Author: Jay Michaels

Season Finale airing October 31 with a watch-party featuring the cast and crew  on www.youtube.com/c/mysterymansionshow Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AvkJW25e5w Social distancing this Halloween? Join the company of Mystery Mansion, the uproarious new YouTube mini-series that, as ArtsIndependent reviewer Evan Meena aptly described it, “imagine if the Three Stooges got really stoned with HP Lovecraft and Maurice Sendak and then asked Sam Raimi to film the whole thing”. Saturday, October 31st at 8 pm, join a special live stream watch party of the entire series, featuring stand up comedian Myq Kaplan (Conan, The Tonight Show), puppeteer Rocco George (Troma) and musical guests Dylan Mars Greenberg (Theophobia,…

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LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL **** Colombia 2019 Dir: Juan Diego Escobar Alzate. 104 mins There are horror films and films of horror … the difference can be slight or it can – in the case of Luz: The Flower of Evil – a Spanish language exploration into the dark side of god, the difference is astonishing. The name ushered is back to the days of the declamatory titles of the Hammer or Amicus with Evil, Terror, Horror, and the like in the title but it’s the contradiction of the title that epitomizes the film. There are many flowers in…

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A diverse group of comedians and filmmakers hand us an uproarious homage to 80’s Horror with the web series “Mystery Mansion.” Episodes begin October 15 and will be featured at this year’s Phoenix FearCon Online Virtual Film Festival. The award-winning comedy series will premiere season one (six episodes) with the season finale showing on Halloween night. Where to watch to be announced shortly. “Mystery Mansion” – is what happens when Evil Dead meets the Three Stooges. “Mystery Mansion” follows the adventures of mad scientist, Professor Decay, occultist Mr. Horus, and chiropractor Doctor Ghoul (played by co-creators Mike Handelman, Isaiah Mueller…

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9th Annual Phoenix FearCon and Film Festival Readies Virtual Convention with Panels, Guests, Workshops, and Indie Films Phoenix FearCON, a staple for horror fans in the American Southwest for years, bringing horror fans an eclectic variety of celebrity guests, panels and an independent film festival touting cutting-edge cinematic works of all varieties from around the globe, will now go online with a program of events and movies projected to attract nearly 1 million visitors and viewers. Taking safety and social distancing to a new level, the ninth annual celebration of all things horror will go live starting October 16 and…

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