When people hear the name Nashville, their thoughts immediately turn to cowboy hats, rhinestones, and the Grand Ole Opry. Twanging country music and smokey honky tonk bars fill the mind and evoke a very specific style. The one thing no one expects is a vibrant and growing horror community deep in the heart of Music City. Daisy Dukes, so named because they make “short shorts” is the collaborative brainchild of Dycee Wildman, Jennifer Bonior, and Stephanie Adams. The trio met d

As many of you already know, YouTube recently updated its policies and programs which allow for users to monetize videos and bring in a bit of income to their channels. While the payments are rarely more than a small honorarium, there are benefits to this Partners Program that allows these otherwise obscure and unknown creators to advertise and open themselves and their work to an entirely new audience. No group has benefited more from this than the horror community. But the

To call Robin Fuqua “skilled” would be an insult to the massive store of talent that this particular Woman in Horror possesses. With over ten years of experience as a special effects makeup artist and some pretty impressive work attached to her name. A freelancer, she relies heavily on her skill and reputation to carry her to her next job while working towards her own goals as an artist and horror lover. I got a chance to talk to Robin recently and was excited to hear what sh

Sam Kolesnik and Vanessa Wright are a dynamic duo of women filmmakers. You’ll recognize their names immediately as the organizers of the Women in Horror Film Festival as well as the accomplished creators of such films as I Baked Him a Cake and Rainy Season. Their latest work, however, is a true collaboration between the two and tells a story as heartbreaking tragic as it is horrifying. Mama’s Boy is about a male prostitute who has been sexually and physically abused while pus

Women in Horror Month focuses pretty heavily on actresses and directors every year. In fact, I’m hard pressed to think of many pieces I read each February that don’t center on a beloved Scream Queens some girl power super slasher film that didn’t actually have a woman working anywhere behind the lens. But this month isn’t just about actresses and storylines about women and empowerment. It’s about recognizing women on and off camera who make some of our favorite horror movies

Once in a great while a character is brought to life that outgrows its creator’s wildest dreams and becomes a life all of its own. Like a mad scientist whose creature runs amok, these figures in horror culture burn themselves forever into our memory and become as much a part of the culture as any artist could ever hope. When Maila Nurmi dressed up as Morticia Addams from the popular, dark comedy comic strip The Addams Family, all she wanted to do was see the cartoon antics of

There are scaremakers outside of film and television who don’t get a lot of attention because, well, their medium doesn’t come into our homes on DVD or through a streaming service somewhere. As we’ve talked about before in interviews with Chet Zar and Paul Gerrard, art design itself is a vital link in the creative process that brings our favorite scary stories to life. Much like that art, an equally overlooked and underappreciated piece of that creative process is the role th

February brings a fresh crop of lovely thrills and chills for lovers (of horror). Shudder’s latest additions include two dark horror-comedies as Shudder Exclusives, along with a couple of Dario Argento staples. As always, there’s something for everyone! Exclusives: 2/1: MAYHEM (2017) - In this Shudder exclusive, MAYHEM sees a virus spreads through an office complex causing white collar workers to act out their worst impulses. Bonus: the film’s Shudder debut will include a com