October is here and we are preparing for a good scare. Obviously, October brings with it a number of good news for various industries, such as retail stores that sell Halloween costumes and masks.

Treble Heart Books has recently published Dallas Releford`s new horror novel, Cicada Summer. The novel will soon be available on their website, as well as major bookstores everywhere

Director Jordan Alan has created a new horror thriller, about the power of the sea. The film showed an eery similarity as as a young pro-surfer died last week on the north shore. The same story is portrayed in the fictional film.

Red Scream Films has recently announced the signing of David Kann to direct its new horror flick, Prison of the Psychotic Damned`. The movie is scheduled to be released in April, 2006.

Greg Lamberson, Emil Novak, and David R. Williams, horror gurus and major horror film icons in this industry are sponsoring the 2006 Buffalo SCREAMS International Horror Film Festival.

`Sin-Jin Smyth`, the new horror film causing a great stir among top entertainment and music industry superstars, does not yet have a release date. However, the project is in full swing.