Since its release in 1979, Wener Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre has not only become one of the director’s most acclaimed films, but one of the most compelling and visually-striking interpretations of the Dracula story ever committed to film. In his haunting interpretation of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic, Herzog eschews the popular conception of the vampire as confident and alluring, and …
Read More »Film Review: The Swimmer (1968)
SYNOPSIS: Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friends pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story. REVIEW: I recently got the …
Read More »NIGHT FALL and EVIL APPARITION – 2 UK Releases Set for 2014
Evil Apparition “The latest installment in British terror cinema.” Evil Apparition is a chilling paranormal portmanteau following a researcher (Kate Marie Davies) who stumbles across a collection of disturbing video evidence she has obtained from a mysterious source including a location recce made by two young filmmakers who venture to the Australian outback only to discover an ancient swamp spirit …
Read More »TV Review: American Horror Story: Asylum (TV Series) (Season 2) (2012)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: Step inside a madhouse of horror and experience the chilling new incarnation of TV’s most daringly provocative series. The sins of the past haunt the present at the notorious Briarcliff home for the criminally insane, ruled with an iron fist by Sister Jude. Forbidden desire and terrifying evil lurk around every corner…from alien abduction to demonic possession …
Read More »RED SQUAD Acquires John McTiernana for HANNIBAL CLASSICS
Celebrated filmmaker John McTiernan has signed on to direct “Red Squad,” an action film from Hannibal Classics. Casting for the leading roles is currently underway with production slated to begin in this spring. Filming will take place in Mobile, Alabama. McTiernan is known for directing such blockbusters as “Predator,” “Die Hard,” and “The Hunt for Red October,” and other landmark …
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If you haven’t had a chance, make sure to check out our huge directory of podcast shows on HorrorNews.net featuring top notch reviews, discussions on the industry, genre insight and the latest on recent releases. What better way to help make your commute to work a bit more entertaining than by letting our experts fill you in on what’s happening. …
Read More »Old Classics Make for New Blurays – THE VISITOR | MS. 45
Drafthouse Films, in conjunction with Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM), will bring two of its recent theatrical success stories to Blu-ray and DVD in restored and remastered editions: the wildly ambitious and neglected sci-fi/horror epic THE VISITOR and MS. 45, legendary director Abel Ferrara’s gritty, gore-filled New York revenge thriller. The films will arrive, respectively, on March 4 and on March 25, …
Read More »Insanity Rauns RampAnt in Takashi Shimizu’s ALTER EGO
Eagle One Media releases undiscovered Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge/Ju-on) horror film Alter Ego on DVD and Digital for the first time! Eagle One Media is proud to announce it will distributeTakashi Shimizu’s undiscovered Japanese film Alter Ego to worldwide audiences for the first time. Takashi Shimizu, the famed director behind The Grudge and Ju-on horror franchises, was intimately involved as …
Read More »WE ARE STILL HERE Production Update
Filming is officially underway in Western New York on WE ARE STILL HERE, a 70’s-set ghost story produced by preeminent independent genre specialists MPI/Dark Sky Films and Snowfort Pictures. The announcement was made today by MPI/Dark Sky’s EVP Greg Newman and Snowfort’s founder and producer Travis Stevens. The cast of WE ARE STILL HERE includes genre icon Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, …
Read More »LOCKED IN A ROOM Heads for International release
The Horror Thriller LOCKED IN A ROOM will soon be headed for an international release to Spanish speaking countries. At Risk Entertainment is working with Colombia based Ana Henao Management to bring the film to release in Countries like Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and other territories in the region. “With the decline of dramas being produced, and the elimination of many …
Read More »None Shall Leave! DARK HOUSE on Bluray March 11
Haunting New Thriller From The Director Of Jeepers Creepers And Starring Tobin Bell Comes To Home Entertainment Platforms March 11 Famed horror director Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers trilogy) returns in the blood-curdling new film starring Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), Dark House, terrifying audiences on cable VOD, Blu-ray Disc and DVD March 11. When Nick Di Santo (Kleintank) learns that his …
Read More »Action Legends (4 Movie Collection)
We here at Horrornews.net like action films just as much as the next person. Mill Creek Entertainment has been releasing quite a few killer combos this last year worth picking up. This latest one sent over features 4 action films, 2 Jean-Claude Van, and 2 Steven Seagal. I grew up watching both these guys in various roles when “action heroes” …
Read More »Film Review: The Prey (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Bankrobber Franck Adrien serves a prison sentence after successfully robbing a national bank, but before he gets caught he manages to hide the money and it’s not just police that are looking for the money. His cellmate is Jean-Louis Maurel who is suspected rapist/child molester but he claims his innocence and the court finds him not guilty, Maurel promises …
Read More »Who Knew Horror Could be So… Pinteresting?
Sorry couldn’t resist the cheesy headline. We wanted to give it a few weeks to hork up a bit, but we are officially announcing our new Pinterest channel! We recognize that everyone has their own preferred ways of getting their horror news…and so with demand comes supply (or something or other…that is). HorrorNews.net would like to invite all you Pinteresting …
Read More »Film Review: Escape Plan (2013)
SYNOPSIS: When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside. REVIEW: If this last year has been any indication, it’s that Sylvester Stallone is indeed back with plenty of energy to take on a smattering of new roles. …
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