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Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog January 2009 Archive

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

Predator Remake in the Works? Versus The Thing Perhaps?

Friday January 30, 2009
© 20th Century Fox We're in the early, rumor-y stages, but Bloody-Disgusting.com is reporting that someone's working on a remake -- er, "reboot" -- of Predator, the hit 1987 monster movie ... Read More

We're in a Freakin' Horror Renaissance, People

Thursday January 29, 2009
When I hear people complaining about the state of horror movies today, I go on the defensive. I remind the naysayers about the wasteland that began in the late '80s ... Read More

My Guilty Pleasure Horror Movies

Wednesday January 28, 2009
© Anchor Bay Everyone has a few: those movies you keep stored away in the back of your closet so no one will find out that you're secretly the world's biggest ... Read More

New Clips from The Uninvited

Tuesday January 27, 2009
Elizabeth Banks and Emily Browning in The Uninvited. © DreamWorks Happy Wednesday Eve! In celebration of the occasion, here's a bunch of clips from The Uninvited, hitting theaters this Friday.

New This Week: The Uninvited, Lakeview Terrace DVD

Tuesday January 27, 2009
Emily Browning in The Uninvited. © DreamWorks Who let the ghosts out? Find out this Friday when The Uninvited hits theaters. Meanwhile, on DVD, the thriller Lakeview Terrace heads a motley assortment ... Read More

Franchise Spotlight: Child's Play

Monday January 26, 2009
© MGM This franchise spotlight focuses on the small but feisty Charles Lee Ray -- Chucky, to you and me. Trace his development from scary slasher villain to self-parodying comedian in ... Read More

Underworld 3 Takes a Bite out of Box Office

Sunday January 25, 2009
Cheer up: you did OK. © Lakeshore Entertainment Underworld: Rise of the Lycans overcame a change in the series' director and star to post a solid $20.8 million opening weekend tally. That's ... Read More

Pics from The Uninvited!

Friday January 23, 2009
Arielle Kebbel and Emily Browning in The Uninvited. © DreamWorks The Uninvited, the third film in the unofficial "un" trilogy of January 2009 (The UNborn, UNderworld 3), hits theaters next week, and here's ... Read More

Uwe Boll, The Happening Feel the Wrath of the Razzies

Thursday January 22, 2009
The Happening: not good. © 20th Century Fox It's pretty much a given every year that the annual Golden Raspberry Awards -- the "Razzies" -- will nominate at least one horror movie ... Read More

CBS Unveils Slasher TV Show Harper's Island

Wednesday January 21, 2009
Christopher Gorham and Elaine Cassidy in Harper's Island. © CBS Last week, CBS announced more details on the upcoming TV show Harper's Island, which features the classic slasher setup of a group of ... Read More

Get Chilly With It: Cold Prey DVD Review

Tuesday January 20, 2009
© Anchor Bay Slasher movie fans who can't shell out big bucks to see the three-dimentional terror of My Bloody Valentine 3D can still enjoy a quality slasher -- in rental ... Read More

New This Week: Underworld 3, Saw V on DVD and Plenty More

Tuesday January 20, 2009
© Lakeshore Entertainment This week is a busy one, with theatrical releases Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Donkey Punch, Outlander and The Lodger, plus major DVD releases Saw V, Vacancy 2, ... Read More

Fun Photos from Boogeyman 3

Monday January 19, 2009
© Sony Here are some fun pics from Boogeyman 3, which hits DVD tomorrow. Sleep tight!

I Heart My Bloody Valentine 3D: My Review

Monday January 19, 2009
Jaime King and Megan Boone in My Bloody Valentine 3D. © Lionsgate It's been so long since I've seen a good slasher movie that I'd almost forgotten why I like them. Thank you, ... Read More

New Pics: Underworld 3, Donkey Punch and Vacancy 2!

Monday January 19, 2009
Nichola Burley in Donkey Punch. © Magnet Releasing New pics from three new movies coming out this week in varying levels of distribution: the limited theatrical release Donkey Punch, the wide theatrical ... Read More

My Bloody Valentine Scores at the Box Office

Sunday January 18, 2009
© Lionsgate Like The Unborn last weekend, My Bloody Valentine placed a strong third at this weekend's box office. Early estimates indicate that it outperformed The Unborn, raking in over $21 ... Read More

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Funny Games

Sunday January 18, 2009
© Warner Bros. Michael Haneke's remake of his own nihilstic Funny Games makes its TV debut this week, in all its disturbing glory. It debuts Saturday, January 24, at 10:00 PM ... Read More

New Trailers: Last House on the Left, Eden Log, Obsessed

Saturday January 17, 2009
Idris Elba and Beyonce Knowles in Obsessed. © Screen Gems Three new trailers for horror/suspense movies hitting theaters in the upcoming months: Eden Log: A French film about a man who wakes up with ... Read More

Lionsgate Auctioning Signed My Bloody Valentine Posters

Friday January 16, 2009
Kerr Smith signing a poster. © Lionsgate Lionsgate is auctioning off five My Bloody Valentine 3D movie posters, each signed by stars Jaime King, Jensen Ackles, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi and Megan ... Read More

Worth the Wait? Amusement DVD Review

Friday January 16, 2009
Katheryn Winnick in Amusement. © New Line Next week, Amusement finally makes it out of Development Hell, its year-and-a-half delay no doubt piquing some horror fans' interest. Unfortunately, they may not like ... Read More

Supernatural Returns Tonight!

Thursday January 15, 2009
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural. Photo: Michael Courtney/The CW Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki fans are living in Nirvana right now, with Ackles' My Bloody Valentine 3D coming out tomorrow, Padalecki's ... Read More

Bloody New Video Clips from My Bloody Valentine!

Thursday January 15, 2009
Jensen Ackles in My Bloody Valentine. © Lionsgate Haven't been getting enough iron in your diet? Check out these bloody new clips from My Bloody Valentine 3D!

Horror Remake News: What's New? What's Dead?

Wednesday January 14, 2009
© Warner Bros. With My Bloody Valentine, The Uninvited and Friday the 13th (pictured) hitting theaters soon, it seems like the perfect time to revisit the remake front. Did you know ... Read More

Horror Movie Villain Want Ads: Popular Jobs for Horror Villains

Wednesday January 14, 2009
Miners do it with the lights on. © Lionsgate The upcoming release of My Bloody Valentine 3D, in which a deranged miner goes on a killing spree (see also the 1981 original, ... Read More

New This Week: My Bloody Valentine 3D, Mirrors DVD Only 2D

Tuesday January 13, 2009
© Lionsgate This week is deja vu all over again, as the remake My Bloody Valentine 3D hits theaters and the remake Mirrors heads to DVD, alongside a re-release of the ... Read More

Yeti DVD Review: Abominable

Monday January 12, 2009
© Genius Products Yeti is a typical Sci Fi Channel offering, fulfilling the prerequisite for: '80s stars (Ed Marinaro and Peter DeLuise) Silly-looking monsters (Yeti) Terrible computer effects (Yeti leaping through the air like ... Read More

Golden Globes: True Blood 1, Dexter 0

Monday January 12, 2009
Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images Sunday's Golden Globes saw both Showtime's Dexter and HBO's True Blood come in with two nominations apiece: one from best drama and one for best lead actor/actress ... Read More

The Unborn Movie Review: Dybbuk Stops Here

Monday January 12, 2009
© Rogue What's a dybbuk? Basically, it's an evil spirit from Jewish folklore, and in the case of The Unborn, it looks mysteriously like an 8-year-old boy (right). With the surge ... Read More

The Unborn Kills at the Box Office

Sunday January 11, 2009
Cheer up: you're #3! Photo: Peter Iovino © Rogue Early estimates indicate that although The Unborn placed third at the box office this past weekend, it raked in a whopping $20 million ... Read More

TV Movie Highlights of the Week: Rogue, Captivity

Sunday January 11, 2009
This week witnesses the TV debuts of a pair of notable horror movies: Rogue: Decent Australian giant crocodile pic from the director of Wolf Creek. Premieres Friday, January 16, at 2:45 ... Read More

Aw-kward: Dexter Marries His Sister

Friday January 9, 2009
Hall and Carpenter: incest at its best. © CBS Broadcasting Talk about your awkward Thanksgiving dinners. Actor Michael C. Hall and actress Jennifer Carpenter, who star on the Showtime serial killer TV ... Read More

Final Are Numbers In: The Top-Grossing Horror Movies of 2008

Friday January 9, 2009
© Summit Now that 2008 has ended, we can officially tally up the box office results and detail what the most popular horror movies of the year were. Is there any ... Read More

Mutant Chronicles Gets Release Date; Timecrimes DVD Too

Thursday January 8, 2009
© Magnet Mutant Chronicles, the long-awaited sci fi/action/horror hybrid boasting a cast of Thomas Jane, John Malkovich and Ron Perlman, has been picked up by Magnet Releasing, which has been responsible ... Read More

First Look at The Grudge 3 Trailer

Thursday January 8, 2009
© Sony Fans left craving for more after The Grudge 2 -- all six of you -- should be pleased to hear that The Grudge 3, which picks up where the ... Read More

Preview of Universal's 2009 Horror Offerings!

Wednesday January 7, 2009
The Wolf Man © Universal Universal's 2009 slate of horror movies trots out an impressive array of big names and even a big budget or two: Drag Me to Hell (May 29): Spiderman ... Read More

Trailer for George Romero's New Zombie Movie!

Tuesday January 6, 2009
© Artfire Films Bloody-Disgusting.com has a sneak peek at George Romero's new zombie effort, which so far has the ambiguous title ...Of the Dead. It was originally going to be a ... Read More

New This Week: The Unborn, After Dark '09, Eden Lake and More

Tuesday January 6, 2009
© Dimension Extreme After a couple of dry months, this week finally witnesses a major theatrical horror release, as The Unborn opens wide, while the third After Dark Horrorfest hits a ... Read More

New Pics from Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Monday January 5, 2009
© Lakeshore Entertainment Before the next Twilight movie comes out this fall, get your dose of hot werewolf-on-vampire action with these pics from the latest Underworld film, Underworld: Rise of the ... Read More

TV Movie Highlights of the Week: Diary of the Dead, Bug, Black Sheep

Sunday January 4, 2009
© IFC A trio of horror movie premieres on TV to keep an eye out for this week: Diary of the Dead: Zombie maestro George Romero's latest undead effort, this time with ... Read More

After Dark Horrorfest '09: Trailers, Theater Listings and a TON of Photos

Friday January 2, 2009
Jessica Lowndes in Autopsy. © After Dark Films With the third After Dark Horrorfest fast approaching (January 9-15), we have all you need to know about each of the eight films "to ... Read More

New Release Dates for Jennifer's Body and Outlander

Thursday January 1, 2009
© Fox Atomic As if January wasn't busy enough for horror fans, now word has it that the Jim Caviezel sci fi viking monster movie Outlander is hitting a limited number ... Read More

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