With the arrival of the new year came a multitude of blogging awards that were bestowed upon me by many wonderful friends and fellow horror bloggers. So many, in fact, that it was hard to keep up with them all and I fear that I may not have thanked all of you properly. When I started blogging I had no idea that it would develop into something so rewarding not only because it’s an honest to goodness pleasure to do something I love every day, but because I got to meet so many wonderful people along the way. For fear …read more

The lovely Courtney Mroch over at my favorite travel blog, Haunt Jaunts, recently donned yours truly with an award for ‘Best Horror & Paranormal Entertainment Blog of 2009′. Thanks Haunt Jaunts!

I adore Haunt Jaunts because when I travel I like to dig up info on all the must see spooky places. I’ve even used her site to find haunted places in the city I live because it’s THAT resourceful.
Please check out Haunt Jaunts and make sure you follow Courtney on Twitter. Leave me a comment and let me know about your favorite places to visit.
Image: Haunt Jaunts

The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the nominees for the 67th Annual Golden Globes and there are a few nods to the horror genre.
HBO’s True Blood and Showtime’s Dexter will be duking it out in the Best TV Drama Series category. Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse) is up for Best TV Actress and Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan) is up for best TV Actor, with a Best Supporting Actor nomination for John Lithgow (Arthur Mitchell/The Trinity Killer) in Dexter as well. Stanley Tucci (George Harvey) received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones and Coraline is up for …read more

Roger Corman, the filmmaker affectionately known as King of the B’s, will be receiving an honorary Oscar for a lifetime of achievement that includes being mentor to some of the most famous names in Hollywood: Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard.
The news was a surprise to the 83-year-old director, who spoke to reporters at New Horizon Pictures: “I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films.” Corman will receive his award at a ceremony Saturday night along with …read more

Last night, Dread Central and Home Media Magazine hosted the first annual Reaper Awards and the winners have been announced! The event took place at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The ‘Grimmys’ were awarded to the best DVDs and Blu-ray discs of the year–including cult classics, modern blockbusters and direct-to-video favorites.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment took home four Grimmys, but Anchor Bay’s Hellraiser boxed stole the show. You can read more about the event from Home Media Magazine and see what a Grimmy actually looks like here.
2009 Reaper Award Winners:
• Best in Show: Hellraiser Box Set, Anchor Bay Entertainment
• …read more

Dread Central teamed up with Home Media Magazine to host the Reaper Awards 2009 and the winners will be announced tonight at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The ‘Grimmys’ will be awarded to the best DVDs and Blu-ray discs of the year. This includes cult classics, modern blockbusters and direct-to-video favorites (wholly underappreciated!).
Some of this year’s judges included a selection of the finest fiends from places like Fangoria, Bloody-Disgusting and Rue Morgue.
Voting was up to the fans, who chose their favorites between September 1 and October 1. Here’s a little bit more about tonight’s venue:

Since it opened its doors in …read more

The Chiller Eyegore Awards, honoring the horror genre’s stars and creative artists, were hosted by Universal Studios Hollywood last week to help kick off its annual Halloween Horror Nights theme park horror event! Universal Studios Hollywood partnered with Chiller TV, the recently-launched channel from NBC Universal, to stage the event.
Corey Feldman and his hair hosted the festivities. Rob Zombie, Tobin Bell and Rick Baker were among the honorees. Check out these pics from the event. Jealous!

Six-time Oscar-winning special effects artist Rick Baker (left) and director/rock star Rob Zombie arriving at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights opening night event event for the Chiller …read more

Looks like Halloween II director Rob Zombie, Saw star Tobin Bell and Deadgirl star Noah Segan will be among the Chiller-Eyegore Awards honorees at Universal Studios Hollywood, as the theme park celebrates opening night of Halloween Horror Nights today. Also being honored is Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker. The ceremonies will be hosted by Corey Feldman (oh Corey…) and will be televised by Chiller TV.
Halloween Horror Nights pairs Hollywood scenic and special effects artists with a huge cast. By providing a “live” experience in a theme park setting, the event brings your favorite horror films to life. HHN begins a 16-night run starting …read more

Thanks to everyone for the great poem/haiku submissions for the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab competition!
It was so hard to choose just one and some of you guys seriously cracked me up, but there can only be one winner. However, check back with me all month long for LOTS of Halloween related giveaways–many of which you just need to leave me a comment to enter to win!
And the winner is…Elizabeth Beck!!! Please check the email address you left your comment with to find out how to receive your gift.
NOCTILUCENT (The Story of Tarchanjan)
In a realm of shade and shadow
When the world …read more

Congratulations to Drew Daywalt for winning Halloween Horror Nights–Chiller ‘Scary Good Film Competition’!!!

The competition offered filmmakers an opportunity to have their short film rewarded with a broadcast on Chiller, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip for two–to the October 2 opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. Jealous!
Bedfellows was Drew’s piece and Internet voters chose him as the best among ten finalists. Drew has written and directed features for Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart, Tony Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer. He has been spending a lot of his time writing and directing 30 short films for the …read more