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Stephen Susco Penning 'Hack/Slash' Adaptation!

15 November 2009 11:34 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

It has been one long road to getting Cassie Hack on the big screen, but hey, we're getting close! With Fredrik Bond attached to direct, Relativity has tapped Stephen Susco to pen the latest draft of the live-action adaptation of Hack/Slash, a film that should kick off a brand new franchise. The comic centers on Cassie Hack, a woman who symbolizes the lone girl who survives at the end of every horror movie. Hack not only survived, she has become a killer of killers and travels to small towns across the country hunting slashers in the vein of Halloween's Michael Myers, Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees and A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger. She is partnered on her journey with Vlad, a hulking companion who serves as her protector. Susco is also writing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3Dfor Twisted Pictures and The Butcherhouse Chronicles for Paramount Pictures. »

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Sideshow Teases New Jason. Mama's Boy Now Dual Wields!

15 November 2009 10:22 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

In keeping with the spirit of Friday the 13th, everyone's favorite maker of super-expensive yet completely badass collectibles, Sideshow Toys, has unveiled an exclusive teaser for their upcoming Jason figure.

All that was revealed was the image below. Beyond that we know nothing except -- Holy Shit This Is Gonna Look Cool And We Want It Like Yesterday! Note the usage of Caps to convey how really excited we are. Stay tuned, kids. When we know more, you'll know more. And we'll be sure to turn our caps-lock back on when we tell ya!

- Uncle Creepy

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- Uncle Creepy

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Denver Film Festival: I've Seen 'Troll 2' and Lived

15 November 2009 10:03 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When I was writing the short-lived Horror Virgin series for Horror Squad, I received a lot of messages asking me if I had Troll 2 scheduled as part of my education. I would constantly stress to them that the point was for me to watch good horror movies, not bad ones, but it didn't matter. Everyone still thought I should see Troll 2 right after Halloween or Friday the 13th.

Well, I've seen it and I'm glad I waited to see it at a midnight showing with like-minded people instead of sitting at home with a copy. This is the kind of movie that needs to be seen with a crowd and with a couple of drinks in your system because it's really that bad. I don't know if it's the worst movie I've ever seen (the 1986 Trick or Treat comes awfully close, as does Frogs), but it certainly comes very close. »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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New Jason Voorhees Collectible Coming...

15 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods - or have any Jason Voorhees statue on your shelf - Sideshow Collectibles is prepping something new for you Friday the 13th nuts ( "Uh oh," says my wallet). And it looks like we're getting something fresh, as in a pose we have seen used in other Jason collectibles. Check out the teaser image below! »

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'Friday The 13th': Ranking The Series From Top To Bottom

13 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

by Kyle Anderson

Today is Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day of the year! That gives me an excuse to indulge in one of my favorite pasttimes as an amateur "Friday the 13th" historian. I can't remember when my obsession with the adventures of Jason Voorhees really began, but I do know that I've studied this series from top to bottom multiple times.

Perhaps you're new to the "Friday" game and need some guidance. The natural urge would be to start from the beginning, but that would be a mistake that would result in sadness and nausea. Since the continuity between movies doesn't matter in the slightest, it's best to take them out of order. But where to start? Glad you asked. Here are the 12 "Friday the 13th" films, ranked in order of greatness from truly excellent to whatever "Jason Goes to Hell" is. Stay lucky!

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter »

- MTV Movies Team

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"Paranormal Activity" Inspires Title Change

4 November 2009 3:53 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Katie Featherston a.k.a. Katie from "Paranormal Activity" becomes one of Hollywood's fastest rising stars of 2009 thanks to the horror film.

Now, an indie horror flick that she starred in called "Walking Distance" has undergone a name change to "Experimental Activity."

You gotta be kidding me!

But, the name change sort of makes sense because the film is about a small town that is subject to a government medical experiment.

Although we all know that the name change is because of the hit film "Paranormal Activity."

"Experimental Activity" also stars Adrienne King from the first two "Friday the 13th" films from the 80s. »

- Manny

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'Paranormal Activity' star Katie Featherston's new movie: 'Experimental Activity'

4 November 2009 3:42 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Once upon a time, there was an indie horror flick called Walking Distance, about a small town where weird government experiments happen. It starred Friday the 13th's (and Friday the 13th Part 2's!) Adrienne King, plus a bunch of other people you probably don't know. Or didn't until one of said people, Katie Featherston, became an overnight sensation thanks to Paranormal Activity. So how might Walking Distance's distribution company celebrate this unexpected windfall? Change the movie's name to...Experimental Activity. Get it? Of course you do. "Walking Distance could be any genre and that is confusing for »

- Missy Schwartz

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Afm '09: 'Walking Distance' Renamed to 'Experimental Activity'

3 November 2009 10:59 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

Only in Hollywood, sigh. The indie horror movie Walking Distance, currently in postproduction, has undergone a name change to Experimental Activity now that one of its actors, Katie Featherston, has gone on to star in the the current theatrical hit Paranormal Activity. Showcase Entertainment has acquired international rights to "Experimental Activity," which revolves around a small town that is subject to a government medical experiment. "Clearly having the fastest-rising star in the business is a feather in the cap, but we feel the film stands on its own as a cool psychological thriller," Showcase president David Jackson said. The film also features Adrienne King, who appeared in the 1980 version of "Friday the 13th" and its first sequel, Glenn Morshower, who's been seen as Secret Service agent Aaron Pierce on "24," and horror vet/scream queen Debbie Rochon. »

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Tron Legacy Writers Move the Pointer to Ouija

1 November 2009 10:32 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

After speeding through the 80s arcade games of the “Tron” universe, “Tron Legacy” writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are going lo-tech with an adaptation of “Ouija” based on the popular board “game”.  Since I haven’t read the script for “Tron Legacy”, I’m not sure what made Kitsis and Horowitz the men for this job.  My best guess is that their agent and a movie executive whipped out “Ouija” and when the agent asked if Kitsis and Horowitz should write the movie, the spirits moved the pointer to “Yes”.  The spirits then used the numbers at the bottom to determine their quote.  The spirits seem to like the number “0″.

To read more about the project, hit the j…u…m…p…

“Ouija” is being produced by Platinum Dunes (the remakes of “Friday the 13th” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”) as well as Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro. »

- Matt Goldberg

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Feldman 'Squeamish' Despite Horror Acting

1 November 2009 5:46 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Former child star Corey Feldman finds it amusing his career has been based in horror movies - because he's so squeamish.

The Goonies actor admits he can't stand watching gruesome pictures and finds it ironic he ended up predominantly in the genre.

He says, "It's really funny because I was just thinking the other night that for a guy who's not into gore, I sure am in a lot of horror movies.

"There's been Gremlins, the Friday the 13th movies, Lost Boys, Tales From The Crypt, the new internet series Splatter and I also host the EyeGore Awards at Universal Studios.

"I like the occasional horror movie but I'm very squeamish, I don't like the gory parts. It wasn't part of the masterplan but somehow I became Vincent Price (iconic horror actor). I'm not sure how that happened. I should maybe put an end to it but it's a lot of fun making them and I really enjoy it." »

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Halloween Special Part 2: Michael Myers vs Me

1 November 2009 10:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

To bring us out of Halloween I thought I would do a daring deed and take on Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in a no holds bared face off (literally) where I have watched the entire back catalogue of their films to determine once and for all who is champion slasher, Part 1 was on Jason, Part 2 is Michael Myers.

The three killers have haunted us through our childhoods with each horror legend bringing us movies which have completely terrified and equally bemused us with poor sequels and terrible plots

Beware pictures of blood and gore to follow.

Michael Myers is very similar to Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger in that nothing seems to kill him, but the big difference is that Michael Myers is the only non-supernatural monster out of the three, he is a killing machine that has been shot numerous times, blown up in fire, stabbed »

- Gary Phillips

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Halloween Special Part 1: Jason Voorhees vs Me

31 October 2009 4:44 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

To bring us into Halloween I thought I would do a daring deed and take on Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in a no holds bared face off (literally) where I have watched the entire back catalogue of their films to determine once and for all who is champion slasher

The three killers have haunted us through our childhoods with each horror legend bringing us movies which have completely terrified and equally bemused us with poor sequels and terrible plots

Beware pictures of blood, gore, slight nudity and terrible acting to follow.

I begin with Part one of the Halloween Special and start with Friday the 13th and Jason Voorhees, one of the most iconic horror villains of all time sporting the classic hockey mask and machete, Jason Voorhees has become a vastly popular member of the horror circle and would be up there with Dracula, Frankstein’s »

- Gary Phillips

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The Blu-Ray Review: Orphan

31 October 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Colin Jacobson reviews Orphan on Bd.

While not as prolific a horror subject as zombies or vampires, creepy kids have been a genre standby for decades. We get a new entry in that field via 2009's Orphan.

When her pregnancy results in miscarriage, Kate Coleman (Vera Farmiga) suffers from nightmares and various psychological concerns. Though somewhat reticent, she and husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child to add to their existing brood of Maxine (Aryana Engineer) and Daniel (Jimmy Bennett).

They choose Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a rather prim and proper but nonetheless sweet, charming little girl. She immediately hits it off with hearing impaired Max, but Daniel becomes jealous of all the attention his new sister receives. They become rivals, and Esther also runs into mockery and disdain at school.

None of this ends well for the parties who cross Esther. Not that things go much better for »

- Paul

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The Flickcast Presents: What To Watch on Halloween

30 October 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Not in the mood to throw on a costume and run around from bar to party to candy-giving front door this year? Why not sit at home with a stack of haunting flicks to get your Halloween jollies off, or better yet, hit the theaters In Costume!

Over the past month, we’ve put together quite a compilation of horror reviews for you to pick and choose what to watch during your Halloweekend, and why not start tonight, on All Hallow’s Eve?

Take a look at our list of Horror Reviews below, from things like Zombieland, which you can currently see in the theaters, to movies like Dance of the Dead, which you could run out and grab at any DVD outlet. Put together your favorite scary movie queue from these titles for a guaranteed haunting Halloween marathon!

In Theaters:

• Paranormal Activity

• Zombieland

• The Stepfather

• Saw VI

• House of »

- Matt Raub

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Halloween List-Making Invades The MTV Newsroom

30 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

For this week's final Halloween movies list, I decided to turn hit up the real superstars: my co-workers here in the MTV Newsroom who keep this great ship moving every damn day. After the jump you'll find recommendations and reminiscences from around the office. If you're game for some heavy reading, make sure to check out the last write-up, detailing Joel Hanek's pick: "Ernest Scared Stupid." Oh yes, he went there.

As for myself (MTV Movies Blog editor Adam Rosenberg), it's a toss-up. To this day I still have occasional nightmares relating to "Candyman," the Bernard Rose-directed, Virginia Madsen-starring horror flick based on a tale by novelist Clive Barker. There's something uniquely terrifying about the Candyman's ability to attack at any time, day or night. When horror can touch you even in the relative safety of sunlight, that's something to fear.

The other one that still gets me, »

- MTV Movies Team

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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Overlooked Slashers

30 October 2009 9:27 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It’s hard to surprise people when putting together a list of the best slasher movies and, in the interest of doing so, I thought I’d exclude all the genre mainstays from the list. This list doesn’t necessarily represent the “ten best”, but rather some of the slasher subgenre’s more ‘overlooked’ offerings.

10. The Mutilator (1985)

It can be argued that this film’s greatest asset is its amazing tag line (By Pick, By Sword, By Axe, Bye Bye!), but that’s doing a bit of disservice to director Buddy Cooper’s only attempt to run with the slasher big dogs.

First we’ve got one of the most preposterous killer motivations in the subgenre: a child, cleaning his father’s gun in an attempt to gleam his daddy’s affections, accidentally shoots his mother dead. Dad comes home, flips his lid and viola! Instant slasher!

If you track down the uncut version, »

- Masked Slasher

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Happy Halloween: Wake-Up Video

30 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Ok, so it's a day early, but we would be remiss if we didn't celebrate Halloween. Originally a Celtic celebration that marked the end of the summer, Halloween means different things for different people. For some — mostly children — it's an excuse to gorge yourself on candy. For others — mostly young, drunk women — it's a reason to wear as little clothing as possible in public under the guise that they're dressing as a "sexy kitty." Still others use it as a justification for mischief, or simply the appropriate time of year to watch all of the films in the "Friday the 13th" series ("Jason Takes Manhattan" is my favorite).

Some people love Halloween so much that they live it year-round. Take Marilyn Manson, who has spent a career bringing together industrial-infused metal, Satan, scary make-up, David Bowie-esque posing and a cheeky sense of humor for a unique stew that frightens »

- Kyle Anderson

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Here's the Top 101 Scariest Film Scores!

30 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

This month, Shock readers were asked to participate in Sirius Xm Radio's "Halloween Horror Score Chopdown" on Cinemagic. After gathering submissions, the show's team started rolling them out on Sirius Monday. If you haven't been tuning in, here's the complete list of soundtracks that made the cut. What do you think? Halloween John Carpenter 1 Psycho Bernard Herrmann 2 The Shining Wendy Carlos/Assorted 3 Jaws John Williams 4 Alien Jerry Goldsmith 5 Omen, The Jerry Goldsmith 6 Bride of Frankenstein Franz Waxman 7 Thing, The Ennio Morricone 8 Exorcist, The Pendereki 9 Fog, The John Carpenter 10 Rosemary's Baby Christopher Komeda 11 Hellraiser Christopher Young 12 Friday the 13th Harry Manfredini 13 A Nightmare on Elm Street Charles Bernstein 14... »

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Exclusive Clip: Splatter Web Series

29 October 2009 10:55 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Episode 1 of the Roger Corman/Joe Dante/Corey Feldman collaboration known as Splatter debuts on Netflix today, and Dread Central was provided with an exclusive clip to help ensure that you guys are intrigued enough to check it out!

Splatter is the haunting tale of rock-and-roll legend Johnny Splatter, a musical genius who accumulated as many hit records as he did enemies on his climb up the fame ladder. His sudden death, ruled a suicide, brings a small circle of professional parasites and hangers-on to his Hollywood Hills mansion for the reading of his last will and testament. But as his "frenmies" come to pick the bones clean, Johnny has returned for a deadly encore long after what they thought was his final curtain.

The second installment is scheduled for November 6 with the concluding episode slated for November 13 – yes, Friday the 13th. Anyone in America can instantly watch the webisodes right here via computer; however, »

- Uncle Creepy

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Will Depp Return to 'Elm Street'? Doc Directors on 'Never Sleep Again'

29 October 2009 10:35 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Dan Farrands and Andrew Kasch are quickly becoming the new best friends of horror film fans nationwide. Last year the pair brought us His Name was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (with Farrands producing and directing and Kasch editing the bonus material), as well as tons of long-unseen footage and deleted scenes that adorned the latest Friday the 13th saga DVD releases. Now the two are in the midst of co-directing Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, which promises to be the definitive documentary on modern-day horror icon Freddy Krueger. We caught up with them last week in Burbank for an exclusive interview on the set of their new film, where they whet our appetite for what's sure to be the most welcome horror documentary... »

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