When was Dread Central founded?
Dread Central was founded on the 4th of July 2006. It grew out of a failed attempt to launch a horror-themed cable television channel, after which the web team left to create their own news site.
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Dread Central was founded on the 4th of July 2006. It grew out of a failed attempt to launch a horror-themed cable television channel, after which the web team left to create their own news site.
Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times. It was also selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008.
DREAD is a horror film distribution label launched after Epic Pictures Group acquired Dread Central Media in 2017. It was formally renamed DREAD on the 29th of January 2019 and specializes in releasing horror films in theaters and on demand, with titles including Terrifier, Harpoon, and Tales of Halloween.
DreadXP is a video gaming website and publisher founded in 2019 by Dread Central founder Jon Condit, with Ted Hentschke as editor in chief. It has published horror games including The Mortuary Assistant, the Amanda the Adventurer series, My Friendly Neighborhood, and Dread Delusion.
Celebrity supporters of Dread Central include filmmakers John Carpenter and Darren Lynn Bousman, producer Gale Anne Hurd, and actors Sid Haig and Adam Green.
The Box of Dread is a monthly subscription service Dread Central began offering in 2013. Subscribers receive a random package of merchandise each month, and one subscriber is randomly chosen to receive a special edition valued at $250.