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 …

by Britt Hayes
Bloody Disgusting was first to report that David Tennant (Dr. Who) and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) have signed on to play the titular Burke and Hare for director John Landis. Burke and Hare is based on the true story of William Burke and William Hare, serial killers who sold corpses to medical schools for dissection in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1827 to 1828.  Burke and Hare started as grave robbers, but soon turned to murder. Burke’s mistress, Helen M’Dougal, and Hare’s wife, Margaret Laird, assisted in the …

by Britt Hayes
Lionsgate is releasing a heap of films on November 24th (in time for Thanksgiving…I guess?), including special editions like My Bloody Valentine: Special Edition, Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition, and Monster Squad: 20th Anniversary Edition, as well as genre favorite Frailty, the directorial debut of one Mr. Bill Paxton.

Frailty stars Matthew McConaughey (I miss when he did roles like this, but those RomCom paychecks are mighty tempting, so I hear), Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, and Matt O’Leary. The film is written by Brent Hanley and follows Fenton Meeks, the …

by Britt Hayes
Bloody Disgusting broke the news yesterday that Philip Seymour Hoffman is not cast in Let Me In. No word if Kodi Smit McPhee and Chloe Grace Moretz are verified casting.
Bloody Disgusting has also broken the news today that Let Me In begins filming in November in New Mexico (…what?) and that the title is no longer Let Me In. The new title is Fish Head.
….Yeah. Fish Head. Yesterday I was on the verge of being ready to reconcile with this adaptation, but now, after this title change, I…don’t …

by Britt Hayes
Let the Right One In is one of the most beautiful horror films ever made. Upon viewing it for the first time, it was instantly added to my list of favorite films, and consequently, my favorite horror films. The Swedish vampire film by Tomas Alfredson is based on the novel and script by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and follows the story of Oskar, a child who is outcast at school and fantasizes of taking murderous revenge on his bullies. A little girl named Eli and her “father” move into …