The Kimberly Pierce remake of Carrie appears to be coming togther quickly with recent news of Chloe Grace Moretz taking the lead as the troubled telekinetic teenager. Now hot on the heels of that news comes the accouncement made that actress Julianne Moore will be playing the role of her mother. This takes previous announcement that Jodie Foster might sign …
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CARRIE gets its CARRIE
As the remake train rolls on and on it should come as no surprise that any film could get the treatment at any time and no film is safe. It seems that our beloved horror genre gets way more then its fair share of the remake pie though. As the remake train rolls on and on it should come as …
Read More »Chloë Grace Moretz – The New Carrie?
It’s been reported by Fangoria and elsewhere that Chloë Grace Moretz is to take on the role of the telekinetic title character in a new screen version of Stephen King’s breakthrough novel, “Carrie”. So the poorly received sequel and the even more poorly received TV version didn’t tell them anything? And while Chloë is cool, she’s nothing like the Carrie …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Ruthless Killing: It’s a Man’s World
Warning: This post contains spoilers for; Friday the 13th, Cry_Wolf, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, Dead End and Switchblade Romance. In 1980 Friday the 13th slashed and stabbed its way on cinema screens. It continued the success of slasher movies that had become a new horror trend. Films like John Carpenter’s Halloween and Black Christmas had laid the foundations …
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