“He’d been waiting for the chance to cut somebody, to chop somebody up, to move up from steak and veal and pork ribs. Killer for morality, murderer for God, vicious for middle class America. Everybody just wanted the self-righteous excuse to maul somebody else, to threaten, to scare somebody the way they’d been scared their entire lives.” I remember a …

An often overlooked little anthology flick JOHN CARPENTER Presents BODY BAGS is one of the projects that always brings a smile to my face and I’m pleased to see that SCREAM FACTORY will be giving it some Blu-ray love later this year. All that is known at this point is that it will be heading our way in November but …

Director Patrick Desmond just sent along word that this weekend will be a big one for his latest project FARMER’S DAUGHTERS. It’s the first segment in a new anthology film titled CLOSED CASKET that promises to be a wild, demented, bloody ride. Desmond sent along a press release that holds all the info needed so check it out: FOR IMMEDIATE …

SCREAM FACTORY just sent out word on what we can look forward to on their Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of John Carpenter’s PRINCE OF DARKNESS and as we’ve come to expect, they are awesome. Here’s the press release that unveils all: Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, …

July 2013- Hauntnav.com is now accepting contributor registrations and creator projects. This is a funding platform for Haunt and Horror genre projects. HauntNav allows creative projects in the worlds of Haunted Attractions, Home Haunters, Props, Design, Special Effects, Film, Costumes, Games, Music, Masks, Publishing, Technology, and Theater. All categories are related to the Haunt and Horror genre. HauntNav.com is full …

SYNOPSIS: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they’re out to get each other, too. REVIEW: I remember the idea sounding a bit like a “cinematic con” to gather a few franchise ticket sales. However I was curious like the rest of us and threw dough some dough for P-corn and the film …

SYNOPSIS: An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. REVIEW: Another hypnotically engaging film by the maestro himself, Danny Boyle. “Trance“, I found to be of a slightly different slice than Boyle’s rather eclectic choice of film creations. Probably closer to the arena of …

We’ve talked about this one before and I’m excited to pass along the news Mike Mendez’s BIG ASS SPIDER has gotten itself distribution and will be hitting VOD and enjoying a limited theatrical release on Oct. 18th thanks to EPIC PICTURES. That means a Blu-ray can’t be far off. In the film, which stars Greg Grunberg, Lombardo Boyar, Clare Kramer …

The wife and I went and checked out PACIFIC RIM last night and they played this trailer, recognized George Clooney right away but couldn’t tell it was Sandra Bullock in that space suit. Could tell this one looked like a winner though. Check out the trailer for GRAVITY [youtube]http://youtu.be/C4pcg7bXgmU[/youtube]

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You’ve seen him in everything from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) to his current role on HBO’s breakthrough series True Blood and now you can see him live at Rock & Shock 2013. That’s right, T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick, will be signing autographs and taking photos as part of the 10th Annual Rock & Shock! Following a short appearance in …

“Guardians of the Galaxy,” the next epic adventure from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios.  Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,”“Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) …

Uncork’d Entertainment proudly announces the multi-platform release of Byron Turk’s (Storm Chasers, Flipping Boston) The Bates Haunting, dubbed by the director as “Scream meets Scooby Doo”. The indie thriller was shot in rural Pennsylvania, at Arasapha Farm’s original Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride: one of America’s top Halloween attractions. The Bates Haunting will be available August 6 for rental and …

Beverly Hills, CA – In 1978, Compass International Pictures released an indie horror film by an up and coming director and a largely unknown cast. Presented by the late Moustapha Akkad, the film cost $325,000 and ended up not only becoming one of the most successful independent motion pictures of its time, but single handedly created the genre of the …

In 2005, immediately after graduating film school at Full Sail University, Steven C. Miller moved from Florida to Hollywood where he and two close friends raised the money to fund his feature film debut. “Automaton Transfusion” The no-budget cult phenomenon (which Miller also wrote and edited) was shot in 9 days and had a budget of under 30k. In October …

SYNOPSIS: It’s been 20 years since the bloodbath in the woods took away many lives. Now the demons are back in the woods and six young friends will face them as they have to spend a night in the woods when their car has broken down. REVIEW: Blutnacht 2 – Die Ruckkehr Des Damon (Blood Night 2 – Return of …