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The Sounds From Hell

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The film From Hell is just out on video and DVD. It’s a retelling of the Jack the Ripper story, but its gruesome features are not so much visual as sonic. Steve Boeddeker the sound designer for From Hell demonstrates some of his scary sounds in his California studio.

Creepy Kids

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Monster Mash Up

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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

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Why Wes Was The Best

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Wes Craven went above and beyond the call of duty to judge our “Scary Short Film Fest” last year, inspiring hundreds of aspiring filmmakers in the process. We’ll miss him. 

Horror School

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How old-school special effects artists dismember their high-tech competition.

No Tell Motel

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 Tuck yourself into our story about creepy, cinematic motels.

Wes Craven

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Our conversation with the late Wes Craven about his decades as the American horror auteur

Sam Raimi

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Director Sam Raimi talks about his film “Drag Me to Hell” and returning to his supernatural roots. 

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