The horror anthology is alive and well, with the 26 creative team effort "The ABCs of Death" ushering in 2013 with a bang. And a crash. Then doom. Then evil. And fear. (You get the gist).
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G Is For Green Band With 'The ABCs Of Death' Trailer
Posted 12/5/12 1:29 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, Movies, News, Trailers
Blu-ray Review: 'V/H/S' - Getting Lost In Gory Found Footage
Posted 12/4/12 2:58 pm EST by Charles Webb in DVD and Blu-ray, Horror, Movies, Reviews
I've complained in the past about the found footage format often being the last refuge for filmmakers who don't like to set up a shot, writers uninterested in crafting dialog (all while trying to convince us that the person holding the camera would absolutely, never put it down), and actors not all that into delivering dialog beyond meandering "um's" and "like's." The horror anthology "V/H/S" mostly puts lie to that complaint with a series of clever (if not always fully-formed) horror shorts by a group of indie directors which makes use of the this particular style of feature and finds a way to draw horror from the low-resolution formats. Read More...
EXCLUSIVE: Hapless Teens Hide From a Bungling Slasher In This 'Kill Me Now' Clip
Posted 12/4/12 12:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, Movies
What's going to kill them first--the lunatic with the drill or their own brain cell deficiency?
Pause And Check Out These Two Stills From Upcoming Horror Anthology 'S-VHS'
Posted 11/30/12 12:48 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, Movies, News
The pair of new images are from the sequel to this year's "V/H/S," the found footage horror anthology that threw eight directors at five stories (as well as the wraparound sequence). "S-VHS" will keep the found footage conceit while adding some new directors (including "The Raid's" Gareth Huw Evans) along with some holdovers from the first film (Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard).
SyFy Going Nuts With Ghost Shows, Adds Three More In 2013
Posted 11/29/12 1:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, News, TV
At some point, when SyFy was giving the greenlight to "Ghost Mine," one of the three new original reality series premiering next year on the network, I have to imagine someone said--maybe whispered over steepled fingers--"It's like 'Deadliest Catch'... with ghosts."
"Ghost Mine," which is exactly what you think it is, joins "Notorious Hauntings" and the "Fear Factor"-ish "Stranded" in the first quarter of next year, bringing their total number of reality shows about ghosts up to six. It's like the game show boom when "Millionaire" was big, except with more people hanging out in dilapidated buildings and freaking out over noises.
You can find the press release for "Ghost Mine," "Stranded," and "Notorious Hauntings" after the jump.
Clive Barker Re-Launches 'Hellraiser' Comics With 'The Dark Watch'
Posted 11/29/12 12:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Boom Studios, Comic Books, Horror
In February, Clive Barker, "Witch Doctor" writer Brandon Seifert and artist Tom Garcia will re-launch the "Hellraiser" comic in a new ongoing series called "Hellraiser: The Dark Watch" for BOOM!
You Probably Don't Want To Sign Your Kids Up For 'Horror Kids Day Care'
Posted 11/28/12 1:13 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Horror, Movies
What happens when the parents of Danny Torrence, Samara from "The Ring," Eli* from "Let the Right One In," and other iconic freaky tykes from the world of horror need to go to work, but have no one to watch the kids? They send them to Happy Dreams Day Care!
Scream Factory Details Disc Specs For 'Prison,' 'The Video Dead,' And 'TerrorVision'
Posted 11/23/12 2:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in DVD and Blu-ray, Horror, Movies, News
In February, Scream Factory will unearth a little-seen Viggo Mortensen/Renny Harlin horror movie along with two 80's VHS classics when "Prison," (1988) "The Video Dead," and "TerrorVision" (1986) make their way to Blu-ray. "Prison" was an early film from "Die Hard 2" director Renny Harlin involving the spirit of a convict tormenting the correctional institution where he was locked up until death. That film will be getting a Blu-ray/DVD combo disc while "TerrorVision" and "The Video Dead" will be released on a single Blu-ray.
Daily Grindhouse pointed to a recent Facebook post by the Shout! Factory label detailing the specs for the February 19th releases.
Blu-ray Review: Gunfight At The End Of The World In 'The Day'
Posted 11/20/12 10:33 am EST by Charles Webb in DVD and Blu-ray, Horror, Movies, Reviews
The efficient, vicious siege movie "The Day" hides a couple of cards up its sleeve for the first third of its running time--namely, the mysterious threat that has a band of five travelers on the road, on the run, hungry, tired, and sick after what is apparently some kind of widespread catastrophe. And while the final reveal may come with some small amount of disappointment, the greater part of "The Day" is one of those unexpected little horror gems--full of surprising character work, an intriguing end of the world scenario, and a final, tense and bloody siege.
Evil Naked Vampires From Space! Tobe Hooper's 'Lifeforce' Among Scream Factory Acquisitions
Posted 11/19/12 5:41 pm EST by Charles Webb in DVD and Blu-ray, Horror, Movies, News
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After 2012 saw the Shout! Factory imprint bringing "Halloween III" and "The Funhouse" to gorgeous Blu-rays, Scream Factory has picked up six new titles for 2013 from Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, Joe Dante, and John Romero that horror fans should be excited about.
'American Horror Story' Will Return To Haunt Us With A Third Season
Posted 11/16/12 2:15 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, News, TV
The most interesting reveal from FX's announcement that "American Horror Story" would be getting a third season is that season one retroactively has a subtitle: "Murder House." Not to shrug off the Emmy-winning horror seasons nabbing another season for creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck--with the ratings keeping as steady as they have been for this season's "Asylum," it was only a matter of time before FX committed to another one.
Rick Baker To Get Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Posted 11/15/12 2:27 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Horror, Movies
On November 30, makeup FX master Rick Baker will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Baker will also be entered into The Guinness World Records Book for most Oscar nominations and wins or Best Achievement in Makeup. He received 12 nominations and won 7 times for "An American Werewolf in London" (probably his most famous work), "Harry and the Hendersons," "Ed Wood," "The Nutty Professor," "Men in Black," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Wolfman."
Finding Love After Death In The 'Warm Bodies' Trailer
Posted 11/13/12 5:21 pm EST by Charles Webb in Horror, Movies, Trailers
What's a dead boy to do when he's in love? That's the premise of "50/50" director's romantic zombie comedy "Warm Bodies" which features "X-Men: First Class" star Nicholas Hoult and "I Am Number Four" actress Teresa Palmer.
I Want These 'Friday the 13th' Custom Minimates
Posted 11/13/12 10:00 am EST by Eddie Wright in Horror, Toys
Hat tip to Badass Digest for bringing these to our attention.
Back in 2009, for CustomCon 24, Eric Dlugokinski created custom "Friday the 13th" Minimates based on the first 3 flicks in the series. From "Friday Part 1" we get Pamela and lake-jumping Jason. From "Part 2" we get flour sack head Jason with bonus "Sloth face hillbilly head." And for "Part 3" we get the iconic hockey mask-donning killer we all know and love.
Review: Hard-boiled Revenge From Beyond In 'Spirit Of The Law' #1
Posted 11/9/12 4:15 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, ComiXology, Horror, Reviews
The Monkeybrains Studio release through Comixology, "Spirit of the Law," is the latest from "Witch Doctor" creator Brandon Seifert, featuring art by Michael Montenat. "Spirit of the Law" sees Sefiert going supernatural high concept again, but instead of a doctor tasked with curing the mystic ills of the world, it's about gangsters rubbing out the wrong woman, and the vengeful spirit that pursues them.
The story, whose first issue debuted just in time for Halloween, has its writer testing his writing skills against noir--mingling his story of supernatural justice with gangsters, molls, and bosses. So does Seifert and artist succeed in bringing the two worlds together?
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