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Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog March 2009 Archive

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

New This Week: After Dark Horrorfest, Timecrimes, Cthulhu

Tuesday March 31, 2009
© Magnet Releasing This is a monster week for DVD releases, despite an ironic dearth of DVDs about monsters. Instead, we have all eight After Dark Horrorfest III movies, the acclaimed ... Read More

At Last, a Blockbuster Lovecraft Film? From Ron Howard?!?

Monday March 30, 2009
© Regent Releasing Up until now, adaptations of and tributes to the works of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft have been relegated to modestly budgeted and direct-to-video productions (see Cthulhu), but according ... Read More

Haunting in Connecticut Scares Up a Strong Second Place Finish

Sunday March 29, 2009
© Lionsgate The Haunting in Connecticut scared up an unexpectedly robust $23 million this weekend, making it Lionsgate's best opening ever for a non-Saw horror film.

Get Out! The Haunting in Connecticut Movie Review

Sunday March 29, 2009
Praying for a better movie. © Lionsgate The Haunting in Connecticut isn't a bad movie, but it's so generic and repetitive, you're left wondering why it was even made. OK, I can ... Read More

New Release Dates: Elm Street, Final Destination 4, Night of the Demons and More!

Friday March 27, 2009
Ethan Hawke in Daybreakers. © Lionsgate Several recent theatrical release date updates to mention... June 12, 2009: Dead Snow August 28, 2009: Final Destination: Death Trip 3D October 9, 2009: Night of the Demons October 30, 2009: The Box ... Read More

New Haunting in Connecticut Clips and Interviews

Thursday March 26, 2009
© Lionsgate As Friday fast approaches, preview the scares to come from The Haunting in Connecticut with these video clips.

20 Horror Movies "Based on a True Story"

Wednesday March 25, 2009
© Warner Bros. In honor of the opening of The Haunting in Connnecticut, here's a list of 20 horror movies based on "true stories"...some more true than others.

New This Week: The Haunting in Connecticut

Tuesday March 24, 2009
© Lionsgate This week, The Haunting in Connecticut aims for the number two slot on the charts -- number one presumably locked up by Monsters vs. Aliens -- while a few ... Read More

Handicapped Stalking: Late Bloomer DVD Review

Monday March 23, 2009
© Bone House Asia Late Bloomer is a truly unique experience within the horror/suspense realm: a black-and-white, shot-on-video Japanese movie about a serial killer with cerebral palsy who attacks his victims ... Read More

Nobody Puts Baby in a Wall: Walled In DVD Review

Saturday March 21, 2009
© Anchor Bay Mischa Barton stars in Walled In, a promising but unfulfilling tale of a condemned apartment building that was the site of a mass murder years ago. On the ... Read More

Un-welcome Mat: Last House on the Left Review

Friday March 20, 2009
Garret Dillahunt in The Last House on the Left. Photo: Lacey Terrell © Rogue I have to apologize for the lateness of this review. I was all prepared to watch The Last House ... Read More

New DVD Release Dates: My Bloody Valentine 3D, The Uninvited, Underworld 3, Eden Log and More!

Thursday March 19, 2009
© Lionsgate A slew of upcoming DVD release dates to make your Netflix queue happy... April 7, 2009: House April 28, 2009: The Uninvited May 12, 2009: Possession Underworld: Rise of the Lycans May 19, 2009: Eden Log ... Read More

Harper's Island Site Launches

Wednesday March 18, 2009
Cameron Richardson in Harper's Island. © CBS As reported a few weeks ago, the viral website HarpersGlobe.com, used to promote CBS's new slasher-y TV show Harper's Island, has been launched, with the purpose ... Read More

Pictures, Trailers, Posters and Clips, Oh My! Drag Me to Hell, Orphan, Shuttle and More

Wednesday March 18, 2009
© Warner Bros. Oodles of new photos, trailers and video clips from several upcoming movies: Drag Me to Hell, Orphan, Shuttle (which opened in Los Angeles on March 6 and moves ... Read More

Ready for Lost Boys 3?

Tuesday March 17, 2009
Corey Feldman in Lost Boys: The Tribe. © Warner Bros. Did you watch Lost Boys: The Tribe? No? I would say that you're not alone, but according to Bloody-Disgusting.com, Warner Brothers is ... Read More

New This Week: Twilight on DVD

Tuesday March 17, 2009
© Summit In a slow release week, the DVD of Twilight is the only headline grabber. Mischa Barton's Walled In and a slew of oldies from German director F.W. Murnau lead ... Read More

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Saw IV

Monday March 16, 2009
© Lionsgate Saw IV makes its TV debut this week at 9:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime...meaning you can expect Saw V to air in March 2010, Saw VI in March 2011, ... Read More

Holy It! Stephen King's It to Hit the Big Screen

Monday March 16, 2009
© Warner Bros. I'm not sure if you'd call it a remake or merely a second adaptation of the book, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, there will be a big-screen ... Read More

Last House on the Left Finishes Third for the Weekend

Sunday March 15, 2009
© Rogue Estimates are in, and the remake The Last House on the Left finished third in its opening weekend, earning a little over $14 million. That's mediocre -- more than ... Read More

Gratuitous Sequel Alarm: The Strangers 2?

Saturday March 14, 2009
© Rogue The Strangers was one of my favorite horror movies of 2008, but apparently I missed the news that a sequel had been commissioned. According to Bloody-Disgusting.com, a little-known French ... Read More

It's a "Hell"uva Town: Tribeca Horror and Suspense Lineup

Friday March 13, 2009
© Tribeca New York City's eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced its lineup for 2009, which includes several intriguing horror and suspense entries, including an '80s throwback, a horror spoof, ... Read More

Orphanage Director to Helm Third Twilight Movie

Thursday March 12, 2009
Photo: Cesar Urrutia © Picturehouse Entertainment Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series, just got a lot more interesting to horror fans. That's because Juan Antonio Bayona, who directed the acclaimed ... Read More

Can Young TV Stars Avoid Horror Movies?

Wednesday March 11, 2009
Chace Crawford in The Haunting of Molly Hartley. © Freestyle Releasing Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog has an interesting post today complaining about the prevalence of young TV stars in horror movies. My reaction: The ... Read More

Just Voodoo It! The 50 Worst Horror Movie Taglines

Wednesday March 11, 2009
© Dimension Having published the 50 Best Horror Movie Taglines last week, it seemed only natural to present the opposite end of the spectrum with the 50 Worst Horror Movie Taglines. ... Read More

Sci Fi Saturday Fan(s) Rejoice! New Maneater Website Launched

Tuesday March 10, 2009
© Genius Those of you who tune in every week to the cheesy fun of the Sci Fi Channel's "Most Dangerous Night on Television" might be interested in checking out the ... Read More

New This Week: Last House on the Left, Let the Right One In DVD

Tuesday March 10, 2009
© Magnet A month-long dry spell without a theatrical horror release ends this week when The Last House on the Lef hits theaters, while a slate of unusually artistic DVD releases ... Read More

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Crowley DVD Review

Monday March 9, 2009
© Lionsgate When's the last time you saw a college professor urinate on his students? Yesterday? Braggart. For the rest of you, there's Crowley, an intriguing, if confusing, tale of the ... Read More

First Look at Pandorum: Trailer and Pics!

Sunday March 8, 2009
© Overture I don't know about anyone else, but one of my more anticipated horror movies of 2009 is Pandorum, an outer space psychological chiller that appears to be in the ... Read More

Lights, Camera, Inaction: Dark Reel DVD Review

Friday March 6, 2009
© North American Releasing on DVD next week, Dark Reel is a supernatural slasher about a movie set menaced by a serial killer AND a ghost. Unfortunately, it's not as exciting ... Read More

New Last House on the Left Movie Clips!

Thursday March 5, 2009
© Rogue We're just a week away from the third major horror remake in three months, The Last House on the Left, so why not celebrate with some clips and salsa ... Read More

Green Light Alert! Friday the 13th Sequel and Re-Animator Remake and...TV Show?

Thursday March 5, 2009
© Empire Several recent announcements of upcoming projects that are sure to divide the horror community: No surprise here; they're already writing a sequel -- er, "follow-up" -- to the Friday the ... Read More

It's Not Human, and It's Got an Axe! The 50 Best Horror Movie Taglines

Wednesday March 4, 2009
© Columbia It's sad, but sometimes the tagline is the best thing about a movie. Here are the 50 best horror movie taglines I could round up. Whether they exceed the ... Read More

New This Week: Read a Book or Something

Tuesday March 3, 2009
© Dimension Extreme There's not much horror-wise releasing this week -- little on DVD (Dead in 3 Days from Austria, The Burning from Japan) and even less (read: nothing) in theaters ... Read More

Let the Right One In Remake Slated for January 2010

Monday March 2, 2009
Let the Right On In © Magnet Releasing From ShockTillYouDrop.com comes a couple of updates on the remake of the acclaimed Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In: The title is now ... Read More

Reaper Recap and Preview; Season 2 Starts Tomorrow!

Monday March 2, 2009
Ray Wise and Bret Harrison in Reaper. Photo: Lorenzo Agius © The CW Reaper's second season begins Tuesday, March 3, at 8:00 PM...against American Idol. Thanks for the show of confidence, CW. ... Read More

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Mr. Brooks

Sunday March 1, 2009
© MGM The deliciously dark and campy thriller Mr. Brooks, sorely overlooked at the box office, makes its television debut this Saturday, March 7, at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime. Watch ... Read More

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