Zombos' Closet of Horror Blog

23 Hours A Vengeful Vampire In Maximum Security

2009-07-09T15:36:09-04:00

Knives. Always with the knives. Half-deads loved knives, hatchets, cleavers, anything sharp. This was a hunting knife, six inches long and painted green--so the white-tailed deer wouldn't see it glint when you pulled it out in the woods--and had a nasty serrated edge and a wicked curved point. The half-dead...

Ponder This: Ludlow Needs Our Help

2009-07-08T20:32:01-04:00

Stacie Ponder over at Final Girl needs our help...as well as a better watch. "Alright, people, this is it. As you may well be aware because I won't shut up about it, Ludlow is finished. It's been slapped on a DVD and screened for some friends. In fact, I thought...

Permuted Press Zombifies Pocket Books

2009-07-08T20:08:06-04:00

News Flash...The undead will be reaching into everyone's pockets soon...Is there no stopping them! Anthony Ziccardi, Vice President and Associate Publisher of Pocket Books, has announced a new co-publishing venture with Permuted Press, best known for horror, dark fantasy and science fiction novels . The seven book deal was brokered...

Summer Slaughter Horror Film Festival

2009-07-08T13:58:45-04:00

Summer Slaughter Horror Film Festival in Chicago! "Oh yes, its time once again for another round of blood curdling, gut wrenching Independent Horror on the big screen. This time around its Summer Slaughter! Slashers, Psychos, and Serial Killers! We are showcasing some of the best indie slashers out there. July...

Lowdown on Mr. Lobo

2009-07-08T12:16:48-04:00

These days, it is hard to pin the popular Mr. Lobo down. What with his involvement in one of the upcoming Plan 9 From Outer Space remakes (believe it or not, there are two remakes in the works), hosting of the documentary Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the...

Eye on the Prize

2009-07-04T12:00:00-04:00

It was bound to happen sooner or later; some editor somewhere, reaching for his tenth cup of coffee in the dead of night spills it all over the towering slush pile of submissions. As he grabs a bunch of paper from the pile to wipe up the mess, his eye...

What Lives on Zoc's Desk Kong, Teddy, and More

2009-07-01T06:45:33-04:00

There is always something endlessly waiting for attention in my attic office, or sitting, sadly neglected, on my cluttered desk, or just collecting dust; so let's see what's interesting today, shall we? I found this bust of King Kong irresistible when I came across it at my favorite comic shop,...

It's Not Halloween Yet But It Will Do Anyway 2nd Halloween Contest!

2009-06-29T11:57:40-04:00

No Trick or Treat? Still tap those feet! It's time again for some really good treats! Sure, it's not Halloween yet. No whiffs of candy corn, scent of creepy rubber masks, or sting of moonlit, chalk-filled, sock fights; instead, it is hot, steamy and sneezy, and too long a time,...

Bubbling Under

2009-06-27T04:23:31-04:00

Matt Compton of Nefarious Films is shamelessly looking for your vote on his Bubbling Under short film, a tale of love, desperation, and most frightening of all, job-hunting. I cast mine, so check out the film and cast yours if you have a mind to. The film is running in...

Night of the Living Dead Reanimated Poster

2009-06-26T14:45:37-04:00

Art is dead... yeah, it's all messed up... "Wild Eye Releasing is pleased to announce the release of the first TEASER POSTER art for the upcoming video art gallery experience Night of the Living Dead: REANIMATED in anticipation of the project's official DVD release in Winter 2009. "Organizer/Curator of the...

Classic Horror's Ten Years and Counting

2009-06-26T14:15:14-04:00

Nate Yapp over at Classic Horror is celebrating ten years of mayhem, terror, and sleaze with a new site design and more... "Here we are, ten crazy years after a naïve sixteen-year-old started the website that would eventually become Classic-Horror.com. Back then, I just wanted a corner of the Internet...

Monster Mutt Shoots This July

2009-06-26T13:44:48-04:00

Hollywood maven Scott Essman sends along this information on the upcoming Monster Mutt... Writer-director Todd Tucker is slated to direct Monster Mutt, a family comedy following the exploits of a family dog, Max. Starring Brian Stepanek, Rhianna Leigh Wryn and Zack Ward, chaos ensues after an evil corporation tests their...

Raimi Returns to the Dead

2009-06-22T22:17:15-04:00

By Scott Essman Sam Raimi's career is nothing if not wildly dichotomous. The cult Michigan director started in the late 1970s with his underground classic short Within the Woods which led to his first feature, Evil Dead, in 1981. That film was renowned for its unrelenting violence, fast cutting, shaky...

New Wedding for the Monster's Bride

2009-06-22T21:42:59-04:00

Yeah, I'd scream, too. Risky Biz Blog has a rundown on the--horrors!--remake of the Bride of Frankenstein. “Bride” has had a series of stops and starts. About five years ago, “American Splendor” scribes Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini were attached to write the screenplay for the Uni/Imagine update. Their...

Vampire Con 2009 Vamp It Up

2009-06-22T21:17:34-04:00

Okay, stop looking at her...teeth...and pay attention to this press release. Vampire Con 2009 is winging its way to you August 14-16 in Hollywood...to get your blood boiling. Vampire-Con 2009, the world’s first convention devoted to everything vampire, has announced its lineup of panel discussions and guests for Sunday, August...