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Rob Zombie Still Wants To Make Tyrannosaurus Rex

25 November 2009 3:11 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

Rob Zombie wants to make a mark for himself outside of the horror genre. Here's more: Zombie, whose real name is Robert Cummings, was attached to 2008's "Punisher: War Zone" until he realized he wasn't interested in directing the action film. He hopes his next film will be another action flick, "Tyrannosaurus Rex," which is about a washed-up boxer who gets into the world of underground fighting after he's released from prison. There has also been talk of Zombie remaking "The Blob." Although it probably won't happen since everyone hated his "Halloween" remake, I think revisiting the "Blob" would be awesome. Here's to inserting white trash characters yelling at each other, and giving the Blob a demystifying, text book serial killer background wherein you see the mound of Jello torturing little animals. The good news is that Zombie says he won't be back for any more "Halloween" movies. [For the record, I think his "Halloween 2" is »

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Basement Jack and the Past: A Movie Review

20 November 2009 3:36 PM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

Basement Jack is a film from Brink DVD that was made for between one to two million dollars. A film that will see video store shelves this Tuesday, November 17th Basement Jack does not step very far away from the slasher films of the 70s and 80s. Jack stays mostly in the confines of a slasher formula, while offering some intrigue in the characer only known as the Manager.

Simply plotted Basement Jack undergoes some unusually harsh punishment for unknown wrongdoings from his mother (Lynn Lowry). Jack (Eric Peter-Kaiser) experiences torture from an early age and develops a taste for blood in later adolescence. Happy to share his experiences of torment with others Jack slashes, impales, and dismembers those unlucky enough to cross his path. Cue in a small love story, some aggravating cops, a police massacre a la Terminator and we have one recipe for blood, disaster, and gore! »

- Michael Ross Allen

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Palisades Tartan Video’s Terror Pack Vol. 1 (DVD Review)

16 November 2009 3:54 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

I’m not going to lie, I typically hate box sets. They’re more often than not, a dumping ground for DVD’s that have spent one too many years collecting dust in some old warehouse that their distributers are just a little too eager to get off the shelves. You go to your local video retailer or Amazon.com and think “Awesome, John Carpenter box set. Surely it’s packed with the original Halloween, The Thing, and Escape From New York.” Much to your dismay, you come to realize you’re stuck with Ghosts Of Mars (featuring the acting prowess of Ice Cube), that damned Village remake, and Escape From L.A.. Moreover even if you happen to like one or two of the flicks in the set, you’re bound to hate the rest; that is to say, if you could even identify what the, often bottom barrel, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Compton)

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The Night She Stayed Home: Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film

15 November 2009 10:50 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Despite its low budget, a mostly no-name cast, and age, many fans out there still find John Carpenter's original masterpiece Halloween to be one of the best film's our genre has ever seen; and we completely agree. Filmmakers Josh Hasty and Kenny Caperton certainly feel the same way as they've made a prequel of sorts to that film and not Zombie's. Ever wonder what led up to Judith Myer's staying home that fateful evening? Get ready to experience one fan's rendition of that sliver of backstory.

Below you'll find the synopsis, teaser posters, and the teaser trailer for Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film. To sweeten the pot for viewers, writer Kenny Caperton has proven himself to be an uber-fan by building his North Carolina home into an exact replica of the Myers house from Carpenter's original film. Check the goods after the break and for more visit the MyersHouseNC website. »

- Uncle Creepy

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Horror's Hallowed Grounds Episode 1 Uncut Running On FearNet.com For A Limited Time

15 November 2009 10:28 AM, PST | ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com | See recent ChildrenoftheCornMovie.com news »

If you are a fan of John Carpenter's excellent film Halloween, or if you are just a horror fan in general, then this is something you don't want to miss! What if you could visit the filming locations of your favorite horror films from the past? Would it be Friday the 13th? Poltergeist? The Amityville Horror? And what if you could tell other horror fans about your experiences. Would you make the fans feel like they were there? Well, with Horror's Hallowed Grounds, series creator Sean Clark has done just that. Centering on famous horror genre films and the places that brought them to the screen, Hhg revisits the areas and towns that made each one of these movies without a doubt, memorable in the eyes of moviegoers everywhere. While Horror's Hallowed Grounds is currently being published as an article in HorrorHound Magazine (click here for their website), one »

- Children of the Corn Movie

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Judith : A Halloween Tribute Short Film

15 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Ever wondered what the events in the life of Judith Myers were like leading up to her inevitable demise at the hands of her little brother, Michael? (I'm talking John Carpenter's original here, not Rob Zombie's re-"imagining") Well, filmmakers Josh Hasty and Kenny Caperton decided to tell that backstory in their new fan short Judith: A Halloween Tribute Film . Writer Caperton is no stranger to the Myers universe having built his North Carolina home into an exact replica of the Myers house from Carpenter's original film. Below you can check out the teaser trailer to director Josh Hasty's Judith , along with a pair of teaser posters and the synopsis. You can check out a slew of behind the scenes photos via the official Myers House website right here .... »

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Exclusive: A Talk with P.J. Soles

11 November 2009 12:30 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

With featured roles in Brian De Palma’s Carrie, John Carpenter’s Halloween, Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (featuring The Ramones), and Rob Zombie’s The Devil's Rejects, P.J. Soles has appeared in some of the most iconic cult/horror films of all time.

She's also an accomplished comedic actress, appearing in more mainstream fare such as Ivan Reitman's Stripes and Howard Zieff's Private Benjamin. (Okay, maybe Stripes and Private Benjamin aren't the genre movies Dread Central usually covers, but I think we remember them as well – especially P.J. displaying her comedy chops with Bill Murray).

Ms. Soles sat down with writer and horror fiend Heather Buckley for a lively interview about her acting career (which spans over 30 years, including television), her current musical endeavors, and one actor's insights into the differences between being directed by master of the macabre John Carpenter and suspense maestro Brian De Palma. »

- Heather Buckley

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Motion Picture Purgatory: Auto Focus

3 November 2009 12:47 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

This week Trembles takes us a little off the beaten path into a true tale of sex addiction and murder: Paul Schrader's 2002 Auto Focus starring Greg Kinnear as TV star Bob Crane and Willem Dafoe as his video technician buddy John Carpenter (nope, not director John Carpenter of Halloween fame, but rather a sleazy swinger who gets credit for turning Crane into a sex addict).

For those unfamiliar with the story, Crane, star of 1960's TV series "Hogan's Heroes", dove into the freewheeling spirit of the 60s and 70s with relish, having affairs with numerous women and videotaping his exploits with Carpenter's help. He was murdered in a Scottsdale, Arizona, motel room in 1978, a crime that remains officially unsolved to this day.

"A day without sex is a day wasted" -actual tagline

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- The Woman In Black

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Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s

3 November 2009 12:12 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Undertones: Volume 7 It's the time of the year again where folks' minds turn to the macabre and the ghoulish; where death is celebrated rather than feared and of course, when dusty copies of horror films are taken off the shelf to terrify and amuse. So, in honor of the Halloween season it would seem only right that this installment of Undertones concern itself with the scores of horror films or, more specifically, those that emerged during a particularly groundbreaking and ultra-violent decade of cinema - the 1970s. Many of the horror films of the 1970s did not involve supernatural beings such as vampires, werewolves and swamp things, but the terrors of home and society at large. The menacing figures of films such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper, 1974) and Halloween (Carpenter, 1978) may have worn crazy masks and looked decidedly 'un-human' but the messages these films posited concerned themselves with that of »

- Ricky

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Halloween Special Part 2: Michael Myers vs Me

1 November 2009 10:16 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

To bring us out of Halloween I thought I would do a daring deed and take on Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in a no holds bared face off (literally) where I have watched the entire back catalogue of their films to determine once and for all who is champion slasher, Part 1 was on Jason, Part 2 is Michael Myers.

The three killers have haunted us through our childhoods with each horror legend bringing us movies which have completely terrified and equally bemused us with poor sequels and terrible plots

Beware pictures of blood and gore to follow.

Michael Myers is very similar to Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger in that nothing seems to kill him, but the big difference is that Michael Myers is the only non-supernatural monster out of the three, he is a killing machine that has been shot numerous times, blown up in fire, stabbed »

- Gary Phillips

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Rob Zombie calls Hollywood a "scared town"

31 October 2009 3:03 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

As a horror film director heavy metal rocker Rob Zombie has four films notched in his belt: House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, the 2007 remake of Halloween and this summer's sequel, Halloween II. He's also developing a remake of the 1950s monster movie The Blob. When Zombie's Blob remake was announced there was some criticism heard, especially from the quarter that prefer John Carpenter's Halloween to the newer one, that Zombie was obsessing with remakes. Now Rob's said something surprising to CNN about the state of the film business in Hollywood: that they don't want original ideas, they want remakes.

"I have lots of original ideas that maybe will get made," Zombie told the news outlet. "But everyone ... even if you bring them the most obscure movie that nobody's ever heard of -- they want to remake that."

Zombie has another original concept in development about a boxer named »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Happy Halloween! See the Top 13 Scary Flicks of All Time! Boo!

30 October 2009 8:16 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Halloween season is upon us and one of the best ways to celebrate is by watching horror movies. You don.t need any costumes or put on make up to enjoy the season. All you need is your DVD player. Here.s my list of the Top 13 Best Scary Flicks of all time. Let.s count them down, one scare at a time.

1. .Psycho. . Alfred Hitchcock created the mother of all slasher flicks. Based on the novel by Robert Bloch, the script by Joseph Stefano is part drama, part thriller that featured an unlikely heroine in Janet Leigh. Anthony Perkins. performance as Norman Bates became the pop culture touchstone of evil reincarnate. Add Bernard Hermann.s memorable score and you get the scariest film of all time. To this day, I can.t forget the images in .Psycho. every time I take a shower.

2. .The Exorcist. . This 1973 shocker made a star out of Linda Blair. »

- Manny

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Jamie Lee Curtis and moms everywhere think Halloween is too scary for kids. She's wrong.

30 October 2009 12:54 PM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »

Today on her Huffington Post Blog, Jamie Lee Curtis (best known to horror fans as the original Lori Strode in John Carpenter's Halloween, as well as the star of thr original The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train), shows us she's actually very anti-horror on Halloween.

Her desire to 'tone down' the gore on halloween, especially when it comes to kids, just really gets my panties in a twisted, bleeding bunch.

"Halloween, the holiday, is a breeding ground for a seemingly unending gruesome gore fest," says Curtis. "Has it always been this way? I don't think so. I remember Halloween as a time to dress up in a costume other than myself. That was what was fun..."

"The fact that my film nemesis," she continues, "And if you ever see the forgettable Halloween 8, my subsequent murderer, Michael Myers (for the uninformed, he is the one in the gray jumpsuit and »

- Superheidi

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Here's the Top 101 Scariest Film Scores!

30 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

This month, Shock readers were asked to participate in Sirius Xm Radio's "Halloween Horror Score Chopdown" on Cinemagic. After gathering submissions, the show's team started rolling them out on Sirius Monday. If you haven't been tuning in, here's the complete list of soundtracks that made the cut. What do you think? Halloween John Carpenter 1 Psycho Bernard Herrmann 2 The Shining Wendy Carlos/Assorted 3 Jaws John Williams 4 Alien Jerry Goldsmith 5 Omen, The Jerry Goldsmith 6 Bride of Frankenstein Franz Waxman 7 Thing, The Ennio Morricone 8 Exorcist, The Pendereki 9 Fog, The John Carpenter 10 Rosemary's Baby Christopher Komeda 11 Hellraiser Christopher Young 12 Friday the 13th Harry Manfredini 13 A Nightmare on Elm Street Charles Bernstein 14... »

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Terrifyingly Gnarly #18 – House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen

28 October 2009 5:38 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

To me, it’s fitting that in our lengthy conversation, actor A.J. Bowen tells me he was close to answering the phone with Tom Atkins’ famous line, “Thrill Me.” With his phenomenal facial hair (which I open the interview with) and true talent showcased in our beloved genre, I can see him attaining the heights of that classic ’80s hero. This Friday, Ti West’s much anticipated House Of The Devil reaches theaters (you can currently check it out on VOD, and you should!) where you can see Bowen in a relatively small but integral and very fun role. Punch drunk in love with the film since I saw it earlier this year at Tribeca and a huge admirer of Bowen’s excellent work in The Signal, I knew I’d have to get him talking about it all. So read on, and get excited about the lumberjack resembling future of horror, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Sam Zimmerman)

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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Best Sequels

28 October 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Saw VI, much to my surprise, turned out to be one of the better films in the franchise, and in honor of it, I thought we’d look at some of the genre’s best sequels. They’re a fact of life when it comes to horror films so here's my take on some of the follow-ups that either usurped the originals or, at least, turned out better than expected.

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

After the baffling detour into “hey, let’s use Freddy as a metaphor for teenage homosexuality” that was Freddy’s Revenge*, the series realigned itself with this direct follow-up to Wes Craven’s original (with Craven himself contributing to script duties).

Part 3 boasts an imaginative story, good characters (need I remind anyone of Kincaid?), and one of the most memorable locales in the franchise. Director Charles (later Chuck, for some reason) Russell »

- Masked Slasher

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Halloween II Director’s Cut: Is It Worth Another Look?

28 October 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

According to Shock Til You Drop, director Rob Zombie has been saying for some time now that Halloween II – the second chapter in his reboot of the Halloween franchise first started by John Carpenter back in 1978 – has a whole different version that never made it to theaters. Of course, as with all these cases, Halloween II “The Alterno Version” was promised as a “director’s cut” to be released on DVD.

Well, with Halloween II passing quietly through theaters back in August, and the DVD release not far off, the subject of the director’s cut has once again come up, with Zombie dropping a few details about what we would get from this cut-never-seen.

So is it worth your time to take another stab at Halloween II? You be the judge:

 

Said Zombie:

“There is another version of the movie that’s very, very different..Laurie Strode’s character is the main difference… »

- Kofi Outlaw

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My Halloween Heroes: A Guest Blog By Steve Niles

28 October 2009 7:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Halloween Week continues with yet another guest blog from one of the industry's most notable creators of horror comics. This time around, it's "30 Days of Night" co-creator Steve Niles, whose series "Criminal Macabre," "Freaks of the Heartland" and "Wake the Dead" (among others) are also currently in development as feature films. His sequel to "30 Days of Night," "Dark Days" is also currently in production.

I imagine for a lot of folks out there Halloween is a fun time, but not one of the bigger times of year. In my house, Halloween is right up there with all major holidays. I’d even go as far as to say I spend more in October than I do in December.

It’s the truth. I have a problem. My name is Steve Niles and I’m a horror addict. I’m also one lucky monster-kid. But I’m getting ahead of myself. »

- Splash Page Team

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Excl: House Of The Devil 's Aj Bowen

28 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

If you had any doubts just how huge a horror fan actor Aj Bowen was before this interview, then you should know that it was his idea for us to meet and have this chat while touring the familiar streets of Pasadena, which served as many of the shooting locations for John Carpenter.s classic Halloween . Definitely the perfect backdrop for this writer to talk to him about a little movie called The House Of The Devil . Having appeared in the Sundance hit The Signal , as well as the (yet-to-be-released) black and white indie pic Maidenhead , Bowen is no stranger to the genre. (Hell, he knows exactly where Michael Myers house is!) We chatted candidly about working with his friend writer/director Ti West, playing the son of Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov, the .Satanic Panic. scare... »

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The Shining Tops Frightening Film List

28 October 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The Shining has been named the most terrifying film of all time in a new poll.

The 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic, starring Jack Nicholson as a deranged writer, topped the list of the world's scariest movies ahead of Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski.

The original Wicker Man from 1973 came in third in the Totalscifionline.com poll, which was dominated by horror classics.

The top ten also included Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho, John Carpenter’s slasher Halloween, and Night of the Living Dead from 1968. »

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