by Britt Hayes Sequels, prequels, remakes, re-adaptations, re-imaginings… How does a horror fan emerge from these murky, unoriginal waters feeling sated? Not all sequels or remakes are awful, and some can be quite fun, but if your heart desires more originality and you’re one of the people bemoaning the lack of inventiveness in the theater, [...]

SXSW 2011: The Innkeepers (2011) Studio: Dark Sky Films Directed by: Ti West Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis Review by: Britt Hayes The Yankee Pedlar is a small, unpopular hotel on the verge of going out of business. With the owner away on vacation, friends Claire and Luke are working during the hotel’s [...]

by Britt Hayes IGN premiered a red band trailer today for Ji-woon Kim’s (A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) latest film, I Saw the Devil. Starring Min-sik Choi (Oldboy) and Byung-hun Lee (The Good, the Bad, the Weird), I Saw the Devil is the breathtakingly intense tale of Soo-hyeon, a [...]

VOD Review: The Vanishing on 7th Street Directed by: Brad Anderson Starring: John Leguizamo, Thandie Newton, Hayden Christensen Review by: Dustin Hall This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper. The Vanishing on 7th Street enters the pantheon of Apocalyptic films, but this time there are no explosions, or wars, [...]

by Britt Hayes It seems like every year it’s become tradition to lament what a terrible year it’s been for film. I hear this a lot from general audiences and the easy answer is: Watch more movies. But I also hear this from other critics, and my answer is the same: Watch more movies. I [...]

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, [...]

Book Review: 13 Bullets (2007) Release Date: May 22, 2007 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Written By: David Wellington Review By: Kayley Viteo David Wellington is a master of imagination. In his previous Monster trilogy the world is overrun by zombies (another greatly entertaining read, by the way), his second trilogy focuses on vampires in a [...]

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 [...]

The Lucky 13 Returns to The Vault of Horror and Brutal As Hell! Week One: Our Favorite Halloween Horrors! by Brutal As Hell staff Intro by Marc Patterson It pleases me immensely to announce the return of The Lucky 13, starting RIGHT NOW! Over this past summer The Lucky 13 proved to be a runaway [...]

I Saw the Devil (2010) Fantastic Fest 2010 Directed by: Ji-woon Kim Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi, Oh-san Ha Review by: Britt Hayes After his beautiful fiancée Joo-yeon is savagely murdered, Soo-hyun sets out to find the killer and exact his revenge. Luckily for Soo-hyun, his fiancées dad is a detective, and even better – Soo-hyun has been working [...]

by Richard Romero This week in DVDs offers a mix of horror for the hardest of horror fans and for those just dipping their toes in our bloody waters. There are highs and lows, like every week, but I believe that this week’s collection has a bit of something for everybody to enjoy. The Twilight [...]

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 [...]

by Britt Hayes I was reminded by a friend on Twitter today that I should be grateful that I’m not so desensitized that things like this new teaser for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark don’t scare me. And it does scare me. A lot. Co-written by Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins, directed by [...]

by Ben Bussey I should hope you’re already aware of this by now. Since the story was broken by Deadline,  it’s popped up all over the net. But regardless of whether this is news to you or not, I don’t think we’d be doing our job as a horror website if we didn’t at least [...]

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 [...]

Splice (2009) Directed by: Vincenzo Natali Starring: Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac Studio: Warner Bros. Review by: Britt Hayes Splice is a film several years in the making. A film I’ve been following for three years, ever since I saw the original concept art for Dren, the film’s featured creature. Vincenzo Natali’s (Cube) latest [...]

by Britt Hayes Friend of the site Filip Tegstedt is working on a new horror film in Sweden called Marianne, and was kind enough to send over an official synopsis and some stills. Keep a look out for more from Filip on the project (including an interview) in the near future. Synopsis: MARIANNE is a [...]