Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times and was selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008.

[1] When a venture to create a horror-themed cable television channel stalled, the web team left and established their own news site.

The website has a broad focus, and it covers both mainstream and fringe topics that range from horror films to comics to toys.

[6] Steve Persall of the Tampa Bay Times states, "if it gushes blood or desecrates flesh, Dread Central covers it.

[9] Celebrity supporters include John Carpenter,[9] Gale Anne Hurd,[9] Sid Haig,[10] Adam Green,[10] and Darren Lynn Bousman.

The independent studio announced it would be launching a new distribution label specializing in horror films released in theaters and on demand.

[23][22] The DREAD Podcast Network consists of a variety of diverse, free audio series celebrating all things horror.