Martyrs Movie Review: Hold on to Your Lunch
Friday October 31, 2008
© Wild Bunch
Martyrs, the latest in a line of hyper-violent French horror movies, is the most shocking yet, earning the French equivalent of an X rating. Admirably, though, it's not ... Read More
First Look at the Night of the Demons Remake!
Thursday October 30, 2008
Bobbi Sue Luther in Night of the Demons.
© Seven Arts
This week, we got our first look at the remake of Night of the Demons, one of the 15 Best Halloween ... Read More
New Trailers: Underworld 3, Haunting in Connecticut, The Uninvited and More!
Wednesday October 29, 2008
(L-R) Emily Browning and
Arielle Kebbel in The Uninvited.
Photo: Kimberley French
© Paramount
A bunch of new trailers just in time for Halloween, most for some reason starting with the letters "Un":
The Haunting ... Read More
New This Week: Molly Hartley, Splinter, Eden Lake, Plus Zombie Strippers and Chickens on DVD
Tuesday October 28, 2008
"You talkin' to ME?"
© Freestyle Releasing
If it's Halloween, there must be a boatload of horror to be watched. Three theatrical releases bow this week: The Haunting of Molly Hartley and ... Read More
It'll Get Under Your Skin: Splinter Movie Review
Monday October 27, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
Splinter is a fun little movie about a killer fungal parasite that debuted at Screamfest a couple of weeks ago and gets a limited run in select theaters ... Read More
G-Rated Teens Take Down Saw
Sunday October 26, 2008
© Lionsgate
Slightly less disturbing than Beverly Hills Chihuahua defeating Quarantine a couple of weeks ago: High School Musical 3 bests Saw V this weekend. According to estimates, HSM3 made about ... Read More
TV Movie Highlight of the Week: One Missed Call and a Bunch of Other Stuff
Sunday October 26, 2008
© Warner Bros.
It's not surprising that the week of Halloween is also the week in which the most horror and suspense movies air on TV. As such, there are a ... Read More
Actually, You Will Believe How It Ends: Saw V Review
Saturday October 25, 2008
Carlo Rota should've seen it coming.
© Lionsgate
Contrary to popular belief, the original Saw's appeal didn't lie solely in gory torture porn set pieces, but rather in its well-written, brilliantly executed ... Read More
More Twilight Pics!
Friday October 24, 2008
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
in Twilight.
© Summit
Still another month to go until Twilight comes out, so quench your thirst with these new pics. If it helps, imagine the Twilight kids ... Read More
You're Invited: Let the Right One In Movie Review
Thursday October 23, 2008
Lina Leandersson in Let the Right One In.
© Magnet Releasing
Vampire lovers are living in Nirvana right now. Not only do they have True Blood to watch on TV, but they ... Read More
The Top 15 Horror Movies for Halloween
Wednesday October 22, 2008
You could watch any old horror movie to get into the Halloween mood, or you could watch horror movies that take place on Halloween itself. Wouldn't that be freaky? No? ... Read More
Get Ready for Two More Seasons of Dexter!
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Michael C. Hall as Dexter.
Photo: Peter Iovino/Showtime
Showtime announced today that it has re-upped its hit serial killer series Dexter for another two seasons, meaning that Miami will officially become the ... Read More
New This Week: Saw V, Passengers, Strangers DVD and More!
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Anne Hathaway in Passengers.
Photo: Kimberly French © Sony
October kicks into high gear horror movie-wise this week, with four films hitting theaters. Saw V is the only wide release, while ... Read More
New Saw V Pics!
Monday October 20, 2008
Joris Jarsky in Saw V.
Photo: Steve Wilkie © Lionsgate
One more chance to whet your appetite for Saw V: check out a batch of juicy new photos! (And don't think about ... Read More
TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Tuner Classic Movie Scare-athon
Sunday October 19, 2008
© Criterion
American Movie Classics makes a bit deal about its Fearfest every year, but Turner Classic Movie's lineup this week is second to none as far as old-fashioned horror classics ... Read More
The Road Delayed Until 2009?
Saturday October 18, 2008
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Viggo Mortensen
in The Road.
Photo by Macall Polay
© 2929/Dimension
Although it has yet to verify the information, The Hollywood Reporter seems awfully confident that the upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller The Road ... Read More
Let the Right One In Theater Listings!
Saturday October 18, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
Award-winning vampire movie Let the Right One In begins a staggered limited release next week, first in New York and Los Angeles and then in Iowa City (?), ... Read More
Hammer Time! Icons of Horror Collection: Hammer Films DVD Review
Saturday October 18, 2008
© Sony
Fans of the British Hammer films of the '60s and '70s will certainly want to check out Icons of Horror Collection: Hammer Films, which gathers four '60s Hammer productions ... Read More
Write Your Own Reviews!
Friday October 17, 2008
Everyone's a critic, and now on About.com, it's never been easier to force your opinion on others! You'll notice that on all of my movie and DVD reviews, there's now ... Read More
Trick 'r Treat: The Best Horror Movie You've Never Seen?
Friday October 17, 2008
Samm Todd in Trick 'r Treat.
© Warner Bros.
A lot of people exaggerate that such-and-such movie is the best movie you've never seen, but in Trick 'r Treat's case, you probably ... Read More
We All Scream for VH1's Scream Queens!
Thursday October 16, 2008
© VH1
Admit it, you've caught yourself watching the occasional VH1 reality show, be it I Love New York, Rock of Love or anything involving Flavor Flav. YEEEAAAAH BOIIIII!!!! Well, you ... Read More
Become Your Favorite Horror Movie Villain for Halloween!
Wednesday October 15, 2008
The Monster Squad © Lions Gate
The old standard horror movie costumes (pictured) have been done a million times -- Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man -- so this Halloween, how about ... Read More
New This Week: Midnight Movie, Stuck, Ghost House Underground
Tuesday October 14, 2008
Lee Main in Midnight Movie.
© Bigfoot Entertainment
As theaters gear up for a "strawberry rain" of bloody horror releases in the weeks leading up to Halloween, this week is relatively light, ... Read More
Moonlight DVD Due in January
Monday October 13, 2008
© Warner Bros.
Moonlight fans can have one last fling with their favorite vampire private eye (that is, if their thirst hasn't been satiated by True Blood) when the entire 16-episode ... Read More
Stuck on You: Stuck DVD Review
Monday October 13, 2008
© Image
Stuck, from renowned horror director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), has an intriguing premise: what would you do if you hit a man with your car, and he ended up lodged ... Read More
This Is What's Wrong With the World: Quarantine #2 Behind Talking Chihuahua
Sunday October 12, 2008
I know; I can't believe it either.
© Screen Gems
Early reports for the weekend box office have Quarantine opening at number two with around $14 milion, or roughly $2 more than ... Read More
From My POV, Quarantine's Pretty Good
Sunday October 12, 2008
© Screen Gems
Quarantine is the latest in a line of first-person POV horror movies over the past decade, and it's one of the better examples -- granted, it's a remake. ... Read More
TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Mulberry Street
Sunday October 12, 2008
© Lions Gate
This week, the Sci Fi Channel debuts perhaps the best that the 2007 After Dark Horrorfest had to offer: the not-quite-zombie movie Mulberry Street, whose apartment building outbreak ... Read More
Coming Soon From the Sci Fi Channel: More of the Same!
Friday October 10, 2008
© Genius
The Sci Fi Channel has reached an agreement with RHI Entertainment, the company behind the "Maneater" series of killer animal films that have aired on the channel -- including ... Read More
Screamfest 2008: All Treats, No Tricks
Friday October 10, 2008
© Warner Bros.
The annual Screamfest horror film festival opens today in Hollywood with perhaps the most impressive lineup in the fest's eight-year history. Kicking things off tonight is the long-delayed, ... Read More
House Release Date Changed
Thursday October 9, 2008
© Roadside Attractions
Good news for those who can't wait for the upcoming movie House, from acclaimed novelists Ted Dekker and Frank Perreti: its release has been moved up a week ... Read More
Guillermo del Toro Adapting Lovecraft, Frankenstein AND Jekyll and Hyde?
Thursday October 9, 2008
© Universal
It appears that Hellboy's Guillermo del Toro might be returning to his horror roots after directing the upcoming Hobbit films. Comingsoon.net has an interview with the director -- who ... Read More
After Dark Horrorfest III Up to Seven Films?
Wednesday October 8, 2008
© Hoyts
Although it has yet to be announced on the official site, Bloody-Disgusting.com is reporting that After Dark Horrorfest III has added two more movies to its lineup, meaning it ... Read More
20 Horror Movie Clichés I Can Do Without
Wednesday October 8, 2008
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4
© New Line
What horror movie clichés drive you crazy? Ghostly kids (pictured)? Genetic testing gone awry? The burned-out cop/priest/high school gym teacher who's lost his ... Read More
Catch Death Note II in Select Theaters Next Week!
Tuesday October 7, 2008
© Viz Video
Although the first Death Note movie, based on a popular Japanese manga (comic) about a notebook that causes death to anyone whose name is written in it, just ... Read More
New This Week: Quarantine, The Happening, Joy Ride 2, Feast 2, Jack Brooks
Tuesday October 7, 2008
© 20th Century Fox
It's officially October, so let the horror avalanche begin! As Halloween approaches, Quarantine aims to pull you into the theater with its spooky POV appeal, while a ... Read More
More Quarantine Pics!
Monday October 6, 2008
Photo by John Bramley
© Screen Gems
If you can't wait until it opens this Friday, check out these new pics from Quarantine. If you flip through them real fast, it's like ... Read More
Sit and Sin: The Devil's Chair DVD Review
Monday October 6, 2008
© Sony
The Devil's Chair is a small British independent film from writer/director Adam Mason, whose Broken made a splash on DVD last year as part of the Dimension Extreme lineup. ... Read More
TV Movie Highlight of the Week: After Dark Horrorfest '07
Sunday October 5, 2008
© After Dark
While the films from the first After Dark Horrorfest have played for some time now on the Sci Fi Channel, this week sees the second batch debuting on ... Read More
New Trailer and Photos for Let the Right One In
Friday October 3, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
As the release date fast approaches, there's a new trailer and some new pics available for the highly acclaimed Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. It ... Read More
Dexter Premiere Sets Record
Thursday October 2, 2008
© Showtime
Dexter's third season premiere on Sunday scored "killer" ratings, earing the highest viewership for a Showtime drama premiere since Nielsen began its new method of tracking in 2004. It ... Read More
It's a Sticky Situation: Splinter Photos, Trailer
Thursday October 2, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
Although it opens only in limited release (so far, just New York) on Halloween, Splinter is one of the more eagerly anticipated horror films of the fall. See ... Read More
Angel Heart Remake in the Works?
Wednesday October 1, 2008
© TriStar
According to Variety, a group is developing a remake of the great 1987 voodoo-themed murder mystery Angel Heart, which starred Mickey Rourke and Robert DeNiro. One of the group, ... Read More
Teaser Poster for My Bloody Valentine 3-D
Wednesday October 1, 2008
© Lions Gate
Lions Gate has released a teaser poster for the upcoming remake of the '80s slasher My Bloody Valentine, which is looking fairly promising. It has a decent director ... Read More
Don't Look Back -- or Forward, for That Matter: Rest Stop 2 Review
Wednesday October 1, 2008
© Warner Bros.
Somewhere along the line, the 2006 straight-to-video film Rest Stop found enough of an audience to justify a sequel. I didn't love the first, but I hoped that ... Read More

