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Mark's Horror & Suspense Blog May 2009 Archive

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

Drag Yourself to This Hell: Drag Me to Hell Review

Saturday May 30, 2009
© 20th Century Fox Drag Me to Hell is a lighthearted change of pace from most theatrical horror movies today (which are mostly remakes of horror movies of yesterday), but is ... Read More

Final Destination 4: New Title, Poster

Saturday May 30, 2009
© New Line Seemingly taking a cue from the stripped-down title of Fast & Furious, the latest Final Destination movie, formerly known as Final Destination: Death Trip 3D, is now called ... Read More

Snakes on a Sub: Silent Venom DVD Review

Friday May 29, 2009
© 20th Century Fox Some movies were made to be ridiculous. Silent Venom, about killer radioactive snakes let loose on a submarine helmed by Luke Perry, is one such film -- ... Read More

First New Moon Photos!

Thursday May 28, 2009
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in New Moon. © Summit We have our first look at scenes from the Twilight sequel New Moon, and they look, well, pretty much like Twilight -- ... Read More

John Lithgow Joins Dexter Cast!

Thursday May 28, 2009
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images Some juicy casting news to get your blood flowing for the upcoming fourth season of Dexter: John Lithgow will be featured as a serial killer dubbed ... Read More

Horror Movie Deaths Quiz: Who Died in Which Movie?

Wednesday May 27, 2009
© Warner Bros. In celebration of two horror movies hitting theaters this week, I'm revisiting past horror movie carnage to find out how much you know about which movies bumped off ... Read More

Buffy the Vampire Remake?

Tuesday May 26, 2009
© 20th Century Fox With the success of the Star Trek reboot, you can bet that reboots, reimaginings, revisualizations and any other semantically creative way of avoiding the word "remake" will ... Read More

New This Week: Drag Me to Hell, Pontypool

Tuesday May 26, 2009
© 20th Century Fox This week, the two-month drought of major theatrical horror releases ends when Drag Me to Hell, which is receiving rave reviews, hits over 2,400 theaters. The almost ... Read More

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Movie Review: Worth the Wait?

Monday May 25, 2009
Amber Heard in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. © Senator Distribution Although the film has no specific release date in the US (it's already on DVD in other countries), I had the ... Read More

More Drag Me to Hell Pics, Movie Clips and Interviews

Sunday May 24, 2009
© 20th Century Fox A bunch of "hellish" photos and videos from Drag Me to Hell, finally opening this Friday!

TV Movie Highlight of the Week: The Happening

Sunday May 24, 2009
© 20th Century Fox What's happening this week? The Happening! Now that it's premiered in theaters, on video and now on TV (Saturday, May 30, at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Cinemax), ... Read More

First Look at Oldboy Director's New Vampire Movie; Remake Already Planned?

Friday May 22, 2009
© Focus Features Park Chan-wook, director of the cult crime film Oldboy, is currently showing his upcoming vampire flick, Thirst, at the Cannes Film Festival, and no sooner had Hollywood laid ... Read More

First New Moon Poster Revealed!

Thursday May 21, 2009
© Summit Although we've already gotten a peek (more like an eyeful) of the Native American werewolf clan featured in its storyline, now we have the first official poster for the ... Read More

The Horrors of Fall Television Revealed!

Thursday May 21, 2009
Photo: Patrick Ecclesine © Fox As TV networks begin to announce their fall lineups, a few interesting horror-related items have popped up for each network: Fox: Fringe is moving from Tuesdays to ... Read More

Shocker: There Will Be a Fourth Twilight Movie

Wednesday May 20, 2009
© Little, Brown Young Readers In what should be a surprise to no one, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that there will be a film adaptation of the fourth (and so ... Read More

Before They Were Stars Part 3: This Time It's Personal!

Wednesday May 20, 2009
Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images I admit, it's turning into a bit of an addiction "outing" stars who had early roles in horror movies. Some of the films are fascinatingly obscure; can you ... Read More

New This Week: My Bloody Valentine, True Blood, Outlander, Eden Log DVDs

Tuesday May 19, 2009
© Lionsgate A big week in horror DVDs witnesses the debuts of My Bloody Valentine 3D, Outlander, Eden Log and the first season of True Blood, plus more!

Don't Catch It: Infected DVD Review

Monday May 18, 2009
© Genius Products The Sci Fi Channel movie Infected is, well, a Sci Fi Channel movie. And little more. About the best that can be said is that it stars notable ... Read More

TV Movie Highlights of the Week: Mother of Tears, Joy Ride 2

Sunday May 17, 2009
© Dimension Two high-profile TV debuts this week, neither of which can be confused with being "good": Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead, which turns the fun cat-and-mouse aspect of the original ... Read More

Hold This Grudge: The Grudge 3 DVD Review

Friday May 15, 2009
© Sony Most horror franchises at some point end up going the direct-to-video route, and now is that time for the American strain of the Japanese Grudge series. Surprisingly, though, The ... Read More

Two More Remakes: I Saw What You Did and (Sigh) Fright Night

Thursday May 14, 2009
© Columbia Another week, another half dozen horror remakes announced. Well, just two for now. First, there's I Saw What You Did, the 1965 chiller from gimmick master William Castle about ... Read More

Can Reaper Be Saved?

Thursday May 14, 2009
Tyler Labine in Reaper. Photo: Andrew Eccles © The CW Ever since Reaper was relegated to mid-season replacement status in this its second season, the writing has been on the wall as ... Read More

Will Ferrell Dips His Toe in the Horror Market

Wednesday May 13, 2009
Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images Funnyman Will Ferrell is planning on venturing into the horror genre with the recently announced Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Ferrell will be producing, not starring in, ... Read More

POV Horror Movies: From Your Point of View

Wednesday May 13, 2009
A scene from Cloverfield. © Paramount The Blair Witch Project struck gold in 1999 with the first-person "point of view" (POV) format, and in the past few years, the POV style has ... Read More

New This Week: Underworld 3, The Grudge 3, Passengers

Tuesday May 12, 2009
© Sony It's a light week in DVD horror releases quantity-wise, but there are several high-profile entries, including Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Grudge 3, Passengers and Plague Town.

Coming Soon to DVD: Messengers 2, Wrong Turn 3, REC

Monday May 11, 2009
REC © Filmax Got some trailers and pics from a few prominent upcoming DVDs: the direct-to-video sequels Messengers 2 and Wrong Turn 3, plus REC, the Spanish zombie movie that inspired ... Read More

Saw, Repo Director Remaking...Mother's Day?

Sunday May 10, 2009
© Troma Just in time for Mother's Day, Darren Lynn Bousman, director of Saw II through IV and Repo! The Genetic Opera, is reportedly revisiting the 1980 satirical (I think) Troma ... Read More

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Dude? Keanu Reeves to Take on Bipolar Classic

Saturday May 9, 2009
By: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images Following up their delayed The Wolfman (due this November) and their announced remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon (now scheduled for 2011), Universal has set its ... Read More

New Release Dates: The Road, Dead Snow, Mandy Lane, Let the Right One In Remake

Friday May 8, 2009
Viggo Mortensen in The Road. © Dimension Some interesting new release dates, courtesy of Box Office Mojo: The Road: Originally scheduled for fall 2008, then pulled from the schedule altogether, and now finally ... Read More

The 2009 Saturn Award Nominees Are...

Friday May 8, 2009
© Rogue The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has named the 2009 nominees for its annual Saturn Awards, with Hellboy II and Let the Right One In being ... Read More

Eclipse, 30 Days of Night Director Gets New Gig

Thursday May 7, 2009
© Canongate U.S. After he finishes shooting Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series, director David Slade will travel back to the snowy wilderness he grew familiar with on 30 ... Read More

Predators Now a "Sequel"; Target Release Date Set

Thursday May 7, 2009
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem © 20th Century Fox Bloody-Disgusting.com is reporting a few updates on the previously announced Predators: It's being treated as a sequel, although its also still called a "reboot." Producer Robert ... Read More

A Timeline History of Horror Movies

Wednesday May 6, 2009
Phantom of the Opera All you ever wanted to know about horror movies but were afraid to watch them...here's an illustrated timeline tracing horror movies back to the beginning and up ... Read More

Lycos Cinema Shuts Down

Tuesday May 5, 2009
© Lycos I just realized that literally A DAY after I included Lycos Cinema on my list of the top sites to watch free horror movies, it was announced that it ... Read More

New This Week: A Potpourri of Horror

Tuesday May 5, 2009
© Anchor Bay This week's DVD releases don't feature an obvious headliner, but they're an intriguing mix of films, including a Frankenstein spoof, Japanese slave labor exploitation, a Danish thriller from ... Read More

Fringe Renewed for a Second Season

Monday May 4, 2009
Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson in Fringe. © Fox Fox has picked up Fringe for a full, 22-episode second season! While the show hasn't been a runaway hit, it's been one of ... Read More

Pics from Halloween 2, Moon, Sorority Row and Pontypool

Monday May 4, 2009
Briana Evigan in Sorority Row. © Summit Entertainment A bunch o' pics from some of this year's most eagerly anticipated films: Halloween 2, Sorority Row, Moon and Pontypool.

Live-Action Blood: The Last Vampire Coming to Theaters

Sunday May 3, 2009
© Sony Sony has announced that the live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese anime Blood:The Last Vampire will hit theaters in the US. No release date has been set, but it ... Read More

An American Version of Death Note in the Making?

Saturday May 2, 2009
© Viz According to Variety, Warner Brothers is moving forward with an American live-action version of the hit Japanese comic book series Death Note. Three live-action Japanese movies based on the ... Read More

While She Was Out...She Made a Bad Movie

Friday May 1, 2009
© Anchor Bay Poor Kim Basinger. I had high hopes for While She Was Out, but they flatlined at about the 30-minute mark and steadily nosedived from that point on. Read ... Read More

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