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In 1989, Mary Lambert created a horror classic when she directed the movie adaption of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. This past July we reported that Pet Sematary was boarding the remake train. The project is now moving forward with 28 Weeks Later director Carlos Fresnadillo at the helm, working off of a script he co-wrote with Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train). During an interview with Dread Central Buhler gave an update about the status on their reboot. “They are currently out to cast, and they are going for some bigger names, so it’s taking some time.” He did not mention any names, but it does sound as if they’re going big.” Last year Buhler told Dread Central that “The characters in this script make some tragic decisions. There are still the supernatural aspects of the book, with the pet cemetery and the burial ground from which things come back from the dead, but the real horror is, what do
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Books
New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry made an exciting announcement earlier today on Facebook. He informed fans that his next project will be co-written with George A. Romero, the father of the modern zombie genre. The title of the upcoming novel will be Horror of the Living Dead. The anthology, will be filled with original stories set in the 48 hours surrounding the events of Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. John Russo, who co-wrote Night of the Living Dead, will pen one of the tales featured in Horror of the Living Dead along with pieces written by Brad Thor, Chuck Wendig, Brian Keene, David Wellington, Jay Bonansinga, Isaac Marion, Joe Lansdale, Mira Grant, Joe McKinney, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Mike Carey, Brandon and Neal Shuterman and Sanda and Ryan Brown . Horror of the Living Dead should be on shelves in early 2017.
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The premiere of A&E’s “Damien” is now only days away (March 7). A&E has now released a new addition to the long list of teasers, titled “Beast.” The teaser is a mix of footage from the new series and The Omen. The series follows Damien Thorn, the child from the 1976 horror classic The Omen, as an adult. Damien is about to have his life turned upside-down as he learns who he is: the anti-Christ. Bradley James (iZombie) will star as Damien. Omid Abtahi (Argo) co-stars along with Megalyn Echikunwoke (The Following), David Meunier (Aquarius), Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead), and Barbara Hershey, who played the role of Lorraine Lambert in Insidious: Chapter 2. I have to admit, when I first learned about the series back last year, I was a little skeptical. But now, I’m intrigued. The trailers look great, and the show has a fantastic cast. I’m not sure how long of a run Damien will have, I
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As we grow closer to the season six finale of The Walking Dead things are getting tense for the group. In the first teaser for episode 12 “Not Tomorrow Yet”, we see Rick talking with the group in Alexandria about his plan to take the fight to Negan. In the second clip we see Carol making a list and confronting Maggie, for reasons unknown. Things have suddenly taken a dark turn when a moment latter we hear a woman come over the loud speaker saying that they have Maggie and Carol. The clip does not reveal where the group is or who the man is that they have captured, but it does appear they have arrived at a new location. Who is it that has Maggie and Carol? Is it the Wolves, or the Saviors, or some new threat? It would make the most sense for the group to be on Negan’s property. After all, we know he’ll make his
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The first full length trailer for Paul Feig’s new female driven revamp of Ghostbusters is here via Sony. In the trailer ghosts have overrun the city, including Slimer. The Ghostbusters, led by Melissa McCarthy’s character, learn that someone is amplifying the city’s paranormal entities. Spirits of criminals from New York’s history are back and it’s up to the Ghostbusters to save the city. The ghosts are a bit different than the ones in the 1984 version. In the original ghosts were made with practical effects. The new film relies heavily on CGI and it shows. Another difference between the two films is that the ghosts not only interact with the cast in the new film, they are also able to possess people. McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones star along side Chris Hemsworth, Michael Kenneth Williams, Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh and Pat Kiernan, with cameos by many of the original cast including Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd,
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James Wan’s The Conjuring 2, one of the most anticipated horror films of the year, will be premiering in theaters on June 10th. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as legendary real-life paranormal investigators as Ed and Lorraine Warren. For a while there have been rumors that the film will begin with another legendary case, the infamous “Amityville Haunting”, before they head to England to investigate the “Enfield Poltergeist”, and now Dread Central has confirmed it. “This movie starts in Amityville so the very beginning of the movie is what really happened.” The Conjuring 2’s producer Rob Cowan told Dread Central. “[The Warrens] went into Amityville and they hold a seance, and fairly quickly after the whole thing happened…they went in and hold a seance and wander around the house…there’s a very famous photograph of a little boy that’s in the house that they though was one of the kids, so we play all of that
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Six years after moving to India, a family sees its worst nightmare come true when their son Oliver (Logan Creran) is killed in an accident. Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies), still reeling from the loss of her son , is told of a remote Hindu temple and an ancient ritual that will bring her son back so that she can say one last goodbye. Maria, after being warned not to, opens the door that stands between her and her lost son. Now, Maria, her husband Michael (Jeremy Sisto) and her young daughter Lucy (Sofia Rosinsky) must face the spirits that she has released. The Walking Dead’s Sarah Wayne Callies stars along with Jeremy Sisto, Javier Botet, Jax Malcolm, Sofia Rosinsky and Suchitra Pillai, in this dark supernatural thriller, directed and co-written by Johannes Roberts. Roberts co-wrote the script for the film along with Ernest Riera. With The Other Side of the Door‘s theatrical release only days away (March 4th) 20th Century
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Back in December we reported that two horror icons will be going head to head in Sadako vs Kayako (The Ring vs The Grudge) . Koji Shiraishi will be directing the film, which will land in select theaters on June 18th. The film, inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral, follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. The first full trailer has now been released and it’s peaked our interest. Both the original films were great on their own, I can’t wait to see what happens when the two spirits interact in Sadako vs Kayako .
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March 1st The Exorcist (1973) In this horror classic Regan, a teenage girl, becomes possessed, her mother reaches out two priests in hopes of freeing her from the entity. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005) When Victor, voiced by Johnny Depp, a shy groom-t0-be practices his wedding vows in the woods he unwittingly marries an undead bride, he is whisked whisked away to the world below, but does everything he can to return to his living bride-to be. ZNation Season 2 Watch as a group of survivors try to get Murphy (Kieth Allen), the only person to survive the zombie infection, to California where a vaccine can be made. March 5th Hell & Back (2015) The stop motion horror-comedy follows three friends as they embark on a journey into the dark depths of Hell to save one of their own. While trying to escape, they provoke demons, an angel, great Greek legends and the Devil himself. Don’t be mistaken, this movie
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There is currently a remake of the 1990’s supernatural thriller Flatliners in the works, according to THR. Niels Arden Oplev (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) is set to direct the film that will be penned by Ben Ripley. Elysium actor Diego Page is currently in negotiations to star opposite Ellen Page. The original Flatliners was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt and William Baldwin. In the film four medical students set out to conduct an experimenter to discover what comes after death. Each student takes their turn having their heart stopped in an attempt to discover what lies beyond before being revived. During the experiment each person is haunted by traumatic events from their pasts, but when they return to life the lines between life and the afterlife are blurred. Many horror fans have expressed that they have grown tired of remakes/reboots and I agree. Some critics may welcome a new version
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In 1989, Mary Lambert created a horror classic when she directed the movie adaption of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. This past July we reported that Pet Sematary was boarding the remake train. The project is now moving forward with 28 Weeks Later director Carlos Fresnadillo at the helm, working off of a script he co-wrote with Jeff Buhler (The Midnight Meat Train). During an interview with Dread Central Buhler gave an update about the status on their reboot. “They are currently out to cast, and they are going for some bigger names, so it’s taking some time.” He did not mention any names, but it does sound as if they’re going big.” Last year Buhler told Dread Central that “The characters in this script make some tragic decisions. There are still the supernatural aspects of the book, with the pet cemetery and the burial ground from which things come back from the dead, but the real horror is, what do
Continue reading →
Books
New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry made an exciting announcement earlier today on Facebook. He informed fans that his next project will be co-written with George A. Romero, the father of the modern zombie genre. The title of the upcoming novel will be Horror of the Living Dead. The anthology, will be filled with original stories set in the 48 hours surrounding the events of Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. John Russo, who co-wrote Night of the Living Dead, will pen one of the tales featured in Horror of the Living Dead along with pieces written by Brad Thor, Chuck Wendig, Brian Keene, David Wellington, Jay Bonansinga, Isaac Marion, Joe Lansdale, Mira Grant, Joe McKinney, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Mike Carey, Brandon and Neal Shuterman and Sanda and Ryan Brown . Horror of the Living Dead should be on shelves in early 2017.
Continue reading →
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The premiere of A&E’s “Damien” is now only days away (March 7). A&E has now released a new addition to the long list of teasers, titled “Beast.” The teaser is a mix of footage from the new series and The Omen. The series follows Damien Thorn, the child from the 1976 horror classic The Omen, as an adult. Damien is about to have his life turned upside-down as he learns who he is: the anti-Christ. Bradley James (iZombie) will star as Damien. Omid Abtahi (Argo) co-stars along with Megalyn Echikunwoke (The Following), David Meunier (Aquarius), Scott Wilson (The Walking Dead), and Barbara Hershey, who played the role of Lorraine Lambert in Insidious: Chapter 2. I have to admit, when I first learned about the series back last year, I was a little skeptical. But now, I’m intrigued. The trailers look great, and the show has a fantastic cast. I’m not sure how long of a run Damien will have, I
Continue reading →
News
As we grow closer to the season six finale of The Walking Dead things are getting tense for the group. In the first teaser for episode 12 “Not Tomorrow Yet”, we see Rick talking with the group in Alexandria about his plan to take the fight to Negan. In the second clip we see Carol making a list and confronting Maggie, for reasons unknown. Things have suddenly taken a dark turn when a moment latter we hear a woman come over the loud speaker saying that they have Maggie and Carol. The clip does not reveal where the group is or who the man is that they have captured, but it does appear they have arrived at a new location. Who is it that has Maggie and Carol? Is it the Wolves, or the Saviors, or some new threat? It would make the most sense for the group to be on Negan’s property. After all, we know he’ll make his
Continue reading →
Trailers
The first full length trailer for Paul Feig’s new female driven revamp of Ghostbusters is here via Sony. In the trailer ghosts have overrun the city, including Slimer. The Ghostbusters, led by Melissa McCarthy’s character, learn that someone is amplifying the city’s paranormal entities. Spirits of criminals from New York’s history are back and it’s up to the Ghostbusters to save the city. The ghosts are a bit different than the ones in the 1984 version. In the original ghosts were made with practical effects. The new film relies heavily on CGI and it shows. Another difference between the two films is that the ghosts not only interact with the cast in the new film, they are also able to possess people. McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones star along side Chris Hemsworth, Michael Kenneth Williams, Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh and Pat Kiernan, with cameos by many of the original cast including Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd,
Continue reading →
News
James Wan’s The Conjuring 2, one of the most anticipated horror films of the year, will be premiering in theaters on June 10th. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as legendary real-life paranormal investigators as Ed and Lorraine Warren. For a while there have been rumors that the film will begin with another legendary case, the infamous “Amityville Haunting”, before they head to England to investigate the “Enfield Poltergeist”, and now Dread Central has confirmed it. “This movie starts in Amityville so the very beginning of the movie is what really happened.” The Conjuring 2’s producer Rob Cowan told Dread Central. “[The Warrens] went into Amityville and they hold a seance, and fairly quickly after the whole thing happened…they went in and hold a seance and wander around the house…there’s a very famous photograph of a little boy that’s in the house that they though was one of the kids, so we play all of that
Continue reading →
Trailers
Six years after moving to India, a family sees its worst nightmare come true when their son Oliver (Logan Creran) is killed in an accident. Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies), still reeling from the loss of her son , is told of a remote Hindu temple and an ancient ritual that will bring her son back so that she can say one last goodbye. Maria, after being warned not to, opens the door that stands between her and her lost son. Now, Maria, her husband Michael (Jeremy Sisto) and her young daughter Lucy (Sofia Rosinsky) must face the spirits that she has released. The Walking Dead’s Sarah Wayne Callies stars along with Jeremy Sisto, Javier Botet, Jax Malcolm, Sofia Rosinsky and Suchitra Pillai, in this dark supernatural thriller, directed and co-written by Johannes Roberts. Roberts co-wrote the script for the film along with Ernest Riera. With The Other Side of the Door‘s theatrical release only days away (March 4th) 20th Century
Continue reading →
Movies
Back in December we reported that two horror icons will be going head to head in Sadako vs Kayako (The Ring vs The Grudge) . Koji Shiraishi will be directing the film, which will land in select theaters on June 18th. The film, inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral, follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. The first full trailer has now been released and it’s peaked our interest. Both the original films were great on their own, I can’t wait to see what happens when the two spirits interact in Sadako vs Kayako .
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
March 1st The Exorcist (1973) In this horror classic Regan, a teenage girl, becomes possessed, her mother reaches out two priests in hopes of freeing her from the entity. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005) When Victor, voiced by Johnny Depp, a shy groom-t0-be practices his wedding vows in the woods he unwittingly marries an undead bride, he is whisked whisked away to the world below, but does everything he can to return to his living bride-to be. ZNation Season 2 Watch as a group of survivors try to get Murphy (Kieth Allen), the only person to survive the zombie infection, to California where a vaccine can be made. March 5th Hell & Back (2015) The stop motion horror-comedy follows three friends as they embark on a journey into the dark depths of Hell to save one of their own. While trying to escape, they provoke demons, an angel, great Greek legends and the Devil himself. Don’t be mistaken, this movie
Continue reading →
News
There is currently a remake of the 1990’s supernatural thriller Flatliners in the works, according to THR. Niels Arden Oplev (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) is set to direct the film that will be penned by Ben Ripley. Elysium actor Diego Page is currently in negotiations to star opposite Ellen Page. The original Flatliners was directed by Joel Schumacher and starred Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Oliver Platt and William Baldwin. In the film four medical students set out to conduct an experimenter to discover what comes after death. Each student takes their turn having their heart stopped in an attempt to discover what lies beyond before being revived. During the experiment each person is haunted by traumatic events from their pasts, but when they return to life the lines between life and the afterlife are blurred. Many horror fans have expressed that they have grown tired of remakes/reboots and I agree. Some critics may welcome a new version
Continue reading →
