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Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog July 2008 Archive

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

Repo! The Genetic Opera Hits Theaters in November, DVD in January

Thursday July 31, 2008
Anthony Head (foreground) and Ogre in Repo! The Genetic Opera Photo: Steve Wilkie/Lions Gate Previously slated for an August 8 opening, director Darren Lynn Bousman's horror/musical hybrid Repo! The Genetic Opera is now ... Read More

Pics from Tonight's Fear Itself Episode, "Skin and Bones"

Thursday July 31, 2008
Doug Jones and Molly Hagan in the Fear Itself episode "Skin and Bones". Photo: Chris Large © NBC Universal In tonight's episode of Fear Itself, director Larry Fessenden once again explores the Native ... Read More

Stephen Susco Talks Red, The Grudge 3, a Flatliners TV Show and More!

Wednesday July 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of Stephen Susco/Wallman Public Relations "Red"-hot writer-director-producer Stephen Susco, who's written both Grudge films, took time out of his busy schedule to discuss his newest movie, the acclaimed Jack Ketchum adaptation ... Read More

New This Week: Mummy 3 and Midnight Meat Train, Plus Doomsday and Lost Boys 2 DVDs

Tuesday July 29, 2008
© 2008 Universal Studios This week, Brendan Fraser (pictured) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor look to unseat The Dark Knight from the top of the box office charts, ... Read More

(Bootleg) Friday the 13th Remake Trailer Online!

Tuesday July 29, 2008
Photo: John P. Johnson/New Line Cinema A shaky bootleg of the trailer for the upcoming Friday the 13th remake, taken at this past weekend's Comic-Con in San Diego, has popped up ... Read More

Zombie Comics Coming to a Theater Near You?

Monday July 28, 2008
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Want a movie deal? Write a graphic novel about zombies! Lately that seems to be the way to go, as a pair of zombie comics have drawn ... Read More

Masters of Horror Season 2 DVD Review: Fangs for the Memories

Monday July 28, 2008
© Anchor Bay Masters of Horror might've been replaced by Fear Itself, but you can relive many of the now-defunct show's high points in the limited edition "skull-icious" Season 2 DVD ... Read More

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Sunday July 27, 2008
© Lions Gate I thought I'd start taking the time each week to highlight a horror movie of note airing on TV -- either a premiere or something that's just worth ... Read More

X-Foiled!

Sunday July 27, 2008
© 20th Century Fox Box office estimates for the weekend are in, and they don't look good for The X-Files: I Want to Believe. It opened below expectations, with a meager ... Read More

The X-Files Review: I Wanted to Believe

Saturday July 26, 2008
Amanda Peet, David Duchovny and Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner in The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Photo: Diyah Pera © 20th Century Fox I wish I could say that The X-Files: I Want to Believe is ... Read More

Dexter Season 3 Preview!

Friday July 25, 2008
Michael C. Hall in the Season 3 premiere of Dexter Photo: Dan Littlejohn © CBS Broadcasting Inc Showtime has posted a trailer for the upcoming season of Dexter, and I for one can't wait. ... Read More

Clips from The Mummy 3!

Friday July 25, 2008
© Universal Studios The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor doesn't come out until August 1, but you can bone up on your "yo' mummy" jokes by watching these nifty new ... Read More

New DVD Dates: The Strangers, Joy Ride 2, Feast 2, Pulse 2 and More!

Thursday July 24, 2008
© Lions Gate A cornucopia of DVD horror release dates have recently been announced, including: September 9: House of the Dead Director's Cut: Funny VersionUm, what? You heard right. It seems that ... Read More

Nightmare on Elm Street Remake Writer Named

Wednesday July 23, 2008
Photo: Mark Mainz/Getty Images The Michael Bay-produced remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street has a writer: Wesley Strick. The veteran scribe has a number of big horror/suspense credits to his ... Read More

Get to Know the Cast of Fringe

Wednesday July 23, 2008
© Fox Broadcasting Co. It's a great time to be an X-Phile. Not only does the second movie based on the TV show open this Friday, but also a new, distinctly ... Read More

Ladies: How to Avoid Seeing the New X-Files Movie With Your Boyfriend

Tuesday July 22, 2008
...For those who do indeed want to avoid it. Courtesy of someecards.com: © someecards.com

New This Week: The X-Files Wants You to Believe

Tuesday July 22, 2008
© 20th Century Fox This week, The X-Files: I Want to Believe will need A LOT of belief in order to beat out the Dark Knight juggernaut, and Baghead, which opens ... Read More

First Look at the Friday the 13th Remake!

Monday July 21, 2008
Warner Brothers has released the first still from the upcoming Friday the 13th remake! And here it is! I haven't been terribly excited about the prospect of a Friday the 13th ... Read More

Mummy 3 Pics!

Monday July 21, 2008
© Universal Studios Had enough of The Dark Knight? How about turning your sights to the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (which apparetly contains not only mummies, but ... Read More

The Last Winter DVD: Snow Job

Friday July 18, 2008
© Genius Products Acclaimed indie horror director Larry Fessenden (Wendigo, Habit) returns with his biggest endeavor to date in The Last Winter, a tale of Alaskan oil workers encountering supernatural terror. ... Read More

Dexter: One Emmy Nomination for Each Severed Finger

Thursday July 17, 2008
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Photo: Christian Weber/Showtime Showtime's cuddly serial killer TV show Dexter has nabbed five Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series ... Read More

Brutal Massacre DVD Review: Brutally Funny

Thursday July 17, 2008
Clockwise from left: Brian O'Halloran, David Naughton, Ellen Sandweiss, Gunnar Hansen and Stevan Mena © Crimson Films Brtual Massacre: A Comedy, due on DVD next week, is an often-spot-on mockumentary not only about horror ... Read More

Stephen King vs. Hollywood Horror

Wednesday July 16, 2008
Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman in The Strangers. © Rogue Pictures "Master of horror" Stephen King (wonder why he was never tapped for that show) has penned an intriguing article for Entertainment Weekly ... Read More

Pics Galore! X-Files 2, Lost Boys 2 and This Week's Fear Itself Episode, "New Year's Day"

Wednesday July 16, 2008
Briana Evigan and Niall Matter in the Fear Itself episode "New Year's Day". Photo: Chris Large © 2008 NBC Universal, Inc. Oodles of images for you today: New pics from this week's Fear Itself Episode, ... Read More

New This Week: High-End DVDs

Tuesday July 15, 2008
© 20th Century Fox There aren't many horror DVDs coming out this week, but almost all of them are "high-end" fare from major studios, led by Shutter and Asylum from 20th ... Read More

Ugly Betty Co-Star Jumps to New CBS Slasher

Monday July 14, 2008
Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Christopher Gorham, who has played the main love interest on Ugly Betty for the past couple of seasons, has quit the series to star in CBS's upcoming ... Read More

X-Files Revelations DVD Review

Monday July 14, 2008
© 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox claims that its DVD X-Files Revelations is "essential viewing" for anyone interested in the upcoming movie X-Files: I Want to Believe. Is that the ... Read More

Hellboy II Tops Box Office

Sunday July 13, 2008
In a battle of antisocial superheroes, Hellboy beat out Hancock for the top spot at the box office this weekend. The sequel met industry expectations, with an estimated $35.9 million ... Read More

Hellboy II: The Golden Army Movie Review

Saturday July 12, 2008
© Universal Hellboy II: The Golden Army is an entertaining summer diversion, but is that enough? Is it what you expected, or more? Personally, I wanted more. See my review for ... Read More

The 25 Scariest Ghost Movies

Friday July 11, 2008
Izumi (Misa Uehara) in Ju-on: The Grudge © Lions Gate Ask anyone what scares them most, and chances are ghosts will be near the top of the list. It's no surprise, then, that ... Read More

Scare Tactics: Whatdya Think?

Thursday July 10, 2008
Tracy Morgan in Scare Tactics © NBC Universal, Inc. So, how'd you like the new episodes of Scare Tactics? I thought they were solid, although nothing much approached the show's all-time best ... Read More

Death on Demand DVD Review: A Lot of Death, Not Much Demand

Thursday July 10, 2008
© MTI Video If the only thing you want in your slasher movie is gore (see headless old lady to the right), then you might enjoy Death on Demand. If you ... Read More

New Clips and Interviews from Hellboy II!

Wednesday July 9, 2008
© Universal If you're chomping at the bit for Hellboy II: The Golden Army to come out, I have two recommendations: Get that bit out of your mouth; it's unsanitary. Check out ... Read More

New This Week: Hellboy II, The Ruins, American Zombie and More

Tuesday July 8, 2008
© Paramount This week, Hellboy II: The Golden Army breaks a string of weeks without a new theatrical horror release -- granted, it's a horror-action-comedy-sci fi-super hero hybrid. On DVD, The ... Read More

Triloquist DVD Review: Dummy and Dummier

Monday July 7, 2008
© Dimension Extreme Triloquist, the latest from writer/director Mark Jones of Leprechaun fame (infamy?), seems to want to create a new horror icon in the form of Dummy, the killer ventriloquist's ... Read More

Before They Were Stars: Horror Movie Skeletons in Actors' Closets

Friday July 4, 2008
Johnny Depp in his first role as Glen Lantz in A Nightmare on Elm Street. © New Line They might not like to admit it, but many major actors and actresses relied on ... Read More

Pics from Tonight's Fear Itself Episode, "Eater"

Thursday July 3, 2008
Stephen R. Hart as Mellor in the 'Fear Itself' episode "Eater." Photo: Chris Large © 2008 NBC Universal, Inc. Although last week's Fear Itself episode, "In Sickness and in Health," was the first disappointment ... Read More

Win 100 Horror and Sci Fi DVDs from EA!

Thursday July 3, 2008
Quick prize alert: Electronic Arts is giving away 100 horror and science fiction DVDs used as inspiration for their new video game Dead Space! To enter the drawing, go to ... Read More

Fantasia Film Fest '08: Montre-all You Need

Wednesday July 2, 2008
Alexa Vega and Darren Lynn Bousman in Repo! The Genetic Opera. Photo: Steve Wilkie © Lions Gate The Fantasia Film Festival is the creme de la creme of "genre" movie showcases in North ... Read More

New This Week: Killer Puppets!

Tuesday July 1, 2008
© Dimension Extreme Apparently, someone forgot to tell me that it's National Killer Puppet Week. Otherwise, how could you explain not one, but TWO killer doll movies in one week? And ... Read More

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