by Britt Hayes
We’ve been following the development of Frank Darabont’s Walking Dead since news first broke of his negotiations with AMC and producer Gale Anne Hurd to bring the beloved comic book property to life. Based on the Image comic by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead follows police officer Rick Grimes as he wakes from a gunshot-induced coma to find the hospital empty and the outside filled, inexplicably, with zombies. Rick sets off to find his wife and son, joins up with a group of fellow survivors, and faces the …

by Britt Hayes
People began buzzing today about the upcoming film The Last Exorcism (premiering at LA Film Fest tomorrow night), produced by Eli Roth, and its official rating of PG-13. Some are crying foul, declaring that there is no way this film will be nearly as effective with a softer rating. My initial reaction was similar, mostly because anything involving Eli Roth is typically filled with buckets of blood and viscera; however, this is a film about an exorcism, not a flesh-eating disease or a torture warehouse. But then my …

by Britt Hayes
Initially, I wasn’t going to do a write up on this. Several writer friends of mine have already tackled the topic, including John Gholson over at HorrorSquad and Scott Weinberg at Cinematical, and it seems redundant to echo the sentiment here. That said, I’d be remiss if I didn’t attempt to valiantly defend one of my favorite horror films, and one of the best horror films of the last several years.
Is the news of a potential remake of a film (especially a horror film) shocking to anyone anymore? …

by Ben Bussey
A short but sweet bit of news for ya – Hammer Films announced today that they’re entering a partnership with Dark Horse Comics to “create a series of co-branded original graphic novels and comic books.” First on the agenda? That little movie you might have heard about called Let Me In.
From the press release:
While the storyline of the companion graphic novel is being kept under wraps, Dark Horse Comics and writer Marc Andreyko (Manhunter, Predators) are working with Hammer to create a chilling and exciting comic that will incorporate some of …

by Ben Bussey
“It’ll still be Resident Evil. It’ll have all the really cool Resident Evil things in it, the characters from the game, the dogs that you’ve seen, but the dogs on a new level. These dogs are a massive improvement on the dogs before.” So says Paul W S Anderson regarding the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife. Hmm, you’d almost think I selected that quote to make him look silly…
I don’t think I’m alone in saying I’m no big fan of Anderson. It’s not that he’s the most completely inept …

by Britt Hayes
Fellow staffer Ben alerted me via Twitter to this wonderful news from The Hollywood Reporter. Talk began circulating last August about director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Mist) working with AMC on a deal to adapt Robert Kirkman’s ongoing zombie comic book series, The Walking Dead.
A deal has been made and Darabont has been given the official greenlight from AMC to being production on his television adaptation of the series. Darabont will write, direct, and executive produce, with Anne Hurd and David Alpert also executive producing.
Fans of the series …

by Britt Hayes
Overture films has given an official release date for Let Me In, the American remake of the Swedish film, Let the Right One In. The film will hit theaters October 1, 2010. That’s officially this year now. Just wanted to remind you, in case you’re like me and still writing ’09 on everything.
The official synopsis from Overture Films:

An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller …

by Britt Hayes

Three more guests  have been added to this year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend line up! All three leads from John Carpenter’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Christine will be at the fest April 30-May 2 at the Sheraton Grand in Dallas, Texas. Keith Gordon, Alexandra Paul, and the legendary 1958 Plymouth Fury known as Christine.
This Christine is only one of TWO known to remain of the original 20 used in the filming of the 1983 film. Christine’s owner is shipping her all the way from Florida, fully restored to …

by Britt Hayes
Welcome to the final part of our first annual holiday gift guide. I’m going to run things down a little differently in this edition. In the DVD and Blu-ray sections, I’ll start with bargains, move to regular priced items, and then to boxed sets and pricey editions (if any). For books, it’ll just be a veritable mix of comic books, novels, and the like, priced lowest to highest. Let’s get started, shall we?
DVD

In this Vincent Price three-pack, you get the original House on Haunted Hill, The Bat, and …

by Britt Hayes
A couple of years ago, David Fincher was set to adapt Brian Michael Bendis’ graphic novel Torso for the big screen. Torso is the true story of Eliot Ness’ hunt for the Cleveland Torso Killer – one of the most gruesome serial killers of all time. But as soon as the film was given the green light from Paramount, the rights lapsed, and the film adaptation of Torso fell off the agenda.
Now, Brian Michael Bendis has told MTV that Torso is still alive:
“The rights reverted back to [co-creator …