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RIP Nicholas Worth

The industry has lost one of the true great character actors of our time. Nicholas Worth (Darkman, Swamp Thing, Scream Blacula Scream) died of heart failure Monday at Van Nuys’ Valley Presbyteri

Play with Your Dead

Just a few days after Sideshow Collectibles deemed their Dead, dead, comes a better look at everyone's new favorite public speaker (hey, he sounded more professional than Bush), otherwise known

Rutger Signing Tonight

Ever wanted to meet Rutger Hauer? Shake his hand or run your fingers through his hair? Watch him stick a nail through his palm maybe? It's doubtful much of that will happen, but we do know for s

Will Barry Open the Box?

Mythology lovers like myself received some very interesting news today courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. 20th Century Fox is in discussions with Barry Sonnenfeld, acclaimed director of th

Exclusive: First Rock and Shock Guests Announced!

Here at Dread Central we have a lot of favorites. Favorite movies, favorite celebrities, favorite fans who send in scantily clad pictures of themselves. (Note to forum member Terminal: Please,

Creature Crawls Onto DVD

New Zealand isn't only the home of Black Sheep (review); vampires are finally coming out of their coffins after two years underground. Fangoria is reporting that Fox Home Entertainment is jus

Zombie to Appear at Fango!

Could this show possibly get any bigger? News broke today that the man behind the latest trip to Haddonfield, Rob Zombie himself, has joined what has to be one of the biggest and best line-ups i

Roth Talks Trailer Trash

After a certain amount of success it isn't odd for some filmmakers to start playing it safe in order to keep the big bucks rolling in. Then there are others who just don't give a damn and want t

Plane Dead Too Plain?

What's in a name? Apparently a whole lot! Our friends over at Twitch Films reported today that the zombies on a plane opus Plane Dead (review here) has been renamed to ... are you ready? Fl

The Trailer Next Door

With the big screen adaptation of one of Jack Ketchum's most frightening novels, The Girl Next Door (movie review here and book review here), on its way, it was only a matter of time before a tr

Another Wittenberg Cast Update, Including YOU?!

Sid Haig's directorial debut, Wittenberg (story here), is obviously on the fast track with news of yet another cast announcement this week, as if just Knetter and I weren't enough reason for you

UPDATE: AWIL 2-Pack Revealed

The Now Playing line of horror figures from SOTA Toys is going strong into this year as well with another American Werewolf in London set that has not one, but two figures! Corner Store Comic

Wilkins Gets A Splinter

The horror movie industry is the best starting place for young filmmakers. Getting a cheap horror flick out on DVD is easy, and it could get you noticed pretty quick. The grand number of film festivals focused on our genre also aids in getting talent noticed, such as Toby Wilkins.

New Blood for New Maniacs

I'd read some early stuff about Tim Sullivan’s follow-up to his ultra-gory debut, 2001 Maniacs, but it seems like a lot has changed since those days, all for the good.

Evolution Is Evil

Today we got our first look at the artwork for Evilution, a film from Cemetery Gates writer Brian Patrick O'Toole. His name may be familiar to some as being attached to other projects like Boo (