HALLOWEEN GIFS TO YOU

Here are some scary GIFs to put you in the holiday spirit. 

Construction worker eaten alive.

The Demon Jeremy comes for Grace.

The Demon Jeremy rises.

The Demon Bride.

GIVEAWAY PROMOTION FOR HORROR NOVEL INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

Brooklyn Apache Press, an independent publishing house, announced today that from Thursday October 29th through Sunday, November 1st the popular selling novel "The Black Album: A Hollywood Horror Story" would be available for free download online through Amazon.

"Halloween and the Fall have always been both my favorite holiday and time of the year," states Carlton Holder, author of "The Black Album" and founder of the indie publisher Brooklyn Apache.

The novel tells the real life tale of the doomed movie shoot of a micro-budget horror film in the Arrowhead mountains, a production plagued with bizarre incidences, including the fatality of one actor. "I'm not saying there are Devil cults operating in those mountains, but somebody didn't want us finishing that movie," Holder continues.

Holder's experience as director on the film, included finding Satanic stone shrines on his front doorstep and receiving death threats on his phone. The movie was eventually halted in post production as unfortunate events continued to plague people involved. Holder added, "Some people blamed what happened on poor planning. Many just felt that the film was cursed right from the start. I don't know where I stand on the topic. However, I can't think of a better gift to give fans of the genre this Halloween than the unsettling story of the making of a horror movie about an urban legend that is becoming an urban legend."

The Black Album" was first published October 15th, 2013.

Shot from the unreleased movie.

"Fight the Devil?"

FREE HALLOWEEN BOOK GIVEAWAY

From October 29th through November 1st, my novel THE BLACK ALBUM: A HOLLYWOOD HORROR STORY will be available for free on Amazon.

THE BLACK ALBUM

Video courtesy of "THE BLACK ALBUM"

The scariest movie you'll never see!

A BRIEF SCARY HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES

Just because I'm thinking of horror movies right now with the passing of Wes Craven, I thought I would share some scary thoughts.

One of the great elements of a scary movie has always been (to me at least) creepy nursery rhymes. The late great horror master Wes Craven knew this all too well.

This goes back to the very origins of some nursery rhymes.

Most people don't realize the nursery rhyme "RING-A-RING OF ROSIES" is about the Bubonic plague. The rosies in the verse are the red boils around the neck of those infected with the Black Death. The posies are the herbs people carried, hoping it would protect them from becoming infected. Ashes, ashes, all fall down refers to the burning of the bodies of the infected.  

In "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET," Wes Craven created one of the most memorable scary nursery rhymes: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight, better stay up late. Nine, ten, never sleep again."

That's pretty classic.

It even inspired the nursery rhyme I came up with for the rocker who sold his soul to the Devil in my novel "THE BLACK ALBUM: A HOLLYWOOD HORROR STORY." "Play it backwards, summon him back. The Demon Jeremy will attack. Through the soul or through the flesh, the front man eternal will not rest. One night only to find your sin. One soul out, another soul in."

Anyway, hope you're sufficiently creeped out.

The Demon Jeremy

MYTHOLOGY OF A BLACK ALBUM

"Five members who could not be tamed, sold their souls for fortune and fame. Formed their spell-circle in Satan's name. In the pit of Hell, they burn by flame.

MATHALUH LIVES!

IMAGES FROM A CURSED MOVIE

With production of the "POLTERGEIST" reboot and interesting little horror films like "IT FOLLOWS" hitting theaters (I enjoyed it), my thoughts now more than ever turn to the little horror film I directed that went horribly horribly wrong in the Arrowhead Mountains of California.

It was just supposed to be a micro-budget shocker based on the Urban legend of a Rock band that quite literally went to Hell. 

Images have been invading my thoughts and dreams - or rather nightmares - as of late and I wonder to myself does the curse of The Black Album still go on.

I thought when I buried the movie and saw to it that it never saw the light of day, the curse would be over.

And it was... for awhile.

So, if I have to suffer, I figure I'd give you some images to haunt your dreams.

Resurrection of the Demon Jeremy

Images courtesy of "THE BLACK ALBUM"

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE

This FRIDAY THE 13TH you can download a free copy of "THE BLACK ALBUM: A HOLLYWOOD HORROR STORY." 

The promotion starts Friday and runs throughout the weekend.

Enjoy the horror that was INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.

GET YOUR FREE COPY

Rise of the Demon Jeremy.