by Britt Hayes I hope everyone has their tickets because Texas Frightmare Weekend is only a few weeks away. We’ve just gotten word that Anchor Bay will be on hand to show some footage from director Steven Monroe’s remake of I Spit On Your Grave. In addition to Monroe, stars Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, and [...]

by Britt Hayes Anchor Bay has acquired Cine Tel Film’s remake of I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman). You’d think with Anchor Bay’s acquisition we’d only get a DTV release, but that’s not so. Anchor Bay plans on releasing the film in the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. The [...]

It’s Alive (2008) Studio: Millenium Films/First Look Pictures Directed by: Josef Rusnak Cast: Bijou Phillips, James Murray, Raphael Coleman, Owen Teale, Ty Glaser Review by: Britt Hayes Those familiar with the 1974 Larry Cohen classic killer baby film It’s Alive will undoubtedly be familiar with this story, and some may even be excited: Larry Cohen [...]

by Britt Hayes The prequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing is set to start lensing in March. Director Matthijs Van Heijningen will direct from a script by Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street remake), for Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment. The plot of this script, according to Bloody-Disgusting: An alien spaceship is discovered far [...]

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 [...]

by Britt Hayes For years there has been discussion of a possible prequel or sequel to John Carpenter’s The Thing. The Thing was itself a remake of the 1951 film, The Thing From Another World, which was in turn based on a novella by John W. Campbell Jr., titled Who Goes There? For a while [...]

by Britt Hayes Bloody-Disgusting has an update on Guillermo Del Toro’s The Orphanage, a remake of the Spanish horror film, El Orfanato. Director Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter) has stepped off the Del Toro-produced project, and New Line Cinema has replaced him with director Mark Pellington (the excellent Arlington Road, and the beautiful but not-so-good [...]

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 [...]

by Britt Hayes Big news day for Adam Green, writer/director of the 2006 slasher film, Hatchet. In an exclusive with Shock Til You Drop, Green says he’ll be back to write and direct Hatchet 2: “It’s finally happening,” Green enthused. “It’s going to have double the body count, and Anchor Bay is being cool enough [...]

by Britt Hayes Oh hey, look! There’s another remake! And guess what, you guys?!?! It’s going to be in 3-D! While the news of yet another remake should come as no surprise (and if it does, you have more optimism left in your precious head than I), a remake being done in 3-D….well, that’s not [...]

by Britt Hayes Rob Zombie recently took to his Twitter to share with the public, in 140 characters or less, what he’s up to: “Just finished doing the director’s commentary for the DVD of Halloween 2. Love the new cut. This is the real film.” He also previously mentioned that this version is “very different” [...]

by Britt Hayes According to Mania, a new Crow script has been turned in to Relativity Media and they’re ready to start casting. Blade director Stephen Norrington penned the script. This new version of The Crow will not be a straight remake, but more of a “reboot” (still, it’s a “re” something). Norrington has previously [...]

by Britt Hayes It’s been 30 years since Phantasm first hit theater screens and introduced the Tall Man to the movie-going public in 1979. The classic film tells the tale of a young boy and his friends who must fight the evil, grave-robbing Tall Man, a mysterious foe armed to the teeth with terrifying weaponry. [...]

by Britt Hayes Variety has gotten word that Lakeshore Entertainment has signed Scott Derrickson to direct a new supernatural suspense thriller called The Living. The film will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi, as well as Paul Harris Boardman. Boardman and Derrickson previously made the successful The Exorcism of Emily Rose for Lakeshore [...]

by Britt Hayes From Bloody-Disgusting comes word that MGM has put their Poltergeist remake on hold. Naturally, this shouldn’t have an effect on most fans, since I can’t think of too many people who actually want to see this remake happen. The film was originally set to release November 24, 2010, but now MGM says [...]

by Britt Hayes Besides being in 3D, what else can we expect from the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre when Twisted Pictures put their spin on it? Shock Til You Drop has an exclusive with producer Mark Burg. In the conversation, Burg says, “What we’re going to do with it is bring it to 2010.” Okay, [...]

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 [...]