Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog December 2007 Archive

OK, I made that one up, but it's not too far of a stretch, given that both Candyman and Hellraiser originated as Clive Barker stories. With the success of Freddy vs. ... Read More

If you want to cram in a bunch of new horror releases into your first week of 2008, well, good luck, because only one new film hits theater and only ... Read More

Will Smith's I Am Legend remained strong at the box office this past weekend, earning $47 million over the extended holiday timeframe and crossing the $150 million plateau in just ... Read More

With both 1408 and The Mist scaring up audiences in the theater this year, this seemed as good a time as ever to compile a list of the 10 best ... Read More

The upcoming horror film The Signal has been teased for months -- including cryptic early trailers and promotional DVDs containing "the signal" that temporarily gave me epilepsy -- but now, ... Read More

I guess Christmas and scares don't mix (although tell that to my list of holiday horrors), because nary a horror DVD is stirring amongst this week's new releases. On the ... Read More

Let's face it: peace and love are overrated. Sometimes you're just in the mood for bitterness and insane rage. And what better time to celebrate Man's inhumanity to Man than ... Read More

Johnny Depp scares us with his razor but soothes us with his song in the big-budget adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, the only theatrical horror release of the week. ... Read More

The trailer for the upcoming Midnight Meat Train is out, and it looks as scary as anything based on a Clive Barker story in recent memory. (Granted, with Candyman 3 ... Read More

With 30 Days of Night currently invading theaters, you might get to thinking, "I wonder what the 10 best vampire movies of all time are." Well, I can't help you ... Read More

His name is Bruce. Bruce Campbell. You might recognize him from such films as The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, all those Spider-Man movies and even an ... Read More

The Slamdance Film Festival has announced its horror lineup, and this year, there's a little something for everyone! Monsters and ghosts and trailer parks, oh my! Granted, the selection isn't ... Read More

Funnyman Kevin James, last seen in this summer's hit comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, is set to star in what sounds like a "family-friendly" horror film called ... Read More

Will Smith's I Am Legend finally hits the screens; will the screens hit back? Plus, on DVD: a bikini slumber party; a Wonder Years slasher; and one of the most ... Read More

Two percent of the proceeds from much-maligned director Uwe Boll's new horror film Seed will be donated to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Boll made the arrangement in ... Read More

In what could be the beginning of an epic horror movie series, the first of the stories in Clive Barker's landmark Books of Blood collection is being filmed in Edinburgh, ... Read More

CBS, the network that once boasted Touched by an Angel, is about to get touched by someone decidedly less angelic. Episodes of Showtime's serial-killer-with-a-heart-of-gold TV show Dexter will be airing ... Read More

In this era of horror movie sequels, remakes and sequels to remakes, what's more logical than a glut of direct-to-video sequels? They're cheap AND unimaginative, just like studio executives! As ... Read More

Blood runs through the snowy streets of Park City, Utah! The just-announced lineup for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 17-27) showcases a surprisingly wide and wild array of horror ... Read More