Everyone is different, what personally connects you with horror? Horror honestly saved me in middle school. In 7th grade I was running with the wrong crowd, getting into trouble, and carrying around a lot of anger I didn’t know how to process. Then one Saturday night I stumbled onto Night of the Living Dead (the original 1968 movie) on TV, and it completely floored me. Something clicked. I picked up a Super 8 camera and started trying to recreate the images and energy I saw in horror films. For me, horror is an outlet — a space to explore fear,…
Author: Michael Joy
Indie Rights has secured Worldwide distribution rights to the edgy thriller/horror movie AIR SHIFT, written and directed by Chris Maes. The film tells the story of female disk-jockey Lisa Richmond, who works an overnight shift at a small-town FM radio station playing new and alternative music. Over the course of a single fateful night, she finds herself held captive by a deranged pattern killer while also battling a mysterious zombie uprising nearby. Indie Rights is planning to release the film initially across TVOD platforms for a limited run in late October/early November, followed by a wider release across other platforms.…
The film may be relentless, but the soundtrack is pure heart. From A Soldier’s Descent, the upcoming military slasher known for its unflinching realism, tension, and psychological impact, comes something no one expected — a country music soundtrack that hits deep where the blade can’t reach. Performed by Honkytonk Hollow, the Official Motion Picture Soundtrack is now available worldwide. But don’t expect horror-themed tracks — expect music that humanizes the story. These songs reflect the emotional core of the film: the people before the chaos, the bonds before the breakdown, and the memories that linger long after the violence. With…
Every night, a new little door. Every door, a new little horror. Award-winning storytellers Matthew G. Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring, best know for writing and directing the Emmy-nominated Welcome to the Blumhouse Live experience, present LONG WINTER NIGHTS, a free holiday horror advent calendar podcast. The series uses audio flash fiction to combine the beloved ritual of an advent calendar with the centuries-old tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmastime. LONG WINTER NIGHTS will premiere December 1 across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Inspired by the dark heart of the holiday season, LONG…
Indie Horror Junkie’s own Rick Danford is stepping back into the shadows with his latest supernatural short film, They’re Here, set to begin production this December. The self-produced project marks Danford’s return to the kind of pure, atmospheric horror that first defined his career — a chilling, intimate story steeped in isolation, guilt, and the unseen horrors that emerge when forbidden doors are opened. They’re Here centers on a young woman who returns home after a séance gone terribly wrong, only to realize that something sinister may have followed her back. With just one actress, Natalie Brienen, and a single…