Last Friday, Universal Studios Hollywood kicked off Halloween Horror Nights with the Eyegore Awards hosted by Corey Feldman. The awards ceremony honored Scream 4 stars David Arquette and Jamie Kennedy; along with Rainn Wilson, star of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark star Bailee Madison; Final Destination 5 actress Emma Bell and legendary rocker Alice Cooper! This year’s Halloween Horror Nights boasts six mazes, bringing together unprecedented star power to create the definitive Hollywood horror “dream team” and craft the ultimate “live” Halloween nightmare. Mazes include “Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision,” “Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare,” “Eli Roth’s Hostel:…

Universal City, CA- Filmmaker/actor Eli Roth, Christopher Lloyd, veteran horror icon, Sid Haig and “Saw” stars Betsy Russell and Gina Holden will be the honorees at the 2010 “Eyegore Awards,” which will serve as the opening night event at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, beginning its 17-night run on Friday, Sept. 24. Corey Feldman returns as host of the 2010 ceremony and presenters will include Rob and Sheri Zombie, filmmaker Tobe Hooper, “True Blood” vampire Mariana Klaveno and “Saw’s” Costas Mandylor. Excerpts from the ceremony will be shown on the website, www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com/hollywood. Wearing multiple hats-director, screenwriter, actor and producer-Eli Roth has emerged as one of the top artists in the…

Universal City, CA- Director Rob Zombie and actors Tobin Bell and Noah Segan will join Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker as honorees at Chiller Eyegore Awards, which will serve as the opening night event at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, which begins its 16-night run on Friday, October 2 Rob Zombie has emerged as the horror genre’s leading auteur with such films as his recent “Halloween II.” Tobin Bell’s character, Jigsaw, has gathered a huge audience for the “Saw” franchise and Noah Segan’s performance in “Deadgirl” has become a cult favorite. They will be honored in the categories of “Filmmaker of the Year,” “Best Villain” and “Best…

Universal City, CA- Six-time Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist, Rick Baker, will accept a Chiller-Eyegore Award at Universal Studios Hollywood’s opening night ceremony for the theme park’s “Halloween Horror Nights” event on Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm. Baker will be honored for his incomparable design and his makeup effects that have created indelible imagery in over 42 horror films. Most recently, Baker worked on Universal Pictures’ “The Wolfman” along side Director Joe Johnston (“Jurassic Park III”) and Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro in which he transforms Del Toro into the fearsome title character. The film opens nationwide on February 12, 2010. Baker won an Academy Awarda for his work…

Universal City, CA- Actor Corey Feldman will host this year’s Chiller-Eyegore Awards, honoring individuals for their achievements in horror, at the opening night ceremony of Universal Studios Hollywood’s much anticipated “Halloween Horror Nights” event, kicking off a 16-night run on Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm. This year, Universal Studios Hollywood is partnering with Chiller in the presentation of the newly expanded “Chiller-Eyegore Awards,” which will be broadcast as interstitial programming on Chiller later in October. The Chiller-Eyegore Awards will acknowledge actors, artists and filmmakers in a variety of categories specific to the horror genre. Previous Eyegore Award recipients have included Alice Cooper, Patricia Arquette, Janet Leigh, Roger Corman, Jennifer Tilly,…

Universal City, California, August 3, 2009 – The Eyegore Awards for Achievement in Horror will morph into the Chiller-Eyegore Awards in 2009, as Universal Studios Hollywood partners with Chiller to create an expanded awards ceremony that will be broadcast to horror fans nationwide. The seventh Eyegore Awards, (now, the Chiller-Eyegore Awards) will take place on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 pm, coinciding with the opening night of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights. An edited broadcast of the ceremony will air on Chiller later in October, with an airdate TBD. Previous Eyegore recipients have included actors, performers and filmmakers who have made major achievements to the horror genre, including Alice…

Universal City, Ca, July 6, 2009– Chiller and Universal Studios Hollywood are partnering to recognize the nation’s top short-form filmmaking horror genre talent with the “Halloween Horror Nights-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition,” offering filmmakers an opportunity to have their scariest short film rewarded with a broadcast on Chiller of their work, a $1,000 cash prize and a trip for two to the October 2 opening night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. Contest entries will be accepted from July 1, 2009 through August 21, 2009. Prospective filmmakers are invited to submit short films of 90 seconds to three minutes in length on DVD (two copies of each film…

Here’s a few exclusive new photos from Universal’s Eyegore Awards, featuring the Eyegore Awards Master of Ceremonies Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys, Goonies), Actor Corey Haim (Crank 2: High Voltage, Lost Boys 2: The Tribe), Actress Julie Benz (Dexter, Angel, Saw V); writer / producer / director / composer Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise); actor Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Producer Roger Corman and actor Bill Moseley (Repo! The Genetic Opera, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Grindhouse). Issuing a dare to “Live Your Worst Nightmare,” Universal Studios Hollywood has ratcheted up the intensity level for a new “Halloween Horror Nights.” Highlights include…

Universal Studios Hollywood’s short film competition timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event in October is now onto the next level! The Top 10 horror short films have been selected by judges Don Mancini (Director of Child’s Play), Bill Moseley House of 1,000 Corpses) and Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys, Lost Boys: The Tribe). Official Selections “The Prank”, “Sleep Walker”, “Made Incorrect”, “Death of a Dude”, “If I Die Before I Wake”, “Soulvenirs”, “The Crew”, “Celariac”, “Behind You” and “Surface”. The winning filmmaker will Live Their Worst Nightmare with four tickets to Halloween Horror Nights 2008, an exclusive invitation to the opening night “Eyegore…

Universal Studios Hollywood sent us some news about their upcoming short film competition “Where Nightmares Come Alive”. Your short film must be received no later than September 3, 2008. Here are the details. Universal City, California, July 24, 2008 – “Where Nightmares Come Alive” is the theme for Universal Studios Hollywood’s first Halloween short film competition, a virtual film festival timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event that will invade the Entertainment Capital of L.A. for 13 nights this October. Prospective filmmakers are invited to submit 90 seconds to three minute film shorts on DVD that support the theme, “Where Nightmares Come Alive.” Selected…