UNFRIENDLY FRIEND Demo: "Hey. Dakota here.
I'm a high school student. My friends and I decided to explore St. Mercy Hospital, an old place abandoned for decades. Things got weird fast.
You can step into my shoes in this RPG adventure horror game.
Here's what you're in for:
Look, I'm not here to sell you on some epic adventure. This is my nightmare, and for some reason, you get to watch. Maybe even help, if you're into that sort of thing.
So, if you're feeling brave, come on in. St. Mercy's always looking for new visitors.
Just... don't say I didn't warn you, okay?"
Learn more at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2938980/Unfriendly_Friend/
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THE RULE OF JENNY PEN Trailer: "Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called "The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents. When Mortensen's pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy's reign of terror."
IN THEATERS FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH
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Bridgett Nelson Expands Disturbing Cult Classic DEADGIRL in a Bold New Novelization: "In 2008, the film DEADGIRL stunned audiences with its audacity, becoming an instant cult classic. Directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel, from a script by Trent Haaga, DEADGIRL shocked festival audiences, outraged religious groups, and was almost deemed too controversial to release.
Now, nearly two decades later, DEADGIRL is being reimagined as a novel. Set to release on May 6, 2025, Award winning author Bridgett Nelson takes Haaga's script and expands one key element of the script: The Deadgirl herself.
“The performances were top-notch, the storyline compelling.” Bridgett explains, “But it was the Deadgirl herself, this long-abandoned young woman in the dungeonlike sub-basement of a mental health facility, that crept into my brain and took up real estate. For years. Who was she? How did she get there? What was her story?”
Synopsis:
When two high school misfits—bound by boredom and adolescent hunger—ditch class to slip beyond the rusted doors of an abandoned hospital, they stumble upon a gruesome secret that will shatter their innocence and test the limits of their sanity: a woman, stripped bare and chained to a table.
She's abandoned. She's beautiful. She's dead… or is she?
Celebrated author Bridgett Nelson breathes new life into Trent Haaga's infamous, unholy fever dream—a harrowing exploration of intimacy, morality, and the horrors of growing up. DEADGIRL is a grotesque coming-of-age nightmare that peels back the skin of innocence to expose the raw, throbbing horror beneath.
You can look away. You can tell yourself it's only a story. You may deny what it reveals about you.
But DEADGIRL will still be there—waiting.
“This is fundamentally a morality play with some uncomfortable gender politics in it—the Deadgirl is a thing that comes out of nowhere and interrupts the dynamic and reveals hidden truths.” says Trent Haaga, “I already told my story, and the fact that someone else wants to play in that sandbox is a great indicator of its validity. I'm flattered and honored that my little screenplay that I thought no one would ever make has taken on a life outside of the cinema.”
“When Bridgett approached us about making this happen, I thought her approach was interesting and something worth exploring,” says Sean Duregger, Managing Editor of Encyclopocalypse, “Love it or hate it, DEADGIRL has never failed to spark conversation. I think Bridgett took Haaga's wonderful script and brought it into the literary world expanding and enhancing the original story the way all the best novelizations do.”
The novelization also includes forewords by the main actors Shiloh Fernandez (Rickie) and Noah Segan (JT) and features an original short story by author Jeff Strand.
“What Bridgett has done is humanize a character whose humanity was stolen. In doing so, she added a new layer of horror, but also one of sympathy,” Noah Segan reflects after reading the novelization.
Actor Shiloh Fernandez had this to say about Bridgett's adaptation of DEADGIRL, “I believe this novel will resonate more powerfully today as society grapples with increasingly polarized debates about ethics, consent, and the essence of human nature.”
Deadgirl: The Novelization will be available wherever books are sold on May 6, 2025, with pre-order links available now exclusively from Encyclopocalypse.com, International and third-party pre-order links will be available soon.
There are two versions available: a standard Trade size and a pocket-sized Mass-Market version reflecting the publisher's love of novelizations from the 80s and early 90s.
eBook pre-orders are available for everyone via encyclopocalypse.com and will be populating major online booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble, within the next 2 weeks."
Pre-order Link: https://encyclopocalypse.com/products/deadgirl-the-novelization
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Long Dark Winter #2 - The Appalachian Horror Continues: "’On the first day of the winter solstice, a small town is blanketed in perpetual darkness. Sheriff Ted Fallon is faced with a spike in criminal activity that is getting progressively more gruesome but the truth behind the crimes is more horrific than he could ever imagine.’
The creative team that brought you the FALLEN series (Red 5 Comics) is back again and this time turning up the terror!
Long Dark Winter is a 24 page moody, gritty, black and white horror comic available in print and digital editions. The printed editions will be standard American comic book size printed on high-quality paper.
Story
Ted Fallon used to be one of Boston's top cops, a rising star investigator, that is until one day an emergency called him away. Ted's sister fell in with the wrong element and was battling addiction, a battle she was losing. Ted found himself in the small, quaint town of Hope Falls Vermont, nestled in the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains.
Ted began a new life as the town's sheriff so he could be closer to his sister and look after her. All was quiet and peaceful until the day when the sun set one last time over the town...that's when Ted's nightmare only began."
Learn more at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badbeavercomics/long-dark-winter-2-the-appalachian-horror-continues
After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
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