Synopsis: "Obediah Lazarus is the son of Judah Lazarus, the original Hannukiller. In 1983, Judah terrorized NY for seven nights and was preparing to sacrifice his eight year old son, Obediah, on the eighth night. Judah was convinced it was God’s will, like Abraham and Isaac, to sacrifice his only son to God. Luckily for Obediah, police tracked Judah down and stopped the sacrifice, but Judah was gunned down in the process. Warped by hatred with no guidance, Obediah Lazarus becomes a religious extremist, intolerant of non-Jews, "bad Jews", and those he perceives to be enemies of the Jewish faith. He is about to unleash eight nights of horror.
A group of Jewish teens are getting ready to party for the holidays, but are in for a Festival of Frights. With the help of a wise Rabbi, they deduce that the murder victims have violated Judaic law and that their only chance at survival is to embrace their faith." Facebook Page!
The Hollywood Insider reported on a rumor (later confirmed by Moviehole) that Children of the Corn: The Dweller needed more ‘Children of the Corn’ so there’s a prologue being filmed, set in Nebraska. Casting agents are on the lookout for a “male, Caucasian, 9-11 years old, slight build, with longish hair” to play “a young killer in the making. He brandishes a knife while dressed in his mother’s dresses and a wig. He also wears lipstick.”
Oh my. Synopsis TIM and ALLIE are heading out of LA and into the very warm California desert environs to see TIM's father. The car overheats and they are forced to stay overnight at the home of a questionable couple and their young child...
BEREAVEMENT, writer/director Stevan Mena’s gruesome prequel to MALEVOLENCE, hasn’t gone before the MPAA yet—but the board has already rendered a judgment on the film. The MPAA has banned the poster for depicting a child holding a weapon. BEREAVEMENT, starring Michael Biehn, Alexandra Daddario, Brett Rickaby, Nolan Gerard Funk and John Savage, explores the childhood of serial killer Martin Bristol, when he is kidnapped by a psychopath and forced to witness horrible acts of murder. Theatrical release is planned for next February.
Synopsis: "From director Brad Anderson (Session 9, Transsiberian, The Machinist) comes VANISHING ON 7TH STREET, a terrifying, apocalyptic thriller that taps into one of humankind’s most primal anxieties: fear of the dark. An unexplained blackout plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, and by the time the sun rises, only a few people remain—surrounded by heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. A small handful of strangers that have survived the night (Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo and newcomer Jacob Latimore) each find their way to a rundown bar, whose gasoline-powered generator and stockpile of food and drink make it the last refuge in a deserted city. With daylight beginning to disappear completely and whispering shadows surrounding the survivors, they soon discover that the enemy is the darkness itself, and only the few remaining light sources can keep them safe. As time begins to run out for them, darkness closes in and they must face the ultimate terror."
Raven, the Teen Titans character, is currently being looked at for the focus of a live-action television series. A half-human, half-demon, Raven came to the mortal world at age 16 and took the name Rachel Roth, becoming a member of the Teen Titans.
It's still in the very early stages, Raven is being eyed as a potential replacement for Smallville, which is set to go off the air when it completes its tenth and final season in 2011.
Mezco Toys’ latest Living Dead series is Things With Wings, and ordering info and images of the new line has now hit the web. “In the dark still of the night, a new kind of evil takes flight. Winged creatures ascend from where the Living Dead Dolls dwell, and swoop down on the masses likes bats out of hell. Angels and demons, pixies and fairies, make up the twisted creations of series 21, and so the celebration of the 13th anniversary of Living Dead Dolls has begun.”
AUTHOR RICK FLORINO TO RELEASE "SIX BULLETS TO SUNRISE" EXCLUSIVELY ON BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM DECEMBER 15, 2010.
Here's a synopsis of Six Bullets to Sunrise:
"The world as you know it has ended…You're starving. You're alone. You've lost faith. Something evil continues to plague what's left of humanity. Something evil threatens to change you forever. Something evil stands between you and your next meal. All you know is, you've got six bullets and a long time until sunrise. How will you survive?"
Critically acclaimed author Rick Florino (Dolor, Do the Devil's Work for Him) will unleash his brand new digital novella, "Six Bullets to Sunrise", for free, via horror site and community Bloody-Disgusting.com (yay, that's us!) on December 15, 2010. Six Bullets to Sunrise will be available as a free download on Bloody-Disgusting.com in either PDF or audio book that day. Florino will preview the book at a special release party and "Blood Reading" at The Hollywood Corner on December 7th at 7pm (1156 N. Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038). Six Bullets to Sunrise is a post-apocalyptic thrill ride that'll keep you on the edge of your seat until the last shot's fired. It's dark, deadly and decidedly spellbinding.
In the first project he has set at Sony Pictures Entertainment since exiting the co-president post to become a producer, Matt Tolmach is at the center of a preemptive pitch deal for Frankenstein. The film will be a contemporary version of the Mary Shelley novel. Craig Fernandez pitched the project and will write the script. Tolmach will produce through Matt Tolmach Productions.
Realizing they may be the last people on earth, a small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on a desolate street, struggling to combat an apocalyptic horror as the darkness hones in on them. Facebook Page Website
Magnolia Pictures has set debut dates for the film via its Magnet Releasing arm. Available for video-on-demand viewing beginning January 7, and hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles February 18, with more big-screen playdates to follow.
Howard updated fans on Twitter sharing one piece of positive news: "It's been a long road, and still more to go, but negotiations have officially begun. #Dead@17movie". Nara Kilday is killed, and finds herself mysteriously revived. She discovers she has to prevent the coming of Bolabogg, a demonic lord.
Synopsis: "Every year three million single women in America move into an apartment for the first time. They do not know who lived in the apartment before them, they do not know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks. This is the story of one such woman… After separating from her husband, pretty young doctor Juliet Dermer (Hilary Swank) moves to Brooklyn, settling into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true. It is… Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she is not alone in her home, and quickly her fears become all too real. In a chilling revelation, she discovers that her seemingly charming, young landlord, Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), has developed a dangerous obsession with her. A terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues as Juliet fights to free herself from Max’s sinister intentions."
A Brief Account of the True Nature of the UFO Entities
One of the more curious features of the followers of the various religions is that, being so dogmatically certain that in their own particular little faith they already possess the whole Truth about all things in Heaven and Earth, it almost never occurs to any of them to look elsewhere and find out what the followers of other religions may know or may have discovered.
This is certainly a pity, for study of all the great world-religions - and notably Islam - would yield valuable clues as to the true nature of the so-called "UFO Phenomenon" and would rapidly eliminate much of the fatuous "Space-Age Mythology" that has been spawned in such profusion over the last three decades.
Islam knows, in fact, of the existence of three entirely separate and distinct species of intelligent beings in the Universe, and indeed can furnish suprisingly precise details regarding their natures and roles and activities.
Synopsis For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world – Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It’s up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered before. Battle Site!
PRESS RELEASE: It’s the horror that they didn’t want you to see – the film that spurred a media storm of controversy. Today, Dark Sky Films announced that Adam Green's HATCHET II will be available on Video on Demand on December 1, 2010. The first unrated independent horror film to be exhibited by a major theater chain in more than 25 years, only to be yanked from screens almost immediately, HATCHET II will be shown on VOD on Time Warner and Comcast systems in its original unrated and uncensored cut.
IFC is bringing the French zombie film The Horde to U.S. DVD on December 21.
The flick has a VOD premiere here in the States in August. Special features will include a making-of featurette, an alternate opening, deleted scenes, drawing studies, posters, trailers, storyboards and the short film Revoallan.
Zombies from Outer Space is currently in post-production and expected to show up at festivals in 2011.
Synopsis: "Bavaria in the late fifties. One day the life of Maria, a young girl, changes when she stumbles upon the dead body of an woman. Scientist Dr. Robert Hölzlein and the American lieutenant John Welles, stationed in Bavaria, are commissioned to solve what is obviously a murder case. But trouble seems inevitable as both are interested in the beautiful Maria. As more and more dead women are discovered in the area, along with mysterious sightings of unidentified flying objects, fear and mistrust grows among the inhabitants.
While inspecting a crop circle Lieutenant Welles finds a dead alien, and an autopsy of the strange corpse leads Hölzlein to a terrible conclusion. Too late he discovers the connection between the dead women and the inexplicable UFO visitations. Before he can alert the population, however, undead aliens rise from their tombs beneath crop circles throughout the district, their aim to destroy humanity. Will the two rivals, Robert and John, realise in time that their only chance for survival is to work together?"
Its been reported by the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) that director Irvin Kershner, best known for directing the Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 87 after a long bout with illness. Born in Philadelphia in 1923, the filmmaker trained in music and photography before making documentaries and features starting in the late '50s. His breakout came exactly thirty years ago when George Lucas hired him to helm Empire Strikes Back, which many movie fans still consider the best of the beloved series. That was followed by the unauthorized James Bond flick Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery, and another sequel, RoboCop 2.
To get started on a very scary Christmas here are a few film treats to enjoy!
Wilford Butler returns home on Christmas Eve and his house had been turned into a mental institution for the criminally insane. But the day of his return, he is set on fire and dies. The towns people believe his death was an accident, and the institution-house is later closed down. Wilford leaves the house to his grandson Jeffrey. A few years later, Jeffrey finally decides to sell this grandfather's house, but the towns people including the Mayor have mixed feelings on keeping people away from the house, especially when a serial killer escapes from another institution and finds refuge there. The killer makes frightening phone calls and kills anyone coming near the house. But what does the killer have in common with what happened to Wilford Butler years before?
It's time for Christmas break, and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday, but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge. When Clare disappears, they contact the police, who don't express much concern. Meanwhile Jess is planning to get an abortion, but boyfriend Peter is very much against it. The police finally begin to get concerned when a 13-year-old girl is found dead in the park. They set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem?
Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life, the toy-maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism, the resulting snap causes him to go on a yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror.
After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior.
Serial killer is genetically mutated in car wreck on the way to his execution. After which, he becomes a murdering snowman hell-bent on revenge for the sheriff who caught him.
Due out in March 2011 comes a new book about Halloween.
Halloween: A Quintessential British Guide to Treats and Frights by Mark Doody and Kristoffer Hughes. “A roaring fire casts an orange glow mimicking the Jack-o-Lantern that graces the hearth; the wood crackles and mocks October winds that howl mercilessly at the window. The table is set for a Halloween tea; the finest china with its gold rim glistening in the fire’s glow commands centre stage on the small lace covered table; treats bedeck the cake stand with promise of sweet delights. A knocking on the door announces the arrival of another batch of Trick or Treaters. It is a typically British scene, a warm and cosy Halloween. A tea cup rings as it meets its saucer, the warm blood within the cup almost spilling over the golden rim to kiss the blood-stained lip mark on the teacup's edge. With a chuckle, the resident achingly rises to its feet and meanders to greet those eager to receive their treats.” The feast at the end of October invokes an ancient magic that rises from the depth of our ancestry, a calling that connects us to over 2,000 years of history. It is quintessentially British yet fabulously international. Its history is peculiar for it embodies a quality unlike the majority of annual festivals and celebrations that mankind has adopted. The feast at the end of October is one of mischief, of guising, of ghouls and spirits and things that go bump in the night. Something within the bizarre rituals and traditions of October feels familiar, like echoes from past times we sense a remembering, as if memories of times gone by rise up to invoke something within mankind. Accentuated by the vibrant colours of late autumn, cooling nights, and flickering lights, by myth and fairytale, the primary feast of October is firmly entrenched in the popular imagination. Quintessentially British: The purpose of this book is threefold: Primarily its nature is one of reclamation, as the first part of this book will demonstrate the festival of Halloween is rooted in Celtic Britain. Therefore, our main drive for compiling this work is the desire to reclaim Halloween as a recognizable British festival. We strive to bring Halloween back home! America has inspired the resurgence of interest in the celebration of Halloween in all its commercial and frivolous glory. The authors take that inspiration and bring it home, planting the seeds of American enthusiasm next to a seed bed of ancient British culture and traditions, the result a quintessential blend of America’s Technicolor vigor for Halloween flavored by a good dash of Britishness! Fine tea should be consumed in fine china; the finest Halloween should be experienced with a smattering of American enthusiasm and a dash of British sophistication. This new book combines the mystery and magic at the origin of Halloween with its development through the centuries to its current form. With offerings of decor and party ideas and recipes to suit a varied budget, the easy to follow instructions and advice will serve to provide readers with a foolproof, tried, and tested guidebook to celebrating their best Halloween to date. How does this happen? Two grown men come together for the love of one thing, for the fun-fueled, ghost-driven spookiness of a single night in October! Traumatized by childhood nightmares of Swedes and bin bags, these two men form an unlikely partnership in pursuit of a single goal...to make Halloween as monumental an event as practiced by our cousins across the pond in the United States of America. The Americans do it so well, but so can we; after all it was ours to begin with. So, we invite you on a journey with two guys who live for the 31st of October, who chuckle in delight as supermarkets fill their shelves with imported plastic tat. Men who squeal in glee at the horrified cries of guests terrorized by scenes of horror and pretense but who also acknowledge the somberness of the season in its reverential tradition of honoring the dead. Wait until dusk, put the kettle on, and settle on the sofa and take a ride with two somewhat unhinged guys who just know how to do Halloween so well!
Ghost Trek follows the paranormal team called "Paranormal Underworld Detective Society" (PUDS) as they investigate paranormal activities around the U.S. and abroad which takes place in between tanning beds, body-building and of course bong-hits. They risk their lives confronting the undead.
Press Release below:
"The GHOST TREK pilot begins shooting December 10, 2010 in Charlotte, NC and its environs at a number of locations across the region, including the BUTTER nightclub, the NASCAR Hall of Fame building, as well as other studio and residential locations.
GHOST TREK is lead by Dr. Zeke Wallace (Michael Melendez), an ex-chiropractor turned paranormal investigator living in New York with his girlfriend, Shawna Leibowitz (Gia Allemand) who is also the show’s producer. The other PUDS investigators are: Joey Mayhem and The Bomb, two UFC wanna-be’s from New Jersey (Glenn Gilbertti and Scott Colton), the fashion-conscious psychic Guy Swisher (Brett Gentile), the team’s tech specialists and devoted stoners Robbie (Mikey “B” Bortone) and Ray-Ray (Johnny “Fairplay” Dalton), the “living dead-roller girl” case manager “Scary” Carrie Carmichael (Christy Johnson), Weasel the kleptomaniac cameraman (Kevin Johnson), and newbie Jules Partridge (Julia Bullock).
In the pilot entitled, “The Kinsey Report”, the team travels to Aspen, Colorado to investigate a supposed “cursed” house where a young pageant girl, Tyler Rae Kinsey (Addy Miller), was murdered. Meanwhile, Shawna is fuming over Zeke’s out–of-control spending, especially now that she suspects he’s cheating on her. But she’s forced to sit still for Zeke’s lunar escapades as Harvey Goldman, the show’s executive producer (Lonn Friend), says, “He’s trending.”
Combining the camp of Kolchak: the Night Stalker, the dynamics of The X-Files, the comedy of Clerks, and idiocy of The Jersey Shore, there’s no question GHOST TREK will be a hit with the Family Guy and/or Ghost Hunters crowd. Described by Jason Tracey, writer and producer of A&E’s Burn Notice as “promising and well-written,” GHOST TREK combines indie-horror with indie-comedy creating a crossover market appeal by incorporating reality stars and actors, plus masterful special effects make-up from two-time Emmy Award winner, Dean Jones (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)."
