The process of transporting donor organs is a faulty one, to say the least. How it essentially works is that doctors remove the organs from a deceased donor, toss them in a plastic bag and then throw them into a cooler filled with ice, which gives them a very limited amount of time to get those organs to the recipients who so desperately need them. Between 5 to 10 hours is all they've got, and if the transport time is longer than that, the organs start to die, and become unusable.

As reported by NPR, a Massachusetts company called TransMedics has just developed a groundbreaking new experimental device, which could forever change this archaic process.

They're calling it the "lung in a box," and it literally allows for organs to stay alive outside of the bodies of their donors, and while in transport. The device circulates blood through the lungs and pumps oxygen through the lobes, and a similar machine has also been developed for hearts.

Though not yet approved by the FDA, all 12 transplants the device were used for in preliminary studies proved successful, and doctors around the country are currently working on a larger study, with more than 250 patients.

Want to freak out your co-workers by bringing your lunch to work in an organ transplant cooler? Then pick up this awesome human organ lunchbox!

Ah, it's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air! And by love, I mean the kind that gets auctioned off to one lucky pervy fan via a porn website. No, this isn't fact, it's just the premise of the NC-17 "found footage" movie 'Lucky Bastard,' which opens in limited theatrical release on February 14th. Below we've got 2 new NSFW clips from the feature. You can check out an exclusive 'Lucky Bastard' teaser trailer we posted a few weeks back, and FEARNET's own Scott Weinberg reviewed and gave his thoughts on 'Lucky Bastard.' 

If you're in NY, the filmmakers behind this opus Robert Nathan and executive producer/co-writer Lukas Kendall will be participating in Q&As during select screenings at Cinema Village this weekend. Can't make it to the screening? Get all your questions answered during the LUCKY BASTARD Reddit "Ask Me Anything" this Thursday, February 13 at 8pm EST / 5pm PST with cast members Betsy Rue, Jay Paulson, Don McManus, Filmmaker Robert Nathan, and executive producer / co-writer Lukas Kendall: http://www.reddit.com/r/iAMA/




For full details, head over to http://www.luckybastardmovie.com/

Colin Farrell says he's pumped about his work on Solace, an upcoming supernatural thriller that also stars Anthony Hopkins, Abbey Cornish, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

In a recent interview, Farrell dispelled the rumor that the film – about a psychic working with the FBI to hunt down a serial killer – was a sequel to David Fincher's Seven.

"It explores a similar genre to Seven, but it's different," Farrell told me. "'I haven't seen a single frame of it yet, but I can't wait to see how the film turns out."

Deadline Hollywood says the film stars Hopkins as a psychic crime analyst who comes out of retirement to help a veteran FBI agent (Morgan) and his young partner (Cornish) to solve a series of bizarre murders. 

Farrell was tight-lipped about details surrounding his character, but The Hollywood Reporter says he plays the serial killer who boasts supernatural powers of his own. The actor signed on to do the project in February 2013, and the film went into production in May.

For Farrell, the film was a thrill because it gave him to work again opposite the man who played the iconic role of Hannibal Lecter. The two previously starred opposite each other in Oliver Stone's Alexander in 2004.

"The great thing about roles like this is that I get to work with my idols, and Anthony Hopkins is certainly one of those – maybe even more so now," Farrell says.

Farrell says he only worked five or six days on Solace, but he still had a blast.

"It was a lot of fun – I wasn't there for the whole film, I just swung in and did a few days and left," Farrell says. "I can't say I didn't feel of the burden of the responsibility, but there was no pressure at all. It was really cool."

An independent production, Solace is due to be released sometime this year.

Farrell most recently had a supporting role in the Walt Disney-P.L. Travers drama Saving Mr. Banks and stars in the lead in the new mystical romance Winter's Tale, which opens Friday.

Last week we showed you a vintage video that took you behind the scenes of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and we've just unearthed another one for you this week, which delves into the making of another practical effects-heavy gem from the 80s; Pumpkinhead.

Released the very same year as Dream Master, in 1988, Pumpkinhead was the directorial debut of special effects master Stan Winston, who allowed the artists at his studio the freedom to design and create the titular character. It is those artists who provide modern day narration and recollections over top of this 1987 video, which shows how they arrived at the final design for one of the hands down coolest and most impressive looking creatures ever committed to celluloid.

The video has never been included on any home video releases of Pumpkinhead, and was only recently made available by the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. If anyone's wondering why so many diehard horror fans are so against CGI, you need look no further than this awesome video, which shows true effects artists at work. Enjoy!

Indie writer and director Thomas J. Churchill tipped us off today that his 1950's period zombie feature Lazarus: Day of the Living Dead has secured July 2014 distribution via Origin Releasing, as well as providing us some exclusive stills from the flick. 

"The film will be available everywhere, including but not limited to Redbox and all wholesale stores such as WalMart, BestBuy etc., and will also be available on all major cable and satellite providers for VOD, including Netflix, iTunes etc.," stated Churchill of Lazarus: Day of the Living Dead.

Produced by Churchill and David M. Parks with cinematography by Wolfgang Meyer, Lazarus revolves around the character of George Lazarus (Ray Capuana), an insurance investigator who schedules routine interviews with twelve employees of the Deadly Sin Cigarette Company upon the receipt of a rather suspicious insurance claim. In the process he learns that all twelve had recently been fired for being sick at the job, and then subsequently and without a trace, he disappears. Two weeks later, with Lazarus now a missing person, his heart-sick fiancée Bethany Loomis (Natalie Victoria), along with Chip (Kevin Franklin) undertakes the task of finding him, and in retracing his steps she learns that what was initially regarded as a simple fraud investigation case may actually be the beginning of the end of the human race.

Set in Hollywood in 1957, the film also stars Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night), Brooke Lewis (iMurders), Josh Hammond (Jeepers Creepers 2), James Duval (Sushi Girl), Brian Andrews (Halloween), Janet Tracy Keijser (House on Haunted Hill), Kenneth J. Hall (The Puppet Master), Krista Grotte and Taylor Morgan Lewis. Roy Knyrim’s SOTA FX provides the special effects, with Clayton Brickert and Robert Giddens assisting.

"What we are hoping for audiences to take from their viewing experience of the film," answered Churchill when queried, "is that we want them to say, 'If Hitchcock told a zombie film, this would be it.'  I think it's a very intense and very graphic and a fresh entry to the zombie genre, and we want them to want more as this is the first in a proposed Lazarus trilogy."

A lot of first time filmmakers are so deeply concentrated on making their own Citizen Kane, they don't take time to make a good film on its own merits. They get lost in sweeping views, tricky camera shots and intensely crafted dialogue and they forget to let their own voice shine through which is where they can fail so miserably. On the other hand there are first time filmmakers who set out to make a re-hashing of all of the films that inspired them. Not an homage to them, but literally the same film that's been made time and time again over the past forty years.

The Dead Deads is a film which bravely creates its own universe by way of David Lynchian surrealism entrenched in the Mumblegore genre of independent cinema. It was made in Rochester, NY in January of 2013 on a ZERO budget. Essentially the filmmakers Eric Maira and Patrick Montanaro (collectively known as Werewolf House) picked up a camera and filmed whenever their friends were free to shoot and paid them in beer and pizza.

Steve Rasnic Tem follows 2011’s magnificent Deadfall Hotel (Centipede Press and Solaris) and a recent string of short fiction collections, Ugly Behavior (New Pulp Press), Onion Songs (Chomu Press), and Celestial Inventories (ChiZine), with his latest novel, Blood Kin (Solaris). Blood Kin is an Appalachian Gothic in the vein of Cormac McCarthy’s Outer Dark or the stories of Manly Wade Wellman. The story alternates between Depression-era and contemporary Virginia, following Sadie Gibson and her grandson, Michael, respectively. The Gibsons are different than those around them, they feel things, know things. Michael is at a crossroads in his life, not sure where to go or what to do, when he returns to the hills where he was raised to care for his aging grandmother. Sadie has a story to tell him so that he can understand what’s in the iron-bound crate beneath the kudzu vine and how she put it there before it escapes.

Sadie’s adolescence makes up most of this novel, and it is the more engrossing of the two story lines. In it, she is forced to discover herself and her strength to stop a villain as powerful as he is evil. Michael’s story line reads in the beginning like a frame for Sadie’s to be presented and doesn’t come into its own until the novel’s thrilling climax. Blood Kin is built on a love for storytelling not only in its plot structure but also in its references to other works. However, in spite of its many allusions, references, and fairly standard multi-timeline plot, it is unlike any novel I’ve ever read. Steve Rasnic Tem has been a major voice in fantastic literature for over three decades, and Blood Kin may be the best novel he’s written. It is powerful and affecting and unforgettable. It is a major work by a major writer.

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Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem (Solaris; February 25, 2014) 978-1781081976, SRP - $9.99

The walkers are plentiful at American International Toy Fair this week in New York City, especially at the McFarlane Toys booth.The long-time collectible collaborator with Robert Kirkman for both the comic book and AMC television series worlds of The Walking Dead, McFarlane unveiled their entire lineup of action figures, statues and special edition DVD box set art for the year.

FEARnet talked exclusively with Carmen Bryant, Executive Director Marketing and Public Relations for McFarlane who said the brand just gets stronger and stronger every year. Their limited edition Michonne comic book action statue sold out last year, which paved the way for this year’s Rick Grimes statue.

Bryant says the idea came from the collaboration of Kirkman and company founder, Todd McFarlane. “It starts with a phone calling asking “What are we going to do next?” And they decided they wanted to do Rick in the same dynamic of the [Michonne] statue. It looks amazing.”

The massive sculpt features comic book Rick Grimes in a heated battle with three walkers. On display at the booth was the unpainted and unfinished version which features one walker on the receiving end of Rick’s gun to the head. It’s gory perfection. Bryant says the finished piece will be on “a base that will rotate 360 degrees. We’re keeping it under a 1000 and it will be sequentially numbered and have a CoA.” Retail is expected in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Meanwhile, The Walking Dead action figure lines remain popular with fans including Series 3 of The Walking Dead comic book figures including post Governor Rick Grimes, Andrea, Dwight and a Punk Walker. March will debut Wave 5 featuring characters from the AMC TV series including actor-likeness figures for Glenn, Maggie, Tyrese, the walker version of Merle and a Charred Walker. Bryant says fans who bought Carl Grimes in Wave 4 last year should pick up Tyrese. “A fun fact is that Tyrese will come with Carl’s gun, as we were not able to release Carl with his gun [last year].”

Bryant adds that their New Jersey based designers are already hard at work on Wave 6 of the action figures including the sneak peek of Rick Grimes on display at the booth. “They’re really been able to capture the progression of Rick and how he’s changed from season to season,” she says of the detailed sculpt. “We started off with him in the Sheriff’s uniform, then we changed it up a little bit with the bloody t-shirt and now his hair’s gotten longer. That pose is just so much of the Rick character and you wonder how they do it. Of course, having access to the actors to be able to scan them really helps us. We’ve always been able to make our figures look just like the subject even before the scanning technology. But now we can get it down to a precision, which allows them to add more to the detail.”

Also on display is the new 10-inch deluxe version of Rick Grimes (based on Andrew Lincoln’s likeness) that will be available in October 2014.

For Norman Reedus fans, Bryant shares that last year’s 10-inch deluxe figure of Daryl Dixon completely sold out. “He was so popular that we will re-release him this year, but we do also have in March a new Daryl on his chopper. It’s been a long time since we’ve done a vehicle and they nailed the details.”

“We also have an alternate Shane coming out this year,” Bryant continues. “We did the Shane without the hat on, so we’re doing the same pose and body with an alternate head. It will be in specialty and Toys ‘R Us.”

Asked which characters the fans want them to do next, Bryant says, “Hershel is one. Anytime that a character gets more screen time and when [the writers] start to tell their back story, fans really relate to that. In the beginning, we wondered would Hershel sell as an action figure. But people love him and now that he’s gone...,” Bryant just smiles and says fans should keep up with future announcements.

Last but not least, The Walking Dead Season Four Special Edition DVD case was also revealed for fall 2014. Bryant explains of the design, “If you remember there is a scene where [the survivors] are walking through the woods and a zombie is completely covered with moss, well that’s the case. When the case is working, the hands reach out and when you press them down, the DVD will eject.”

And for the completists, Bryant shares, “We’re working with AMC right now to do a limited edition for season one because we never did one.”

Back in 1979, Kenner released an 18" Alien figure, which quickly become one of the most controversial toys to ever hit the market. Though an awesome figure, especially for the time, Kenner was forced to completely pull it from shelves, amidst parental complaints that it was just too terrifying for their children to play with. In more recent years, the banned figure has become a highly sought after collectible, and they typically sell for hundreds of dollars on eBay, and even into the thousands if they're still in the original box.

Check out the original 1979 commercial for the toy...

Over 30 years after the release of the controversial action figure, toy company Gentle Giant is bringing it back from the dead, in the form of an exact replica that measures a whopping 24". Their 'Alien Vintage Jumbo Figure' is a faithfully rescaled version of the original Kenner toy, right down to small details like the chrome teeth and mechanically-activated jaws. The figure is packed in a period authentic box, and even includes copies of Kenner's original poster and instruction sheets.

The retro-inspired Xenomorph is now available for pre-order from Gentle Giant's website, selling for $499. If you place your pre-order before February 22nd, you'll get $100 shaved off that price, as part of a special introductory sale. The figures are expected to begin shipping out late this year.

This isn't the first time retro Alien figures have been given a second life. Check out Super7'sAlien ReAction Figures!

As we've seen in movies like Twilight and Near Dark, choosing to embark on an intimate relationship with a vampire isn't exactly the easiest path to take in life. There's that whole thing about them having an insatiable appetite for your blood, and as if that wasn't bad enough, you've gotta deal with getting old and crusty, while they stay the same age forever.

That said, there are advantages to having a vampire lover. In the mood to crack open a cold one, but you don't have a bottle opener handy? Have no fear, because your vampire's teeth can do the trick better than any bottle opener ever could. Okay, so the negatives far outweigh the positives, but you get what I'm trying to say here.

Thanks to this handy 'Bite Me' bottle opener keychain, you get all the positives without any of the negatives. These bottle-opening teeth are there when you need them, and out of harm's way when you don't. Now that's what I call a win-win situation!

$10.15 on Amazon

Censorship standards have become looser over the years in some ways but much stricter in others. Some types of violence and nudity are easier to get away with – for example if one can prove that it’s being done in a comedic or satirical fashion, it is more likely to be allowed. But if the violence is exploitative or too realistic, it is an entirely different story. There are films from years past that got away with extremely brutal, realistic, graphic acts of violence and or exploitative nudity that would very likely raise more than a few red flags by today’s standards. With that in mind, we have put together a list of five titles that would likely never be released today!

Bloody Birthday 

This film is still notorious for the zest with which it exposed young children to a nude Julie Brown dancing around her room while putting on a show that was not fit for minors The same children were also in a scene where they murdered a very nude couple in the midst of screwing. While there have been plenty of films to feature killer children since Bloody Birthday, I cannot think of anything as brazen in exposing young children to both fairly graphic fornication and gratuitous nudity. With stricter than ever standards pertaining to children in film, nudity in film, and the like, there is almost no chance that any distributor would let those scenes make the final cut of a film. Moreover, it’s pretty unlikely that scenes of such an explicit sexual nature that involved minors would even be committed to celluloid in the first place. 

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust is infamous for unnecessarily killing live animals during its production. As a result of that and other controversial factors, it was banned in multiple countries. It wasn’t until recently that a fully uncensored version of Cannibal Holocaust was made available in the states. Bob Murawski and the recently deceased Sage Stallone put out the full-uncensored version in 2005 by way of Stallone’s Grindhouse Releasing and Box Office Spectaculars.  Seven different animals were killed during the production of the film; six of them are seen in the final version. One of the animal death scenes required a reshoot, which prompted the production to senselessly slaughter an animal that did not make the final cut. The attitude towards animal cruelty has become much more intense since the release of Cannibal Holocaust and the current climate towards such matters would never allow something so brazen to be released to theaters or on home video. There are few, if any distributors that would want that stigma. This film was so controversial that it actually led to those responsible for its creation being accused of creating a snuff film. While Eli Roth’s 2013 film The Green Inferno bears a lot of similarities to Cannibal Holocaust, the production of Roth’s film did not harm any live animals and would likely have been faced with the choice of cutting the scenes or sacrificing a distribution deal if it had.

Natural Born Killers

While the mainstream media criticized Natural Born Killers for its apparent glorification of violence at the time of its release, that didn’t stop the film from being distributed. Now, it would be extremely surprising to see a movie like this get made. The current climate towards the glorification of violence would make it extremely challenging for a film like Natural Born Killers to attract names like Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino, let alone get made and secure massive distribution. With massive media coverage of the seemingly endless tragedies around the Unites States, a film that so brazenly glorifies the type of senseless violence that is endlessly showcased in Natural Born Killers would be very unlikely to find distribution today. While there are films that are equally violent which have been made since the release of Natural Born Killers, I am hard pressed to think of one that had the high profile talent- both in front of and behind the camera - that Killers did or the big studio distribution. 

The Faces of Death films 

These films were extremely controversial at the time of their release for showing real deaths (or at least claiming to). This concept is one that still disturbs many viewers and that the idea was green lit, committed to film, and distributed is surprising to this day. Evidencing just how a film like this could never be made today: The Millennium Edition of Faces of Death is nowhere near as graphic as the original entries. The latest installment showcased documentary-like accounts of four stories but without the addition of the kind of raw and uncensored footage that was contained within the original, highly controversial series of films. As such, the popularity of the franchise seemed to drop off and there does not appear to be the same audience that there once was. However, the original series continues to be re-packaged and re-released, over and over, and audiences continue to eat it up. 

Mikey

When it was release in 1992, this movie was banned in an assortment of countries and is still banned in several to this day. Mikey told a shocking and morally reprehensible tale of a youngster with a penchant for killing. There was really no redeeming quality to this film and unlike movies along the lines of The Children; it was a sociopathic lack of guilt that fueled Mikey, rather than a viral epidemic or any other explanation. This is still regarded as one of the most controversial films of recent years. Mikey is controversial for seeming to almost glorify violence and torture at the hands of a child that isn’t even in middle school. While there have been killer kid films to come since Mikey, it would be hard to find one that is so brazen. If a film like Mikey were made today, it’s fairly safe to assume that it would require a lot of censorship to secure a release in the US. With all of the senseless massacres and tragic school shooting that have taken place across the country since 1992, it is very unlikely that a movie like this would be distributed today. 

Looking for more? Check out Ten Classic Scary Movies That Are (Mostly) Safe for Younger Viewers and Blood Without Horror: Our Favorite Non-Horror Gore-Fests.

Whenever I head into my local liquor store, I'm typically on the hunt for cool and unique looking bottles, and I've found no cooler bottle over the years than the one for Crystal Head Vodka. Originally released in 2008, Crystal Head is oddly enough the brain-child of Dan Aykroyd (yes, the Dan Aykroyd) and the 80-proof spirits are housed inside of a clear glass replica of a human skull.

While most of us have been busy fawning over the coolness of the bottle, and sucking up the contents like it's going out of style, forensic scientist Nigel Cockerton recently found himself wondering something that I've always been too drunk to wonder, while looking at the bottle; what did the human being look like, whose skull was used to house the vodka? Looking for more? This Vintage Recipe Teaches You How to Make Boris Karloff's Alcohol-Infused Guacamole.

And so, using forensic facial reconstruction techniques, Cockerton got to work on sculpting a human face atop the skull-shaped bottle, at long last showing us the mascot of Aykroyd's popular brand. Check out the incredible process below, which comes our way courtesy of Neatorama!

We've seen lots of these faux fur animal hoodies before - but never this awesome, and with a cool classic monster movie lining. There are pockets for "fingers," though it doesn't specify if it is for your fingers or for fingers that you want to snack on later.

$80 at Etsy

Mitchell Lichtenstein's Teeth is an awesome movie. 30 Second Bunnies are adorable, hilarious shorts from Jennifer Shiman. Put them together and you have 30 seconds of hysterically adorable-gross animation to get you going. 

In Teeth, an innocent young woman discovers she has vagina dentata - teeth in her vagina that protect her from assault. I wonder if, in the 30 Second Bunnies version, the vagina dentata looks like bunny teeth, with the two big buck teeth out front.

Don't forget to check out all our 30 Second Bunnies animations. Everything from Insidious to The Human Centipede to Cabin in the Woods.

A few weeks ago, we got an exclusive look at L.A. Slasher, a new horror flick that is an indictment on reality television. Now, we get our first look at the poster:

L.A. Slasher, directed by Martin Owen (his feature directorial debut) offers a "biting social satire of reality TV." The L.A. Slasher abducts reality stars and kills them publicly, leading the public to wonder if they are better off without these non-celebrities. The film stars Danny Trejo (Machete), Mischa Barton (The O.C.), Dave Bautista (Riddick), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), and Drake Bell (Superhero Movie), along with porn actress Tori Black and reality "stars" Brooke Hogan and Andy Dick. 

The 16th annual Boston Underground Film Festival just announced the first wave of films to screen at the historic Brattle Theatre March 26th-30th, and they are stellar! Most notably, the long-awaited “re-collaboration,” between college friends Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson, All Cheerleaders Die.  The pair first made the film just out of college at USC in 2001, but after a decade plus of working on their own projects decided to remake their own film. Lucky McKee is best known for his debut film May and his most recent success The Woman, while Sivertson has made The Lost and I Know Who Killed Me. BUFF has only announced their first handful of films and promise more surprises!

Here’s all of the pertinent info taken straight from their press release:

Spring must be near because the crescendo of chaos is getting louder as the 16th annual Boston Underground Film Festival returns with a resounding bang to the Brattle Theatre from March 26th through the 30th, bringing with it the East Coast’s most gonzo, unhinged, and otherwise insane celebration of alternative cinema. Prepare yourself for New England’s pompom-touting, pop-laden, bloodbath opening night premiere of All Cheerleaders Die, directed by diabolical duo Lucky McKee & Chris Sivertson. A polished remake of McKee & Sivertson’s 2001 zero-budget debut, All Cheerleaders Die is a supernatural revenge horror-comedy that follows a rebel girl on a mission to take down the captain of her high school football team with the help of the cheerleading squad. This dark teen comedy evokes Carrie, Heathers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and opened the Midnight Madness program with raucous applause at last fall’s Toronto Independent Film Festival (TIFF).

Closing out this year’s fest will be another TIFF discovery, Jeremy Salunier’s Blue Ruin, a classic American revenge thriller about a mysterious outsider and amateur assassin whose quiet life is turned upside down as he winds up in a brutal battle to protect his family. 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Blue Ruin has garnered rave reviews from its tour of the festival circuit and comes to Boston fresh from its Sundance premiere.

Also on the docket is Ari Folman’s breathtaking fusion of live-action and animation, The Congress, starring Robin Wright as a bizarro version of herself -- an aging, out-of-work actress who sells her soul to the digital devil in exchange for an unthinkable form of immortality. Also featuring Jon Hamm, Harvey Keitel, and Paul Giamatti, Empire Magazine proclaims The Congress “an extraordinary and very touching film that exists somewhere in the twilight zone between the existential brainteasers of Charlie Kaufman and the psychedelic wonders of Hayao Miyazaki.”

BUFF 2014 twists and turns, taking filmgoers on a dark odyssey through the human psyche with the International premiere of Kept, an intense Japanese psychodrama by first-time writer/director Maki Mizui about a survivor’s experience of sexual violence, which will have its world premiere at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival later this month. Things lighten up considerably with the world premiere of My Name is Jonah, a documentary full of heart and badassitude on real life warrior, adventurer, internet celebrity, and harmonica virtuoso Jonah Washins, from local Boston filmmakers Phil Healy & JB Sapienza.

Waving our happily-misanthropic-flag proudly, BUFF is thrilled to present the East Coast premiere of Slamdance darling Crimes Against Humanity, the sophomore feature of Chicago filmmaker Jerzy Rose that will both hilariously and painfully resonate for all 80,000+ of you currently ensconced in that peculiar Dantean milieu of ego and drama known as academia. Additional misanthropic laughs abound in end of the world comedy Doomsdays, starring Justin Rice & Leo Fitzpatrick. A pre-apocalyptic comedy, Doomsdays follows the misadventures of Dirty Fred and Bruho, a pair of free-wheeling squatters with a taste for unoccupied vacation homes in the Catskills, in what is without a doubt “the best American slacker film of the 21st century.”

Full program, schedule, and ticket information will be online by March 10th at: www.bostonunderground.org. Pre-sale festival passes are now available through BUFF’s Kickstarter campaign at a 10% discount, with accompanying limited-edition perks!

Individual screening tickets are $10 and will be available online and at the Brattle Theatre box office on the day of screening. Festival passes, which include admission to all films and parties, are $110 and can be purchased online at www.bostonunderground.org/tickets. Festival passes do not guarantee seating or admission to parties, so arrive early, before they reach full capacity!

BUFF 2014’s second wave of programming will be announced soon.

Located in the United Kingdom, the pub Ye Old Man and Scythe was built way back in 1251, so it should probably come as no surprise that there are several stories that suggest paranormal activity in the bar. One such story claims that the historic pub is frequently visited by the Seventh Earl of Derby, James Stanley, who had his last meal there and was executed right outside of its doors.

Current manager Tim Dooley doesn't quite believe any of these stories, but his status as a paranormal skeptic was challenged last week, when the pub's security cameras captured something highly unusual.

The Blaze reports that Dooley found a glass smashed on the floor of the bar, when nobody was inside, and so he checked the security cameras and discovered that they mysteriously stopped working at 6:18am, on Valentine's Day. When he reviewed the footage prior to the cameras going dead, he got the shock of his life, and he now very much considers himself a believer of the paranormal.

Check out the spooky video below, and let us know what you make of it!

Not scary enough for you? Check out this terrifying video of a screaming ghost in a haunted hotel room!