Members can create personal profiles and network with other horror enthusiasts, while discovering hard-to-find independent horror films that they can review with comments, according to founders S. Keith Miller and A.M. Choi. The founders say they developed UHMN as a networking destination for aspiring horror writers, directors, actors and fans of the genre. It’s also a place for filmmakers to showcase their work and “charge appropriately” for it, thereby bypassing traditional distribution and expanding awareness.

Membership is free and movie download pricing will vary by title. As a bonus for new members, and to spotlight their technology, UHMN.com is giving away a free download of the out-of-print independent film, Alice Sweet Alice for a limited time only through May 247.

Horror actress and producer Melissa Bacelar is the “face” of UHMN welcoming members and helping new visitors navigate the site. Bacelar will also host the site’s first original program called The Scream, an interview style show that will include conversations with filmmakers and feedback from fans at horror events nationwide. Horror expert and freelance writer, Heidi Martinuzzi, is UHMN’s editor-in-chief and will oversee all editorial content and movie reviews.