The Worst Horror Movies of 2008: It's the 2nd Annual Scabbies!
Wednesday December 31, 2008
2008 was a year of great horror highs and deep, gut-wrenchng, there-is-no-God lows. I don't know about you, but I think the highs have had their time to shine. Time ... Read More
New This Week: Um...Look Over There! (Tires Squealing)
Tuesday December 30, 2008
© Anchor Bay
OK, so there's not much going on this week in the way of new horror releases -- the most notable being the 20th anniversary edition of Hellraiser II ... Read More
New Video Clips and Interviews from The Unborn
Monday December 29, 2008
Odette Yustman and Cam Gigandet
in The Unborn.
Photo: Peter Iovino
© Rogue Pictures
Can't wait for the first major horror movie of 2009? Cool your heels in these film clips and interviews from ... Read More
Put a Sack on It: Baghead DVD Review
Monday December 29, 2008
© Sony
Baghead is a simple tale about two couples in a remote cabin and a menacing figure with a bag on his head lurking in the woods. Is it horror? ... Read More
TV Movie Highlights of the Week: 1408, Hostel II, Doomsday
Sunday December 28, 2008
© The Weinstein Co.
A new year can mean only one thing: a new batch of horror movie premieres on TV! This Saturday, January 3, sees three major horror films airing ... Read More
Trick 'r Treat Director Develops Werewolf TV Show
Friday December 26, 2008
Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images
Michael Dougherty, writer/director of the long-overdue Trick 'r Treat, is developing a TV show for Fox about a group of four female friends...who just happen to be ... Read More
First Look at Horror Reality Show 13: Fear Is Real
Friday December 26, 2008
Cast of 13: Fear Is Real
© The CW
Now that Scream Queens has ended, it's time for the next horror-themed reality TV show, 13: Fear Is Real. It comes from producer ... Read More
New Pics from My Bloody Valentine 3D!
Thursday December 25, 2008
© Lionsgate
Merry Valentine's! Unwrap these new photos from the upcoming My Bloody Valentine remake, along with a new movie poster (right). If you squint your eye and wear an ... Read More
Top 20 Horror Movies of 2008: Limited Release and Direct-to-Video
Wednesday December 24, 2008
For those of you complaining about the lack of good horror movies, here are 20 straight-to-video and limited releases (plus a few honorable mentions) from this year that provide ample ... Read More
New This Week: Pulse 3, Baghead, Resident Evil: Degeneration
Tuesday December 23, 2008
© Dimension
During this holiday week, horror movies are few and far between. There are only a handful of DVD releases this week, headed by Baghead, Pulse 3 (hopefully better than ... Read More
Lionsgate Release News: The Haunting in Connecticut, Plus Saw V and Repo DVDs
Monday December 22, 2008
Saw V DVD
© Lionsgate
Some mildly surprising Lionsgate scheduling news: The Haunting in Connecticut, the reality-based ghost story starring Virginia Madsen, is now slated to hit theaters June 19, 2009. Modestly ... Read More
Korean Comic Priest to Become a Movie
Sunday December 21, 2008
Priest comic © Tokyopop
The popular supernatural Korean comic Priest appears to be headed to the big screen, more than two years after initial plans were cancelled in 2006. According to ... Read More
Bunch of New Pics from The Unborn!
Friday December 19, 2008
Ethan Cutkosky in The Unborn.
© Rogue
Opening January 9, The Unborn is the next horror movie slated for wide theatrical release, and judging from the pictures, it could be a freaky ... Read More
Preview of Warner Brothers' 2009 Horror Offerings!
Thursday December 18, 2008
The new Jason Vorhees.
© New Line/Warner Bros.
Warner Brothers has just released details on its slate of theatrical horror/suspense offerings for 2009 -- with some snazzy new photos -- and they ... Read More
The Top 10 Horror Movies of 2008 (Theatrical)
Wednesday December 17, 2008
While I struggled to come up with 10 good horror movies in 2007, this year was easier (granted, there were more bad movies this year as well). Behold, the best ... Read More
Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 Confirmed; Coming in October?
Tuesday December 16, 2008
© The Weinstein Co.
Half of you are probably cheering and half of you are cursing the gods that divisive director Rob Zombie is officially helming a sequel to his remake ... Read More
Steven Seagal + Vampires = Best Movie Ever?
Tuesday December 16, 2008
© Sony
The latest straight-to-video extravaganza from Steven Seagal, the second-most ironic martial arts movie star working today (after Chuck Norris), finds the ponytailed one delving into horror for the first ... Read More
New This Week: Mo' Mummy
Tuesday December 16, 2008
© Universal
This week's limited horror offerings are led by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, plus a few odds and ends -- Christmas horrors, sadistic killers, Japanese women in ... Read More
Catch Fear Itself Episodes on FEARNet!
Monday December 15, 2008
"New Year's Day" episode.
© NBC
Those of you who missed Fear Itself on NBC this summer can catch all eight aired episodes (free) online at FEARNet (also on the video-on-demand channel) ... Read More
Dexter Season 3 Finale: What Did You Think?
Monday December 15, 2008
© Showtime
Let the Dexter withdrawal begin. Was the Season 3 finale all you'd hoped and dreamed? It was a bit of a whimper compared to the previous season finales, but ... Read More
New Director Named for Twilight Sequel
Sunday December 14, 2008
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Summit Entertainment isn't wasting any time preparing for the Twilight sequel, New Moon. Having parted ways with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, they've already signed up Chris Weitz, ... Read More
Haven't We Met Before? Timecrimes Review
Friday December 12, 2008
Karra Elejalde in Timecrimes.
© Magnet Releasing
Even if you don't plan on travelling this holiday season, you can experience a real trip by going to the theater and catching the Spanish ... Read More
True Blood, Dexter Nominated for Golden Globes
Friday December 12, 2008
Michael C. Hall as Dexter in Dexter.
© Showtime
The 2009 Golden Globe nominees were announced on Thursday, and as usual, there's little to mention horror movie-wise, but a pair of TV ... Read More
First Look at Scares of Sundance '09
Thursday December 11, 2008
© Euforia
The lineup for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 15-25) has been released, and there are a handful of intriguing horror/suspense offerings, including Nazi zombies, killer babies, lunar missions ... Read More
What the Howl? The Wolf Man Remake Postponed 'Til November
Thursday December 11, 2008
© Universal
The eagerly anticipated remake of The Wolf Man, starring Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, has been pushed back by Universal from April all the way to November ... Read More
My 2009 Horror Wish List
Wednesday December 10, 2008
'Tis the season to be making lists of stuff you want, and I've got my own list of 10 developments I'd like to see in the horror genre. I'm not ... Read More
Twilight Director Not Returning for Sequel
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images
Just as Twilight zooms past the $130 million mark, word comes that its director, Catherine Hardwicke, won't be returning for the werewolfy sequel, New Moon. Although the ... Read More
New This Week: Killer Clowns, High School Swim Team Zombie Hunters and Willem Dafoe
Tuesday December 9, 2008
© ADV
This week, the holiday horror lull continues as Timecrimes expands to a whopping three theaters, while Anamorph and re-releases of I Am Legend and the Resident Evil trilogy headline ... Read More
Tanedra Wins Scream Queens!
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Scream queen Tanedra.
© VH1
Last night, Tanedra, the scrappy LA lady with no formal training overcame the odds and won VH1's reality show competition Scream Queens, earning her a role in ... Read More
Seven Lite: Anamorph DVD Review
Monday December 8, 2008
© Genius
If you liked Seven, you'll probably...watch Anamorph. I can't promise you'll like it, though. What it does have is a nice cast -- Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Clea Duvall ... Read More
TV Movie Highlight of the Week: The Ruins
Sunday December 7, 2008
© DreamWorks
The decent tourists-in-peril flick The Ruins makes its TV debut this week on Saturday, December 13, at 10:00 PM on Cinemax. Also debuting is the thorougly indecent torture porn ... Read More
New DVD Release Dates: True Blood, My Name Is Bruce and Flavor Flav?
Friday December 5, 2008
© Paramount
True Blood fans looking to own a slice of Sookie will finally get their chance!...in May. The five-disc DVD set of Season 1 is scheduled to come out on ... Read More
New Friday the 13th Remake Trailer!
Friday December 5, 2008
© Paramount
There's finally a full trailer for the upcoming Friday the 13th remake to go along with the teaster that was released in October, and you know what? It looks ... Read More
Logo Works on the "Graveyard Shift"
Thursday December 4, 2008
© Ariztical
Tonight, gay and lesbian network Logo is kicking off a film series called "Graveyard Shift," a weekly midnight showcase for "slasher flicks, bizarre cult classics and campy musicals." Tonight's ... Read More
Let the Right One In Inches Closer to $1 Million
Wednesday December 3, 2008
© Magnet Releasing
Flying under the radar, the acclaimed Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In has steadily found an audience, actually rising on the box office charts in recent ... Read More
Conjurer DVD Review: Thrills on a Budget
Wednesday December 3, 2008
© Monarch
In these economically challenging times, it's refreshing to see a low-budget horror movie like Conjurer actually succeed in crafting a viable product, unlike so many straight-to-video productions that spend ... Read More
New This Week: Timecrimes, X-Files: I Want to Believe DVD
Tuesday December 2, 2008
Nacho Vigalondo in Timecrimes.
© Magnet Releasing
Horror continues a light holiday session this week with only the limited theatrical release Timecrimes (opening in Austin, Texas before expanding to NY and LA ... Read More
Uh-oh: Uwe Boll Back at Work
Monday December 1, 2008
Photo by: Charley Gallay/Getty Images
It looks like efforts to halt Uwe Boll's reign of terror have failed, as has his decision to focus on non-horror films, as word has it ... Read More

