Good news for those of you who couldn’t stand the idea of a Pumpkinhead film with "love" in the title. Over on M. J. Simpson’s Pumpkinhead Pages mini-site, he has confirmed that the fourth film in the series has changed names from Pumpkinhead: Love Hurts to Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud.

The sequel, you may recall, was shot back-to-back with Jake West’s Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes under the direction of House of the Dead 2 helmer Michael Hurst. Ashes to Ashes, which stars both Lance Henriksen and Doug Bradley, will be making its debut on the Sci Fi Channel on Saturday, October 28th, at 9:00 PM EDT, following yet another showing of Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings.

Source: Dread Central

Sneak peek Top Cow Comics' new 'Sara Pezzini' bust, featuring the possessed, female cop character from the Witchblade comic book series. Witchblade was previously produced as a TNT, Toronto-shot TV series.

Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media, David Lee and Steven Squillante, partners of IDG Films, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, chairman of Platinum Studios and Arclight Films have arranged financing to bring Top Cow Productions' Witchblade to the big screen. Production will start with two feature films, shot back-to-back.



Witchblade will be produced through IDG Films, Relativity Media and Platinum Studios, in association with Top Cow Productions. Arclight Films will handle foreign sales.

Source: HNR

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has announced its initial slate of feature film screenings as part of its inaugural edition this October in Toronto, Canada.

"Our mandate is to premiere exciting new cinema in Toronto that audiences would otherwise never get to see", said Adam Lopez, Festival Director.

Features include:

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Scott Glosserman, USA
Toronto Premiere

Set in an alternate reality where 'Jason Voerhees', 'Freddy Krueger' and 'Mike Myers' are 'real', Scott Glosserman’s debut feature Behind the Mask introduces 'Leslie Vernon'. Featuring actor Robert Englund.

Shinobi Ten
Shimoyama
Japan, Toronto Premiere

Described as Romeo and Juliet, with super-powered ninjas.

Mad Cowgirl
Greg Hatanaka, USA

Sarah Lassez stars as 'Therese', an inspector with a failed marriage, a sexually charged relationship with a relative and a fixation on an aging televangelist, played by actor Walter Koenig of Star Trek fame.

Re-Cycle
The Pang Brothers, Hong Kong

Angelica "The Eye" Lee stars as 'Tsui', a struggling young writer in this visual fantasy from Hong Kong’s Pang Brothers.

Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell
Jonny Gillette and Kevin Wheatley
USA Canadian Premiere

In the year 2097, a group of nuclear war survivors, led by JFK descendent 'Tex Kennedy' (Kevin Wheatley) emerge from their bunkers and set off to found a new nation.

Office Space
Official Selection, Los Angeles Film Festival

SL8N8
Frank van Geloven and Edwin Visser
Holland
North American Premiere

A stylish debut from Dutch directors Frank van Geloven and Edwin Visser.

Night of the Living Dorks
Mathias Dinter, Germany

Toronto After Dark Film Festival runs October 20 to 24 in Toronto.

Source: HNR

Vincent Cassel, best known as the master criminal foil to George Clooney in Ocean's Twelve, has signed on for David Cronenberg's latest, Eastern Promise for Focus and BBC.

Cassel will play a character named Petrid, whose family runs a Russian brothel.

Promise's script is penned by Dirty Pretty Thing's Steve Knight. Naomi Watts portrays a nurse who is trying to find out the identity of a young Russian prostitute who died during labor. The investigation leads the nurse into a much bigger operation involving a Russian Mob's prostitution ring.

Cassel is also signed on to star opposite Vin Diesel in Fox's Babylon A.D. for director Mathieu Kassovitz (Gothika).

Source: IGN FilmForce

Just saw this over at Kaiju Shakedown; If you take a look at the news article for the Belgian horror movie The Room four posts below this one, you'll see that the poster looks almost identical to this poster shown here for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Loft:



Pretty strange huh?

Intrepid Pictures has preemptively acquired the spec script Mercy by new writers Carolyn Townsend and Eddie Hartman.

The story follows a college student who sets out to debunk the urban legend of the Mercy Killer -- a killer who makes his victims' deaths look like suicides -- only to discover that he is all too real and has chosen her as his next victim.

Chris Emerson will executive produce through his E-Squared production company.

Founded in 2005 by Trevor Macy and Marc Evans, Intrepid is a feature film production and co-financing company with a nonexclusive, first-look deal with Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures.

Source: ComingSoon.net

In Warner Bros.' remake of the 1973 thriller The Wicker Man, Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) is about to get burned by his former fiancée, Willow (Kate Beahan), but he doesn't know it until it's too late.

Sarah Michelle Gellar will topline the supernatural thriller Addicted, which the Yari Film Group is financing and producing with Vertigo and Spitfire. The film is loosely based on the 2002 South Korean film Jungdok.

Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist, who helmed the acclaimed Swedish film The Invisible, will direct from a screenplay by Michael Petroni.

The story revolves around a woman whose husband and brother-in-law end up in a coma after a horrible accident. When the brother-in-law wakes up, he says he is her true husband.

Bob Yari, Vertigo's Doug Davison and Roy Lee, Spitfire's Guy East and Nigel Sinclair will produce. Spitfire's Alexander Brunner and Vertigo's Sonny Mallhi executive produce.

Gellar has just wrapped production on The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing. After The Grudge 2, she'll next been seen in thriller The Return, opening November 10.

Source: ComingSoon.net

An American poster for the dark Belgian Horror flick ‘The Room’ by director Giles Daoust has turned up online. That coupled with an “Exclusive U.S. trailer” to check out on the films official site, would seem to confirm that it has got (or soon will have) a distribution deal in the States.

Synopsis:
"Alex (Pascal Duquenne) is a man stuck in a wheelchair since a mysterious fall in the stairs. Alex is traumatised by his parents: Max (Philippe Résimont), a frustrated composer turned completely mad and violent; and Marie (Françoise Mignon), a cold and hysteric woman. Alex’s only friend is his sister Melinda, who’s been taking care of him for years. But Melinda, 9-months pregnant of an unknown man, also maltreated by her parents, is about to leave the family home to start a new life, leaving Alex behind. At the peak of the family crisis, a mysterious door appears in the house, at a place where there was nothing before. And everyone who enters it disappears with a terrifying scream. The members of the family discover they’re trapped in the house – every exit seems unnaturally blocked – and they start disappearing into The Room one after the other. Due to these terrifying events, the family will have to face their most terrible secrets, which will almost make them kill each other. But what mystery is hiding inside… The Room ?".

Check out The Room's official subsite right here

Source: 24framespersecond.net

A new greatly extended trailer for Bong Joon-Ho's The Host from Japan. Lots of nice stuff but no spoilers. Grab the downloadable Quicktime trailer right here

Source: Twitchfilm

Bandai Entertainment Inc. (BEI) is scheduled to release the 13-episode horror-comedy TV series The Great Horror Family (Kaiki daikazoku) in a 3-disc DVD set (22870; Japanese w/ English subtitles) in the U.S. on October 10th. The series was originally broadcast in Japan by TV Tokyo K.K. (K.K. Terebi Tôkyô) every Sunday from October 3rd to December 26th of 2004.

The Great Horror Family was directed by Takashi Shimizu (episodes 11-13), Keisuke Toyoshima (episodes 1, 2, 7, & 8), Yûdai Yamaguchi (episodes 3, 4, 9, & 10), and Kenji Murakami (episodes 5 & 6).

Synopsis:
"Kiyoshi Imawano and his family have just found a new home; however, what they fail to realize is that the old residents have not moved out just yet. Soon enough the entire family, minus the occult-obsessed father, has somehow gained the power to see the ghost and spirits within the house. But that's just the beginning of things - an undead monk, secret government agents, even UFOs start showing up. It's up to Kiyoshi to find out why the house is troubled by all these strange occurrences, and save his family - and possibly the world - from inter-dimensional terrors."

The Great Horror Family episode #02 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #03 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #04 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #05 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #06 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #07 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #08 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #09 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #10 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #11 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #12 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #13 trailer (streaming RealMedia)

The Great Horror Family official subsite

Source: Twitchfilm

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of House of the Dead II: Dead Aim for the 23rd of October, priced at around £19.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, a director/writer commentary, four deleted scenes and a 'Making a Bloody Sequel' featurette.



Read House of the Dead II: Dead Aim movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

Sony Pictures has posted the first three minutes from The Covenant at the official website. The horror-thriller opens on September 8.

In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished - their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now.

Directed by Renny Harlin and written by J.S. Cardone, The Covenant tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spenser Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600's, the boys have all been born with special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.

Click here to head over to the official website and watch the trailer!

Source: ComingSoon.net

ComingSoon.net sat in on an edit bay session with director Chris Nolan for The Prestige and the helmer talked a bit about both his blockbuster hit Batman Begins and its upcoming sequel, The Dark Knight.

Nolan said he was very surprised by Batman Begins' success, "for the simple reason that I felt we had really poured our hearts out in making a good film and that on our own terms we had succeeded. I never really expected to satisfy critics and Batman fans and regular audiences equally. I mean I thought maybe we'd get two points on the drawing board if you like, but the fact that all three seemed to respond well, that was a big surprise to me. I mean it felt like you were going to lose one aspect or someone… I think we were very fortunate in that regard, it's very gratifying."

Talking about the follow-up, in which Heath Ledger will play The Joker opposite Christian Bale, he mentioned that they're changing things up. "I think what people responded to well about 'Batman Begins' is how different it was from their expectations so I think we would be foolish to not recognize that and to [try to replicate that now predictable blueprint]. I think we'll be doing something very different for the sequel. I certainly wouldn't have any interest in trying to repeat experience or the formula we've made, because particularly being the origin story, it's a very unique thing, a very singular experience. My interest would sort of be to move on from that and to do something quite different."

The Dark Knight is coming in June of 2008. The Prestige, starring Hugh Jackman, Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo and David Bowie, opens October 20.

Source: ComingSoon.net

Playing now in theaters down under, the new promo for Film Fantastic’s Blue screen event to harvest zombies for Denton Rose’s next film: Day of the Dying Living! See the promo now

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	4 horror tales is a series of films created by four up and coming members of the Korean film industry, most of them trying their hand for the first time at directing. All the movies were filmed on HD (high definition) Video, and each made on an amazingly small budget equivalent to just $1 million. Considering that, the quality of the finished products look great. Below you can find a synopsis for each flick and you can check out the official 4 Horror Tales website right here
	Hidden Floor Min-young moves onto the fifth floor of a new studio apartment with her six-year-old daughter, Joo-hee. She's concerned when her downstairs neighbor, HAN Chang-soo, says that he cannot tolerate the noise above him, even though the two women live tranquilly. Furthermore, she is anxious about other residents' strange behaviors – never mind the mysterious deaths. Min-young hardens herself mentally after the move into the new house, largely because of her daughter's unprecedented odd behavior and continual run-ins with a bizarre woman. Convinced that Joo-hee has fallen sick and perturbed by the mysterious events around the studio apartment, Min-young looks to find the truth.
	Dark Forest Woo-jin, Jung-ah and three other trekkers happily depart for a mountain climbing trip. On the way into a forest – a forest which is off-limits – Se-Eun and Joon-hoo are wounded and the group is faced with a serious obstacle: they are disconnected from any area where a cell phone is available and effectively cut off from the world. Jung-ah is particularly uneasy; she is unwillingly able to see the future, a residual influence of her shaman parents. The stranded, frightened party soon has an opportunity to discover the forest's startling secrets...
	February 29 Ji-yeon, a tollgate ticket girl, is frightened by a mysterious black car, which pays a bloodstained ticket fee at midnight. Her fear deepens after her colleague, Jong-sook, tells her that 12 years earlier a prisoner transport vehicle caused a traffic accident wherein all the prisoners involved died – and some of the corpses disappeared. Afterwards, a murder occurred near the tollgate on February 29th every four years. Soon, odd events become increasingly frequent, usually involving a doppelganger of Ji-yeon. When Jong-sook is killed on the fateful February 29th, Ji-yeon – with the help of two detectives – starts looking into matters herself.
	D-Day aka Roommates Roommates Yoo-jin, Eun-soo, Bo-ram, and Da-young are cramming for a college entrance exam. It's difficult for them to adapt to the stifling atmosphere of the women's lodging institute – and to get along with each other due to their differing personalities. Yoo-jin has the most difficulty with the stuffy institute life; she begins to have visions of events that took place at the institute in the past – like the tragic fire that occurred years ago. Yoo-jin gradually becomes consumed with fear, and the relationship among the four intimate friends begins to suffer.

Source: 24framespersecond.net

Joe Knee's Cult is scheduled to be screened at the 6th Shriekfest Film Festival in Hollywood, California on Saturday September 30th at 6:00 p.m.. Distribution rights for the movie are being offered for sale by American World Pictures.


The screenplay for Cult was written by Ben Oren, based on a story by Knee and Stephen Fromkin.


Synopsis:
"While researching a local cult, four college students uncover the existence of a supernatural power that may take their lives... and their souls."




Source: Twitchfilm

"Rob-B-Hood", the latest action comedy from Jackie Chan is to be released in China on October 1st, aiming to take advantage of the week long national holiday. The film, which has a budget of HK$130 million and which was directed by Benny Chan (who recently worked with Chan on "New Police Story") also stars Michael Hui and Louis Koo, and follows Chan as a gambling addicted thief who kidnapps, then has to look after the baby of the richest woman in town. The theme song, "Parent's Words" will be released ahead of the film and features Chan himself on vocals.

Source: KFC Cinema

Sahamongkol is probably the biggest and most internationally successful production company in Thailand with ONG BAK, TOM YUM GONG, and BORN TO FIGHT all under their belts. But they seem to have hit a run of bad luck lately. First there was the infighting surrounding the Federation of the National Film Association earlier this year which saw the head of Sahamongkol, Somsak Techratanaprasert, dealt a resounding vote of no confidence in his role as head of the FNFA and he stepped down from his role there. Then came their movie, CHAI LAI'S ANGELS, a Thai "girls with guns" flick that did okay business at the box office but is excruciating to watch.

This month saw them release MERCURY MAN, a big budget Thai superhero movie (budgeted at about US$1.1 million, which is twice the budget of most Thai films). The film was given a mild sniff by local critics and bowed with a first week gross of 12 million baht (about US$320,000) which is a disappointing figure for all invovled. Director Bandid Thongdee says, "Maybe Thai audience still doubt whether a homegrown superhero will be as exciting to watch as 'Spider-man' or 'Superman'. However, we believe that the film has a strong potential for international sales." Whether it sinks or finds its legs and swims, MERCURY MAN is Sahamongkol's centerpiece of its international sales plan. This is all reminiscent of the early 2000's when Hong Kong companies where risking the farm on big, international productions that weren't Hong Kong enough to excite foreign buyers, but were too international to really make it at home.

Now, Sahamongkol has become the latest company caught in the "My movie has offended someone," sweepstakes. First it was GHOST GAME, then it was LUCKY LOSER, and now it's CADAVER. Originally called AJAAN YAI, a term of respect for a body donated to science, this aroused the ire of a bunch of doctors. So the movie has now changed its name to SOPE, or "Corpse." Wisekwai posts this statement from Sahamongkol:

"We're doing everything we can to comply with the requests of the group in order to be able to release the film on schedule," the Sahamongkol Film marketing director Awika Techaratanaprasert is quoted as saying. "We have already called back all the promotional materials they found offensive and have put out information to make it clear that this is a work of fiction, not a true story."

You can see a trailer of CADAVER here and judge for yourself.

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Maurice ($LA$HER$) Devereaux’s new subway-terror film End of the Line premiering at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, and the movie now has screening dates set: Saturday, September 9 at 9 p.m. and Monday, September 11 at 3 p.m. And Devereaux tells Fango that he’s looking for a few good men and women to help promote End of the Line in return for free passes to the showings. “I’m seeking horror-fan volunteers who live in Toronto to do a publicity stunt for End of the Line,” he says. “It would entail dressing up as characters from the film and handing out flyers to push the screenings and generate publicity and buzz. Volunteers would work for a few hours on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9; in return they would each get two free tickets to one of the screenings, an autographed poster and, once it is released, a DVD.

“I need about 10 men—with cleancut, short hair preferably—and 10 women,” he continues. “Candidates must be 18 and over, reliable, very outgoing, friendly and not afraid to interact with strangers. If you’re shy, don’t bother, as you will be asked to sing in public while marching downtown holding signs and giving out flyers. Interested candidates can e-mail endofthelinefilm@yahoo.com with their photos, contact information, the reasons why they would be motivated to participate in this project and a brief résumé of any performance-related experience they might have.”

Source: Fango

Writer/director Greg William Stechman has announced that his grisly shocker THIS HOLLOW SACRAMENT has been acquired for distribution by Unearthed Films, which plans a DVD release in early 2007. The movie, which Stechman produced with Jon Rogers, Lacie Oakley and Daniel Turturici and began life as THREADING OVER DARKNESS, stars April Potter, Marcus Shelby, Sheila McClay, Todd Gearou and Krystle Ferrin in the fact-based story of a serial killer who targets rape victims, and the investigation into his bloody handiwork. “I want to thank all the cast and crew for their hard work on the film,” Stechman says. “It has taken me six years to bring HOLLOW from script to screen. Although they were six long years, they were worth every second.” You can find out more about the movie at its MySpace page. Meanwhile, Stechman recently posted a new, adults-only trailer for his survival-horror movie LADYBUGS at that project’s own MySpace page

Source: Fango

Legendary producer/director Dan Curtis (DARK SHADOWS, THE NIGHT STALKER) teams up with writers Richard Matheson (I AM LEGEND, THE TWILIGHT ZONE) and William F. Nolan (LOGAN’S RUN, BURNT OFFERINGS) to present three tales of horrific suspense in TRILOGY OF TERROR. This made-for-television anthology showcases the tremendous acting talent of Karen Black (FIVE EASY PIECES, THE DAY OF THE LOCUST), who plays four distinct roles.

In “Julie,” an aggressive college student seduces and ultimately blackmails his seemingly shy English professor.

In “Millicent and Therese,” two polar-opposite sisters become increasingly hell-bent on the undoing of one another.

And in “Amelia,” a woman falls prey to a murderous Zuni fetish doll.

Special Features:
- Commentary with Karen Black and writer William F. Nolan
- “Richard Matheson: Terror Scribe” Featurette
- “Three Colors Black” Featurette

To be released today, August 29 2006.

The website for the upcoming Thai flick ‘The Victim’ is online, but unfortunately there's not too much stuff to be found on it yet. In the meantime, while waiting for the website to grow, here's a synopsis for the film:

A young girl Ting (Pitchanart Sakakorn) wants to be an actress. While waiting for her big chance, she is offered a parts in police reenactments of homicides. After several jobs, Ting feels she is somehow connected to those victims who seem to be coming alive again.

Source: 24framespersecond.net

Blackfilm.com has learned that Lyriq Bent will reprise his role as "Riggs" in "SAW III" and that Mpho Koaho has also been added to the cast. In "SAW II", Riggs was teamed with Kerry (Dina Meyer) as they helped Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Walhberg) search for his son. Bent is currently on the Lifetime TV series' Angela's Eyes in the role of Leo Jenkins. He was also featured in "Four Brothers", and "Take the Lead" and will be in the Lionsgate horror film "Skinwalkers" with Jason Behr and Rhona Mitra.

Check out Saw III official website right here

Source: Blackfilm.com

When The Grudge 2 was getting ready to undergo re-shoots in Chicago, the word came down that another Ghost House pic, The Messengers, was going back in front of cameras as well, though not under the direction of its original helmers, The Pang Brothers.


The people over at Dread Central are not sure who it was that directed the new footage or if it was done with the consent of the Brothers, who were likely too busy in their native Hong Kong to come back to the U.S. for re-shoots, but apparently Raimi and crew are very happy with the finished results.


The film will be released by Sony on January 19, 2007.
Click here for The Messengers official website.





Source: Dread Central

Universal Pictures is in AGONY for Scott Stuber and Mary Parent. According to the Hollywood Reporter the studio has picked up the horror pitch from Scott Nimerfro for the duo to produce via their Stuber/Parent shingle. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the story is set in the world of urban legends on college campuses, with one horrifying legend in particular turning out to be true. Nimerfro is now writing the script. The deal was in the low- to mid-six figures.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

As the new trailer for Hadi Hajaig's Puritan has yet to be added to the new official website for the movie, Twitch - in association with GOMORRAHY.com - is now providing the downloadable old trailer for it (which was on the old official website at http://www.parliamentfilms.com/Teaser.mov).

The screenplay for Puritan was written by Hajaig. The movie stars Nick Moran as Simon Puritan, Georgina Rylance as Anne Grey, David Soul as Eric Bridges, and Ralph Brown as Mickey Conway.

Synopsis:
"Has-been writer Simon Puritan (Nick Moran) lives in a house in Whitechapel, East London designed by the 17th century architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Troubled by nightmares, prone to heavy drinking and struggling through the aftermath of a failed marriage, Puritan has an obsessive interest in the paranormal and is researching the possible links between supernatural events and the several churches built by Hawksmoor. His main source of income comes from his work as a medium, through which he brings solace to the bereaved - at a price. Disgusted with himself after his latest crooked seance, Puritan drowns his sorrows at the pub and is almost killed by an Underground train when he drunkenly lunges on the platform as the train pulls into the station. A stranger cries out a warning, but it is too late. After being briefly hospitalised, Puritan is visited at home by a man called Jonathan Grey. Badly burned and horrendously disfigured, Grey is a well-spoken, intimidating presence who has his own secret agenda for Puritan. Grey tells him about his wife, Anne Grey (Georgina Rylance) and passes on crucial details about her deceased sister's past. Puritan's first meeting with Anne is a life-changing event, which opens up a world of devious intrigue."

Puritan old trailer (2:29; downloadable 4.2 MB MOV file)
Puritan new official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Universe Laser are set to release Sion Sono's 'Strange Circus' in just over a weeks time, in HK on DVD. Sono's got a whole load of films around at the moment, and was the Director of the massively popular 'Suicide Club' (aka 'Suicide Circle').

Source: Twitchfilm

7 New wickerman clips have popped up online. Out patrolling a California highway, police officer Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) stops a station wagon to return a little girl's lost doll. Moments later, a runaway truck slams into the station wagon, igniting it into a fiery wreck with the mother and child trapped inside. Edward fails to save them before the car explodes...and then spends months of his life choking down pills to get the image of their faces out of his head. But Edward is about to get a second chance.

A desperate letter from his former girlfriend, Willow (Kate Beahan), arrives at his home with no postmark. Willow came into his life and left just as unexpectedly years before. But now, her daughter Rowan has gone missing, and Edward is the only person she trusts to help locate her. She asks him to come to her home on a private island - Summersisle - a place with its own traditions where people observe a forgotten way of life. Edward seizes the opportunity to make his life right again, and soon finds himself on a seaplane bound for the islands of the Pacific Northwest.

But nothing is what it seems on isolated Summersisle, where a culture, dominated by its matriarch Sister Summersisle (Ellen Burstyn), is bound together by arcane traditions and a pagan festival called "the Day of Death and Rebirth." The secretive people of Summersisle only ridicule his investigation, insisting that a child named Rowan never existed there... or if she ever did was no longer alive. But what Edward doesn't know is that Willow's plea for help has invited more into his life than a chance for redemption. In unraveling Summersisle's closely held secrets, Edward is drawn into a web of ancient traditions and murderous deceit, and each step he takes closer to the lost child brings him one step closer to the unspeakable. And one step closer to the Wicker Man.

Go here to watch the clips!

Source: MoviesOnline.ca

First Independent Pictures will release Edmond on October 3rd. Adapted for the screen by legendary playwright David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon, the thriller stars William H. Macy as a businessman who walks out on his family on the advice of a fortune teller and plunges into a darkly funny yet horrifying vortex of New York's hellish underworld. The cast also includes Julia Stiles, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari and Joe Mantegna. The DVD arrives with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1, an audio commentary with Mamet, deleted scenes and "Anatomy of a Thriller" featurette. Retail is $26.99.

Read Edmond movie review right here

Source: Davis DVD

Did you miss Denton Rose on FOX's Reality Remix last night?
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From there click on "Reality Remix Video, WATCH NOW" Denton was included in all the promo spots leading up to air time.

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The official website for Demián Rugna's English-language horrAR (i.e., Argentine horror) movie The Last Gateway is online; on that site are a stills gallery and downloadable trailer for the movie.

The Last Gateway is based on Rugna's "La última entrada", a 25-minute Spanish-language horrAR short from 2003. In addition to having directed "La última entrada", Rugna wrote the screenplay for, produced (together with Mariano Ferreris), edited, and created the special effects for it. It starred Demián Salomón, Carlos Larrañaga, Mara Sol López, and Daniel Ruggieri.

The screenplay for The Last Gateway was written by Rugna. The movie stars Rodrigo Aragón as Michael, Salomé Boustani as Marianne, Patricio Schwartz as John, and Hugo Halbrich as Victor. Kevin Schiele and Adrian Spinelli are also in it. Hernán Findling was the production manager for it; he himself directed the English-language horrAR movie Director's Cut.

Synopsis for The Last Gateway::
"What if you had the power to create a Gateway to hell? What if by mistake you opened it up in the body of a stranger? What if that stranger was your next-door neighbor? Marianne and Michael, recently married, come to discover that their peaceful lives are about to be turned upside down once Michael discovers he has the Gateway to hell hidden in his stomach. The problem is not only the people who are after the Gateway but also those who want to escape from hell, through the same doorway. And so the nightmare begins..."

The Last Gateway large trailer (downloadable 16.4 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
The Last Gateway small trailer (downloadable 6 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
The Last Gateway official website

Source: Twitchfilm

The official site for the new Horror ‘Bug’ directed by the mastermind of the 'The Exorcist' William Friedkin is live, with a spiffy new trailer to boot. 'Bug' is psychological thriller starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr, and written by Tracy Letts. The film based on Letts' play is about modern paranoia in the wake of the Gulf War, and contains elements of black comedy, romance, and horror.

Bug offficial website (with trailer)



Source: 24framespersecond.net

Two teaser trailers for Xavier Gens' French horror-thriller Frontières were recently added to the website of production company BR Films. (See the first and fifth videos on the left in the "Film / T.V." section.) On the website of YouTube Inc., there's a two-part segment on the movie from Yannick Dahan's CinéCinéma Frisson satellite TV show Opération frisson; it includes an interview with Gens and one of the aforementioned trailers. (The segment is in French - with the notable exception of the "Cannibal Nazis Must Die" graphic.) There's a gallery of fifteen stills from the movie on the Artcancre blog.

The screenplay for Frontières was written by Gens. The movie's cast apparently includes Karina Testa, Maud Forget, Estelle Lefébure, Samuel Le Bihan, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, Ouassini Embarek, Yasmine Belmadi, Dominique Bettenfeld, Dominique Bettenfeld, David Saracino, and Chems Dahmani.

BR Films (2 teaser trailers for Frontières on site)
YouTube: Opération frisson segment on Frontières, part 1
YouTube: Opération frisson segment on Frontières, part 2
Artcancre: Frontières stills gallery (15 JPEGs)

Source: Twitchfilm

The first scene of Saw III that were going to be shown exclusively in conjunction with the movie Crank will not be shown since the clip was too graphic.

Lionsgate was planning on attaching the entire first scene of the film SAW III to the feature prints of CRANK, but the footage proved too intense for exhibition. Lionsgate is investigating an AgeGate/age appropriate online outlet to debut the footage. This is the first time in Lionsgate’s history to preview an entire scene prior to its release and is especially unique due to the popularity of this highly acclaimed franchise. While we’re not allowed to reveal too many details, we do know that the scene showcases the first of Jigsaw’s games and will definitely satisfy fan’s craving for blood. Hopefully it gets sorted out.



Source: MoviesOnline.ca

Monsters HD, the 24-hour hi-def channel devoted entirely to horror, has three exciting marathons lined up for this September!

First, “Labor Day Weekend of the Dead,” will highlight the best of zombie cinema, with films such as George A. Romero’s classic NIGHT, DAWN and DAY OF THE DEAD, Sam Raimi’s original EVIL DEAD (pictured), Peter Jackson’s DEAD ALIVE and the television premieres of 1933’s Boris Karloff-starrer THE GHOUL and Brian Yuzna’s RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III. Next up is the Sept. 17 birthday celebration of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, whose 57th year will be honored by three documentaries she hosts and narrates. BRIDE OF MONSTERMANIA, ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. MONSTERMANIA and MONSTERAMA MARATHON trace the history of horror back to the silent era. Elvira, who’s been scaring her way into homes since 1981, is actually retiring this year, so don’t miss the party.

On September 24, “They Came from Outer Space” invades your set as Monsters HD airs an alien marathon, including Abel Ferrara’s BODY SNATCHERS, both version of THE BLOB and KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. Visit Monsters HD’s official site for more info on these and other programming.

Source: Fango

Lionsgate Home Entertainment will re-release a longer version of 2004's big-screen adaptation of "The Punisher" on November 21st. The Punisher: Extended Cut will include a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Bonus materials for this edition include a new audio commentary with director Jonathan Hensleigh, a never-before-seen (and unshot) animated deleted scene set in Kuwait, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a comic book gallery, downloadable ringtones and digital comic books for cell phones. Retail is $19.98.

Source: Davis DVD

New Line has acquired screen rights to "Black Dahlia Avenger," a book by ex-L.A. homicide detective Steve Hodel about his investigation into Hollywood's most infamous unsolved crime.

Hodel, on a quest to discover who his father really was, came up with a picture of a brilliant, charming, Hannibal Lecter-like villain he believes may have killed a dozen people including aspiring actress Elizabeth Short who was found cut in half and posed in a bizarre manner.

What makes the deal surprising is that the announcement comes two weeks before the release of Brian De Palma's "The Black Dahlia", an adaptation of the James Ellroy novel about the same incident. Ellroy in fact wrote the intro to Hodel's book.

Ralph Pezzullo is set to write the script.

Source: Dark Horizons

Blue Star Pictures and Mandalay Pictures have optioned T.S. Faull's original screenplay Living Dead Girl. Eric Tessier is attached to direct.

Faull's screenplay centers on a dead woman who rises from the grave as a zombie to track down her killer and save his latest victim. She is aided on her journey by a handsome funeral director who has a thing for dead girls and helps her stave off decomposition.

Tessier wrote and directed Alliance Atlantis Pictures' 2003 horror thriller Sur le seuil (Evil Words).

Source: ComingSoon.net

Ghost House Pictures has posted a third The Grudge 2 behind-the-scenes Webisode at the company's official website. In the latest installment, you will follow director Takashi Shimizu and crew as they scour Japan for the perfect spots to shoot.

Click here to watch the clip!

Source: ComingSoon.net

Dimension Films finally launched the official website for Feast, which hits limited theaters September 22nd and heads straight to DVD on October 17th. In addition, the official MySpace page has been updated with a list of theaters that will be playing the film. A group of strangers gather in a bar where they're attacked and systematically killed by monsters. The film was a product of "Project Greenlight", the program created by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Moore to showcase new talent.

Feast MySpace Page
Feast Official Website

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

According to The Hollywood Reporter, George A. Romero will bring his zombies back once more in DIARY OF THE DEAD, an independent project he'll write and direct. This movie will hark back to the rough-edged style of the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with echoes of another grassroots hit, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, following a group of college students making a horror movie who find themselves in the midst of a real undead plague, and begin filming the mayhem around them. Romero and his production partner Peter Grunwald will produce DIARY with Artfire Films. After the frustrations he experienced regarding the shooting and release of Universal's LAND OF THE DEAD, the director was adamant about doing this installment independently. "I was trying to convince Peter we could just run off and do it ourselves," he told the trade.

Source: Fango

The official subsite for Ivan Zuccon's NyMpha is now partly fuctional. The movie is scheduled to start shooting in September.

The screenplay for NyMpha was written by Ivo Gazzarrini. The movie stars Tiffany Shepis as Sarah, Allan McKenna as Geremia, Caroline de Cristofaro as Ninfa, Michael Segal as Marco, Alessandra Guerzoni as Lavinia and the Mother Superior, Caterina Zanca as the young nun, Giuseppe Gobbato as Doctor Rinaldi, Federico D'Anneo as Gino, and Francesco Primavera as Doctor Bellini.

Synopsis:
"NyMpha is the story of Sarah, a young English girl, who goes to Italy to take vows needed to become a cloister nun of the 'New Order' Convent. The rules of the convent are very strict, so strict that they are often considered a form of torture. Sarah's path is divided into four steps, 'hear' the Lord, 'see' the Lord, 'touch' the Lord and 'talk' with the Lord... Each step will be painful for both Sarah's physical and mental self. Moreover, during Sarah's journey, she often has visions of the Convents past, visions that it was the house of a young girl named Ninfa... Ninfa's life was ruined by the religious fanaticism of her violent grandfather Geremia, who believes that he can talk directly with God. In reality, he is utterly mad, and this madness seems to be present today (within the walls of the convent) where young Sarah lives..."

NyMpha official subsite

Source: Twitchfilm

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Director Christopher Nolan has gone on the record about the next Batman film, The Dark Knight, in one of his first interviews about the project.

"The title has been chosen very specifically. It's quite important to the film," Nolan informed BetterThanFudge.com. The helmer coyly declined to elaborate further on that meaning, saying, "I'll leave that for people to infer."

Nolan did address some of themes of the next installment. Whereas the first film addressed confronting fear and the meaning of justice versus revenge, The Dark Knight is "about things having to get worse before they get better."

While he would not go into great detail about The Joker, to be played by Oscar nominee Heath Ledger in the sequel, Nolan did advise fans that Alan Moore's classic graphic novel The Killing Joke won't be the only influence on the sequel's depiction of the Clown Prince of Crime.

"I also would point very much to the first two appearances of the Joker in the comic. If you look at where the Joker comes from there's a very clear direction that fits what we're doing very well," Nolan said.

The rest of the interview can be found in the next issue of Mean Magazine.

Source: IGN FilmForce

Fox Atomic is beginning to align its stars for 28 Weeks Later, the studio's sequel to the zombie hit 28 Days Later.

Jeremy Renner (the bad guy in S.W.A.T.) has been cast as Sgt. Doyle, whom Variety describes as "one of the heroes of the sequel."

28 Weeks Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, wreaking havoc on the entire population.

Renner has appeared in North Country, Lords of Dogtown and as the titular serial killer in Dahmer.

28 Weeks Later will be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Rowan Joffe penned the screenplay. Producing the sequel are Andrew MacDonald, Andrew Garland and Danny Boyle.

Source: IGN FilmForce

The first scene of the highly-anticipated Saw III will be shown exclusively in conjunction with Crank, which hits theaters September 1st. This is the first time in Lionsgate's history to preview an entire scene prior to its release.

The first scene of Saw III promises to be extremely gory and will be sure to shock viewers out of their seats. The scene showcases the first of Jigsaw's games and will definitely satisfy fans' craving for blood.

If you can't wait to get a peak of what Jigsaw is up to next, make sure you run out to see Crank. Remember to call and verify with your local theater that the exclusive Saw III scene will be shown with Crank.

Saw III hits theaters on October 27.

Source: ComingSoon.net

The official website for Christopher Hutson's Butcher House is online, and there's a downloadable trailer for the movie on that site. Also, there are identical stills galleries for the movie on the websites of FatKid Films and Idolik Entertainment - both of which are divisions of Chris Hutson Productions Inc..

Butcher House is scheduled to première at the Eerie Horror Film Festival (EHFF) in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 5th. Mackinac Media Inc. owns the North American rights to the movie; Park Entertainment Limited is the international sales agent for it.

Synopsis:
"Back in the 50's, Arthur Kingston unknowingly built his Butcher House on a land that was cursed. On July 11th 1966, Samuel Gaines, a newly-hired butcher, becomes possessed, and goes on a rampage murdering several co-workers and two teenagers (one being Mr. Kingston's eldest son). Distraught, Arthur Kingston closed the Butcher House for good. He locked Samuel Gaines in the basement, and vowed never to allow anyone to enter again. After Arthur's recent death, James Kingston finds that his brother sold the building against the wish of their father. Now the new owner, Stan Williams, has decided to convert the building to condos. But first, he has to inventory what's inside and clear out the building. So he hires his son Tyler and Tyler's skater punk friends to do the job. The teens embark on a journey into the pit of this hell that old man Kingston thought he had locked away forever...."

Butcher House trailer (downloadable 12.7 MB MOV file)
Butcher House high-definition trailer (downloadable 84.7 MB MOV file)
Butcher House official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Principle photography has wrapped on "I'm A Cyborg (But That's Ok)", the latest from "Oldboy" helmer Park Chan-wook. The plot follows two people in a mental institution who fall in love, marking somewhat of a change for the director who is best known for violent tales of revenge. Playing the poor girl who believes she is a robot is Lim Su-Jeong, who was also in the Korean horror classic "A Tale of Two Sisters", with popster Rain as the male lead.

Source: KFC Cinema

IGN FilmForce had a chance to sit down with Paul Sams today, Chief Operating Officer of Blizzard, and chat about a variety of subjects from the success of World of Warcraft, the impending expansion pack, and the upcoming Warcraft movie.

Although Blizzard isn't ready to announce a screenwriter or director yet, Sams said that he and Blizzard Creative Director Chris Metzen had been working closely with John Jashni, COO at Legendary Pictures, to lock down both important positions. Sams also told us that they had been working with Jashni for years, well before the Warcraft movie was greenlit, and that Jashni had been their primary contact in Hollywood when searching around for the possibility of a big-screen adaptation of the various Blizzard licenses.

Stressing his confidence in Jashni, Sams told us, "With John, it feels like we're handing our baby over to a family member." While Warner Bros. is the primary studio behind the Warcraft movie, Legendary Pictures will be co-financing the affair.

Although details are still shrouded in mystery at this point, Blizzard expects the Warcraft movie to have a budget well over $100 million. "Warner Bros. says this will be a tent pole movie for them," Sams explained, "a big, high-budget blockbuster that they expect to do very well and hold up the tent along with other big blockbuster movies that year."

Source: IGN FilmForce

Finalized specs have arrived for Warner Home Video's release of the Stephen King anthology Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Due on October 24th, the TNT mini-series arrives as a three-disc set with 1.78 anamorphic widescreen transfers and a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Bonus materials will include Interviews With the Series Stars, "Behind the Drama of Nightmares & Dreamscapes from the Stories of Stephen King," "From the Mind of Stephen King," "Page To Picture," "The Inside Look" and "Battleground: Special Effects" making-of featurettes. Retail will be $39.92.

Source: Davis DVD

Director Robert Hammer's 1980 shocker Don't Answer The Phone arrives on October 10th from BCI Eclipse in its original uncut edition. Previously released by Rhino Home Video in a butchered 85-min cut, apparently from an edited-for-TV print of the film, the new disc will clock in at its full 94-min. length with all its nudity and graphic violence intact. Bonus materials will include "Answering the Phone" interview featurette with actor Nicholas Worth, a still gallery, trailers and Easter Eggs. The packaging itself will include a sound chip that triggers the sound of a ringing telephone. Retail will be $12.98.

Source: Davis DVD

September 28th marks the Japanese region two release of Maniac: Collector’s Edition, the 1980 horror title from William Lustig. The film will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen format with English audio in Dolby Digital 2.0 and Dolby Digital 5.1 EX. CD Japan and Yes Asia have this for ¥4410 and $39.49 respectively.



Source: DVD Active

The indie zombie film; it seems to be what everyone’s trying to get right these days, but so few are able to do it. A combination of decent acting, good effects, and buckets of gore are what usually make for the more memorable of the bunch, however, and if nothing else Automaton Transfusion looks like it fills those last two criteria very well.

The film is about three teens who find themselves in a town overrun by the hungry dead and decide to fight back instead of the typical hide-and-whine approach that you see all too often in the indies. The result, if the slew of pics just delivered to the doorstep of Bloody Disgusting are any indication, are messy to say the least.

Directed by Steven C. Miller for just under $30,000 (!), Automaton Transfusion has been slowly building in hype for a while now, not only because it has one of the cooler titles in indie zombie history. Check out Bloody-Disgusting for more pics, and be sure to hit the flick’s official site for tons more info!

Source: Dread Central

Malaysia are creating their very own (and first) superhero 'Cicak-Man'. Perhaps they didn't like being outdone by their neighbors Thailand who have their own big budget superhero flick Mercury Man coming up. The Malay film is to be produced by KRU Films and will be shot on true-HD (High Definition), with intensive use of CGI, motion control cameras and about 40% of the shots done on green screen. 'Cicak-Man' is set in the fictional city of Metrofulus and revolves around the lives of two best friends Hairi (Saiful Apek) and Danny (Yusry). One day Hairi unintentionally receives super powers and it is up to Danny to race against time to help find an antidote to help cure Hairi who is getting considerably weaker as his human cells are changing to the cells of a lizard. 'Cicak-Man', directed by Yusry Abdul Halim, stars some of Malaysia’s top actors and actresses such as Saiful Apek, Fasha Sandha, Aznil Nawawi, Aziz Satar and many more including Yusry himself. So far there are only behind the scenes stills on the official site, so we will have to wait for some trailer action to see what this is going to look like. The film opens in Malaysia in November.

Check out the official Cicak-Man website here

Source: 24framespersecond.net

One, two, Freddy's coming for you! As one of the most frightening horror film slashers of all time, Freddy Krueger established his legacy in eight feature films, a television show and an innumerable body count. Now, the film that started it all, A Nightmare on Elm Street, is back on the big screen in select movie theatres across the country for two nights only to celebrate the premiere of the all-new, special edition infinifilm(TM) DVD. In addition to the thrill of seeing this horror classic on the big screen in High-Definition and cinema surround sound, fans will also be treated to a new exclusive feature - "Freddy's Best Kills," a montage of Freddy Krueger's gruesome kills throughout the rest of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, including sequels 2 through 6, plus Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Freddy vs. Jason - that can be seen only in theatres during this special event.

This special, two-night A Nightmare on Elm Street will be presented by New Line Home Entertainment and National CineMedia on Wednesday, September 20th and Thursday, September 21st at 8:00 p.m. local time in 124 Regal, United Artists, Edwards, Cinemark, AMC and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatres across the country. Tickets are available online at BigScreenBoxOffice or at presenting theatre box offices for $10.00. (For a complete list of theatres, please visit the website.)

Go back to the beginning, where the horror began for the children of Elm Street as they fight to never sleep again in fear of being murdered in their dreams. A Nightmare on Elm Street stars Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, Freddy vs. Jason) in the legendary role of Freddy Krueger, Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) in his first feature film role, and the star of the Nightmare series, Heather Langenkamp. In this original chilling masterpiece, Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp) is suffering from violent nightmares about a badly burned man wearing a glove made of knives. She quickly learns that this man - child molester Freddy Krueger (Englund) - is also terrorizing the dreams of her friends and boyfriend, Glen (Depp). As they begin to die one by one in their sleep, Nancy learns, that years prior, the parents of Elm Street burned Krueger alive - and now Freddy is back to claim their children's lives as revenge! As the teenagers of Elm Street fight to stay awake, Nancy must save their lives and her own by bringing Freddy out of their dreams and back into the real world to destroy him forever.

The A Nightmare on Elm Street all-new, special edition infinifilm(TM) DVD will be available on September 26, 2006, from New Line Home Entertainment.

Source: ComingSoon.net

According to reports, Bong Joon Ho's creature feature "The Host" is to hit U.S. cinemas on January 29th 2007 through Magnolia pictures. The film, which is currently breaking all kinds of box office records in its native Korea will make its U.S. debut before then at the New York Film Festival on September 29th. There is no word as yet on release dates for other Western territories, or indeed whether the film will be available on DVD in Korea prior to this.

Source: KFC Cinema

A teaser trailer for Shin'ya Tsukamoto's supernatural thriller Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei) has been added to the official website for the movie.

Synopsis for Nightmare Detective:
"A competent detective, Keiko Kirishima, encounters two mysterious suicides. Somehow the two incidents seem to be connected since the victims dialled the same number '0' with their cellphones just before their death. Then one of the victim's wife who was sleeping next to him, testifies that it looked like someone was attacking him in the dream. Keiko and her colleagues visit the reference room, looking for a clue to solve the mystery of the two suicides. There, they found information about a man, so-called 'Nightmare Detective', who can enter one's dream. Keiko asks him to cooperate with their sting operation but is bluntly refused. The murder's riddle is still unrevealed and later on we even found out that he holds the same power to slipping into people's dreams. Though a direful ending is already expected, knowing there is no other way out, Keiko approaches the truth and decides to dial the deadly '0' by herself...."

Nightmare Detective official website (w/ teaser trailer)

Source: Twitchfilm

A second downloadable trailer for Giles Daoust's Belgian horror-thriller The Room has been added to the official subsite for the movie.

Synopsis for The Room:
"Alex (Pascal Duquenne) is a trisomic man, stuck in a wheelchair since a mysterious fall in the stairs. Alex is traumatised by his parents: Max (Philippe Résimont), a frustrated composer turned completely mad and violent; and Marie (Françoise Mignon), a cold and hysteric woman. Alex's only friend is his sister Melinda [Caroline Veyt], who's been taking care of him for years. But Melinda, 9-month pregnant of an unknown man, also maltreated by her parents, is about to leave the family home to start a new life, leaving Alex behind. And just then, at the peak of the family crisis, a mysterious DOOR appears in the house, at a place where there was nothing before. And everyone who enters it disappears in a terrifying scream. The members of the family discover they're trapped in the house - every exit seems unnaturally locked - and they start disappearing in THE ROOM one after the other. Due to these terrifying events, the family will have to face their most terrible secrets, which will almost make them kill each other. But what mystery is hiding inside... THE ROOM ?"

The Room had its world première at the 24th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (BIFFF) on March 18th. Les Films de l'Elysée released it theatrically in Belgium on May 10th. Imagination Worldwide LLC is the international sales agent for it.

The Room trailer #2 (downloadable 10.9 MB MOV file)
The Room trailer #1 (downloadable 8.3 MB MOV file)
The Room official subsite

Source: Twitchfilm

Mary Elizabeth Martino is as innocent as can be—until the 21-year-old virgin wakes up one morning to find herself impregnated…by a demon! That’s the premise of BORN, the latest feature from director Richard Friedman, whose career spans from the 1980s’ TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, MONSTERS and FRIDAY THE 13TH series through the recent lycanthropicture DARKWOLF, and who passed on a couple of pics from his new movie. The evil fetus soon has full control over Mary, rendering her helpless to control its dark and homicidal urges, even to the point of murdering her own family.



“It’s a cool little movie,” says Friedman about the indie production. “It’s a cross between THE EXORCIST, ROSEMARY’S BABY and THE OMEN about a woman pregnant with a demon’s child, the father of whom happens to be her brother! We’re shooting in 16 days, which is a challenge because there are a lot of effects and locations. BORN is a far better movie than DARKWOLF, though as bad as the CGI was in that movie, it was an enormous success for us on DVD. Our lead actress in BORN, a newcomer named Allison Brie, is amazing.”

The script was penned by Alex D’Lerma (who acted in DARKWOLF), and a few familiar genre faces are among the supporting cast. Frequent Jason Voorhees actor Kane Hodder plays the demon. Denise (MORTUARY) Crosby, James Callahan, Eddie Velez, Joan (BLACK SCORPION) Severance and Rick McCallum (an actor/stuntman who doubled for Sid Haig in THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) also star.

Source: Fango

PREY FOR THE BEAST, in which a scientific experiment gone wrong spawns a monster that breaks loose and terrorizes a team of weekend warriors and a group of young campers.


Brett (BONESETTER movies) Kelly directs, stars and produces from a script by Jeff (INSECTICIDAL) O’Brien—though the two collaborated on-line, having never actually met in person!

“The creature is really something to see,” says Kelly, who promises a movie that eschews digital FX for old-fashioned practical FX. Designed as a homage to Canadian backwoods horror films like RITUALS and HUMONGOUS, PREY will be accompanied by plenty of supplements on its eventual DVD release, including behind-the-scenes material and more. “Personally, I don’t consider an animated menu to be that special of an extra,” O’Brien comments.


For more info and updates, visit PREY’s official site and its MySpace page




Source: Fango

Despite reports that his current project "Exiled" is still being finished, director Johnnie To has apparently started filming his next effort, "Flying Butterfly" in Hong Kong. The film, which was apparently supposed to begin shooting earlier this month but was delayed by bad weather, stars Chinese mainland actress Li Bingbing and Taiwanese actor Vic Zhou. Reports suggest that To will be aiming for festival awards next year with the film.

Source: KFC Cinema

Chai-Lai Angels, Thailand’s ridiculously over the top version of Charlie's Angels is about to open in Singapore, but there it seems to have been renamed with the rather dull title of ‘The Dangerous flowers’. The 5 glamorous girls work as undercover secret agents, they have various disguises, they fight criminal organizations, they look good while delivering those high kicks, and even report to a "Bosley", the list just goes on. Filled with plenty of camp, jokes, implausible situations and crazy antics, you'd half expect the Angels to be slick, efficient, and deadly. Not so. Our leading ladies turn out on more than one occasion to be bumbling and completely ineffective. The storyline (little that it has) revolves around the girls defeating the evil plans of an arch villain and his gender–bending head henchman. The movie opens in singapore on August 24th.

Check out the official website right here

Source: 24framespersecond.net

Bad news for Pang Brothers fans, but good news for people who like good movies. Ghost House (Sam Raimi's production company that released THE GRUDGE) had hired the Brothers Pang to direct THE MESSENGERS, a Canada-shot horror movie about a haunted sunflower farm starring Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott and John Corbett. But apparently they weren't happy with what they got and they just did reshoots...with another director. Bloody-Disgusting has the news, but they can't reveal the director's name.

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Angela Bettis (May) is set to topline the 3-D/HD feature Scar, to be directed by Jed Weintrob and written by Zack Ford.

The project follows Joan Burrows (Bettis), who returns home for her niece Olympia's high school graduation only to be confronted by her nightmarish past: at the age of 16, Joan and her best friend were kidnapped and extensively tortured by a serial killer named Ernie Parish. Joan managed to escape and kill her captor, but it appears as though he has somehow come back from the dead, intent on continuing his macabre and deeply disturbing proclivities.

25 days of shooting starts in Calgary on October 3.

Source: ComingSoon.net

The Action/Sci-Fi/Horror film Disturbance aka. Choker from MTI Home Video is coming to DVD and will hit the streets October 10. Below is a synopsis for Disturbance, along with the artwork:

Hud Masters (Sloan), a scruffy-bearded serial killer, is giving his last videotape interview before his execution. He begins to tell the interviewer his story of "monsters, murders and death…" when we see a beautiful young Asian woman, running for her life. She is cornered by a powerful bald man in an army jacket who bears a striking resemblance to Hud Masters. Is this a flashback? The present? A flash-forward? A vicious fight ensues and she is overcome by this powerful stranger, who forces a large white pill down her throat. She almost immediately begins to choke, then vomits up a strange clear Vaseline like substance and dies. As the man stares down at his dead prey, a beautiful government agent,L ogan (Porch) steps in and simply allows the mysterious man to walk away. She makes a clandestine call on her cell phone: l"ock location… send cleanup."



A review of Disturbance will be up shortly on Evil Dread, in the meantime, check out the movie's official website right here

New Asian horror seems to be coming through thick and fast at the moment, and while quantity doesn’t guarantee quality, this latest offering from Thailand ‘Cadaver’ seems to be quite promising.

Synopsis:
Mai is a medical student who confronts a terrifying experience with an experimental cadaver during her anatomy lesson. Soon after she begins to be haunted by a woman ghost that keeps following her everywhere. Mai frightened by the fearsome ghost, turns to her teacher Prakit as the only hope for help. But, when she discovers the truth behind this unknown cadaver, it leads her to find the horrible story of a girl called Dawan, who links to the cadaver. From the trailer and the synopsis the film seems to follow the familiar pattern of Asian ghost films. But one surety about the Thai film industry, when doing Horror they rarely hold back on the gruesome scares. ‘Cadaver’ opens in Thailand on August 24th.

Cadaver official site
Cadaver trailer

Source: 24framespersecond.net

Dark Psychological horror film, “HEAD TRAUMA” came out of a near death experience that left director Lance Weiler in intensive care for 5 days - Now Weiler is releasing it theatrically in 15 cities.

(Philadelphia, PA) HEAD TRAUMA is the follow-up to Lance Weiler’s internationally successful award wining feature film, THE LAST BROADCAST. In 1994 Lance was in a head on collision with a garbage truck. Lance spent 5 days in intensive care and lost some of his memory. Over the next few months Lance was plagued by vivid nightmares and waking visions. This living horror became the foundation for the story of HEAD TRAUMA.

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DAYBREAKERS, the long-time-coming follow-up project to UNDEAD from twin Australian film fiends the Spierig brothers, now looks like it’ll be shooting in their home state of Queensland early in 2007. “It all depends on cast availability and a few final bits of financing coming together,” Peter Spierig tells Fango of their plans for the vampire film, which won the support of Lionsgate when the brothers pitched it to the company some 18 months ago. In the intervening time, they’ve inched their dream project forward and managed to attract the interest and participation of New Zealand’s Weta Workshop, which recently put up a very interesting piece of artwork created for the film on its website (see it larger here).

“There’s plenty more of those,” laughs Spierig, noting that Weta’s Oscar-winning Richard Taylor is a great supporter of DAYBREAKERS. Spierig also informs that Steven Boyle, who created the makeup FX for UNDEAD, is back for the new film and has set up shop at Weta for the project. Queensland producer Chris Brown, who has such films as THE LOCALS, KOMODO, HELLION (a.k.a. CUBBYHOUSE), ABERRATION and most recently the bloody Nick Cave-penned period film THE PROPOSITION in his filmography, joined DAYBREAKERS with his customary enthusiasm for horror six months ago.

While an official start date has yet to be set, there’s no doubt that the team assembled so far is a formidable one. Spierig adds that Lionsgate seems more than ready to set up the brothers at the Queensland studio where the company’s SEE NO EVIL lensed in 2004. And in conclusion, he says that potential viewers should expect something “much darker and scarier than UNDEAD.”

Source: Fango

Love, lycanthropes and rock ’n’ roll come together in the new indie NEOWOLF, a “romantic horror thriller” which recently lensed in Palm Springs. The film centers around a young couple—aspiring rock star Tony and college student Rosemary (played by newcomers Michael Frascino and Heidi Johanningmeier)—who are unexpectedly faced with the ultimate evil when the strange rock group of the title arrives in their town. Agim Kaba and Megan Pepin co-star as Vince and Paula, the evil bandmates who soon prey on Tony and Rosemary’s best friend (Ryan Ross) and a groupie played by busy scream queen Tiffany Shepis.

For website and pics, see the full story.

Source: Fango

If you are a Corey Yuen fan, you might be saying "Why Cory,Why?!" But for fans of the Dead or Alive game series, they might have an different view as the popular T&A Series is hitting the big screen.....Sometime in the near future as it has once again been pushed back from it's September release date to Oct 20 2006.

A new Trailer has hit, though the action might please some. What more can you expect from an video game adaption that specializes in eye candy. With Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, and Devon Aoki providing just that. With Cory Yuen at the helm, Lets just hope he doesn't present us with another Street Fighter.


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Lionsgate has revealed the new teaser trailer for director William Friedkin's (The French Connection, The Exorcist) Bug at Yahoo! Movies. The film, starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and Harry Connick, Jr., opens in theaters on December 1.

A lonely waitress with a tragic past, Agnes rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a tentative romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again - until the first bugs arrive...

Probing the blurry lines between paranoia and nightmarish reality, Liongate's "Bug" is an intense, mind-bending psychological thriller in which nothing is quite as it seems.

Check out the teaser trailer here

Source: ComingSoon.net

Tartan plan to release Thai horror Ghost of Mae Nak on 10th October 2006. This movie stars Pataratida Pacharawirapong, Siwat Chotchaicharin and Porntip Papanai, and is the feature film debute for British director Mark Duffield.

The DVD will include both Thai Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 tracks, with optional English and Spanish subtitles. Special feature are yet to be confirmed except that it will contain the original theatrical trailer and some additional trailers for other Tartan releases.

Synopsis:
"A pair of young newlyweds acquires an old abandoned house in Bangkok that soon brings them into contact with Mae Nak, a vengeful spirit of horror and despair. While Mae Nak's ghost protects the couple from unscrupulous visitors, it soon becomes apparent that she expects a terrible favor in return. Only by setting Mae Nak’s spirit free will the couple have any chance of surviving her deadly wrath."

Source: DVD Active

Anchor Bay Entertainment has provided details for the 24th October 2006 release of Freak Out.

This will be a two-disc release featuring two commentaries, the first with Director/Writer/Producer Christian James, Actor/Writer Dan Palmer and Actor/Producer Yazz Fetto. The second commentary will include Christian James, Dan Palmer and Actors James Heathcote, Nicola Connell and Chilli Gold, which is moderated by BBC Radio 1 movie critic James King.

Other special features include: a "Making Out" behind the scenes featurette, a "Geek Out" featurette with internet movie critics expressing their views of the movie, a "Bum-Feeling 101" sketch containing characters from Freak Out, a "5 Minute Film School" comedy information film, a "Honey, I Blew Up The Looney" featurette, "The Video Store" spoof films, 17 deleted scenes and a Zaniac music video.

Synopsis:
"Turning the great horror movie clichés on their severed ears, Freak Out opens like all great slasher films - with a flashback of an incidental character. Young Cliff is being dropped off at school by his alcoholic mother, only to be tormented by his teacher and peers. Thirteen years later, Cliff escapes from a mental institution to find that the school that he vowed revenge on is no longer standing. Disappointed and with nowhere to go, Cliff wanders onto the doorstep of horror film addicts Merv and his best friend Onkey. With visions of slashers and maniacs and box-office grosses (oh my!) dancing in their heads, wannabe schlock kings Merv and Onkey fit Cliff with a potato sack on his head and cover his face with a hockey mask, transforming him into the ultimate homicidal filmaniac. Things soon take a turn for the worst after the killer “finds his groove,” dispatching shoppers and employees alike in a supermarket. With their Frankenstein officially out of control – killing everyone in sight - Marv and Onkey start to have second thoughts. Can they stop their own creation or are they – and the town - doomed?"

Read Freak Out movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

The official website for G. Cameron Romero's The Screening is online; on that site are a downloadable trailer, downloadable behind-the-scenes video, and production stills gallery for the movie. (If you're not already aware of this, G. Cameron Romero - a.k.a. George Cameron Romero - is the son of George A. Romero.) The movie apparently stars Nikki McIntyre (a.k.a. Nikki Slit), Debbie Rochon, Anna Bridgforth, Sam Nicotero, Patrick Jordan, Jeff Monahan, Jennifer Bailey, and her twin sister Jessica Bailey.

Here's a synopsis for The Screening from the MySpace official page for the movie: "A theater holds an underground screening of the 'Borgia' films, a murderous family's twisted idea of art. Art that hasn't been shown since the jury convicted the last in the family bloodline. Rumors of that jury's loss of sanity and the films being the cause bring attention to the event. An audience filled with morbidly curious patrons come from all over to see these alleged snuff films. Others come for different reasons. Some come looking for answers. Are the films real? Did the last people to see them go crazy? What will happen once the projector starts?"

Below is a description of The Screening from the official website for the movie.

"Do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear." - Thomas Alva Edison, 1888

Thomas A. Edison gave birth to the motion picture with the invention of the "Kinetoscope". It created the ability to capture life and movement on film. Only it was the ability to capture death that interested Edison's unknown assistant Rupert Borgia.

Hanged for the murders he committed to film, Rupert Borgia considered himself an artist. Coming from a family bloodline wrought with murdering Popes and ruthless dictators, Rupert lived up to his name. His art was death painted across a canvas of flesh.

New Jersey, 1976. Almost 100 years later, Luther Borgia picks up where his ancestor unwillingly left off. Luther is accosted by law enforcement after a battered woman claimed she was kidnapped and tortured in the basement of his farm house. The police recover thirteen cans of used Super 8mm film, all containing footage of his depraved acts.

Rumors leak from within the legal proceedings that anyone found watching the footage became psychologically unsound. The footage is then played for the jury at Luther Borgia's trial. Regardless of said rumors, the films are shown to the members of the jury. To this date no comments have been made from anyone in that courtroom on the events that followed.

Thirty years after the trial, the Lewton Theater has planned an event. Hundreds of special invitations have been sent. Live music and dancers are scheduled. A band named "Borgia", that stands for everything that Luther Borgia was, is put on the bill as hosts. Certain VIP members of the press are brought in to cover the event, an event that revolves entirely around the Borgia name. It's the first opportunity since the trial and execution of Luther Borgia to screen the films that he and his infamous ancestor so passionately created.

No one knows who organized the event. No one knows if the rumors surrounding the films are true. No one seems to have the answers...

"By entering the Lewton Theater, you hereby absolve all those associated with this evening's event from any liability in regard to your health, state of mind or any force majeure that may result in personal injury or damage to yourself or your belongings..."

"Enjoy the show."

The Screening trailer - small (downloadable 13.7 MB ZIP file)
The Screening trailer - medium (downloadable 20.5 MB ZIP file)
The Screening trailer - large (downloadable 30.5 MB ZIP file)
The Screening behind-the-scenes video (downloadable 32.1 MB ZIP file)
The Screening official website (cookies must be enabled)
The Screening MySpace official page

Source: Twitchfilm

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Showtime/IDT Entertainment's MASTERS OF HORROR has rounded out its second-season directorial slate with a trio of new additions. In addition to those previously reported, filmmakers helming episodes will include Peter Medak, whose credits include the celebrated ghost story THE CHANGELING and the less acclaimed SPECIES II. Rob Schmidt of WRONG TURN, currently working on the serial-murder opus THE ALPHABET KILLER, and, representing Japan, Norio Tsuruta, the man behind RING Ø and PREMONITION, among others.

Source: Fango

The official website for D.J. Evans' Daddy's Girl is online; on that site are a trailer and stills gallery for the movie.

The screenplay for Daddy's Girl was written by Evans. The movie stars Richard Harrington as Stephen, Jaime Winstone as Nina, Louise Delamare as Liz, and Mark Lewis Jones as Eisner.

Below is a description of Daddy's Girl from the official website for the movie.

"Daddy's Girl" is a chilling psychological horror feature. Heavily influenced by cult Japanese horror, the film uses striking imagery to tell this dark, haunting story.

Stephen (Richard Harrington) is a psychiatrist struggling to hold his life together. Enduring perpetual grief over the violent death of his beautiful wife, his life is fraught with pain and tragedy. Surviving only through his copious intake of prescribed drugs, Stephen is anxious to return to work. When a close colleague at the hospital takes pity on him and reinstates him as Duty Psychologist, Stephen is soon confronted with a troubled teenage girl called Nina (Jaime Winstone). With an obsession for cutting herself and a seemingly increasing blood-lust, Nina displays sinister behaviour which begins to push the boundaries of teenage angst. Are her actions merely a symptom of an unhappy home life or are they rooted in a much more sinister cause?

Set in bleak and ominous locations, "Daddy's Girl" will drag you through seduction, manipulation, wilful betrayal and a haunting that refuses to desist.

"Daddy's Girl" exploits the increasingly blurred distinction between psychosis and reality. It explores the fragile relationships between people and the explosive metamorphoses that comes with adolescence. It is a film that asks questions that you do not always want to know the answers to.

Daddy's Girl trailer page
Daddy's Girl stills gallery (10 JPEGs)
Daddy's Girl official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Dread Central asked "The Grudge 2" actress Amber Tamblyn about the recent rumors that she may be cast in the role of Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie's upcoming "Halloween" remake.

Her response? "I've been hearing about these rumors too, and no one has approached me about doing the film. Would I do it? F*ck yeah, I would" she says.

As for the poor reviews from a recent test screening of "The Grudge 2"? She responds "Yeah, I heard it is going to go through a complete re-edit, and there were also major issues with the ending I guess. I'm leaving for Chicago in two weeks to do some re-shoots on it".

Source: Dark Horizons

There's an image gallery for Kirati Nak-intanond and Sirawat Nak-intanond's Thai dramatic horror Secret Room No. 7 on the website of Natnalin Publishing. DigiSonic Co. Ltd. (K.K. DejiSonikku) released the movie on sale DVD in Japan (DSS01-001; NTSC, region 2, Thai w/ Japanese subtitles) on July 28th.

The screenplay for Secret Room No. 7 was written by Poomkamol Phadungratna. The movie stars Kapol Thongplub, Jintana Aromyen, Thikumporn Narintavanich, Natchaya Soranan (a.k.a. Nutchaya Soranan), Phatya Kalwathanon, and Juthamanee Klompirom.

Below is a description of Secret Room No. 7 from the production:

When true love never dies, and death is no longer the end of life. What would you do if your loved one never wanted to depart... no matter how you killed him?

This is not just a romantic tale; it's a horrific love story in the heat of the night.

The movie combines the northeastern Thai belief in "pee-pob", a flesh-eating spirit, with modern-day domestic violence in Bangkok.

In an old apartment, the death of a 14-year-old school girl suddenly destroys everyone's life. Some people blame themselves. Someone simply wants more blood. And when something comes back....

Secret Room No. 7 image gallery (29 JPEGs)
Secret Room No. 7 poster #1

Source: Twitchfilm

Television’s hit trip into the realm of the weird, SUPERNATURAL, returns for its second season on the new CW network beginning Thursday, September 28. Series heartthrobs Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are back at the wheel as they do battle with evil, but this fall they’ll be doing it with a little help from a spirited horror vet: Fango has learned that THE EXORCIST’s Linda Blair will be joining the cast late next month for a special guest role. Specifics are slim, but apparently she’ll be playing a detective who somehow teams up with the Winchester brothers. Word has it that the character was written with Blair specifically in mind.

The actress has been sorta absent from the genre scene since the horror-lite MONSTER MAKERS in 2003 (also for TV) and continues to work with the animal-rights group PETA. Familiar horror faces who crossed the Winchesters’ path last season included veteran actor Steve Railsback, Nicki (JEEPERS CREEPERS 2) Aycox, Amy (ANGEL) Acker, Julie (BUFFY) Benz, Brendan (GINGER SNAPS sequels) Fletcher, Ken (FREDDY VS. JASON) Kirzinger, and A.J. (THE FORSAKEN) Buckley.

Source: Fango

British director Christopher (CREEP) Smith tests his (literal) comedic chops with SEVERANCE. Danny Dyer and Laura (THE FACULTY) Harris star in this horror/comedy about a group of workers from the European sales division of a major weapons company who are sent on a team-building trip to the mountains. What they don’t expect is to come under attack by a group of war-crazed, vengeance-seeing maniacs! Above is a peek at the poster being used to promote the film in the UK, where SEVERANCE opens August 25. Look for it Stateside March 27 from Magnolia Pictures; in the meantime, visit the Brit site here



Source: Fango

Here's a crop of trailers for new Asian movies that have been making the rounds recently:

CINDERELLA - a Korean horror movie, set to open in August 2006, about young girls who had plastic surgery turning up murdered. If you go to the website you can find the trailer by going to mulimedia (on the far right at the very very bottom - you may not even be able to see it on your monitor) and click on trailer 2. Or else you get lost in an endless maze of Flash animation and creepy sound effects.

SHIVA - Ram Gopal Varma's crime film made its North American last night at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. And here's a second, less brutal, trailer for the movie that should whet your appetite.

BRAINWAVE - this ultra low budget sci fi film from Korea looks like it could either be really fun or really lame. Check it out
here

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Sharing a style similar to a certain Tarantino/Rodriguez project, and featuring Samuel Jackson in another movie with Snakes in the title, the two posters also feature the most strangely photoshopped image of Christina Ricci ever.



"A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it."

Source: Twitchfilm

August 25th marks the HK region three release of Re-cycle – the latest horror to reunite the Pang Brothers with Angelica Lee. The film will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen format with Mandarin and Cantonese audio. Furthermore, optional English subtitles will be provided. The single disc release will have an English subtitled audio commentary. Those opting for the two disc special edition can expect making of featurettes, deleted scenes, extra CG shots, soundtrack and more. Bonus goodies include a lenticular badge and eyeball key-ring.

Synopsis:
The Pang brothers return with another horror movie Re-Cycle which closed Cannes Film Festival's "Un Certain Regard" section. This visually impressive piece stars Angelica Lee who first worked with the Pang brothers in The Eye. She plays a popular author who falls into a eerily beautiful world when writing a supernatural thriller. The Pang brothers employ new CG technologies to create abandoned slums which resemble Hong Kong's long-forgotten demolished walled city, imagined color-drained hills and forests, and a suffocating tunnel with embryos hanging from above. The first half of the film delivers plenty of suspense in the same style as other Pang brothers' film. However, the second half of Re-cycle, mostly an RPG-like adventure, innovatively weaves into the exquisite setting a sense of spookiness.

Angelica Lee is Ting-yin, a popular author who is stuck with her writing and keeps discarding her ideas. She starts to sense her apartment being haunted. When she steps out of her building, she arrives in a mysterious world where she comes across characters she has created and abandoned. An old man (Lau Siu Ming) tells her that she must go to "The Transit" to leave this place, and a little girl (Tsang Nga Kei) accompanies her to go through one desolate world to another in this inexplicable space... The film concludes with a surprising twist which one will appreciate if he or she follows the clever plot closely.

The sophisticated narrative structure, which at times mixes fiction and reality, makes the film more interesting than what is expected from a normal horror film. Thematically speaking, the attraction of Re-cycle lies in the notion of abandonment. Ideas discarded and memories forgotten, no matter by an individual or a community, will return to haunt you.

Source: DVD Active

Ghost House Pictures has posted a third behind-the-scenes clip for director David Slade's big screen 30 Days of Night adaptation, starring Josh Hartnett and Melissa George. You can watch the clip, featuring carpenter Steven Key explaining the process of building Barrow, here. Previous clips are available on the left-hand side.

The film is based on the Steve Niles graphic novel. In a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff (Hartnett) and Deputy, a husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love.

Columbia Pictures will release 30 Days of Night on October 19, 2007.

Source: ComingSoon.net

DavisDVD announced it last month, and now they have more details for you for Genius Products and The Weinstein Company's eagerly-awaited DVD release of Feast. The "Project Greenlight" horror film arrives on October 17th with an anamorphic widescreen transfer of an unrated cut, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Bonus materials will include a commentary track with director John Gulager and other member of the production staff, deleted scenes, "Horror Under the Spotlight: The Making of Feast" and "The Blood and Guts of Gary Tunnicliffe" featurettes, outtakes & bloopers and a trailer gallery. Retail will be $28.95.



Source: Davis DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and ComingSoon.net have teamed up to giveaway 3 DVD Prize Packs including Silent Hill, Underworld: Evolution and Hostel, as well as a 30" x 48" Silent Hill poster! Silent Hill will be available on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and UMD for the PSP starting Tuesday, August 22nd.

Click here to enter the giveaway!

Source: ComingSoon.net

Although it comes as no surprise, Sheri Moon will have a role in Rob Zombie's Halloween, which is aiming at a October 19th release. Sheri confirms the rumor during an interview with SheriMoonZombie.net where she tells them, "All I can tell you is I am not playing Laurie Strode!" Sheri starred at Baby in Rob's House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil's Rejects for Lionsgate. Zombie's vision of this film is an entirely new take on the legend and will satisfy fans of the classic "Halloween" legacy while beginning a new chapter in the Michael Myers saga. "This is a bit of a prequel and a remake, combined," says Zombie.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

Internationally celebrated Korean director Kim Ki-duk has announced that should his latest film "Time" do poorly at the local box office, it will be his last that is sold for domestic release.

Although the director's films, such as "The Bow" and "3-Iron" have enjoyed success overseas, as well as winning a number of awards at international film festivals, they have been largely ignored at home, and have been subjected to what he feels is unjust criticism.

Kim has also stated that he will not allow his films to be entered at Korean film festivals, presumably offering them up for foreign distribution where they are likely to be picked up on the strength of his name alone. Speaking at a press conference for "Time", he expressed worries for similar small films, comparing their treatment with that of Bong Joon-ho's "The Host", which has been hugely successful and which some have said has recieved unfairly wide distribution.

Source: KFC Cinema

DreamWorks Studios announced today that Johnny Depp has been set to star and Tim Burton to direct "Sweeney Todd," the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller.

Louisville, KY was once written up in Playboy as having one of the most prominent hardcore music scenes in the United States. But with THE BOX currently shooting in Louisville, the city’s independent artistry seems to be more focused on filmmaking—horror in particular. THE BOX, a J-horror-influenced indie with no relation to the in-development Richard Kelly/Eli Roth film of the same title, is one of several features to be shot in and around Louisville in the past few years—four of which have been horror-related.

For pics and a link to the official website, read the full article dude.

It’s on! The promo spots are getting ready to roll at your local Queensland, AU Theater. The search for anyone who wants to be a zombie continues. People from the other side of the world are sending Mindsplinters clips to be in this world record breaking movie! You can still join the cast of tens of thousands!

For Australia info:
Click here
For the US:
Click here

You can be a zombie at various festivals in the US including IFFYNTX.COM fest in Texas. Don’t want to go anywhere? Just post your video on http://gofish.com and then let us know where to find it.

The Rebel (Dòng Máu Anh Hùng) aka Heroic Blood is a Vietnamese action film with the potential for success at the local market. Budget at one million US, the film features a Vietnamese-American cast of Johnny Nguyen who plays a villian in Tom Yum Goong and Dustin Nguyen, who is probably best known for his role in the TV series, V.I.P. Here is the synopsis taken from Viet Nam news:

The film, set in the early 20th century, follows a man named Cuong, who returns to Viet Nam after studying in France. He is employed by the French army to carry out a secret mission. In the process of his undercover work, he meets and falls in love with a female intelligence soldier for the resistance army. His life then takes an unexpected turn.

According to the unofficial trailer, the film is schedule for released in December.

On a related note, Bo Lac Sieu Nhi (Super Small Tribe), another Vietnamese action film is schedule for release this year. To shoot the action scenes, the director cast only the ones with a strong martial art background which is a comforting thought. Perhaps we will see Vietnam become a major player in the action genre.

The Rebel Unofficial Trailer (youtube)

Source: Twitchfilm

A remake of The Last House on the Left, the 1972 horror classic that established Wes Craven as a filmmaker, is being developed at Rogue Pictures for production in early 2007. Craven and longtime producing partner Marianne Maddalena will produce the new version with the original film's producer, Sean S. Cunningham. Rogue co-presidents Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona made the announcement yesterday.

Rogue will hold worldwide rights to the remake, for which a director is being sought. The new film will hew closely to the plot of the earlier version, which tracked the fate of a group of murderers as vengeful parents of the victims mete out punishment to fit the crimes.

Another of Craven's early works, The Hills Have Eyes, was recently remade; Craven co-produced the remake with Maddalena and Peter Locke. That film became a boxoffice hit earlier this year; a sequel, written by Craven and his son Jonathan, is in production for release by Fox Atomic in March. Martin Weisz is directing the sequel, which is again produced by Craven, Maddalena, and Locke.

Karpen and Rona said, "We're excited about working with this talented team of filmmakers to create a new take on this seminal movie that will scare the wits out of a whole new generation of filmgoers."

Source: ComingSoon.net

An anonymous scooper just sent MoviesOnline.ca 3 images from the set of "Day of the Dead". Not only do they show Ving Rhames as Capt. Rhodes, but also the well known sexy actress Christa Campbell during make up and Christa together with director Steve Miner.



The movie is a remake of George Romero's classic 3rd part of his zombie movies, "Day of the Dead". Steve Miner ("Friday the 13th Part 2", "Lake Placid", "Halloween H20") is directing. The script was written by Jeffrey Reddick ("Final Destination"). The story is set inside a sunken military complex, where Army and medical staff, supposedly working on a solution to the zombie problem, are going crazy.

 

Source: MoviesOnline.ca

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment UK have Predator: The Ultimate DVD Collection penciled in for a September 2007 release. Retailing for £129.99, the limited edition will include two-disc sets of Predator, Predator 2 and Alien vs. Predator all packaged within a secret compartment in a high grade vinyl and abs Predator Warrior bust designed by Sideshow Collectibles. AvP is listed as the "Savage Cut" which is likely the unrated cut already released in R1. Each set will also come with a numbered certificate of authenticity "to ensure collectibility."

Source: Davis DVD

A downloadable trailer for Shion Sono's Noriko's Dinner Table (Noriko no shokutaku) - a quasi-sequel to his Suicide Circle (Jisatsu sâkuru), a.k.a. "Suicide Club" - has been added to the official website for the movie. The movie had its world première at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech Republic on July 4th of last year. Argo Pictures K.K. (Arugo Pikuchâzu K.K.) plans to release it theatrically in Japan in September.

Synopsis for Noriko's Dinner Table:
"Noriko Shimabara is an ordinary 17-year-old girl. Her family consists of her younger sister Yuka, father Tetsuzou, and mother Taeko. Noriko couldn't help but feel unsatisfied with her ordinary suburban town life. One day, she discovers an interesting website on the internet where teenage girls from all over Japan gather. There, Noriko for the first time in her life feels that she is being understood by others. Noriko runs away from home to seek a new home in Tokyo. Arriving in Tokyo, she meets Kumiko, who is the cent[ral] figure behind the website. Along with Kumiko, Noriko becomes a member of a strange business called Family Circle, which offers a rental family service. At Family Circle, members are dispatched to people with no family members to create an instant pseudo-family. Noriko finds the true beauty of family while role-playing in a pseudo-family, and through that pseudo-family, she begins understanding more about the relationship between herself and her family, as well as her relationship with herself. Following her sister, Yuka also runs to Tokyo. Their father Tetsuzou then begins searching for his two missing daughters. After long searches, he finds out that his daughters are members of Family Circle."

Noriko's Dinner Table trailer #2 (downloadable 14 MB MOV file)
Noriko's Dinner Table trailer #1 (English subtitled; downloadable 4.4 MB MOV file)
Noriko's Dinner Table official website

Source: Twitchfilm

A gallery of 54 frames from Michael J. Bassett's Wilderness has been added to the director's website. (There already was a gallery of 135 production stills from the movie on it.) The movie had its world première at the 24th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (BIFFF) in Belgium on March 19th. Momentum Pictures released it theatrically in the U.K. on August 11th.

Description of Wilderness from the Fantasia Festival website:
"Vicious bullying leads to the suicide of a timid inmate at the Moorgate Young Offenders Institute. Authorities who had been all too willing to turn a blind eye in the past are now forced to take action in the most visible way possible. Their solution is to pack up everyone who had resided in the dead boy's dorm - an assembly of violent sociopaths, repeat sex offenders, white-power skinheads and armed robbers - and send the entire lot 'outward bound' to a deserted island for a part of their sentence. This in itself might not be so terrible, but the juvie criminals walk into a situation that is worlds more punishing than any disciplinary board could ever have concocted. Someone else is on the island with the prisoners. Someone very, very sadistic. From the gruesome ingenuity of his attacks, it would appear quite likely that this person has had extensive military training. Even worse, this man seethes with a mean streak both wider and crueler than anything his prisoner prey can muster. Through a series of terrifying acts, the hunter makes it absolutely clear that he was a friend of the dead inmate's. And that the terminally tormented teen's blood will be repaid with theirs... in rivers. ¶ Equal parts DELIVERANCE, FRIDAY THE 13TH, S.C.U.M. and LORD OF THE FLIES, this intense, smartly-scripted survivalist slasher adventure film will bungee-drop you off the edge of your seat and bash your skull into crimson mountain sludge. UK filmmaker Michael J. Bassett, along with his eclectic ensemble cast (which includes THE DESCENT's Alex Reid and DOG SOLDIERS' Sean Pertwee), has made something truly sensational: an engrossing genre hybrid that plays against conventions to deliver a consistently surprising avalanche of ferocity. Although shot with a proper budget and seasoned cast, this is nonetheless guerilla filmmaking in a most literal sense. Actors and crew were forced to work under grueling environmental conditions throughout the film's Northern Ireland shoot, lending much to the primal energy on-screen. This is Bassett's second full-on genre film following his atmospheric World War I shocker DEATHWATCH. With WILDERNESS, he has proven himself to be a major talent in the new wave of British horror cinema."

Wilderness trailer #2 (downloadable 10.6 MB MOV file)
Wilderness trailer #1 (downloadable 13.1 MB MOV file)
Momentum Pictures: Wilderness

Source: Twitchfilm

Some residents are making plans to stay at writer-director Eli Roth's new Hostel. Actresses Lauren German (You Are Here), Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries) and Bijou Phillips (Venom) are said to be in "varying stages of negotiations" to star in Hostel 2.

The first film followed three men who ended up at the not-so-welcoming Slovakian hostel. The sequel centers on three female travelers.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "German would play a wealthy girl trying to figure out her next step in life, Phillips would be her best friend and Matarazzo will be a tag-along."

Hostel 2 is slated to begin filming this September in Slovakia. The film will again be exec produced by Quentin Tarantino and Boaz Yakin.

Source: IGN FilmForce

While waiting for the new Malaysian horror Susuk to come out, here's a synopsis/introduction from the movie's official site:


Susuk (noun) The forbidden practice of inserting and embedding foreign objects such as gold, silver, and diamonds under a person's skin in order to increase the person's allure. The wearer will have to respect a few taboos for this magical spell to work, failing which the consequences will be dire. Synopsis: "Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She does not succeed at first, but she is told that the forbidden practice of susuk can help. She has to make a choice whether to stay the way she is, or cross the line...

Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. She has long been a practitioner of the black arts due to her use of the extreme susuk keramat. Every time she violates a taboo, a human life is required. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the true secret of this dreaded charm". No trailer as yet, but the premise sounds great. There are however some production diary videos to been seen on the website.

So far there no trailer for the film yet, although some production diary videos are to be found on the site.

For Susuk official site, click right here


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First look at new posters for Saw III Halloween Blood Drive! This 3rd installment, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, will hits theaters on October 27. Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus MacFadyen, Bahar Soomekh and Dina Meyer star. Looks pretty cool eh?





Source: CraveOnline

Writer/director Brian (Ghost of the Needle) Avenet-Bradley got in touch with Fango with good news about his latest feature. “It’s official! Monarch Home Video will release Dark Remains on North American DVD December 19,” says Avenet. The movie, which has won multiple awards on the horror-fest circuit, was produced and photographed by Avenet-Bradley’s wife Laurence and deals with a couple who retreat to a rural house after the death of their daughter, only to be confronted by a frightening haunting.

“The DVD will be loaded with extras,” Avenet-Bradley continues, “including a filmmaker commentary, deleted scenes, the trailer and a three-part behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. Also, there will be a stand-alone short documentary about the ghost that haunts one of Dark Remains principal filming locations entitled Big Red: The Ghost of Floyd County Prison. Laurence created the documentary, and interviewed the warden and prison guards about their encounters with the ghost in the now-closed penitentiary.”

You can check out the movie's official website right here

Source: Fango

iFilm has the video highlights from the Comic Con panel with the filmmakers discussing the movie Grind House origins, the casting, the music, and the ladies.

Click here to take a look at it!

Source: Dread Central

This Thursday (i.e., August 17th) at 9:30 p.m., Rue Morgue will be screening a 35 mm print of Martín Garrido Barón's H6: Diary of a Serial Killer (H6: diario de un asesino) at The Bloor Cinema in Toronto, for its CineMacabre movie night (held every third Thursday of the month). Aurum Producciones S.A. released the movie theatrically in Spain on July 14th; Tartan Video USA will be releasing it on DVD (TVD2021; NTSC, region 1, Spanish w/ English subtitles) in the U.S. in September. GOMORRAHY.com is the official host of the (downloadable) English-subtitled trailer for it.

Synopsis for H6: Diary of a Serial Killer from Tartan Video USA's website:
"Recently freed after 25 years for killing his girlfriend, Antonio Frau (Fernando A[cas]o) has just inherited an old motel from a relative he never knew. Old habits die hard and Antonio takes this as a sign from God to begin 'cleansing' those who have lost the will to live. He leads his naive victims to room 6 where he purifies them through excruciating pain and blood-soaked torture, while at the same time, continuing his everyday life next to his new wife."

H6: Diary of a Serial Killer trailer (Spanish w/ English subtitles; downloadable 4.5 MB MOV file)
H6: Diary of a Serial Killer stills gallery (12 large JPEGs)
H6: Diary of a Serial Killer new official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Shock DVD Entertainment (formerly Japan Shock Video) plans to release Kei Fujiwara's Id (Ido) on DVD in the Netherlands at an unspecified future date - apparently under the title "Organ 2".

A 104-minute version of Id apparently opened at Fujiwara's Strange Underground Cavern - Blue Miracle (Fushigi chitei kutsu - ao no kiseki) establishment in Tokyo on September 1st of last year. A 93-minute version of it was screened in competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (Yûbari Kokusai Fantasutikku Eigasai) in Hokkaido, Japan on February 24th and 25th of this year.

The principal cast of Id is as follows: (Kei) Fujiwara, Kimihiko Hasegawa, Kenji Nasa, Baiken Jukkanji, Yoshiaki Maekawa, Yasuyuki Mineta, Shôzô Tôjima, Sayaka Kai, Yukari Endô, Hiroshi Kitano, Eiji Hayashi, Masamitsu Mizuguchi, Chatarô Takahashi, Norio Shindô, Juri Shiina, Masami Akimoto, Ryô Ôkubo, Sakae Yamazaki, Daisuke Miyaji, Masanobu Asakawa, Yûki Awano, Mito Awano, Kikuzô, Noriaki Kawasaki, and Yamato Yasumura.

Fujiwara was also the screenwriter, production designer, cinematographer, and editor of Id. She similarly was also the screenwriter, co-production designer, cinematographer, and lead actress of her 1996 movie Organ (Orugan).

Synopsis for Id:
"A man known as the 'Murderer' wanders through the woods. The sound of water flowing deep underground fills his head. Within the sound of the subterranean water flowing through the 'id', the realm of the subconscious mind, the 'Voice of Someone' becomes audible. The man emerging from the woods was captivated by that voice, engulfed in a raging storm and carried along by the swollen waters of a river until picked up and taken to a small steel factory in a town near the river. In front of that factory, which adjoins a pig farm, an ancient water course has been sealed with a giant spigot. The man is resonant with the 'id' water sounds of that sealed water course. Before long, incidents gradually begin to occur that affect the frugal occupants of the factory, until one morning they discover the body of the head of the factory, who has been beaten to death. The perpetrator is a female employee of the factory, and in fact it was her voice that had beckoned that man there. The hatred and sadness that those two had resonated in the realm of the 'id' brings about the appearance of the 'Humanhog' monster, which emits a rotten stench. Around that time, as if summoned by destiny, the ex-Detective that has been pursuing that man finally arrives in that factory town…"

Id trailer (Japanese w/ English subtitles; downloadable 5.6 MB WMV file)
Id official subsite (Japanese)

Source: Twitchfilm

Those clever folk at Sega were evidently paying attention to the success of BMW's series of promotional short films, so they've gone out and done something similar. To launch their new game Yakuza Sega have hired a quartet of directors to helm short live action films laying down the game's back story. The first comes courtesy of Japanese maverick Takashi Miike - who is credited as 'integration director', whatever that means - and is online now.

Yakuza shorts (embedded Flash)


Source: Twitchfilm

The massive Korean domestic hit "King and the Clown" is to have its international premiere at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival, which runs September 7th to 16th.


The film, along with its fellow countryman, the unconventional relationship drama "Family Ties" has been entered in the Discovery Section, where they will both screen in competition against 11 other features from countries around the world.


Other Korean films showing at the festival are Kim Ki-duk's "Time" and Bong Joon-ho's all-conquering summer hit "The Host", which will be screening in the Midnight Madness section.




Source: KFC Cinema

Over on the official Cineclick Asia website there's a write-up about their monster movie, THE HOST, which continues to suck up all the money in Korea. In their write-up they say that THE HOST will be released in the US in Spring, 2007. This is very different from the original news that it would hit American screens later this year, but since it's making its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (in September) and some people have said that this is Magnolia's chance to see how an audience reacts to give them ideas about marketing, then a Spring release makes far more sense than a Winter release.

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Mary McCormack (late of The West Wing) is joining the cast of 1408, Dimension Films' big-screen adaptation of the Stephen King short story. McCormack replaces Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh, who had to back out due to a scheduling conflict with the series, according to Variety.

McCormack will portray the ex-wife of the film's protagonist, who will be played by John Cusack. Samuel L. Jackson also stars as a hotel manager.

The Hollywood Reporter says 1408 follows "Mike Enslin (Cusack), a debunker of paranormal occurrences who encounters real terror when he checks into the notorious Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel." Filming begins this summer in the U.K. for a May 2007 release.

Mikael Hafstrom (Derailed) will direct from a screenplay by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood). 1408 is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

Source: IGN FilmForce

Kellvin Chavez from Latino Review had a chance to sit down and talk to director Guillermo del Toro about the upcoming Pan's Labyrinth, Halo, Hellboy 2, Hellboy 3 and The Wolfman among other things. Click to read the full article below for the whole interview.

Source: Latino Review

You can now check out the trailer from Lionsgate/Twisted Pictures upcoming movie Catacombs starring pink over at YouTube.

Click right here to head over there.

The new official website for Fox Atomic is already rolling as they've just posted a clip from Timur Bekmambetov's Day Watch, the highly anticipated sequel to his Russian FX masterpiece Night Watch. In the second of three films a man (Khabensky) who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. Watch for an official release announcement in the coming weeks, with the third film in the trilogy being shot for a direct US release.

Click here to watch the clip. (The link leads to Fox Atomic's website, once there, click on the picture that has a read car seen from above on it to watch the clip)

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

Derek Mears has joined Michael Bailey Smith is Fox Atomic's The Hills Have Eyes II, which is aiming at a March 2, 2007 release, according to Dread Central. Smith will be playing the role of Hades, the lead mutant, while Mears will play his sidekick Chameleon.

In the film a team of National Guard cadets stops over at a desert outpost to deliver equipment to some military scientists. They arrive at the research camp to find it mysteriously deserted. Hearing a distress call on their walkies, they set off on what they think is a simple rescue mission into the hills - only to find a tribe of mutants, damaged by nuclear testing, who lie in wait for them.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

It's Lance Henriksen's third time to star in a movie about Bigfoot, and this time the movie's called Devil on the Mountain.

Directed by Steven R. Monroe (House of 9, It Waits), the film also stars Cabin Fever's Cerina Vincent, Trancer hunter Tim Thomerson, Opie's dad Rance Howard, Body Double star Craig Wasson, and high kicking ex-"Acapulco H.E.A.T." co-star Michael Worth.

Now, because the folks in charge of the Sci-Fi Channel are smarter than you or me, they've changed the film's title. Apparently concerned that viewers will either be turned off by the prospects of a movie about a devil on a mountain or because they worry that viewers will be upset if they tune in to watch the film only to find realize that the monster is a Bigfoot and not an actual devil... or perhaps they just want to make sure to pull in the Bigfoot enthusiast demographic out there, the Sci-Fi Channel has changed the film's title to the less ambiguous Sasquatch Mountain.

The Sci-Fi Channel premiere of Sasquatch Mountain is slated for Saturday, September 9th at the usual start time of 9/8 Central with a midnight repeat to follow and another replay the following Wednesday night also at 9/8 Central.

Source: Dread Central

After been eye-ballin' the poster for quite some time now, a trailer for the upcoming movie Saw III is now to be found online.

Saw III opens in theaters across North America on October 27th.

Click here to check out the trailer.

Source: Dread Central

Is there a horror boom brewing in Turkey? Could be, what with 'd@bbe' and 'Gen' both releasing over the past year, and now Araf ready to hit screens.


From director Biray Dalkiran Araf looks to be a haunting story that nodes to some j-horror tropes while also injecting a very Turkish sensibility. According to the Twitch reader who sent in the link the plot involves a restless soul that refuses to leave the earth and is searching for a body to inhabit, according to the trailer there's a good bit of foetal action. Looks nicely shot with some truly unpleasant moments ...


Araf Website
Araf Trailer (downloadable WMV)



Source: Twitchfilm

The screenplay for The Last House in the Woods was written by Albanesi. The movie stars Daniela Virgilio as Aurora, Daniele Grassetti as Rino, Rino Diana as Antonio, Santa De Santis as Clara, David Pietroni as Cesare, Geremia Longobardo as Ginger, Cristiano Callegaro as Diego, Luigi Campi as Osvaldo, Valter Gilardoni as Emidio, Fabiano Malantrucco as Giulio, Francesco Lopez as Andrea, Elisabetta Rocchetti as Elena, and Enrico Silvestrin as Luca. Sergio Stivaletti was responsible for its special effects.

Synopsis for The Last House in the Woods from the official website:
"Aurora (Daniela Virgilio) and Rino (Daniele Grassetti) are two youngsters who decide to go look for a little privacy with their car in the woods one night. Unfortunately very soon a group of bullies (David Pietroni, Geremia Longobardo and Cristiano Callegaro) assaults them, and when everything seems lost, an older couple (Rino Diana and Santa De Santis) steps in and takes their defenses. Antonio and Clara, these are their names, invite Aurora and Rino to their house in the woods, to calm down and forget this bad moment. The two accept this kind invitation, soon to discover...."

Synopsis for The Last House in the Woods from the back of the English-language sales poster for the movie:
"It's a quiet evening in the woods. The air is stagnant still, and silence is a living thing that breathes among the trees. A young couple seeks a little solitude. A group of bullies threatens to invade their privacy, when two gentle souls step in to defend the frightened lovers. And all is once again quiet. Except that...."

The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #2 (English subtitled; downloadable 4.6 MB MOV file)
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #1 (no dialogue; downloadable 3.8 MB WMV file)
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #1 (no dialogue; downloadable 2.2 MB MOV file)
The Last House in the Woods stills gallery (w/ 9 large JPEGs)
The Last House in the Woods official website - English

Source: Twitchfilm

The North American website for Christian Volckman's black and hite sci fi animation Renaissance is now fully functional and mightily impressive. Shockingly impressive, really, particularly since it's for an R rated animated film getting only a limited theatrical release. Give Miramax credit on this one, their taking a risk trying to get a non-kiddie animation out there and they're doing a nice job of it.

Renaissance will receive it's North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before going into limited release September 22nd.

Click here to visit the Renaissance website.

Source: Twitchfilm

In Marvel Studios Analyst Day Webcast, the company's senior executives revealed its agenda and goals for their slate of upcoming comic book movies to analysts and investors. Marvel's plan is to self-finance two movies per year beginning in 2008, with seven projects currently in development as part of that ambitious slate.

The presentation's biggest revelation was that X-Men movie vet Zak Penn will script the live-action feature film version of The Avengers. Also on the radar for Penn is the Universal-based Hulk 2, which is expected to be Marvel's second major release in 2008 after Iron Man. Louis Leterrier will direct.

Key members of the production team for director Jon Favreau's Iron Man movie were named. J. Michael Riva (Spider-Man 3) will serve as production designer, Oscar winner John Nelson (Gladiator) will be the VFX Supervisor, and Matthew Libatique (Inside Man) will act as the director of photography.

The presentation confirmed that Ant-Man will feature not one but two versions of the Marvel character, with small time criminal Scott Lang stumbling upon a supersuit once worn by Dr. Hank Pym. Edgar Wright is attached to direct.

Thor, which is being written by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), will have the Norse god of thunder banished to live as a human amongst mortal men.

Marvel's self-financed slate also includes feature film versions of Captain America (scripted by David Self) and Nick Fury (scripted by Andrew Marlowe).

Source: IGN FilmForce

The second season of IDT/Showtime’s MASTERS OF HORROR series is half-completed, with the second round of episodes to commence shooting within the next two weeks.

Below are a couple of exclusive pics from John Carpenter’s (who gave us the great cigarette-burns episode in the 1st season) Prolife.



Prolife stars Ron (Hellboy) Perlman as Dwayne, a violently radical anti-abortion activist. When Dwayne’s teenage daughter (Caitlin Wachs) is raped and impregnated by a demon, she looks to the very abortion clinic her father frequently terrorizes for help. Enraged, Dwayne and his two sons (Chad Krowchuck and Graeme McComb) storm the facility, armed and extremely dangerous.

Masters of Horror begins airing on Showtime in October. Click here to check out the official website.

Source: Fango

Media Blasters has created a new “grindhouse” trailer for SHADOW: DEAD RIOT; click here to check it out.

The clip highlights the ’70s-exploitation vibe of the zombie/martial-arts/women-in-prison opus, which was directed by James Wan, scripted by Fango’s Michael Gingold and stars Tony Todd, Carla Greene and Erin Brown. Media Blasters releases the uncut, unrated version of the sex-and-gore-packed movie September 12 on the Shriek Show label in a two-DVD set packed with extras.





Source: Fango

Tartan Video has announced the release of Three... Extremes for the 21st of August, priced at around £19.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) transfer, Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1 audio, DTS 5.1 audio, 'The Making of Three... Extremes' featurette, the original theatrical trailer and a trailer reel.



Source: DVD Active

You may not know him by name, but you definitely know his work. Charles "Chuck" Roven served as producer on Batman Begins and he's back on board for the sequel The Dark Knight, which is tentatively due in June 2008...

Source: ComingSoon.net

Genius Products Inc. apparently is scheduled to release the omnibus horror movie Rampo Noir (Ranpo jigoku) on DVD (NTSC, region 1, Japanese w/ English subtitles) in the U.S. on October 27th. Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. released the movie on sale DVD (6744-9; NTSC, region 3, Japanese w/ Chinese & English subtitles) in Hong Kong today (August 11th). Geneon Entertainment K.K. (Jeneon Entateinmento K.K.) released it on sale DVD (GNBD-1140; NTSC, region 2, Japanese w/o subtitles) in Japan on May 25th. Albatros K.K. (Arubatorosu K.K.) released it theatrically in Japan on November 5th of last year.

Read the full article for links to trailers and website.

Source: Twitchfilm

2 new posters for Pavel Ruminov's Dead Daughters, this time prepared for the English market and looking mighty impressive. Click here and here to see larger versions.



Head over to the English Dead Daughters Website to check out the first nine of the eleven teasers released so far.

Source: Twitchfilm

The U.S. theatrical release date for Tony Jaa's "The Protector" (better known by its original title "Tom Yum Goong", or possibly even as "The Warrior King", as it has been released in the U.K.) has changed from August 25th to September 8th. This will put the film, which is being released through The Weinstein Company even closer to Rogue Pictures' September 22nd release of Jet Li's final wuxia outing "Fearless". Can the box office withstand their combined might?

Source: KFC Cinema

Ghost House Pictures has updated its official website with a second behind-the-scenes Webisode on The Grudge 2. From Stephen Susco's home in Los Angeles to Toho Studio in Japan -- come along as the screenwriter bares down for the final weeks of development. Click here to watch the clip!

The Grudge 2, directed by Takashi Shimizu and starring Amber Tamblyn, hits theaters on October 13.

Source: ComingSoon.net

If you head on over to the official website for Ghost House Pictures you can check out a special webisode featuring director David Slade who shares a few thoughts on the adaptation of the graphic novel 30 Days of Night into a film. In a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff and Deputy, a husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love. The film is aiming for a October 19th, 2007 release.

Click here to watch the webisode.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

Filmmaker Eduardo Sanchez’s comeback took a long time. Since his success with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT seven years ago, many wondered where he’d been. Well, 2006 marks the year he and his BLAIR WITCH co-director, Daniel Myrick, returned—the latter with SOLSTICE and Warner Home Video’s Raw Feed line, and Sanchez with the alien chiller ALTERED, which Rogue Pictures releases next year.

Source: Fango

Early word on specs for Anchor Bay’s DVD of HAECKEL’S TALE, John McNaughton’s MASTERS OF HORROR episode, which doesn’t street till November 14. Scripted by MASTERS creator Mick Garris from a story by Clive Barker, HAECKEL’S will by presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Surround soundtracks, plus the following extras:

* Audio commentary by McNaughton
* Breaking Taboos featurette
* Behind the Scenes: The Making of HAECKEL’S TALE
* Working With a Master: John McNaughton featurette
* On Set: An Interview With Leela Savasta
* On Set: An Interview With Derek Cecil
* On Set: An Interview With Jon Polito (pictured)
* Script to Screen: HAECKEL’S TALE featurette
* Still Gallery
* Storyboard Gallery
* John McNaughton bio
* Trailers
* Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
* Screensaver (DVD-ROM)

Retail price will be $16.98.

Source: Fango

Tartan Films announced that the Asian-centric distributor has expanded its reach to France and picked up U.S. rights to Kim Chapiron’s shocker SHEITAN. The movie has played around the international festival circuit, including New York’s Tribeca fest, with a stop at the Toronto Film Festival coming up next. Scripted by Chapiron and his brother Christian, SHEITAN is about a mixed-race group of friends who pick up a couple of hot girls and follow one’s suggestion to travel to a mansion in the countryside. There they are greeted by the strange caretaker, followed by assorted acts of explicit sex and violence. French speakers can check out the movie’s official site here

Source: Fango

Minoru Kawasaki's Everyone BUT Japan Sinks (Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu) is the latest comedy from the director of CALAMARI WRESTLER and BEETLE, THE HORN KING and it's a parody of this summer's big budget, special effects remake THE SINKING OF JAPAN. It's based on the novel by the same name that was a parody of the novel that inspired the original SINKING OF JAPAN movie back in the 70's.


Nihon igai zenbu chinbotsu trailer (Streaming Windows Media)





Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Neill Blomkamp will direct the Halo motion picture, to be produced by Academy Award® winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh under their WingNut Films banner for Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox.

Source: ComingSoon.net

An evil bong from the 60's finds its way into the hands of some present day stoners. The evil bong’s original owner, played by Tommy Chong, either wants to get it back or destroy it; The Foywonder over at Dread Central is not entirely sure which, and neither am I. Other than that, the trailer apparently also involves strippers and cameo appearances by a variety of previous Band puppet creations, such as the Gingerdead Man and one of the Demonic Toys.


There's a teaser trailer up on the official website of Band’s Wizard Entertainment, which you can check out here, and when you've done that, you can head over to the Wizard Entertainment's website right here


October 26th is the date when this monster will be realeased.



Source: Dread Central

The Hong Kong DVD of the Pang Brothers' latest, Re-Cycle is slated to release August 24th and is now available for pre-order. English subtitles are included and with the disc coming from Universe - this will likely extend to the special features as well as the film itself though this is not confirmed.

Re-Cycle is the film that reunites the Pang Brothers with Angelica Lee, the star of their biggest hit The Eye.



Pre-Order the DVD from YesAsia here
Official Re-Cycle Website (with trailers)




Source: Twitchfilm

The official subsite for Mauro Borrelli's Satinka is online, and there's an image gallery with a poster for and forty-one stills from the movie on that site.

The screenplay for Satinka was written by Borrelli. The movie stars Sevy Di Cione as Sean, Adam Green as Josh, Mark Hengst as Roy McKane, Edo Beghi as Flipp, Naomi Ueno as Kiyomi, Kiralee Hayashi as Satinka, Agim Kaba as J.R., Justin Klosky as Skinny, Jennifer Luree as Jennifer, Clifford Neil as Cal, and Hans Uder as the tourist.

Synopsis:
"Driven by his grandfather's mysterious past, Sean (Sevy Di Cione) searches for the key to a man's sudden disappearance within a dark forest. He believes it may have a connection to the enigmatic tree that now haunts his dreams. Sean's friends (Adam Green and Edo Beghi), along with two young women, accompany him on his quest. But things soon turn deadly as Satinka, a beautiful but vengeful spirit, wreaks her terrible revenge for an unspeakable crime committed over 200 years ago. This hurls the group into a foreboding, ecological nightmare... forcing them onto a road straight to Hell."

Description of Satinka from (Sevy) Di Cione's website: "Sevy stars in this new horror thriller as Sean, a writer who decides to write a book based on an old Native American legend. As events unravel, Sean discovers that the legend he was told as a kid is actually a true story. He will have to face his own demons and a remote past in order to end the ancient curse and destroy the vengeful spirit."

Satinka image gallery (w/ poster & 41 stills)
Satinka official subsite

Source: Twitchfilm

August 17th marks the region three release of A Bloody Aria, courtesy of South Korean label HB Entertainment. The film will be presented in an anamorphic widescreen format and boasts Korean audio in Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 5.1. Furthermore, optional English subtitles will be provided. Supplementary materials will be spread over two discs and include an audio commentary, pre-production footage, making of documentary, character information, short film, style featurette, deleted scenes and promotional materials.

Read A Bloody Aria movie review right here

Synopsis
Picture this situation: a professor, his attractive young student, and a white Mercedes. He simply wanted a nice weekend drive in the countryside with his favorite student - but he quickly discovers that sometimes people can be scarier than ghosts. What seemed like his own One Fine Spring Day turns into a Korean-style Deliverance, complete with angry, crazy country bumpkins. And then it just becomes a miserable day for everyone involved.

Extremely violent, sadistically comic and just oozing creativity from every corner, Won Shin Yeon's second film A Bloody Aria continues one of the most important trends in recent Korean Cinema, that of mixing elements from different genres and adding a little (wicked) humour on the side. Whereas his debut The Wig was a producer-driven horror film heavy on the visuals, A Bloody Aria is pure, unadulterated raw energy. Its script created huge buzz in the industry, when it won an important contest in 2004. And with a cast like that, it's no surprise the performances carry the film: Han Suk Kyu plays a villain for the first time in his career, and eternal second-liners Oh Dal Soo (Oldboy, Sympathy For Lady Vengeance) and Lee Moon Shik (A Big Match, Mapado) get the chance to show their considerable talent. A Bloody Aria is certainly not for the weak of heart, but it's probably one of Korea's most unique black comedies since The Humanist.

Source: DVD Active

November 3rd marks the Japanese region three release of Fearless: Collector’s Box Complete Edition (renamed to Spirit in Japan). Expect an anamorphic widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. Sadly the rest of the information is in Japanese only.



Read Fearless movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

Image Entertainment has set a February 13, 2007 DVD release date for DRIFTWOOD, the new ghost chiller from 2001 MANIACS writer/director Tim Sullivan (following an MTV airing earlier in the winter). Set at an “attitude adjustment camp” for troubled youths, the film follows troubled teen protagonist David (Ricky Ullman) as he deals with not only the facility’s brutal captain (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS’ Diamond Dallas Page), but the spirit of a boy who met an untimely end there. Retail price will be $24.99; details of the disc content have yet to be announced, but it’ll no doubt come with plenty of extras. Keep your eyes here and on the movie’s MySpace page for updates.

Meanwhile, Image has shifted Jake West’s EVIL ALIENS from January 16 to January 9, and announced the DVD supplements accompanying the outrageous black-comic gorefest:

* Bloopers and Outtakes
* A Guided Tour of Life Creations, the movie’s makeup FX outfit
* Extended, deleted, unused and unfinished scenes
* Trailer

The movie will be presented in 1.78:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, and the disc will retail for $26.99.

Read Evil Aliens movie review right here

Source: Fango

Below are 7 clips from the movie 'Pulse' which hits theaters this Friday:

Bathroom
Car Attack
Laundry
Library
Stonewall
Ziegler
Elevator

Synopsis:
Horrifying supernatural events consume the life of Mattie (Kristen Bell) once she receives an e-mail from her friend begging for help from beyond the grave. Her investigation of the mysterious e-mail leads to unexpected answers and terrifying conclusions. Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used the technology as a doorway into ours. Now, the connection made can’t be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they’ll get in. You’ll be infected and they’ll take from you what they don’t have anymore - life.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

Here's the first details on the storyline for the upcoming "Hellboy" movie sequel:

"Hellboy is chasing down some monsters and comes right across a news crew; the secret is out and the FBI has to eat crow and go public with their secret unit. This puts a lot of pressure on Hell and Liz, who were already expriencing serious problems. When Hell doesn't do much of a good job coming off for the public, a suave character named Johann is brought it. He's dressed like an old detective and has a glass bubble for a head that's filled with what looks like gas. In some weird manifestation, Johann is actually free energy, more or less, contained in a suit.

Johann delights Liz, who's tired of Hell's brash behavior (shades of the previous film), but the gang has to team up to fight a rogue Prince. He's the son of the King of the woodland ghouls, a group of "monsters" that include gnomes, trolls, fairies, tooth fairies, and all other minor imps that roam through the forest. A long time ago there was peace between the humans and the woodland creatures, but then there was a war.

To win the war the King conjured the Golden Army, a group of metallic soldiers that were invincible. Sadly, he couldn't control them, and the Army ended up killing innocent human women and children. The King split the key that controlled the Army into three pieces and buried them across the globe. Now the Prince wants the war renewed and has captured two of the pieces of the key. The last piece is held by his sister, the Princess, and the Prince is out to capture her. Unfortunately for him, Abe has fallen in love with her...so Helboy and the crew have to protect her and stop him".

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The Weinstein Co. has formally announced its rollout for the John Gulager-directed creature feature, and gave us a special look at the poster being used for the film’s theatrical campaign.



Beginning with the world premiere at the Palms Casino Resort (owned by the Maloof brothers, FEAST’s co-financiers) in Las Vegas September 12, FEAST will have special late-night screenings in select theaters Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. It will subsequently make its DVD bow just in time for Halloween on October 17. The movie’s official website will be open soon here

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Rob Zombie is adding his two cents about that modernized HALLOWEEN track which appeared on composer Tyler Bates’ website last week. Many were led to believe that it was the “official” theme for the rocker-director’s forthcoming HALLOWEEN film (due in theaters October 19, 2007), and it no longer exists on Bates’ site.

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Lions Gate Home Entertainment has announced the release of An American Haunting for the 28th of August, priced at around £19.99. Full specs for the release can be found below, along with an early look at the artwork.



Read An American Haunting movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

The Korean site for the Japanese disaster flick 'The Sinking of Japan' is now up and running. As is often the case it's a damn sight easier to navigate than the Japanese version. There's also a ton a of great new posters to be seen here.

For those not familiar with the film here's a brief synopsis:
Japan has just received its death sentence. In less than a year, the island nation will sink! Earthquakes, tidal waves and volcanic eruptions roil the country, leaving millions dead and stranded. Japans only hope lies with one plan and one man! 'The sinking of Japan' has some spectacular looking effects, and made huge takings in its home country. The critics apparently weren't as kind as the general public, but hey its a disaster movie not Macbeth.



Sinking of Japan (Official Korean site)



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According to The Hollywood Reporter, DEAD master George A. Romero will script and direct SOLITARY ISLE, based on a short story by Japanese horror author Koji (RINGU) Suzuki, for Hyde Park Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures. The source tale, published in Suzuki's DARK WATER anthology that also spawned the Japanese and American films of the same title, is about a teacher who joins a trip to a manmade island in Tokyo Bay—where one of his friends claims to have dumped his girlfriend, who died there—and the horrors they encounter once they arrive. ISLE is the first product of a pact between Hyde Park and Kadokawa (the company that publishes Suzuki and many of his genre contemporaries in Japan) to co-finance horror films budgeted under $25 million; distribution is likely to be handled by 20th Century Fox, which has a first-look deal with Hyde Park. Kadokawa is also backing Eric Valette's currently lensing remake of ONE MISSED CALL that stars Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon and Gabriel Byrne.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter via Fango

Genre vet Bill (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) Moseley dropped Fango a line about his role in the upcoming chiller HOUSE, which reunites him with REJECTS co-stars Leslie Easterbrook and Lew Temple. Moseley stars as Stewart, the evil proprietor who runs an isolated inn with his wife Betty (Easterbrook) and their demented son Pete (Temple), and can “see” his victims’ darkest fears and secrets. “When two stranded couples come to call, the mayhem begins,” the actor tells us. “HOUSE is the Roach Motel of horror: People check in, but they don’t check out!” Michael (SPECIES) Madsen also stars, with Robby Henson directing in Lodz, Poland for producer Ralph Winter and Namesake Pictures.

HOUSE is based on a novel by Christian-lit genre specialists Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker, whose previous books include the biblical chiller THE VISITATION and the serial-killer opus THR3E respectively. Both novels were previously filmed by Namesake with Henson at the helm; THR3E also shot in Lodz and featured Moseley, along with Marc (THEY) Blucas, Justine Waddell and yet another REJECTS vet, Priscilla Barnes. (Fox released THE VISITATION on disc this past February and has THR3E on tap for later this year—whether theatrically or direct to DVD has yet to be announced—and will likely also distribute HOUSE.) HOUSE is currently available in hardcover from Westbow Press; you can find out more about Dekker’s writing, and see a video trailer for HOUSE the novel (!), at the author’s official website

Source: Fango

Virginia-based writer/director/producer Robert Elkins gave Fango the first word and photos from BACKWOODS, a “no-budget horror movie” he just wrapped. “The plot may not seem very original—masked killer stalks lost teens in the Virginia backwoods—but I really feel we have done it right,” Elkins tells Fango. “I’m a firm believer that even without a budget, as long as you have a dream and the desire… you can make a quality movie. Slasher-in-the-woods movies are a dime a dozen, but this one has something more. It pays homage to the early FRIDAY THE 13TH movies and HALLOWEEN, with a dash of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. I hope the audience will be entertained and thrilled by the fast-paced plot and gory makeup effects.

 

“The movie was shot on mini-DV for less than $1,000,” reports Elkins. “The story opens with a group of young friends helping Carrie [Carrie Keller] mourn the loss of her father by taking her to visit his grave in a remote cemetery. On the return trip, they get lost, and while trying to get directions, they become stranded at an old mansion they think is abandoned. The group splits up to explore the grounds and surrounding woods while sorting out their own personal issues. Before long, they realize they are not alone as someone begins killing off the trespassers one by one. The survivors scramble to escape the backwoods before the masked killer picks them off. The local sheriff, a.k.a. the town drunk [Jerry H. Long], is little help when it comes to light that the killings are nothing new and that he has his own dark secret.” Elkins plans to enter BACKWOODS in festivals very soon.

 

Source: Fango

The official website for Taiwanese horror film Silk is now fully functional, in both English and Chinese variants. There's some nice artwork in there, both trailers linked to previously, and some other little clips, but the big find is the promo reel used for sales purposes at Cannes.




Silk Website
Silk Promo Reel (downloadable FLV)






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Anchor Bay UK has announced the release of Mortuary for the 9th of October, priced at around £14.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio (with optional DOlby and DTS 5.1) and a photo gallery.



Read Mortuary movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

FilmFocus.co.uk spoke exclusively with Christian Bale about The Dark Knight, the sequel to last year's Batman Begins, and got his thoughts on his new co-star, Heath Ledger. Bale and Ledger are currently working together on the Bob Dylan-themed film "I'm Not There".

"I like, very much, that it doesn't have Batman written in the title. This take on Batman of mine and Chris' is very different from any of the others and everything else always had Batman in the title," Bale advised the site.

The surprise casting of Ledger as The Joker has left some fans scratching their heads but Bale approves of him. "Heath is very much into what Chris had done with the first one and he's very passionate about the role," Bale revealed. "And he's a really good actor so we're going to see something very special from him."

For much more of what Bale had to say about The Dark Knight, as well as working with director Christopher Nolan, check out FilmFocus.co.uk

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Premiering this autumn is ‘Afro Samurai’, an animated series based on the graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki. Voicing the title character and co-producing the five-part miniseries is Samuel L. Jackson. Story: With his unusually long blade, a cold-blooded attitude, and an occasional drag of a hand-rolled cigarette Afro is a lone warrior who roams the land knowing no love and shedding no tears. Upon his head is a cloth band with a mark that ranks him as the #2 fighter in the world. But in truth, he lives only to wreak revenge on the man who killed his father in a duel. That man ironically happens to be the world's top fighter, who wears another cloth headband marked by the symbol of the #1! Intriguingly, Jackson is also tipped to be starring in a live action version of the Manga, rumored for release in 2007.

Check out the teaser trailer for the animated version on the official site here

Source: 24framespersecond.net

Some extra updates have appeared online for this great looking horror from Korea, including some new posters and the best trailer yet. From the link below, select 'multimedia' then 'trailer No2' on the far right.



Head over to the official Cinderella website to watch the trailer right here

Source: 24framespersecond.net

It has been 25 years since Kurt Russell made his first appearance as the bad ass Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's Escape from New York, now it looks like Russell and Carpenter are teaming up once again, this time to leave Earth. Escape From Earth is the title of the third entry to the franchise, according to B-D's anonymous scooper.

Head over to B-D to read the whole unconfirmed scoop.

Source: Bloody-Disgusting

Media Asia is celebrating Johnnie To's EXILED going to the Venice Film Festival by posting more stills from the movie on their website as well as a synopsis which reads:

"The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end. Against this background of fin-de-siècle malaise come two hit men from Hong Kong sent to take out a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby. They soon find themselves in the throes of a dilemma when two of their former associates also show up, intent on thwarting them at every cost."

They also talked to Josie Ho, who appears in the movie, and she says: "This is my first time working with director To. He's not as frightening as I expected!"

You can check out more of the stills here

Source: Kaiju Shakedown

Park Chan-Wook has found international acclaim for his stylish tales of dark justice. Having proved himself a master storyteller, his reputation has grown with each subsequent film. Now Tartan is bringing his cult trio together in one deluxe boxset. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance; Oldboy; and Lady Vengeance all get special double disc treatments. Sympathy has two hours of extra material, whilst Oldboy has a new commentary by Ain’t it Cool’s Harry Knowles and an English dubbed version. Lady Vengeance not only includes additional commentaries and deleted scenes, but also the Fade-to-Black-and-White HD feature, exclusive to the boxset! (RRP £49.99)

A numbered deluxe edition will also be available in a special box designed after the Oldboy box, with added Vengeance-themed gifts including a hammer/bottleopener! (RRP £69.99)

To be released on October 23rd.

Source: DVD Active

Three teaser posters for Robert Rodriquez's/Troublemaker Publishing's GrindHouse. These limited-edition posters were made available at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego.





Source: Troublemaker Publishing

The Korean version of the website for the upcoming Japanese Horror ‘Otoshimono - Ghost Train’ has gone live, and it’s a tad more graphic with the scares than its Japanese counterpart.The main trailer on the site has a few snippets of extra footage. There are also some TV spots to be seen. These are mostly repeats of parts of the main trail, but TV spot 3 is worth a look.


Ghost Train (Official Korean site)


Synopsis:
On her way to school, high school girl Nana sees a train accident. But this is just the beginning of the nightmare that awaits her. Nana and her friend Kanae come across various bizarre phenomena, including red fingerprints and a female spirit who "lives" on the station platform. One day, Nana's younger sister is lost, and the only possibility seems to be that she had been taken by these spirits. The missing tracks. The predictions that a mysterious woman makes. Weird incidents which happen one after another. Entangled series of frights and mysteries lead to a shocking climax.




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You know her as the edgy teen detective who manages to finds a mystery wherever she goes in "Veronica Mars," and now the lovable Kristen Bell is starring in Dimension Films' horror pic Pulse, which is based on the 2001 Japanese flick Kairo. Bell plays Mattie, a young girl who learns about a disturbing world created from technology that wants to destroy ours.


ComingSoon.net sat down with the actress to talk about her latest project. Click the link below to read the whole interview.



Source: ComingSoon.net

A new poster and trailer has turned up for Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming film about corruption and violence in the police force of the Indian city of Mumbai. This is not your usual Bollywood, theres no singing and dancing to be had in this movie.



Shiva trailer (Youtube)

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Shane Meadows' latest film to hit DVD from Magnolia Home Entertainment will be the Derbyshire based thriller Dead Man's Shoes. This title stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell and Jo Hartley, and has a planned release date of 5th September 2006. We don't have any information relating to special features or anything else for that matter - except that it will have an English soundtrack and retail for around $26.98.



Source: DVD Active

Lionsgate has just unleashed the first 5 images from Darren Lynn Bousman's Saw 3. One of the images is from the clip that they played at Comic Con. Jigsaw has disappeared. With his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious chessboard.

One night, after finishing a shift at her hospital, Lynn is kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse where she meets Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), bedridden and on the verge of death. She is told that she must keep the madman alive for as long as it takes Jeff (Angus Macfayden), another of his victims, to complete a game of his own. Racing against the ticking clock of Jigsaw's own heartbeat, Lynn and Jeff struggle to make it through each of their vicious tests, unaware that he has a much bigger plan for both of them...

 

 

Source: MoviesOnline.ca

Not content with merely cleaning up at the box office, with more than 4 million tickets sold already, Bong Joon-ho's "The Host" is helping Korean environmental groups in their ongoing protests against pollution from U.S. military bases. The groups have stated that they hope that the film will help spread awareness about the dangers of toxic pollution being dumped into rivers, something which is apparently all too common in the country. The film features a mutant which is created after the U.S. army (Boo! Hiss!) dump toxic fluids into Seoul's Han River, and was actually inspired by the true story of Albert McFarland, a civilian mortician of the U.S. Forces in Korea, who ordered the dumping of formaldehyde into the river in 2000, but was for some reason later released on bail.





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Guillermo del Toro will direct Universal Pictures' Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, which will continue the exploits of the humanoid hero from Hell and his partners in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development. "Hellboy 2," a Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin production in association with Dark Horse Entertainment, will begin principal photography in April 2007 in Budapest and London, with pre- and post-production based in London. The film will be released worldwide in the summer of 2008...

Source: ComingSoon.net

Liv Tyler has signed to star in Rogue Pictures' Strangers, for writer/director Bryan Bertino. Production will begin this fall on the movie, which is scheduled for a nationwide release in October 2007. Rogue co-presidents Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona made the announcement today...

Source: ComingSoon.net

The official website for Juan Felipe Orozco's Colombian horror movie At the End of the Spectra (Al final del espectro) is online, and there's a downloadable English-subtitled trailer for the movie on that site.

The screenplay for At the End of the Spectra was written by Juan Felipe Orozco and his younger brother Carlos Esteban Orozco. The movie stars Noelle Schonwald as Vega, Julieth Restrepo as Vega's neighbour, and Kepa Amuchastegui as Vega's father. It co-stars Silvia de Dios, Manuel José Chávez, and Carlos Serrato.

Here's a synopsis for At the End of the Spectra from the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Colombia (Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Colombia): "After a highly traumatic event, due to which she becomes the victim of extreme agoraphobia, Vega (Noelle Schonwald) is forced to spend some time far away from work. By her father's (Kepa Amuchastegui) recommendation, she decides to move to a new apartment, where she begins living as a hermit, abruptly changing her lifestyle. She begins having strange visions with no explanations, and hearing voices she can't ignore. While her horrible visions intensify, Vega begins to understand a dark puzzle, and to know the power of the supernatural. A series of explosive situations, a sinister presence in her apartment, her neighbor's (Julieth Restrepo) deeply bizarre obsession, and an uncertain past take the story to a chilling and claustrophobic conclusion, where the mind itself becomes victim and executioner."

At the End of the Spectra trailer (Spanish w/ English subtitles; downloadable 16.3 MB MOV file)
At the End of the Spectra official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Twitch first mentioned an upcoming, live action Devil May Cry short film back in April and director R.L. Scott has just dropped a line to let us know that they are in the final stages of post production and that a website and trailer for the film will be online soon. To tide fans over for the trailer he also passed along a quintet of still shots from the film. Check 'em out.




R.L Scott on MySpace
Cassius
Dante
Joel / Demon
Lady
Nelo

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Mindsplinters Films are very excited to be working with Gold Coast Film Fantastic in Queensland, AU. Alex Fisher is officially a producer for the film down under. It will be lights camera action in Queensland soon as the filming gets underway. More festivals like the exciting IFFYNTX.COM have joined in to harvest the largest cast of zombie to EVER hit the screen. Be a part of the action, click here

Arriving October 10th is Mark Duffield's Thai horror film The Ghost Of Mae Nak, starring model-pop princess Pataratida Pacharawirapong! Based on a famous legend in Thailand about a pair of young newlyweds who acquire an old abandoned house in Bangkok that soon brings them into contact with Mae Nak, a vengeful spirit of horror and despair.


The DVD comes in it's original Thai audio, with English and Spanish subtitles, and is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features TBD, but will include Original theatrical trailer and trailers of upcoming releases.







Arriving October 24th is Yong-gyun Kim's Korean horror thriller The Red Shoes, starring Hye-su Kim (from Kim Ji-woon's Memories) and Lee Uhl (from Samaritan Girl and H), with original music by Byeong-woo Lee (A Tale Of Two Sisters).

Heading home from work one day, Sun Jae finds a strange pair of high-heeled red shoes and decides to take them. While the shoes provide her with some comfort, they also become objects of unhealthy obsession for her ballet-dancing daughter and her best friend. Soon, everyone who comes into contact with the shoes desperately craves them and a curse began hundreds of years ago will once again rear its ugly head.

The DVD comes in it's original Korean audio, with English and Spanish subtitles, and is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features include TBD, but will include the original theatrical trailer and trailers of Tartan Video’s upcoming releases.


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The English-language official website for Emil Ishii's Danish horror-thriller Hellride (Rovdrift) is now online.

The screenplay for Rovdrift was written by Ishii. The movie stars Camilla Metelmann as Laura, Kim Sønderholm as the taxi driver, Maja Muhlack as the ex-girlfriend, Lærke Sjøsten as the colleague, Mads Koudal as the man in the bar, Brian Perkins as the homeless man, Bettina Schjølie as Laura's mother, Dimitri Andriotis as the policeman, and Louise Juhler as the policewoman.

Here's a synopsis for Hellride from the production: "Laura (Camilla Metelmann) works as a bartender at a nightclub in Copenhagen. Upset after a horrible night at work, she catches a taxi, intending to go home. Her night is about to get much worse, however, as the taxi driver (Kim Sønderholm) has other plans...."

Hellride large trailer (downloadable 45 MB MOV file)
Hellride large trailer (downloadable 16.4 MB WMV file)
Hellride medium trailer (downloadable 29.9 MB MOV file)
Hellride medium trailer (downloadable 8.6 MB WMV file)
Hellride small trailer (downloadable 6.3 MB MOV file)
Hellride small trailer (downloadable 4.7 MB WMV file)
Hellride English-language official website
Hellride Danish-language official website

Source: Twitchfilm

Anchor Bay gave Fango a major update on its fall fright titles, including first looks at the artwork for MASTERS OF HORROR: IMPRINT and the occult chiller VOODOO MOON. IMPRINT, the Takashi Miike segment that was notoriously dropped by Showtime, debuts on disc September 26, presenting the episode in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 audio. Extras include:

* Audio commentary by author/American Cinematheque programmer Chris D. and writer Wyatt Doyle
* I Am the Film Director of Love and Freedom: Takashi Miike featurette
* Imperfect Beauty featurette
* Imprinting featurette
* Still gallery
* Trailer
* Takashi Miike bio
* DVD-ROM screenplay

 

Retail price is $16.98. Coming October 3, VOODOO MOON was written and directed by Kevin (THE FALLEN ONES) VanHook and toplines Charisma (ANGEL) Carpenter and Eric (THE CROW) Mabius as siblings tracking the demon that murdered their family, and is now slaying their friends. Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace Stone and Geoffrey Lewis co-star. The movie will be presented in 16x9-enhanced 1.78:1 widescreen, with these supplements:

* You Reap What You Sew making-of documentary
* Black Magic: The Stunts, Makeup and Visual Effects of VOODOO MOON featurette
* Deleted scenes
* Poster and photo gallery
* Trailer

Retail price for this one is $19.99. And there’s a lot more coming in October from the Bay, for whom Halloween is Christmas: The 3rd also sees the DVDebut of THE NORLISS TAPES, the 1973 pilot for a never-launched TV series directed by Dan Curtis and scripted by William F. Nolan, who would reteam soon thereafter on TRILOGY OF TERROR. Roy Thinnes plays a reporter who stumbles upon the undead, with Angie Dickinson, Claude Akins and Vonetta (BLACULA) McGee co-starring; the disc will have no significant extras and retail for $14.99. On October 10, the Bay releases a pair of gorefests: James W. Roberson’s 1985 SUPERSTITION and Alain Robak’s 1990 French shocker BABY BLOOD (a.k.a. THE EVIL WITHIN), each for $14.99. SUPERSTITION will have just a trailer, while specs on BABY are to be announced.

MASTERS OF HORROR: PICK ME UP drives in on October 17, followed on October 24 by FREAK OUT, a horror/comedy in which a couple of fright flick-loving pals decide to make over a mild-mannered asylum escapee so he resembles a movie maniac, only for the guy to start killing for real. Early word says this’ll be a two-disc set with an anamorphic widescreen transfer, audio commentary, a making-of documentary and multiple featurettes, deleted scenes, bonus shorts and a music video. Finally, the last MASTERS OF HORROR DVD, William Malone’s FAIR-HAIRED CHILD, will arrive December 12, but no word on extras yet.

Read Freak Out movie review right here

Source: Fango

Former TV Superman Dean Cain (pictured), rocker Meat Loaf Aday and sexpot actress Brooke (SINGLE WHITE FEMALE 2) Burns face off against a “homeless cannibal zombie” in URBAN DECAY, a low-budget gorefest that just wrapped lensing in LA. Harry (SOUL’S MIDNIGHT) Basil helmed the film from a script by Don Adams and Harry Picardi (writers/directors of the direct-to-video quickies JIGSAW and VENGEANCE OF THE DEAD). Vincent (HOOD OF HORROR) Guastini, no stranger to rotting corpses, handled the lead ghoul’s three-stage makeup. “URBAN DECAY is an un-politically correct look at the homeless,” says producer Pat (THE EXOTIC HOUSE OF WAX) Siciliano, a Full Moon veteran. “Dean Cain is our zombie hunter in the movie, while Meat Loaf plays a disc jockey.” More details and pics to come.

Source: Fango

Hong Kong actress Charlie Yeung (recently in "Seven Swords") has joined the cast of the upcoming "Bangkok Dangerous" Hollywood remake alongside star Nicholas Cage. The film is being directed by the Pang Brothers, who were also responsible for the original, which was the tale of a deaf mute assassin who travels to the titular town to perform a hit and falls in love with a local girl. Yeung is said to have already flown to Bangkok to learn Thai as well as some folk dances for her role. Filmining is set to begin in Thailand in mid-August.


Read Bangkok Dangerous movie review right here


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Filmmaker Jason Stephenson passed on the DVD cover art and specs for the commercial release of his rural chiller OFF THE BEATEN PATH, which Brain Damage Films issues this week. PATH, in which a small group of amateur filmmakers travel to a rural area said to be haunted by an infamous killer, is accompanied by the following extras:

* Deleted scenes
* Outtakes and bloopers
* Miscellaneous clips
* Gag reel
* Photo gallery
* Music video
* Brain Damage trailers

Retail price is $14.95. Stephenson also tells Fango that his latest feature, the zombie opus DOOMED TO CONSUME, will have a special sneak screening Friday, September 15 at 5:15 p.m. at Medina, Minnesota’s Crypticon convention, with a local premiere in theaters in St. Paul and Minneapolis to follow. Keep an eye on the official website of Stephenson’s Not for the Squeamish Productions for further details.

 

The surreal psychothiller LIMBO, produced for only $9,000 but the recipient of a great deal of on-line praise, is now available on disc for $19.98. Written and directed by Thomas Ikimi, the movie is about a lawyer dealing with the mob who winds up killed, and trapped in an endlessly repeating time loop that threatens his sanity. The disc includes a widescreen transfer and these extras:

* Behind-the-scenes featurette
* Deleted scenes
* ”How to Make a Movie for 9 Grand”: interviews with producers Chris Hale and 1st AD Alan Davison
* ”Creating Limbo”: interviews with Ikimi, cinematographer Jon Miller and editor Scott Brock
* Theatrical trailer

For more on LIMBO, check out the movie’s official website

Giving the Gingerdead Man a run for his dough, THE MUFFIN MAN is now being released on DVD by its Calgary, Canada-based creators at Dancing Monkey Productions, the folks behind ROTTEN SHAOLIN ZOMBIES. Directed by Blaine Wasylkiw and written/produced by Anders J. Svensson, THE MUFFIN MAN is set in and around a donut shop whose former serial-murdering owner returns as a possessed, muffin-headed monster for a new killing spree. Go to the movie’s official website to order the disc, which includes the following features:

* Three audio commentaries
* 30 minutes of making-of footage
* Auditions
* Intro by Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman
* Photo gallery
* Easter eggs
* DVD-ROM features: MP3 files, screenplay

And you get all this for just $9.95 plus shipping and handling!

 

Dennis Smithers Jr. of Arkansas-based Smithers Productions has made his debut feature A BOTHERED CONSCIENCE available on DVD at the company’s site. Set in the Ozark mountains, the movie focuses on a young man who carries on the family tradition of violently protecting his land against “trespassers”—and what happens when he becomes unable to differentiate between reality and disturbing hallucinations. The unrated disc is only $9.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling in the U.S.; you can click here directly for ordering information.

Source: Fango

According to Melissageorge.co.uk, The Amityville Horror actress Melissa George will be joining the cast of Columbia Pictures' 30 Days of Night for director David Slade (Hard Candy).

Josh Hartnett stars in the adaptation of the Steve Niles graphic novel about a small Alaskan town under siege from vampires. The fansite claims that George will play Stella Olemaun, the deputy sheriff and wife of Hartnett's character.


30 Days of Night will begin filming soon in New Zealand. The screenplay was penned by Stuart Beattie and Brian Nelson. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing via their Ghost House Pictures shingle.

Melissa George's credits include Down With Love, Derailed, the TV series Alias, and the forthcoming thriller Turistas.


Source: IGN FilmForce

With Rob Zombie's upcoming remake/reimagining of Halloween due out October 19th, 2007, one of the biggest questions when Zombie made it clear that he was distancing his film from the original was how different the music would be.

One of B-D's intrepid readers discovered the answer over on the official site for Tyler Bates, who will be handling the score for Halloween. The goods news is that iconic theme is in place, unaltered and still creepy as hell. Bates has basically taken Carpenter's original theme and given it a bit more "oomph". Check out the site here, and be sure you choose to "download" the track.

Source: Dread Central

Some slightly disturbing news reared its head over at the official site for Profondo Rosso, the Rome-based horror store who deals with a lot of Dario Argento's personal goods. But first, the good news...

The site reports that Asia Argento has agreed to star in The Mother of Tears, the third and final in Argento's long-gestating Mothers trilogy. This can only mean good things for both the director and star, and should put to rest all those rumors that the two weren't talking to one another because she passed on a role in The Card Player to work on her second directorial effort, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things.

Now for the bad news; shooting on The Mother of Tears has been delayed to November or later. Though the site says specifically "next November", we can only hope that does not mean November of 2007, because that's a long time for Argento to go without directing something. Granted, his Masters of Horror episode, "Pelts", is what we'll see from the man next, but hopefully things will smooth out and Tears will start late this year.

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of When a Stranger Calls for the 11th of September, priced at around £17.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, a director and cast commentary, a writer's commentary, deleted scenes and a 'Making of' featurette.

 

Read When a Stranger Calls movie review right here

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Ed Harris and Gabriel Byrne have joined Warner Bros.' One Missed Call, currently filming in Atlanta.

They will star opposite Ed Burns and Shannyn Sossamon in director Eric Valette's English-language remake of the Japanese supernatural horror hit.

The story revolves around a college student (Sossamon) whose friends begin receiving cell phone messages from the future in which they hear themselves being murdered. When she receives her own death message, the coed has three days to change her fate.

The screenplay was adapted from the original film by Andrew Klavan.

Source: ComingSoon.net

Moviefone has your first peek at the new trailer for Columbia Pictures and Ghost House Pictures' The Grudge 2, coming to theaters on October 13.

A new behind-the-scenes Webisode on the horror-thriller is also up on the official Ghost House Pictures website.

The sequel explores the dark secrets of the grudge as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims. One by one, they are infected by the grudge, which quickly moves from a burned-down house in Tokyo and spreads to everyone who crosses its path.

The Grudge 2 stars Amber Tamblyn under the direction of Takashi Shimizu, from an original screenplay by Stephen Susco. The producers are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise.

Check out the trailer right here

Check out the new behind-the-scenes Webisode right here

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It seems as though "Exiled", Johnny To's highly anticipated sequel to triad thriller "The Mission" has not yet been completed, contrary to some reports. Despite this, the film has been selected to show at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, based on an hour of footage which To submitted previously. The director is now apparently hard at work finishing off post-production. In related news, it has been confirmed that Jackie Chan will be presenting an award at the festival, with his latest effort "Rob-B-Hood" set to screen out of competition.

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Today the mighty Andrew Kasch (Sirand in our fourms) finished the editing on the first of many on-camera interview sessions the man known as Sean Clark did while in attendance at Comic Con. Click here to see Sean squeeze Saw III director Darren Lynn Bousman, writer Leigh Whannell, and star Shawnee Smith for info about the upcoming sequel. It’s about 6 minutes long and may take a while to load, but it will be well worth your time! And be sure to stay for the entire credits!

Source: Dread Central

Back in early 2004 it was rumored that George Clooney would play Doc Cage in a remake of Pet Sematary, and now B-D says it is indeed happening.

That same year, news was released that Paramount Pictures had hired horror specialist Dave Kajganich to write the Alphaville project. The Face/Off scripting team of Mike Werb and Michael Colleary wrote the first draft.

Pet Sematary is based on Stephen King's story of a family moving to a small Maine town with a pet cemetery and an Indian burial ground.

Read Pet Sematary movie review right here

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Writer/director Tim Sullivan prefers to stay vague, but he will say this much: A sequel to his gore-drenched romp 2001 MANIACS is in the planning stages. “The movie will be called 2002 MANIACS: BEVERLY HELLBILLIES,” chuckles Sullivan as he drops a hint or two. “Basically, it’s the maniacs from the first film taking Pleasant Valley on the road to somewhere in California. The lunatics are heading west in search of gold and gore.”

The fragment of storyline that Sullivan is willing to divulge involves the sheriff plowing over all the detour roads through Pleasant Valley. “So the maniacs figure if the guests won’t come to them, they have to go to the guests. They pack up everything, take their best murderers along, travel to California and set up a Pleasant Valley Traveling Road Show.”

Sullivan, who will direct from a script he claims is already completed, reports that an official announcement of the particulars of 2002 MANIACS: BEVERLY HELLBILLIES will be made on August 11, during a midnight screening of 2001 MANIACS at the Nuart Theater in West Los Angeles (11272 Santa Monica Boulevard). A brand-new 35mm print will be shown, and Sullivan and his cast and crew will be on hand to answer questions and give away special prizes. Click here to order advance tickets.

It’s a busy season for Sullivan, as SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR, which he co-wrote and co-produced, is gearing up for its limited theatrical run beginning November 3 ahead of a DVD release in February 2007. And DRIFTWOOD, the ghost story set in a kid’s detention camp that Sullivan penned and directed and had a successful first screening at the San Diego Comic-Con, will premiere on MTV prior to the release of an unrated DVD next January.

Read 2001 Maniacs movie review right here

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There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding THE HOST, Korean director Bong (MEMORIES OF MURDER) Joon-ho’s creature feature. A recent web article on the film’s FX offers a first look at the movie’s CGI creature, created by digital house The Orphanage; click here to see more pics. After causing a sensation at Cannes, the movie was scooped up by Magnolia Pictures, which will release the film Stateside in early 2007. It’s also due for screenings at the Toronto and New York Film Festivals, and studios are lining up to grab the U.S. remake rights. And today, Variety reports that the movie smashed box-office records in its native country, grossing $17.2 million this past Thursday through Sunday, the highest figure ever for a locally produced feature (outdoing last year’s actioner TYPHOON). THE HOST also set a single-day record Saturday, when it pulled in $5.2 million, beating the previous high-water mark set by 2004’s TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR.

The Host is about a giant tadpole mutation caused by toxic waste in the Han River. The monster terrorizes the Seoul populace, feasting on humans and capturing a young schoolgirl. She is presumed dead, but her father is determined to find out otherwise and risks everything to enter the dangerous sewers and rescue her.

Source: Fango

A teaser trailer from "La Hora Fria" is now available with english
subtitles at YouTube.

Click here to check it out!

Synopsis:
A group of eight people live isolated in crumbling installations. They cannot abandon the complex and they live in a constant state of vigilance. The food supplies are running out and they urgently need medicines and ammunitions, but in order to find them they must abandon the secure area. What lurks outside the small area they inhabit, however, is so menacing that they dare not even speak of it.

Mindsplinters Films new feature called DAY OF THE DYING LIVING has gone global! Producers Dennis Baker/Mark Whitbeck have team up with Queensland, Australia’s Gold Coast Film Fantastic and IFFYNTX.com (WICHITA FALLS,TX) as well as video websites to set the world record for zombies in a single movie! You can participate and be in the movie! For more info:

Click here and here and here

Mindsplinters’s co-founder Dennis Baker, has agreed to write a book for Schiffer Publishing. “Ghost of Colorado” will feature stories about the Stanley Hotel, Hotel Colorado and other historically haunted places Dennis has visited over the past 6 years. In addition, to the book a DVD series will be out with the same title. Dennis has began booking speaking engagements and those dates will be posted on his MySpace Page.

Visit the website and read the first 2 chapters of “The True Story of the Woodland Haunting” to get a feel for Dennis’s unique writing style. Dennis was 2nd place winner for his short horror story, “Vacation for the Dead” in the MacGuffin magazine.

Alien vs. Predator sequel Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest (new title) starts shooting in Vancouver on September 23 and wraps on December 14:

AVP's Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis of Amalgamated Dynamics, veterans of the first AVP and all the previous ALIEN sequels, will encore on the creature FX. The Shane Salerno script places the battling extraterrestrials on U.S. soil (the Midwest).

Colin and Greg Strauss are making their feature directorial debut on the film, opening December 21, 2007.

Can't be worse than the first flick, or can it?

Source: ComingSoon.net

One of the more, for lack of a better word, troubled J-horror adaptations to reach the screen is PULSE, based on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s highly regarded chiller (a.k.a. KAIRO). And now that the film is locked in for an August 25 release (yes, kids, that marks yet another bump, from the previous Aug. 11 berth), director Jim Sonzero is opening up about his introduction to the project, its history of reshoots and ultimate PG-13 rating...

Source: Fango

EDMOND, the dark and brutal drama directed by Stuart Gordon, scripted by David Mamet from his play and starring William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna, Julia Stiles and Mena Suvari with a brief appearance by Gordon regular Jeffrey Combs, will hit DVD October 3 from First Independent and Vivendi Visual Entertainment (formerly UMVD). The disc will include audio commentary by Mamet, the Anatomy of a Thriller making-of featurette and deleted scenes, with a retail price of $26.99. Of course, fans are encouraged to check out the movie on the big screen first; it’s currently playing in Manhattan, opened in Chicago this past Friday and next hits LA August 11.

For details on the theatrical release (including personal appearances by Gordon and others from the film), along with the trailer, stills and more, check out EDMOND’s official website

Source: Fango

There's another trailer up online for Su Chao-pin's SILK, the horror movie from the writer of Taiwan's hit horror flick DOUBLE VISION.

Ignore the horrifying Mr. Movie Mouth voiceover and soak up the trippy visuals instead.

Although SILK was largely ignored at Cannes this year, don't forget that, as the sharp-eyed reader who sent in the trailer link pointed out, so did ELECTION and DOUBLE VISION (and CITY OF VIOLENCE for that matter). All is not lost. There could still be a good movie in there somewhere.


Click here to check out the trailer.


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Lionsgate has come out with two announcements, one somewhat surprising and one completely not.

The former is that they’ve picked up the heavily hyped but underwhelming An American Haunting for DVD release on October 24th. Supposedly a retelling of the "true" story of the Bell Witch haunting, An American Haunting will come in both rated and unrated cuts with deleted scenes, a making-of documentary, an interview with the director and Sissy Spacek, a blooper reel, and more.

On the unsurprising side of things, Lionsgate has also officially announced Saw II: 2-Disc Uncut Edition for release on the same day. Along with being Darren Lynn Bousman’s preferred cut of the film, the set will feature commentary with Leigh Whannell and James Wan; another with Bousman, production designer David Hackl, and editor Kevin Greutert; a bunch of making-of featurettes; a tribute to the late, great Greg Hoffman; Bousman’s short film "Zombies"; and a lot more.

Read An American Haunting movie review right here

Source: Dread Central

You may recall the rather significant announcement a few months back that founder and editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue Magazine, Rodrigo Gudino, would be leaving his post at the magazine to write and direct films, something he had been striving for his whole life.

Then, for a long time, we heard nothing...until now. Gudino’s first short film, "The Eyes of Edward James", is not only completed, but it has been accepted as part of the final list of 38 short films (down from the 560 entered) to make its premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 7th-16th.

"The Eyes of Edward James" is the Hitcockian story of a patient whose doctor regresses him into the traumatic memory of the evening his wife was brutally murdered. As more and more of the truth comes out, however, Edward’s doctor begins to question if James is being entirely honest with him, much the same way Edward’s wife was not as honest as she let on.

Richard Underhill (Blue Murder), Tal Zimmerman, Shala Kareen-Palmer, and Robert C. Fidler star in "The Eyes of Edward James", which marks Gudino’s debut behind the camera. He’s set to shoot another short, "The Demonology of Desire", later this year and will be starting his first feature in 2007. Be sure to hit the official site for the TIFF for updates on when and where the film will be shown.

Source: Dread Central

Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of The Dark for the 11th of September, priced at around £17.99. The disc will include interviews, an alternative ending and a trailer.



Read The Dark movie review right here

Source: DVD Active

As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian Bale will resume his role as Bruce Wayne and Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker. The announcements were made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Christopher Nolan revamped the Batman franchise in 2005 with the immensely successful Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale in the title role, which chronicled the early years of the superhero. Nolan first garnered attention from critics and fans in 2000 with the groundbreaking drama Memento, which he wrote and directed. He went on to direct the thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, and recently wrapped production on The Prestige, with Hugh Jackman and Bale.

Bale was most recently seen in the ensemble cast of Terrence Malick's The New World. His other credits include Little Women, Portrait of a Lady, Metroland, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun, which was his first starring role.

Ledger most recently earned Oscar Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG Award nominations and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in the award-winning drama Brokeback Mountain. His other credits include Casanova, Monster's Ball, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot.

"Chris' unique vision is what made 'Batman Begins' such an outstanding film and we could not imagine anyone else at the helm of 'The Dark Knight,'" said Robinov. "We also can't wait to see two such formidable actors as Christian and Heath face off with each other as Batman and The Joker."

"I'm excited to continue the story we started with 'Batman Begins,'" added Nolan. "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."

Production is set to begin on The Dark Knight in early 2007.

Source: ComingSoon.net

Rogue Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with this first look at Sarah Michelle Gellar in the November 17 supernatural thriller The Return.

Gellar plays Joanna Mills, a tough young Midwesterner determined to learn the truth behind the increasingly terrifying supernatural visions that have been haunting her. Joanna has made a successful career for herself, as sales representative for a trucking company. But her private life has been difficult; estranged from her father (Sam Shepard), stalked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend (Adam Scott), and with few friends, Joanna fears that she is losing control. She sees and feels the brutal murder of a young woman she's never met, at the hands of a heartless killer - a man who appears to be making Joanna his next target. Determined to fight back, Joanna is guided by her nightmares to the murdered woman's hometown. Once there, she will discover that some secrets can't be buried; some spirits never die; and that the murder she is trying to solve may be her own.


Source: ComingSoon.net