[REC]4: Apocalypse Finds Home With Magnet Releasing

rec-movie-titleMagnet Releasing has acquired US rights to [REC]4: Apocalypse, the fourth and final entry in the groundbreaking and terrifying [REC] horror series.

[REC]4 was directed by Jaume Balagueró, co-director of the first two films who returns for the climax of the series. Whereas [REC]3 took a slight tonal detour towards horror-comedy, [REC]4 is a return to the intense thrills and scares that helped make the [REC] franchise one of the most beloved in the horror genre.

Magnet will release the film day and date in theaters, on iTunes and On Demand everywhere on Friday, January 2nd, 2015. Continue reading

What We Do In The Shadows Clip is a Bloody Delight!

what-we-do-in-the-shadowsThe dating scene is tough, even more so when you’re a lovelorn vampire. So, aside from picturing them naked, what do you do when your date turns out to be a complete bore? Find out in this bloody new clip from What We Do In The Shadows.

Metrodome will release in UK cinemas November 21.

The film is a mockumentary/comedy written, directed by, and starring Jemaine Clement Continue reading

Huge Spoilers In Stolen American Horror Story Script

american-horror-story-freak-show-image1The credible journalists over at TMZ have confirmed that the various seasons of FX’s American Horror Story in fact do connect, while also revealing some explosive news.

According to the site, a script from a critical scene of American Horror Story: Freak Show has been STOLEN and is being shopped around to media outlets.

The theft occurred on set during a filming last week in New Orleans, and they’re told one of the actors was reading a script and left some pages behind and someone pilfered them. Continue reading

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Gets New Writer

4475803_origCBS Films’ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark adaptation is now in some safe hands, and could be tipping off someone else involved.

Deadline reports that BAFTA-nominated John August – who is a regular Tim Burton collaborator, penning both Big Fish and Frankenweenie – will adapt the iconic book series by Alvin Schwartz that had children of the ’80s and ’90s hearing bumps in the night. Continue reading

We’ll See New Aliens in Prometheus Sequel

deacon_alien_prometheus_roar_by_grisador-d5ydgb6-620x400Back in October Noomi Rapace, who plays Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus, exclaimed that God or the Devil will appear in Ridley Scott’s planned sequel.

Scott refutes this a bit in a new interview with The Austrailian. In it, he explains that the script, which is “written (and)…really good,” is “fresh” and “getting away from gods and dragons and shit. If I see one more dragon I’m going to shoot myself. Stop the dragons.” Continue reading

Death Waltz Releasing Silent Night, Deadly Night & Christmas Evil Soundtracks on Vinyl

deathwaltzsilentnightdeadlynightcoverDeath Waltz Recording Company has just released the soundtracks to the 1984 Christmas slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night as well as the 1980 horror flick Christmas Evil, both on vinyl. Each soundtrack has been released in limited quantities.

Silent Night, Deadly Night will be released on a double LP and will be limited to 400 copies worldwide. One disc will be transparent red/solid white split while the other will be transparent red and green. A super limited edition of one disc transparent red and one disc transparent green will be made available for record stores. The liner notes will feature entries from composer Perry Botkin, co-executive producer Scott Schneid, and writer Michael Hickey. Continue reading

Help Fund Dario Argento’s New Film The Sandman

thesandmanbanner-620x400In a final push to complete financing on IndieGoGo, the producers behind Dario Argento’s The Sandman (starring Iggy Pop) have released a detailed synopsis.

“The Sandman tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed “The Sandman”. Nathan killed The Sandman (Iggy Pop) years ago, on Christmas Eve, after he witnessed the murder of his mother…until he sees the beautiful woman who lives in the apartment across the way dying at the hands of that same masked killer. Continue reading

Things Get Hairy In This Late Phases Clip

1Director Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s Late Phases, a practical effects heavy werewolf film, opens in limited theaters November 21, below you’ll find a new clip that isn’t for the dog lovers out there.

In the film, “Crescent Bay is not the ideal place to spend one’s golden years, especially since the once-idyllic retirement community has been beset by a series of deadly animal attacks from the ominous forest surrounding it. Continue reading

NSFW Two Disgusting Clips From Starry Eyes (Out Today)

Starry-Eyes-PosterOut today on iTunes and VOD platforms is Dark Sky Films’ Hollywood slasher Starry Eyes, written and directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer.

In the comments are two incredibly awesome (yet disgusting) clips from the film. Be warned, they are NSFW and a bit on the spoiler side. I’m going to watch this film as soon as I’m done posting some news!

Alex Essoe, Noah Segan, Pat Healy, Amanda Fuller, Shane Coffer, and Fabianne Therese all star. Continue reading

MTV’s Scream Will Feature A Much Darker New “Flesh” Mask

scary movie wazzupMTV has recently announced that the new Scream television series wouldn’t use the iconic Ghostface (Killa) mask we all associate with Wes Craven’s franchise.

This is partially true.

While the series won’t use FunWorld RJ Torbert’s design that was utilized in the four Scream movies, something new and fresh has been created for the forthcoming cable adaptation. Continue reading