The dead returned from their eternal slumber in downtown Santa Ana on the evening of Friday, April 19, when Horror Buzz’s Horror Movie Night at the Frida Cinema screened a double feature of the resurrection-based cult classics: Re-Animator and Bride of Re-Animator. Guests in attendance were able to grab food, drinks, and the evening’s specialty [...]

On Friday, February 22nd, the bizarre and terrifying forces that prowl the halls of the Overlook Hotel made a shocking return at The Frida Cinema in downtown Santa Ana as Horror Buzz’s Horror Movie Night screened the Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining. Guests in attendance were able to get food, drinks, and the specialty cocktail [...]

One year after the tragic death of Head Camp Counselor Aly, campers gathered once again at the abandoned Camp Frida. So many more campers than last year survived the night that it was difficult to fit them all in to the morning photo. Around the Camp A sold out crowd packed The Frida Cinema on [...]

A year ago, a group of people gathered in Santa Ana, CA for the inaugural edition of Camp Frida.  For 12 hours  the campers were entertained by back to back to back to back to etc horror movies. Led by Camp Counselor  Ally, who sadly did not survive the night, campers watched a variety of [...]

The final day of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival  is  here and so of course it's a bittersweet day. This festival has been a really outstanding event but after some long days it will be nice to get a little rest. But before the rest, it's time to review the day. As is the tradition, the day [...]

The first day of Orange County's newest film festival, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) set a high bar to live up to and day 2 has met the challenge. Day 2 of HIFF started off with another shorts block called Unhealthy Attractions. This block featured 13 films: Lipstick - Unfortunately I got to the theater a bit [...]

The Horrible Imagings Film Festival (HIFF) made a strong debut at its new home in Orange County at our beloved Frida Cinema. The Festival, which had previously been held in San Diego since its founding nearly a decade ago, recently made the decision to migrate north to a theater that, founder and  director of HIFF, [...]