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Posts by Nate Yapp

Sony to Release Sam Katzman DVD Box Set

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-08-01 12:54

DVD Drive-In received word that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing "Icons of Horror: Sam Katzman", a set of four films made by the legendary producer for Columbia in the 1950s. Titles in the set include The Giant Claw, The Werewolf (1956), Zombies of Mora Tau, and Creature with the Atom Brain. As a bonus, one installment of Katzman's 1951 serial Mysterious Island will also be included in the set. Expect this collection to hit your local retailer on October 16th, with a suggested retail price of $24.96.

Poster for Frank Darabont's "The Mist" at SDCC 2007

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Sat, 2007-07-28 07:57

If you wander behind the SpikeTV booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2007, you can take a peek at the poster art for Dimension Film's upcoming adapatation of Stephen King's short story "The Mist." Starring Thomas Jane, the film involves a freak storm that unleashes bloodthirsty creatures upon an unsuspecting small town. A group of people hole up in a supermarket to fight for their lives. The Mist comes out November 21, 2007.

Poster Art for "The Strangers" at SDCC 2007

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-07-26 22:12

In addition to the Doomsday posters, Rogue Pictures booth at San Diego Comic-Con had two new posters for Bryan Bertino's thriller The Strangers.

The Strangers

The Strangers is a terrifying suspense thriller about a couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.

Doomsday Poster Art at SDCC 2007

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-07-26 20:57

The Rogue Pictures booth on the San Diego Comic-Con exhibition floor showed off four excellent posters for Neil Marshall's upcoming post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, Doomsday:

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Comic-Con International 2007 Has Begun!

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-07-26 01:08

San Diego Comic-Con International, the biggest popular arts convention in the world, started its 2007 incarnation with Preview Night, where holders of the four and three-day passes were able to wander the Exhibition Hall before things launch properly tomorrow.

A couple pictures to tease you for the coverage we have in store throughout the next four days:

A faux Cherry Darling from Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" segment of Grindhouse entertains onlookers at the Weinstein Company booth.

Resident Evil: Extinction Motorbike
A specially customized motorcycle used to promote Resident Evil: Extinction at the Sony Pictures booth.

Stay tuned for more coverage from Classic-Horror.com as San Diego Comic-Con International 2007 continues.

Classic-Horror at San Diego Comic-Con 2007

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-07-20 13:40

San Diego Comic-Con International, the single largest, most important gathering of fans from across the world, runs from July 26th-29th this year, and Classic-Horror.com will be there every step of the way. Stay tuned to the Haunted Newsreel for daily updates on the hottest new horror movies, starting next Thursday.(read more...)

Trailer for Argento's "The Third Mother"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-07-20 11:59

Yahoo! Italy has the official trailer for Dario Argento's The Third Mother, the long-awaited follow-up to Suspiria and Inferno. You can see it here. Be warned that the trailer is heavy on text, and all of that text is in Italian. Still, you can get the basic gist of things from context. The Yahoo! page also contains some exceptional-looking stills and the official poster.

Monster Squad Screening at San Diego Comic-Con International

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-07-20 11:23

We've just received word that Lions Gate will be holding a screening of Fred Dekker's The Monster Squad at San Diego Comic-Con International to promote the new 20th Anniversary DVD. In attendance will be Dekker and Squad members Andre Gower, Ashley Bank and Ryan Lambert, who will all participate in a panel after the screening.

When: Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 7:30PST
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Lamberto Bava Talks "Room 213", "Masters of Italian Horror"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-07-19 12:33

Lamberto Bava, director of Demons and son of Italian horror legend Mario Bava, talked to Fangoria recently about his upcoming project, Room 213. “It's a psychological thriller about a girl who is studying a serial killer,” Lamberto said. "The killer is still alive, but he has been in a coma for six years. However, someone starts to kill again in the same style as him—but is it just a copycat or could it be something else? It is very strong—very bloody."(read more...)

Twisted Terror DVDs from Warner Bros.

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-07-18 16:05

Warner Bros. has announced the "Twisted Terror" collection, six horror DVDs available as either a set or individually on September 25th. Included in the collection are a number of much-awaited titles making their DVD debut, such as Wes Craven's Deadly Friend (1986), Oliver Stone's The Hand (1981), the Amicus anthology From Beyond the Grave (1973), the John Carpenter TV movie Someone's Watching Me (1978), and Eyes of a Stranger (1981), featuring makeup effects by Tom Savini. The only film in the set that has had a previous DVD release is Manny Coto's Dr. Giggles (1992), although the old Good Times disc has been out of print for some time.

The films should retail for $14.97 individually or $49.92 collected in the box set.