Ghastly Gatherings

A year has passed, and another Texas Frightmare Weekend has come and gone! Last year TFW expanded dramatically with a much larger location to become the Southwest's premier horror con. This year they proved that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Held Thursday, May 2nd, in Hollywood, CA, the Dread Central co-sponsored private industry screening of Steven R. Monroe’s Monika was a resounding success. Read on for photos from the carpet and a few comments from star and co-executive producer Cerina Vincent.

Who doesn't love free stuff? Especially comic books featuring all of horror's big bads: zombies, vampires, demons, and more! In case you're not aware, this Saturday, May 4th, is Free Comic Book Day!

On May 10th The Paley Center for Media is celebrating "Bates Motel" with a special episode preview screening and conversation with members of the cast and creative team.

Big man Tyler Mane (aka Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween I & II) is making three more stops on the theatrical road. Mane Entertainment's Compound Fracture will be playing ONE NIGHT ONLY venues in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio! Read on for details and new stills!

The DC crew had a blast at this past weekend's Monsterpalooza, and in case you weren't able to come out to Burbank, CA, for the show, we have an up-close and personal look at what is hands down the highlight of the event year in and year out: the Monsterpalooza Museum.

Elliot Brodsky’s spring 2013 Monsterpalooza convention was a rousing success as usual, and if you weren’t there... well, that’s just unacceptable! But to show we're happy to share - and to whet your appetites for the next one - here are some photos from the infamous event.

Grimm Up North is screening The Lords of Salem on April 20th and offering one lucky person the chance to win the movie on DVD along with a new home theatre system. Read on for the details.

For you filmmakers out there, this call for entries by the Producers Guild of America may be for you. So, if you have a feature-length screenplay gathering dust, or are working on a horror online series or a paranormal reality TV show, the 2013 PGA Showcase is now accepting submissions.

While most of the horror world spent the weekend on pins and needles waiting for the season finale of "The Walking Dead," yours truly spent it at the Full Moon Tattoo & Horror Festival, where I had the chance to chat with Norman Reedus about The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

One of our favorite film fests, Toronto After Dark, has announced its 2013 call for entries, and the early deadline is just two weeks away on April 12th. Read on for the details!

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express from April 17-28, has announced the return of its signature free community events, including the Tribeca Drive-In (April 18-20), which will be screening two classics near and dear to genre fans' hearts. Read on for the details.

If you thought you were too late to enjoy this year's Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA, think again! Tickets are still available, and if you act now, you can find yourself rubbing elbows with some fantastic genre celebs while checking out amazingly horrific presentations. Do it!

Upstate New Yorkers should be pleased to hear that the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Fest is expanding this year to include the science fiction, fantasy, thriller, action, animation, cult, and fan film categories and will now be known as Buffalo Dreams. Read on for more details and info.

This one’s been on my radar ever since FX artist/geek girl Michele Monaco sent me a frenzied text which read, “OMFG we MUST GO to this!!!!” And after speaking with the Great Horror Campout’s publicist, Brett Ruttenberg, I couldn’t agree more.