Tim Burton Introduces ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
Tim Burton made the video below as an introduction to the upcoming ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (of which he’s a producer). Burton made this video to introduce the film to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Besides this video, Burton also showed the people at this event the official trailer, footage, … Read more
Teaser Trailer for The Water’s Edge Drops
I love a good post-apocalyptic flick!! The more depressing and harsh, the better. That’s why the short film, THE WATER’S EDGEcaught my eye. Produced and directed by Chris Thomas and written by Richard Standen, THE WATER’S EDGE stars Mark Drake as Robert: Set in an alternate vision of the future, Robert Stenuit struggles to survive alone in a dark … Read more
Russell Crowe Says ‘No’ to RoboCop But ‘Yes’ to Dracula (Maybe)
We all know by now that Russell Crowe passed on the lead role in the ROBOCOP remake, but now he seems to have stopped to mull over playing the lead in a re-imaging of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA. According to vulture.com, Crowe is in talks with Warner Bros. to play the lead role in the film … Read more
Edgar Wright to Direct Johnny Depp in ‘The Night Stalker’ Redux?
First DARK SHADOWS and now THE NIGHT STALKER?? I’m game!! According to deadline.com, Disney is setting up Edgar Wright (director of SHAUN OF THE DEAD) to helm a film remake of the TV movie/series, THE NIGHT STALKER. Disney is developing the film as a potential vehicle for Johnny Depp who will play Carl Kolchak, a tabloid … Read more
The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
I thank Scott for alerting me to this indie anthology (most recently in his post here), which made me get this when it became available. As we all know, anthologies are great, in that you can get a variety of stories, some good, some not so good, but even the worst ones don’t usually outstay … Read more
Stare Down Johnny Depp in a New Dark Shadows Still!!
The other day my mom told me that when I was an infant (about 1 year old) and got fussy (baby-talk for being a huge pain in the ass), she would put me in my little swing in front of the TV and put on the original DARK SHADOWS series and the music would sooth … Read more
Trailer Drops for The Mortician … This is Looking Less Like a Genre Film!!
Here’s an upcoming flick that at first looked as though it had “horror potential,” but after seeing the trailer it doesn’t seem so “genre-y” any more. I think it looks pretty solid, but not very horrific. The film is THE MORTICIAN, starring Method Man, and written and directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts. We saw the … Read more
El Monstro del Mar! (2010)
It’s become pretty fashionable among indie horror filmmakers to pay homage to past genre styles. Even mainstream Hollywood has gotten into the act with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino paying homage to the grindhouse genre (one of my favorite old-school genres out there) with their collaborative effort, GRINDHOUSE. Now Stuart Simpson throws his hat into … Read more
Confirmed: Jessica Lange will Return in Season 2 of American Horror Story
The new horror series AMERICAN HORROR STORY was bad ass. VERY bad ass. So good, in fact, that it almost made me forget abut THE WALKING DEAD!! But after the explosive season finale, word came down that an entire new cast would grace the second season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY in a completely different story … Read more
More News on Theater of the Deranged, Unmimely Demise, & Theater of the Deranged, Part 2!!
Got some updates from indie horror filmmaker-producer, James Cullen Bressack, about a few of his upcoming projects. First, the official art work for the DVD release of THEATER OF THE DERANGED has been released: From Executive Producers James Cullen Bressack and Jarret Cohen at Psykik Junky Pictures, comes the NEWEST HORROR ANTHOLOGY starring horror film icons … Read more
