iTunes

Emily Lou's ghostly horror comedy The Selling is now available on iTunes via GoDigital so if you're in the market for some lighthearted and spooky laughs this weekend (that are intentional, unlike another flick based on a video game franchise opening this week), this is your hot ticket!

Bikinis? Check. Jet skis? Check. Beautiful lake house in the middle of nowhere? Check. Bloodthirsty sharks in the lake? Double Check! Future Games of London, developer of the popular Hungry Shark games, and Relativity Media are bringing you something extra special: Hungry Shark Night!

We don't know anybody who doesn't like free stuff, which is why we're passing on the news that the seven-minute short film Zombiefication is available for free download via iTunes.

The acclaimed horror anthology comic book series Bela Lugosi's Tales from the Grave is going digital! Via the iVerse Media "Comics +" app on iTunes, you can now download the first issue for your iPod, iPad and/or iPhone.

Just like the rest of the world, we here at Dread Central like to have everything in the palms of our hands. Especially ourselves! Wait ... that didn't sound right ... *ahem* Anyway, now you can have us with you anytime you want, everywhere you go ... for free!

Love short stories but don't have a lot time to read them? Have an iPhone/iPod/iPad or an Android? Then you'll be interested in 3:15, a collection of nine standalone, spooky stories based on urban legends, B-movie horror, and classic ghost stories from innovative author Patrick Carman (Skeleton Creek). From the Press Release:

As horror fans know better than anyone, the best way to beef up a film's mood and atmosphere is through the use of music, and few did that better than the composers who worked for Hammer Films in its heyday. Which is why we're thrilled to pass on the news that three new compilations of Hammer film soundtrack music will be made available through Silva Screen on March 28th.

Still on the fence about checking out "The Vampire Diaries" despite its ringing endorsement from several members of the DC staff? Then why not enter this new contest in which you can win a free download of the first two episodes of Season 1 to give you a taste of the show?

A while back we told you about the iTunes-only rock musical I Kissed a Vampire. Well, it's iTunes-only no more as a feature film version directed by Chris Sean Nolan is on its way! I know you're friggin' excited, right? Contain yourself, damn it!

It's a sign of the times that just about everyone is jumping on the iPhone application bandwagon, and if you're a fan of the group Hollywood Undead, we here at Dread Central have your hookup for their recently released app.

We've run a few stories about the Lost Zombies social network whose goal is to create the world’s first community-generated zombie documentary, and now they have their own iPhone/iPod touch app, which normally costs $1.99 but you can win from the kind folks at Dread Central.

Did you join the crowds of people who stood in line to be among the first to own Apple's new iPad? If so, and you also happen to be a Resident Evil video game fan, you'll be happy to know that Capcom has announced Resident Evil 4: iPad Edition is now available. From the Press Release:

Just like the rest of the world, we here at Dread Central like to have everything in the palms of our hands. Especially ourselves! Wait ... that didn't sound right ... *ahem* Anyway, now you can have us with you anytime you want, everywhere you go ... for free!

I guess getting your own iPhone application means you've really arrived because we just learned that Paranormal Activity has done just that. Users can scan their surroundings to see if they are haunted or possessed and share the "evidence" with friends via e-mail or Facebook Connect.

Just when we thought the news stories about The Twilight Saga: New Moon were done for a while, they keep pulling us back in! This time it's Chris Weitz who's to blame as the director is revealing ten "easter eggs" that you may have missed when viewing the film, five of which are only available via an application for the iPod touch and iPhone.