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‘Universal Soldiers’ Director Set To Remake ‘Maniac Cop’

Producer Nicolas Winding Refn announced at Austin’s Fantastic Fest that a remake of 1988’s ‘Maniac Cop’ is now in the works and John Hyams is set to direct. Hyams has quite a bit of experience when it comes to engineered characters, he directed two of the films from the ‘Universal Soldier’ franchise. In ‘Maniac Cop’ an ex police officer has been turned into a killing machine and is killing people on the streets. Jack Forest finds himself the main suspect for the killings, but detective Frank McCrae doesn’t believe it. Together Forrest, his girlfriend and Detective McCrae set out to find the real killer before he can strike again. The original cast includes Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar, and Richard Roundtree and was directed by William Lustig.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Tremors 5: Bloodlines Is Charging Towards It’s Release Date

The latest addition to the ‘Tremors’ franchise, titled ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’, will be arriving of DVD and Blu-ray October 6th. Michael Gross will be returning to his role as the gun loving survivalist Burt Gummer with Jamie Kennedy (Scream) as Travis, his Graboid hunting partner.In ‘Tremors 5′ Burt and Travis are hired to hunt down Graboids and Ass-Blasters (Graboids morphed into nasty two legged creatures) in South Africa. The men have no idea that they are about to be faced with something new and very deadly. ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’ was directed by Don Michael Paul (Jarhead 2). The script was penned by John Whelpley, who also wrote the script for ‘Tremors 3: Back to Perfection’ . The movie was produced by Ogden Gavanski, the producer of ‘Warm Bodies’ and stars an international cast.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Navy Seals vs. Zombies Out This October

After the government loses contact with the Vice President while on a campaign stop in Louisiana, a team of Navy Seals are sent to retrieve him. The team has no idea of what they are about to face, a horde of fast moving zombies that have over run the city. The infection is spreading. The team must fight for survival and hope they can find the Vice President, alive. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombie’ was directed by Stanton Barrett (Now You See Me and Looper). The cast includes former NBA player Rick Fox (Sharknado 3), Michael Dudikoff (Olympus Has Fallen), Molly Hagan (iZombie), Ed Quinn (True Blood) and Olympian LoLo Jones. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombies’ is now out on Digital HD and will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 6th from Anchor Bay.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Movie Review: Harbinger Down (2015)

Last night I popped a bag of popcorn and settled in to watch Alec Gillis’ new horror film ‘Harbinger Down’. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the special effects master did not disappoint. You should recognize Gillis’ name. He has done the special effects for many films including ‘Aliens’, ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987), ‘AVP’, ‘Ender’s Game’ and several films of the ‘Tremors’ franchise. ‘Gillis’ both wrote and directed ‘Harbinger Down’, which stars horror veteran Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Matt Winston (Star Trek: Enterprise), Camille Balsamo (Murder in the First), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Reid Collums (Whiplash), Winston James Francis (Little Boy), Milla Bjorn (Angel), Michael Estime (Beyond Merritt), Edwin H. Bravo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Mick Ignis (Designed for Dreaming), Jason Speer (The Visitant) and Kraig W. Strutz. In ‘Harbinger Down’ two students and their professor board the ship ‘Harbinger’, a crabbing vessel, to study the effects of global warming on the migration pattern of whales. Sadie

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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SOMA Hits PC and PS4

If you ever played Amnesia: The Dark Decent and were a fan, you’ll be happy to know that Frictional Games’ latest horror endeavour, SOMA, is now available on Steam and the PS4 Network. Imagine if Bioshock and Amnesia had a baby, and then Alien: Isolation and Outlast had a baby, then those two babies grew up and met each other, fell madly in love, and had a baby of their own, that would be SOMA. And that’s not a bad thing. It takes the isolation elements of, well, Isolation, and merges them with the defenceless puzzle elements of Amnesia and Outlast, all taking place in an underwater base called PATHOS-II – much like Bioshock’s Rapture. You will have to outwit a range of enemies, such as corrupt robots, insane humans, and your own sense of reality as you try to bring power back to the facility and escape your potential demise. The dark, haunting depths of the ocean are a

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Capt McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Sandy Collora Turning To Kickstarter For His Film Shallow Water: Terror Of The Deep

Sandy Collora is making a horror movie, his way. The veteran special effects artist, who worked for Stan Winston Studios, beginning at the age of 17 as a sculptor. Collora has an impressive portfolio that includes movies like Total Recall and Men in Black, as well as being a writer and director. Collora made this statement on his Kickstarter page: “I hear people complaining about how the Hollywood machine is cranking out the same stuff OVER AND OVER, choosing economic safety over the creative art of filmmaking. I grew up on the original Alien and Predator films. I love them. But where are the NEW iconic creatures and characters? How long has it been since we’ve seen something truly unique and powerful in a genre film? Too long. If Hollywood won’t do it, I will. With your help, we can raise enough independently to crowd fund a great genre film. Maybe together we can even change the paradigm a little

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Yamiken’s Short Film ‘Junk Head 1’ Is A Must See

Japanese filmmaker Takahide Hori aka Yamiken has spent the past four years making a stop-motion short film in his spare time. The 30 minute film was made with no outside funding or help. The film, titled ‘Junk Head 1’ is dark and absolutely incredible. If you’re wondering about the “1” in the title, Yamiken plans for it to be the first of a series. He hopes that ‘Junk Head 1’ will help him secure funding for the next film. ‘Junk Head 1’ follows an explorer in search of a sample of DNA belonging to a race of creatures created to do manual labor for a race of human like beings. The creatures live deep in the subterranean world. As the explorer descends things go very wrong. It blows my mind that one man created such a rich, well made, interesting film. ‘Junk Head 1’ has a distinctly unique feel. The film’s dark dingy hallways and nightmarish creatures make the film

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Top 13 Depictions Of Vampires In Comics

Hey Horror Comics fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG . Here is my list of the Top Thirteen Depictions of Vampires in Comics: (This list will include entries from Comic Books, Manga, and Graphic Novels) 13. Vampire Guardian Angels Lia Scott Price’s Vampire Guardian Angels (TM) is a creator-owned comic book series written and created by Horror Author Lia Scott Price, based on her Vampire Trilogy Novel “The Guardian, Revenant, and Dominion”, and drawn by Artist Andrew Setter, with Colorist/Letterer Chad Hammontree. In the series, guardian angels from Heaven have become vampires who kill people who pray for help to them, and both humans and “good” angels have to work to stop them. 12. I…Vampire I…Vampire was created by writer J. M. DeMatteis. The series followed vampire Lord Andrew Bennett as he tries to stop a vampire he created, Mary Queen of Blood, and her group of evil vampires, The Blood

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Capt McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Just As We Feared, Someone Is Rebooting ‘The Exorcist’

It’s been forty years since 1973’s horror film, ‘The Exorcist’, appeared in theaters, leaving people passed out in their seats, and began it’s reign as one of the most frightening and beloved films in history. Hollywood has been on a remake binge lately and it seems that ‘The Exorcist’ is to be one of it’s latest victims. Deadline reported today that Morgan Creek Productions has hired a firm to sell the domestic rights to over one hundred of their titles. Morgan Creek will be holding on to the rights to remake a handful of films, including the rights to ‘The Exorcist’. Morgan Creek CEO Jim Robinson told Deadline “I’m selling the library strictly for economic reasons,” He continued “It will go back into the company to fund more production. We have a number of properties that we are looking to move forward on.” When Deadline asked if ‘The Exorcist’ was one of those films Morgan Creek is looking to reboot

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2015
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‘The Witch’ Conjures A Release Date

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, who won the award for ‘Best Director’ at this years’ Sundance Film Festival, where the film premiered. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, announced release date for ‘The Witch’ yesterday via Twitter as February 26th. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession combine to create a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in the 1630’s, takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. They are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As things worsen, everyone begins to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2015

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‘Universal Soldiers’ Director Set To Remake ‘Maniac Cop’

Producer Nicolas Winding Refn announced at Austin’s Fantastic Fest that a remake of 1988’s ‘Maniac Cop’ is now in the works and John Hyams is set to direct. Hyams has quite a bit of experience when it comes to engineered characters, he directed two of the films from the ‘Universal Soldier’ franchise. In ‘Maniac Cop’ an ex police officer has been turned into a killing machine and is killing people on the streets. Jack Forest finds himself the main suspect for the killings, but detective Frank McCrae doesn’t believe it. Together Forrest, his girlfriend and Detective McCrae set out to find the real killer before he can strike again. The original cast includes Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar, and Richard Roundtree and was directed by William Lustig.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Tremors 5: Bloodlines Is Charging Towards It’s Release Date

The latest addition to the ‘Tremors’ franchise, titled ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’, will be arriving of DVD and Blu-ray October 6th. Michael Gross will be returning to his role as the gun loving survivalist Burt Gummer with Jamie Kennedy (Scream) as Travis, his Graboid hunting partner.In ‘Tremors 5′ Burt and Travis are hired to hunt down Graboids and Ass-Blasters (Graboids morphed into nasty two legged creatures) in South Africa. The men have no idea that they are about to be faced with something new and very deadly. ‘Tremors 5: Bloodlines’ was directed by Don Michael Paul (Jarhead 2). The script was penned by John Whelpley, who also wrote the script for ‘Tremors 3: Back to Perfection’ . The movie was produced by Ogden Gavanski, the producer of ‘Warm Bodies’ and stars an international cast.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Navy Seals vs. Zombies Out This October

After the government loses contact with the Vice President while on a campaign stop in Louisiana, a team of Navy Seals are sent to retrieve him. The team has no idea of what they are about to face, a horde of fast moving zombies that have over run the city. The infection is spreading. The team must fight for survival and hope they can find the Vice President, alive. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombie’ was directed by Stanton Barrett (Now You See Me and Looper). The cast includes former NBA player Rick Fox (Sharknado 3), Michael Dudikoff (Olympus Has Fallen), Molly Hagan (iZombie), Ed Quinn (True Blood) and Olympian LoLo Jones. ‘Navy Seals vs. Zombies’ is now out on Digital HD and will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 6th from Anchor Bay.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 27, 2015
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Movie Review: Harbinger Down (2015)

Last night I popped a bag of popcorn and settled in to watch Alec Gillis’ new horror film ‘Harbinger Down’. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the special effects master did not disappoint. You should recognize Gillis’ name. He has done the special effects for many films including ‘Aliens’, ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987), ‘AVP’, ‘Ender’s Game’ and several films of the ‘Tremors’ franchise. ‘Gillis’ both wrote and directed ‘Harbinger Down’, which stars horror veteran Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Matt Winston (Star Trek: Enterprise), Camille Balsamo (Murder in the First), Giovonnie Samuels (Freedom Writers), Reid Collums (Whiplash), Winston James Francis (Little Boy), Milla Bjorn (Angel), Michael Estime (Beyond Merritt), Edwin H. Bravo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), Mick Ignis (Designed for Dreaming), Jason Speer (The Visitant) and Kraig W. Strutz. In ‘Harbinger Down’ two students and their professor board the ship ‘Harbinger’, a crabbing vessel, to study the effects of global warming on the migration pattern of whales. Sadie

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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SOMA Hits PC and PS4

If you ever played Amnesia: The Dark Decent and were a fan, you’ll be happy to know that Frictional Games’ latest horror endeavour, SOMA, is now available on Steam and the PS4 Network. Imagine if Bioshock and Amnesia had a baby, and then Alien: Isolation and Outlast had a baby, then those two babies grew up and met each other, fell madly in love, and had a baby of their own, that would be SOMA. And that’s not a bad thing. It takes the isolation elements of, well, Isolation, and merges them with the defenceless puzzle elements of Amnesia and Outlast, all taking place in an underwater base called PATHOS-II – much like Bioshock’s Rapture. You will have to outwit a range of enemies, such as corrupt robots, insane humans, and your own sense of reality as you try to bring power back to the facility and escape your potential demise. The dark, haunting depths of the ocean are a

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Sandy Collora Turning To Kickstarter For His Film Shallow Water: Terror Of The Deep

Sandy Collora is making a horror movie, his way. The veteran special effects artist, who worked for Stan Winston Studios, beginning at the age of 17 as a sculptor. Collora has an impressive portfolio that includes movies like Total Recall and Men in Black, as well as being a writer and director. Collora made this statement on his Kickstarter page: “I hear people complaining about how the Hollywood machine is cranking out the same stuff OVER AND OVER, choosing economic safety over the creative art of filmmaking. I grew up on the original Alien and Predator films. I love them. But where are the NEW iconic creatures and characters? How long has it been since we’ve seen something truly unique and powerful in a genre film? Too long. If Hollywood won’t do it, I will. With your help, we can raise enough independently to crowd fund a great genre film. Maybe together we can even change the paradigm a little

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Yamiken’s Short Film ‘Junk Head 1’ Is A Must See

Japanese filmmaker Takahide Hori aka Yamiken has spent the past four years making a stop-motion short film in his spare time. The 30 minute film was made with no outside funding or help. The film, titled ‘Junk Head 1’ is dark and absolutely incredible. If you’re wondering about the “1” in the title, Yamiken plans for it to be the first of a series. He hopes that ‘Junk Head 1’ will help him secure funding for the next film. ‘Junk Head 1’ follows an explorer in search of a sample of DNA belonging to a race of creatures created to do manual labor for a race of human like beings. The creatures live deep in the subterranean world. As the explorer descends things go very wrong. It blows my mind that one man created such a rich, well made, interesting film. ‘Junk Head 1’ has a distinctly unique feel. The film’s dark dingy hallways and nightmarish creatures make the film

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Top 13 Depictions Of Vampires In Comics

Hey Horror Comics fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG . Here is my list of the Top Thirteen Depictions of Vampires in Comics: (This list will include entries from Comic Books, Manga, and Graphic Novels) 13. Vampire Guardian Angels Lia Scott Price’s Vampire Guardian Angels (TM) is a creator-owned comic book series written and created by Horror Author Lia Scott Price, based on her Vampire Trilogy Novel “The Guardian, Revenant, and Dominion”, and drawn by Artist Andrew Setter, with Colorist/Letterer Chad Hammontree. In the series, guardian angels from Heaven have become vampires who kill people who pray for help to them, and both humans and “good” angels have to work to stop them. 12. I…Vampire I…Vampire was created by writer J. M. DeMatteis. The series followed vampire Lord Andrew Bennett as he tries to stop a vampire he created, Mary Queen of Blood, and her group of evil vampires, The Blood

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 26, 2015
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Just As We Feared, Someone Is Rebooting ‘The Exorcist’

It’s been forty years since 1973’s horror film, ‘The Exorcist’, appeared in theaters, leaving people passed out in their seats, and began it’s reign as one of the most frightening and beloved films in history. Hollywood has been on a remake binge lately and it seems that ‘The Exorcist’ is to be one of it’s latest victims. Deadline reported today that Morgan Creek Productions has hired a firm to sell the domestic rights to over one hundred of their titles. Morgan Creek will be holding on to the rights to remake a handful of films, including the rights to ‘The Exorcist’. Morgan Creek CEO Jim Robinson told Deadline “I’m selling the library strictly for economic reasons,” He continued “It will go back into the company to fund more production. We have a number of properties that we are looking to move forward on.” When Deadline asked if ‘The Exorcist’ was one of those films Morgan Creek is looking to reboot

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2015
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‘The Witch’ Conjures A Release Date

‘The Witch’, written and directed by Robert Eggers, who won the award for ‘Best Director’ at this years’ Sundance Film Festival, where the film premiered. Studio A24, the studio behind ‘Ex Machina’, announced release date for ‘The Witch’ yesterday via Twitter as February 26th. In ‘The Witch’ old traditional fears of magic, witchcraft, and possession combine to create a dark tale that explores one family’s fears and superstitions. ‘The Witch’ stars Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucus Dawson. The movie, set in the 1630’s, takes place in New England. A farmer has been cast out of a colonial plantation, along with his family. They are forced to move to a remote piece of land bordered by a forest, rumored to be the home of witches and dark magic. Soon, strange things begin to occur, animals act oddly and crops wilt. A child disappears, only to return possessed. As things worsen, everyone begins to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2015
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