Shutter Island Review (2010)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Written by: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay) and Dennis Lehane (novel)
Review by: Rick Romanowski

So the other night I had the extreme pleasure in seeing one of the most anticipated movies of 2010 and that was Shutter Island. The trailers made the movie look like it was a hardcore horror film and then the reviews started to surface saying how great it was and how amazing it was… but the twist, was lame. I went in ignoring all those reviews and I came out stunned and pleased.

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Film Review: 'DayBreakers' (2010)

Review by: Rick Romanowski
Directed  and Written by: Michael and Peter Spierig
Released in Theaters January 2010

A couple days ago I got to see one of the most anticipating horror movies of the year and it was Daybreakers. The story follows along in a world where vampires replace humans and the vampires are struggling to find either a cure or a blood substitute. However, one vampire, who doesn’t drink human blood, is enlisted by an underground group of humans who may have found a procedure to turn vampires back into humans. But the head of a greedy blood corporation wants to ensure that there is no cure. I really enjoyed this movie, a lot, and yes I do have some gripes here and there but it was an overall fun ride with some good makeup and gore effects.

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Film Review: Cheerleader Massacre (2003)

Review by: Rick Romanowski
Director: Jim Wynorski
Writer:Lenny Juliano

This movie was one of those movies where it completely fooled me into thinking that it was a cheesy 80's slasher flick, based on the cover, but it wasn't. It was quite possibly one of the worst slasher films that I have ever seen. The film is about a group of cheerleaders and two potheads who escape to a desolate cabin, in the cold woods, for a weekend getaway. However, things get extra chilly when they start to get murdered by an unknown killer. At the same time, the local sheriff's department is hunting down a dangerous killer.

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Film Review: Severance (2006)

 Review by: Rick Romanowski
Directed by: Christopher Smith
Written by: James Moran and Christopher Smith
Released: August 2006

This film is probably one of the best examples of British humor mixed with hard-core horror. This movie is about a group of British businessmen who get sideswiped after a bus accident and are left alone in the woods. Then, when they find an old abandoned home, things begin to take a turn for the worse, people start disappearing and turning up dead. The reason why I love this film is because it combines satirical elements, as see in Office Space, and gory horror, as see in Wrong Turn. The acting seemed natural, the gore and scariness was there and just the general wackiness of this movie really made it worth watching.

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Film Review: Cirque Du Freak'The Vampire's Assistant' (2009)

Directed by: Paul Weitz 
Written by: Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland
Review by: Rick Romanowski
Released: October 2009
First off, when I first heard of The Vampire’s Assistant I thought it would be pretty cool and I thought that John C. Reilly would showcase his typical idiot character but this movie wasn’t bad. It was pretty damn good for a kid’s movie. It tells the story of a out of place teen who always follows by the rules… but when he steals a deadly spider from a vampire and it bites his rule-breaking friend, he has to turn himself into a vampire to get the antidote for the poison and in turn, help out around the circus. He is then unwillingly thrown into a hundred year battle of Vampires and Vampanese.

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Film Review: PontyPool (2008)

Review by: Rick Romanoswki
Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Written by: Tom Burgess
Limited Release, U.S. May 2009

I am going to be totally honest, when I first heard the premises of Pontypool, I thought it would be about zombies and I thought that it would have been sort of dumb… but I was very wrong. In fact, this turned out to be one of my favorite apocalyptic movies of all time. I loved every bit of this movie right down to the acting and even the actual sickness that plagues humans. I was even terrified at some points.

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Film Review: Zombieland (2009)

Directed by: Ruben Fleischeer Written by: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
Review by: Rick Romanowski

I finally saw Zombieland despite not going to an advanced screening, but rather seeing it during the Red Carpet premiere in Chicago and I have to say that it is one of the best zombie parody movies sense Shaun of the Dead. In fact, I am willing to say that this isn’t really a horror movie at all… even though there are some scares. The movie is about a kid who survives because he has a list of zombie survival tips. He meets this southern zombie killer extraordinaire and they pair up… even after being taken hostage by a 12-year-old and here older sister. The movie then just goes in all directions after that.

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Film Review: Paranormal Activity (2009)

Written and Directed by: Oren Peli
Release Date: October 2009

Review by: Rick Romanowski

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Paranormal Activity in theaters and I have to say, this movie truly scared me to death and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It’s so rare to see a movie that is actually frightening but this movie is a huge exception and it seems like all the scary films that are original are only getting select screenings and not theatrical. What this movie accomplishes so well is that it does not let down the entire movie.

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Film Review: Rob Zombie's Halloween 2. (By Rick)

Review by: Rick Romanowski


Halloween II is exactly what I expected it to be… a jumbled mess of lights, blood and ghosts. I went in having real low expectations but I walked out with a sense of ‘what did I just watch,’ which I guess was better than what I expected. The plot, in simple words, is centering on Laurie who is trying to overcome the terror that had happened to her but Michael is back and he is seeing apparitions of his mom and of himself as a little kid. His ghost mom and his ghost kid-self tell him that he must make Laurie part of the family.

What really bothered me was the fact that none of the characters were likable or even remotely enjoyable to watch. What I enjoyed about the original Halloween II is that Laurie still retained her innocence; she still was this helpless girl that tangled with evil. That’s not the case here! Laurie is a stupid, alcoholic whiny girl who you kind of want to see get killed. Even Loomis is a douche in this movie. The only real person that I actually cared for was the Sheriff because he had depth and emotion.

I loathed the supernatural aspect of this film because it did not need to be in there. They are adding layers of character to Michael that didn’t need to be added… they are trying to make him seem like a person that has a conscience but he simply does not, he is the Boogeyman. Also, why does Michael Myers dress like a homeless guy and why does he have a beard? A homeless looking Michael is not something that I neither am used to nor do I want to see.

In fairness, this movie does have its brutal killings, a lot of blood and some pretty awesome camera angles but what throws me off from this movie is the fact that there are points (specifically Laurie’s dreams) where it’s so LSD induced and so fucked up, I don’t know what to think.

Overall, this movie was a mess and it was hard to follow. There were points where it tried to be serous but it failed and there were times when the corniness, supernatural elements and the characters got in the way of the already messed up plot. I think this movie could have been better had they kept it in the same night and not over the course of a few days. But, this is Zombie’s rendition so I can’t complain.

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Film Review: The Unknown (2005)

(Also known as Clawed The Legend of Sasquatch)
Directed by: Karl Kozak and Written by: Don J. Rearden and Karl Kozak

Released: April 14,2005

Review by: Rick Romanowski
Yes, yet another movie about the infamous Sasquatch. However, this movie, despite its creepy video cover was not a creature feature but more of a conflict between man and man, or man and nature, not man and creature/animal. I will say that it had some pretty good elements and plot points but overall this movie was not that scary.

The elements that made this movie work, to a point, was the scenery shots of the woods and the seemingly endless forest. They incorporated great sunsets, sunrises, tree canopies and a beautiful shot of the fog gently rolling into the forestry. These shots made for great establishing shots and transitional elements. The beginning of the movie, which was a montage of these shots, was an even greater ingredient because it had a Native Americana influence as well as a little back story of the Sasquatch, which not many movies have.

However, there is a bad egg in this carton, or should I say a few. The main conflict in this movie was not the Sasquatch but in fact a battle between man and man, and teen and teacher. Basically a hunter is getting his revenge on the whole town because his friend died in the hands of the beast and he's just running around killing people because he's mad. It's almost funny and pointless. The conflict was weak and, at best, a humorous parody of typical forest-fright movies. The other conflict was a slacker teen that gets assigned a nature project because his teacher is mad that he's failing, so the teen is paired up with a brainiac and they run into Sasquatch; again, a conflict between the teacher, the slacker teen and the geeky teen.

The only time that you ever see the Sasquatch, or the only reason why he is even in this movie is just to stalk the teens and act scary, which he is not. Like I said, this movie could be considered a weak drama more than a horror, with great scenery shots. I would not recommend this movie to hard-core horror fanatics but for b-movie drama fans. Maybe even beginner horror fans this would be acceptable, but definitely not those who want the fur scared off of them.

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Film Review: Unearthed (2007)

Review by: Rick Romanowski
Released: November 2007
Written and Directed by: Matthew Leutwyler

I completely underestimated this movie; I thought that this would be another stupid zombie or plat-thing movie, where the antagonist rises from the ground to cause mass panic and mayhem. For the most part it was true, however, there are not zombies or plants, in fact; this movie is about a Native American myth that was buried under ground after it nearly whipped out the Anasazi tribe. Much to my liking of the plot, it goes further to explain that this "thing" may not have come from this world, but another.

This movie had a very Alien look to it; in fact the creature looked a lot like the Xenomorphs from the Alien films intermixed with the creatures from Feast (2006). There were some great establishing shots including silhouettes and angular shots. The film had three natural colors including green, warm colors and blue colors. However, when the action heightens and the creature attacks, the camera goes from steady shots to shaky hand-held shots and it's hard to see what is going on. Almost keeping you on the edge of your seat and hoping to catch a glimpse of what is going on.

The acting was pretty good and it had some great emotional feeling to it. There were points where the acting was a bit over the top, but I enjoyed the performances by them. I was hoping for a more gradual character development but it went too fast and at the end, you didn’t really care for the characters.

This movie was very well done for what seems like a low budget. This movie also does a great job blinding you with flashlights and glow sticks. There were some great scares that reminded me of Neil Marshall's Descent, as a matter of fact, the cave scenes were a great tribute to that exact film. The directors were heavily influenced by some of the more classic and modern horror films and they did a great job applying those aspects to this movie. Sure there are some pretty cheesy parts, but other than that, this movie was pretty good.

I would recommend this movie to any horror fan that loves creature features, horror-action, and Neil Marshall or Ridley Scott films. I would go as far to say that if you enjoyed Tremors or the Abyss, you would like this film. There are some great scares and I would strongly recommend this movie to any horror fan.

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Film Review: Lake Dead (2007)

Review by: Rick Romonawski
Release Date: July 11 2008

Director: George Bessudo Writer: Daniel P. Coughlin (writer)

This was an interesting film that caught me off guard. I expected a movie that was worse than Ghost Lake or Zombie Lake. Boy I couldn't be further from the truth. This movie is about four sisters who inherit the Lake Hotel from their newly found grandfather, their dad did not tell them about him for "security" reasons, and the sisters soon realize that their grandfather was murdered and that there are these men who are trying to kill them.

Let me get started by stating that the story was heavily influenced by a warm house blend of Wrong Turn, The Hills Have Eyes and the Texas Chainsaw. You'll notice why it incorporates these films because of two main concepts presented in this film. One being deformed brothers, who wear jumpsuits, running around and murdering/raping teenagers and the second I won’t say since it might give too much away. What turns this, already milked, story into an original is the twist and subtext of the movie. It can become over the top and even to melodramatic. I could compare this movie to an A&E special or Cold Case reenactment gone horribly wrong.

The acting was good, but in parts. The beginning of the movie seemed like it was an afternoon soap. There were some okay jokes and at points the teens reacted to minor details as being life threatening. However, when the first murder takes place, that's when his TBS drama turns into a Fright Night. When the sisters begin to display real emotion, when the male character becomes the hero and villains become more real. Scares were not big in this movie, but when they did appear, it was okay. What was scary was not only just those deformed Billy brothers but the family in which they come from. Overall, this movie was good for what it was worth. In fact, I sort of like this movie. Sure it had its moments but that’s what makes the movie good, it was a nice attempt and I think it really worked.

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Film Review: District-9 (2009)

Review by: Rick Romanowski

Release Date: August 14,2009

Director: Neil Blomkamp

Writers: Neil Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

To be honest, I was very skeptical about this movie when I first saw the preview for it. I didn’t know what to think about it, well, after much wait and a fire drill in our theater, I finally saw District 9. To me it was deceiving, but the movie was very well crafted, great acting, amazing effects and it’s very, very, very sad… but still very good. It was a movie that turns the alien sci-fi genre on its side, in a way, since the aliens in this movie are the good guys. It sends a message to everybody that is painfully obvious but if you look past the political statement then it’s brilliant.

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Film Review: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Written and Directed by:Michael Dougherty
Release Date: October 2009

Review by: Rick Romanowski

It’s very rare to see an original horror film these days let alone an original film about the spirit of Halloween. There have been a few but they haven’t even scratched the surface of the true meaning of Halloween. Trick r’ Treat is one of those movies that blew my mind away and did not disappoint me all the way through. The movie is about interconnecting stories that all happen on the same night; a couple who blows out the pumpkin before Halloween is done, a school teacher who happens to be a killer, a group of kids who play a prank that’s gone too far, a young woman who is stalked by a mysterious man, a curmudgeonly old man is visited by a small little trick-or-treater. One of the things that I enjoyed about this movie was that it was almost like a fair tale… the whole movie had an eerie fantasy element to it, as though Tim Burton did it.

There were a lot of scary moments and for me, at first, they scared the crap out of me but then after a while I got used to them… but that doesn’t mean that they weren’t freaky. Some of the creepier moments would be the twists at the end of all the stories; hell, even the music was creepy as hell! Although, there were some funny parts to this movie but this humor was very, very dark. This is the kind of humor that you probably would only understand if you were a horror fan or knew about Halloween customs. Ex: the teacher is trying to bury the bodies but his son keeps yelling down from the window asking him when he’s going to help him carve up the pumpkins. Horror and comedy wise, this movie was an overall delight.

What made this movie even better, and may provide a reason for why it seemed so fantasized and eerie was that they made each story as though it was coming from a comic book named ‘Trick r’ Treat,” much like what Romero and King did when they made Creepshow. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if that were one of Dougherty’s inspirations. The beginning sets us up that these are comic book stories and the ending showed a rapid-fire montage of comic book panels.

I could go into real detail with this review and I could write a whole paper on this movie but if I do, I would end up giving away major plot points. Therefore, I STRONGLY, STRONGLY, STRONGLY urge any horror fans to see this movie and even if you’re not… go see this movie because it will blow your mind away. Just make sure you respect the customs otherwise… you’ll be meeting Sam very soon.

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FILM REVIEW:TERRORVISION (1986)

By: Rick Romonawski

Director: Ted Nicolaou

Writer: Ted Nicolaou (written by)

TerrorVision was not your typical horror movie,despite what I had originally thought. It’s more of a campy b-movie flick that had subtle horror undertones. The story is about an alien that, presumably by accident, teleports to Earth via TV satellite dish. It appears on the TV set numerous times and then, eventually, materializes into reality and starts wrecking comedic havoc.


The Puttermans are your typical suburban family with a few disturbing things about them. They seem to be a little too content with themselves, they dress in a "Barbie doll house" manner and they seem to pay little attention to their son and more about business. They demonstrate and portray your stereotypical 1980s yuppie rather than an average suburban family. The grandfather, who is a war vet seems very schizophrenic and delusional at points and lets his grandson play with live ammunition and firearms and the parents seem to not care. In fact, they lock their son in with him even after the alien kills granddaddy and mimics his naked body.

TerrorVision is a funny, hilarious horror cult film that has plenty of humor to liven up the mood. There are a lot of one-liners, cheesy special effects and the film can be stupid at times but it was still an OKAY movie although I would not see it again. There are points were the characters overact and some points where you’re wondering, "What the hell is going on?" or "Did they really let him do that?"

If you are in the mood for the definition of campy-movie, then this movie is perfect for you! TerrorVision does include a very clever and original satire on the 80’s suburban couple. In fact, I could go as far to say that his family is your textbook example of a very dysfunctional family, and I'm including the alien in this too. But for horror fanatics, I would not recommend this for you because it would disappoint you. For anybody that loves cult movies, b-movies or even obscure movies then this would be right up your alley.

I guess you have to be a very twisted individual to enjoy this kind of movie.

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Mulberry Street: Film Review.(2006)

by: Rick Romanowski

Director: Jim Mickle

Writers: Nick Damici (writer) Jim Mickle (co-writer)

I absolutely loved this movie; it was one of the best apocalyptic movies since 28 Week Later. It was beautifully crafted; the acting was superb, very tense, horrific and funny. This movie had the look and feel of something much more mesmerizing and than just your typical outbreak story, it had family values, emotional battles, REAL looking people and some very sad and unexpected moments. This movie would probably be the best HorrorFest movie I have seen. Even for a very restricted budget this film was delivered.

First off, the acting was equivalent to 28 Days. Unlike its predecessors, Mulberry Street is an isolated outbreak strictly in the Manhattan and New York area. This outbreak was not cause by a virus, or at least confirmed that it was virus, or an outbreak or even a gas, it was simply caused by sewer rats. When bitten, people turn into "rat people." Something about this particular apocalypse movie was different from the others and that’s bringing us back to old school horror. One of the scarier moments was when the building super, who got bit, started crawling up the inside of the walls and ceilings.

The characters in this movie were not your typical drunken, sex-craved, teens, but were typical lower class, New York tenants. It had believable characters that acted like real people in such situations and with outstanding performances. Another great element that drives this movie is the emotional feel and the chemistry between those characters. For example: A father, along with his flamboyant friend wait for the arrival of his long seen daughter, and just the respect and love they had for each other was powerful. All of these aspects and more made this film emotionally driven.

Another great and unexpected aspect of this film was the humor. The old guy with the breather is hysterical even in the most hectic situations. There was plenty of humor in this film that lightened the mood including the bar's owner, who found a great way to defend himself with none other than a frying pan.

Overall, this movie had great scares, some very emotional moments, sad moments and hysterical moments. It would fit greatly in the apocalypse line up of films. If you haven't seen this, I would strongly recommend it. A lot of people found it stupid but it was very well done, unlike some b-movies where the director doesn't push his actors performances. For this movie, there is no need for Arsenic, just a chance.

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Orphan Film Review ( by: Rick)

by: Rick Romanowski

So I just saw possibly one of the strangest horror movies that I’ve seen in a couple of years. It was “The Orphan” and all I can say about this movie was: Wow!!!! What the fuck did I just watch and why did I like it so much? The movie centers on a family of four who is recovering from a miscarriage and the mother adapts a very shy young girl… unfortunately, this girl proves to be highly disturbed and she has a secret she is hiding.

First off, lets start with the horror aspect of this movie. This movie builds up so much tension and sets up so many different camera angles to a point where you think something will jump out at you but nothing really happens. But, there were a few ‘jump-out’ scenes and some events were pretty disturbing. I won’t give anything away but there is one really freaky scene near the end that involves a black light and for some reason it just gave me chills. Though, giving the material this movie can easily be a slasher/thriller kind of movie.

What I also enjoyed about this movie was that it was sad, it had a storyline to it and it had a real legit family issue and this was a real family trying to cope with things. There were very touching moments and even some really heartwarming scenes with Esther. You can sort of compare this to some of the Japanese horror movies when it comes to family issues and morals but some of the scenes, I won’t name them, were just down right funny and over the top.

All I can say about this movie is that it was a thrill ride that had you saying, “What the fuck is going on” at almost every point in the storyline. The girl who plays Esther does a fantastic job of being downright creepy and sadistic and whether or not she is from Russia… she really had a good Americanized Russian accent. You have to go into this movie with an anything-is-possible mindset otherwise you’ll be disappointed. What I can say is, I wished Jimmy Bennett’s character died. Is that wrong for me to wish that?

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SWEETREVIEWER: is a Freelance Writer/Paralegal with a passion for law,writing and anything horror. She started the www.thehorrorpress.com Horror Blog with the intention of promoting and showcasing amazing, talented authors that deserve recognition. She has contributed at The Horror Press with Movie Reviews and Horror News. Here are some sites that she currently writes for the following sites www.thehorrorpress.blogspot.com sweetreviewer.wordpress.com
Has written for AssociatedContent/Yahoo Contributors Network and http://www.wherescool.com/users/sweetreviewer/

Her buisness webpage is mvrlegal.com

RICK ROMANOWSKI: is a Horror Movie reviewer and aficionado based out of Chicago. His first encounter of his love for horror took place when he saw “The Thing” and “The Blob (1988)” he was so frightened that he started watching Goosebumps. He then graduated to The X-Files and soon after to hardcore horror flicks. Rick loves writing reviews and critiquing horror flicks. Rick wants to become a filmmaker and an editor. He loves rock and roll ranging from the 1950 to now. He has been an avid fan of collecting movie soundtracks mainly horror, which he analyzes. He is what you would call a collector of anything horror and calls himself a " huge geek when it comes to movies in general." Rick contributes Horror Movie reviews for www.thehorrorpress.blogspot.com and has a regular blog at http://www.paradiseofhorror.blogspot.com

CS DEWILDT: Has contributed to The Horror Press with a Short Story called Masterpieces.
He has been writing stories for a long time and just recently felt they were getting good enough to submit for publication. Amongst the multitude of rejection letters a few people have been good enough to publish his work. Though he writes about anything and everything, horror has always had a special place in his heart as he grew up on Commander USA's Groovy Movies, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Stephen King novels. His dream is to just keep living and writing.
He Has A Story called COULROPHOBIA CATHARSIS Published in http://www.staticmovement.com/dwildt.htm He will have a story published in Bartleby Snopes later this month and has had another accepted by Ruthless Peoples Magazine for publication sometime in the next couple months. Contact: csdewildt@yahoo.com myspace.com/csdewildt

CHRIS WARD:  Chris Ward is a lifelong fan of movies, particularly horror/exploitation and action, and metal.  His love affair with the dark side began at a very young age when his father put on a video of 'An American Werewolf in London' to act as a substitute babysitter.  Since then, his tastes have broadened. Chris is a fan of everything from the Universal monster movies of the thirties through to the current crop of extreme European cinema, with particular favorites being the Romero zombie movies, 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', the so-called 'video nasties' of the eighties, 'Hellraiser', 'The Hills Have Eyes', 'Re-Animator', 'The Evil Dead' and 'Martyrs'.  He is also a massive Stallone fan and cites 'Rocky' as his favorite movie of all time, as well as being a fan of eighties/early nineties action movies, such as 'AWOL', 'Red Scorpion', 'Predator' and 'Action Jackson'.Currently unemployed, Chris has used his time to start writing about the movies and music he loves, and says his ambition is 'just to be paid for doing the things I like'
Chris has contributed movie reviews for www.thehorrorpress.blogspot.com and has a regular blog at www.chriswardcockney01.blogspot.com

Michael Shawn Milazzo: has gone by Shawn since his first day of life. Shawn’s first love of horror ascended from the works of Ray Harryhausen’s special effects in Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts, that he claims he recalls viewing at the age of 3. Shawn Milazzo attended a Catholic private school from preschool to 6^th grade. When he could understand the difference between Good and Evil, He became completely fascinated with evil entertainment. At the age of 14 Shawn Milazzo worked on a website owned by Troma Entertainment The creators of the Toxic Avenger, Trey Parker and Matt Stones Cannibal the Musical as a contributing writer and film critic but due to budget cuts the site was shut down when he was 17. During Shawn’s teens he was in multiple Death Metal bands as the vocalist and was in honors English at his High School.Now at the age of 25, Michael Shawn Milazzo currently attends college in San Francisco California and is focusing on getting his degree for a bachelor’s in motion picture & television. He works as a Freelance writer and is writing numerous Scripts for Film and novels that haven’t been published or sold yet.

Shawn would like to thank EC Comics Tales from the Crypt, Haunt of Fear, Crime Suspense Stories H.P. Lovecraft, Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone and the Million B-movies that have influenced him since the years.Shawn Milazzo can be contacted either through email or on many of these great websites; unfortunately he hasn’t been able to make an official website yet but is working very hard to be able to afford one.

Shawn Contributed to http://www.thehorrorpress.blogspot.com with a short story 'Host' Contact:http://shawnmilazzo.deviantart.com/ 

http://www.myspace.com/shawnmilazzo

DANIEL GUTIERREZ: is a 26-year-old Las Vegan who is just getting into independent films as a director and screenwriter. Aside from film-making,He loves to write short horror stories and novellas. Ever since he was little, he has always been fascinated with the supernatural and the unexplained, like stories from H.P. Lovecraft to Stephen King to film classics such as The Exorcist and The Twilight Zone series. He is hoping to revive the horror genre in both anthology and literature, and despite the busy time he has with film-making, He'll always make the time to write some more stories.
Daniel has contributed to The Horror Press with a short story titled "Sand Island."

DAVID PETTEYS: is a college student in New England, majoring in English Literature. Poetry happens to be one of his avocations, and some day, he hopes to publish novel-length works.
Ever since he was a kid, he was interested in the things that went bump in the night. Investigating the unknown, led to horror...a fun and curious fascination.
He contributed a poem for The Horror Press titled "Little Rag Doll."

Allen D. Reed was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and raised primarily in East Texas. He spent his school years with his mother and stepfather in a staunch Christian home. During school breaks, he would stay with his biological father in Oklahoma and watch movies like Chopping Mall, House, and Hellraiser with a joyful greed. While at home with his mother, Allen fostered his interest in Horror through art and reading. His love of all things dark, unusual, and downright scary remained with him into adulthood and fused his love of the written word. Allen D. Reed now lives and writes in Fort Worth, Texas. He Contributed the Short Story 'Good Morning Margaret' for THP.

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