Last year’s THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT was a surprise hit, grossing more than $50 million domestically. So it shouldn’t be a shock to learn that Gold Circle has announced a follow-up, A HAUNTING IN GEORGIA, to be helmed by the first film’s editor, Tom Elkins.

Ryan Nicholson (pictured left), the filmmaker and FX artist behind LIVE FEED, GUTTERBALLS and HANGER, sent along a few fresh photos from his latest directorial venture, STAR VEHICLE, with word that an official website for the movie is now on-line. He also discussed the status of several forthcoming projects.

Think you’ve got the makeup chops to instruct on the craft alongside one of its masters? If you’re in the Pittsburgh area, you’ve got your chance as the Douglas Education Center is currently seeking an instructor for its Tom Savini Special Make-Up Effects Program.

It’s a common belief that art imitates life, especially in the case of writers. It’s no secret that Edgar Allan Poe’s alcoholism and the untimely death of his young bride played a large role in the creation of “The Black Cat” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” or that Mary Shelley’s terrible home life led to her dark Gothic masterpiece, FRANKENSTEIN. Now a current horror icon is having his life and work dissected.

The haunting Irish ghost film, THE ECLIPSE (read our previous feature here) is currently releasing across the U.S. thanks to Magnolia Pictures, and today FANGORIA brings you the first of four installments of a video interview with director Conor McPherson and star Ciaran Hinds. Read on for more!

Wow.

Already being touted as a big issue, KING OF FEAR #4 blows away expectations and transcends “big”—pushing through to be only accurately described as epic.

If you thought Baz Luhrmann’s ROMEO + JULIET took Shakespeare to a different level, just wait until you see KILL SHAKESPEARE, a new comic that will change the way you look at the Bard forever.

Two of Syfy’s May Saturday Original Movies are MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM (premiering Saturday, May 8, 9 p.m. ET/PT) and WITCHVILLE (debuting Saturday, May 22, 9 p.m. ET/PT). The channel is hoping that they do as well as their MEGA PIRANHA, which aired on April 10 and was the Syfy’s most watched movie of 2010.

Bela’s back, baby! Monsterverse is publishing BELA LUGOSI’S TALES FROM THE GRAVE, a full-color comics anthology in the classic EC and Warren tradition that presents weird and fantastic tales. In a special arrangement with Bela G. Lugosi, Bela’s son, the DRACULA actor will act as host and commentator for each terror tale.

Brothers Danny and Oxide Pang are finishing up CHILD’S EYE, the fourth installment (in 3-D, of course) in their popular EYE series. What’s next? Danny has a new project, the horror-thriller FAIRY TALE KILLER, in the works.

Just when you thought it was safe to buy groceries… As A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET draws closer to its premiere, more clips, photos and looks at Freddy’s face are being released. Another new video has hit the web, and this one shows Nancy (Rooney Mara) being stalked in a supermarket by the Springfield slasher.