Waxwork Records to Release Starry Eyes Soundtrack on Vinyl

starry-eyes-posterWaxwork Records has announced that they will be releasing the score to this year’s Starry Eyes, a gory horror-thriller that the company describes as a mix between, “…Polanski and Cronenberg.” The music was composed by Jonathan Snipes, who also composed Room 237.

The film is described as: “A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.”

You can listen to two tracks from the upcoming release in the comments. Continue reading

View The Uncut Opening of “SoulMate”

Soulmate-CoverWitching Hour Films, the UK-based production company behind Axelle Carolyn’s feature debut Soulmate has made available in full the film’s opening scene, widely discussed after being cut to adhere to demands by the BBFC.

An ongoing topic of conversation between Carolyn and much of her followers and the horror community, the scene below is perhaps most shocking because it’s tone is visceral and poetic, rather than graphic and gross, as the forcing of cuts would have you believe. The mandate to trim is something of a baffling one, and certainly unfortunate, but not uncharacteristic of the British Board of Film Classification. Continue reading

Who Goes There Podcast Episode 27 – The People Under The Stairs

peopleunderthestairsbd2dWe need to learn, never tease the next episode. This episode is coming to you a bit late, it was supposed to be about Sleepaway Camp, featuring our friend Lauren Ashley Carter, however due to technical difficulties we couldn’t make that episode happen. (YET!)

Fear not! We rounded up the always fun Alia, and Chris and took a look at some of the recent news in the world of horror, including the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a real life Purge, Ghostbusters 3, and a new Silent Hill game! If that wasn’t enough, we walk down memory lane with 1991’s cult classic The People Under The Stairs. We’re eating our enemies and spitting out the buckshot, it’s the Who Goes There Podcast episode 27!

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Shaun of the Dead Returns to Disney This Halloween

Shaun-Of-The-Dead-HeaderShaun and Ed; the lovable, zombie fighting misfits from Shaun of the Dead are going to return in an upcoming Disney Halloween special!

Simon Pegg revealed on Twitter that he and Nick Frost will once again play their Shaun characters in “Phineas and Ferb’s” upcoming Halloween special.

 

Teenage Texas Chainsaw Massacre on the Way

leatherface_refA new Texas Chainsaw Massacre was on the way, as confirmed by The Wrap.

They learned who is behind the screenplay: Black List scribe Seth M. Sherwood, who will be penning the teenage years of Leatherface.

The new incarnation will take place before Tobe Hooper’s 1974 cult classic, making it a massive franchise prequel. Continue reading

Trailer & First Images From Takashi Miike’s “Over Your Dead Body”

over-your-dead-bodyI love Takashi Miike! Ichi The Killer was the first movie my wife and I watched together, Imprint is one of my favorite DVDs, we celebrate his entire catalog, and soon we’ll be able to add Over Your Dead Body.

Getting its premiere in the Vanguard section of the Toronto International Film Festival, running September 4-14, is Takashi Miike’s bloody haunter, Over Your Dead Body, and we have the trailer, as well as the first images from the film. Continue reading

Help Crowd Source Rob Zombie’s “31”

RobZombie31Musician-turned-director Rob Zombie has official announced his Halloween-themed horror 31, which turns out to be a crowd-sourced effort. I’d pay him $1000 to NOT put his wife in this movie.

The film revolves around five people kidnapped in the days leading up to Halloween.

As with all crowd-sourced projects, there are different tiers that land backers different rewards, such as an autographed movie poster, autographed DVD, thanks in the credits, lifetime access to every Rob Zombie show, and more. Continue reading

Scream TV Show Casting Announcement & Spoiler

ghostface-scream-NECA-819x1024Some major news hit Up and Comers, who reports that casting is complete on MTV’s Scream series, based on the franchise created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson.

John Karna, Carlson Young and model Amadeus Serafini are among the top choices to lead MTV’s series pilot, says the site who also adds that “at least one of these characters — who may be played by Karna, Young and Sarafini — will not survive to see the end of the first season.Continue reading

Kate Beckinsale To Star In Stonehearst Asylum

eliza-gravesNo one is what they seem in Stonehearst Asylum, the newly minted title for the film formerly known as Eliza Graves.

Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist) directed the film that follows a recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues, though he has no initial idea of a recent, horrifying staffing change. Continue reading