Christmas will be coming early for fans of horror legend Tom Savini – the documentary on his life and career Smoke And Mirrors will be making its much-anticipated premiere on the Shudder service on Dec. 16th. Shudder sent out a press release to herald the release: “Special Makeup effects legend, actor, director and stuntman Tom […]
Tag: Documentary
Guitar Heroes Tell Their Stories In The Trailer for ‘Blood, Frets and Tears’ – Available Now On Amazon Prime
Those that master the guitar are looked upon as Gods – not just in the Metal / Rock world – but in all of music. If you can make those six strings sing – you’ve got your golden ticket. Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Slash – we could literally list the guitar heroes for hours […]
B-52’s Announce 40th Anniversary Tour – Documentary And Book Also Announced
One of the most iconic acts to come out of the MTV era was the B-52’s. Thier rowdy, party music and larger than life personalities quickly elevated them to legendary status. It’s so hard to believe that it went down 40 years ago but – here we are talking about a B-52’s 40th Anniversary show. […]
New Documentary Highlights The Career Of Dan Curtis
In the late ’60’s and through the ’70’s the television horror genre was defined by one man – Dan Curtis. With Dark Shadows – history was made and a TV genre was born. I can remember as a boy – rushing home from school to see the latest episode and to find out what Barnabas […]
Time For A ‘Sleepaway Camp’ Documentary – Four Hours Of Shenanigans Are Heading Our Way
As I type up this report – Felissa Rose is like 20 feet away from me. Attending the DarkX-Mas convention this weekend in cloudy and cold Cleveland Ohio – and Felissa is a guest of honor. No reason you really needed to know that other than the fact that it amuses me that I am […]
Celebrate Fandom With The Trailer Debut Of ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards’
The Monster Squad – the Fred Dekker directed love letter to classic monster flicks has quietly and slowly morphed into a cult classic. I remember loving it during its debut back in 1987 but the film was a well-kept secret – except for those of us cool enough to be “in the know”. […]
Fantastic Artwork Heralds The Start Of ‘The Dark Heart Of Jason Vorhees’
Horror documentaries have been the rage for a while now – seems that ever franchise – every pop culture happening now requires an in-depth examination as for good reason – fans freaking love them. As such – I bring you news of a new documentary that will focus in on an individual chapter of the […]
Actor Mark Patton’s Personal Nightmare Revealed In Teaser For ‘Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street’
It’s been 32 years since the second chapter in the genre defining Nightmare on Elm Street franchise debuted. I clearly remember the uproar that quickly followed the films release and the open hatred that was targeted at the film. In the upcoming documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street – the films […]
Small Town Monsters Invites You On A Road Trip To Chestnut Ridge
Seth Breedlove and his band of merry monster hunters over at Small Town Monsters have become a paranormal documentary making machine – they’ve searched for Bigfoot a couple of times now – they investigated the Mothman and now they are going to head on over to Pennsylvania to look at all the strange happenings that […]
‘Shudder’ Gets Original With The Debut Of ‘Primal Screen’
Streaming services providing original content is obviously nothing new but for the all horror streaming service Shudder – this will be their first foray into that brave new world. Coming to us from director Rodney Ascher – who genre fans should recall for the documentaries Room 237 and The Nightmare – is Primal Screen which […]
Robert Englund And Robert Kurtzman Recount ‘Nightmares In The Makeup Chair’
Just got wind of a really interesting new documentary that is heading our way. Remember a year or so back when Robert Englund partnered up with FX legend Robert Kurtzman to resurrect good old Freddy Kruger for one last curtain call at Flashback Weekend? It was quite the event and lucky for all […]
“DOOMED: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four” (2016): It’s Buryin Time
The schlocky 90s era adaptation of The Fantastic Four is the stuff of geek legend. Infamously made as a quick attempt by German production company Constantin Film to keep the rights from leaving them before being buried, this version of Marvel’s First Family isn’t up to snuff with the Marvel Cinematic Universe films we’re getting […]
HBO Documentary Warns You To ‘Beware The Slenderman’
A work of fiction that crossed into the real world in a horrifying and violent fashion – the legend of The Slenderman has been heard by many and misunderstood by most. Mainstream media caught up with the craze when a pair of 12-year-old girls made headlines when they murdered a classmate and cited The […]
Scream Queen Linnea Quigley Launches Kickstarter For Her Directorial Debut, EXTRAS!
For those who have been following Horror News Radio and Decades of Horror, then you too are likely big fans of the Scream Queens from the Seventies and Eighties. One of the brightest stars of this age is the one-and-only Linnea Quigley. With roles in Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Hollywood […]