by Britt Hayes Neil Marshall will hop on the 3D bandwagon for Ghost House Pictures to direct Burst 3D.  According to Variety, Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights to Burst after distributing Marshall’s brilliant 2006 horror film, The Descent. Ghost House is run by partners Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, who will also produce alongside co-founder [...]

Fantastic Fest: September 29, Day 6 … I think -Kayley Viteo Today was short and sweet. Interestingly enough, three movies has become a “short and sweet” day to me. Nonetheless, I will admit to being tired, which may explain why this blog is shorter than usual. Rampage: I took the plunge and decided to give [...]

by Britt Hayes From the moment I laid eyes on images from The Human Centipede (First Sequence), I was irrationally fearful. How is this possible? In my film food triangle, horror is the fruit and veggies, meaning that I watch it more than any other genre (hence why I write here for you lovely people). [...]

Fantastic Fest: September 28, Day 5 -Kayley Viteo Well. Day five started out interestingly, what with me having to refresh my browser for twenty minutes to buy my VIP badge for next year’s festival at 10AM this morning. Not sure why they go on sale so fast (this year’s fest isn’t over until Thursday), but [...]

by Britt Hayes Myspace released a teaser trailer for the Platinum Dunes (house of Michael Bay) produced remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street last night at midnight. The remake is directed by Samuel Bayer (director of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video), written by the team of Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer, and follows [...]

Fantastic Fest: September 27, Day 4 -Kayley Viteo I had to think what number of day this was, and yesterday I thought it was Friday, so everything’s starting to blend together. Today flew by in kind of a haze – I took the morning off to catch up on some sleep and, as much as [...]

FANTASTIC FEST: September 25, Day 2 -Kayley Viteo Ah, reality sunk in a little today. And it kind of hurt. This morning I woke up with a pounding migraine, completely eliminating possibility of going to my first two screenings. I eventually forced myself out, completely unwilling to miss Antichrist and Trick r Treat (which I’ve [...]

by Britt Hayes According the The Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business blog, David Cronenberg is working on a reworking of some kind of The Fly. He is set to direct, but there’s no word on if he’ll be writing as well (fingers crossed). No other details have been released as of yet, but this is a [...]

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 [...]

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 Britt Hayes The Screamfest official website has released the full 2009 line up. The film festival is taking place at Grauman’s Chinese Theater at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles from October 16th to the 25th. You can visit the Screamfest site for a full line up, including short films, tickets, and more information. [...]

by Britt Hayes After a very short turn in independent theaters, Park Chan-Wook’s latest film, Thirst, has gotten a DVD release date: November 17th. Chan-Wook is most noted for his films in the Vengeance trilogy: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympath for Lady Vengeance. If you haven’t seen these films, and you have a [...]

by Britt Hayes The Saw VI Facebook fan page has released two new images from the film: one of Tobin Bell as series villain Jigsaw, and one of Peter Outerbridge, who plays William Easton, a main character in the new film. Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith will both appear in flashbacks in the new film, [...]

by Britt Hayes That time is approaching – “If it’s Halloween, it’s Saw!” Yeah, it’s a cheesy gimmick, but it totally works for the franchise. Saw guarantees asses in seats every year, and I’ve been known to occasionally make an appearance. I haven’t seen the last two in the theaters, instead opting to wait for [...]

by Britt Hayes Just like Friday the 13th had its own documentary release this past year with His Name Was Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street is getting its own feature documentary titled Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Dread Central has the scoop, as their own Andrew Kasch co-created the doc. Never Sleep [...]

by Britt Hayes Joe Dante’s The Hole, a family-style horror film, has won the Venice Film Festival’s Premio Persol for the most creative 3D film released between September 2008 and August 2009. The Hole was up against Henry Selick’s Coraline, Patrick Lussier’s My Bloody Valentine 3D, and Pixar’s Up. With all the praise for Up, [...]

by Britt Hayes According to Aint it Cool, Disney has struck a deal with Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) to create some spooky cool films for the Mouse. The films will be produced under the new banner, Disney Double Dare You, and will target audiences of all ages. Guillermo is best known for his [...]