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Through stories centered around monsters, serial killers, ghosts and demons, horror has a wide range of ideas, which has kept it alive and popular. The genre has also been aided by mastery of multiple genres at once, with all the best horror films fitting into other genres too.

Horror has always been known for its versatility and how well it compliments other genres, such as action, science fiction and thriller. In fact, sometimes the distinction can be so ambiguous that it causes a fan debate over whether a horror movie really belongs in the category, or if it's closer to sci-fi or action. Some entries in the genre would certainly make more sense with a different classification.

Brightburn - Superhero

Release Date

May 24, 2019

Director

David Yarovesky

Cast

Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones & Meredith Hagner

The concept behind the 2019 movie Brightburn was a tried and true one:...

Despite having plenty of compelling heroes, the horror genre is best known for its vast - and terrifying - range of villains. Horror icons like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers dominate the genre with big, sprawling franchises revolving around their murders. However, with such a saturated genre, too many great slasher characters have flown under the radar of many fans. Some of these characters could carry their own franchise if given more opportunities.

Horror has produced some of the scariest characters in appearance and actions. Though some of these characters only appeared as a one-off villains in a solo movie, others have managed to secure sequels. However, considering how cheap horror movies are to make compared to other genres, just having a sequel or even a small franchise doesn't mean a villain is well-known. Shoe-string budgets, tough competition, and even bad movies can hinder the success of these characters.

Makeup and special effects artist Cleve Hall, whose work included Ghoulises, Twisted Nightmare and Book of Fire, has died. Hall’s publicist, Mike Arnold confirmed the artist’s death to Deadline. He died Wednesday from a heart attack at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was 61.

His daughter, Constance Hall, announced his death and launched a Go Fund Me to raise funds for burial costs.

“To all family, friends, fans and loved ones, we deeply regret to inform you of the passing of Cleve Hall or as he was lovingly known to many of his fans Monster Man. Cleve spent many many years as a Special makeup FX artist, foam fabricator, and horror movie actor. He was a family man, an adored father proud, grandpa and a beloved mentor,” she wrote on Thursday.

Hall’s industry work varied greatly from visual effects to costume design to special effects and makeup. Throughout...

Sharknado 2: The Second One is officially happening, with stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid confirmed to start filming next month. The follow-up to last year's low-budget smash Sharknado will be filmed and set in New York City, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will bring Los Angeles survivors Fin (Ziering) and April (Reid) to the Big Apple, where only they will be able to save its citizens and landmarks from nature's cruelest aquatic and aerial assault.

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If youve been waiting for a fun enlightening documentary about the beloved slasher subgenre Slice and Dice The Slasher Film Forever is the pic for you. Tons of celebrity guests cool visuals and thrilling archival footage waits Slice and Dice isnt likely to disappoint. Its a blast to watch. Loaded with countless clips from some absolutely classic gems (including Motel Hell The Hills Have Eyes The Burning Slaughter High Monster Man Sleepaway Camp Halloween Friday the 13th A Nightmare on Elm Street Childs Play The Toolbox Murders and many many more) thorough conversations as to the relevance of the final girl the trend of excessive gore and what it requires to escape a slasher film in one piece.

Reality TV is always going to be a guilty pleasure. When award season comes around we will always declare our love for Mad Men but how many of us pretend we aren’t actually interested in the Kardashians?

Here are some reality shows that we might feel less guilty about watching. Some you may have heard of but some may passed you buy as you watch Gordon Ramsey yell at overweight New Yorkers. Not all reality is pure trash.

10. Face Off (SyFy)

It’s like a weekly dose of DVD’s extras. Make up effects artists battle out by showing a different style of makeup effect from zombies to aliens and the one girl who always makes a fairy. There is a foundation challenge where contestants showcase a tiny bit of their skills before the big Spotlight challenge. The Spotlight is a three day challenge where they are given a...

Directors Jennifer and Sylvia Soska, Halloween star Pj Soles, The Crazies’ Lynn Lowry, Brea Grant from Halloween II, and Christine Elise of Child’s Play 2 fame will discuss women’s roles and their evolution in the genre as part of the Women in Horror and Science Fiction panel at the second annual Aliens to Zombies Convention on Tuesday October 30.

The convention runs for two days, October 29 and October 30, at The W Hotel in Hollywood and includes a film festival featuring The Hidden Hand, which explores “the possibility of an Et presence here on Earth.” It’s an annual event that features panels, film screenings and exhibitors examining everything from A to Z in the world of science fiction, horror, and the post-apocalyptic world in pop culture.

SyFy’s Monster Man cast will also be at the Aliens to Zombies Convention to judge the costume party and sign autographs. Visit the...

Now entering its third season, Syfy’s Face Off is part Project Runway and part Monster Man, which recently completed a mostly entertaining first season on the network. The older show kicks off its new season on Tuesday, August 21st. Anyone interested in make-up effects will find it more than worth their while.

The tried and true reality show structure is firmly in place. The show cuts between the 12 contestants introducing themselves while they meet one another for the first time at a swanky rooftop party in Los Angeles. They range from a 20 year-old with little experience to people well into their 40s with significant industry experience.

The party is hosted by Sean Astin. He also judges their first competition. Little time is wasted on the setup which is nice. For their first challenge the contestants need to create original face make-up incorporating an item from the party.

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Syfy fired over several highlights and sneak peeks from Ghost Hunters and Monster Man airing Wednesday on Syfy. Ghost Hunters Basement Door- Bonus Scene Jason and Grant investigate the haunting in the basement of a fraternity house Grant.s thoughts on Taps- Bonus Scene Grant gives his thoughts on how Taps will work after he leaves Basement Hauntings- Bonus Scene Britt and Adam use various devices to test the paranormal presence in the basement of the fraternity house. Operation Room- Bonus Scene Adam and Britt conduct an Evp session around the operating table of the Uscgc Taney Paranormal Captains- Bonus Scene Steve and Tango communicate with captains of the Uscgc Taney from beyond the grave A Ghost of a Marine- Next...

There are few movies we are looking forward to more around these parts than the latest creature feature from madman Mike Mendez (The Gravedancers) entitled Mega Spider. Need some reasons why? Check out these new stills and also a snippet video from Syfy's "Monster Man".

Battling the beast are Greg Grunberg ("Heroes", "Alias") and Lombardo Boyar ("The Bernie Mac Show"), who star as Alex, an exterminator, and Jose, his security guard sidekick, respectively. The unlikely heroes team up with an elite military unit that includes genre vets Clare Kramer (The Gravedancers) and Ray Wise (X-Men: First Class, "Twin Peaks").

Mendez explains what drew him to the project: "The script was hilarious, and as we got into the creature design and the casting, we had one objective in mind: fun! I love the tone of this movie and think audiences are going to have a wild time.”

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Surviving extermination by nuclear eradication,...

Tune in alert to the all new episode of Ghost Hunters International at 9/8c and Monster Man at 10/9c next Wednesday. And don.t forget - Eureka returns for an all new season on Monday, April 16th at 9/8c on Syfy! Syfy sent us all new sneak peek clips in support of Ghost Hunters International and Monster Man airing next Wednesday, March 28th on Syfy. Also below is a new recap clip in anticipation for the final season of Eureka premiering Monday, April 16 at 9/8c. From Syfy In the all-new Ghost Hunters International sneak peek, Joe and Scott investigate the kitchen of an old Villa when Scott exits frantically from the laundry room claiming he saw an apparition dressed...

Face Off Episode 209 "Dinoplasty" Original Airdate: 7 March 2012 In This Episode... The crew heads to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, to visit the new dinosaur wing. The challenge this week is to choose a dinosaur and create a dino/human hybrid. This is a double elimination week, ahead of next week's finale. There is no guest judge this week, but Cleve and Constance Hall from Syfy's upcoming Monster Man stop by to mentor the contestants for a few minutes (in other words, do a 10-minute commercial for Monster Man) The Creations Sue chose her dinosaur because it was small, brightly colored, and had a mohawk of sorts. So she decided to make a colorful...

Aurora was responsible for making some of the coolest monster models around throughout the 60s, helping to instill the images of Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Phantom of the Opera and all their ilk into society’s collective conscious.

These models were an integral part of the life of any monster fan of the era, and that’s why we’d like to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of one of the most iconic models to ever be released from Aurora: Frankenstein!

Monster Man Dan has done us all a solid and created a beautiful design commemorating this momentous anniversary. Here’s what he had to say:

A (Severed) Heads-Ups to every Monster Model Figure Kit Builder and Classic Monster Lover! Right now, in the mist of this 2011 Halloween Season filled with all the ghoulish fun and festivities, I desire to draw your attention to a landmark 50th Anniversary that we...

To celebrate this year’s FrightFest event, Horror Channel is screening a selection of the some of the best movies from previous years. Every night at 10.55pm from August 15th to August 31st you can see such gruesome masterpieces as Rob Zombie’s House of a Thousand Corpses, Pontypool, Miike Takashi’s shocking Audition and the UK TV premieres of Jamie Blanks’ yuppies-in-peril thriller Storm Warning (pictured above) and Jonathan Endsleigh’s chilling and bloody found footage flick Welcome to the Jungle.

The full line-up:

15 August – Colin; Dir: Marc Price

16 August – Seed; Dir: Owe Boll

17 August – Deadgirl; Dir: Gadi Harel & Marcel Sarmiento

18 August – Storm Warming; Dir: Jamie Blanks

19 August – Pontypool; Dir: Bruce McDonald

20 August – Autopsy; Dir: Adam Gierasch

21 August – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon; Dir: Scott Glosserman

22 August – Trailer Park of Terror; Dir: Steven Goldmann

23 August – The Horsemen; Dir: Steven Kastrissios

24 August – Welcome to the Jungle; Dir:...

Set to hit DVD, VOD and Digital on August 23rd is Closed for the Season from director Jay Woelfel. It’s coming through Mti Home Video and hopefully it will live up to the excellent artwork accompanying its release. It does have clowns in it, which is always a good thing!

Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young girl finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park’s grasp before she becomes its next victim.

Closed For The Season was written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake, Battlestar Galatica: The Seoond Coming), and produced by Jay Ellison (Lizzie) and Jon D. Wagner (Your Name Here). The film stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake, Christmas With the Dead) and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3).

The film was shot on...

One indie flick we've had our eye on for a while now, Closed for the Season, is getting set to hit you in every digital way imaginable (with the exception of Blu-ray), and we've got the details of what to expect when it gets here. Plus we get to run that truly bitchin' poster art!

Look for the flick on DVD, VOD, and Digital Download from Mti Home Video on August 23rd. Special features include a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, and trailers.

"Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch, Tim Thomerson, and Tiffany Shepis, Unseen Evil) and produced by Jay Ellison and...

Rift In the terrifying tradition of such horror classics as The Blair Witch Project and The House on Haunted Hill comes an all new chilling tale that's sure to give you goosebumps from director LazRael Lison of "Rift". Featuring an all star cast that includes Leslie Easterbrook (Halloween), Richmond Arquette (Scream 3), Tom Wright (Barbershop), Ali Costello (Monster Man) and Darcy Fowers (Messengers 2: The Scarecrow), Rift is sure to be an adrenaline rush that will leave you chilled to the bone.   

Rift deals with an incident in 2001 where several college students were brutally murdered inside a newly refurbished Town Creek Apartments. To this day, there is still no definite answers. Jennifer Campbell, a graduate student with aspirations of a journalistic career who's eager to prove herself, amasses evidence that convinces her even more of the dark history surrounding the town. After forcing her way into the building, it doesn't...

Erik Fellows Rumor has it the genre director Katt Shea of The Rage: Carrie II and Stripped to Kill is seriously considering a remake of her own horror film - Dance of the Damned. The original Dance of the Damned dealt with a suicidal stripper token hostage by a vampire who wants her to teach him what it's like to live in the light before making her his next meal. As the two of them connect with one another over the course of one eventful night, the question becomes what will happen with these two damaged characters who found a connection with one another.

Rumor has it that Erik Fellows, who got his start in such horror films as Mustang Sally and Monster Man and is now currently starring in Days of Our Lives, will be playing the vamp in this remake. Erik Fellows definitely has screen presence, but will...

Closed for the Season Let the Carnie Games Begin... August 23rd on DVD, VOD and Digital.

Mti Home Video, the premier studio for independent films, including recently released hits like Respire & The Haunting of Amelia, has acquired Closed For The Season fromArtist View Entertainment for an August 23rd DVD, VOD and Digital release. 

In the film a young woman finds herself trapped in a forgotten amusement park, terrorized by its living memories. She must break free from the park's grasp, before she becomes its next victim.

Closed For The Season was written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Ghost Lake, Battlestar Galatica: The Seoond Coming), and produced by Jay Ellison (Lizzie) and Jon D. Wagner (Your Name Here). The film stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (Ghost Lake, Christmas With the Dead) and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3). 

The film was shot...

As part of SyFy’s largest original programming in the network’s eighteen-year history, SyFy will premiere four scripted dramas this coming July beginning with brand new show, Alphas, leading the pack. July is packed with the return of summer scripted dramas Warehouse 13, Eureka, and Haven.

Check out the official description for Alphas and take a whiff at what SyFy is cooking in terms of scripted dramas and reality TV in development. With Stargate Universe and Caprica off the table, the network is sure keen on developing programming that expands the scope of what we’re used to at SyFy. Looking at ratings for the first quarter of 2011, the network has experienced a 17% increase in adults 18-34 and 13% in total viewers with the launch of new shows, Being Human and Face-Off.

At least the BSG story doesn’t stop with Caprica. SyFy is still developing Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome,...

Syfy will launch its new sort-of superhero series "Alphas" in the summer, and it's developing a boatload of unscripted shows (along with a few scripted ones) for the coming year.

Also? One of the channel's upcoming Saturday-night B-movies is called "Jersey Shore Shark Attack."

The cable channel made the announcements Tuesday (March 22) at upfront presentation in New York. On the scripted side of the ledger, "Alphas" -- starring David Strathairn as the leader of a team of people whose "brain anomalies" give them special mental and physical abilities -- will premiere in July along with three returning shows: "Warehouse 13," "Eureka" and "Haven."

Syfy is also still developing "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome" (although there's nothing new to report) and three comedy projects. One is "Three Inches," about a guy who has the ability to move any object with his mind ... up to a distance of three inches. The show...

                        

Syfy is growing by leaps and bounds! We reported yesterday about Tommy Lee getting his own show on the cable network and  now we have a whole crap load of announcements. Syfy really is imagining greater and more!

From the Press Release:

Syfy Unveils Largest Original Programming Slate In History Featuring 14 New Series And Events  

Led By Premiere Of Alphas, Four Scripted Series Launch In July - Most Ever In A Single Month 

Unscripted Development Slate Includes Projects With Tommy Lee And Deepak Chopra

 

New York - March 22, 2011 - Continuing the sizzling momentum of the Syfy global brand evolution, which has sparked imagination-driven hit series and double-digit growth in younger, upscale audiences as well as diverse new business ventures, Syfy President Dave Howe today will introduce the largest original programming slate in the channel's 18-year history, highlighted by 14 new original series and events comprising more than 100 hours.

The 2011 Syfy Upfront...

Genre poster art has for too long been dominated by the floating heads of pensive teens. Hollywood churns these puppies out one-by-one. Leave it to the indie filmmakers to get things right!

Below you'll find the one-sheet for a movie we last reported it on way earlier in the year, Closed for the Season. Seriously? I'd hang this shit on my wall in a heartbeat!

"Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch, Tim Thomerson, and Tiffany Shepis, Unseen Evil) and produced by Jay Ellison and Jon Wagner with creature design and creation by Tony Gardner's Alterian Inc. (Army of Darkness, Lord of Illusions,...

Evil clowns. Monsters. Joe Unger. Did I spy a gangster or two? Hell, it looks like they tossed everything but the kitchen sink into Closed for the Season written and directed by Jay Woelfel and starring Monster Man 's Aimee Brooks and Damian Maffei. A trailer is out and you can watch it below. For a cool look at the one-sheet click here .

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm The Veil (The Unexplained Channel)

Boris Karloff hosts the series telling true stories of ordinary people who have bizarre or supernatural experiences. Made in 1958 this is a treat for Karloff fans, and somewhat of a rarity.

9.00pm Evil Aliens (Horror Channel)

The sensationalist reporter Michelle Fox presents the TV show Weird World, with phony matters about Ufos and aliens. When she hears about Cat, a young woman that claims that have been abducted with her boyfriend and become pregnant by aliens, she convinces her chief to travel with a team to the remote Welsh island of Scalled to interview Cat. She invites the cameraman Ricky Anderson with his sound technician partner; the nerd expert in “ufology” and “ley lines” Gavin Gorman...

Yesterday you may have read about the Horror Channel’s upcoming Director’s Night season, which kicks off Tonight with Jake West, director of Doghouse, Evil Aliens and Razor Blade Smile, who will be introducing his ‘splatstick’ horror-comedy Evil Aliens. In addition to that, Jake will introduce two of his favourite horror films, Monster Man and Society, all of which air tonight from 9pm.

Well thanks to the generous folks at the Horror Channel and, of course, Jake West, we got a chance to put some questions to him about his films past and present, as well as ask about his influences and some of his other favourite scary movies… and we got it all on video! Check it out (be aware this does containing some swearing and content that some may feel is Nsfw):

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The UK’s very own Horror Channel have announced the introduction of Director’s Night to its schedule. The monthly slot, created exclusively for the channel and produced in-house, will provide viewers with a unique opportunity to get an intimate insight into the minds of the genre’s top directors on the UK’s only channel devoted entirely to the world of horror. Each night will feature a successful horror director in 3×3 minute segments introducing one of their own films, followed by two films of their choice from Horror Channel’s movie archives. Within each segment they will talk directly to the audience, revealing what it is they love about the genre, what inspires them and the reason why they have chosen each film.

Director’s Night kicks off on Thursday 6th May at 9pm with British director Jake West (pictured above). He shares a unique insight into his ‘splatstick...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.10pm Strategic Command (Movies4Men +1)

Rick Harding (action star Micharl Dudikoff) is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.

9.00pm The Lost Boys (Sky Movies SciFi & Horror)

Unmissable classic ’80s movie starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Keifer Sutherland. Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first,...

Shock Till You Drop has been provided with the new one-sheet poster (pictured below) for ShadowCast Pictures new supernatural thriller Closed For The Season . Written and directed by Jay Woelfel, the pic stars Aimee Brooks ( Monster Man , The Mangler Reborn , Critters 3 ), Damian Maffei (The upcoming Joe R. Lansdale's Mister Weed-Eater ), and Joe Unger ( Leatherface ). The movie tells the story of Kristy (Brooks), who finds herself trapped inside a decaying, abandoned amusement park, with James (Maffei), son of the park.s caretakers. The pair finds themselves being tormented by a mysterious carny (Unger) and the long discarded and decrepit attractions of the park. Closed For The Season is having its premiere at the upcoming Monstermania convention in Cherry Hill, NJ which...

If you've been thinking about attending Monster-Mania 14 this coming March 12th-14th, then a press release that crossed our desk today might help you make up your mind. Along with the myriad of guests who will be at the show, a special screening will be taking place of writer/director Jay Woelfel's supernatural thriller Closed for the Season.

In addition to watching the film's premiere, fans will be able to meet some of the key players as well as participate in a Q&A session regarding the production of Closed for the Season. From the press release:

Closed for the Season stars Aimee Brooks (Monster Man, The Mangler Reborn, Critters 3), Damian Maffei (the upcoming Joe R. Lansdale’s Mister Weed-Eater, Thomas Jane presents Suckerfish), and Joe Unger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface, Broke Sky). Written and directed by Jay Woelfel (Live Evil, the upcoming Season Of Darkness with Richard Hatch,...

One of the biggest and best (not to mention funnest) conventions on the East Coast is the annual MonsterMania event in Cherry Hill, NJ, taking place this year between the dates of March 12-14. On top of the usual barrage of unique and original genre themed guests, this upcoming convention will premiere ShadowCast Pictures new supernatural thriller Closed For The Season . Written and directed by Jay Woelfel, Closed For The Season stars Aimee Brooks ( Monster Man , The Mangler Reborn , Critters 3 ), Damian Maffei (The upcoming Joe R. Lansdale.s Mister Weed-Eater ), and Joe Unger ( Leatherface ). Producer Jon D. Wagner said " MonsterMania is a perfect fit for the initial screening of Closed For The Season . We want people who really understand and have a passion for the...

Here are some short but interesting film news that appeared in the trades or on the Web today:

• Summit Entertainment is in talks to grab worldwide distribution rights to the upcoming Jodie Foster-directed comedy "The Beaver." Mel Gibson plays a crazy dude who starts walking around with a beaver puppet, which he treats just like a human. Foster also plays his wife. (via Variety)

• Michael Davis ("Shoot 'Em Up" & "Monster Man") is set to direct a remake of Peter Hyams' Sean Connery vehicle "Outland," a sci-fi flick about a police marshal who uncovers a big conspiracy in a mining colony on Jupiter's moon Io. Chad St. John will write the screenplay. (via Variety)...

Michael Davis, writer and director of the Clive Owen action flick Shoot ‘Em Up, has signed on to helm a remake of the 1981 Sean Connery space western Outland. Chad St. John, who scripted the WB drama The Days Before, is on board to write the screenplay. The original, which drew comparisons to High Noon, starred Connery as a marshal on one of Jupiter's moons who is investigating mysterious deaths. He's forced to take on the colony's corporate administrators alone when the rest of the colonists refuse to help. The new take expands the concept, while keeping the original's theme. The story takes place in an orbiting city around the moon, where a cop uncovers a murderous conspiracy endangering the entire city. With a week before his retirement back to Earth, our hero has to choose between walking away with his wife, or taking on a private army with his overachieving ex-partner and wife's former boyfriend.

Former bus driver turned turned-fine arts teacher Ray Phillips works as a neighbourhood learning development worker at Boldon Lane Learning Centre in South Shields, near Newcastle - and is involved with the Hyde Fundraisers who use characters from Doctor Who and other shows to assist in fundraising efforts. He's a monster maker, and has built Cybermen, Daleks, Clockwork Men and even Davros, not to mention become well-regarded in certain circles and workd with Neill Gorton of Millenium FX...

Just a few short years after opening its doors in Berywn at 6731 W. Roosevelt Road, Horrorbles has just completed Phase One of an exciting new expansion project. The doors opened at the new location 6729 W. Roosevelt Road (right next door to the original store) last Saturday. To celebrate, Horrorbles welcomes local horror host Svengoolie to the meet fans and sign autographs from 6:30 to 8:30 Pm on Saturday, May 9, 2009. The autographs are free, and Horrorbles will be well stocked with rubber chickens for purchase.

Horrorbles is the brainchild of self described horror and sci-fi fanatic John Aranza. Aranza, who is lovingly known by many of his loyal customers as “Monster Man”, has grown the business into a cult favorite over the past few years. With a knack for finding the most obscure collectible request and a reputation for creating fan-favorite singular events, such as signings and film festivals featuring icons...

In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley share reflections from New York Comic-Con, evaluate the merits of Andrew Niccol’s directorial/writing career, and contemplate a future full of board-game-to-movie adaptations. Special guest Steve Weintraub (Aka Frosty) from Collider joins us this evening.

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MILAN -- Los Angeles-based production and international sales company Dream Entertainment said Sunday that it has closed a slew of territories for its horror picture Monster Man in an early bout of MIFED dealmaking. The movie has been sold to Kinowelt in Germany, Gaga in Japan and Magna Pacific in Australia, with Les Films de l'Elysee picking up Benelux rights. Deals were also closed for Scandinavia (Scanbox) South Africa (Warner Newmetro), Mexico (Gussi), Greece (Village Roadshow), as well as Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Middle East. Directed by Michael Davis, Monster Man follows two university buddies on a cross-country drive with a sexy, mysterious hitch-hiker. Their trip takes a bad turn when a Big Black truck starts following them. The film stars Eric Jungmann, Justin Ulrich and Aimee Brooks. The movie has been selected for the Sitges Film Festival, which specializes in fantasy and horror and which unspools in Spain at the end of this month. The deals were announced by Dream's chairman and CEO Ehud Bleiberg and president Yitzhak Ginsberg. "These robust sales prove once again that in today's market -- both domestic and international -- a good horror film has legs," Bleiberg said. Dream Entertainment co-produced the movie with Lions Gate Films, which will distribute in North America. The film's producers are Bleiberg, Ginsberg and Larry Rattner.