Drew Daywalt is at it again with his latest horror short, Suicide Girl. The four minute film tells the story of one woman’s suicide video and how it acts as a catalyst for horror from beyond the grave. If you haven’t checked out the trailer for his demonically delicious web-series, Camera Obscura, then you’re missing out. Dig in on the movie below and let me know what you think.

A young woman seeks out the mundane after a troubled past and finds peace in a hospital alone at night, collating patient records. That is, until a series of unsettling events leads her to believe the hospital may be connected to a number of recent murders in the area. To get to the truth, Roslyn must solve the mystery of her own disturbing past.

The first clips for UK horror-thriller Psych:9 were released earlier this month and I recently had the opportunity to talk with director Andrew Shortell about the film that stars Sara Foster (The Big Bounce) as Roslyn, Cary …read more

Taking a cue from Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno, Lionsgate and Paramount have decided to go head-to-head when it comes to their box office darlings, Saw VII 3D and Paranormal Activity 2.
Paramount hired Saw VI director Kevin Greutert and prime time veteran writer Michael R. Perry to create the sequel to last year’s indie sensation, Paranormal Activity. Ironically, this would have put Paranormal Activity 2 up against Lionsgate’s Saw VII for this year’s pre-Halloween weekend. Apparently, this got Lionsgate’s panties in a twist and they have decided to exercise an option in Greutert’s contract that forces him back to the …read more

I’m donning a little plaid today (exactly where you’re imagining) and in honor of schoolgirls everywhere I present to you the Schoolgirl Edition of Video Vault . Today’s lesson consists of a few clips from the German sleaze-fest known as Schulmadchen Report (Schoolgirl Report), as well as a few Asian schoolgirl horror trailers.
During the 70’s Walter Boos, Wolf C. Hartwig and Ludwig Spitaler got together to create thirteen, super horny original films which were adapted from a book series written by Gunther Hunold. These vignettes covered themes including: interracial love affairs, male and female masturbation sequences, forced prostitution, rape, voyeurism, …read more

Recent films like Paranormal Activity and The House of the Devil owe a debt of gratitude to Herk Harvey’s cult classic, Carnival of Souls. The film was made for a mere $33,000 and relies on dramatic black-and-white photography and a dreamy atmosphere to conjure the horror beneath the everyday. A young organist’s life is transformed after a car crash and she becomes haunted by a ghostly figure.
From the start of the film (there are no opening credits) we are jolted into Mary Henry’s (Candace Hilligoss) world. A drag race sends Mary’s car plummeting into a river, but she mysteriously survives …read more

While rumors about Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit were recently debunked, the director has enough projects on the horizon to keep our attention shifted elsewhere. Even though Del Toro is up to his proverbial eyeballs in film, he somehow managed to find time to support the work of budding filmmakers Andy and Barbara Muschietti. Del Toro will be helping them develop a feature version of their short film, Mamá, which was a festival hit during its release in 2008. Though the clip looks promising in its own right, it wouldn’t hurt to have thee Del Toro backing them. He helped …read more

…A Playboy Bunny that is. Swedish model Angelica Jansson is taking a turn at horror in the upcoming psychological horror-thriller Mara. The film is written, produced and directed by Fredrik Hedberg, Jacob Kondrup and Åke Gustavsson.
When five friends get together for a weekend in the woods, Jenny has no idea her relaxing getaway will soon turn into a nightmare.
Jenny (Angelica Jansson) is a young woman with a dark past. During her childhood she witnessed something terrifying that scarred her for life. Now, ten years later years later, Jenny has created a new life of her own.  In the last days …read more

Check out these new clips from the UK horror-thriller Psych:9, directed by Andrew Shortell.
Roslyn (Sara Foster), a troubled young woman, takes a job at a recently closed hospital to collate the hardcopy patient records. Working alone in the building after dark, she experiences a series of unsettling events that lead her to believe the hospital may be connected to a number of recent murders in the area. To uncover the truth, she has to solve the mystery of her own disturbing past.
In the first clip, Monitor, we get a glimpse of the thing that may be haunting Sara. In Therapy, …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.
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Director Andrew Shortell and writer Lawrence Robinson are behind the new horror-thriller, Psych:9, starring Sara Foster (‘The Big Bounce’), Cary Elwes (‘Saw’), Michael Biehn (‘Aliens’) and Gabriel Mann (‘The Bourne Supremacy’). I wonder if Cary gets to keep his foot this time around.
The film gets a UK theatrical release February 5, 2010 and a small US theatrical release is expected for later next year–possibly Spring. Universal Pictures UK has acquired UK home entertainment rights to the film through its indi Vision label
In Psych:9, a young woman with a troubled past takes a job at a recently closed hospital to collate the …read more