Stake Land Studio: Dark Sky Films Release Date: April 22, 2011 Directed by: Jim Mickle Starring: Nick Damici, Connor Paolo, Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis Review by Marc Patterson Stake Land sits as one of the best new horror films I’ve seen this year. How’s that for an opener? I’m not going to say it’s the [...]

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 Brutal As Hell Staff Intro by Marc Patterson The vampire film is one of the most universally loved sub-genres of horror. Its appeal extends well beyond a fan base of gore loving horror hounds into the arena of casual genre fans out for a good Friday night fright. What is it about the vampire [...]

Southern Gothic (2007) Studio: MPI Home Video Release Date: May 18, 2010 Directed By: Mark Young Cast: Yul Vazquez, Nicole DuPort, William Forsythe, Emily Catherine Young & Jonathan Sachar. Review By: Annie Riordan The hot water heater conked out here yesterday. When I called my landlord to inform her of the problem, I found myself [...]

by Ben Bussey Out now on region 2 DVD is Blood. Not to be confused with Blood: The Last Vampire, this is an ‘an erotically charged vampire shocker’ from director Ten Shimoyama (Shinobi). I should think the words ‘vampire samurai’ say it all, but the plot involves a “Detective Hoshino (Kanji Tsuda) whose latest assignment [...]

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: [...]

by Ben Bussey That’s it. I’ve had all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more. Deadline reports that a remake of The Monster Squad is in the works, in the hands of original executive producer Rob Cohen, who has since gone on to become a director of near-legendary mediocrity. Now, that part isn’t [...]

The Double Born (2008) Studio: Celebrity Video Distribution Release Date: January 26, 2010 Directed By: Tony Randel Cast: Sammi Davis, Jon Lindstrom, Jenny Dare Paulin, Jake Bern & Alex Weed Review By: Annie Riordan I have not read The Dualitists, Or, The Death Doom of the Double Born, the short story by Bram Stoker. It’s [...]

by Marc Patterson Okay – confessional time. My name is Marc Patterson and I liked BloodRayne. There I said it. BloodRayne is for me a total guilty pleasure. So much so that I don’t even feel guilty about saying it. A little ashamed, sure. When I made the comment regarding Rob Zombie’s El Superbeasto that [...]

by Marc Patterson News came from EW earlier today that the upcoming film Vlad, from Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam, will not have a single vampire reference in the film. The film will focus on the real life of Vlad the Impaler, and not make any allusions to vampirism. For Charlie Hunnam this approach [...]

P (2005) Studio: Tartan Asia Extreme Release Date: October 20, 2009 Directed By: Paul Spurrier Cast: Suangporn Jaturaphut, Opal, Pisamai Pakdeevijit, Manthana Wannarod & Narisara Sairatanee. Review By: Annie Riordan Growing up in the rural jungles of Thailand, young Aaw is branded a freak and an outcast by her schoolmates and their parents alike. Aaw’s [...]

by Britt Hayes In part two of our first annual holiday gift guide, I’ll be giving you foxes a list of great horror-themed t-shirts, posters, and artwork. In part one, I gave a pretty fantastic rundown of horror toys and collectibles, and in part three I’ll be covering DVD/Blu-ray, music, and books. If you have [...]

by Marc Patterson Starting on October 26th IFC will begin airing an original five web episode series entitled Dead & Lonely, which has been written, directed, and produced by Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Roost). The series follows two characters Justin (Justin Rice) and Lee (Paige Stark) who meet via an internet [...]

Fantastic Fest ’09 Review: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009) Studio: Universal Pictures Directed By: Paul Weitz Cast: John C. Reilly, Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, Jessica Carlson, Salma Hayek Review By: Kayley Viteo Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant turned out to be the surprise of Fantastic Fest for me. I went solely because [...]

by Britt Hayes The MTV Movies Blog got the first look at the new poster for Daybreakers, a vampire story set in the near dystopian future, where a plague has turned most of the human population into vampires. Humans are now farmed for blood and are slowly becoming extinct. A vampire researcher named Edward Dalton, [...]

by Marc Patterson Once in a while we get a bit of news that manages to live up to the reputation we try to maintain here at Brutal As Hell, which plainly means that if my friends saw me reporting this shit, they might not be my friends any longer. C’est la vie. For better [...]

by Marc Patterson 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, the sequel to the 2007 vampire flick 30 Days of Night, based on the comic series by Steve Niles, and published by IDW has been given a director. Ben Ketai, who has worked as writer/director on the short web/tv series 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails, [...]