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Pirates Set Sail on Stranger Tides in Super Bowl TV Spot

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXpV61opOk[/youtube] Ian McShane looks simply devilish in the brand new TV Spot that premiered during Sunday night’s televised broadcast of the Super Bowl. In the new trailer we see a mermaid in peril, zombies running amok, and Jack Sparrow reminding people that he still is the same wily Captain from his three previous movies. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER …

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Warner Bros. Brings a New Take on Dracula to the Silver Screen With ‘HARKER’

Warner Bros. announced that they have picked up HARKER, a new re-envisioning of Bram Stoker’s classic tale ‘Dracula.’ The script, written by Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, is an interesting take on the classic, and will follow the adventures of Scotland Yard detective Jonathan Harker as he hunts down the wily and elusive Count Dracula. With this movie and DRACULA …

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Bollywood Joins in on the 3D Horror Craze with ‘HAUNTED 3D’

Vikram Bhatt, director of several horror outings including RAAZ and SHAAPIT, is back with his new horror movie HAUNTED 3D. The film is being billed as “India’s First Stereoscopic 3D Horror” and stars Mahakshay Chakraborty and Tia Bajpai. The script for HAUNTED 3D was written by Bhatt and is set in a creepy mansion that lies sequestered in the Dalhousie …

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Weapon of Choice – mechanisms of death

Weapons are integral parts of any horror story. The killers need them to implement their crazy plans of murder and mayhem. Depending on the situation and type of characters involved, weapons and carnage will vary. Blades are one of the most common kinds of weapons. Knives, machetes, swords and other sharp tools can cause some serious damage; just ask Michael …

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Top 13 Modern Vampire Films

30 Days of Night (2007) “There is no escape. No hope. Only hunger and pain.” Such is the state of the beast, and, fundamentally, vampires are beasts. Even Count Dracula, when he first appeared to the public, was a decrepit creature, not the suave nobleman we know and love today. 30 Days of Night is one of the best vampire films ever because it doesn’t …

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Teaser Trailer For ‘Army of Frankenstein’

I don’t think I’ve heard of this one before but apparently it’s been floating around for a couple years.  It’s called ARMY OF FRANKENSTEIN and works under the simple but creepy cool premise of what would have happened if Adolf Hitler had stumbled across the workings of Victor Frankenstein. The film is shot POV style but in the fashion of …

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From the Nighshift: Gagsters – The Movie

From the Nightshift Gagsters:the Movie Aleksandar Ivicic Hot Iron Productions The Insomanic met up with actor/writer/director Aleksandar Ivicic the force behind the short comedy/horror film Gagsters: the Movie. The movie strongly enters the killer clown gene, which I think should have more entries as I am pretty scared of clowns. The storyline for the movie is about two brothers who …

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Film Review: Friday the 13th – Part 5 (1985)

SYNOPSIS: Surviving the tragedy of the fourth film and dispatching Jason once and for all mentally unhinged poor Tommy Jarvis, it is because of this he is made a ward of the state. Now a teenager the very unstable Tommy lives day to day and bounces from halfway house to halfway house. When bodies begin to pile up and Jason …

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Film Review: Fear Clinic (web series) (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Five young adults travel to a special clinic run by the infamous Dr. Andover to treat their phobias. One by one their worst fears begin to manifest themselves and intrude into each patient’s reality. Is Dr. Andover’s cure worse than the disease? REVIEW: Fear Clinic, the break thru horror series for the Fear.net network was both a surprise and …

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Film Review: Edges of Darkness (2008)

SYNOPSIS: Three interconnected tales of terror. Story one focuses on a pair of vampires and the young girl they are slowly bleeding dry while they ride out the zombie outbreak. An obsessive horror writer fuels tale two. Stuck with his wife, he maintains his sanity by writing, using the limited power they have to keep his word processor going. But …

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One More Trailer For You Tonight – Behold BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

The last piece of the trifecta of coolness that I’ve had for you tonight revolves around yet another trailer.  This one is for BATTLE: LOS ANGELES which actually opens in just about a month.  Seems like this one may kick off the so called “summer blockbuster” season way early. Looking like part DISTRICT 9, part CLOVERFIELD and part INDEPENDENCE DAY …

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Teaser Trailer For ‘Cowboys and Aliens’

Now this is just way too cool.  Harrison Ford as a cowboy fighting aliens.  I freaking love it. This is the short tease that they played during the Super Bowl last night but it’s worth repeated viewings. This one has huge summer blockbuster written all over it, don’t ya think?  Here’s the short version of the facts on this one.  …

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Watch the SUPER 8 Teaser That Showed During The Super Bowl

One of the great mysteries of this upcoming summer movie season is just what in the hell is J.J. Abrams SUPER 8 all about.  Surrounded by a firestorm of viral advertising and in traditional Abrams fashion, asking all kinds of questions that appear to have no clear answer (LOST, anyone?) this project at the very least has portions of the …

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Slime City Massacre – under belt of Shriek Show release

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgwq08_slime-city-massacre-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] Shriek Show, the horror distribution label of anime specialist Media Blasters, announced they will release Greg Lamberson’s SLIME CITY MASSACRE on DVD on May 10th. The disc is loaded with extras, including a commentary track by Lamberson and co-stars Debbie Rochon and Jennifer Bihl; a feature length documentary, SLIME CITY SURVIVOR; a deleted scene; additional behind the scenes footage …

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Girls and Corpses Magazine’s Mummy Issue Ignited Riots In Egypt

NEWS FLASH: 7:25 p.m. First photos in from Cairo showing the riots over Girls and Corpses Magazine. (Note the protester indicating he wants 2 copies or they will never stop fighting!) NEWS FLASH: 3:43. p.m.. The U.S. military is planning an air drop of one million copies of Girls and Corpses Magazine over Cairo. The Egyptian mummy edition will be …

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Serial Killers: Albert Fish

Bad Babysitter When the neighborhood grandpa starts killing and eating your playmates you might want to stop and re-evaluate things. Like for instance question why he wanted you to spank him with the nail studded paddle or season yourself up. Well it’s most likely that he’s Albert Fish not the good old loving grandpa figure you thought him to be. …

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