Posted on 11/30/10 by N. Amer Editor
by Britt Hayes Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead season 1, episode 5, as well as the comic book. In the aftermath of the zombie buffet midnight snack attack on the camp, Rick tries to contact Morgan over the radio and warn him about Atlanta. Meanwhile, it’s discovered that Jim has been [...]
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Posted on 11/20/10 by N. Amer Editor
Blu-ray Review: Children of the Corn (2009) Studio: Anchor Bay Directed by: Donald P. Borchers Starring: David Anders, Kandyse McClure, Preston Bailey and Daniel Newman Review by: Robert Saucedo Praise be to He Who Walks Behind The Rows. Only a vengeful god could have shepherded the production of a film as mind-numbingly awful as the [...]
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Posted on 11/15/10 by N. Amer Editor
by Britt Hayes Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead series season 1, episode 3, as well as the comic book. Merle Dixon is still on a roof in Atlanta, and he’s starting to go a little crazy. He feverishly talks to himself as zombies press against the locked door to the roof, [...]
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Posted on 11/08/10 by N. Amer Editor
by Britt Hayes Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead season 1, episode 2 and the volume 1 of the graphic novel series. It’s hard to believe there are only four episodes left in this very short season. I want to note before jumping in that the opening credits blow my mind with [...]
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Posted on 11/01/10 by N. Amer Editor
by Britt Hayes WARNING: This post contains spoilers for The Walking Dead episode 1.1, ‘Days Gone Bye’, and the comic book. Horror and comic book fans alike have been anxiously awaiting the television debut of The Walking Dead, the new series based on the popular comics of the same name by Robert Kirkman and created [...]
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Posted on 09/13/10 by N. Amer Editor
Let Me In (2010) Release Date: October 1, 2010 Directed by: Matt Reeves Starring: Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas Review by: Britt Hayes 12 year old Owen is a strange looking little boy who loves to sneak candy behind his mother’s back and use his telescope to spy on neighbors. Tormented mercilessly [...]
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Posted on 08/25/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 06/23/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 05/26/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 04/16/10 by N. Amer Editor
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: [...]
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Posted on 04/13/10 by Deaditor
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 [...]
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Posted on 01/20/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 01/06/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 01/04/10 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 12/04/09 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 10/23/09 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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Posted on 10/14/09 by N. Amer Editor
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 [...]
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