EVENT REPORT: TEXAS CHAINSAW Screening with William Friedkin & Tobe Hooper!
Monday evening, July 21st, 2014 was a very special night for horror fanatics based in the Los Angeles area! The Vista Theater in association with the fine folks over at the Cinefamily held a very special screening of the legendary horror classic ‘THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE‘ to celebrate it’s 40th (!) anniversary. This version boasts […]
Fantasia Review: LIFE AFTER BETH
There’s something about the whole idea of zombies and people returning from the dead that used to strike fear into horror fans. Films like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, ZOMBI, and various others were able to make their viewers genuinely affected and frightened. Somewhere in the last half decade or so, there was a shift, […]
LA Residents: Catch A H.M.A.D. Screening of JASON TAKES MANHATTAN This Saturday!!
Los Angeles residents needing something fun to do this weekend can now rejoice, as Brian Collins and Horror Movie A Day is preparing to bring you a special 35mm screening of the head punching, cruise intruding Voorhees exploits of FRIDAY THE 13TH VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN! It’s going down this Saturday (July 19th) in celebration of […]
2014 Fantasia International Film Festival Boasts Impressive Lineup; Horror and Sci-Fi Titles Galore!
The 2014 Fantasia International Film Festival is ready to hit Montreal hard, lasting from July 17-August 5th, and like usual, Icons of Fright will be bringing you fright fanatics review coverage galore, as this year’s lineup is definitely one to write home about. Everything from my most anticipated film of the year, FAULTS, Richard Bates, […]
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’s Heather Langenkamp gets herself a ‘Freddy Cut’ For Scares That Care!
I’ve always loved seeing Heather Langenkamp in things, as the Elm Street spotlight typically goes to Freddy himself, bypassing how integral the character of Nancy was in the original film. While Freddy is the star of the series in most fans’ eyes, my preferences tend to fall more with the protagonists of horror, and when […]
HELLRAISER Q&A MODERATED BY FANGORIA EIC CHRIS ALEXANDER!
While at Texas Frightmare Weekend, I had the pleasure of hearing from a few cenobites at the HELLRAISER panel, known to other Frightmare attendees as the Cenobite Me panel. Doug Bradley, who played the infamous character of Pinhead, along with Nicholas Vince, who played Chatterer, and Barbie Wilde, who played the female cenobite in HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER […]
Help Support Mental Fitness, Inc. Charity Auction In Its FINAL TEN DAYS, Awesome Horror Items Up To Bid On!!
As a horror fan, what led me to the genre was how much of an escape from reality it was to me as a child. Like so many fans, it was that frightening yet fun escapism that helped take my mind off of any real horror that was going on back in my home life. […]
Second Wave of FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Films Announced, Including Abel Ferrara’s WELCOME TO NEW YORK!
The Montreal-based Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to run again this year from July 17th-August 5th, and having already boasted a very impressive first wave of films (including a special presentation of James Gunn’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY), the second wave of films has now been announced, making the festival sounds like an […]
