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John Skipp Releases Demons, Fungasms, Clean-Ups, Haunts, and a New Trailer for Rose!

October is here, and everyone is crazy busy. Especially genre favorite John Skipp, who has a boatload of things on his plate, all of which we have served up for you right here, fresh and hot!

Shriekfest 2011: Exclusive Q&A with Filmmaker Travis Betz: The Dead Inside

In the horror musical The Dead Inside, we meet tortured young lovers Wes and Fi, and while their love for each other burns strong, artistically their hearts have been locked in a box for years. Wes is a burned out photographer paying the bills by shooting weddings, and Fi is the writer's blocked author of a series of zombie novellas called "The Dead Survive."

John Skipp's Rose Gets Funded! The Undead Rejoice!

Believe in miracles, kids! John Skipp's latest project, Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical, has been fully funded thanks to generous folks like you! All that's left to do is to start shedding the red with a song in your heart!

New Rose Video Starts the Countdown

Another viral video has debuted online for legendary horror writer John Skipp's latest project, Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical. Dig on the goods below, and let's all hope this thing finally gets made! It's the zombie apocalypse, and cable access puppet show host Rose is interviewing the latest batch of survivors!

Legendary Horror Writer John Skipp Relaunches Kickstarter Campaign For Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical

Veteran horror writer John Skipp has a new vision. Skipp is in pre-production for Rose: The Bizarro Zombie Musical, an incredibly unique musical feature starring a gorgeous, machete juggling ex-mental patient hosting an internet/cable-access puppet show in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Have you ever seen anything like that before? Me neither. Sounds intriguing though, doesn't it?

Exclusive: Jesse Dayton Talks Zombex; Production Stills Debut!

Musician Jesse Dayton may be best known to genre fans as “Captain Clegg,” the front man to the psychobilly band seen in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, as he not only performed under the moniker in the film but also was the opening act on Zombie’s music tour that kicked off later that year as well.

Hot Chicks and Puppets of the Apocalypse: New Shorts from John Skipp's Bizarro Zombie Feature Rose

John Skipp has just released some crazy new puppet-packed video shorts from Rose, showcasing adorable machete-juggling, zombie-slaughtering powerhouse Chase McKenna in the title role.

Lots of Horror Names Sing Their Cares Away in Zombex

What goes together better than zombies and music? Nothing! Though a bullet and Bin Laden's left eye is a close second. In any event word has just broken about a new tune-driven flick that's filled with tons of horror icons! Read on for the details.

The Dead Can Dance in Latest The Dead Inside Trailer

As first proved by Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video and more recently in the incredible stage production of Re-Animator: The Musical, even the living dead can shake that thang when the proper time arises. True, if they shake it too hard, it may just drop off, but still!

Teaser Trailer Debut - John Skipp's Rose

We've spread news, heard singles, and kept you as up-to-date as possible on John Skipp's upcoming 3D zombie puppet musical Rose and now the time has come to tease you even further!

John Skipp Releases Rose Soundtrack Single

A few weeks ago we told you about John Skipp's upcoming 3D zombie puppet musical Rose, which recently launched a full-fledged horror community campaign on Kickstarter. Now Skipp is offering fans a taste of the film's eclectic soundtrack with the release of the first single, "Empty Vessel".

John Skipp's Rose: The 3D Zombie Puppet Musical Wants You!

If there’s one thing our readers (and horror fans in general) complain about more than anything, it’s the lack of original movies. Well, here’s your chance to quit griping behind your keyboard and finally take some ACTION!

Sundance 2011: The Legend of Beaver Dam to Lead to a Hobo with a Shotgun

One of our favorite short films of the year, The Legend of Beaver Dam (review here), is poised to make a splash at this year's Sundance Film Festival screening ahead of the highly anticipated Hobo with a Shotgun in the "Park City at Midnight" lineup, and we've got all the info for ya!

The Legend of Beaver Dam Heading to Sitges and Several Other Film Fests

When we find something fresh and unique here at Dread Central, we don't scrimp on letting our readers know about it. And from the looks of things, the whole world is soon going to know about it, too, since the much talked about and highly praised "The Legend of Beaver Dam" 12-minute horror musical short film is about to appear in a myriad of film fests.

Legend of Beaver Dam, The (2010)

Reviewed by Serena Whitney Starring L.J. Benet, Seán Cullen, Rick Miller, Kailey Swanson, Michael Cheyovich, Joe Caprielian, Dylan Boyack, Megan Lee Directed by Jerome Sable Distributed by Sable and Batalion