FEARnet Movie Review: 'Simon Killer'
On the level of a simple plot synopsis, the odd new psychological thriller Simon Killer probably sounds like a lot of movies you've seen before: an aimless young man wanders through Paris without much...
View ArticleWatch the Trailer for Horror Con Documentary 'Fantasm'
Filmmaker Kyle Kuchta has recently posted a trailer for Fantasm, his documentary feature on horror fans and conventions. Filmed at six different cons, the film is an in-depth exploration of fans like...
View ArticleGame Review: 'Gears of War: Judgment'
Much like Halo on the original Xbox, Gears of War was the defining trilogy on the Xbox 360. Hyper-violent action, cover-based mechanics, a heaping helping of testosterone, and a gruesome glaze of...
View ArticleSlasher Cinema Showcase: 'Disconnected'
Today's feature is not your typical slasher flick... in fact, it's not typical of anything, except maybe the decade in which it was made (it was completed in 1983), and it proudly defies any simple...
View ArticleHell’s Designer: Interview with Shane Morton About 'Your Pretty Face is Going...
Ask any desk jockey or cubicle dweller you know, and they’re likely to tell you that their workplace is, if not Hell incarnate, then a pretty good preview of it. In Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell,...
View ArticleDangerous Games: Vampire Werewolf Fairies
The chair creaks as you settle onto it. The candlelight flickers. All around you the ravenous faces of your so-called friends twist in delight as you slowly open the box laid out on the table. Welcome...
View ArticleFEARnet Movie Review: 'The Vampire Lovers' Blu-Ray
It's unlikely that any of the Hammer Horror experts out there would rank 1970's The Vampire Lovers among the vaunted studio's most refined or accomplished films. Indeed many would opine that the...
View ArticleMemory Garden: 'Doomain'– CD Review
While usually stamped with the “doom metal” label, the Swedish quintet Memory Garden doesn't always adhere strictly to the conventions of the genre as much as genre-defining bands like their fellow...
View ArticleGame Review: 'Bioshock Infinite'
2007’s Bioshock was a once-in-a-lifetime title, a game that revitalized the long-stagnant FPS genre with deeper mechanics and one of the most compelling and original stories ever coded. Ayn...
View ArticleA Look at Neil Gaiman’s 'American Gods'
American Gods will soon descend upon us through the power of HBO. Kind of fitting when you think about it; the God of Media must have smiled at this deal. According to Neil Gaiman's updates, he's...
View ArticleCheck Out These Awesome Rejected Horror Poster Concepts!
Jay Allen Sandford's ongoing feature “Famous Movie Poster Rejects You've Never Seen” at the San Diego Reader website focuses on a collection of rare unused and/or early-stage artwork for dozens...
View ArticleThe Epic 'Ghostbusters' Ride That Almost Happened...
Thanks to the folks at Bloody Disgusting for this bittersweet find: in an interview at retro-game fansite 2600 Connection, former Atari designer Roger Hector revealed that a Ghostbusters-themed...
View ArticleHorror Music Video of the Week: Yeasayer – 'Madder Red'
Today's featured clip is not only dripping with slime, blood and various other unidentified gloopy substances, but it's also a rather heartbreaking little film, thanks to the melancholy strains of...
View ArticleWatch the Brutal Red Band Trailer for Earthquake Thriller 'Aftershock'
A bloody new trailer for the Eli Roth-produced action-thriller Aftershock is now online, and you can check it out below. Directed by Nicolás López and starring Roth (who also co-wrote the script...
View ArticleExclusive: 'The Profane Exhibit' Hires Two New Gentlemen
As a fan of extreme horror - both in tone and gross-outs - I have been keeping a close eye on The Profane Exhibit. The anthology of extreme horror will include segments directed by a collection of...
View ArticleThese 'Dexter' Cupcakes Are a Cut Above
If we do nothing else here at FEARnet, we will make sure Dexter fans eat well. What’s the perfect follow up to “Fried Eggs” ala Dexter? These bloody Dexter cupcakes. New York’s Magnolia Bakery (which...
View ArticleTV Recap: 'Supernatural' Episode 821 - 'The Great Escapist'
Supernatural Episode 821“The Great Escapist”Written By: Ben EdlundDirected By: Robert Duncan McNeillOriginal Airdate: 1 May 2013In This Episode...Crowley has enlisted in a couple of young men to pose...
View ArticleFEARnet Movie Review: 'Phantasm 2' Blu-Ray
I won't abide an unkind word about Don Coscarelli's 1979 cult classic horror flick known as Phantasm. Half a bizarre but cohesive thriller and half a compendium of bizarrely effective nightmare logic,...
View ArticleGift Guide: Zombie Snuggie
Normally, I cannot abide by the Snuggie. It's stupid, it's cheap, it has become a pop culture joke. I have only ever met one person who owned one (not ironically, too). So I am not down with the...
View ArticleKiller Catfish Invades Central Park!
This may seem like another installment of our “Cryptid Catalog” series, but this is no urban myth: according to a report at the site Mother Nature Network, an invasive species of carnivorous catfish...
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