Samurai Zombie (2008)
Distributor: MVM
Directed by: Tak Sakaguchi
Starring: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Issei Ishida, Tak Sakaguchi, Airi Nakajima, Shintarô Matsubara
Review by: Ben Bussey
Rule number one for family groups in horror movies: never go on a road trip. It will not work out well. You will end up in the middle of nowhere, your vehicle will be commandeered by maniacs, and everyone will suffer. That’s exactly what happens to this unassuming Japanese family as they drive through a quiet stretch of woodland and come into the crosshairs of some unsavoury criminal types. But just …

by Britt Hayes
I received a press release today for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010. In addition to celebrities, prop auctions, and a myriad of other horror goodies, there will be a film festival (you can buy passes here for all films, or individual selections) at Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville.
The festival will host Adam Green’s Frozen, George A. Romero’s latest zombie installment Survival of the Dead, and 2001 Maniacs – the sequel to the cult hit.
If you haven’t already picked up your day or weekend passes, get to it before prices …

by Marc Patterson
Magnet Releasing, who brought us one of the best films of 2009, Ti West’s The House of the Devil, as well as 2008′s undisputed favorite, Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In has picked up U.S. Distribution rights to Jaume Balagueró’s and Paco Plaza’s [REC] 2. Currently plans are to give the film a limited theatrical release for July of 2010, which will also see the film play to Magnolia/Magnet’s Ultra VOD program in June of 2010.
[REC] 2 picks up directly where the first film …

by Marc Patterson
In our recent interview with actor/producer Domiziano Arcangeli he told us about some of his upcoming projects, which included a post-apocalyptic styled horror called H1N1: Virus X that he both stars in as well as serves as executive producer.  Well, we just today got a look at the trailer for this upcoming independently produced horror film and I have to admit, for a film that takes the premise of a simple new strain of the flu virus and escalates it to the level of zombie like infection, it …

The Dead
Book Release Date: November 14, 2009
316 pages
Publisher: Permuted Press
Written By: Mark E. Rogers
Review By: Annie Riordan
Zombies. They’re everywhere: on the screen, in revamped Jane Austen stories, in survival manuals and haiku, graphic novels and T-shirts. Their popularity has exploded with the turn of the new century and shows no sign of abating any time soon. I personally tend to the (admittedly small) horror section in the bookstore that is my day job, and I have seen more zombie novels and anthology collections spring up in the last 6 months …

by Marc Patterson
Remember that 3 minute long trailer I posted for you all almost a year ago for a really sweet looking zombie film based in South Africa? No? Okay, well at least I’ve now found validation in bringing you some updated news. Looks like The Dead has finally wrapped and currently the producers are looking for a little distribution love. Not only that but they have a brand new trailer for you to check out.
Personally, I think you’ll get a better vibe for the feel …

by Dustin Hall
Summit Entertainment has just acquired the rights to Warm Bodies, a book by Isaac Marion, and plans on turning it into the next big zombie movie. Expect to see many more of these ‘alternative’ zombie stories popping up, following the success of Shaun of the Dead and the recent Zombieland.
Warm Bodies is the story of a zombie who, much like the titular character from Brit Zombie flick, Colin, retains his consciousness and humanity, along with his desire to eat warm flesh. This zombie ‘lives’ with a pack of …

by Ben Bussey
So here we are, into the second decade of the 21st century at last, and the Best-Of-Decade lists are popping up like cyberspace daisies. And overall, I think it’s fair to say this has been a good decade for horror, one that will be remembered in years to come as a key period in the genre. Yes, the output has naturally been variable, but it’s also been steady. On top of the expected DTV fare, there’ve been horror movies in the multiplexes pretty much constantly. Of course, not …

by Marc Patterson
Thanks to the guys at Twitch, who are always privy to the best in international horror and general cinema, I discovered what is sure to be a wonderfully horrifying new zombie flick, Opstandelsen. Right now there’s not much information on the short, just a fantastically shot teaser that gives us a taste for what is slated to be a fifty minute short film, which will be completed later this year. The film is directed by Casper Haugegaard and as seen in the trailer Haugegaard has an …

by Marc Patterson
Well sonovabeotch! It’s day three of our our Horror In Short film fest. Yesterday we highlighted Terrence Kelsey’s paranormal gore-filled horror (Spek.ter), and Monday we kicked the whole shebang off with a little bit of zombie nu-grindhouse called They Shall Pay With Rivers of Blood. Well, it’s Wednesday and we have another zombie flick to bestow upon you. Unlike They Shall Pay, Plague is a slow building suspense filled narrative a la 28 Days Later, though less with the social sub-text and more with the …