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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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Hellboy writer to direct Mortis Rex

27 October 2009 10:02 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Variety reports that Peter Briggs (pictured) will direct the supernatural actioner Mortis Rex for Frelaine Productions. One of the producers is Jim Jacks, whose credits include the Mummy series and a few films for Sam Raimi (who named David Paymer’s Drag Me To Hell character after him).

Mortis is set in Rome circa 122 A.D. and focuses on a disgraced war hero who gets a chance to salvage his reputation when he’s assigned to investigate strange and violent killings at a garrison. The producing team also includes Stuart Pollok, Matthew Dench and Marisa Kagan; Briggs, who co-wrote the first Hellboy feature, first broke onto the screenwriting scene with a highly regarded but eventually abandoned Alien Vs. Predator spec script, and has subsequently worked on Freddy Vs. Jason and an aborted period version of The War Of The Worlds. Shooting on Mortis Rex is scheduled to start next spring on British, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Exclusive Sneak Preview: Check Into FEARnet's Fear Clinic

23 October 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

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Hm... The guy who played Freddy Kruger forcing people to confront their deepest fears? In webisodes we can watch for free? And the Friday the 13th franchise has something to do with this?

We're sold. But then again, we did see Freddy vs. Jason on opening night. And FEARnet's brand-new web series Fear Clinic features not just Nightmare on Elm Street's Robert Englund, but also Kane Hodder, who played the not-exactly-beloved Jason Voorhees. 

 

In five webisodes debuting on FEARnet this Monday through Friday, Englund's maniacal Dr. Andover tries to cure his patients' darkest fears with terrifying hallucinations. Would you believe it all goes down in a reliably creepy old hospital? Hodder plays ...

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- TV Guide News

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Rapid Fire: The Haunted Airman, Infestation

14 October 2009 12:12 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

While out of town on personal business I had a little difficulty tracking down this weeks DVD releases. Unable to fall back on my trusty local shops, I was forced to rely on outside sources to lead me to decent outlets. And though I was lead to a few fair retailers, I was still unable to snag a few of the flicks I was seeking; Gnaw, The Objective, and Imurders are three particular releases I was anticipating that sadly, evaded my grasp. Perhaps once back home I'll be able to provide a little coverage on the aforementioned films; for now, we'll discuss the two discs I did manage to obtain.

After a U.K. television release The Haunted Airman sat in DVD limbo for three plus years. After picking up this 2006 ghost tale it's not hard understand why. Injured pilot Toby (The Twilight Saga's Robert Pattinson) Jugg returns home after being paralyzed in action. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)

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Get Ready for a Fright with Fango's next Live Prop Auction!

11 October 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Premiere Props have announced that they will be hosting a massive auction of never before seen movie props and costumes with Fangoria Entertainment for the Live Fangoria Entertainment Halloween Auction at the Premiere Props’ warehouse.

The live auction takes place on Saturday, October 24, at Premiere Props’ warehouse in El Segundo , California ( 128 Sierra Street , El Segundo , CA 90245 ). There will be a preview from 9am – 11am, before the auction begins at 11am. The auction can be seen on Premiere Props’ 3 camera Live broadcast show as well as to over four million Time Warner, DirecTV and Dish subscribers. A donation from the auction will be made to the Entertainment Industry Foundation, one of the leading charitable organizations of the entertainment industry.

Those brave enough to attend will have to survive the Premiere Props warehouse, decked out in full fright mode. Silhouettes of impaled people from Dracula,  bloody limbs from Halloween IV and a »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)

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Next 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' And 'Star Trek 2' To Be 3-D?

9 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

How satisfied were you with the 2003 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake? If your answer is "not very satisfied," maybe you'll appreciate that the horror classic is being redone again. Variety reports that Twisted Pictures, the company behind the "Saw" movies, has acquired the rights to the "Chainsaw" franchise with plans for another -- that's the second in less than a decade, for those not keeping score at home -- reboot and multiple sequels.

This time around, Leatherface and family (and victims) will reside in modern times, as Twisted Pictures wants a contemporary horror film rather than the '60s and '70s settings of the remake and its 2006 prequel, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning."

Another thing that will make this remake different: 3-D. This is fitting for Twisted, which recently went into production on "Saw VII 3-D." And it's actually a welcome format for the "Chainsaw" franchise, because that titular »

- Christopher Campbell

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Friday The 13th Sequel Gets An Official Release Date

4 October 2009 11:10 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

The next movie in the Friday The 13th series has received an official release date, and yes…you’ve guessed it! It will be on Friday 13th August 2010!

The last film, released in cinemas earlier this year topped the Us box office during its first weekend with $42m (£26m) in ticket sales.

The sequel will be titled simply Friday The 13th Part 2. It’s said to be a big landmark for the franchise, because it’s actually the 13th film in the series ever to be made.

In the last movie, five teens – Wade, Ritchie, Amanda, Mike and Whitney travel to Camp Crystal Lake on the hunt for marijuana where the group is brutally murdered by Jason Voorhees. Six weeks later, Whitney’s brother Clay goes to Crystal Lake searching for his missing sister, distributing flyers with Whitney’s picture on it to the locals. Clay eventually discovers the »

- Rachael Church

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Friday the 13th Part 2 Is in the Works

2 October 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

Jason's back! Bloody Disgusting reports that Warner Bros. is moving ahead with a sequel to last February's Friday the 13th remake, with a release date of August 13, 2010. Hmm; could the decision have anything to do with the highly anticipated Nightmare on Elm Street revamp, due out next April? Keep bringing us those fresh ideas, Hollywood! Let us know in the comments section: Are you excited to see a Friday the 13th sequel? And more importantly, do you think this opens the door for another Freddy vs. Jason match-up? »

- Celebuzz

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DVD Review: ‘Fear Itself’ Has a Few Highlights, But More Lowlights

28 September 2009 3:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – I am an unabashed junkie of anthology horror shows and will gladly debate with you why “The Twilight Zone” is the best show of all time before we get to discussing “The Outer Limits,” “Amazing Stories,” and “Tales From the Crypt.” Naturally, I was a big fan of Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” and was intrigued when a lot of that series’ major players jumped to NBC for “Fear Itself”. The show was a ratings failure and got very little buzz and the first season DVD makes it clear why. Even for an anthology show fan, this is a tough sell.

DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0 “Fear Itself” features thirteen episodes that aired on NBC during the summer of 2008. Like “Masters of Horror” (both shows were produced by the legendary Mick Garris), each episode was directed by a different horror writer and director. And like “Moh” the quality jumps wildly from episode »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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First Trailer For A Nightmare On Elm Street

28 September 2009 12:41 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…That’s right boys and girls of Elm Street! The bastard son of a hundred maniacs is coming back to theaters next spring, and after months of waiting, all those who didn’t have the pleasure of attending the panel at last July’s San Diego Comic-Con finally have their first look of the new face of the dream demon in this fantastic trailer for the Platinum Dunes remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, set to terrorize screens in April, 2010. Hit the jump to see the trailer for yourself!

Judging from this trailer, which is almost exactly the Comic-Con footage with a bit more dialogue and a different glimpse of Freddy, this film is set to be the best remake Platinum Dunes has produced yet. As a guy who isn’t too thrilled with the number of remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings coming »

- Jackson Bishop

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Freddy's back in new 'Nightmare on Elm Street' trailer

27 September 2009 11:46 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

  Not every horror franchise reboot has worked, but after you watch this new preview you'll be counting the days to the new "Nightmare on Elm Street." Director Samuel Bayer and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes productions has taken the franchise back to its horrifying roots.  This if far from the campy and ludicrous "Freddy vs. Jason" from 2003.Pretty much the same footage that blew audiences away at Comic-Con this past july, the new trailer provides a more sympathetic origin of Freddy Krueger and demonstrates why Jackie Earle Haley was the perfect choice to play him.  His victims?  Another round of good... »

- HitFix Staff

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Exclusive: Powerman 5000: The Spectacular Spider One!

26 September 2009 11:39 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Part II of our exclusive coverage (read part I here) from the set of Powerman 5000's "Super Villain" from their new album Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere (see our advance review here).

On a rubble strewn indoor set in Alhambra, California, Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One sings and gyrates for his new video "Supervillain". Directed by Almost Human FX wizard Rob Hall, Spider explains "it's everything in his life flashing through a supervillain's head right before he dies!"

Taking a quick break, the singer explains, "It's all about robots, villains and destruction!"

Pat Jankiewicz/Fangoria: I see a big Marvel Comics/Jack Kirby influence on this video...

Spider One: There is--i was a Marvel kid growing up. When I was really young collecting comics, I didn't 'get' Jack Kirby. I collected in the age of George Perez and John Byrne. Those are my favorite artists; John Byrne »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)

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HorrorClix Rise from the Grave

14 September 2009 5:11 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Wizkids seemed to Just be getting things started with their HorrorClix line, having released Aliens vs. Predator, Hellboy and Freddy vs. Jason sets alongside all their original tiny horrors. Sure, the line had been pumping along for some time, but the addition of hardcore licensed baddies opened the possibility that you could pit any character from your favorite horror film against heavyweights like Michael Myers and Pumpkinhead in the not so distant future. Alas, Topps announced the demise of Wizkids and all hope was lost...until now.

Neca dropped an Easter Egg into their San Diego Comic-Con booth with the appearance of a little bitty figure of Marvel Comic's Thor riding a chariot. Now, Neca drops the bomb officially...

The National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (Neca) has purchased the majority of the assets of WizKids, Inc. from The Topps Company, Inc., including the award-winning Clix family of games, which includes HeroClix, »

- Nomad

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Ronny Yu Faces Fear Itself

14 September 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Fear Itself: Season 1 is finally heading to DVD on September 15th. NBC's chilling anthology series was an offshoot of Showtime's very popular collaborative experiment Masters of Horror, and like that show, Fear Itself allowed some of horror's biggest and best known directors to create their own self-contained stories that tied into a bigger mythology. Created by Masters of Horror's Mick Garris, this latest horrifying shocker of a series also utilized some of the biggest horror writers working today. John Landis, Breck Eisner, Stuart Gordon, and Darren Lynn Bousman are just some of the famous names that helped create this thirteen-episode experience in sheer terror. Also throwing his directorial hand into the mix is Ronny Yu, best known for concocting such spook house staples as Freddy vs. Jason and Bride Of Chucky. Yu, working with acclaimed sci-fi and horror writer Dan Knauf, crafted the third episode entitled "Family Man »

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Contest: Win Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash Comics

14 September 2009 9:20 AM, PDT | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »

Nightmareonelmstreetmovie.com and Horror Yearbook are giving away the first three issues of Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors, the hit comic miniseries from Wildstorm. Issue #4 goes on sale on September 30, 2009, so hurry and enter to win so you can catch up! All you have to do to enter is head on over to the contest page and follow the simple instructions. »

- wil

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Excl: Yu Circling Werewolf, Vampire Bank Heist Film

14 September 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Bride of Chucky and Freddy vs. Jason helmer Ronny Yu is closing in on a number of upcoming projects, including two in the horror genre. "I'm developing two projects here in Hong Kong," he tells ShockTillYouDrop.com. "One is a historical big action piece and the other one is actually animated. Again, I'm trying my hand to make an animated movie in the horror genre. It'd be a horror animated Chinese one and that one I'm very excited about so hopefully I can get the script right. It's a Chinese vampire story. It's original, it's my own." Yu also tells us he's received a script, "which is a lousy script, but I thought the idea was fantastic. It takes place in Australia. The way it's set up there with the outback and a remote area . the story is... »

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Contest: Win Fear Itself: Season 1 on DVD

13 September 2009 8:18 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Fear Itself: Season 1 will be released on DVD in a four-disc set on September 15 and we have a special contest in store for all of the horror fans. We are giving away these brand new four-disc sets to our readers with a new contest we have running. You know these discs will go super-fast, so be sure to enter this new giveaway today.

Winners Receive:

- Fear Itself: Season 1 four-disc DVD set

to win this new horror anthology DVD set.

Today's most talented horror directors and writers including John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Ronny Yu (Freddy vs. Jason), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers), Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw IV), Sean Hood (Halloween: Resurrection) and Rupert Wainwright (The Fog) have teamed up to create a unique television experience that leaves viewers with nothing to fear but Fear Itself. Fear Itself on DVD features 13 episodes, including »

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New on DVD This Week

9 September 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.

Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies like Silverado, Dead Calm and The Quick and the Dead as well as Fringe Season One also on the Blu-ray.

Check them out.

Movies

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ~ Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall (DVD)

Catwoman ~ Halle Berry (Blu-ray)

Crank 2: High Voltage ~ Jason Statham, Amy Smart, David Carradine (DVD and Blu-ray)

Creepshow ~ Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen (Blu-ray)

Dead Calm ~ Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane (Blu-ray)

Requiem for a Dream ~ Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly (Blu-ray)

Freddy vs. Jason ~ Robert Englund, Monica Keena (Blu-ray)

Friday ~ Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long (Blu-ray)

Halloween »

- Joe Gillis

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: September 8, 2009

8 September 2009 1:03 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed This week is a little light in terms of quality new releases, but there are a ton of new Blu-ray catalog titles hitting the shelves, which I have listed in the "Even More" section at the end, so don't overlook those. Crank 2: High Voltage I just reviewed the Blu-ray edition, which you can read right here, but to tell it to you simply, Crank 2 isn't very good and this is coming from someone that really liked the first one. However, it does have a solid group of supplements, but is it worth buying a DVD or Blu-ray just for the supplements if you don't like the movie? Requiem for a Dream [Blu-ray] I also just reviewed this one, which you can read right here. There really is no short version way to discuss this movie, or at least »

- Brad Brevet

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Harpers Island (DVD Review)

7 September 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Grabbing my late-night viewing snack, the “thwrick” of the TV snaps on and I “thump” back onto the couch.  The hesitant “tick…tick” of the clock is heard overhead as time seems to suddenly stop.  The sandpaper, “thrush” of my jittery fingers drag the volume up on the TV; “nick, nick” the volume rises.  All of these exonerated, over-the-top emotions are courtesy of the brilliant and nail-biting CBS television show Harper’S Island. 

The series, being dealt the DVD edition treatment this week from CBS DVD, is a series I originally looked over this past spring season.  The show, created by Ari Schlossberg, who penned the 2005 horror/thriller Hide And Seek, and from Executive Producer Jon Turteltaub, who helmed the other CBS hit Jericho, take us on a wild gut-wrenching thriller ride.  Excellently these two masterminds have brought us a series that is unique and original, something that horror and »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Ben Smith)

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