by Britt Hayes In last week’s post I talked about the original horror films you should be excited for this year. In this second entry I’ve chosen a few conventional (read: unoriginal) horror films to highlight. With the amount of remakes and sequels being pushed out year after year, only a few ever truly stand [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

by Britt Hayes I haven’t been on board with a remake of Martyrs since day one. I know the typical knee-jerk reaction to a remake is negative, but Hollywood has proven that some remakes/prequels/sequels are good and worthy of our time. That said, when discussing whether or not a remake is necessary, you also have [...]

DVD Review: Mirrors 2 DVD Release Date: October 19, 2010 Directed by: Victor Garcia Starring: Nick Stahl, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Stephanie Honore, Jon Michael Davis Review by: Kayley Viteo I’m sure everyone has had that moment where they walked past a mirror in the darkness and caught a glimpse of their reflection out of the corner [...]

by Britt Hayes Last night Roger Ebert posted his review of the remake of I Spit On Your Grave. (You can read his review here) Instead of reviewing the actual film, Ebert seemed to be focusing on the morality of the film, and not just the moral questions the film raises, but the actual morality [...]

I Spit On Your Grave (2010) Fantastic Fest 2010 Directed by: Steven R. Monroe Starring: Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Daniel Franzese, Jeff Branson, Rodney Eastman Review by:Britt Hayes Every once in a while, a film comes along that will rattle you furiously. If you’re lucky, the same film may reward you for enduring the atrocities [...]

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 Ben Bussey Okay, try to contain yourselves now… it’s been announced by Entertainment Weekly that Dimension Films is starting development on a sequel to Piranha 3-D. And… yeah, funnily enough, that’s pretty much all we know at this point. Now this is some fascinating news in many respects. Piranha’s opening weekend only earned them $10 million/6th place at [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

by Ben Bussey The plot thickens on Craig Gillespie’s Fright Night remake. Not so long ago we learned that Anton Yelchin will be taking the pivotal role of Charley Brewster, the potentially paranoid adolescent who believes his new next door neighbour to be the undead. This was inspiring news. Even more inspiring is today’s news on who will be filling the [...]

by Britt Hayes Thanks to the awesome Drew McWeeny of HitFix for sending this my way since our e-mail from Anchor Bay somehow got lost. I’ll blame the interweb trolls. Like dryer trolls, only more evil. Anyway. I interviewed the four leads of director Steven Monroe’s remake of I Spit On Your Grave over the [...]

Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Directed by: Samuel Bayer Studio: Platinum Dunes Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker Review by: Dustin Hall Like so many readers, I’m sure, who come to this site, Freddy Krueger is, for me, an icon. As Superman has become an icon of heroism and Americana, [...]

by Ben Bussey The old slasher supervillians just can’t get a break at the moment, it seems. First Patrick Lussier’s Halloween 3-D fails to get beyond the drawing board, and now it’s come to light that the sequel to Platinum Dunes’ Friday the 13th reboot has also been shelved. And, as is rapidly becoming the norm, [...]

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: [...]