by Michael Gingold | Aug 20, 2024 | News
Neon takes Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s summer-camp horror/comedy “HELL OF A SUMMER” By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s a hell of a break for the STRANGER THINGS star’s feature writing/directing debut. Neon has announced its acquisition of U.S. rights to HELL OF A SUMMER,...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 20, 2024 | Exclusives, Fantasia International Film Festival, News
Fantasia/Frontières ’24 Exclusive: Who dares board the “RECREATIONAL VAMPIRE”? By MICHAEL GINGOLD Out of all the genre projects showcased during the pitch session of the Frontières International Co-Production Market at last month’s Fantasia International Film Festival...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Aug 17, 2024 | Interviews
INTERVIEW: Director Ian Nathan On His Upcoming Doc, “THE THING EXPANDED” By JASON R. WALLACH Recently RUE MORGUE spoke with author-director Ian Nathan about his first documentary with Creator VC, Aliens Expanded. In that interview, Nathan outlined the...
by Kevin Hoover | Aug 17, 2024 | Events
Events: SPOOKY EMPIRE Debuts in Charleston, SC, August 23-25 By KEVIN HOOVER SPOOKY EMPIRE, the convention brand that’s been attracting horror fans to Orlando, FL, for over 20 years, is breakin’ loose from its usual haunt and heading up the coast to historic...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Aug 17, 2024 | Rue Morgue TV
NOW ON RUE MORGUE TV: Pair These Killer Drinks with Killer Machines! On this all-new installment of HORROR ON THE ROCKS, RUE MORGUE’s resident mixologist Mike D’Apice pairs his top five killing machine movies with some killer drinks! (No Maximum Overdrive?...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Aug 16, 2024 | Games
Card Games: Skybound Tabletop Announces “CREEPSHOW: THE SUSPENSE BUILDING GAME” By PAUL “NOMAD” NICHOLASI Skybound Entertainment, the company behind Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comics, is doing its part to fan the flames of Creepshow’s ongoing...
by Scott Feinblatt | Aug 16, 2024 | Events, Exclusives
The Ghostly Goings-On Of MIDSUMMER SCREAM 2024 Text and photos by SCOTT FEINBLATT Midsummer Scream, the epic Halloween and horror event that has haunted Southern California every summer since 2016 (not counting a two-year blip bright on by the COVID-19 pandemic)...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 16, 2024 | Blu-ray/DVD, News
Eco-horror film “THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND” landing on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Synapse By MICHAEL GINGOLD The acclaimed indie chiller is making its worldwide hi-def disc debut later this year. Synapse Films has announced a December 10 street date for its 4K UHD and...
by Rue Morgue Manor | Aug 14, 2024 | Comics, Deep Dives
The Weird World of Slasher Sequel Comics By GABE THOMAS To say slasher sequels have changed since the ’80s is no industry secret. In the early 2000s, popular horror franchises were working hard to find their place in an onslaught of Scream wannabes and J-horror...
by Yasmina Ketita | Aug 14, 2024 | Exclusives, Interviews
INTERVIEW: RUE MORGUE CHATS WITH VINEGAR SYNDROME TORONTO STORE MANAGER ANDY WILLIAMS By YASMINA KETITA When news broke that a Vinegar Syndrome store was coming to Toronto, my brain melted. Opening day was October 27, 2023, and I couldn’t wait to go as soon as my...
