Following the death of his wife, a broken man spirals into an abyss of night tremors and depression and finds himself in the home of a deranged cannibal who convinces him to take his own life in the most horrific way imaginable.
STARRING: Neal Ward, Christopher Mulvin, Hannah Al Rashid, Nadia Lamin, Anto Sharp
Read more “Feed Me (2022) Available January 10”Survivors will find out who they really are and what they’re really made of in the new “Beginning.”
STARRING: Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo
Read more ““Fear the Walking Dead” Season 7 Available January 10″Riding high on their successful adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Corman and American International Pictures took on that other titan of literary terror, H.P Lovecraft, in The Dunwich Horror!
Dean Stockwell stars as Wilbur Whateley, a mysterious young man who travels from the small town of Dunwich to the library of the Miskatonic University which holds one of the only copies of the Necronomicon, a legendary book of occult lore that Wilbur hopes to borrow. Graduate student Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) falls under his malign influence and travels with him back to his home where Wilbur has plans to use her in a ritual to raise ‘The Old Ones’, cosmic beings from another dimension. But who, or what, is in the locked room at the top of the stairs? And what will happen if they get out?
Directed by Daniel Haller, genius art director of numerous Corman classics, this was also the first screenwriting credit for Curtis Hanson, who would later direct the multi award-winning L.A. Confidential. Newly restored by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative, The Dunwich Horror is among the most successful Lovecraft adaptations ever committed to film, and it has never looked better.
STARRING: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Talia Shire
Read more “The Dunwich Horror (1970) (Special Edition) Available January 10”The Amber Road is a place in the digital universe where anything can be bought, sold, and traded. Anything. It is a place where a person can fulfill their darkest desire or unleash their deepest depravity, and once you travel down that path, there comes a point where you can never return.
STARRING: Elissa Dowling, Rachel Riley, William McNamara, Janet Wang, Tom Sizemore
Read more “Amber Road (2022) Available January 10”Here are today’s hardcover, paperback and Kindle releases!
Read more “Today’s Book Releases: January 8, 2023”Here are today’s hardcover, paperback and Kindle releases!
Read more “Today’s Book Releases: January 7, 2023”It’s no cute koala munching eucalyptus leaves. It’s a rhino-sized denizen of the Outback that can turn you into a blood-feast. Out of a wasteland of beauty and death comes Razorback, tensely directed by Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) and ominously shot by Dean Semler (the Mad Max cinematographer who won an Academy Award® for Dances with Wolves). Gregory Harrison plays a native American arriving down under to look for his missing wife. Unequipped for the rough landscape and unprepared for the horrors lurking within, he is soon battling to survive. Amid the hanging carcasses of the Pet Pak cannery, he confronts the monstrous creature while a conveyor belt inches man and beast toward razor-sharp blades that will make pet food out of one—or both.
STARRING: Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, David Argue
Read more “Razorback (1984) Available March 14”It’s Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Clause at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she’s forced into a battle for survival.
STARRING: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray
Read more “Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022) Available March 7”When a research scientist proves she can track people into the afterlife, two strangers harboring dark secrets race across the country to join the contentious study and leave their lives behind.
STARRING: Gavin Powers, Joe Powers, Katie Parker
Read more “Next Exit (2022) Available January 31”A young couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to an exclusive island restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a pricey, lavish menu. But it soon becomes clear that the dinner guests are about to be served some shocking surprises in this dark comedy written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy, and directed by Mark Mylod.
STARRING: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer
Read more “The Menu (2022) Available January 17”Curucu, Beast of the Amazon is available now on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome Labs!
Read more “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956) [Vinegar Syndrome Labs Blu-ray Promo Trailer]”As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone—or so they think. Directed by John Hyams (Alone), written by Kevin Williamson (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer) and Katelyn Crabb, SICK stars Gideon Adlon (Blockers, The Craft: Legacy), Bethlehem Million (And Just Like That), Marc Menchaca (The Outsider, Ozark) and Jane Adams (Twin Peaks, Poltergeist, Hacks).
Read more “Sick | Official Trailer | Peacock Original”A powerful sorcerer, Antonio, is locked away in an asylum, and wastes away in his imprisonment as evil, demonic forces take control of Argentina. If Antonio can escape the psychiatric hospital, and find his daughter, Helena, their combined strength could save Argentina, but Helena has forgotten her powers. Antonio must reteach her the ways of magic and be humanity’s last hope
First movie trailer for Renfield starring Nicolas Cage & Nicholas Hoult.
Here are today’s hardcover, paperback and Kindle releases!
Read more “Today’s Book Releases: January 6, 2023”A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.
Read more “Friday, January 6, 2023: M3GAN Premieres Today in Theaters”A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case – a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
Read more “Friday, January 6, 2023: The Pale Blue Eye Premieres Today on Netflix”A seemingly naive and devout young woman finds her way in the underground world of truck stop sex workers a.k.a. “lot lizards.”
Read more “Friday, January 6, 2023: Candy Land Premieres Today on VOD”Summoned to his soon-to-be demolished childhood home, Mason discovers a video camera that can see into the past, driving him to record as many memories as possible before the doomed house is destroyed.
Read more “Friday, January 6, 2023: LandLocked Premieres Today on VOD”Author: Coda Languez
The lines between Love and War blur in the final installment this dark romance. One thing is certain, Tristan and Ira will never be the same again.
“I love you…I know you don’t believe me but I do…I’ll prove it to you.”
Yeah, right.
Tristan didn’t believe her.
How could he?
Ira was the woman who kidnapped him, imprisoned him, tortured him, and forced him to become a genetic abomination. She is a ticking time bomb. A monster that feeds on death and fear.
Yet the longer he spends in her gilded cage, the more he sees through the Wrath and madness. The longer he spends with her, the more she exposes her mutilated heart.
There was no one more powerful, more beautiful, more rich than Ira Dante. And she wanted to give him everything.
So he was going to take it. Every single inch she offered, he will possess a mile.
She wanted to turn him into a monster, just like her.
Will a new sin be born, just as she planned?
Or will her wish tear them both into pieces?
Read more “Wrath and Lust : Birth of a Sin Volume Three by Coda Languez Available January 9”Author: Charles Williams
Of the three Inkling fantasy writers Charles Williams is the least known and appreciated. Yet, his series of supernatural fantasy novels are every bit as interesting and original as the books by C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
This is the first of the seven novels written by Charles Williams. (He did start one other but abandoned it after three chapters owing to a lukewarm reception by his fellow Inklings.)
Read more “War in Heaven by Charles Williams Available January 9”Author: Yu Okano
Tasked with picking up the grand guildmaster of Yaaran and bringing them to Maalt, Rentt and Lorraine travel to Yaaran’s capital, Vistelya, only to find the grand guildmaster is out and won’t be back for a few days. Now that Rentt and Lorraine have unexpected time on their hands, they decide to take care of their additional errands in the city. They head to the Church of the Eastern Sky to deliver Sister Lillian’s letter to Abess Elza, then meet up with Augurey, their colorful acquaintance, to visit the palace for an audience with Princess Jia.
Read more “The Unwanted Undead Adventurer : Volume 10 by Yu Okano Available January 9”Author: M.R. Polish
“There wasn’t a kingdom I wouldn’t burn down to save you.”
Caitin’s newfound powers have emerged and with it the secrets her mother tried to bury. But secrets are never meant to be buried…
In an attempt to save her mate from the Darkness, Caitin uncovers the vile truth behind her bloodline. She will need the help of others if she wants to destroy the Darkness and end the reign of terror behind it all. But first, they will all pay for touching what was hers. Afterall, an Alorian is very protective over their mate.
The last Layke saw of his wife was her dying on the ground. The image replayed over in his mind until he was certain death had claimed her. The Darkness played with his mind, flaunting her demise with a wicked grin. But it was Caitin’s promise to not leave this world without him that gave him hope. Even if there was only a sliver of a chance she still breathed, he would fight. He would find a way back to her.
Even with the Darkness threatening their future, he knew his mate was the most powerful summoner of them all. In the end, only one summoner could reign.
Read more “Throne of Broken Wings (Ash Kingdom Book 3) by M.R. Polish Available January 9”Author: Tiffany Shand
A former assassin teams up with a death fae and an orc to defeat a fearsome enemy.
Niamh Talesin left the Order of Blood for a fresh start and a chance to make up for her past deeds. As she searches for her place in the world, she struggles to let go of what she has done. When an old friend calls her for help and warns of people dying, Niamh knows she’ll have to act fast.
When the realms are threatened, can she and an unlikely ally stand against darkness?
There’s a dangerous new immortal raining destruction down on everyone who gets in their way, but Niamh refuses to back down. She knows her abilities and the help of a death fae are needed if they are to survive.
But as the past catches up with her, Niamh wonders if she has the strength to defeat them, or will she perish instead?
Read more “Of Spells and Swords by Tiffany Shand Available January 9”Author: Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868 – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian writer and political activist. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing.
Gorky’s most famous works are a short story collection Sketches and Stories (1899), plays The Philistines (1901), The Lower Depths (1902) and Children of the Sun (1905), a poem The Song of the Stormy Petrel (1901), his autobiographical trilogy My Childhood, In the World, My Universities (1913-1923), and a novel Mother (1906). Gorky himself judged some of these works as failures, and Mother has been frequently criticized (Gorky himself thought of Mother as one of his biggest failures). However, there have been warmer judgements of some less-known post-revolutionary works such as the cycles Fragments from My Diary (1924) and Stories of 1922-1924 (1925), the novels The Artamonov Business (1925) and The Life of Klim Samgin (1925-1936); the latter is considered Gorky’s masterpiece and sometimes being viewed by critics as a modernist work. Unlike his pre-revolutionary writings (known for their “anti-psychologism”), these differ with an ambivalent portrayal of the Russian Revolution and “unmodern interest to human psychology” (as noted by D. S. Mirsky). He had associations with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs.
Read more “The Man Who Was Afraid by Maxim Gorky Available January 9”Author: Justin Bienvenue
What’s your biggest fear?
The Macabre Masterpiece is back once again and all the things you’ve ever dreaded are nothing compared to the biggest evil of all…
Fright may be an intense feeling. Terror may be extreme. Shock is a critical condition of drop in blood flow, and panic is an uncontrollable anxiety causing unthinkable behavior but they hide their true selves… Because the deadliest fear is fear itself… and it’s us.
Everything we stand for has become corrupted, tainted, and plagued. For all the horror and the darkness in this world, there is only one source to blame and it’s us. We are but a vile humanity…
The Macabre Masterpiece: Vile Humanity is a book of 50 horror poems within 5 chapters, all a different type of fear including fear itself. It is the third book in the Macabre Masterpiece series and if you enjoyed the first two books then you’ll love this one as well.
Grab a copy of Vile Humanity and stand up to your fears today!
Read more “The Macabre Masterpiece : Vile Humanity: (Collection of Horror Poetry Book 3) by Justin Bienvenue Available January 9”Author: Ian Whates
A disgraced swordsman leaves town one step ahead of justice.
In search of gainful(ish) employment, he heads for a former haunt, the seaport city of Cray. His past, however, soon catches up with him in the form of Julia, a notorious thief and sometimes assassin. He finds himself thrust into an impossible situation, caught in the midst of a bitter feud between the city’s two ruling families, and is forced to embark on what will surely prove to be a suicide mission.
A novella of sword play, betrayal, and derring-do, seen from the perspective of a cynical anti-hero who struggles to live up to expectations but excels at living down to them.
Read more “The Double-Edged Sword : A Tale of the Fallen Hero by Ian Whates Available January 9”Author: Dion Fortune
Fortune completed seven novels during her lifetime. Four were occult and fantasy themed: The Demon Lover, The Winged Bull, The Goat-Foot God, and The Sea Priestess. The literary scholar Susan Johnson Graf categorises these alongside the work of H. Rider Haggard, Algernon Blackwood, Charles Williams, and Arthur Machen. The other three were romantic thrillers published under the pseudonym of “V. M. Steele” The Scarred Wrists, Hunters of Humans, and Beloved of Ishmael. Writing thrillers was one of few activities Fortune took part in unconnected to her magical work, and was something she did not publicise. Knight believed these three novels testified to the idea that “she must really have loved writing for writing’s sake”. An eighth novel, Moon Magic, was left unfinished but completed by her protégé and published posthumously.
Fortune saw her occult novels as an important part of her Fraternity work, initiating readers into the realms of occultism by speaking to their subconscious, even when their conscious mind rejects occult teachings. She thus perceived them as a means of disseminating her teachings to a wider audience. Each was related to one of the Sephirah on the Qabalic Tree of Life: The Winged Bull was associated with Tiphareth, The Goat-Foot God with Malkuth, and The Sea Priestess with Yesod.
Fortune’s first novel was The Demon Lover, which tells the story of Veronica Mainwaring, a young virgin woman who becomes the secretary to a malevolent magician, Justin Lucas, who seeks to exploit her latent mediumistic powers for his own purposes. Although she falls in love with him, she eventually escapes his entrapments through her devotion to Christianity. Her next work, The Winged Bull, focuses on Ursula Brangwyn, who had been harmed by her involvement in an unscrupulous occult group but meets with Ted Murchison, whom she subsequently marries. The characters in The Winged Bull are based upon real people in Fortune’s life; Murchison is based on her husband, for example, and she modeled Brangwyn after herself. The character of Hugo Astley has been interpreted as a “barely veiled fictional portrait” of Aleister Crowley. Richardson felt that The Winged Bull was “in many ways the worst of her books”. The scholar Andrew Radford suggested that the novel reflected a “zeal in promoting a socially responsible occultism rooted in orthodox gender roles” and demonstrated her growing concern that occultism was increasingly being associated with what she regarded as an immoral cosmopolitan elite synonymous with Crowley and his activities. (wikipedia.org)
Read more “The Demon Lover by Dion Fortune Available January 9”Author: David Neth
Don’t let your guard down.
When Kathy and friend Trisha are at the club, Trisha’s date suddenly collapses, putting an end to their evening. Over the next few days, Kathy notices her friend acting weird. What’s worse is that bad luck seems to follow Trisha everywhere she goes.
Suspecting something magical might be going on, Kathy begins to investigate to discover just what has gotten into her friend and why exactly Trisha’s date collapsed at the nightclub. And the longer that Trisha is under the spell of whatever demonic magic that holds power over her, the more destruction follows in her wake.
Demon is a short story in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series.
Read more “Demon (Coven) by David Neth Available January 9”Author: Ambrose Bierce
The work of Ambrose Bierce could sometimes be as mysterious as the author himself, who disappeared at age 71 possibly on a tour of Mexico, and his ultimate fate has been one of the great unsolved mysteries of the literary world. How fitting that the end of his life should mimic that of his characters in this stunning 1893 collection of horror shorts.
“Can Such Things Be” consists of 24 stories with the running theme of mysterious deaths or disappearances, with a few exceptions of course. A Union officer is found hacked to death after having evidently tussled with a Confederate soldier already long since dead. While on a moonlight walk, a man loses his father who is never seen again. A man who has a fear of consulting his pocketwatch at the hour of 11 o’clock drops dead when he accidentally does so. A drifter in Napa Valley settles down in a random churchyard but is later found dead by law enforcement near the tomb of his mother. And so on.
There are a few random stories that don’t fit the theme but still contain supernatural elements, such as a fairy-tale about a boy who receives three fleeting visits by the fickle embodiment of Happiness. One of these could essentially be classified as science fiction, about a man who invents a robot (here called an automaton) with artificial intelligence, but it’s a sore loser at chess.
Also included in this collection is the famous story “The Damned Thing,” which every lover of horror should read at least once.
These stories certainly position Bierce as one of the progenitors of weird fiction. Many of these works have a distinct rural Americana vibe, and he does a great job of capturing the primal psychological awe of what lurks in the woods. He is a satirist so though his stories all have a serious tone, the prose is spiced with whimsy. Bierce is notorious for his “sting” endings, which are mostly effective, but sometimes seem a bit contrived and overly confusing. There were times when I finished a story and had no idea what just happened.
Read more “Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce Available January 9”
