08/23/2026 Horror Happenings: Industry News, Reviews, and More!
- Candace Nola
- 5 hours ago
- 3 min read
This week's Upcoming Events, Substacks, and New Kickstarters from creatives we know!
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ONLINE EVENT SPOTLIGHT!
VIRTUAL EVENT HAPPENING SOON!
Check out this awesome virtual event happening Sept. 5!
Visit the website for schedule and tickets!
AUTHOR SUBSTACKS WORTH A READ!
See below for some awesome author Substack's that we are reading! Great stories, incredible community, and high engagement make these posts worth reading, catching up on and supporting!
Wrath James White, the man, the myth, the legend! Join Wrath's Substack for essays, updates, and more!
Sadie Hartman- Mother Horror creating essays, curated lists, and industry articles.
Dan Shrader: Horror author currently doing big things on Substack with his Death Watch series. Join up now to get caught up!
Christa Carmen-Horror Homesteading, thoughts on life, craft, books, and updates on work in progress.
Lucas Mangum-Splatterpunk award-winning author, creating horror, essays, art and more!
Beverly Lee: character-driven, dark fiction author. Tons of advice, essays on craft, on industry, on her books and more!
UPCOMING EVENTS
What is it: GENREBLAST FILM FEST
Where is it: Alamo Drafthouse - Winchester, VA
When is it: Labor Day Weekend - Sept. 3-6, 2026
Why come: Movies! Movies! Movies!
Come join us this September at the GenreBlast Film Festival in Winchester, Va. In its tenth year, this is one of the biggest indie film festivals on the East Coast. Run by filmmakers, for filmmakers, it aims to celebrate the best in genre filmmaking!
Hosted by the Alamo Drafthouse, come on out to see some great movies, pick up some awesome swag including books and movies, and be sure to try the Churro popcorn, (my personal favorite!).
Tickets - Schedule - Information
MURDER AT THE MEADERY!
Happening Sept. 20, 2026!
Apis Meadery, Carnegie, PA
Come See Candace Nola and more than two dozen local Dark Fiction Authors!
Stay for the Music, Crafts, Food trucks, and brews!
Get a flash tattoo from Cursed Bear Inks!
Get a Tarot Reading from Golden Deer!
Full Details Below!
Get free tickets here:
GOATMAN FESTIVAL
October 15-18, 2026
Louisville, KY
Come check out Louisville's Weirdest Festival!
Featuring Food, Cryptids, Panels, Movies, Crafts, Authors, and More!
Be sure to visit Dr. Jekyll's Institute, the Mythical Petting Zoo, The Haunted Trail, and so much more!
Get Full Details Here:
HORROR READER WEEKEND!
OCTOBER 1-4, 2026
HORROR ON THE MISSISSIPPI!
Come on down to New Orleans to join Candace Nola, Christina Henry, Gwendolyn Kiste, CS Humble, Josh Rountree, and more for an awesome weekend event full of Books, Reading, Ghost Tours, and food!
Check out the website for full details!
Day passes are available!
CREATIVE KICKSTARTERS!
KOLCHAK: The Night Stalker
James Aquilone is back with a new Kickstarter for the KOLCHAK 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
Known for his Dead Jack Zombie Detective series, incredible anthologies and graphic novels, Aquilone is gearing up to put out an Anniversary edition of the Out of Print KOLCHAK: The Night Stalker graphic novel!
Check out the website details to back this amazing project now!
JOE UNKNOWN # 1
created by Christopher Irving with artwork by Nick Justus
This 3 issue mini-series was inspired by the creators love of The Twilight Zone comics, Mike Allred's MADMAN, and his own experiences. Joe Unknown is the story of a comic book horror host facing his final story.
Get all the details here and see some of the amazing artwork that you'll find within this 3-part series! Tons of rewards including digital editions, variant covers, and more!
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