Bloody Disgusting<\/a> and producer of \u201cTerrifier 3\u201d and the \u201cV\/H\/S\u201d franchise. He runs the company along with his siblings, Heather and Peter Luttrell, who previously worked in digital media and advertising and co-founded IndieClick.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cDread Central has been a trusted voice in horror for nearly two decades,\u201d said Miska. \u201cOur goal is to expand its reach and accessibility while preserving the integrity and independence that its audience values.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThere is no team better suited to take the helm of Dread Central,\u201d said Jon Condit, co-founder of Dread Central. \u201cThey understand the genre, they respect the audience and they have the experience to guide Dread into its next era. I\u2019m excited to see what the future holds under their leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAs part of the acquisition, Be Afraid also obtained DreadTV, a horror film FAST channel, and inked a multi-year streaming distribution agreement with Epic Pictures.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cHorror has always thrived on independence and authenticity,\u201d said Heather Luttrell, CEO of Be Afraid. \u201cWe\u2019re building a platform that honors the genre\u2019s legacy, while creating a sustainable future that puts fans and creators first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tLegal counsel to Epic Pictures was provided by Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Legal counsel to Be Afraid was provided by Pierce Atwood LLP. M&A advisory for Be Afraid was provided by Guud LLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Be Afraid Media, an indie horror banner, launched on Tuesday with its acquisition of genre news outlet Dread…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[146776,88,206],"class_list":{"0":"post-392683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-bloody-disgusting","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}