The problem with most games is that they claim to be terrifying, but invariably they are not. There may be a couple of ‘jump scares’ here and there, but for the most part you are barely going to quiver, let alone be reaching for the nearest pillow to hide behind. Thankfully, there are some companies who managed to get the horror formula ‘right’. These are games which are not only fun to play but will have you flicking on that nearest light before you can even muster up a scream.

Betsy Lynn George, best known as Devon from the 1990 David Fincher directed music video for Billy Idol's Cradle of Love, returns to the screen after a nearly 20 year hiatus along with the film debut of her 18-year-old daughter, Ava Psoras, in 'Occurrence at Mills Creek'. Written and Directed by award-winning filmmaker Don Swanson, Occurrence at Mills Creek is a psychological horror film that examines the dynamics of strong female characters against a supernatural backdrop through failing reality.

With the Halloween season fast approaching we were lucky enough to catch writer and director Thomas Crane's new horror short film HALLOWEEN PARTY. The film stars Sean Gloria, Alanna Dawn, Tony Riha and Jorge Diaz and despite us labeling it as a short the movie itself actually clocks in at 37 minutes so it certainly feels more like a shortened feature length effort. And thankfully it still has all the qualities and impact that most full length horror features have.

This week saw the premiere of the 3rd season of YouTube horror series, "Sunny Family Cult", starring Trew Mullen and Patrick Boylan. The online show, which was produced by the Eli Roth and Blumhouse funded startup CryptTV, arrived on Monday and the season kicked off strong with episodes entitled Transcendence and Beginnings. The penultimate episode of the season looks great and you can check it below.

Supernatural thriller Whispers starring Keeley Hazell and Craig Rees is now out in the U.K. and Ireland available to buy on DVD at HMV, and through various on demand services includes Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, and VirginMedia. The film has been distributed through Pinewood Studios based company High Fliers Films and has been compared to the 2005 Jennifer connelly horror 'Dark Water'.

Thailand has produced some notable genre films, amongst them 'Shutter', 'The Eye', and the 'Art of the Devil' series. British-born director, Paul Spurrier, was attracted by the talents and skills of Thailand's film industry, and in 2005 made his own contribution to Thai horror genre with 'P', a story of possession set in Bangkok's seedy go-go bars. It marked the first time that a western director had made a filmin Thai language. 'P' screened at film festivals around the world, and earned international distribution. (It is now available on Netflix worldwide).

Shadowmoss Entertainment in association with Respiration Films today announced that Pre-Production has begun for the horror/comedy feature film, 'The Tome.' Award winning screenwriter Adrian Roman will direct the film and is also Producing along with Executive Producer Scott James and Associate Producer Abby Sensenbaugh. The screenplay is locked, and a website for the film is available for interested parties, including additional production partners and investors. Social Media is launching now.

The producers of horror movies and their creative teams don’t always get the deaths down, but when they do, you can enjoy the best of what their dark and twisty imaginations have to offer, some glorious and some downright ridiculous, but all of them result in some very dead characters.

Horror movies are supposed to be exactly that, horrifying. But sometimes the cast, crew, and fans get a little more horror than they paid, or were paid for. Here are some of the creepiest stories about some of the most famous horror movies of all time. Wait till you get to the last one, and then try fathom why anyone would want to make a remake or two.

Someone’s strolling along, minding their business, it’s an average day and then, suddenly your zombified buddy is trying to turn your face into a snack. That starts, what promises to be a group of hero’s and heroines who fight to survive the end of humanity, not everyone will survive, but they are heroes never the less. Sound familiar? It’s the foundation of every zombie movie, ever. Maybe not ever, but close enough.

The town of 'Happy Valley' population 1,000 is voted the MOST SAFE Community in the US to live every year. However, this year will be different when the town's children begin to behave badly. F5 TERAPHOBIA is the latest and terrifying creation from Kimberly Taylor Fagan, writer, director, executive producer and star of the new movie arriving this June and the new teaser trailer has landed! Which you can check out below.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets 'Misery' in new thriller 'A Fight in the Tree-Tops'. Horrornews.net confirmed that Craig Rees, currently in 'Whispers' alongside Barbara Nedeljajova and Keeley Hazell, who also will be seen in the 2011 London riots based flick 'Violence', has been cast in the upcoming feature playing an MI6 agent and is set to begin filming at Pinewood studios later this year. The Brit, 44, who like actors Alexandra Daddario, Jared Leto, Brian Geraghty, and Jennifer Connelly must drink from the fountain of youth to stay looking so young. We are looking forward to hearing more about the project and let’s hope it packs a punch.

What happens when the movie is fake and the horror is real? Well that's the question being asked by filmmakers Peter Reynosa and Ramona Waldman in their new found footage horror 'The Enlightenment of the Damned'. What happens when a person attempts to turn himself into a serial killer even though he has no desire to be a multiple murderer or any of the traits of a psychopathic monster? Reynosa stars as Peter, who attempts to answer this question by carrying out an experiment on himself to prove a person can't change who he or she truly is, confident that at some point he will stop himself from doing the unthinkable.

Having been lucky enough to catch the original Olivier nominated stage production in London on several occassions it's a great privilege to be able to bring you the new global trailer and poster for the forthcoming horror adaptation of GHOST STORIES. The highly anticipated British horror movie, based on the original stage show by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson ('The League of Gentlemen'), arrives in theatres on Friday 13th April 2018 and if the new trailer is anything to go by it seems poised to send plenty of shivers down unsupecting viewers' spines. Nyman reprises his role from the show and is joined by Paul Whitehouse ('The Fast Show'), Alex Lawther ('The End of the F***ing World') and Martin Freeman ('Fargo', 'Sherlock'). Head below for the goods.

With Halloween this week, one director's screening at Southend's annual horror festival is ready to scare with a short film - set around an event most of us know only too well. The Horror-on-Sea festival will feature short "Fugly" directed by Mark Benmore, who has created the ultimate blind date from hell. Screening on Sunday, 21st January and shot in just one day in a tiny London flat, the short features a young woman welcoming in a young man for a drink before things go very, very wrong.