Banishing the Ordinary with The Risky Rabbit
A scaremaker, at least by our definition here at 52 Weeks of Horror, extends beyond those circles of filmmakers and actors who create fright on film. To be a scaremaker all have to do it create art within the horror and macabre community. Write a story. Play a song. Work a haunt. Or in the case of some very crafty folks like The Risky Rabbit, create clothes and other things that embrace the elements of pop culture and classic terror that make up the fabric of our fringe commu
COMET & CHARGE! December Giveaway!(CLOSED)
Snow is falling, the scent of pine needles is in the air, so it must be… Time to watch some awesome movies and TV shows on COMET TV and CHARGE! Yep, this December the sci-fi and horror classic The Terminator is blasting its way through Comet TV! Check out the classic and the birth of Cyberdyne Systems! If that wasn’t enough to celebrate the holiday season Babylon 5 has a Christmas marathon! After you sip your egg nog and trim the tree, turn on COMET TV for a spacey Christmas
Mandao of the Dead Exclusively on Amazon
Los Angeles, CA - Mandao Films has announced a resurrection of Halloween spirits with the Digital HD debut of writer/director Scott Dunn's Mandao of the Dead. The spectral sci-fi comedy is now available exclusively on Amazon Instant Video, ahead of an iTunes release in February 2019. The second feature from filmmaker Scott Dunn and producer Gina Gomez, Mandao of the Dead combines temporal hijinks with chills from beyond the grave in a film Horror Fuel calls "a charming winne
Womp Stomp Announces Terrifying New Project - Pathosis
Womp Stomp Films, best known for their breakout hit Never Hike Alone are at it again with a film concept that may prove even more terrifying than their last. Pathosis is the story of a woman plagued by mental illness and the monsters that exist between her disease and recovery. Just announced earlier this week, the production is already offering a stunning look at this horrific new short and is once again giving fans a chance to be involved with the production. Pathosis is th
The Whistler Invites Old Fears and New Ideas
Fairy tales used to be scary. Hell, that was the whole point of them. Stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, or The Scorpion and the Fox were meant to be cautionary stories to keep kids in line and out of danger. It's only been in the last hundred years or so with changes in society and the Disney brand gentrification of these classic stories that we've seen warnings about the dangers of trusting strangers or going into the woods alone turn into uplifting mus
A Series of Unpopular Opinions - F@%! Censorship
Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not necessarily those of 52 Weeks of Horror or its affiliates/sponsors. Tumblr has announced that it will begin targeting adult oriented content on their platform with a specific focus on eradicating any material of a sexual nature. This comes less than a year after Patreon began targeting sex workers and entertainers imposing bans and demonetization. It's all a part of a larger cultural sh
Lunch Ladies Serves Up a Deep Dark Depp Obsession
Obsession. Murder. Cannibalism. These are the corner stones of the story behind Lunch Ladies, the hilarious horror-comedy gem of the Women in Horror Film Festival. A duo of Johnny Depp obsessed school cafeteria workers win a contest based on a hamburger creation and get a chance to meet their idol in L.A. It's all a part of their master plan to become the personal chefs of the Hollywood icon. Their initial reaction is to celebrate, quit their jobs, and tell the ungrateful sta
Beautiful - The Slit Mouthed Woman Comes to Culver City
"Tangled in the web of dreams and reality, a homicide detective must fight against the evil spirit from an old Japanese urban legend to win the heart of the woman he loves." This is the log line for the new horror short film Beautiful which will be playing at the Culver City Film Festival in December. Co-Written and Directed by Petra Deeter, the story is an original take on the Japanese legend of Kuchisake-onna: the Slit Mouthed Woman. The character and mythology of this part
Jax in Love - A Cautionary Tale for Your Holiday Travels
I love that old story about the scorpion and the fox. The scorpion convinces a fox to allow it to ride on its back and together cross a river. Halfway across the river, though, the scorpion stings the fox condemning them both to drown. When asking why he'd do this, the scorpion says "because it's my nature." It's an ancient and universally constant tale of caution and choice. We feel a need to connect, to bond and help. Jax in Love is a modern tale of caution, of the percepti
The Litigious Misadventures of Satan...I Mean, Sabrina
Netflix has become a powerhouse in the entertainment industry since it beagn pioneering streaming video in the late 2000's. With success has come controversy, much of which has been contrived by executives to increase presence in the media and to boost viewership. Truthfully, it's advertising 101 because there really is no such thing as "bad press." That said, the internet has been abuzz over the last week or so with the latest "controversy" surrounding the media giant, a law
