I Sell The Dead (2009) Release Date: March 30, 2009 Directed by: Glenn McQuaid Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm Review by: Marc Patterson Two 19th century grave robbers, Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes – portrayed by Dominic Monaghan and Larry Fessenden respectively – are framed for murder, imprisoned, and sentenced to [...]

by Ben Bussey I swear to you, I don’t deliberately seek out 3-D news to report. It seems like every other story I post here relates to comin’ atcha flicks – Piranha, Gremlins, Friday the 13th. This particular incoming 3-D flick may be of particular interest, however, as it promises to showcase the rubber clad [...]

Blood Creek (2009) Studio: Lionsgate Directed by: Joel Schumacher Cast: Michael Fassbender, Dominic Purcell, Henry Cavill, Emma Booth Review by: Marc Patterson It sucks popping in a film that you’ve heard nothing good about. It’s already set up to fail. Such was the predicament I found myself in as I began viewing Blood Creek. It [...]

Daybreakers (2010) Studio: Lionsgate Release Date: January 8, 2010 Directed by: The Spierig Brothers Starring: Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas Review by: Britt Hayes It’s the year 2019, and in the not-too-distant future vampirism has overtaken society like a disease. There are less than 5% of humans left alive, and it is [...]

by Bryce Holland It looks like Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, two of the writers of the upcoming, sure-to-be epic “Thor” from Marvel Studios, have been tapped to bring a little life to the living undead. The duo will be penning an adaptation of “Damn Nation,” a 2005 comic book mini-series from writer Andrew [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Thirst (2009) Directed by: Park Chan-wook Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, and Shin Ka-hyun Studio: Focus DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009 Review by: Britt Hayes I’m not a huge fan of vampire movies, books, anything; but over the last two years, you might think I was with how much I loved Let [...]

Eulogy for a Vampire (2009) Directed by: Patrick McGuinn Written by: Andre Salas Cast: Ryan G. Metzger, Sal Bardo, Wilson Hand, Darin Guerrasio, Damacio Ruiz, David McWeeney, Angelo Tursi, Craig Philip Lumsden Review by: Britt Hayes In a secluded monastery, a young student named Anthony falls in love with another young student named Florian. When [...]

by Britt Hayes Ghost House pictures has officially announced the 30 Days of Night: Dark Days cast and synopsis. As we reported earlier this week, the cast includes Kiele Sanchez (Lost, A Perfect Getaway), Diora Baird (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), Mia Kirshner (The Black Dahlia, Party Monster), Harold Perrineau (Lost), and Rhys Coiro (Entourage). [...]

by Britt Hayes Over at Bloody-Disgusting they have info on the cast for the 30 Days of Night sequel, titled 30 Days of Night: Dark Days. Mia Kirshner (The L Word, The Black Dahlia), Rhys Coiro (Entourage), Harold Perrineau (Lost), Diora Baird (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), and Monique Ganderton have all signed for the [...]

by Britt Hayes We’ve got a slew of releases this week, but don’t get too excited. Some of them are a bit lackluster, to say the least. Blood: The Last Vampire Marc assures me that this film sucks (get it? Shoot me), but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to see it. I watched the [...]

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 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 [...]