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May 28, 2021
Two festival-goers at an early screening of Clerks inspired Kevin Smith to make his stories about filmmaking a staple of…
May 12, 2021
Shawshank Redemption & The Mist director Frank Darabont got a heavyweight producer to back his latest script and it still…
May 7, 2021
Clancy Brown says his performance in The Shawshank Redemption almost went overboard—until Darabont saved it with brutally honest direction.
May 5, 2021
Clancy Brown, the towering actor of Highlander fame, says his Frankenstein's monster make-up for The Bride turned him off to…
April 29, 2021
How Nightbreed, Hellraiser and Books of Blood author Clive Barker Found Inspiration in the legendary estate of the late Harlan…
April 28, 2021
Legendary CANDYMAN, BOOKS OF BLOOD & HELLRASIER author Clive Barker’s Keys to Crafting Horror: Write Like a Journalist and Without…
February 12, 2021
Exclusive Interview: Neil Marshall Drew From Westerns & Medieval History to Make Witch-Hunter Horror THE RECKONING!
December 23, 2020
Our first-ever guide to the horror festival circuit was made possible with the participation of 15 industry experts. Some are…
December 23, 2020
Dread Central presents: the ultimate guide to the best horror festivals in the world for 2021. Filmmakers and fans, strap…
July 25, 2020
“My taste is for films that are consciously playful with genre,” says Romola Garai. Her debut feature, Amulet, certainly fits…
February 6, 2020
Michael Whalen pitched fellow producers Doug McKay and Cindy Bond an idea: “You know, we really should develop a movie…
February 5, 2020
'Possessor' director Brandon Cronenberg says horror filmmakers should embrace all art forms to avoid "making movies about movies."