn our readers onto really cool stories and individuals, Jinx was nice enough to include it in our ongoing series. I personally read every story sent to us, and I’d be lying if I said that “Flight” didn’t make me happy with bloody joy.

An added bonus to the story, is a »

- Jerry Smith

12 October 2015 7:43 PM, PDT

Having caught sci-fi fans’ attention with his role as Mickey in BBC’s now massive show Doctor Who, actor Noel Clarke has went from acting, to acting, writing and directing his own films, in every kind of genre from dramas, horror (Storage 24) and now Sci-Fi with his new film, The Anomaly (Now available on DVD/Bluray via Anchor Bay). With one hell of an interesting premise involving a man waking up suddenly and having only 9 minutes at a time to try to solve what he’s doing there, the film is a fun ride, with plenty of choreographed fighting greatness, a style that rivals Hollywood’s huge films, and a really engaging story-line.

We thought it would nice to have a small chat with Noel, regarding The Anomaly, as well and the transition from actor to director. Read on!

You’re obviously know for your role in Doctor Who, »

- Jerry Smith

12 October 2015 5:06 AM, PDT

This fun little video comes straight from Sweden and into your horror loving eyeballs. Swedish composer/producer Magnus Sellergren (who goes by Videogram) has sent us the first video off of his Cineploit debut album, “Pre-Cert”. The video, “Voorhees Stomp” (directed by Aaron Romero), is an homage to not only the Friday The 13th video game, but also to the infamous Jason Takes Manhattan entry into the popular hockey mask-wearing slasher.

Mixing the 1989 movie with the 1989 “Friday the 13th” Nes game, the video sees the iconic Jason Voorhees showing off his “killer moves” in Crystal Lake and New York City. With both Videogram and director Romero being fans of the franchise, every kill from the movie has been carefully recreated with reverence, detail and a healthy dose of humor. The “Pre-Cert” LP/CD/download will be released on November 13th. “Camp Blood Ep”, a limited edition 10″ pic disc/download featuring »

- Jerry Smith

12 October 2015 4:54 AM, PDT

Rob Zombie has a big name for himself in the genre world. Originally known for his music and lavish concerts, he begin a directing career with the cult favorite House Of 1000 Corpses and has achieved larger successes since then. Zombie clearly not only has a love for horror, but a knowledge that shines through in his film projects. With this passion, he has decided to pursue haunted house attractions based on his work. Started in 2013, Zombie has been opening Rob Zombie’S Great American Nightmare during the Halloween season and the last couple years Villa Park, Illinois has had the pleasure of being one of the host sites.

As soon as we entered the first haunt, a dark figure instructed me to grab what I thought was a black sack. The next person, however, instructed me to put it over my head. I thought she was kidding, but she »

- Jovy Skol

12 October 2015 4:38 AM, PDT

It is remarkable how horror movies can delve into different themes, utilizing horror tropes to leave audiences with an emotional response. Guillermo Del Toro is famous for making great horror movies that aren’t necessarily scary, but hold a special place in the genre for his storytelling techniques and engrossing atmosphere. He loves to incorporate children in his films, not as some marketing gimmick, but as someone that audience cares for and provides an alternate point of view we aren’t used to. Children Of The Night is a movie that has children both as the monster and the emotional attachment for our lead character.

Alicia is a young journalist who seems emotionally withdrawn in her relationships, utilizing her work ethic as a means of seclusion. She is invited to Limbo, a secluded orphanage for children who supposedly have a Hungarian strain of photosensitivity that forces the children to only come out at night. »

- Jovy Skol

12 October 2015 4:31 AM, PDT

Vampires are a hot commodity within the young adult demographic, thanks to the huge success of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. They often use a romanticized image of the mythology and create a world where doomed lovers must fight against the odds, but love is stronger than any force. Not sure how well that goes over with hardcore horror fans, but it’s definitely appealing to a mass audience which is why different incarnations keep being made and really want to be that next big franchise. Fortunately, Nocturna doesn’t dwell too much on the romantic aspect, playing more on a thriller genre than anything. Unfortunately though, the movie doesn’t deliver too many thrills.

Two good looking detectives investigate a murder scene coming across a little girl with a symbol familiar to Harry (Mike Doyle), our veteran cop who seems to know more than he allows to let his partner know. »

- Jovy Skol

12 October 2015 4:22 AM, PDT

Rlj Entertainment is gearing up to release Matthew Leutwyler (Dead & Breakfast, Unearthed)’s robot gone wrong thriller Uncanny onto DVD/Digital video this coming November 3rd. The film, which revolves around David (Green Room‘s Mark Webber), a recluse inventor and his robot creation, Adam (David Clayton Rogers), whose world heads into turmoil when a reporter (Lucy Griffiths) causes Adam to feel jealousy and other emotions that won’t end up very well for anyone.

For ten years, inventor David Kressen has lived in seclusion with his inventions, including Adam, a robot with incredible lifelike human qualities. When reporter Joy Andrews is given access to their unconventional facility, she is alternately repelled and attracted to the scientist and his creation. But as Adam exhibits emergent behavior of anger and jealousy towards her, she finds herself increasingly entangled in a web of deception where no one’s motives are easily decipherable. »

- Jerry Smith

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