With millions of monthly readers, Dread Central is one of the most trusted and influential horror entertainment websites, delivering cutting-edge coverage of genre films, TV, and culture since our founding in 2006. As a leading voice in the horror community, Dread Central also reaches millions of more fans monthly via social media, our newsletter, and our popular DREAD Podcast Network, which features hit shows likeDevelopment Hell, Scarred for Life, andGirl, That’s Scary. We also boast over 100,000 YouTube subscribers thanks to ongoing video projects like The 5 Series, Dread Talks, and the Rondo Award-nominated The Overlooked Motel.
Our team comprises seasoned journalists, Rotten Tomatoes-approved critics, and industry insiders, ensuring authoritative and insightful coverage. With nearly two decades of experience, a reputation for championing independent horror, underrepresented voices, and a commitment to fearless, high-quality reporting, Dread Central is the go-to source for horror enthusiasts and professionals. Our excellence has been recognized with four Rondo Awards for Best Horror Website, the premier awards in horror entertainment.
Brad Miska | Editor-in-Chief
Brad Miska is a producer, executive, and curator who has spent 25 years shaping modern horror. He co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001 and built it from a scrappy horror news site into a dominant genre media brand spanning film production, distribution, streaming, and editorial.
He is the driving force behind the genre-defining V/H/S franchise, which launched at Sundance and helped break filmmakers like Ti West, Adam Wingard, Radio Silence, and David Bruckner, followed by acclaimed projects including Southbound and numerous boundary-pushing genre films.
As a senior executive, Miska led major acquisitions, partnerships, and the growth of SCREAMBOX, while assembling a portfolio of over 100 titles.
Miska also played a central role in the rise of the Terrifier franchise, helping turn Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 into record-breaking box office phenomena and proving that extreme, unrated horror can thrive in the mainstream. Known for his instincts, taste, and relentless focus on fans, Miska remains a defining force in the horror entertainment industry.
Josh Korngut | Editorial Director
Josh Korngut is a Toronto-based horror journalist, podcaster, and filmmaker. He’s the Editorial Director here at Dread Central and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. A proud voting member of GALECA (The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics), Josh’s bylines also appear in Paste Magazine, Exclaim!, CBC Life, Pride, and The Advocate.
Josh is also the creator and host of the hit podcast Development Hell, where he uncovers the untold stories behind canceled and lost horror projects. Featuring high-profile guests like Elvira, Radio Silence, Peaches Christ, and Grady Hendrix, the show has earned a spot among the top five Apple Podcast charts for Film History and was named one of Variety’s top 12 best horror podcasts of all time.
In 2024, Josh executive-produced Dark Sanctum, the Wondery+ original horror anthology series. He’s also an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been showcased at premier genre festivals, including Panic Fest, Chattanooga Film Festival, Toronto After Dark, Salem Horror Fest, Morbido Film Fest, and Texas Frightmare Weekend. A few of his favorite horror movies include Dead End, Sleepy Hollow, Livide, and Cube.
Connect with him on socials via @joshkorngut.
Jon Condit | President and Co-founder
Jon Condit began his career as a phpBB Developer and community manager for Fangoria in 2001. He became the Director of Online Operations for Horror Channel before helping take the Dread Central brand independent in 2006. A web developer and e-commerce consultant by trade, Jon has designed sites for George A. Romero, the original Day of the Dead cast, Eugene Clark, Eibon Press, Fulci Comics, Box of Dread, and DreadXP, among others.
In 2009, he launched and operated the subscription box service Box of Dread, where he ran special promotions and marketing activations with Netflix, Paramount, WB, RLJE, AMC, Starz, Topps, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, and others in collaboration with Dread Central. A lifelong advocate for filmmakers and artists, Jon joined Horrible Imaginings in 2012, serving as a features programmer and a board of directors member until the festival shuttered in 2022.
Chad Collins | Staff Writer
Chad Collins has been writing about horror since 2020 (and watching it since 2000). Currently a staff writer for Dread Central, his work can additionally be seen on Slashfilm, Rue Morgue, and elsewhere. He holds a Masters in Interpersonal Communication from the University of Central Florida and currently teaches communication at a college in Florida.
He is a Tomatometer-approved critic and has an essay featured in the Second Sight Films release of Inside. In 2023, he was selected as a member of the Press Inclusion Initiative for that year’s Sundance International Film Festival. You can find him @Chadiscollins on Twitter, @Chadcoolins on Instagram, and Chadiscollins on Letterboxd, where he regularly logs the early 2000s horror movies you forgot about (go, Darkness Falls). Check out his entire portfolio on Authory.
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