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'Smile: For the Camera' #3 Gets a Disturbing, Blood-Soaked Fashion Magazine Variant by Swaby!
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (221+ words) I was a massive fan of Paramount Pictures" surprise smash hit'Smile'(2022), a super-accessible, very scary gateway horror movie that hit all the right sweet spots. We were gifted with a sequel, and with a third film in development, we"ve…...
'Monsters In Love': A New Queer Comic Series From Dark Horse Comics [Exclusive]
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (292+ words) It was previously announced that the'hit LGBTQ+ horror coming-of-age series The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos returns this June with a new terrifying story arc, Children of the Night. But on top of that new arc, each issue will…...
Something Wicked Is Brewing In This 'The Mortuary Assistant' Clip [Exclusive]
3+ week, 6+ day ago (397+ words) Just in time for Valentine's Day, Epic Pictures and Dread will release'The Mortuary Assistant, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game, in theaters this Friday,'February 13th. Dread Central has an exclusive clip from the film in which the mortuary…...
'Paranormal Activity' Play Review: Literal Jump Scares Abound
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (703+ words) Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live On Stage starts with a command. Close your eyes. See the "echo of an image" burned into your brain. Breathe in, breathe out " and accept the fact places aren't haunted. People are. In pitch-black…...
'The Occupant of the Room' Review: A Gorgeous Christmas Ghost Story
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (567+ words) Author and documentarian Kier-La Janisse makes her narrative film debut with 'The Occupant of the Room,' now on Shudder. "The Occupant of the Room" Review: A Gorgeous Christmas Ghost Story Writer, director, and author Kier-La Janisse has been one of…...
The Found Footage Movie That Skewered Ghost Hunting Reality TV
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (308+ words) According to Grave Encounters, the answer is no. But why would they? Their trip to a haunted psychiatric hospital is just another day on the job: getting the right shots, hamming it up to the camera, interviewing town historians, you…...
'Went Up the Hill' Review: A Remarkable, Tragic Ghost Story
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (978+ words) Chad Collins is a writer based in Florida. A staff writer for Dread Central, you can find his additional work on SlashFilm, Gayly Dreadful, Council of Zoom, and Rue Morgue. Follow him on Twitter @ChadisCollins "Went Up the Hill" Review:…...
'Paranormal Activity': Mary Beth McAndrews to Publish New Book Investigating the Found Footage Phenomenon
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (287+ words) Josh is a writer, filmmaker, and Dread Central's managing editor. He also hosts "Development Hell' on the DREAD Podcast Network where he unearths unmade horror films. Shoot him an e-mail at [email protected]. "Paranormal Activity': Mary Beth McAndrews to Publish New…...
'Tinsman Road' Director Robbie Banfitch on His Lo-fi Found Footage Ghost Story
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (184+ words) 'Tinsman Road' director Robbie Banfitch talks about his love letter to New Jersey, working so closely with his mom, and more. "Tinsman Road" Director Robbie Banfitch on His Lo-fi Found Footage Ghost Story Writer and director Robbie Banfitch made a…...