Bloody Disgusting

Bloody Disgusting
URL http://www.bloody-disgusting.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Online horror film-related database and reviewer
Available language(s) English
Owner The Collective
Created by Brad Miska
Tom Owen
Current status Active

Bloody Disgusting is a website that covers horror movies with reviews, interviews and news. It is currently run by Brad Miska, (who uses the pseudonym Mr. Disgusting) and Tom Owen.[1] According to one source, the site has 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month.[2] It is widely considered to be the "world's most popular horror website".[3][4] In 2007, it was purchased by The Collective, a Beverly Hills based management company.[5] According to Variety, it will be a source of new talent for the company.

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History

Formed in 2002,[6] Bloody Disgusting was one of the first online challengers to horror mainstays like Fangoria magazine.[7] Recently, it has seen some significant competition from Comcast and Sony's Fearnet.[8] But unlike competitors such as Fearnet or Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting is largely "independent" with Miska and Owen maintaining editorial control.[9] Accordingly, Sci-Fi chose it as their site of the week in August 2007.[10]

Bloody Disgusting made the video of the Deathcore band Suicide Silence for Kevin Greutert's movie Saw VI.[11]

Genre

Bloody Disgusting has been quoted in movie trailers and advertisements for horror films, including 30 Days of Night[12] and Feast.[13] Miska also makes media appearances as a "horror expert".[14]

References

  1. ^ Dread Central & Home Media Magazine Announce Second Annual Reaper Awards!
  2. ^ Hefflinger, Mark (13 September 2007). "The Collective Buys Horror Film Site Bloody-Disgusting.com". DMW Daily. http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/09/13/the-collective-buys-horror-film-site-bloody-disgusting-com. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  3. ^ "Big Screen Entertainment Group's Babysitter Chosen for Bloody-Disgusting.com Horror Hound Festival". Premiere News. 19 October 2007. http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktie/12718233/News/13793646/PREMIERE.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  4. ^ "Bloody-Disgusting Tears It Up This Halloween, Thanks to You!". Bloody-Disgusting.com. 27 October 2007. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10285. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  5. ^ Graser, Marc (12 September 2007). "Collective nabs Bloody-Disgusting". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971910.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  6. ^ "bloody-disgusting.com". Internet Archive. http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  7. ^ "Horror Hound Faq". Horror Hound. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071009071204/http://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/faq.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  8. ^ "Bloody-Disgusting vs Fearnet". Alexa.com. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?site0=fearnet.com&site1=bloody-disgusting.com&y=r&z=3&h=300&w=610&range=6m&size=Medium&url=fearnet.com. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  9. ^ Parsons, Ryan. "Bloody-Disgusting Now a Collective Effort". CanMag.com. http://www.canmag.com/nw/8951-bloody-disgusting-collective. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  10. ^ "Bloody Disgusting". SciFi.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20071020023838/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/sites/sfw16643.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  11. ^ Internet Archive. "Searched for http://youtube.com". Century Media, Trustkill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9MmcKym3zI. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
  12. ^ 30 Days of Night trailer at YouTube
  13. ^ Feast trailer at YouTube
  14. ^ Search results for Mr. Disgusting at bloody-disgusting.com

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