Acclaimed indie publisher Creeping Hemlock Press, publisher of the Stoker-nominated anthology Corpse Blossoms, announces PRINT IS DEAD, a new imprint devoted to the best in original zombie fiction.

"These guys know more about the undead than I do... and that's saying something, because I've been hanging out with zombies for as long as I can remember."

-George A. Romero


"This is the best of modern zombie fiction. If you want the best, you need to read the stuff these guys are putting out at PRINT IS DEAD. It doesn't get any better than this."

-Joe McKinney, author of FLESH EATERS and DEAD CITY


?"PRINT IS DEAD is the terrifying new voice of zombie fiction. They're coming to get you..."

-Jonathan ... (more…)

The Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival has announced several key aspects of its 2011 programming. The festival will run for five days this year, from Wednesday, October 26th through Sunday, October 30th; the location remains The Screening Room Cinema Caf? in Amherst, outside Buffalo. The opening night film will be a 30th anniversary screening of THE BURNING, and the festival organizers will honor screenwriter and producer Roy Frumkes for his dedication to independent filmmaking.

"THE BURNING was shot in Tonawanda, 20 minutes from here," says Greg Lamberson (SLIME CITY MASSACRE), who co-founded Buffalo Screams with fellow indie filmmaker Emil J. Novak (the upcoming zombie anthology ... (more…)

THE FINAL NIGHT AND DAY is now available on Blu Ray and DVD from DefTone Pictures Studios. The indie film, which features 1,000 separate zombie make-ups, is the third and most ambitious feature from the Buffalo based production company, following Bitez and Gore. Founding members Adam Steigert and Stephanie Andrews shared writing, directing, producing, and cinematography duties on all three productions, with Steigert editing.

THE FINAL NIGHT AND DAY was filmed in Western New York in the summer of 2010. The plot follows a group of corrections officers and escaped convicts fighting to survive during a zombie epidemic. For the film's biggest sequence, Steigert and Andrews shut down the main ... (more…)

From Greg Lamberson:

It may be hard to believe, but just two years ago, in June of 2009, I was knee deep in pre-production on my new film SLIME CITY MASSACRE, sequel to SLIME CITY (1988). During this past year, the film has won several awards: The Biggest Baddest Mother of the PollyGrind; Best Actress for Debbie Rochon at the Eerie Horror Film Festival; Best Actor for Kealan Patrick Burke at the PollyGgrind; Best Scream Queen for Brooke Lewis at at the B Movie Celebration; and the Polished Apple Award for Best Sequel.

SCM has also received rave reviews from Bloody-Disgusting, Dread Central, HorrorYearbook, Wildside Cinema, The Blood SPrayer, Rogue Cinema, and other major horror websites. ... (more…)

The first Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival ran for four days in Amherst, New York, at the Screening Room, from Thursday, October 21st - 24th, 2010. 37 films were shown, including DESPERATELY SEEKING DEBBIE, a tribute video shown at the awards dinner before actress Debbie Rochon was presented with a Dedication to Excellence in Independent Filmmaking award. The film includes such horror mainstays as Tony Timpone, Lloyd Kaufman, and Alan Rowe Kelly.

Filmmaking hyphenate Brett Kelly (THE BONESETTER, AVENGING FORCE: THE SCARAB) was honored with the festival's Genre Spirit Award. The festival was designed to bring the best national and international horror films and filmmakers to Buffalo, ... (more…)

"Monstermatt," responsible for such creations as The Johnny Gruesome Death Mask, is embarking on a new career. This October, May December Publications will unleash on the world MONSTERMATT's BAD MONSTER JOKES VOL.1, illustrated by indie comic artist Kyle. J. Kazmarzcyk.

"I've always been a fan of jokes, comedians, and periodicals like MAD MAGAZINE, CRACKED, and so on," says Monstermatt. "Being a part of horror in some way, I felt that the genre was missing something: someone to playfully make fun of it! The fun of deconstructing a phrase or idiom, or film, and rearranging it into something corny, is a thrill! Even unexpected mash ups are fun! My first gig doing my material (Buffalo ... (more…)

The pilot episode for a new online horror series, BLOOD DRIVE is
now online.

Synopsis:

BLOOD DRIVE is a series of strange tales of suspense and horror. Each episode is narrated by Isabella, a young woman who writes for an on-line magazine called "Blood Drive."

Created by writing team: Sophia Robbins & Anna Orkoulas
Executive Producer: Archer King Ltd.
Produced by : Remain Calm Pictures

Sophia Robbins and Anna Orkoulas have made a name for themselves in the film festival circuit. Their previous work includes:

Alpha City 2008
My Lucky Day 2009
The Haunted Spirit 2009
My Sister's Date 2010
Sunday Serenade 2010 (more…)

BORN TO DIE poster by comic book artist Kyle J. Kaczmarczyk

Independent filmmaker Jay Mager's company Buffa-low Budget Films (THE PIGMAN) has announced the premiere of its latest movie, BORN TO DIE. In true cult film fashion, the screening will take place at Midnight on Saturday, July 24th 2010 at the Hamburg Palace Theatre in Hamburg, NY. The Palace is a beautiful, single-screen theatre originally opened in 1926 and situated directly in the heart of the Village of Hamburg (31 Buffalo St. Hamburg, NY 14075). Doors open at 11:30 p.m. for this very special event.

Tickets are currently available at the Hamburg Palace box office during regular business hours. Tickets will also be available ... (more…)

Buffalo thespian Michael O'Hear, who has racked up a large number of genre roles in the horror films GORE, HOUSE OF HORRORS, FRIGHTWORLD, SLIME CITY MASSACRE and the currently lensing THE FINAL NIGHT AND DAY and DECAYED, is now in poroduction on the vampire film DUSK, which he co-wrote with special make-up effects artist John Rena and filmmaker/novelist Gregory Lamberson.

O'Hear wrote a "juicy" lead role for himself as one half of a middle aged couple trapped in a stagnant marriage (Kim Piazza co-stars as Susan, the wife). When the husband meets sexy Zyanya (Celia Rosina) in a bar, she seems like just the ticket to some fresh blood... until she drinks his. And unfortunately for him, the ... (more…)

Hilarious, campy and loaded with gratuitous nudity and gore, the FACES OF SCHLOCK "BOOBS AND BLOOD" EDITION DVD is an outstanding 4 'film' anthology from "...4 of the best underground filmmakers you've never heard of."*. A contemporary DIY aesthetic re-interprets the classic horror-host formula into a "...equal parts Silly, Scary, Inventive and Imaginative"* collection of sexy witches, malevolent spirits, reanimated limbs and slaying Santas.

*Tex Massacre, Bloody-Disgusting.comSYNOPSIS

The Ultimate Cheesy, Sleazy, Boobs-and-Blood-Soaked Homage to '80s Horror!
"Blood Witch"
Obsessed with revenge, a young woman uses occult powers to summon a seventeenth century witch to perform diabolical deeds. ... (more…)