----- January 30, 2012 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL RETRIBUTION opens September 14th.

** THE STRANGERS director Bryan Bertino is in pre-production on a found footage thriller for Universal currently being called MOCKINBIRD. The story follows a couple who receive a video camera with a document of strict instructions. If they don't follow the rules then someone will die. Shooting will kick off at the end of February with Jason Blum producing. Bertino penned a script for a 'Strangers' sequel but said film remains stuck in development hell. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** HORROR HOTEL remake: Pillay-Evans Productions and producer Adam Stephe Kelly are pairing up to remake the 1960s British horror film, THE CITY OF THE DEAD, or, as it was known in the U.S., HORROR HOTEL. S.J. Evans is on board to write and direct. "The remake of THE CITY OF THE DEAD will stay true to the original and concentrate on atmosphere and good old fashioned storytelling, instead of relying on gore or CGI to move the plot along," says Evans. "I grew up watching the classic Universal horrors and was inspired by how the likes of James Whale created this sense of dread and unease with just a look. I want to bring that style of filmmaking back to the big screen instead of another music video, quick-cut horror film. We are all very excited by the prospect of bringing one of the greatest witchcraft films ever made to a new audience and know that fans of the original will be satisfied with the effort we are making to honour this classic." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DEAD SHADOWS: Here's a teaser trailer for the anticipated upcoming film.

Dead Shadows - Teaser from ADDICT FILMS on Vimeo.

** THE RAVEN: Here's a new poster.

----- January 25, 2012 -----

** WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? remake: The beautiful Vinessa Shaw will star in CHILD'S PLAY, a remake of the thriller WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? She'll be joined by Ebon Moss (THE LAKE HOUSE) and Daniel Giminez Cacho (CHRONOS). Makinov will direct. Shaw previously starred in THE HILLS HAVE EYES remake and STAG NIGHT. Here, she'll play a pregnant woman who ventures to a remote island for a holiday excursion and has her plans spoiled by evil, possessed children.

This isn't the first time WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? has tried to be remade, however. In 2008, Gold Circle Films was developing IN THE PLAYGROUND, a separate redo of the 1976 film, which was to be a directing vehicle for David Alcade. The project never got off of the ground. The original film was directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador and concerned murderous children living on a Spanish island who prey on English tourists. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: A Variety scribe is reporting actress Lily Collins has bowed out of the forthcoming remake. She was supposed to play a character tantamount to Ash (Bruce Campbell's role in the original trilogy). In the film, five twenty-something friends who become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead. An archaeologist's tape recording reveals that the ancient text was discovered among the Khandarian ruins of a Sumerian civilization. Playing the taped incantations, the youths unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Norwegian slasher COLD PREY 3 on UK DVD: Following the sequel that's actually a prequel route, FITT VILTF 3: Beginning covers the origins of everyone's fave Norwegian axe wielding psycho killer the "Ice Man." The DVD streets in the UK on April 23rd. Synopsis: Jotunheimen 1976. The Stehøe mountain hotel is on the brink of bankruptcy after several suspicious and bizarre events. Unsure that their son has nothing to do with the inexplicable events the young couple running the hotel take the desperate and brutal step of keeping him locked in the basement. But one day something happens to shake the family forever. The official story is that the boy fell into a crevasse while he was out playing, and that the parents were taken by avalanche while they were looking for him. But was it the truth? (thanks to 24framespersecond.net)

----- January 24, 2012 -----

** UNDERWORLD AWAKENING took the number one spot at the box office with $25.4 millions. The latest entry in the UNDERWORLD franchise opened to $25.3 million, which is just a bit behind Kate Beckinsale's last entry, 2006's UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION ($26.9 million). It did at least mark a slight improvement over 2009's UNDERWORLD RYSE OF THE LYCANS ($20.8 million), though that was sans-Beckinsale and didn't receive a boost from 3D premiums. The 3D format accounted for 59 percent of UNDERWORLD AWAKENING's ticket sales, while IMAX represented 15 percent (most or all of which is included within the 3D figure). Distributor Sony/Screen Gems is reporting that the audience was 55 percent male and 60 percent 25 years of age and older, and they awarded the movie a solid "A-" CinemaScore.

** THE LAST EXORCISM 2: Ed Gass-Donnelly has been hired to direct the R-rated follow-up to the 2010 horror/thriller hit for Arcade Pictures, Strike Entertainment and Studiocanal. Ashley Bell starred in the $1.5 million-budgeted PG-13 original film which ended up grossing $70 million worldwide. That story centered on a charlatan exorcist facing a crisis of conscience who invites a documentary crew on his final exorcism where he comes across the possessed Nell (Bell). The sequel will pick up three months after that film left off, although further story details are being kept under wraps. Damien Chazelle penned the script.

Producer Eli Roth says "we want to go deeper and darker this time. The first film worked great as a PG-13 psychological film, but now we want to go R-rated and show the true horror of what this subject matter offers". Shooting kicks off next month in New Orleans. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** BERMUDA: WWE Studios has acquired Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes' found-footage horror spec script BERMUDA. Set in the Bermuda Triangle, the story focuses on a documentary film crew that goes missing. The only trace is the discovery of footage chronicling their final desperate days. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WORLD WAR Z: In talking with E! News, actress Mireille Enos (who plays Pitt's wife in the flick) played the film up real good, addressing the buzz that WORLD WAR Z will pave the way for a trilogy. She also had some other interesting things to say about how the film might impact the zombie sub-genre. Concerning the "trilogy" talk, she said: "It was [going to be] from the beginning. That was the hope, that if the first one turned out the way we all anticipate, that it would be great to turn it into a trilogy. It's exciting."

And, she added: "It's like zombies are the new vampires. It's taking over. But somebody said to me this movie might end the zombie genre because, after this, what else is there to do? It's huge!" (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE RAVEN: Relativity Media's film is being pushed slightly to a new release date. Originally scheduled for March 9, the film will now open April 27. John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Jackson-Cohen star. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- January 20, 2012 -----

** RE5IDENT EVIL: Here's the trailer for the upcoming sequel!

** Hammer Films restoring classics: In a landmark collaboration, Hammer today announced that STUDIOCANAL, Anolis Entertainment (Germany), Pinewood, illuminate Hollywood fka HTV and others are coming together to undertake a major restoration of the iconic Hammer film library. The project will bring over 30 movies into HD format for Blu-ray and new media exploitation in the 21st Century. This represents substantial investment by Hammer and its key partner STUDIOCANAL, and is testimony to the extraordinary regard with which the Hammer legacy is held internationally, with some materials for the project being provided by Hammer's original US production partners Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** THE STAND: THE INVASION scribe David Kajganich has been hired to work on the script for the proposed Ben Affleck-directed film adaptation of Stephen King's THE STAND at Warner Bros. Pictures. Kajganich also worked on an as-of-yet unproduced feature adaptation of King's IT. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** Horny Zombies vs Sword-wielding Babes = LUST OF THE DEAD: Genre regular Asami and AV performers Alice Ozawa, Yuria Hidaka, Riri Kouda, and Saya Kobayashi help 'round out' the cast of a bevy of a beautiful babes left with no choice but to fight off hordes of horny zombies after nuclear fallout. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

Lust Of The Dead - Trailer +18

----- January 18, 2012 -----

** BATTLE ROYALE: On March 20th, Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly brings the BATTLE ROYALE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in North America. Here are the covers!

** DEXTER the movie: A television show experiences some longevity and rumors of a "movie" spring out of nowhere. Dexter is now at the center of feature film talk, mostly generated by TV Guide, who spoke to executive producer Manny Coto about the possibilities of the next two seasons of the hit Showtime series. Here is an excerpt from TV Guide's article: "We're not really looking at an end game right now," says Coto. "In a way, it's almost like every season is a form of an end game. This season could've been an end to Dexter, setting it up for the movies, for example. So every season kind of comes to it's own conclusion and can be a sort of end game."

Coto is quick to add that he's "just speculating" when it comes to movie plans. "I've heard nothing about it. I'm actually just projecting from my own experience on 24, where at the end we weren't going to kill Jack Bauer. We were going to leave him open because down the road there might be a movie. And sure enough, there's a movie coming." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE HOUSE IN THE VALLEY: Here is the trailer for the upcoming Vietnamese horror film. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

----- January 17, 2012 -----

** JOHN DIES AT THE END: On the street, they call it "soy sauce." It's a paranormal, psychoactive drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Its users drift across time and dimensions, but some who come back are devoid of all humanity. While most of Earth's inhabitants remain blissfully oblivious to its threat. Make no mistake, an otherworldly invasion is under way, and mankind needs to be saved. Enter John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. How can these guys possibly be expected to rescue mankind from certain destruction? Originally erupting from the devilishly ingenious mind of David Wong, alter ego of Cracked.com's senior editor Jason Pargin, JOHN DIES AT THE END began as a Web serial that became an Internet phenomenon. In the highly capable hands of legendary cult horror director Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM), Pargin's wildly trippy vision is forged into big-screen eye candy. The end result will take you to places in your subconscious that you shouldn't be allowed to visit. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** The teaser trailer for RE5IDENT EVIL premieres online on Thursday January 19th at 10am PST and will play in front of copies of UNDERWORLD AWAKENING starting January 20th in cinemas. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** Blue Underground have announced KILLER NUN, starring Anita Ekberg, will hit stores shelves on April 24th! Legendary Swedish sex bomb Anita Ekberg (LA DOLCE VITA) stars as Sister Gertrude, a cruel nun who discovers depraved pleasure in a frenzy of drug addiction, sexual degradation and sadistic murder. Joe Dallesandro (FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN), Lou Castel (A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL), Alida Valli (SUSPIRIA) and the luscious Paola Morra (BEHIND CONVENT WALLS) co-star in this notorious 'Nunsploitation' based on actual events that took place in a Central European country not many years ago! Branded as obscene around the world and banned outright in Britain, KILLER NUN has been newly remastered from the original negative and is now presented with all its blasphemous sex and violence fully restored in sleazy High Definition! (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is no longer in the hands of Dark Sky, so it is now New Line that is putting out a 40th Anniversary Edition of the film (an "anniversary" that is being celebrated 2 years early), so says Blu-ray.com. A release date has been set for October 1st. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE DEVIL INSIDE director William Brent Bell and writer Matthew Peterman are re-teaming for a new project which will tackle another bit of classic horror mythology with a similar filmmaking style. The plot itself is being kept under wraps, but Bell will direct from a screenplay he and Peterman wrote. Shooting will kick off in Romania in April with Sierra/Affinity and Incentive Filmed Entertainment Fund financing the project. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** GOOSEBUMPS: Darren Lemke (JACK THE GIANT KILLER) is closing a deal to pen a live-action film adaptation of children's horror series for Sony Pictures and Original Films. Author R.L. Stine's highly successful series comprises more than 50 books that often pay homage to classic sci-fi/horror movies. After scoring the rights to the book series in 2008, Sony's been trying to adapt the property without much success it would seem. Neal Moritz and Deborah Forte are producing. The project marks the property's first film treatment and is a potential franchise launcher for the studio. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- January 16, 2012 -----

** HACK/SLASH: Marcus Nispel (FRIDAY THE 13TH remake) is set to direct the horror-action comic book adaptation for Relativity. The story centers on Cassie Hack, a young woman who has become a killer of killers and travels to small towns across the country hunting slashers in the vein of horror icons like Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers. Todd Lincoln and Fredrik Bond have previously been attached to helm. Justin Marks adapted the script while Alexandra Milchan, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are producing. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE CABIN IN THE WOODS will open the 2012 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on March 9th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** It's official, Lionsgate has acquired Summit Entertainment. Lionsgate closed its leveraged buyout of Summit in a deal for $412.5 million in cash and stock and the assumption of Summit's $500 million debt reports Reuters. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** A&E and Universal are developing a television series called BATES MOTEL which is, you guessed it, all about Norman Bates. Funny, that it should take the title of the television pilot (a failed one at that) created in '87 that was supposed to pave the way for an anthology series. Alas, it never got off the ground. A&E's BATES MOTEL, on the other hand, will serve as a prequel story that delves into Norman's past.

** Here's the official announcement from A&E: Bates Motel serves as a prequel to the most famous fright film of all-time, Psycho. A&E is currently in script development. Bates Motel will give viewers an intimate understanding of how Norman Bates' psyche developed from his childhood through his teen years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory and learn first hand how his mother, Norma, and her lover damaged Norman, helping forge the most well-known serial killing motel owner in history. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DON'T GO IN THE WOODS: Vincent D'Onofrio may be best known for his acting, from his early work in Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET to his role in Tarsem's THE CELL but a few years ago, he decided to direct a movie and so was born DON'T GO IN THE WOODS, a self-described "slasher musical" which puts a spin on the typical "kids go into the woods and are knocked off one by one" horror movie we've seen so many times over the last thirty odd years.

While D'Onofrio's horror debut is just as graphic and gory as you'd expect from any slasher film, what sets it apart is the fact so much of the story is based around music in the form of songs written by D'Onofrio's musical friend Sam Bisbee. The logic is that the unwitting victims in this case are a band on a sabbatical to spend time in the woods to work on some new songs, joined by a group of women. Shortly after they arrive, they start disappearing and being systematically slaughtered… and there are a bunch of songs in between the kills. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** RESIDENT EVIL RETRIBUTION has now been retitled RE5IDENT EVIL and will follow Alice from Tokyo to New York, Washington D.C. and Moscow as she hunts those responsible for the outbreak. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** CRAWL TO ME: SAW cinematographer David A. Armstrong is set to helm an adaptation of the IDW comic reports Variety. The story is set in an isolated country town during the frigid winter months and centers on a young family as they cope with a series of disturbing events that force them to question their relationship, their faith and their very existence. Author Alan Robert, Jeff Mazzola and Chris White are producing the film with writers currently being sought to adapt the property. The first printing of CRAWL TO ME has reportedly been sold out within a week of its release. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- January 10, 2012 -----

** Universal issued a press release concerning the studio's 100th anniversary, which it is celebrating this year. Universal will restore 13 films over the course of the centennial year. The restoration effort includes the following genre films: THE BIRDS, DRACULA (1931), DRACULA (Spanish 1931), FRANKENSTEIN, JAWS and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DJINN: Tobe Hooper's latest film is facing some problems getting released, says Italian web site Movie Sushi. Hooper shot the horror pic early last year in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) for Imagenation Abu Dhabi. Khalid Laith and Razane Jammal star in the thriller about a couple who return home from the U.S. only to find their apartment is haunted by a malevolent spirit. Djinn has been completed for a number of months now. A trailer was shown around the Toronto International Film Festival and the aim was to premiere the film at the Dubai International Film Festival, however, Movie Sushi has received word the studio's head might shelve the film. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** ZOMBIE ASS: Here's the trailer for the upcoming J-horror flick. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** THE DEVIL INSIDE as a possible horror franchise, faces a dilemma. Does it move forward strictly based on its $34.5 million opening? Or, does it take caution and avoid sequel-itis given that it received an "F" Cinemascore? Obviously, the studio could do a sequel with the creators if they strived to do something better. Also, the film's second weekend will likely dictate how everyone proceeds as well. But for right now, there is no rush, says Steven Schneider. The Wrap spoke with the executive producer recently; you'll find what he had to say after the jump. Schneider says: "It's a little premature. Everybody is processing what happened -- the remarkable weekend we had -- and feeling really good about that." He went on to add: "Certainly the filmmakers and Lorenzo (di Bonaventura) and I would all love to explore that with the studio and I think we believe that there is absolutely the potential to carry forward our storylines from the original. It would be a rather organic and fun process -- and one that would lead to great results." Schneider is behind the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY films as well as last year's horror hit, INSIDIOUS. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** ZOMBIBI: Here's the trailer for Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof's upcoming film. The bizarre story takes place in Amsterdam-West, where a virus turns people into bloodthirsty zombies. Although much blood is flowing and many limbs chopped off, there is a lot to laugh at in this bizarre horror comedy. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** Before CBS Films begins production on HELLFEST, it is calling on one more writer for a bit of script work. Gary Dauberman has been brought in to polish the screenplay. HELLFEST concerns a masked maniac who is running loose in a Halloween theme park. CBS is aiming to turn the film into a franchisable property if it hits big. Gale Anne Hurd of THE WALKING DEAD is producing and, most recently, Neil Marshall of THE DESCENT was attached to direct. Shooting is expected to begin this summer. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- January 9, 2012 -----

** BATTLE ROYALE: A title that has shocked, thrilled and unnerved audiences. A film whose fiendishly simple premise has inspired many imitations. Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinju Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel BATTLE ROYALE II REQUIEM sacred cinematic classics. And now, US fans can own them on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD thanks to Anchor Bay! The BATTLE ROYALE release will include: Director's Cut with Japanese and English language and English subtitles

BATTLE ROYALE: The Complete Collection's four disc set in collectible high-end packaging will include:
BATTLE ROYALE Director's Cut with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles
BATTLE ROYALE Theatrical Cut with both Japanese and English language tracks and English subtitles
BATTLE ROYALE II with Japanese language and English subtitles
BATTLE ROYALE Bonus Content with Japanese language and English subtitles

Special Features:
The Making Of BATTLE ROYALE BATTLE ROYALE Press Conference
Instructional Video: Birthday Version
Audition & Rehearsal Footage
Special Effects Comparison Featurette
Tokyo International Film Festival 2000
Battle Royale Documentary
Basketball Scene Rehearsals
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Filming On-Set
Original Theatrical Trailer
Special Edition TV Spot
TV Spot: Tarantino Version
(thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW: On January 24, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW in a 2-disc remastered edition! In the film, flirtatious young sorority sisters who are days away from graduation set out to throw one last decadent celebration. Unbeknownst to them, the strict matron of their house hides a horrendous secret thought long buried. A gruesome accident is witnessed by a hideous fiend, hidden within the once nurturing dwelling, which triggers a rampage of death and destruction. Before the end, the peril faced by this sisterhood will push them to the brink of annihilation. And rivers of blood will drown all who enter... The House On Sorority Row.

Disc one will contain:
Watch this in "Katarina's Nightmare Theater" format with our hostess Katarina Leigh Waters or play feature only
Brand New 16x9 widescreen (1:78) HD master from the original IN
Brand New audio commentary with Director Mark Rosman moderated by Katarina Leigh Waters
Bonus commentary with Stars Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson and director Mark Rosman
On camera interview with co-star Harley Jane Kozak
TV spot
3 theatrical trailers
Storyboard Comparisons
Photo Gallery
alternate ending info

On disc two you will find:
Kat's Eyes: On camera interview segment conducted by Katarina Leigh Waters with stars Kate McNeil and Eileen Davidson and director Mark Rosman
On camera interview with composer Richard Band
On camera interview with co-producer Igo Kantor
This 2 disc edition is limited to 2200 pressed.
(thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE DEVIL INSIDE: Paramount has another horror hit on its hands. The film came out on top at the box office this weekend grossing $34.5 million. Reports are saying THE DEVIL INSIDE was made for around $1 million, which means Paramount is already profiting from the film which was produced by Steven Schneider, one of the execs behind PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4: Paramount has locked in an October 19 release date. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- January 4, 2012 -----

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: Lily Collins is the first cast member to join the upcoming big-screen remake of Sam Raimi'sclassic. She'll play the part of Mia, a drug addict who heads to a cabin in the woods with her friends in an effort to detox. Fede Alvarez, who will direct the film, wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues. Diablo Cody did revisions on the draft. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** WORLD WAR Z: When it was announced Paramount Pictures was turning Max Brooks' zombie apocalypse meets political satire book "World War Z" into a film, many were left wondering how they would do it. After all the novel is really an anthology, each chapter is essentially an interview of a different subject in a different part of the world, allowing each chapter to focus on how people and nations reacted to the crisis before, during and after. To do that in a single film would be a stretch, this is much more something that lends itself to a TV series.

Now we have an idea of how they intend to do to proceed - in the form of a trilogy. The L.A. Times ran a recent profile piece on Pitt and dropped the following quote - "Forster and Paramount Pictures each view WORLD WAR Z as a trilogy that would have the grounded, gun-metal realism of, say, Damon's Jason Bourne series tethered to the unsettling end-times vibe of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD". As previously indicated, the story has been re-written in the form of a narrative with Pitt's central character likely to be involved in some of the situations described in the books. There's a lot of 'interview subjects' in the book with their own scenarios, a single film could only exploit a few of them whereas a trilogy would cover almost all the major ones. The project is currently scheduled for release next Christmas. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** CARRIE remake: Kimberly Peirce is in talks to helm the redo for MGM/Screen Gems. She helmed BOYS DON'T CRY in '99, directed a few episodes of THE L WORD and also helmed STOP-LOSS. Peirce is probably comfortable with a story like Carrie which concerns themes of bullying and female empowerment. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE is expected to hit DVD and Blu-ray on February 14. The bonus content on the disc will include:
Interview with Filmmaker Tom Six
Commentary with Tom Six and Laurence R. Harvey
Set Tour of Warehouse
Foley Sound Effects
Making the Poster
Deleted Scenes (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE HIVE: First announced last April with Joel Schumacher at the helm, the film is now, according to Variety, moving forward with SESSION 9 director Brad Anderson instead. The project, from EXIT WOUNDS screenwriter Rich D'Ovidio, is said to focus on a female emergency line operator who, in trying to help a young girl, comes up against a killer from her own past. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- January 3rd, 2012 -----

** PIRANHA 3DD: The John Gulager-directed follow-up to 2010's PIRANHA 3D was originally scheduled to open in November until Dimension Films yanked it from the 2011 release line-up. In the UK, it appears it is going to bypass theaters completely and head direct-to-DVD. According to the British Video Association website, PIRANHA 3DD will debut on DVD March 19. If you look at the site's listing, you'll see under the heading "Theatrical Release (3D)" it was "pulled from schedule." Test screenings in the US for the film have been terrific and Dimension is look at a spring U.S. release for the film. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4: Paramount confirmed a fourth PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Not really surprising considering the last one grossed over $200 million worldwide. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Pedro Almodovar's THE SKIN I LIVE IN is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on March 6th.

** MELANCHOLIA is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on March 13th.

** JUAN OF THE DEAD: The festival favorite horror-comedy is poised to make a splash in the U.S. A distributor has stepped up to the plate and will be pushing the film to across various VOD services this year. Focus Features acquired the zom-com by director Alejandro Brugues. The company is debuting a digital distribution arm, Focus World, for films like Juan and it intends to release the film via VOD outlets like iTunes, Xbox, Playstation, etc. No release date has been set. Focus World kicks off in February. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** UNDERWORLD AWAKENING: The Cure, Linkin Park, The Naked And Famous, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil, Ministry, Aiden's William Control and Wes Borland's Black Light Burns are all featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming sequel in stores January 17th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- December 29, 2011 -----

** The 1953 film WAR OF THE WORLDS and Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS are the latest genre pic to be added to the National Film Registry. Spanning the period 1912-1994, the films named to the registry range from Hollywood classics, documentaries, animation, home movies, avant-garde shorts and experimental motion pictures - reach representing the rich creative and cultural diversity of the American cinematic experience. Hundreds of titles are considered each year and only a few are selected. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** XP3D: Even though it looks like Sony have managed to squeeze any and all originality out of it, the new trailer for Spain's first ever horror movie in 3D, at least hints that something new might be brought to the table, of Spanish scrare flicks. Aside from that, it's a parade of people who we all know are just too damn pretty live. Some things in horror....are eternal. XP3D opens in Spain today. Synopsis: A group of university students set up camp in an abandoned town to investigate possible paranormal occurrences. Events take a turn with the appearance of a spectre that harasses them incessantly, a spectre only Angela´s sister, Diana, is able to perceive a spectre that harasses them incessantly, a spectre only Angela´s sister, Diana, is able to perceive. (thanks to 24Framespersecond.net)

** RaroVideo US January releases sees UBALDO TERZANI HORROR SHOW (2010) Alessio Rinaldi, a 25-year-old director, gets the charge from a producer to write the script of his first movie with Ubaldo Terzani, a well-known writer of horror novels. Alessio moves into Terzani's house to start this collaboration, and a strange relationship of psychological dependence grows between them: Ubaldo Terzani unveils his dark side, and Alessio falls into a state of insanity ruled by the script they are creating and the nightmares he has because of it. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** UNDERWORLD AWAKENING: Here's a new poster for the upcoming sequel which opens in 2D and 3D on January 20. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 28, 2011 -----

** THE BURNING MOON: Intervision Picture Corp. is prepping the Special Edition DVD release of Olaf Ittenbach's gorefest THE BURNING MOON - splatter-soaked, German nihilism shot on VHS in the' 90s and packaged, for the first time with a rare, recently unearthed, 45 minute bonus making-of documentary. In 1992, writer/director/special effects master Olaf Ittenbach changed the face of video horror, force-fed its ripped-out eyeballs to screaming audiences, then used a drill, machete and shotgun on its still-twitching torso: Ittenbach himself stars as a degenerate junkie who babysits his young sister with two bedtime stories of the damned. First, an escaped serial killer turns date night into a graphic family massacre. Then a country priest on a rape and murder spree leads to a disturbingly explicit descent into Hell. It became the VHS that shocked America. It has been banned in its Motherland for nearly 20 years. And it remains perhaps the most violent and depraved shot-on-video saga in history. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II FULL SEQUENCE: Tom Six's film got people talking (again) and, for a filmmaker, that's a good thing (well, that, and box office bucks). Now the sequel is heading to DVD, courtesy of IFC Midnight. In the film, Martin is a mentally disturbed loner who lives with his mother in a bleak housing project. He works the night shift as a security guard in an equally grim and foreboding underground parking complex. To escape his dreary existence, Martin loses himself in the fantasy world of the cult horror film THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE FIRST SEQUENCE, fetishizing the meticulous surgical skills of the gifted Dr. Heiter, whose knowledge of the human gastrointestinal system inspires Martin to attempt the unthinkable. According to the Amazon listing for the film, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II FULL SEQUENCE is expected to hit DVD and Blu-ray on February 14. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE WOMAN IN BLACK: Here's the new poster for the next movie from Hammer Films.

** Chinese horror RUN: The trailer and poster are now online for the upcoming film. (thanks to 24framespersecond.net)

** Norio Tsuruta's new J-horror POV: Writer director Norio Tsuruta is probably best known to those in the west for his 2004 fright flick PREMONITION. The official web site and poster are now online. (thanks to 24framespersecond.net)

** TOKYO SPECIES: A sexed up, low budget Japanese spin on SPECIES starring Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

----- December 22, 2011 -----

** Don Coscarelli's JOHN DIES AT THE END: The Facebook page for Don Coscarelli's latest films yielded some new images and a teaser, likely whipped up to generate some buzz for the film's appearance at Sundance next month. Written by Coscarelli, who is adapting from a novel by David Wong, the film stars Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman and Doug Jones.

It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can't. It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can't. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THOU SHALL NOT KILL… EXCEPT: Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker (Brian Schulz), however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker takes two bullets to the leg. Sent home from the war, he discovers his ex-girlfriend (Cheryl Hausen) has been kidnapped by a religious cult with a vicious Manson-like leader (played by Sam Raimi). Stryker teams up with his marine buddies to form an assassination squad to annihilate the gang of crazed killers.

Special Features: • All-New High-Definition 2K Digital Restoration from the Original Negative • The Original Super 8mm Short film, STRYKER'S WAR, starring Bruce Campbell! • Made in Michigan: The Making of THOU SHALT NOT KILL… EXCEPT – Featurette • Two Audio Commentaries featuring Director Josh Becker, Bruce Campbell, and Star Brian Schulz • All-New Video Interview with Actor/Writer Bruce Campbell • Deleted Scene with Optional Director's Commentary • Alternate Title Sequence • Original Theatrical Trailer • Reversible Alternate Cover Artwork (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** BLADE: It's cinematic journey may be done (for now), but that's not stopping the Daywalker from living on in an animated series. G4 has been enjoying some success airing the anime versions of X-MEN' WOLVERINE and IRON MAN, so it only seems natural for the channel to the anime version of Blade that has been on our radar for a while now. Both Marvel and G4 announced today the series' premiere date and offered details as to what we can expect. BLADE will kick off Friday, January 13 at 11pm. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 20, 2011 -----

** Steve Zaillian to direct TIMECRIMES remake: Here's part of an upcoming interview expressing his interest in the project: "That's something I might direct but I don't know. We have to cast it, but it's a tricky one, because I want it to be really low budget. I don't want to do a really bid budgeted film for that. I think part of its appeal is that it's kind of a low budget thriller, but it's even harder to get that made without a major actor, so the trick is to find the right actor that doesn't suddenly push the budget up into the 20s or 30s. I'd like to make it for 10 million bucks. You look at it and it's one of the rare opportunities where you have four characters, two locations, why do you need to spend $40 million dollars? This is a gift, this is a story that you wouldn't want to tell any differently, and it happens to be an economical way to go." (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** Noboru Iguchi's new chapter in the long running TOMIE series, TOMIE UNLIMITED is scheduled to hit UK shelves on 23 January. Synopsis: Director Noboru Iguchi (THE MACHINE GIRL) is back with his entry in to the ongoing TOMIE horror film series based on a popular manga by Junji Ito. Tsukiko (Moe Arai), who belongs to a photography club at high school, always feels inferior to her elder sister, Tomie (Miu Nakamura). Tomie is breathtakingly beautiful and popular among the male students, including Toshio, whom Tsukiko is secretly in love with.

One day an awful accident kills Tomie right in front of her younger sister. Since then Tsukiko suffers from a nightmare night after night. A year later Tsukiko and her parents are surrounding a birthday cake to celebrate dead Tomie's 18th birthday. Suddenly they hear an eerie knock at the door. Unbelievably, it is Tomie. She's back. The father and mother blindly welcome Tomie in tears, but Tsukiko feels instinctive fear. Tomie gradually reveals her true face, but only when she is with Tsukiko. Now Tsukiko's nightmare becomes reality, and the terrifying days begin... The film is released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray on 23rd January 2012 by Bounty Films. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** Don Coscarelli's JOHN DIES AT THE END: Sundance Institute announced today the selection of four additional films for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, including one film from the director of PHANTASM, Don Coscarelli! JOHN DIES AT THE END is being added to the festival's Park City at Midnight program. Here's the listing: Director: Don Coscarelli, Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli, based on a novel by David Wong) - On the street they call it Soy Sauce - a drug that allows users to drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Can John and David stop the oncoming horror? No. They can't. Cast: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman. World Premiere. The Festival will be January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 19, 2011 -----

** Dario Argento's DRACULA 3D: The trailer is now online for the upcoming film from Argento. Unfortunately it looks just as bad as I expected. Sad considering just how great of a director he once was.

** ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER: Based on the 2010 novel by Seth Grahame-Smith of the same name, this is a new thriller/horror movie produced by Tim Burton and directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Although the film is due out in June 2012, the ominous lenticular night and day posters showing an axe-wielding Lincoln were just released. The film explores the secret life of the President, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov bring a fresh and visceral voice to the blood-thirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history's greatest hunter of the undead.

** Noboru Iguchi's ZOMBIE ASS: Here's some new images from the upcoming film. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net

----- December 14, 2011 -----

** REC 3 GENESIS: The Facebook page for the upcoming film presented a special look at a promo hitting Spanish theaters next week: A giant lobby standee featuring star Leticia Dolera. Directed by Paco Plaza, the latest chapter in the REC franchise is opening overseas March 12. When we spoke to series collaborator Jaume Balaguero a few months ago, he said this prequel "takes place a little bit earlier, taking place hours before the first Rec. It's not what everybody thinks it is." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Xavier Gens' THE ABC'S OF DEATH: A lot of filmmakers have commenced shooting their segement of the genre anthology. If you recall, this is the Drafthouse Films and Magnet Pictures effort that calls upon 26 directors to tackle the alphabet. The directors were given free reign to choose a word to represent a form of death based on their letter. This weekend, contributing director Xavier Gens revealed an image from his contribution. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Screen Gems has picked up the feature remake rights to Tim Shechmeister's student film short VIRAL. Set in the world of cyberbullying, the tone is said to be akin to THE GRUDGE and THE RING but designed for the current generation with smart phones and social media acting essentially as extensions of themselves. Shechmeister directed and co-wrote the eleven minute short as part of his thesis. The pair will now work in the same capacities on the feature version. Stephen Susco, Roy Lee and Lawrence Grey will produce. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- December 13, 2011 -----

** REC 3: Here is the trailer for the upcoming film.

(thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: While this project certainly has not been given the green light, that hasn't prevented many people from sounding off with their casting choices for the main role, Patrick Bateman (previously essayed by Christian Bale). And that's including American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis. The author has broken his silence about the remake, taking to Twitter to state: "I have warned Lionsgate that I will not approve a new version of American Psycho unless it stars Scott Disick or Miles Fisher." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE COLLECTION: Liddell Entertainment announced today that Marcus Dunstan's follow-up to 2009's THE COLLECTOR will get distribution via their new company, LD Distribution. The sequel, starring Josh Stewart, Lee Tergesen, Christopher McDonald and Emma Fitzpatrick, was previously described as follows: "Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped hide out and save Elena from his sadistic rituals." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE MOTH DIARIES: IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring U.S. rights to director Mary Harron's gothic film, presented by Alliance Films and Edward R. Pressman. Harron previously helmed American Psycho, this time she's adapting a novel by Rachel Klein. Scripted by Harron, the film stars Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon, Sarah Bolger, and Scott Speedman. Karine Martin and David Collins. The synopsis goes like this: Adolescence is and always will be a time of intense emotional confusion, especially if you spend it in a closed environment. That's the case with Rebecca (Bolger), a young girl haunted by her father's suicide, who is a student at an exclusive female boarding school. She pours her heart out in a diary, much of it focused on Lucy, her beloved roommate. Their relationship changes drastically with the arrival of a mysterious new student, Ernessa (Cole). As Lucy abandons her for this new girl, Rebecca becomes consumed with thoughts of jealousy and suspicion--Ernessa is dangerous, evil, a vampire. Is there any truth to all this or is Rebecca slipping into insanity?(thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** MANIAC remake: As cameras continue to roll on the Alexandre Aja-produced remake, confirmation has come in regarding a new cast member who is taking a motherly role opposite Elijah Wood's titular killer. Actress America Olivo tweeted that she has returned to L.A. from Toronto to appear in Franck Khalfoun's redo of the '80s slasher film. Apparently Olivo will play "Frank's mother" (Frank being Elijah Wood) in the film. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 12, 2011 -----

** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: Commercials and music video helmer Noble Jones, who served as second unit director for the Boston-shot scenes of THE SOCIAL NETWORK, has scored a new job. That gig? A low-budget re-imagining of AMERICAN PSYCHO for Lionsgate reports Variety. Based on the Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 satirical novel, the 80's Wall Street-set story follows a wealthy investment banker by day who becomes a homicidal maniac by night. Mary Harron previously adapted the book in 2000 as an acclaimed blackly comic feature starring Christian Bale. Jones recently turned in a script for the new version which explores how the Patrick Bateman character would fare in modern day New York City. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** SAW sequels: No-one really believed last year's SAW 3D would truly be the final outing though, especially after the box-office jumped back up to $136.1 million. But it was thought a few years rest was in store. Turns out the break isn't going to be that long. Liongate Vice Chairman Michael Burns recently told CNBC that "I'm sure, some day, you'll see Saw back in the picture". His comment echoed other rumblings over at the Bloody Disgusting web site that Lionsgate is definitely looking into further SAW films - especially with its current desire to move forward with more franchises. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HELLFEST: THE DESCENT director Neil Marshall is in early talks to helm the slasher flick for CBS Films. The story follows a costumed killer who systematically slaughters the unsuspecting visitors who come to a theme park on Halloween night. William Penick and Chris Sey penned the script. The film is expected to be not only Marshall's next movie but a potential franchise launcher. Gale Anne Hurd will produce and shooting will kick off next Summer. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HORNS: HIGH TENSION helmer Alexandre Aja is scheduled to direct an adaptation of Joe Hill's 2010 novel HORNS next Spring/Summer at Mandalay Pictures. This second book from Hill, the son of Stephen King, follows a man a year after his girlfriend was mysteriously slain. A drunken night leads to him waking up to find horns growing from his temples and is convinced they're linked to his girlfriend's killer. Scott Bunin penned the script adaptation. Aja is expected to shoot the film before moving onto his sci-fi manga adaptation COBRA. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: Sony has locked down a release date for the remake, directed by Fede Alvarez and produce by Sam Raim, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert. Given the recent news shooting will not begin until March, it looks like you'll have a full year or so to gripe more about the fact it is getting made. The studio - which partnered with Film District to release the remake - announced THE EVIL DEAD is going to strike on April 12, 2013. That is somewhat at the cusp of the summer movie season these days. Wonder if Sony will be keeping a close eye on how THE CABIN IN THE WOODS performs in April 2012 and take a few notes from that release. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 8, 2011 -----

** Many cult DVD collectors probably remember Elite Entertainment who delivered tons of genre films in the early part of the last decade. Well, they are returning with a brand new Blu-ray edition of cult sci-fi films.

THE DEADLY SPAWN
Two campers in the New Jersey woods have their outdoor fun interrupted by the arrival of a meteorite crashing nearby. They go to investigate the crater, but are suddenly attacked and devoured by alien parasites who have hitched a ride to Earth. After finishing off the campers, the hungry space monsters head for a nearby town, where they make their domain in the basement of an old house and soon begin polishing off one hapless inhabitant after another. Four young teenagers, plus one pre-teen boy, try to find a way to stop the angry space monsters before they reproduce and literally eat humanity.
BONUS MATERIALS:
Commentary, still gallery, casting footage, gag reel, theatrical trailer & TV spot, enhanced opening scene, television review footage and more!

HELL ON EARTH
Seventeen year old Bobby, walks with the help of metal leg braces and lives with his nasty parents and repulsive sister, Peggy. He plays with "imaginary friends" provided by the mysterious and ancient "Apocryphal Book of Tarkuhm" provided by his eccentric and somewhat crazy Aunt Sadie. What he does not know is that the monsters and demons are only biding their time until the planets are aligned and they can get him to read the passage freeing their master from the "Hell" of another universe.
Both films are due on shelves January 24, 2012. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** CRIMINAL MACABRE: On a conference call today promoting the Chiller TV feature film REMAINS, creator Steve Niles offered the press an update on the long-mooted CRIMINAL MACABRE adaptation featuring comic book fan favorite Cal McDonal. After a bit of a struggle in development hell, the paranormal private investigator may finally get his chance to appear on the big screen. "Cal is being developed at Universal for a feature movie," Niles said. "They really get it and are letting us do the film as an R." CRIMINAL MACABRE languished at other production companies where execs felt it should be PG-13. This baffled the writer. "I was like, have you read the comic? There's not a lot of PG-13 stuff with Cal."

Niles added that he recently had lunch with Dark Horse Comics head Mike Richardson - who is spearheading the effort to develop CRIMINAL MACABRE at Universal. "Something will happen soon," Niles said. "Good news should come in the next six months." In the meantime, of course, you can find Cal McDonald in print. Dark Horse is re-publishing CRIMINAL MACABRE in a new collection and Niles is preparing more adventures for his character. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** 7500: Johnathon Schaech is joining the cast of Takashi Shimizu's currently shooting airline thriller at CBS Films. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- December 7, 2011 -----

** THE CABIN IN THE WOODS: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film.

** THE WICKER TREE: Robin Hardy's long-mooted companion piece to THE WICKER MAN (1973, not the Nicolas Cage remake), entitled THE WICKER TREE, hits theaters via Anchor Bay Films on January 27 and we've got a look at the official one-sheet. When two young missionaries (Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett) head to Scotland, they are initially charmed by their engaging baron Sir Lachlan Morrison (Graham McTavish) and agree to become the local Queen of the May and Laddie for the annual Tressock town festival. But the couple is not prepared for the frightening consequences of their decision and the very disturbing secrets they are about to discover about Tressock's seemingly friendly townspeople. Hardy penned and directed this follow-up which also stars Jacqueline Leonard, Honeysuckle Weeks, Clive Russell and Christopher Lee, the star of Hardy's original film. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL: The film follows Syd March, an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. Biological communion - for a price. Syd also supplies illegal samples of these viruses to piracy groups, smuggling them from the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate. Caleb Landry Jones (X-MEN FIRST CLASS) takes the lead with Sarah Gadon (COSMOPOLIS) and Malcolm McDowell co-starring. What you see above is the very first image from the film, an image that pretty much dares you to ask what's growing in those jars. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** PATRICK remake: Here's the sale art poster for the upcoming remake. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** HOSTEL PART III: Directed by Scott Spiegel, the threequel hits DVD on December 27. While attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas, four friends are enticed by two sexy escorts to join them at a private party way off the Strip. Once there, they are horrified to find themselves the subjects of a perverse game of torture, where members of the Elite Hunting Club are hosting the most sadistic show in town. Kip Pardue, Brian Hallisay, Sarah Habel, John Hensley, Skyler Stone, Chris Coy and Thomas Kretschmann star. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 6, 2011 -----

** THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE is coming to NTSC R1 DVD and Blu-ray on Valentine's Day February 14th, 2012.

** PATRICK remake: Screen Australia is pumping $17 million into several local TV productions and numerous feature films, a move that is said to be a trigger for up to $100 million worth of production going forward reports iF Magazine. PATRICK is a re-imagining of the 1978 cult Aussie thriller about a comatose young man with psychokinetic powers who falls for a nurse and uses his powers to both control the men in her life and ward off the hospital's bitter matron. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** Warner Bros. has picked up the script HIDDEN from newcomers Matt and Ross Duffer. The Duffers will also direct the film which, according to Variety, is described as "an elevated horror-thriller about a family hiding in a bomb shelter after escaping a mysterious outbreak." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- December 2nd, 2011 -----

** THE CABIN IN THE WOODS: The film is finally scheduled for an official release on April 13, 2012. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** INSIDIOUS and SAW helmer James Wan spoke a bit about his next project which is set up at Warner Bros. "The lifestory of the Warrens is my next film," he said via his account. Labeled the "original ghost hunters," the Warrens were real-life supernatural investigators. Ed, a WWII vet and former police officer, described himself as a demonologist and Lorraine is a clairvoyant/medium. Ed passed away in 2006. The Warrens were involved in the investigation of the Amityville house incident and they took on a number of peculiar cases. Of course, this came with scrutiny from some folks who believed they were frauds. A story about their life sounds like a terrific idea and Wan has demonstrated that he's the right man for the job. I'm curious to hear about his angle on the story. Expect an official announcement about the project soon as Wan is currently in pre-production. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK remake: Sony has revealed the special features that will be included on the Blu-ray release of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK which streets on January 3. The DVD arrives bare bones. The Blu will include a concept art gallery, The Story, Blackwood's Mansion and The Creatures featurettes. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA), FilmDistrict and Ghost House Pictures are teaming for a deal in which Sony Pictures will distribute the remake of THE EVIL DEAD currently in the works. Sam Raimi's original classic followed five friends who hole up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead. A demonic force is unleashed possessing each until only one, Ash (Bruce Campbell), is left to fight for survival. Fede Alvarez is directing the film from a script he and Rodo Sayagues co-wrote before Diablo Cody did revisions on it. Raimi, Campbell and Rob Tapert will produce. The deal, which doesn't include the U.K. and France, was locked in place ahead of production which is being fast tracked to start sometime next year. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE EVIL DEAD 2 DEAD BY DAWN: Shown below are new press images for NECA's upcoming Ash figures, regular Ash and Deadite Ash. Look for these to be out on shelves in February 2012. (thanks to Toynewsi.com)

----- November 30, 2011 -----

** MANIAC remake: Photos from the shoot have appeared at Daily Mail, giving you a look at star Elijah Wood attacking his prey (actress Genevieve Alexandra). Franck Khalfoun (P2) directs with Alexandre Aja (HIGH TENSION) on producing duties. Wood plays a mannequin store owner who stalks women via the Internet and, later, kills them. KNB EFX is providing the gore gags. If early reports are true, many of the kills will be seen only through the eyes of the "maniac" himself. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** INSIDIOUS sequel: With Sony has taken claim of the following domain names: Insidious2movie.com, Insidious2.net and Insidious2-movie.net, the possibilty of a sequel is even more probable now. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** This year's prequel, THE THING, is making its way to DVD and Blu-ray at the start of 2012. Universal Home Entertainment passed along the following details... An expedition of a lifetime becomes a subterranean nightmare in THE THING, the thrilling prelude to John Carpenter 's 1982 film of the same name. Debuting on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on January 31, 2011 , The Thing stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,) as paleontologist Kate Lloyd who, along with the crew's pilot Carter ( Joel Edgerton , Warrior), discovers a mysterious organism buried in the ice.

When a simple experiment frees the creature from its frozen prison, it unleashes a flood of chaos and paranoia upon the camp, pitting the team against one another. With the ability to mimic the physicality of anything or anyone that it touches, the shape-shifting creature makes everyone a suspect in this suspenseful psychological thriller. From Dawn of the Dead producers Marc Abraham and Eric Newman , The Thing also stars Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein and Kim Bubbs.

* DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES
* THE THING EVOLVES: Profiling key behind-the-scenes stories of the film from inception to completion, including pieces entitled "The Legacy," "The Inspiration" and "The Evolution."
* FIRE & ICE: In a frigid environment and against a relentless foe, there's only one hope: Fire. Join the cast as they train with flame-throwers, battle wild fires on-set and get schooled in the importance of understanding fire's unpredictable personality.
* FEATURE COMMENTARY: With Director Matthijs van Heijningen and Producer Eric Newman.
* BLU-RAY™ Exclusive BONUS FEATURES: Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect hi-def picture and sound.
* UltraViolet™: The revolutionary new way for consumers to collect movies and TV shows, put them in the cloud and stream instantly to computers, tablets and smart phones, currently available in the United States only.
* BD-LIVE™: Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!
* pocket BLU™ app: The groundbreaking pocket BLU™ app uses iPad®, iPhone®, iPod® touch, Android™, PC and Mac® to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player. Plus iPad® and Android™ tablet owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablets' larger screen and high resolution display. Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that's bigger and better than ever before. pocket BLU™ offers advanced features such as:
* ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
* VIDEO TIMELINE: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
* MOBILE-TO-GO: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
* BROWSE TITLES: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
* KEYBOARD: Entering data is fast and easy with your device's intuitive keyboard.
* uHEAR™: Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 28, 2011 -----

** Director Ken Russell has passed away at the age of 84. According to various sources, he died peacefully in a hospital on Sunday in the wake of a series of strokes. The filmmaker directed the controversial 1971 film THE DEVILS and, later, ALTERED STATES, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM and GOTHIC. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Roy Lee is looking to revisit two horror franchises that put him on the Hollywood map. While visiting the Los Angeles set of 7500 - one of Lee's most recent efforts that pairs him with JU-ON director Takashi Shimizu. There, Lee revealed that he was "looking to do a new version of THE GRUDGE." He stressed, "We haven't decided exactly what [the approach] will be. We've just put it out to film community that we're hearing takes from writers." The last installment in the series, THE GRUDGE 3, went direct to DVD in 2009. Fans of THE RING series, however, have not seen a new film since 2005 when THE RING TWO was released. Lee hopes to remedy that absence with a new installment. "For THE RING, we're actually having a script written to see if it works in terms of trying to restart a Ring franchise." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PIRANHA 3DD: Empire Magazine caught up to Gary Busey to learn more about the actor's turn in the upcoming sequel. What he had to say about his part is short, but it gives you an idea of where the film is leaning in regards to comedy. "I play a farmer. A cow explodes because of its farting ability and out of it come hundreds of piranha, raining down on me. You'll see how I treat one of them," he told Empire. No word on an official release for the film - since it was bumped from this month - but we are hearing January. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** It has been a while since THE CRYING GAME director Neil Jordan worked with the sort of dark material where he built his international reputation but that is about to change in a big way. Jordan begins principal photography in December on Byzantium, a UK / Ireland co-production that stars Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as a mother-daughter duo of vampires on the hunt. Sam Riley (Control) and Caleb Landry Jones costar with the script coming from Jane Eyre's Moira Buffini. Production is scheduled to conclude in February so a late 2012 debut on the fest circuit. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION: Here's a new still of Kate Beckinsale from the upcoming sequel coming out for a January 20 release. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 24, 2011 -----

** FRONTIER(S) and THE DIVIDE director Xavier Gens has been selected to direct the upcoming found footage scare feature HOUSE OF HORROR for Icon Entertainment. Max La Bella penned the script which focuses on the aftermath of a horrific massacre - five college students have been found brutally murdered inside a decrepit, abandoned home. It's discovered the group are amateur ghost-hunters, seeking out paranormal phenomenon at the abandoned house believed to be haunted. What started out as a harmless activity turned into something truly terrifying. Gens replaces Javier Gutierrez (BEFORE THE FALL) who was once attached to direct. The project marks the first deal under an agreement between Icon and "Saw"/"Insidious" filmmaker James Wan who will produce. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Greg Nicotero and KNB EFX just wrapped the second season of THE WALKING DEAD (the last episode is in the can, so to speak) which found him stepping behind the camera to direct an episode. His counterpart Howard Berger, meanwhile, is in Detroit, Michigan working with Sam Raimi on OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. So, what's next? It might be THE EVIL DEAD which is expected to shoot soon under the direction of Fede Alvarez (working from a script polished by Diablo Cody). Nicotero said that he hasn't read the script yet, however, "We would love to do [that project]. I believe they might be shooting in New Zealand, so that might be prohibitive. I know they would love to have us and I know we'd love to do it, I just don't know where it's going to go. I spoke to [producer] Rob [Tapert] and said, with the stuff we're doing on THE WALKING DEAD, I can only imagine how cool it would be to do something with the make-up would be so much fun."

He confirmed KNB is indeed working on the Alex Aja-produced remake of MANIAC, directed by Franck Khalfoun and starring Elijah Wood. Shooting begins in L.A. on Saturday. He would not go into detail in regards to how graphic this film's kills will be, instead he hailed the FX work done by Tom Savini in the original. "Savini was the star of MANIAC," he said. "People remember that movie for the exploding head and that fantastic dummy at the end. We're talking about the golden age of make-up FX when people didn't care what the movie was about. They would go because Tom Savini's name was on it. I was one of those guys. I saw FRIDAY THE 13TH, THE BURNING and MANIAC because of Tom. And that movie is also great for Joe Spinnell and it makes you feel uncomfortable. But [this remake] is in great hands, that's all I can say." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Evan Kelly's THE CORRIDOR has been a great favorite on the festival circuit. The film takes familiar elements and pushes them into some new directions, Kelly neatly balancing character work with genre elements, and the result is a little Canadian indie that ends up feeling like more than the sum of its parts. They've been the best of buddies for more than a decade, but now they're changing-- getting married, getting fired, going bald, going crazy. During a male-bonding weekend they will discover a spectral corridor through the woods-- an impossible hallway where none should be. It will lead these five men into fear, into betrayal and into the biggest change of them all: by weekend's finish... they'll be dead. After strong reviews at Fantasia and Fantastic Fest, THE CORRIDOR will soon be available to the general public with word breaking today that IFC Midnight have scooped up US rights. (thanks to Twitchfilm.net)

** PARANORMAL ACTIVITY series producer Jason Blum is teaming with George Plamondon and Betsy Schechter, the producers behind A&E's series "Paranormal State", to option the film rights to the cult magazine Fate according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fate, founded in 1948, publishes published expert opinions and personal experiences relating to "UFOs, psychic abilities, ghosts and hauntings, cryptozoology, alternative medicine, divination methods, belief in the survival of personality after death, Fortean phenomena, predictive dreams, mental telepathy, archaeology, warnings of death, and other paranormal topics". The trio plan to mine the magazine's thousands of stories for material for use on television and film. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** Malaysian director Azhari Mohd Zain is back with another horror film, KERAMAT. Zul Suphian is Habib, who is wrongly accused of raping Mustika (Diana Amir) that he was beaten by the villagers led by Mustika's own brother, Jabar (Alex Yanz). However, no one could have predicted that after the incident, Habib, who is not an ordinary youth, would begin to develop strange powers, where the veil that hides his disfigured face emits a ray that leads to the death of many villagers. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

----- November 22, 2011 -----

** GUROZUKA: Synapse Films is prepping the DVD release. The disc is expected to street on January 10 and will arrive with a "The Making of GUROZUKA" featurette and a trailer. Here's a description from Synapse: A fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some unlucky teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn that a previous club member supposedly went missing in the house, and another went insane! Shortly after they arrive, a mysterious videotape is found with footage of a violent killer wearing a Japanese 'deigan' mask. Is this footage faked—or real? Soon the girls' food and equipment disappear, and one of the girls is hauned by ghostly visions of the masked demon. Someone–or something–is in the house, and gruesome death awaits those who cannot escape! (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** CHOPPING MALL remake: Dry County Entertainment has planned an unlikely remake in the form of CHOPPING MALL, Variety reports. Robert Hall, the man behind LAID TO REST will direct, re-teaming with screenwriter and producing partner Kevin Bocarde. The original film, written and directed by Jim Wynorski, was produced by Julie and Roger Corman and released in 1986 under the title Killbots. The story involved a group of teenagers trapped inside a shopping mall and hunted by the building's new security force: state of the art robots with a taste for blood. The new version of Chopping Mall is expected to downplay the science fiction elements and instead focus on a supernatural terror. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** I, FRANKENSTEIN: Aussie actress and CHUCK leading lady Yvonne Strahovski is in final negotiations to join Stuart Beattie's monster movie for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features and Lionsgate. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** FINAL GIRLS: Director Todd Strauss-Schulson has signed on to direct FINAL GIRLS. Variety has the word, saying that the New Line horror comedy is described as a combination between BACK TO THE FUTURE and FRIDAY THE 13TH. In the film, from screenwriters Mark Fortin and Josh Miller (who were previously involved with Robert Rodriguez's seemingly defunct WOMEN IN CHAINS! television series), has a teenage girl and her friends sucked into the 80's slasher film that her mother starred in. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DETENTION OF THE DEAD: Alex Craig Mann is in post-production on DETENTION OF THE DEAD, a horror-comedy blending SHAUN OF THE DEAD with THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The film is "about a group of oddball high school students who find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies. Can they put their differences aside and work together to survive the night? Fat chance! This is High School after all." Jacob Zachar, Alexa Nikolas, Christa B. Allen, Jayson Blair, Justin Chon and Max Adler star. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 21, 2011 -----

** THE FLY remake sequel: David Cronenberg had penned a sequel to his remake of THE FLY. Here's the rub: In an update at Indiewire, Cronenberg told them, "I wrote a script and at the moment Fox is not wanting to do the project." So, Fox has passed...for now. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** DEXTER: Showtime has ordered two more seasons of its award-winning, top-rated drama series DEXTER, starring Golden Globe® award-winning actor Michael C. Hall, it was announced today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. On the heels of Hall and SHOWTIME closing a new, two season deal for Hall to return to the series, production will begin on season seven in 2012 in Los Angeles. Seasons seven and eight will consist of 12 episodes each.

The Emmy®-nominated DEXTER opened its sixth season in October and continues to earn impressive ratings, most recently delivering its fifth consecutive week of growth. Season-to-date, the series is averaging 5.12 million weekly viewers on all platforms (including On Demand, replays and DVR), making it the highest rated season yet. Season six of DEXTER is executive produced by John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto and Michael C. Hall.

"DEXTER's enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C. Hall," said Nevins. "The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons and, as a huge fan, I'm excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out."

Michael C. Hall added, "On behalf of the entire DEXTER family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter's world." One of the most acclaimed shows on television, DEXTER stars Hall, who has earned multiple Emmy nominations as well as a SAG award for his role as a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer. The show has received multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for best television drama series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award in 2008, and was twice named one of AFI's Top Ten television series. The series also stars Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, and James Remar. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: Promoting her new film, writer Diablo Cody is making the press rounds and talking about THE EVIL DEAD remake. Cody was brought onto the Sam Raimi production to do a rewrite of the script by director Fede Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues. In an interview with Collider, she states on a few occasions that the film will not carry the type of dialogue she is known for.

"I was nervous to take the job because I thought, Ugh, I'm gonna get shit for this. People are not gonna like this, because all people know of me is like Juno and they think I'm gonna pollute Evil Dead with like wacky dialogue and cute stuff and folk music, and it's like "No, look I understand what this is. I'm interested in storytelling here and making it scary and good and true to the original," she said.

Cody added, "Because the director's draft was really scary, I tried to stay away from some of the big horror set pieces. I didn't wanna mess with his vision, because he's the one who ultimately has to shoot it. That being said, there is a moment near the — I mean it's unbelievably violent (laughs). Occasionally I threw in a wound here or there. I didn't write anything extravagant." THE EVIL DEAD is currently in pre-production for Lionsgate. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** The Rock is attached to THE MONSTERS HUNTERS' SURVIVAL GUIDE: The film will be based on the series of comic books by John Paul Russ. Genre Films is on board to shepherd the project. Here is publisher Zenoscope's breakdown of the novels: Monsters surround us. They're everywhere; on TV, in movies... they haunt our nightmares. But are they real? Do Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies really exist? And if so, how can we survive against them? At last here is the comprehensive guide every Monster Hunter must have! Whether you're a weekend Bigfoot hunter or a hardcore Vampire slayer you simply can't afford not to own this book. The Monster Hunters Survival Guide will not only instruct you on how to be the first to catch one of these mysterious Cryptids - but it's the only way you'll be able to survive the experience! (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** MANSON GIRLS: Close to year after news broke that Bill Moseley would be playing the lead in MANSON GIRLS comes word, via Variety, that production has started on the Susanna Lo film. Starring Monica Keena, Laura Harring, Jennifer Landon, Heather Matarazzo, Estella Warren, Patti D'Arbanville, Eric Balfour and Michael Monks, the film tells the true horror story of the 1969 murders that has Charles Manson in prison to this day. The core of production is set to continue in early 2012 in various areas of California, including Joshua Tree, Redlands and San Francisco. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** GODZILLA: On January 24, 2012, the Toho 1954 classic along with the Americanized edit GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956) — will be released in both deluxe DVD and Blu-ray editions by The Criterion Collection. Criterion's upcoming release is something of a minor miracle considering how many companies currently have a stake in the film. For decades, Toho has allowed specific rights to their movies (theatrical, television, home video, streaming, etc.) to be sold separately; while a potential licensee can purchase whatever options are available they are not required to pay for rights they can't use. This policy has proven effective for Toho, but has resulted in films like GODZILLA being split among several different companies.

1954 • 96 minutes • Black & White • Monaural • In Japanese with English subtitles • 1.37:1 aspect ratio
Special features:
• New high-definition digital restoration (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
• New high-definition digital restoration of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, Terry Morse's 1956 reworking of the original, starring Raymond Burr (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
• Audio commentary for both movies by film historian David Kalat (A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series)
• New interviews with actor Akira Takarada (Hideto Ogata), Godzilla performer Haruo Nakajima, and effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai
• Interview with legendary GODZILLA score composer Akira Ifukube
• Featurette detailing GODZILLA's photographic effects, introduced by special effects director Koichi Kawakita and special effects photographer Motoyoshi Tomioka
• New interview with Japanese-film critic Tadao Sato
• THE UNLUCKIEST DRAGON, an illustrated audio essay featuring historian Greg Pflugfelder describing the tragic fate of the fishing vessel Daigo fukuryu maru, a real-life event that inspired GODZILLA
• Theatrical trailers for GODZILLA and GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman

----- November 17, 2011 -----

** Blue Underground are released some highly anticipated titles on Blu-ray. It starts in January of 2012 with the original Video Nasty, NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS. February brings the sexy shocker BABA YAGA. And March brings one of my favorite STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER, starring giallo sexbomb, Edwige Fenech. (thanks to TwitchFilm.net)

** PACIFIC RIM: Ron Perlman has joined the cast of frequent fellow collaborator Guillermo del Toro's action tentpole PACIFIC RIM at Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures reports Wired. del Toro calls the film a "very, very beautiful poem to giant monsters. Giant monsters versus giant robots. Twenty-five-story-high robots beating the crap out of 25-story-high monsters. We're trying to create a world in which the characters are real and how it would affect our world politically, how it would affect the landscape if creatures like this really came out of the sea, etc." Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Charlie Hunnam also star in the project which began filming on Monday. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** I, FRANKENSTEIN: Bill Nighy (UNDERWORLD) is in negotiations to play the villain in Stuart Beattie's film for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features and Lionsgate says Variety. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE DEVIL INSIDE is the title of a new feature film coming from Paramount January 6th, 2012. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 14, 2011 -----

** Gale Anne Hurd, producer of THE WALKING DEAD, is terrific at deflecting questions that may yield spoilers about AMC's hit zombie series. This season is "ending in a bit of a spectacle, go big or go home," Hurd said smiling. "I'm going back [to the production] this weekend. We're shooting episode 2.13 which Ernest Dickerson is directing." Confirming that season three has indeed been given the green light, Hurd told us, "We've been thinking about [story direction for] season three. [AMC] wanted to hear our ideas." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 took the 8th spot at the box office with $3.6 millions for a total of $100.8 millions.

** Korean horror thriller PERSIMMON: Six people become locked in a toilet in the country side. They don't have any common except they all know about a girl who was found dead in the very same washroom. As time goes by, and tension rises about there predicament, as their true colours start to show up. And everyone starts to realize why they are locked in the toilet and who (or what) brought them there. (thanks to 24framespersecond.net)

** UNDERWORLD AWAKENING: Screen Gems has released a new U.S. poster for the film, coming to 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on January 20. Directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley and Charles Dance. Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 10, 2011 -----

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: Bruce Campbell visited the TV Guide set to predominantly discuss Burn Notice, however, he was asked about the upcoming remake. "We are going to remake it, the original. And people are a little iffy about that," he said. "We wanted to remake a movie that would have better effects, we're better at telling stories now, and so we found a young filmmaker, Fede Alvarez, who is from Uruguay who is going to direct the thing. There's no Ash character in it. That pisses people off, because like "How can you have Evil Dead without Ash?" We didn't want to have the direct comparison. You put Ash and all those characters in it, "Oh, that guy was okay." I wouldn't want to put an actor in that position." When pressed for details about a possible cameo, he seemed reluctant to say he's definitely doing one. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE ORPHANAGE and JULIA'S EYES star Belen Rueda will continue her genre streak with Spain's MOON. Originally entitled LUNA EL MISTERIO DE CALENDA, Variety says the project is set in the 19th century and finds Rueda playing a judge who is sent to a small village to investigate "mysterious occurrences." Moon is envisioned as a television series, which is an ambitious endeavor for the country which has never had werewolf-themed television fare. Fran Perea will co-star as the village's civil guard officer. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Stuart Beattie's I, FRANKENSTEIN will be filmed in Victoria it has been announced. Hopscotch/eOne and Lionsgate will distribute the film. Based on the comic by Kevin Grevioux, the story follows Frankenstein's monster Adam (Eckhart) who, centuries after his birth, comes to aid of humankind as a war between two supernatural clans threatens to take over the Earth. All stages of pre, post and filming will take place at the Docklands Studios in Melbourne and will create approximately 500 jobs for local cast and crew. The project is estimated to generate $37 million for the Victorian economy. Shooting kicks off in February. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE COLLAPSED: The post-apocalyptic horror/thriller, directed by Justin McConnell, has been acquired by distributor Otter Creek Motion Pictures for the U.S. The film is planned to hit DVD and VOD on February 28, 2012. Synopsis: In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately try to survive against insurmountable odds. The constant threat of a violent death forces them to stay as far away from civilization as possible. But when they take to the forest, they soon discover that the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 9, 2011 -----

** Synapse Films announces an ultra-exclusive Special Edition INTRUDER Workprint "NIGHT CREW" DVD-R disc to the first 500 fans who purchase the Intruder Blu-ray/DVD Combo directly from Synapse-Films.com. The Night Crew disc contains additional scenes, different editing, and extended gore sequences that only appear in this singular edition. Presented in its original workprint state - non-anamorphic and with no final music or sound effects mix - and taken from the director's sole personal VHS copy, you can even hear director Scott Spiegel giving off-camera direction to the actors in some scenes.

"We want to give fans of the film something unique to relive the days when the only way to see the original uncut version of INTRUDER was through grey-market videocassettes, so each disc will be individually burned for the customer, with a handwritten label and individually numbered from one to five hundred," says Don May, Jr., President of Synapse Films. "Anyone who has already pre-ordered Synapse's INTRUDER Blu-ray/DVD Combo will have the DVD-R shipped to them along with their order. Once the 500 DVD-R discs are gone... they are gone." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Anchor Bay Films has secured the U.S. distribution rights for MOTHER'S DAY, the remake of the Troma film of the same name. Darren Lynn Bousman helmed the redo starring Jaime King, Patrick Flueger, Rebecca De Mornay, Warren Kole, Deborah Ann Woll, Matt O'Leary, Briana Evigan, Frank Grillo, Lisa Marcos and Lyriq Bent. Although made with a Mother's Day 2011 release in mind, it looks like - according to the Deadline web site - Anchor Bay will release the film sometime around Mother's Day 2012. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** MGM is in talks with 1492 Pictures and CJ Entertainment to pick up the Adam Green-scripted adaptation of Greg Taylor's book KILLER PIZZA. The story follows a 14-year old boy who lands a summer job at a pizza joint that is actually a front for a monster hunting enterprise. Rafaella De Laurentiis is producing the project which is said to have a GREMLINS and THE GOONIES -style tone. (thanks to DarkHoeizons.com)

** Rob Zombie's THE LORDS OF SALEM: Sid Haig has made his way into the cast. Zombie writes, via his Facebook page: "Hurray for Captain Salem! Yep, Sid Haig has joined the cast of THE LORDS OF SALEM as Dean Magnus the other half of the witchfinding duo known as The Brothers." Michael Berryman makes up the other half of that "witchfinding duo" in the film. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** UK Distributors Eureka! Home Entertainment are bringing the latest films from notorious filmmakers Tom Six and Sion Sono to UK Blu-ray and DVD this month. First up is Tom Six's THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE. Eureka! will follow this release one week later with Sion Sono's latest film, typically still without a distributor in the US, GUILTY OF ROMANCE. It is worth noting that both films will be presented in alternate versions. THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE will be in its BBFC mandated 88 min cut, and GUILTY OF ROMANCE will be in its 112 min Cannes market cut (even though the Amazon page states 144 minutes). Neither film has a solid, English-friendly, "uncut" release pending at the moment. The previously announced uncut version of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE from Australia is now facing a classification review hearing on November 28th. Both releases will presumably be Region B locked. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE WOMAN IN BLACK: The new site - tied in to the upcoming release The Woman in Black - invites users to take a look inside Eel Marsh House and discover the answer to "What did they see?" Visitors have only a partially obscured view, just enough to see through the doorway and into this young girl's room. By using motion recognition with the computer's webcam, visitors to the site can shift their perspective within the room by simply moving right & left in front of their own computer to see what lurks behind the door and in the shadows. No matter how scared you get, expect to receive your own customized photo, compliments of the upcoming film starring Daniel Radcliffe. The film opens February 3rd. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 8, 2011 -----

** MANIAC remake: As mentioned yesterday, actor Elijah Wood has been cast in the lead role. He'll play a serial killer who works at a mannequin store. According to the Deadline web site, "he finds victims on the Internet and stalks them like prey, all the while suffering from hallucinations that throw him back into the past, when he was abused by his own mother." KNB EFX will do the special fx. As for the film itself, director Franck Khalfoun and producers Aja and Gregory Lavasseu - the team behind the upcoming Maniac redo - seem to have angle. Rumor has it that all of the killer's scenes will be shot in POV. The POV technique would only appear during the killer's moments. Wood would only be seen in reflections. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** BLACK LIGHT: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are planning to bring their recently-released novel, BLACK LIGHT to the big screen. What's more, the pair are collaborating on a rewrite of the Guillermo del Toro project, PACIFIC RIM, originally scripted by Travis Beacham. Dunstan and Melton are best known for their work in the SAW franchise. They'll be working with producer Michael De Luca to bring BLACK LIGHT to the big screen. PACIFIC RIM, meanwhile, is scheduled for release on May 10, 2013. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** HAUNTED: Tobin Bell, known for his turn as Jigsaw in the SAW series, has joined the cast of the Victor Salva-directedfilm. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** ANTIVIRAL: Malcolm McDowell, Sarah Gadon, Caleb Landry Jones, Douglas Smith, Matt Watts and James Cade have all joined the cast of Brandon Cronenberg's dark sci-fi comedy which begins shooting next week in Toronto. The story follows an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** PARADISE LOST: Rufus Sewell is the latest actor to board Legendary Pictures film. Alex Proyas, who directed Sewell in DARK CITY, will helm the film starring Bradley Cooper and Benjamin Walker, an adaptation of the epic 17th-century English poem by John Milton. The film tells the story of the epic war in heaven between archangel's Michael (Benjamin Walker) and Lucifer (Bradley Cooper). (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** That "untitled werewolf film" Universal we've been tracking has begun principal photography in Bucharest, Romania. The film is the latest in a line of DVD Originals from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand in time for Halloween 2012. Written by Michael Tabb, Louis Morneau and Catherine Cyran and directed by by Morneau, the story concerns an army of bounty hunters that descends on a tiny hamlet in search of the most terrifying monster they have ever fought. "Universal introduced the movie-going public to the 'creature feature' more than a half century ago," said Glenn Ross, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Universal 1440 Entertainment. "Today, audiences are once again enthralled by supernatural creatures in books, on television and in movies. Audiences young and old will enjoy this completely new take on a timeless story that is an essential part of Universal's legacy." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

----- November 7, 2011 -----

** MANIAC remake: Elijah Wood has signed on to star in the remake of gory 80's cult masterpiece. Wood will play a New York City serial killer named Zito (made famous by the creepy performance of the late Joe Spinelli) who seeks revenge for his abusive upbringing by stalking, killing and scalping various young women. He begins a relationship with a beautiful photographer named Anne, but his vile compulsions remain. Nora Arnezeder (SAFE HOUSE) has already been cast as Anna. Franck Khalfoun (P2) directs from a script by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur (HIGH TENSION). Wood will shoot the role after he wraps his work on THE HOBBIT. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** PROMETHEUS: Director Ridley Scott told the Wall Street Journal how his non-ALIEN prequel PROMETHEUS is a prequel to ALIEN: The last eight minutes of the "Prometheus" story evolve into "a pretty good DNA of the ALIEN one." /Film goes onto say that the movie adheres to the Prometheus myth, where Prometheus (a.k.a. whoever) steals fire (a.k.a. technology) and gives it to humans (a.k.a. humans) and then gets punished for it (a.k.a. xenomorphs jumping out of your gut, probably). (thanks to ToplessRobots.com)

** THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II THE FULL SEQUENCE is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on November 21st.

** LIVID: Here's the trailer for the higly anticipated new film from the duo behind INSIDE (À L'INTÉRIEUR).

** The remake of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on January 3rd.

** SHARK NIGHT 3D is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on January 3rd.

** 7500: Jamie Chung, Christian Serratos and Scout Taylor-Compton have joined the cast of airborne thriller 7500 at CBS Films. Takashi Shimizu helms the story which follows a group of passengers on a trans-Pacific flight who run into strange, possibly supernatural problems. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** UNDERWORLD AWAKENING: Here is the trailer for the upcoming sequel. Kate Beckinsale in 3D... I'm in!

----- November 2nd, 2011 -----

** THE EVIL DEAD remake: At the AFM, Lionsgate had a small morsel of goodness related to the upcoming remake, the title treatment. Fede Alvarez is in pre-production on the film, working from a script he penned with Rodo Sayagues and which was given a rewrite by Diablo Cody. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D: Here is the official synopsis. Twenty years ago, the town of Newt, Texas exacted vengeance on the Sawyer family for their role in assisting and concealing murders committed by the chainsaw-wielding maniac Jeb Sawyer, aka "Leatherface." The entire family was presume killed when Burt Hartman led the townspeople to burn down their farm house, but the Sawyer infant survived and was secretly taken away by two of the vigilante townies, Gavin and Arlene, and raised their daughter Heather. It's not until she's in her twenties that Heather learns that she's adopted. A lawyer for her grandmother tracks her down with word she's been left an inheritance. Angry at her parents for lying to her, she sets out for Texas on a road trip with her boyfriend Ryan, friends Nikki and Kenny, and Darryl, a hitchhiker they pick up on the way. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PIRANHA 3DD: Here is the official synopsis. Having awoken from their spring break extravaganza at Lake Victoria, the swarm heads upstream where they look to make a meal out of Big Wet, a local water park where when it comes to fun, nobody does it wetter! Thought they came to get wet, get loaded and get some, the staff and patrons get more than they bargained for when they must face the fiercest, most bloodthirsty piranhas yet. Lead by the strong-willed, studious Maddy and her friends, Barry and Kyle, the trio must dive in and take on these man-eating creatures using every ounce of their being...but can they be stopped? (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** CABIN FEVER sequels: The Indomina Group has optioned the rights to two new CABIN FEVER movies to be shot back-to-back in the Dominican Republic in early Spring. Eli Roth directed the original 2002 indie horror comedy about a group of college graduates who rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a flesh-eating virus.

Jake Wade Wall (THE HITCHER remake) has signed on to pen the screenplay for the first sequel CABIN FEVER PATIENT ZERO. The premise involves a cruise ship in the Caribbean colliding with an abandoned research vessel, unleashing the deadly virus.

Adam and Deborah Marcus (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D) are penning the second one CABIN FEVER OUTBREAK which follows a doctor and his family who travel to a remote Caribbean island to investigate a minor flu outbreak, only to discover a vicious flesh-eating virus that threatens everyone on the island. Hypotenuse Pictures, who produced the original, will produce the sequels. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

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** The Oren Peli (PARANORMAL ACTIVITY) penned/produced untitled ghost town flick now has a cast. The ensemble cast includes Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Jesse McCartney, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolso Berdal and Dimitri Diatchenko. The film is based on an original story by Peli; Brad Parker is directing. The story centers on a group of friends who become stranded in an eerie and desolate city. Abandoned years before in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, nature has begun to reclaim everything. As the sun sets on this radioactive ghost town, inhuman cries cut through the night air. It seems they are not alone. Shooting began today in Eastern Europe. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** PIRANHA 3DD: Mark Canton, speaking from the press junket for IMMORTALS, gave an update on PIRANHA 3DD's release. The John Gulager-directed sequel was due to hit theaters in late November but was recently pushed to an undetermined date in 2012. "It's definitely coming out in January. That's what I hear from the Weinsteins," Canton told us, laughing, "Which probably means March." (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Caleb Landry Jones will star in ANTIVIRAL for Brandon Cronenberg. Cronenberg is the son of David Cronenberg (VIDEODROME) and it sounds like the obsession with "body horrors" runs in the family. Brandon penned the script for Antiviral which, according to Variety, concerns "a clinic that replicates celebrity diseases for public consumption." Jone will play a salesman who is injected with a disease and must figure out how to cure it. Jones was seen this year in X-MEN FIRST CLASS. Shooting begins this month in Toronto. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

** Craig Gillespie (FRIGHT NIGHT remake) has dropped out of directing the film adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES for Lionsgate. An adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel, the story takes the 1813 Jane Austen classic and adds a legion of bloodthirsty zombies into the narrative. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)