Now that October has come and gone, and we here have recovered from a very hectic and fulfilling Halloween season. We know as well as anyone that the horror must go on! So we are bringing you something different to kick off this months features. We  love to be able to showcase different horror related talent here on the site when the opportunity arises, as may you have seen with our Halloween art show. Today we are happy to be able to share a short film by writer/director Brock Otterbacher entitled "SUMMON"

One of my favorite things about this time of year is when I get to collaborate with people who truly enjoy horror and the month of October. It gives us a very creative and productive way of celebrating the Halloween season.. So when Sheyz and I got together to work on some stuff, I had a pretty good idea it would be fun as well as result in some great images. On this particular day we were working on multiple concepts, one of which is an upcoming Blood, Babes, & Boogeymen set that will be revealed soon enough. The other was the cover to our 3rd Volume of October Mixes - "H3: Season of the Synth" which can currently be streamed or downloaded for free here . The set up for the cover shoot lent itself well to some additional casual shots of Sheyz just doing some Halloween themed unwinding. So here they are and be on the look out for the other projects her and I have coming up that I am really hyped about.

One thing I love doing when the opportunity arises is to dress the "set" so to speak, and fill it with all kinds of items that make it fun for people who really take their time and look at every aspect of the photos. It seems like every Halloween I do a photo similar to this with some type of different spin on it. So while these shots are essentially an extension of the cover photos we shot for the music mix, they work well on there own as some fun images that carry the spirit of the season with them and their decor. You can take a look for yourself and see what items you can spot strewn about in the foreground. Mostly everything was selected specifically for one reason or another and not there by accident.

Shooting with Sheyz was great, the camera loves her and her energy and personality went a long way towards getting everything we needed at the tail end of a busy weekend. In total all the photos and setups we worked on took a few hours, but it honestly never felt like it.  I definitely wanted to make sure she was as happy with the shots we were getting as much as I was. Overall I was ecstatic over the shots we snapped for the album cover and feel like these fun and relaxed shots were just the icing on the proverbial cake, and immediately knew they would make for another satisfying post. 

For our third installment in our ongoing Blood, Babes, & Boogeymen series, we are taking it back to the year 1989. This was the year that video game publisher LJN released the Friday the 13th Video Game onto the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It was a pitiful game at the time that no one really seemed to really enjoy other than the fact that we were being chased by an oddly colored Jason 8-bit sprite version of everyones favorite Crystal Lake dweller, Jason Voorhees. The game came and went and that was that, outside of a few collectors here and there, no one really care or often times, remembered this game existed.

It wasn't until as recently as 2013 when a poster going by the handle Dogmatic on a message board named Movie Maniacs, decided to repaint his Jason Voorhees figure to match the odd color scheme found in this old game. Well soon after that he showed it to toy company NECA who quickly capitalized on the great idea (giving him credit as well) and proceeded to create an official action figure of this purple and sea blue Jason. Next thing you know, everyone is getting in on the craze and it has now become one of his iconic looks. Thats the short version of that story, Now we get to our shoot.

Erika and I had been wanting to work together on something for a while but never got timing or concept right. When I decided to expand on the Blood, Babes and Boogeymen concept that the perfect opportunity arose. Erika had recently dyed her hair a vibrant shade of blue, it instantly reminded me of the popular NES Jasons mask and I also knew that Erika was an avid gamer and horror fan. So when I asked her about doing the Jason character she was really into it. We figured this would be a much more eye catching version of Jason to interpret and we feel after finishing them up that you would definitely agree. We are definitely excited with the results and are pleased to welcome Erika into the TrueHorror.net family with such a fun shoot. There will be more from this shoot updated to the post soon as well. So be sure to check back soon!

It's that time of year again kids! Time to horrify your audio senses in the absolute best way possible, by downloading our all new October Mix Vol. 3. We are picking up right where we left off last year by putting together a frightful compilation of classic scores, obscure horror tinged tunes. Carefully selected by the ghouls here at TrueHorror.net and mixed by Ryan Monk of Fleeting Youth Records (Who is also a behind the scenes crucial part of the TH team) we have created the perfect soundtrack to keep your head nodding and the spirit of the season going strong all the way through to the big night!

As a Bonus here is a peek at an a full shot from the cover shoot as well as a glimpse into the set up for an upcoming photoset we shot at the same time featuring our October Mix Vol. 3 cover model Sheyz.

In our second installment of our ongoing "Blood, Babes & Boogeymen" series we head down to Texas for our inspiration. Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" introduced us to one of the most iconic boogeymen ever committed to film, the mentally disturbed Bubba Sawyer better known as Leatherface. His propensity for wearing masks made of skinned human faces make him possibly the most macabre of the horror icons.

Early on when I presented Deb with the option of selecting whom she would like to represent in this project, she quickly selected Leatherface. So after some discussion on which of his particular looks to go with, we got to down to shooting. Deb who is a huge horror fan herself, was a blast to shoot with and really wanted to do whatever necessary to get the perfect shots and do Leatherface justice. I'd like to also give thanks to her friend Jocelyn who was a big help during this shoot. As you can see we opted to go with a sexier take on Leatherface's suit and tie look which I feel Deb pulled off perfectly. I also really dug that her colorful hair really added some extra pop to these that really tied everything all together. We believe this photo set is a worthy homage to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Leatherface and represents what we are trying to do with this Blood, Babes, & Boogeymen photo series to a T.

Our good buddy Uncle TNUC has been a strong supporter of what we do here at TrueHorror.net and vice versa. He himself has been doing his own Halloween celebration over at his site for a while now, this year at UNCLETNUC.com is no different. If you have never ventured over to this magical place, you are doing yourself a major disservice and should rectify that immediately. It is a site that is chock full of reminders of a better time and place that we all should pay our respects to. This month finds TNUC celebrating the season with his very own Camp TNUC tee's. We were happy to be able to help out with his October venture and collaborate with TrueHorror.net model Krystal for a quick trip over to CAMP TNUC. But I will let him tell it in his own words.


"The time has come. Now YOU can own your very own, limited edition CAMP TNUC shirt just like every victim that ever strolled down our path wearing denim booty shorts and a cropped belly shirt! The shirts feature a front left breast woodland creature CAMP TNUC logo on the front- and the full-blown woodland Manimal across the back. These are extremely limited (50 pieces) and will only be available during the month of October, so grab yours before it's too late." -TNUC

Closer look at the back of the Camp TNUC shirt

While you are there don't forget to read the tale of the "Manimal Mutation" to help keep the spirit of the season flowing!

Read More and grab a shirt at UncleTNUC.com

"DEATH HAS COME TO YOUR LITTLE TOWN!"

Please note Orange watermark does not appear on actual print. Knife not included. 

So do your part to keep Haddonfield safe with our new Ordinance 103178 print. This 11 x 17 print from the Haddonfield Sheriff's Department will give you and your home a sense of community pride during the Halloween season as well as help spread the word around town about the dangers of this infamous mask.

These are limited to only 35 pieces so get them while you can. You can pick one up for yourself in our webstore at the link below.

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