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Halloween Short Film Double Feature

Skypemare

Here's a link to a seriously scary, 7 minute short film that takes place on Halloween and should make those of you who Skype more than a bit nervous. Written and directed by John Fitzpatrick, Skypemare recently debuted at ScreamFest in LA and stars genre veteran Cerina Vincent. Skypemare is brought to you by the good folks at Dread Central and is only available until November 1st!

Skypemare

  

Also...

Meet a Silver Shamrock Janitor

Whether you're familiar with Halloween 3:  Season of the Witch (out now on Blu-Ray from shoutfactory.com) or not, I'm sure you can sympathize with Ikhael Raputzy, a janitor employed by Silver Shamrock Novelties, in this mockumentary from Jon Bershad and Curtis Retherford.

Meet a Silver Shamrock Janitor

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Enjoy!!

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iOS App

The Hunting is a creepy new app for iOS Devices that is equal parts horror movie and survival horror video game. Shot entirely in first person perspective on an iPhone 4S, The Hunting is like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Novel come to life. It's described at thehunting-movieapp.com as, “An interactive zombie movie where you are the hunted.”

Directed by Allan Plenderleith, designed and developed by Jason Stewart, and produced by Rebecca Tranter, The Hunting was shot on a shoestring budget and is being billed by its creators as "the world's scariest app!"

Check out the the reactions of some British Teenagers after they played it for the first time!!

The Hunting (Parts 1 and 2) is available now on the App Store.  Part 1 is Free, and Part 2 is just $.99!!

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Enjoy!!

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Happy Halloween!!

The Sandman Sale

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Neil Gaiman's seminal horror-fantasy comic, The Sandman, Comixology is running a 7 Day The Sandman Sale!!  Gaiman's entire 75 issue run on The Sandman, plus The Sandman Annual, and each of the mini-series, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters,  Death: The High Cost of Living, and Death: The Time of Your Life are just $.99 per issue!!

If you were ever going to check out the mythology of Dream of the Endless and his siblings, Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Destruction, and Delirium (who was once Delight)...  Now is the time!!

And, don't forget to head down to your local comic shop on October 30th to pick up the first issue of Gaiman's new mini-series, The Sandman: Overture!  

The Sandman Sale runs from October 29th to November 4th!

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Short Story

"Hide and Seek"

Here is an original work written and read by UK YouTuber, Nick Gisburne.  

"Hide and Seek" is more than a little creepy... I might even go as far as disturbing!

Make sure to listen to more classic and creepy poetry & prose at Nick Gisburne's YouTube Page!!

Hide and Seek by Nick Gisburne 

(Running time:  4 min: 10 Sec)

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Short Film

Telling you which Horror sub-genre Mother Died is from might ruin the experience for you.

So I won't.  

But, suffice it to say, I really, really liked it!!

Brought to you from across the pond by the talented folks at Bloody Cuts, the film seems so altogether human and noble...  

And scary!

Click on the title below to watch Mother Died on YouTube!!

Make sure to check out more scary shorts at the YouTube page for Bloody Cuts Films and don't forget to visit bloodycuts.co.uk on Halloween for something... wicked!! 

Mother Died  (Running Time:  7:18)

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Audiobook Recommendation

Here's the perfect dark horror for a creepy Sunday afternoon listen:  The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker!

The Hellbound Heart was written in the early 80's during Barker's Books of Blood-Damnation Game period, the latter of which was nominated for England's Booker Prize.  It inspired the film, Hellraiser, which Barker also wrote and directed.  

Available from Audible, The Hellbound Heart is read by the author.  Although this edition is abridged, the unabridged version is not narrated by Barker.  Clive's Liverpudlian accent and background in theater really help to elevate the lyrical quality of his already beautiful, dark prose. Upon hearing it read aloud, I was struck by the timeless quality the novel possesses.  It's a joy to listen to!  

If you are curious about him, The Official Clive Barker Website lends insight and gives a candid glimpse of the author.  Also, make sure to check out Clive Barker's Amazon Page, where you will find more of his work, including The Hellbound Heart, The Books of Blood, The Damnation Game, Cabal, and The Great and Secret Show.  All of these books are highly recommended!!

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Enjoy!!

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Happy Halloween!!