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Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog March 2008 Archive

By Mark H. Harris, About.com Guide to Horror & Suspense

City of Brotherly Scares: The Philadelphia Film Festival

Monday March 31, 2008
Every year, the Philadelphia Film Festival screens hundreds of movies -- dramas, comedies, documentaries, shorts, animation and, yes, horror. Its Danger After Dark series annually showcases an eclectic mix of ... Read More

Grindhouse Theatrical Version to Air on TV...With Trailers!

Sunday March 30, 2008
Grindhouse fans who loved seeing the double feature in theaters with all of the great fake trailers (arguably the best part of the experience) have a treat coming this week. ... Read More

Them's Scary!

Sunday March 30, 2008
No, I haven't taken to speaking like an Appalachian hillbilly (no offense to Appalachia). The movie is in fact called Them, and it might be the scariest thing you see ... Read More

April Fool's Day Remake: Joke's on You

Saturday March 29, 2008
Critics of horror movie remakes have some more ammunition, thanks to the awful April Fool's Day, which hit DVD this week. Although it's pretty enough to look at, thanks to ... Read More

Fun Horror Movie Promotions: Sweepstakes and Games and Videos, Oh My!

Friday March 28, 2008
This week saw some interesting promotional efforts for recent and upcoming horror releases: The Ruins launched a viral video website that will no doubt fool some people as to what the ... Read More

Indie Spotlight: Red Velvet

Thursday March 27, 2008
Those of you complaining about the lack of originality and the glut of horror remakes and sequels might want to check out Red Velvet. Recently featured at the 2008 Texas ... Read More

Casting News: Supernatural Star for Friday the 13th; Jamie King in Valentine

Wednesday March 26, 2008
A pair of slasher remakes scheduled for early 2009 have made major casting moves lately, according to The Hollywood Reporter. First, the Friday the 13th "reboot," scheduled for release on ... Read More

4-22-08

Tuesday March 25, 2008
Cloverfield, the secretive movie that once was known only by its theatrical release date, 1-18-08 (pictured), now has a DVD release date: April 22, 2008. In sadder release news, Lions ... Read More

New This Week: American Zombie and DVDs by the Ton

Tuesday March 25, 2008
Even with just one horror film -- American Zombie -- opening theatrically in very limited release this coming weekend, this is still going to be one heck of a horror-filled ... Read More

Shutter Not Quite Picture Perfect at #3

Monday March 24, 2008
Shutter, which apparently doesn't stink, performed solidly over the weekend, earning about $10.5 million and beating about Drillbit Taylor for the third spot on the box office chart. However, it ... Read More

Shutter: It Doesn't Stink

Monday March 24, 2008
OK, so it's not the highest praise, but non-stinkage is better than many movies nowadays can claim. Read my review to find out what keeps Shutter from going the way ... Read More

Mockbusters: Making a Mockery of Your Favorite Films

Saturday March 22, 2008
I Am...Omega? Alien vs...Hunter? No doubt you've seen titles like these littering the video shelves and wondered, "What's up with that?" These are known in some circles as "mockbusters," cheap ... Read More

New DVD Release Dates: Untraceable, Otis and More

Friday March 21, 2008
Here are some juicy new DVD release dates for the kiddies: May 13: Botched - Winner of Best Feature at the New York City Horror Film Festival, this horror-comedy in the ... Read More

Zombie Strippers Anyone?

Thursday March 20, 2008
Why, don't mind if I do! Featuring the most self-explanatory horror movie title since Snakes on a Plane, the upcoming Zombie Strippers looks like the sort of throwback cult film ... Read More

Two New Haunted DVD Reviews: The Sickhouse and Outpost

Wednesday March 19, 2008
Ghost movie fans, rejoice! Not only is Shutter opening this coming weekend, but now I present two, two new ghostly reviews for the price of one! In The Sickhouse, an ... Read More

New This Week: I "Shutter" to Think

Tuesday March 18, 2008
Ah, sweet puns; where would I be without 'em? And where would American horror be without Asian horror? If we're not busy copying them, we're just outright remaking them, and ... Read More

Doomsday Cracks Top 10; Funny Games Not So Much

Monday March 17, 2008
Is Doomsday really horror? Maybe not, but it's close enough that its cracking of the box office top 10 this past weekend is reason to celebrate -- although, frankly, not ... Read More

Sam Raimi Delivers New Horror-Themed Reality Show

Sunday March 16, 2008
CBS is already responsible for virtually all of the major horror TV shows on air right now, with Ghost Whisperer and Moonlight, Reaper and Supernatural (through CBS-owned The CW) and ... Read More

Supernatural Is Renewed; Tens Cheer

Saturday March 15, 2008
Last week, The CW announced that Supernatural will be returning for a fourth season (no word yet on Reaper), making this as good a time as ever to catch up ... Read More

Lost Boys 2 Trailer: The Fangs and the Furious?

Thursday March 13, 2008
MTV.com has premiered the trailer for the upcoming Lost Boys sequel, Lost Boys: The Tribe, and, well, I'm not sure what to think. On one hand, it all seems a ... Read More

American Zombie: Red, White and Blue...But Mostly Red

Wednesday March 12, 2008
American Zombie is an entertaining mockumentary-meets-zombie comedy ("mockuzomcom"?) from acclaimed director Grace Lee that combines biting social commentary with a dark, dry sense humor. It opens in limited release on ... Read More

New This Week: Doomsday, Funny Games and Undead DVDs

Tuesday March 11, 2008
The horror box office has been abysmal lately -- last week, no horror film finished in the top 20 -- but this week, a pair of horror-inclined flicks aim to...well, ... Read More

YOU Review the Movies! Yes, YOU!

Tuesday March 11, 2008
Because Lord knows I don't know what the heck I'm talking about, I'm happy to announce that I've added the ability for all of you out there to rate the ... Read More

New Photos From the Upcoming Aussie Pic Prey

Saturday March 8, 2008
Australia has been a hotbed of horror movie activity that has begun to make a splash in the US in recent years, with Wolf Creek and the upcoming giant croc ... Read More

Are You a Wrestlemaniac?

Friday March 7, 2008
No? Well, maybe you should be. Check out my review of one of the more intriguing slashers of recent years. Lord knows you can't count on the major studios to ... Read More

Don't Mess With Texas Fear Fest!

Thursday March 6, 2008
In the second time in as many months, the Dallas, Texas, area plays host to a huge horror convention. On the heels of last month's Texas Frightmare Weekend comes Texas ... Read More

My Bloody Valentine Remake: 3-D?

Thursday March 6, 2008
In what smacks of desperation, Lions Gate's promotional materials have now listed the upcoming My Bloody Valentine remake as My Bloody Valentine 3-D. It's presumably an effort to make the ... Read More

New Line Folds Into Warner Brothers; Now What?

Wednesday March 5, 2008
As announced last week, New Line Cinema, the studio that brought us the Nightmare on Elm Street, Final Destination and Blade franchises, as well as the last few Friday the ... Read More

New This Week: Jessica Alba Acts Her Way Out of a Paper Bag

Tuesday March 4, 2008
With no horror/suspense films hitting theaters this week, Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen -- or, as I like to call him, "the male Jessica Alba" -- star in the featured ... Read More

Dexter: The Best Show on TV?

Sunday March 2, 2008
Are you watching the best show on television? If you're not watching Dexter, you might not be. It's not too late to catch up, though, with reruns of the first ... Read More

Two New Horror-ish TV Debuts This Week

Sunday March 2, 2008
Two more mediocre-at-best 2007 entries hit TV screens this week: Death Proof 9:00 PM Saturday, March 8 (Starz) It's not really horror (excluding a horrific car crash scene that's the highlight of the ... Read More

Robert Kurtzman's The Rage: Splatter Classic?

Saturday March 1, 2008
...Perhaps to some, but beyond the over-the-top gore-loving splatter niche, it will struggle to be more than a mild diversion for typical horror viewers. That said, The Rage is a ... Read More

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