First Official Poster For Kevin Smith’s Tusk

Tusk-663x1024A24 shared the first official poster (left) for their upcoming horror film, Tusk, about a man (Justin Long) who is surgically turned into a walrus by a mysterious seafarer (Michael Parks).

The pic, inspired by The Human Centipede, also stars Haley Joel Osment and Genesis Rodriguez. It was acquired by A24 for release later this year.

“Monsters Unplugged” A Free Album of Acoustic Themed Horror Songs

a0450147956_2I love camping, I love horror, and I love playing guitar; so it goes without saying, I’m pretty excited Graveyard Calling Horror Records has released a free 21-track album of horror-themed acoustic songs that are perfect for your next camping trip! Featuring artists such as The Zombie Dandies, Wolfman Chuck & The Spookalele Of Doom, Telling Tasha, Bad Whoremoans, and more, the album can be heard in the replies. You can also pick up the album free on Band Camp. Continue reading

“On Set With John Carpenter” Boasts Never Before Seen Halloween Photos

On-Set-with-John-Carpenter-by-Kim-Gottlieb-WalkerNow available for pre-order on Amazon is “On Set with John Carpenter”, a new book featuring never-before-seen photography from his classics including Halloween.

Explains the release: “As a hot new maverick director/writer John Carpenter invited photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker onto the sets of some of his most iconic films: Halloween, Halloween II, The Fog, Christine and Escape From New York. Continue reading

Let Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Your Kids Bedtime Lullabys

nickcave_album_b_1Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star has announced that they will be releasing an album of lullaby versions of songs by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, which will feature 13 tracks. Songs on the album include “Red Right Hand” (which has appeared in every Scream film), “Where The Wild Roses Grow”, and many more. Continue reading for the track listing, as well as their cover of “Into My Arms”.

Pre-order the album via iTunes. Continue reading

Robert Englund To Say Goodbye To Freddy, Forever

freddyRobert Englund will officially say goodbye to Freddy Krueger at this July’s Flashback Weekend here in Chicago.

The official website announced that Englund, who will be appearing at the convention to sign autographs, will be donning his iconic Freddy makeup that made him famous.

The kicker is that there’s are photo packages with Englund while in character; this is seriously a once in a lifetime opportunity. Continue reading

The Strain Pilot Details Revealed

The_Strain_Early_Promotional_ArtI know it seems like we’ve been reporting on The Strain (from Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan) for quite a while now. Thankfully we finally have details on FX’s debut episode, airing July 13, 10:00 pm e/p. Del Toro will direct Episode 1.01, ‘Night Zero’

When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC’s Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced that what looks at first like a mysterious viral outbreak might be the beginning of something infinitely more sinister.Continue reading

Dead Rising Coming to the Big Screen…Kinda

dead-rising-e3-2006-pic4-2It’s hard to believe that Dead Rising made its debut on the Xbox 360 eight long years ago. It was the reason my wife and I even got an Xbox 360, and now, six games later and we’re finally getting a feature-length movie adaptation.

Now before you get too excited, you should know that this won’t see a theatrical release. Instead, it will premiere as a timed exclusive on Crackle, Sony’s VOD platform, before it’s made available on-demand elsewhere and on physical media. Continue reading

Alien Titans: The Nostromo Collection Blind Boxes Are Coming!

Alien_Xenomorph_chest-burster_cute-funnyFigures.com reports that, from 20th Century Fox and Titan Merchandise, comes Alien TITANS: The Nostromo Collection. Coming January 2015.

The entire crew of the USCSS Nostromo are featured in this 12 piece set – including their stowaway, the infamous Xenomorph (nicknamed “Big Chap”). Continue reading

Paranormal Activity 5 Pushed Back to 2016

paranormal-activity-5-a-venirParanormal Activity 5: the next planned release in Paramount Pictures’ successful found footage franchise is now reportedly being pushed back to 2016.

The film was originally said to be having trouble finding a cool new take on the found footage/ghost genre, this is the reason that Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones nearly became the fifth film, and was released this past January. Fortunately, it didn’t perform as well as expected, and now it looks as if the studio is taking a (smart) breather. Continue reading

Pre-order The Phantom of the Opera Vinyl OST Reissue

Lon-Chaney-SrOne Way Static Records have opened up pre-orders on their The Phantom Of The Opera OST, which was composed by The Laze. The soundtrack will be released in several different formats, all of which are explained below.

Pre-orders for UK & European customers can be done here while US & Canadian based customers can order here. Continue reading