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Exclusive TV Spot for LET ME IN |
09-08-10 10:37pm, Absinthe |
ShockTillYouDrop.com has an exclusive first look at the new TV spot for Let Me In, written and directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield). Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Cara Buono and Sasha Barrese, the adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's "Let the Right One In opens in theaters on October 1st.
Let Me In tells a terrifying tale about an alienated 12-year old boy named Owen (Smit-McPhee) who is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owen's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond.
Click here to watch the TV spot!
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Bruce Campbell Wants to Make EXPENDABLES Horror Movie |
09-08-10 10:29pm, Absinthe |
Despite less-than-stellar reviews and a fairly minimal budget, The Expendables has been wildly successful since its theatrical release last month. The concept of riffing on the action movie genre by casting every action hero in existence from the 1980s and 90s—save the ones who refused to join—clearly struck a much-neglected chord with people.
Apparently, it struck a chord with cult film legend Bruce Campbell (Burn Notice) as well. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times about, amongst other things, Evil Dead and Campbell’s longstanding history with the horror movie genre, Bruce let slip that he’s in the process of putting together a horror movie in the vein of The Expendables:
“Yeah, The Expendables, or more like the It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World of horror. I want to get so many horror movie stars that people can’t possibly not see the movie. I want to give them other stuff to do. I want to have Kane Hodder be very particular about what he eats. I want Robert Englund to be a tough guy, like he knows tae kwon do or something. I want to find out the hidden sides of all these people. Some will play themselves, some will play alternate characters as well. I may approach Kane Hodder to play Frankenstein. He could be Kane Hodder himself fighting himself as Frankenstein. It could be crazy. It’s a silly concocted story that we hope to do maybe in a year or so. My breaks between Burn Notice have been getting tighter because they’ve been adding episodes. They’re trying to trap me like a rat in the TV world, and I might just let them. There’s a script, it just kind of blows right now, so no one’s really seeing it. We gotta work on it. Definitely shoot in Oregon all on a stage. It’s like the 300 of horror comedies. We want to make it a whole world. Someone’s gotta take Frank down for good.”
Read more over at Screen Rant!
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Universal Studios Hollywood and Live Nation Offer 'Combo Ticket' for Two Top Horror Events |
09-08-10 10:24pm, Absinthe |
 Universal Studios Hollywood(SM) and Live Nation are teaming up to offer a special "Combo Ticket" for two top Southern California Horror events: The Sept. 30 "Rob Zombie-Alice Cooper: Halloween Hootenanny" concert at the Gibson Amphitheatre and selected nights of Halloween Horror Nights® at Universal Studios Hollywood, where horror legends come to life.
"Combo Tickets" will be priced at $59 and will include admission to the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and to Universal Studios Hollywood's "Halloween Horror Nights" on any one of the following nights: October 1, 2, 8, 17, 21, 24 and 28. Combo tickets may be purchased via the Live Nation ticket store, accessible through www.livenation.com.
Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters and Madmen, the world's deadliest tourist trap, will be the setting for a nightmarish 3D world of carnage and chaos as "Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision" is presented at Universal Studios Hollywood's "Halloween Horror Nights" event.
"Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision," an original concept based on the cult smash film "House of 1000 Corpses" will offer "Halloween Horror Nights" guests the opportunity to don 3D glasses for an up-close-and-personal three-dimensional encounter with the world's most infamous serial killers. Guests will travel through the world of Capt. Spaulding, Baby, Otis and Dr. Satan experiencing Zombie's iconic creations - "live" and in 3D. Fans of "House of 1000 Corpses" will feel at home walking through the Firefly family residence, the "Museum of Monsters and Madmen" and Dr. Satan's lair.
"Halloween Horror Nights" will begin on Friday, September 24 and continue on consecutive weekends and selected weekday nights through Sunday, October 31. Event dates are: September 24, 25 and October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16,17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31. The event will begin nightly at 7 p.m.; closing hours vary by night throughout the event.
Rob Zombie's latest release, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2," is in stores now. Rob Zombie will soon be reuniting with Alice Cooper for The "Halloween Hootenanny" Tour featuring special guests (and Zombie labelmates) Murderdolls. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Thursday, September 30th. The pair recently shared the stage for a highly-successful, sold-out limited North American run earlier this year and have long been fans of one another, as well as good friends. Drummer Joey Jordison will be doing double-duty on the dates, playing drums with Rob Zombie, as well as playing guitar with his own band, special guests Murderdolls.
Updates on "Halloween Horror Nights" and a complete list of this year's mazes, scare zones, "Terror Tram" and other Halloween experiences are available at HalloweenHorrorNights.com and also on Twitter and Facebook. Fans are invited to follow Halloween Horror Nights creative director John Murdy on Twitter at: Twitter.com/HorrorNights or via Facebook at: "Halloween Horror Nights - Hollywood (Official)."
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Zombies vs Unicorns: Anthology Book Trailer |
09-08-10 10:19pm, Absinthe |
 Overview: It is a question that has long been debated (well, since 2007): Which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? Finally, this argument will be decided. Zombies are lovers and fierce warriors, hunters of the living and just plain cool. Unicorns are sparkly, pastel, and fart rainbows. But they're also arbiters of justice, healers and vicious man-killers. Ultimately, the decision rests with you—which side are you on?
Head on over to HorrorMovies.ca to watch the trailer!
I have to admit, these book trailers are pretty cool!
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BEYOND THE GRAVE: American and World Premiere |
09-08-10 10:13pm, Absinthe |
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - The feature film BEYOND THE GRAVE (aka PORTO DOS MORTOS), produced by Lockheart Filmes Ltda., has its American premiere set to 25 September at Arizona Underground Film Festival. The world premiere will be in September 9 at Cinefantasy film festival, in São Paulo. Written and directed by Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro (who's also producing with Isidoro B. Guggiana), BEYOND THE GRAVE follows the unstoppable hunt of the vengeful cop Lockheart (Rafael Tombini) for a supernatural serial killer known as the The Dark Rider.
"BEYOND THE GRAVE is a genre film based on the loneliness of a post-apocalyptic planet", says director Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro. "Through the creation of this particular world, I tried to convey not only the films that I love, but the fragility of the human being in this time of fear and battle against nature, without of course forgetting to bring some great action and adventure with it!", believes the Brazilian filmmaker.
Links
Arizona Underground Film Festival - http://www.azundergroundfilmfest.com/home/
Cinefantasy - http://www.cinefantasy.com.br/start.html
Stills
001 - Machiavelli in the graveyard. Photo by Rodrigo Lorandi - © Lockheart Filmes.
002 - Lockheart (Rafael Tombini) faces The Dark Rider. Photo by Rodrigo Lorandi - © Lockheart Filmes.
003 - The Hunter's sunset. Photo by Rodrigo Lorandi - © Lockheart Filmes.
Oficial Site
http://www.beyondthegravemovie.com
Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKiZW2XbdzM
Synopsis
In a devastated post-apocalyptic world where the rules of reality are transformed by magic and madness, a vengeful police officer searches for a possessed serial killer in a battle of the not-so-good versus absolute evil.
Crew
LOCKHEART FILMES LTDA. presents RAFAEL TOMBINI in BEYOND THE GRAVE, starring ÁLVARO ROSACOSTA, RICARDO SEFFNER, LEANDRO LEFA, LUCIANA VERCH, AMANDA GRIMALDI, Songs by FELIPE LONGHI, Music Composed by AUGUSTO BORNHAUSEN, BRUNO FRITZEN, GABRIEL FRITZEN, FELIPE LERMEN and FELIPE LONGHI, Sound Designer LEO BRACHT, Production Design CARMEM FERNANDES, Special Effects KAPEL FURMAN, Makeup FX ANDRE GUERRERO, KAPEL FURMAN and RICARDO GHIORZI, Director of Photography MELISSANDRO BITTENCOURT, Edited by MARCELO ALLGAYER, Executive Producers DAVI DE OLIVEIRA PINHEIRO, GLAUCO URBIM and ISIDORO B. GUGGIANA Produced by ISIDORO B. GUGGIANA, Written, Produced and Directed by DAVI DE OLIVEIRA PINHEIRO.
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Monster Drive in In PA |
09-08-10 10:11pm, Absinthe |
This weekend there's a Horror film retro Drive-In Show at the Riverside Drive-In, Route 66, Vandergrift, PA (about 45 minutes North East of Pittsburgh).
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing will be on the giant screen through the two nights in all their 35mm print glory!
Creepy Classics/Monster Bash will be on hand with thousands of DVDs, posters, models, books, magazines and more retro goodies! They will be set up on Friday and Saturday in the concession stand (which in itself is very cool). Get your hot dogs, pizza, popcorn, soda and monster stuff!
For all the details on this throwback weekend, go to the event producer DVD Drive-In:
http://www.dvddrive-in.com/driveinsupermonsterrama10.htm.
Info also at http://www.creepyclassics.com too.
Thanks to Chiller Chucky at Examiner.com
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Online Voting Now Open for Halloween Horror Nights-Rob Zombie Film Competition |
09-03-10 5:50pm, Absinthe |
A panel of industry judges have narrowed down the finalists for online voting in the “Halloween Horror Nights-Rob Zombie Film Competition!”
The film competition offered filmmakers an opportunity to submit their scariest short film to be judged by a panel led by the multi-media horror auteur. In addition to the prizes, including $1000 cash, a trip for two to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, and the broadcast of the film, the winning filmmaker will be honored in front of celebrities, studio executives and media at the Eyegore Awards ceremony, which will kick off the 2010 Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Stay tuned for the winning film to be announced on September 17; voting is open to the public at www.halloweenhorrornights.com/vote from September 3 – 17, 2010, hurry over and cast your vote!
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Birthday Massacre's IN THE DARK VIDEO Out Now! |
09-03-10 5:45pm, Absinthe |
 In The Dark Video Out Now!
click HERE to watch the awesome new video!
and you can read all about it on the bands MYSPACE BLOG
About "In The Dark"
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directors M. Falcore and Rodrigo Gudiño
Directed by The Birthday Massacre's own M. Falcore and Rodrigo Gudiño, the founder of Rue Morgue. By not only exploring the lyrical subject matter, but also paying homage to classic horror films, the video is a creatively beautiful adaptation of the song
In an interview with Sean Plummer, Falcore is quoted as saying:
"The song "In the Dark" is about relationships and feeling isolated around somebody that you're supposed to be close to. So the images sort of came out of that"
"I liked the concept of the video", says Rodrigo "Mike talked very much in terms of horror film homage in terms of different scenes were Legend, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser."
Chibi said of the project "all of what the band has always sort of done I feel is encapsulated in the premise of the video of this song" click here to read more!
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BASKET CASE Reunion |
09-02-10 4:33pm, Absinthe |
Cult horror film director Frank Henenlotter to appear at Horror Realm, completing "Basket Case" reunion. Horror Realm returns to Pittsburgh on September 17-19, 2010. Henenlotter, a native of Long Island, New York, has provided horror fans some of the most memorable movies in the last 30 years. His work includes three Basket Case movies, Brain Damage, Frankenhooker, Son of Psycho, Lurid Women and most recently Bad Biology. Henenlotter joins actors Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith and Beverly Bonner for a Basket Case reunion.
Horror Realm will be held from September 17 to 19, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South, located five miles south of downtown Pittsburgh. The convention includes a dealer room with horror-themed vendors, celebrity guests for panel discussions and autograph signings, horror author discussion panels, film program including the Pittsburgh Film Workers Association Short Film Contest & Awards show, monster costume ball and contests.
For more information, visit www.horrorrealmcon.com.
Thanks to Chiller Chucky from Horror Happenings Examiner.com
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Universal Picture's DEVIL by M. Night Shyamalan |
09-02-10 4:29pm, Absinthe |
It's not just bad luck... it’s not just coincidence. Bad things happen for a reason. Universal Pictures’ DEVIL is in theaters September 17!
Please see below for NEW features and updates from DEVIL:
The Devil's Meeting - http://www.thedevilsmeeting.com/
Delve into the mythology of Satan at The Devil's Meeting Site. The Devils’ Meeting site provides you with the latest pop culture, folklore and supernatural blog posts, videos and links pointing to... the Devil.
· The Devil Made Me Do It - http://www.thedevilsmeeting.com/tellme
Share your hidden secrets and users can vote to either damn you, or forgive you...
· What Are You Most Afraid Of - http://www.themostfeared.com/
Are you afraid of being buried alive or being hit by a car? Choose between two fears and sign in through Facebook and Twitter to see who shares your fears! Check out the Facebook App today too at http://www.facebook.com/Devilthemovie!
· Tweet about DEVIL - twitter.com/devilthemovie
Do you believe in the Devil? Choose a tweet from the official site or write your own to let people know if you believe in the Devil. For the latest updates, be sure to follow DEVIL on Twitter.
· NEW TV Spots - http://www.youtube.com/user/DeviltheMovie
Can’t get enough DEVIL after seeing the trailer? Check out the DEVIL official YouTube page with NEW TV spots and clips (coming soon) at http://www.youtube.com/user/DeviltheMovie!
Synopsis:
Welcome to Universal Pictures’ supernatural thriller with M. Night Shyamalan’s (The Sixth Sense, Signs) signature touch, Devil.
Directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine, The Poughkeepsie Tapes) from a screenplay by Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) and a story by Shyamalan, Devil stars Chris Messina (Julie & Julia), Logan Marshall-Green (Brooklyn’s Finest), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Jenny O’Hara (Mystic River), Bokeem Woodbine (The Last Sentinel) and Jacob Vargas (Death Race).
In the film, a group of people is trapped in the elevator, and one of them is the devil.
Devil is produced by Shyamalan and Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and executive produced by Drew Dowdle (Quarantine) and Trish Hofmann (The Ruins).
Release date: September 17, 2010
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Supernatural thriller
Cast: Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Logan Marshall-Green, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine Jacob Vargas
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
Screenplay by: Brian Nelson
Story by: M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by: M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer
Executive Producers: Drew Dowdle, Trish Hofmann
Official Website: www.thenightchronicles.com/devil
Facebook: www.facebook.com/devilthemovie
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THE BLACKNESS WITHIN From Apex Publishing |
09-02-10 4:24pm, Absinthe |
Apex Publications is proud to announce the release of Stoker Award-nominated editor Gill Ainsworth’s latest anthology, The Blackness Within: Stories of the Pagan God Moccus.
From Africa to Australasia, from Europe to the US, take a terrifying journey led by world-renowned and up-and-coming authors of horror. See how Moccus, the Celtic God of fecundity, brings His barbaric brutality to the twenty-first century. Experience the nightmare of an apostle unable to live up to His teachings in “Dreaming” and, in “Without Mercy,” witness the torment of those who can. But it doesn’t stop there. Even hundreds of years after Mocuss’s death, His savage reign continues for those who dare to question, as you will discover in “For They Are As Beasts” and “Abattoir Blues.”
Thirteen stories–some menacingly dark, others violent and rapacious–will show you a future where death is a blessing.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The New God, The New Order—Gill Ainsworth
“Secrets of Fatima”—Steven L. Shrewsbury
“Without Mercy”—Lucas Pederson
“The Messiah of Mincemeat”—S. Clayton Rhodes
“Dreaming”—Brenton Tomlinson
“Daughter of God”—Maxwell Peterson
“The Free Poor”—Mark Grundy
“Bad Meat”—Michael Keyton
“Chain of Hearts”—Eric Gregory
“Big Game”—Conrad Zero
“Dance of the Psychopomps”—Joshua McCune
“Song-Ji and the Wolf”—Paul Williams
“For They Are as Beasts”–Camille Alexa
“Abattoir Blues”—Geoffrey W. Cole
“The Holy Meal”—Moccus Meats hlc
For the next seven days, use the coupon code BLACKNESS20 on checkout to receive 20% off your order.
The Blackness Within is shipping now! Order today!
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Lovecraft Film Details Leak |
08-30-10 4:29pm, Absinthe |
TempleofGhoul's Dejan Ognjanovic got his hands on a copy of Guillermo del Toro's script At the Mountains of Madness, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novella of the same name. Based on his first impressions, the film is feels like "a Hellboy movie without Hellboy, with a light dose of Carpenter's The Thing. "
He basically sums up the entire plot in a few words saying that "It is a period piece: the frame story takes place in 1939, at the very beginning of World War II, but the bulk of the film is made up of a flashback narration by the last survivor of the previous expedition to the South Pole from 1930. In this version, it is somewhat simplified into: Scientists go to Antarctica, resurrect primaeval monsters, mayhem ensues."
Let's also not forget that before James Cameron begins his work on Avatar 2, he'll be producing this film, and he seems to be pretty excited about it. Here's what he recently had to say to Wired about it:
"It's going to be an epically scaled horror film, and we haven't seen anything like that in a really long time -- I guess since Aliens." He went on to say that "The thing about Lovecraft is he left a lot to the imagination. He never told you what they looked like. He managed to create a sense of creeping horror without specifics."
Thanks to SciFi Wire
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CopperCon in Arizona |
08-30-10 4:17pm, Absinthe |
"COPPERCON" blazes new trail for Phoenix Science Fiction Conventions. Arizona's "COPPERCON" celebrates its 30th anniversary September 3-6 with a show-stopping combination of fantastic guests, great programming, and a new venue that will knock everyone's socks off.
"CopperCon 30" is proud to feature WORLD FANTASY AWARD winning author STEPHEN R. DONALDSON (Chronicles of Thomas Covenant), BRAM STOKER AWARD winning author WESTON OCHSE (Scarecrow Gods), BRAM STOKER AWARD winning author YVONNE NAVARRO(Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and author, editor & astronomer DAVID LEE SUMMERS. Also featured are over 50 other authors, media experts, artists, musicians, scientists, and costumers, CopperCon's programming provides something for everyone interested in seeing and talking with the pros of SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HORROR, and HARD SCIENCE.
CopperCon activities will include: the World Famous Dealers room, full Hospitality Suite, Guest Panels/Presentations/Workshops, Charity Benefit Auction, Masquerade, Art/Costuming/Fighting Demonstrations, LARP/Console/Other Gaming, Author Readings, Concerts, Water Pistol War, Robotics Exhibition, Model Rockets, Dancing, Star Trek Exhibit, and more. There will also be a Buffy The Vampire Slayer panel with Yvonne Navarro.
CopperCon will take place at the Windemere Resort, 5750 East Main St. Mesa, Arizona 85205. Special low special room rates only $59/night. MEMBERSHIP rates: $35 until April 30, 2010, $45 at the door (special rates for kids). Memberships may be purchased on the website via PayPal.
CONTACT CopperCon 30, PO Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 86082 info@coppercon.org
Thanks to Chiller Chucky at Horror Happenings/Examiner.com
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GHOSTBUSTERS 3 Update |
08-30-10 4:13pm, Absinthe |
It's no secret that Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters 3 - being penned by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky - will introduce a new team of young Ghost Busters that will have proton packs, PKE meters and the famed Ecto-1 passed on to them by Egon, Peter, Ray, and Winton (Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson, respectively). Early reports indicate that the quartet have signed on, and are in fact ready to pass the torch to some young uns. Bloody disgusting got this exciting
EXCLUSIVE
Much like Steven Spielberg did with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (where Mutt Williams is Indy and Marion's love-child), Ivan Reitman is looking to kick-start a new franchise with a ghost bustin' love-child of their own.
Early word from an insider is that the (hinted at) love affair between Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) and Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) has a much bigger impact on the franchise than just an angry Vigo (Wilhelm von Homburg).
From what we're told, it will be revealed that Dana's son Oscar is in fact Peter's child as well. Furthermore, Oscar is now 21-ish and ready to take the reigns of his father's ghost busting business!
It's an important plot point as it gives a lot of weight to the actual story, and takes it from being "just another sequel" to having a real purpose (so long as they don't pull an Indiana Jones IV).
In addition to the four Ghost Busters, Rick Moranis (who will be coming out of retirement for this) and Sigourney Weaver are expected to return as well. Still no word on how close the film is to actually going into production, but word has it things are actually progressing nicely (contrary to what Murray is saying).
Source: Bloody Disgusting
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Louisiana Ideal Location for LAST EXORCISM |
08-27-10 6:07pm, Absinthe |
Actress Ashley Bell remembers the exact moment she realized that producers had found the perfect setting for the low-budget, high-intensity creepout "The Last Exorcism" (read review) -- the moment she arrived at the rural St. Bernard Parish farmhouse where the bulk of the movie was shot.
"When we first pulled up, there was a rusted machete in the fence, and I just turned to everyone and was like, 'We're home!'" Bell said with a laugh.
For a West Coast girl on her first visit to bayou country, it was a stark reminder that she wasn't in California anymore.
That would be a good thing, she said.
"If it had been done on location in L.A. or in a studio, I don't think it would have had the same quality or the same creepiness, " she said.
By time the 24-day shoot was completed, "The Last Exorcism" -- an Eli Roth-produced, "Blair Witch"-style faux documentary that has been generating buzz since premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January -- would, indeed, boast an abundance of creepiness. Today, horror fans will get a chance to see for themselves as the film opens in theaters nationwide.
It tells the story of a Baton Rouge minister named Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) who has decided to reveal to the world how his particular brand of charlatanism works. So he invites a documentary crew along on his latest exorcism, down in bayou country south of New Orleans.
It's there he meets Bell's character, a sweet, blushing 15-year-old girl named Nell whose fundamentalist father insists she's possessed by a demon. It doesn't take long for the good reverend to realize he's gotten much, much more than he bargained for.
Audiences will probably be struck most by Bell's performance as Nell, a swing-for-the-fences role that has the former ballet dancer contorting her body into unnatural positions and inhabiting what feels like two distinct characters. But every bit as crucial, filmmakers say, is the setting.
This isn't some slasher movie that depends on gore and buckets of blood. (There are dashes of both, but not so much to keep the film from getting a PG-13 rating.) Rather, for its chills, "Last Exorcism" relies on mood, suspense and a disturbing sense of place. That's where Louisiana comes in.
Like most films that set up shop here to take advantage of the state-provided filmmaking tax incentives, "The Last Exorcism" originally was set elsewhere. Then producers visited New Orleans.
"They said, 'It's got to be Louisiana, '" German-born director Daniel Stamm said. "'It's exactly the vibe we need for the whole thing.' I had never been to New Orleans or to Louisiana, so I just kind of took it at face value. ... And then when I went down there to location scout, I understood that you would lose so much if you had shot it anywhere else."
It wasn't the local clichés that most interested Stamm. Aside from a highway sign near the I-10/I-610 split, there aren't many shots in his movie that will be immediately recognizable to locals. What he wanted was the general texture of the region, with its nighttime eeriness, sense of history and spiritual complexity.
"To me it was like time travel, " Stamm said. "You went down there, and you had the feeling you were suddenly 100 years in the past. It has a really, really rich atmosphere.
"The plantation that we shot at was a plantation that had been flooded by Katrina. .... You could still see the water line on the wall, 6 feet high, and it had been deserted since then. It had the smell, and it had the heat, because we didn't have air conditioning in there, and it had insects and it had the creaking floorboards."
Another thing it had: critters. The crew discovered that one morning after showing up for a scene at a meadow near the house, only to find a six-foot alligator sunning itself there. An alligator wrangler relocated the gator, but not before Stamm got a shot of it and inserted it into the movie as a mood-setter.
Ashley Bell in 'The Last Exorcism.'
"Something down there doesn't change, and thank God it doesn't, " Stamm said. "Wherever you point the camera, you have something beautiful and rich and atmospheric. It's production-designed for you when you arrive."
Given that much of the film was shot at night amid all that atmosphere, Fabian said it wasn't at all hard to look freaked out for the film's final climax.
"All the bugs and everything come out to life at that point, and it was creepy, " the actor said. "We're running around with those cameras, and as you see (in the movie) it's only the natural light coming from the camera and/or lamps, so you're constantly in a state of mood, you're constantly in a state of spookiness and shadow.
"And as the evening wears on ... we're running around chasing the girl in the bloody dress and we're scared out of our wits. There's really not a whole lot of acting."
That, he said, is something you just can't get on a studio backlot -- or anywhere else, for that matter.
"If we would have shot this in Burbank, " Fabian said, "totally different film."
As reported at NOLA.com
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Halloween Horror Nights Tickets On Sale |
08-27-10 6:01pm, Absinthe |
ORLANDO, Fla -- Universal Orlando announced its theme for this year's Halloween Horror Nights XX -- A New Age Of Darkness.
In a news release issued Thursday, Universal said guests may see some familiar elements, but the familiar will quickly give way to the new.
"Halloween Horror Nights XX is about Fear himself. He is the Master of everything Halloween Horror Nights has ever been and will become. His weapons: Chaos, Death, Sacrifice, Mythos, Vengeance. His pawns: a clown, a storyteller, a caretaker, a director, an usher…and you," the release said.
This year's Halloween Horror Nights will be held on select nights beginning Sept. 24 and ending on Oct. 31.
“Everything we have done for the past 19 years, everything we have learned, leads to this moment,” said Jim Timon, senior vice president of entertainment for Universal Orlando Resort. “This year’s Halloween Horror Nights is not about the past. It is about the future.”
Halloween Horror Nights runs September 24-25, September 30-October 1-3, 7-10, 14-17, 20-24 and 27-31. Tickets are now on sale for $74.99 plus tax. Florida residents can save up to $35 with advance online purchase. For tickets and event information, visit HalloweenHorrorNights.com. Due to the event’s popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out and should be purchased well in advance.
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Malcolm McDowell Joins Cast of VAMPS |
08-27-10 5:59pm, Absinthe |
Marilu Henner, Zak Orth and Malcolm McDowell have joined the cast of writer/director Amy Heckerling's new film "Vamps," now shooting in Detroit.
The announcement was made Wednesday by producers Red Hour Films, Lauren Versel, Molly Hassell, Maria Teresa Arida and Lucky Monkey Pictures.
The movie is a modern-day tale of two young beautiful female vampires -- played by Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter -- living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize her immortality, the producers said in a news release.
The film also co-stars Sigourney Weaver, Richard Lewis, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Dan Stevens, Todd Barry and Kristen Johnston.
Henner will portray Angela, a deathly ill woman who gets "awakened" to her former hot self. Orth will portray Renfield, a young nerdy friend of Stacy (played by Ritter) and Goody (played by Silverstone,) who tries to be much tougher than he actually is. McDowell will portray vampire Vlad Tepish, otherwise known as the infamous Vlad the Impaler, who enjoys wearing velvet jogging suits and knitting.
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FINAL DESTINATION 5 Casting News |
08-27-10 3:41pm, Absinthe |
Bloody Disgusting has got the inside scoop on some new casting for New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures' Final Destination 5, the latest 3-D sequel to be directed by James Cameron alum Steven Quale. We've confirmed that Nicholas D'Agosto ("Supernatural, Heroes"), Ellen Roe and Meghan Ory have all been cast with an offer out to David Koechner. They'll be joining the previously announced Miles Fisher and Arlen Escarpeta in the horror that opens with a suspension bridge disaster. Eric Heisserer (The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm Street) penned the screenplay.
Death returns to theaters on August 26, 2011.
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Toronto AFTER DARK Film Festival Update |
08-27-10 2:18pm, Absinthe |
1. TORONTO AFTER DARK 2010 WRAPS WITH RECORD ATTENDANCE!
2. FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED! ELI ROTH'S LAST EXORCISM WINS BIG!
3. GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK, YOU COULD WIN 1 OF 5 AWESOME DVD PRIZE PACKS!
4. EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEOS FROM THE FESTIVAL NOW ONLINE!
5. PHANTOM CITY CELEBRATES 5 YEARS OF TORONTO AFTER DARK WITH STUNNING COMMEMORATIVE POSTERS!
6. OPENING THIS WEEKEND: THE FESTIVAL OF FEAR! THE LAST EXORCISM! THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE! BATMAN WITH ADAM WEST!
7. A BIG THANK YOU!
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1. TORONTO AFTER DARK 2010 WRAPS WITH RECORD ATTENDANCE!
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2010wrapped up eight thrilling nights of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema last week, blazing new cinematic trails and setting new records! A big thank you to everyone that came out and supported our very special 5th Annual Edition. A new high of over 9,300 enthusiastic fans attended Toronto After Dark 2010 which ran Aug 13-20 at the legendary Bloor Cinema, over double the size of our event of just four years ago! If you came to the fest, we'd love your feedback in our audience survey, which is online here now:
http://bit.ly/tad10-aud-survey
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2. FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED! ELI ROTH'S LAST EXORCISM WINS BIG!
Highlights of the 5th Annual Edition included our first-ever red carpet premiere, for THE LAST EXORCISM with acclaimed horror filmmaker ELI ROTH in attendance, a freaky Closing Gala experience in the form of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE, and a shocking but well-received remake of the notorious I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, which won Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively in our Audience Choice Awards. The festival also premiered in Toronto HEARTLESS, a stylish and riveting demonic thriller from cult British filmmaker Philip Ridley which was awarded Gold by the fest in the Best Independent Feature Film category. Silver and Bronze honours went to crowd-pleasing creature feature THE LAST LOVECRAFT and the dark horror comedy ALL ABOUT EVIL respectively. Visit our Festival Awards Page for the complete lowdown on all the awards given out by fans and the festival this year including winners in our Short Film categories and new this year, the Fans' Choice Awards featuring such fun categories as BEST KILL and BEST FIGHT:
http://bit.ly/tad10-awards
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3. GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK, YOU COULD WIN 1 OF 5 AWESOME DVD PRIZE PACKS!
If you attended our 2010 festival, we'd love to get YOUR FEEDBACK on how we did this year and what we could do to improve our event for next year. Our Audience Survey runs from now until next Friday, Sept 3, 5pm, it'll take just a few minutes of your time and you could you win one of 5 DVD prize packs from Anchor Bay Entertainment. To begin the survey CLICK HERE:
http://bit.ly/tad10-aud-survey
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4. EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEOS FROM THE FESTIVAL NOW ONLINE!
But it wasn't just about the movies! Over 15 attending short and feature filmmakers came on stage to introduce their works or host LIVELY Q&As with fans, including Eli Roth. Festivalgoers were also treated to a 'Gore Couture' Costume Contest, a bizarre interview with a Killer Tire, a Human Centipede reenactment on stage, and a series of warped FESTIVAL BUMPERS playing in front of the features, all depicting the number 5 in unusual ways to celebrate the our special 5th edition! Toronto After Dark also played host to a number of packed nightly social events, and of course treated the city's undead to a cheap night out with our ever-popular ZOMBIE APPRECIATION NIGHT! Lots of fun event pictures and video clips were recorded during the 8 nights, and we've uploaded a selection of photos and vids to Facebook and YouTube for fans to enjoy, including behind the scenes filmmaker interviews, and our popular 2010 festival bumpers. Links to all the albums and videos are conveniently listed on one page now at our festival site here:
http://bit.ly/tad10-pics-n-vids
Feel free to share with your friends and leave comments!
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5. PHANTOM CITY CELEBRATES 5 YEARS OF TORONTO AFTER DARK WITH STUNNING COMMEMORATIVE POSTERS!
The awesome fans of Toronto After Dark Film Festival over at Phantom City Creative, which include Rue Morgue Magazine's super-talented graphic designer Justin Erickson, have created a series of limited edition illustrated posters to commemorate the 5th year of our festival! The posters celebrate five different award-winning, fan-favourite movies that have premiered at Toronto After Dark since we launched: BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, MULBERRY STREET, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA and DEAD SNOW! Check out the stunning artwork and order your very own commemorative poster here:
http://bit.ly/tad10-poster-set
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6. OPENING THIS WEEKEND: THE FESTIVAL OF FEAR! THE LAST EXORCISM! THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE!
Our 2011 dates will be announced later on this year, but a year is a long time to wait for another dose of horror, sci-fi, action and cult insanity at Toronto After Dark Film Festival! Fortunately for fans in the city, there's plenty more cinematic thrills coming their way, starting with this amazing weekend! Be sure to check out these other TAD-approved horror and cult screenings and events happening in the city:
RUE MORGUE FESTIVAL OF FEAR STARTS TONIGHT!
The biggest and best horror and cult film convention in the city kicks off today, Friday, at Toronto's downtown Metro Convention Centre, and runs through Sunday, Aug 29. Special Guest of Honour: Canada's very own Master of Horror, DAVID CRONENBERG! For more info, including the complete lineup of awesome special guests and special events this weekend, click here:
http://bit.ly/FOF2010
THE LAST EXORCISM OPENS THIS WEEKEND!
Fans won't have to wait long to see Toronto After Dark's Audience Choice Award Winner, Eli Roth's scary THE LAST EXORCISM, on the Big Screen. The film opens wide at theatres this weekend! For a recap of why we think this film is so awesome and to see trailers and posters, visit THE LAST EXORCISM page on our festival website here:
http://bit.ly/tad-exorc
For theatres and movie times of screenings of the Last Exorcism, click here:
http://bit.ly/last-ex-times
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE LIMITED RUN BEGINS SAT, AUG 28!
If you missed the sold out show at Toronto After Dark, or just want a another taste of twisted cinema at its ickiest, be sure to catch the limited and exclusive run of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE at the Toronto Underground Cinema (TUC) Aug 28-Sep 3. Take advantage of "The Centipede Deal!" where you buy two tickets and get a THIRD for FREE! (Regular ticket price $8). You can read our take on this one-of-a-kind horrific film and watch the trailer at our festival website here:
http://bit.ly/tad-centip
For screening times and ticket info visit the TUC site. And if you're a BATMAN fan be sure to also check out their special screening of the original 1960s flick tonight (Aug 27), with star ADAM WEST live in person for a Q&A. Complete details here:
http://www.torontoundergroundcinema.com/
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7. A BIG THANK YOU!
We would like to say a big thank you to ALL the filmmakers, fans, volunteers, supporters and sponsors of Toronto After Dark 2010, and most especially to Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, SPACE, Rue Morgue and our main venue The Bloor Cinema, for helping make our 5th year such a successful and record-breaking event! Until next time, from all of us at the festival,
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Ghost Hunters Investigated London Dungeon on Friday 13th |
08-24-10 7:41pm, Absinthe |
This past Friday the 13th, the London Paranormal Society, whom some regard as the UK’s premier public ghost-busters, investigated the London Dungeon haunted attraction
The group, led by medium Ian Shillito, spent six hours in the reportedly-haunted location looking for some of its supernatural inhabitants. According to Shillito, “Beyond the mutilated exhibits, torture equipment and dark corridors, we find multiple reports of ghostly children, silent figure’s appearing in the mortuary or gliding around the Great Fire exhibit. General poltergeist activity is encountered when doors rattle, open and close whilst knocks and raps are heard, especially in the Jack the Ripper area. Previous investigations have uncovered much auditory phenomena, and many of the investigators were spooked in the world’s largest mirror maze as strange mists, dragging footsteps and clanking of chains have been experienced. Sightings are regularly witnessed fueling the stories further."
In 1212, a hospital dedicated to Thomas Becket stood on the site of the dungeons. The Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr was run by Augustinian monks and nuns who provided treatment for the poor, sick and homeless. By the 17th century the area had become a popular place for alternative entertainment such as dog, bear and cock fighting, and local taverns. Tooley Street (originally called St. Olaves Street) gained a reputation for being an infamous red light district. In 1838, London Bridge station was built therefore creating a series of arches. During the WWII, the arches were used as air raid shelters by many of the residents of the nearby tenements. On February 17 1941, the arches received a direct hit by a bombing raid killing 68 local people who were spending the night It is believed that many of the bodies were never recovered and still remain entombed to this very day.
No word yet on the results of the investigation, but the GHOSTour to England will continue to visit the London Dungeon when its "Tour of Terror" returns to London again in 2012.
Interesting story from Chiller Chucky at Examiner.com
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