Say Hello To October

Once again it has arrived. A Horror fans favorite time of year. October. Every November 1st we all attempt to get over our Halloween hangovers and restart our countdown and eagerly anticipate the return of that chill in the air that signifies we are almost ready to begin pulling out our Halloween decorations and snacking on pumpkin flavored treats. October. Finally back to bring us a month full of tricks, treats and frightful fun.

Here at TrueHorror.net it has been a busy year. In just a few days we will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary. In preparation for this as well as our month long celebration of October and Halloween, we have been working hard on all types of new content. From our trademark photo sets, to all new articles and features. We are excited to share all of our hard work with you. We also have an entire new batch of Halloween themed items that will be available in our store within the next few days.

Here is a quick look at some of the things you can anticipate from us throughout the month along with many other treats and surprises.

TrueHorror.net photosets

This month we have a number of fun October/Horror/Halloween themed shoots lined up to be featured each week. We won't give away too much right away, but rest assured they will be full of that same sense of fun and attention to detail you have come to expect from us.

The First Annual TrueHorror.net Online Halloween Art Show

Long name, simple concept. Throughout our first year we have had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with so many new people, many of whom are talented artists in their own right. So We here figured a great way to celebrate the season as well as bring some light to all the talented artists we know would be to combine the two and showcase them all here to expose them to an all new audience all at once. This is one of the things we are most excited about.

Ordinance 103178 and other October/Halloween themed items.

One of the items we are most excited to offer this month are our Ordinance 103178 prints. These 11 x 17 prints depict one of the measures the Haddonfield Sheriffs Department take in order to keep Haddonfield safe. Keep an eye out for a little easter egg from other Halloween lore included. We are sure you will make the connection. These should be available before the weekend. We also have other Halloween(the holiday) themed prints, stickers and buttons headed your way soon enough!

BLOOD, BABES AND BOOGEYMEN

Our tagline has inspired a series of photos we are currently working on depicting just that. We have collaborated with some of our favorite models and friends to create a series of images inspired by everyone's favorite iconic boogeymen. We can't wait to show you these but unfortunately we have to.

Still we feel these will be worth the wait for all of you who are fans of the TrueHorror.net style.

CARVED

Our main project for the season has been in the works for quite some time, part photo feature part video project. Carved is a Halloween themed slasher project that will hopefully capture all the things horror fans love about October and its horror ties.Originally conceived as a faux 80s slasher one sheet back in 2012 with fan favorite model Holly. We have expanded on the concept and re imagined it to create something a bit more grim and scary. The tagline "Not Everyone Gets a Happy Halloween" should say it all.

MUCH MORE

This is just a small sample of what you can expect this month here at TrueHorror.net and we hope you are as excited to celebrate October and Halloween with us as we are with you all. As it is you all who has helped make this site such a success and so much fun to run. For that, we cant thank you enough.

- Jason

Lurk with Krystal

It's no secret that I love movie posters or "one sheets" as they are commonly referred to. Horror fans such as myself love them, and I always enjoy trying my hand at creating them, whether it be for existing films or non existing films. I love to tell a story or sell someone on the idea of checking out a film, so I am always ready to work on a new one when inspiration strikes.

When brainstorming new ideas for shoots with Krystal, we discussed the idea of doing a new movie poster themed shoot. We weren't sure exactly what to build it around, just that we knew we wanted to do it. It wasn't till we noticed a shirt she had that the idea came to fruition. It was simply an orange t-shirt that read "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" that eventually got the wheels turning. The idea evolved into an 80's style monster-themed one sheet for a made-up horror film simply titled "Lurk."

Companion Piece Theater Marquee Image

Once we settled on the idea that our creature feature would be of the monster under the bed variety. It was on to figuring out how to accomplish this shoot and what we wanted it to look like. The checklist we came up with was basically "creepy, sexy, and fun," and from there on out we put it together little by little.

Lurk Theater Banner

I knew from working on two previous projects with Krystal that we have a good chemistry. We wanted it to be faithful to old 80s movie and VHS cover imagery. So we went with the sexy actress in unknowing peril route that was so prevalent in the art those days. Krystal did a great job of looking the part and giving the shots just what we needed. Every time we do a shoot she gets more and more comfortable in front of the camera and is truly one of my favorite people to collaborate with. These photos speak for themselves when it comes to her presence. As for the monster, as in all great monster flicks, it's all about what you don't see. So I opted to only show the hands to hint at the creature and glowing red eyes peeking out from the shadows below the bed. I wanted to leave the rest of it up to the imagination and feel it turned out very effective.

Lurk One Sheet (Main)

Overall I feel these are some of our strongest images to date. They turned out better than I could have imagined. Krystal looks fantastic, the monster turned out really cool, and the whole image satisfies our initial checklist of creepy, sexy, and fun. I hope you guys enjoy this shoot because we put plenty of love into it!

Lurk Alternate One Sheet 

Lurk  VHS advertisement (Village Voice quote version)

Krystal shows off her very own LURK One Sheet.

Lurk VHS Advertisement (Tagline Version)

Second Teaser Image For CARVED

We are excited to share with you our second official teaser image from our upcoming Halloween themed T.H.F. project "Carved", featuring frequent collaborator and fan favorite Holly. Based on a previous photo project, we have expanded and revamped the "Carved" concept to create something new, exciting and perfect for every horror fans favorite time of year. Now officially only a month away from October, we are reveal our second teaser image for the project. While everything for this venture is still in the process of being created little by little,  we hope you dig this latest reveal which hopefully will intrigue you and help raise anticipation for what comes next here at TrueHorror.net.

Carved - teaser one sheet "B"