3/1/2010 - Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku Teaming For Feature Film
Though their recently deceased TV series Dollhouse was not the ratings hit it perhaps should have been, definitely when you consider the heights it ultimately reached in creative terms, the signs are good for an imminent upcoming collaboration between geek god Joss Whedon and his buttock-whupper muse Eliza Dushku. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Overture Hosts a Scary Quarantined Screening of The Crazies
On Wednesday night this week, Overture Films host a special screening of The Crazies (which opens in theaters today). The screening was for press and fans being held in Los Angeles. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Rider Strong Talks Cabin Fever, Its Sequel, and Darkening Sky
In honor of the release of Eli Roth’s 2003 Cabin Fever onto Blu-Ray, as well as the 2009 sequel Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever’s initial release onto DVD, Dread Central found this to be the ideal time to catch up with the star of the original, Rider Strong. Full Article

2/26/2010 - EXCLUSIVE: William Friedkin Says No to The Exorcist in 3D
With the success of Avatar, everything is now being filmed in 3D. Even films that weren't originally envisioned with this new technology in mind, like the upcoming Clash of the Titans and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, are now being converted before their official release date. This has a lot of directors returning to their older films with the idea of also converting them over to 3D. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Wes Craven Starts Shooting Scream 4 in May
It’s official, Scream 4 is coming to a theater near you. The LA Times blog wrote a piece on legendary horror director Wes Craven, and right before the article ends, said publication drops the bomb — production for Scream 4 will begin in May. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Saturn Awards nominations announced
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films are hosting their 36th Annual Saturn Awards on June 24th - and the nominations are in. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Samuel Bayer Clarifies His 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Vision
How will Fred Krueger's return to the big screen compare to Wes Craven's 1984 classic? Director strives to bring the franchise back to its sinister roots. Full Article

2/26/2010 - Re-Imagined A Nightmare on Elm Street Due for US Release on April 30
An all new re-imagining of A Nightmare on Elm Street is due for release on April 30 in the US and May 7 in the UK. Full Article

2/22/2010 - Half-Shark, Half-Octopus Beast for Sharktopus
Low-budget action king Roger Corman is making a B movie about a sea monster for Syfy. The news about the in-development Sharktopus — you guessed it, the title beast will be half-octopus, half-shark — broke when TV director Karen O’Hara tweeted that she’d just gotten off the phone with Corman: “Spent half am [sic] hour discussing what a sharktopus should look like, how many mouths it should have and how it should kill.” Full Article

2/22/2010 - ‘X-Men’ producer working on new version of 'Frankenstein'
‘X-Men’ producer Ralph Winter and Terry Botwick, who was previously president of Vanguard Films, are working on a new modern version of 'Frankenstein' after acquiring the rights to Dean Koontz’s ‘Frankenstein’. Full Article

2/13/2010 - Eli Roth To Produce Horror Faux Documentary 'The Last Exorcism'
Will audiences ever tire of the documentary-style horror film? The success of "Paranormal Activity" proved that ten years after "The Blair Witch Project," people are still into the format, which employs a false sense of authenticity that makes the events appear more real and seem more plausible -- and are therefore scarier. But no film can ever be more frightening than "The Exorcist," right? Well, how about a film that's like "The Exorcist" shot in the style of "Paranormal Activity"? Full Article

2/13/2010 - Exclusive: 'Shutter Island' creator Dennis Lehane on B-movie Horror
Novelist Dennis Lehane will be the first to admit he’s led a charmed life compared to most novelists, at least in terms of film adaptations of his work. His books Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone were turned into Academy Award-nominated films from directors Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck (respectively). And his bestselling homage to b-movies and gothic and pulp novels, Shutter Island, is hitting theaters this month in a screen adaptation from no less a filmmaker than Martin Scorsese. I sat down with Lehane a few days ago to discuss the author’s love of genre and how he used it to craft one of the most unconventional thrillers in recent memory. Check out our conversation below. Full Article

2/13/2010 - RGV's next 'Warning' to be a 3D horror film
After offering a starkly realistic media drama in 'Rann', Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma is venturing into an uncharted territory of 3D films, with his horror flick 'Warning'. Full Article

2/13/2010 - Vin Diesel, David Twohys Pitch Black Sequel a Go!
For quite some time David Twohy has been talking about doing another sequel to Pitch Black and for some time its been nothing more then promises and speculation. Pitch Black is one of the coolest scifi-horror films made in the last 10 years and really put Vin Diesel on the map for me. The character of Riddick is one of the coolest and most conflicted characters. Hero but villain.. killer but friend. Full Article

2/11/2010 - ‘The Thing’ Remake Grabs Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Joel Edgerton
The remake of one of the most popular horror movies of all time, John Carpenter’s The Thing, is moving forward, and it now has officially cast its two lead star in Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Hugo Weaving of The Wolfman — "We've forgotten about the animal side of our nature…"
The Wolfman star Hugo Weaving talks to ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino about embracing the beast within for the film, music's influence on acting and how the horror genre can smarten up in this exclusive... Full Article

2/11/2010 - New Trailer for Chilean Horror Flick Blind Death
Below you can checkout footage from the new Chilean horror film Blind Death which is looking for international distribution. I like the look of the film its visual look and feel reminds me of District 9. The movie was filmed by young Film students and tell us the story of a group of scientists and militars which travel to a quarantine zone looking for the cure of a dangerous to the sickness which convert people to an animal and wild state. But the trip to the zone will be full of setbacks which will put in danger the mission, for example, a group of bandits and people infected with the virus. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Interview: Benicio Del Toro Howls As The Wolfman
Benicio Del Toro has quickly become one of the major stars in Hollywood. From his little role in Big Top Pee Wee to playing Che, Benicio has always had variety in the roles he's taken. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Is 'Saw VII' The Final Installment Of The Horror Franchise? Maybe, But Probably Not!
Is Jigsaw finally going to die? I mean, really really die? No more flashbacks, no more traps, no more gangly bear trap masks? Well, probably not, but the screenwriter behind the upcoming "Saw VII" seems to think that the end of the franchise is nigh. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Lions Gate Interested in Buying Disney’s Miramax Studio
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., the maker of the “Saw” horror movies, is interested in buying Walt Disney Co.’s Miramax film unit. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Wes Craven in Talks for 'Sunflower', First Details
Bloody Disgusting was tipped off on a new horror film that could see Wes Craven behind the camera. Written by Misha Green ("Sons of Anarchy," "Heroes"), Sunflower follows a woman on the verge of running away from her life is uprooted when a seemingly straight-faced professor abducts her forcing to play a part in his twisted world. Calls into SKE confirm Craven's interest, although no deal is in place. Who knows what will happen with Scream IV supposedly going in April. Craven is an avid Twitter-er, so hopefully he can't shed some light on the project. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Jenny Agutter to appear in John Landis film
Actress Jenny Agutter has revealed she has a role in the new John Landis body-snatcher movie Burke and Hare. Full Article

2/11/2010 - Escape From New York… Again
I don’t know if horror writer/director icon John Carpenter should be flattered or upset because most of his classic cult films are being remade, some for the good (Assault on Precinct 13) and some for the bad (The Fog, Halloween). A look at his IMDB page shows a reference to a They Live remake due out in 2011 but there hasn’t been any news on that for a few months. A couple of days ago the news dropped that his cult classic Kurt Russell horror film The Thing was getting a prequel and now we find out that his other Russell movie Escape from New York is going to be remade.Full Article

2/11/2010 - Eli Roth Talks Cabin Fever, Hostel 3, Endangered Species, Thanksgiving, and More!
Next week Cabin Fever (the movie that made me use a little extra caution every time I shave my legs) and its sequel, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, will be coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD, respectively. Dread Central found this to be the perfect reason to catch up with writer/producer/director-turned-notable actor Eli Roth to reflect on the film that put him on the horror map and what he’s doing these days when he isn’t celebrating all the award season success of Inglourious Basterds, the highly acclaimed Quentin Tarantino flick that was released this past summer.Full Article

2/11/2010 - Paranormal Activity 'causing panic attacks and paralysis' in Italy
Paranormal Activity, a horror film set in a haunted house, has caused uproar in Italy after a string of people who watched it were “paralysed” by panic attacks. Full Article

2/8/2010 - IFC acquires 'Killer Inside Me'
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Michael Winterbottom's controversial thriller "The Killer Inside Me" for north of $1 million. It's the ninth sale of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Full Article

2/8/2010 - MPI Media Group's Dark Sky Films to produce Ti West horror follow-up
MPI Media Group, which acquired North American rights to Paper Man last week, will produce Ti West’s House Of The Devil follow-up through its Dark Sky Films label. Full Article

2/8/2010 - Kevin Williamson Offers More on Scream 4
The promise of a new Scream trilogy has a lot of fans buzzing as like it or not, the franchise totally revitalized the tired slasher subgenre in the 1990's. It seems that every so often we get a little more news on the upcoming Scream 4 to entice us further. Ready for the latest? Read on! Full Article

2/8/2010 - Hammer Films Options Rights to Famous Horror Novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK; Jane Goldman to Write Screenplay and James Watkins to Direct
Hammer Films has sent over a press release announcing they’ve optioned the film rights to Susan Hill’s best selling, ghost story horror novel, The Woman in Black, and will produce a feature film adaptation with Talisman Films. Jane Goldman (Stardust, Kick-Ass) is writing the screenplay and James Watkins (Eden Lake, Methuselah) will direct. Full Article

2/8/2010 - WOLFMAN INSPIRED BY DEL TORO'S MEMORABILIA COLLECTION
Actor BENICIO DEL TORO is taking credit for bringing THE WOLFMAN back to cinemas - a poster for the original film which was hanging on his wall inspired the Hollywood remake. The Puerto Rican star takes the lead role in the upcoming big budget blockbuster, based on the classic 1941 horror movie of the same name. Full Article

2/8/2010 - Director scouts for Kent sites to make horror film
KENT NEWS: If you go down to the woods you could be in for a terrifying surprise – a half-man, half-goat beast straight from the bowels of hell. Or it could be a film crew led by their Kent director turning gruesome novel Dark Hollow in a movie. Author Brian Keene said he hopes the film will come to fruition this year, as talks to secure the finance continue. Full Article

2/8/2010 - We Talk Horror with Martin Scorsese
It's not always easy to believe someone when they tell you they love many different genres of film. For how can any heart, no matter how big, adore experiences as disparate as that of the crime drama and the musical, or the romance and the horror film? With Martin Scorsese, however, nothing could be easier. America's greatest living filmmaker makes no attempt to hide his limitless affection for movies, having worked in at least a dozen different film genres – and championed the preservation of many others – in a career that now spans six decades. Full Article

2/8/2010 - Chris Alexander Named Fangoria Magazine's New Editor
There's been a good bit of speculation bouncing around the Internet lately over the fate of what most consider an institution in our genre: Fangoria Magazine. Now things are a little clearer, but there are still a few loose ends yet to be tied up. Full Article

2/8/2010 - Benicio Del Toro Talks The Wolfman
Dread Central caught up Saturday with Benicio Del Toro, producer and star of The Wolfman (opening February 12th via Universal Pictures) during a press junket for the flick at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, CA to chat with him about the film, as well as his long-standing enthusiasm for the genre, the film’s storied production, his love affair with monster model kits and more. Full Article

1/30/2010 - ‘Poltergeist’ actress Zelda Rubinstein dies at 76
Zelda Rubinstein, the 4-foot-3-inch character actor best known as Tangina, the psychic who tries to calm a family inhabiting a haunted house in the 1982 horror film “Poltergeist,” has died. She was 76. Full Article

1/30/2010 - Lionsgate buys Sundance title 'Buried'
Lionsgate on Sunday pulled off the first pickup at Sundance, acquiring North American rights to the Ryan Reynolds-toplined man-in-a-coffin thriller "Buried" for slightly less than $4 million. Full Article

1/30/2010 - Shriekfest Horror/SciFi Film Festival & Screenplay Competition Announces It's 2010 Call for Entries
The 10th annual Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Horror/Thriller/SciFi/Fantasy Film Festival and Screenplay competition is currently accepting submissions for it's 2010 festival to be held October 6-10th, 2010. Full Article

1/30/2010 - EXCLUSIVE: GREMLINS Will Rise Again - In 3D!!
Jim here. Speaking of combining horror with comedy (GHOSTBUSTERS 3D), up comes another prime example of that genre - GREMLINS. Again I have very good information from a top source that tells me another GREMLINS movie is coming to the silver screens and it will be in stereoscopic 3D! It is in the early stages with still lots of hurdles to pass, but it is being developed. This is not a 3D conversion of the original to be clear. Full Article

1/30/2010 - Horror Icon Robert Englund To Guest Star On Bones
Horror icon Robert Englund is said to be taking on a guest role in US hit forensics show Bones. Full Article

1/30/2010 - Shawn Roberts Talks Wesker in Resident Evil: Afterlife
Shock Till You Drop caught up to actor Shawn Roberts (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead) at the red carpet premiere of Edge of Darkness to talk about his upcoming turn in Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth installment in the video game adaptation franchise. Full Article

1/30/2010 - A HILARIOUS Video Where Scout Taylor Compton Talks 'Halloween 3'
Joey M. sent us a link to a video on YouTube that's an instant classic in my book. Scout Taylor-Compton, who played Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie's two Halloween films, posted a video chatting about thoughts on Halloween 3. She can't seem to make up her mind and has obviously been tainted by all of the dialogue in Zombie's film. Everything "sucks." Full Article

1/24/2010 - Zombies, Clint Eastwood and the local actor who is a horror icon
He’s survived a weird plague that wiped out most of the world’s population, fought strange sea creatures and he’s tried to kill Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Ben Stiller up for 'Voices' role?
Ben Stiller is reportedly in talks for the lead role in the next horror movie from the producers of The Uninvited and One Hour Photo. Full Article

1/24/2010 - After Dark's 'The Final' Gets New Trailer
See larger image After Dark Films has released an official trailer for upcoming horror movie "The Final". Mostly highlighting the bullies done by some popular students to their school mates, the snippet gives a sneak peek to an incident that happens at a party toward the end of the clip. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Daybreakers: True Aussie blood
Australian horror gets a fresh transfusion with the release of Daybreakers, a big budget film designed with a global audience firmly in mind. Paul Hayes writes. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Paranormal Activity Sequel Coming Soon
Low budget horror movie Paranormal Activity was undoubtedly on of the biggest success stories of 2009. Made for a miniscule budget, the straightforward but undeniably creepy premise - that of a home video recording every spooky second of a couple being terrorised by a malevolent spirit in their own home - caught the attention of audiences and propelled it to box office glory. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Lux Digital Pictures Enters Into Agreement With Screen Media Ventures
Lux Digital Pictures, Inc. (OTCBB: LUXD) announced here today that it has licensed its award winning documentary film "Nightmares in Red, White and Blue" (www.nightmaresinredwhiteandblue.com) to Screen Media Ventures, LLC (www.screenmedia.net and www.screenmediafilms.net) for distribution to all markets outside of the US and Canada. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Pop Star Tiffany Turns to Horror
Tiffany, internationally known for her famous pop songs of the 80’s (“I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Could’ve Been”, and “I Saw Him Standing There”) will also be known as the star of two DVD Independent horror films. The first one, a psychological horror film titled “Necrosis”, releases on April 20th from famed horror label BrinkDVD and the other Indie horror film “Megapiranha” from The Asylum, which releases on April 27th. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Zombies Invade AMC as The Walking Dead Moves to Pilot
Ending months of speculation, AMC has ordered a pilot for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead. Recounting the months and years that follow a zombie apocalypse, The Walking Dead has run in comic book form since 2003, and ranked as the number 3, 4, and 5 bestselling graphic novels of 2009 according to Diamond Comic Distributors. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Irony of the Week: Saw VI: Director Kevin Greutert to Direct Paranormal Activity 2
So let me get this straight... Kevin Greutert more or less saves the Saw series by making one of the, if not the best installment in the long-running series and pulling the franchise out of a two-film artistic slump. But, the film more or less flops, taking in less overall ($27.5 million) than the previous sequels grossed in their opening weekends. Lionsgate, in their infinite wisdom, chooses not to bring back Greutert to direct the next chapter (Saw VII in 3D). No, instead they rehire David Hackl, the man responsible for Saw V, the least-liked film in the franchise (it was a better film than IV, but was slow and cheap-looking). Full Article

1/24/2010 - Horror film set to showcase Whitstable's spookier side
A new horror film has just finished shooting - and its backdrop is spookily similar to Whitstable! In fact the film uses locations including the Rose in Bloom pub in Joy Lane, the harbour and Tankerton Slopes. Made by former Faversham man Lee Alliston, who runs his own company Darkside Pictures, the film is now being edited and he hopes it will be released in April. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Sundance buyers expected to focus on low-budget horror
Midnight at the Sundance Film Festival is usually when most Hollywood types are just starting to party. But at this year's showcase of independent film, many film buyers will be heading in a different direction: late-night sales screenings. Full Article

1/24/2010 - New Clips: Ninja Assassin & Survival of the Dead
Two new clips have appeared online for two upcoming films: Ninja Assassin and Survival of the Dead. Assassin hit theaters before the end of the year, while Survival is supposed to hit sometime this year, so thankfully there’s not that long left to wait until we get to see them. And Screen Rant has the two new clips to wet your appetite for both movies. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Exclusive: Director Scott Stewart Talks 'Priest'
Scott Stewart's directing debut, Legion, has only just opened, but we already have our eyes on another prize: his forthcoming film Priest. Like Legion, Priest is an action/horror film with religious overtones that stars Paul Bettany. Speaking with us yesterday during his press rounds for Leion, Stewart clues us in to why these two films are nothing alike. Read our full conversation after the jump. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Brazilian cult horror film series ‘Coffin Joe’ scares its way to Lincoln Center
What horror icon brandishes long, curly fingernails that claw at your soul and never give it back? If American nightmare Freddy Krueger comes to mind, think again—there was a Brazilian creepster that existed long before Kreuger started realizing Americans’ fear of being slashed to death. Not only does he possess long keratin structures—he also dons a black suit, cape, and top hat that complete his image as a Brazilian terror icon. And now he’s coming to haunt Lincoln Center on Saturday with an all-day marathon of the acclaimed Coffin Joe Trilogy. Full Article

1/24/2010 - Overture under pressure
Overture Films, Liberty Media's three-year-old film unit, is hitting the pause button. Even as its new film "Jack Goes Boating" is about to set sail at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, Overture has been sending out signals over the past week that it is temporarily putting several projects that had been in active development on hold. Full Article

1/18/2010 - Horror film to IFC
IFC has acquired offbeat horror pic "The Human Centipede (First Sequence)," scripted and helmed by Tom Six and starring Deiter Laser as the doctor who sews his victims together. Full Article

1/18/2010 - Lost Patrol found by Blade director Stephen Norrington
After exiting Hollywood post-LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, director Stephen Norrington will theoretically return to feature films. Full Article

1/18/2010 - Director already has Two Sequels planned for LEGION
Although the action horror movie Legion doesn't hit theaters until Jan. 22, director and co-writer Scott Stewart says he already has plans for two more films that could be done in very different genres -- provided of course that the film does well. Full Article

1/18/2010 - Weinstein Co.'s 'Piranha 3-D' isn't going to be biting anyone for a while
In what is becoming a recurring theme for Weinstein Co., the production company said it was delaying yet another movie premiere. This time it's "Piranha 3-D," which is moving from April 16 to sometime in August at the earliest, the company said today. Full Article

1/18/2010 - Oliver Stone's Son to Direct Horror Movie
While Oliver Stone is busy proving to the world that Adolph Hitler was more than just a mass murderer, his son Sean Stone is busy getting ready to direct his first feature film, which is said to be in the same vein as "The Blair Witch Project." Full Article

1/17/2010 - Why Are There Horror Movies?
Recently our local film club showed Roman Polanski's legendary horror flick of 1965, Repulsion. One member called it the "scariest movie I've ever seen," and most of us agreed. Other members stayed away, avoiding the horror. But most of us watched it, and we enjoyed it--although that seems an odd expression for the experience--and we ended with a spirited, cheerful discussion of the heroine's pathology. Full Article

1/17/2010 - Mothman Prophecies Director Mark Pellington to Tackle The Orphanage Remake
An English-language remake of Juan Antonio Bayona’s fantastic horror film The Orphanage has been in the works since that film’s release two years ago. At first, we reported that producer Guillermo del Toro had chosen Wendigo director Larry Fessenden to helm the project, but those plans fell apart a few months after they were announced. Now we’ve learned that Mothman Prophecies and Arlington Road director Mark Pellington has been tasked to direct the remake. Full Article

1/17/2010 - Prequel to John Carpenter's 'The Thing' starts shooting in March
One of the most frightening horror films of all time is about to start up again and give us a little bit more background as to what exactly happened to begin it all. Production Weekly posted an exciting note on their Twitter feed giving horror fans a heads up on the formerly rumored prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, The Thing. Full Article

1/17/2010 - Indie Horror Film NECROSIS Begins Unprecedented Television Commercial Advertising for its April 20th U.S. DVD release
Set for an April 20th DVD and Cable Pay Per View Release, Necrosis stars an ensemble of talented actors including James Kyson Lee (NBC Heroes), George Stults (7th Heaven), Tiffany (1980's Pop Star), Penny Drake (Zombie Strippers), Danielle De Luca (Naked Fear) and Robert Michael Ryan (CBS’ How I Met Your Mother). The cast also includes Horror Movie Icon Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes) and character actor Mickey Jones (Penny Dreadful) in a Psychological Horror Film about ghosts from the Donner Party infecting a group of friends on a weekend snow vacation. Full Article

1/17/2010 - 'Gossip Girl' actor to star in horror film
"Gossip Girl" actor Sebastian Stan will co-star with Ashley Greene in "The Apparition," a supernatural horror film from Dark Castle Entertainment. Full Article

1/17/2010 - Ohio OKs $7M in film tax credits
The Ohio Department of Development is putting up $7 million in tax credits for four films shooting in the state that could generate an economic impact of more than three times the incentives’ value...• Up to $1.3 million for Strangeland 2, a horror sequel planned by independent Cleveland-based producer Nehst Studios. Full Article

1/17/2010 - Lee to release heavy metal album
Actor Christopher Lee is releasing a heavy metal album. The screen legend - who is best known for starring in several Hammer horror films, including his most famous role as Dracula in the movie of the same name - is bringing out the album in March and admits he is very excited about the project. Full Article

1/3/2010 - "Ed Gein: The Musical" premieres Saturday in Menasha
"Ed Gein: The Musical," a dark and somewhat controversial comedy by Wisconsin filmmakers Dan Davies and Steve Russell, gets its world premiere Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley's Communication Arts Center, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha. Full Article

1/1/2010 - One Title to Rule Them All: Peter Jackson, Patrick Stewart Get Knighted
Call it the Return of the Queen. In a host of end-of-year honors, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart were both feted with knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Full Article

1/1/2010 - Horror short The Gloaming wins festival slot
A work by two West Midland film-makers has been selected for the London Short Film Festival in January. John Bradburn and Andy Paton’s short film The Gloaming, produced by Roger Shannon for Birmingham film company Swish and backed by Screen WM and the UK Film Council, will receive its world premiere on January 10. Full Article

1/1/2010 - Horror flick shot at Utah’s Snowbasin ski resort
Snowbasin is ready for its close-up. The Huntsville ski resort plays a major — if uncredited — role in a new feature film called "Frozen," which premieres Jan. 24 at the Sundance Film Festival. Full Article

1/1/2010 - R.I.P. Chas Balun (1948-2009)
It saddens me to report that writer, artist and all around horror advocate Chas Balun has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 61. It was reported by Fangoria that Chas lost his battle with the disease on Dec 18th. Chas was an inspiration to so many folks who work in the industry and he was instrumental in helping me to get to where I am today as a horror fan who gets paid to write about what he loves. And I've never even met the man. Full Article

12/30/2009 - Winter weather perfect for Geordie film director
AS blizzards and sub-zero temperatures swept in last week one North man was rubbing his hands with glee. For those were exactly the conditions Geordie film director Neil Marshall wanted when he set to work on his new movie. The temperatures had plummeted when cameras first rolled in the Highlands of Scotland on the Pictish and Roman battle movie Centurion. Full Article

12/30/2009 - 'Paranormal Activity' will freak out audiences with a second film
Paranormal Activity came out of nowhere with hardly any budget and scared the hell out of audiences when it finally went wide release and they are planning to do it again. Full Article

12/30/2009 - Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Mathew Horne film is turkey of 09
Comedy duo Mathew Horne and James Corden's Lesbian Vampire Killers film has been voted 2009's biggest flop. Full Article

12/30/2009 - Pan's Labyrinth is named film of the decade: Do you agree?
IT'S not only nearly the end of the year but the end of a decade and, as a result, time to look back over the movies released during that period. Over on Metacritic, a site that compiles reviews of films and other media, there is a list of the top releases of the decade, according to the scores of leading professional film critics. Full Article

12/30/2009 - Library of Congress announces 2009 National Film Registry
The music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" made history again today when it was named as one of 25 motion pictures to be included in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. Full Article

12/30/2009 - "Poltergeist" Actress Zelda Rubinstein Taken Off Of Life Support
Actress Zelda Rubinstein, who is best known for playing the psychic in the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," has been taken off of life support. The petite actress has reportedly only a short time to live after two of her major organs failed. Full Article

12/30/2009 - Night and Fog Comic Optioned for Film
Surprise, surprise, another little-known horror comic may be headed to film. Publisher Studio 407’s Night and Fog has been optioned by producers Gil Adler and Shane McCarthy. Comics and horror are familiar teritory for Adler, who has previously produced Constantine and the Tales From the Crypt series. Studio 407’s Alex Leung will also serve as a producer on Night and Fog. Full Article

12/26/2009 - Science+Fiction Festival Report: Christopher Lee on Modern Horror Movies
Christopher Lee (click for larger image)In late November the 2009 Science+Fiction Festival was held in Trieste, Italy. This happening is an international science fiction event dedicated to exploring the worlds of fantasy, experimental languages, and new technologies in film production, television, and visual and performing arts. Full Article

12/26/2009 - Horror movie "Rogue River" wraps up filming in southern Oregon
Beneath fog and moss-covered trees near the green metal bones of old Robertson Bridge, a group from near and far has gathered in service to the art of fear. Full Article

12/26/2009 - The Reeds and The Descent Part 2 Earn Themselves an R
There's not a day that goes by that we're not grateful that the MPAA has removed the stick that was lodged firmly up its ass in the Eighties and parts of the Nineties regarding horror movies. Those of you too young to remember missed some seriously dark days. Throat slashings with no blood. Chainsaw massacres without violence. It really sucked. In any event, let's put all that behind us in the interest of playing nice, shall we? Full Article

12/26/2009 - Eerie Brittany Murphy DVD Cover Nixed
In an ironic and tragic example of life imitating art, the late Brittany Murphy's character in the horror film Deadline appears lying lifeless in her bathtub. Full Article

12/26/2009 - EXCLUSIVE: Micah Sloat Drops Some Paranormal Activity 2 Tidbits
Micah Sloat was a big part of the horror film that took the moviegoing world by storm like few films ever have, Paranormal Activity, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29. Full Article

12/18/2009 - Indie Horror Film “Necrosis” Signs with BrinkDVD for U.S. Release
Unknown Productions’ Independent Feature Film, “Necrosis” has penned a deal with BrinkDVD. Necrosis is a psychological horror film starring James Kyson Lee (NBC’s Heroes), George Stults (7th Heaven), Tiffany (1980’s Pop Star), Penny Drake (Zombie Strippers), Danielle De Luca (Naked Fear) and Robert Michael Ryan (CBS’ How I Met Your Mother). There are special appearances by Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes) and Mickey Jones (Vacation, Penny Dreadful). Full Article

12/18/2009 - Interview: Lewis Jackson (Christmas Evil Director)
When most people think about Christmas and Christmas movies, great films like Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story probably come to mind, but for most horror fans films like Silent Night, Deadly Night, the original Black Christmas and of course Christmas Evil are required Holiday viewing material. Full Article

12/18/2009 - Scorsese's Shutter Island to debut at Berlin film fest
Martin Scorsese's horror-thriller Shutter Island will join Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Full Article

12/18/2009 - Breck Eisner to Direct ‘The Brood’ Remake
Breck Eisner (The Crazies, Sahara) will be helming a remake of The Brood, the 1979 horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The LA Times unearthed this bit of news. Full Article

12/18/2009 - "Alien" Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon Dead at 63
Hollywood writer Dan O'Bannon, whose script for the hit space thriller "Alien" introduced some of the most terrifying creatures of science-fiction lore to the big screen, has died at age 63. Full Article

12/18/2009 - Dan O'Bannon, screenwriter of 'Alien,' dies at 63
An acclaimed figure in sci-fi and horror, he wrote and directed 'The Return of the Living Dead' and co-wrote 'Blue Thunder' and 'Total Recall.' His death came after a long battle with Crohn's disease. Full Article

12/18/2009 - Laurence Fishburne Cast in Predators
It sounds like Robert Rodriguez wants his Predators reboot to be a legit sci-fi/horror film. The film’s cast continues to grow with talented actors by the day. The latest to join in is Oscar nominee and current CSI honcho Laurence Fishburne, according to ShockTillYouDrop. Could this movie actually be good? Full Article

12/16/2009 - New Don't Look in the Basement Redux Coming from Josh Vargas
Director Josh Vargas (Sway) dropped us a line today letting us in on some pretty cool news -- he's been signed to write, direct, and executive produce a new remake of the S.F Brownrigg film Don't Look in the Basement. Full Article

12/16/2009 - New ‘Crazies’ Trailer Ups The Creepy Factor
A couple of months ago, we brought you the first trailer for Breck Eisner directed remake of George Romero’s horror movie The Crazies. It was long on style and short on substance and the use of Gary Jules’ great song Mad World as a musical backdrop just didn’t really work. My guess is they choose it just based on the title and I seriously doubt the song will be on the soundtrack. Full Article

12/16/2009 - No Surprise, Friday the 13th Part 2 Bumped
Platinum Dunes' Brad Fuller has said time and time again Friday the 13th Part 2 is not a greenlit project. Full Article

12/16/2009 - The 2009 TERROR FILM FESTIVAL 'CLAW' AWARDS - Winners Announced
On October 24th, The Terror Film Festival Claw Awards took place at the Ethical Society Building on the famous Rittenhouse Square of Philadelphia. Full Article

12/16/2009 - 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' Starring Natalie Portman
Conventional wisdom: Women like romantic costume dramas. New wisdom: Women like gory horror movies. But we all know that women want it all. Which is why Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has the potential to be the best movie ever. Full Article

12/16/2009 - Spanish director Antoni Sole to make English-language 3D horror
Barcelona-based director and producer Antoni Sole is set to shoot the horror film Web Cam in 3D with Michael Madsen, Robert Englund and Estella Warren attached to star. Full Article