LITERAL REMAINS

Director Abel Ferrara is making his return to horror with a new telling of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale starring Forest Whitaker and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Apparently Whitaker is going to play Dr. Jekyll and 50 will be Mr. Hyde.  The one with Keanu Reeves is looking better and better.

Gothic Babe of the Week

Producer Ed Bass is making his directorial debut with the movie Belle, about Belle Gunness. Who the hell is Belle Gunness? I’m glad you asked, because I didn’t know either.  Apparently she was a prolific serial killer.  It’s believed that  she killed more than forty people, including her two husbands and her three children, before her [...]

The Sacred is the tale of several students who get in over their heads while trying to research local Native American folklore. It’s not really the locals who give them much grief, instead that task is up to the land itself, which can materialize the dead, sins and past mistakes. THE SACRED- TRAILER- DIALOGUE VERSION- [...]

Back in the day, the heyday when Freddy and Jason ruled the slasher box office, my middle school was on Elm Street.  My friends and I always found that cool. Here’s a photo from the set of The Nightmare on Elm Street remake, Springwood High.  You can see some more shots of it at Bloody-Disgusting.

“We’re taking the iconic image of a mother, the most comforting and nurturing person in the world, and perverting that into something that is punishing and sadistic,” Genre’s Richard Saperstein said. The 1980 Troma cult classic Mother’s Day has been given the go-ahead for a remake.  Darren Lynn Bousman, director of Repo! The Genetic Opera and three [...]

Director Alex Proyas and actor Nicolas Cage seem unlikely bedmates, but considering Proyas has worked with Will Smith, it eleviates some of the mind boggling. The DVD of the critically divided film streets on July 7th.

Guillermo del Toro isn’t just a kick-ass filmmaker, he is now turning his writing talents to the world of literature.  He is the co-author of the new book The Strain with Chuck Hogan, the first of a new trilogy.  Read a Q&A with the authors here. Or watch the video to hear del Toro discuss it.

Dread is a psychological thriller centering on three college students who study other people’s fears. As the study progresses, one of the students begins to seek salvation from his obsession by exploiting the terrors of his fellow participants.

Writer/director David Twohy (Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick) has a new thriller set for release on August 14th.  It stars Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn.   Read more here.

Patrol Men is set on a fictitious Island. In true horror fashion, the Island has a flaw… Take The Wicker Man, add some of The Crazies, spread some Marxism, think about Twilight, listen to some Jazz, read Animal Farm, and think about Paul Thomas Anderson, look at Danny Boyle’s manipulation of the digital medium, study [...]

I didn’t really care for The Messenger…well, I didn’t care for the last of the movie.  Up until the end I thought it was okay.  I hope the sequel makes improvements.

Keanu Reeves is set to star in Universal’s remake of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.  That should be interesting. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story has always been one of my favorites.  Keanu Reeves…I have nothing against Reeves.  I like The Matrix trilogy, Street Kings, and I even found the remake of The Day the Earth Stood [...]

Does anyone else remember Werewolf?  Apparently, someone does as the series is coming to DVD in September, if we’re lucky. I can barely remember the show, I was really just a babe back in 1987 when it played out its short life in syndication.  I can remember that the werewolf scared me.  I think it’s [...]

“Dark Castle is revisiting the haunted house genre, pairing with Todd Lincoln, who will write and direct “The Apparition” for Joel Silver’s genre label.” Supposed to be based on a true story.  Read more.