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New projects from Larry Fessenden, Rkss and John McNaughton among line-up at sixth edition, taking place July 23-26 in Montreal.

Having announced a first wave during Cannes, Frontières International Co-Production Market has unveiled the full line-up for its upcoming sixth edition.

Among the additional projects announced are The Designer from Glass Eye Pix (Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Graham Reznick), Todd E. Freeman’s The Beautiful, Enric Folch’s Duel documentary The Devil on Wheels and Huan Vu’s H.P. Lovecraft’s adaptation The Dreamlands.

They join the already announced projects from the likes of John McNaughton (Carny Kill), Turbo Kid film-makers Rkss (Elora) and Srdjan Spasojevic (Whereout).

Frontières will run July 23-26 at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, following its second European edition at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff) in April.

The expanded project line-up for the upcoming edition will see more projects participating in live pitch sessions.

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes DVD release details for Compound Fracture, trailers for Altergeist and Aftermath, first details on Danger Word, the Stage Fright call for submissions, and the lineup from Sci Fest in Los Angeles, a review of the second season of Holliston, and much more:

Compound Fracture DVD Release Details: “Level 33 Entertainment announced today the release of the highly anticipated horror feature film Compound Fracture coming to DVD and VOD on May 13, 2014. Bringing together three iconic figures in the horror pantheon, Compound Fracture stars Tyler Mane (Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Hallowee), Muse Watson (Ben Willis in I Know What You Did Last Summer), and Derek Mears (Jason Voorhees in the new Friday The 13th). The movie will be available at all major retail and rental outlets including Walmart,...

Heads up, fans of Hp Lovecraft! The team responsible for previous Lovecraft adaptation Die Farbe are back at it, this time tackling Lovecraft's Dream Cycle with The Dreamlands, and they're looking for your help.Roland, a troubled young orphan, is led by a mysterious old man into another world. This is a world that has been created over thousands of years by Earth's greatest dreamers while they slept. In this world the old man reigns as king and hopes to train and guide Roland to be his successor. Unfortunately Roland cannot overcome the dark shadows that weigh upon him and he is forced to decide whether he will use his abilities to keep building the Dreamlands or to destroy what others have already created.Director Huan Vu...

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for Zombie, Indiana, a Circus of the Dead teaser trailer, news on the line-up for FearFest Glasgow, an Escaping the Dead trailer, the trailer for Bb, and much more:

Zombie, Indiana Release Details: “The newest novel in Scott Kenemore’s bestselling series, Zombie, Indiana is the tale of a harrowing undead attack on the heartland of America. From the highest echelons of state government—to the gritty world of an eastside narcotics detective—to the elite folds of the state’s most-expensive prep school—this novel explores the impact of an invading zombie horde on a trio of Hoosier protagonists… each of whom has some dark secrets to keep.

Indiana governor Hank Burleson has spent eight years cutting social services, castrating the unions (not literally…yet), and chipping...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes multiple teaser trailers, a call of submissions for the Hollywood Horrorfest, a Fear Clinic casting update, a Q&A with Hannah Cowley from Haunting of the Innocent, and much more:

Hollywood Horrorfest Details: “From the man who brought you both The Los Angeles Animation Festival and the Boobs & Blood Film Festival, comes the first annual Hollywood Horrorfest (March 28-29, 2014).

Hhf not only showcases new films in competition, but also helps guide filmmakers through the new digital age of filmmaking – from new approaches to financing and production to how to get sales and distribution.

Screenings, awards, red carpet photo opps, industry panels and networking – Hhf has it all, and under one roof, the legendary and now Quentin Tarantino owned, New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.

“Our focus is on the filmmaker.

Director Huan Vu raised quite a stir amongst fans of Hp Lovecraft a little while back with his independent film Die Farbe, a very well received adaptation of Lovecraft's story The Color Out Of Space. Well, Vu is back and once again tackling Lovecraft, this time with The Dreamlands adapted from Lovecraft's Dream Cycle. Things are still very early days and there is a crowd funding campaign planned but Vu and his team have created a first proof of concept teaser to whet the appetite. Check it out below....

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Writer/Director: Huan Vu. Cast: Ingo Heise, Michael Kausch, Marco Leibnitz, Erik Rastetter, Marah Schneider. Not many of H.P. Lovecraft's works are easily translatable to screen. Try as some might with a huge budget, others have gone low with varying degrees of success. The German Die Farbe (The Colour out of Space) fits right in as one of the better calibre products. Its DVD/Blu-ray release is terrific, since it comes with a small selection of extras, from the making of to the explanation of science in horror fiction. And the multi-subtitle track is perfect to tell viewers what the story is about. Readers familiar with Lovecraft's tale will find a respectful retooling of his work. Instead of Arkham, Massachusetts, which the original story takes place in, the foothills of the Swabian-Franconian Forest in Germany is explored. Purists may not like it, but the setting is just as good...

The theme for this year’s B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival, held in the city of Breda in the Netherlands, is “Apocalypse.” So get ready to watch the world end dozens of different ways on Sept. 5-9 at various venues around the city.

The fun kicks off on the 5th with the German movie Hell by director Tim Fehlbaum. If you didn’t know, “hell” means “bright” in German and, given that title, this flick is set appropriately in a post-apocalyptic future where global warming has decimated the planet and surviving tribes battle for water and food.

Other post-apocalyptic visions include Milan Konjevic’s Zone of the Dead starring legendary zombie killer Ken Foree; Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro’s Bazillian underground hit Beyond the Grave about a world where magic and madness rule the world; and Rob van Eyck’s bizarrely twisted Afterman and Afterman 2.

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Evil Kitty Productions brought Horror to Big Bear Lake California last weekend for the 3rd year with the ever expanding Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival. Held in the beautiful mountain community of Big Bear Lake with a brand new name thanks to the decision to make Sci-Fi films a part of the festival selection this year.

MoreHorror attended the red carpet kick-off party in Hollywood last week before the festival and the energy, excitement and anticipation was at a fever pitch. Heather Langenkamp from the original Nightmare on Elm Street whose autobiographical feature documentary I Am Nancy headlined the opening night of the festival.

Amanda Wyss who played Tina in the Wes Craven classic and many other stars, filmmakers and fans of the genre gathered at a club in Hollywood to celebrate the young festival that provides a forum for both established and up-and-coming filmmakers.

The busiest month of the year for horror fans started with multiple events to choose from, including the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival in beautiful Big Bear Lake, California. The mountain location, with its vast forested areas, is perfect for telling campfire tales or watching horror movies. The festival itself took place in the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center with nighttime activities held on a ship, at a local nightclub, and in a restaurant, all great locations to have fun and be spooked.

The festival hosted workshops by some of the horror business’ greatest such as writer, magazine publisher, director, and producer Kerry O’Quinn; composer Harry Manfredini; and Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller. Feature films (classic and new), shorts, and medium-length films were all shown as part of the festival’s film competition and special screenings. Once the workshops and screenings stopped at night, pass-holders were treated...

It’s that time of year again! It's film festival season, and we've got yet another one for you. This one goes out to all of you in the Big Bear Lake, California, area. Listen up because the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival has dropped the names of the films and directors in this year's line-up.

Running from September 30 to October 2, the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival features a panel of judges that includes composer Harry Manfredini, Felissa Rose Esposito Miller (Sleepaway Camp), and Tom DeSanto (X-Men, Transformers) and a slate of 8 feature films and 16 shorts.

From the Press Release

The Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival selection committee has announced the line-up of films for the 3rd annual festival. The announcement comes from the fest's co-directors, Jamie Kristen and Christopher Gaida, who partnered with seasoned veterans of the horror and science fiction genres to determine which films would be included.