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Del Toro's "At the Mountains of Madness" Charging Ahead?

Astounding Stories - At the Mountains of Madness

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-10-03 09:37

According to Latino Review, who received an anonymous tip, director Guillermo del Toro will follow Hellboy 2: The Golden Army with his long-in-gestation adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. LR's source also said Universal was putting up the backing for the film, along with Angry Films (Shoot 'Em Up). In Lovecraft's novella, which debuted as a three-part serial in the pulp magazine Astounding Stories, a scientific expedition to Antartica discovers an ancient city of gods and monsters.(read more...)

Review: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

Submitted by Timothy J. Rush on Wed, 2007-10-03 01:52

If the title Little Shop of Horrors only brings forth images of Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, and Ellen Greene, it's time to expand your cinematic experience a little. Roger Corman's 1960 The Little Shop of Horrors is a gem, a fun film shot in a measly two days. Excellent characters and performances build upon a solid script, allowing the film to shine beyond its technical shortcomings. Little Shop of Horrors is not a polished masterpiece, but there are few better ways I can think of to spend seventy minutes.(read more...)

Robert Englund to Direct Film Based on "The Viy", In Talks with Christopher Lee

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Tue, 2007-10-02 13:30

Fangoria has some really interesting news regarding Robert Englund's next project. He'll be directing an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Viy". Gogol's tale served as Mario Bava's main inspiration for Black Sunday. Englund told Fangoria that he hoped to convince horror icon Christopher Lee to star in the film, which begins filming in Italy next month.

New "Friday the 13th" Confirmed to Be a Remake

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Tue, 2007-10-02 12:56

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the upcoming Friday the 13th film from Platinum Dunes will be a remake, in a manner of speaking. The film, written by the Freddy vs. Jason team of Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, will focus squarely on Jason Voorhees, who will wear his infamous hockey mask as he stalks the campgrounds of Crystal Lake. As you may recall, Jason barely features in the original Friday the 13th and he doesn't acquire the mask until Friday the 13th Part 3. From the sound of it, this is more of a franchise reboot a la Casino Royale rather than a strict remake.(read more...)

Spyglass Entertainment Remaking Cronenberg's "The Brood"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Tue, 2007-10-02 12:44

David Cronenberg is about to see another one of his films remade. Screenwriter Cory Goodman is set to write a script for a new version of Cronenberg's 1979 horror-thriller The Brood. Spyglass Entertainment will produce the film alongside Clark Peterson (Monster). Dimension Films is already putting together a remake of Scanners, Cronenberg's 1981 science fiction film, with Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II and III) attached to direct.(read more...)

Review: The Wasp Woman (1960)

Submitted by Chris Justice on Tue, 2007-10-02 01:27

Ahhh… the world would be so boring without Roger Corman directing movies like The Wasp Woman.(read more...)

Shocktober 2007: Roger Corman Week

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-10-01 01:59

Each week in October this year, as part of our Shocktober Classics event, we'll be featuring a different director who has significantly contributed to the horror genre, with new reviews for that director's films from Monday to Friday of that week.

The schedule for the month is as follows:

Week of October 1st: Roger Corman
Week of October 8th: Wes Craven
Week of October 15th: Lucio Fulci
Week of October 22nd: Mario Bava
Week of October 29th: Mario Bava continued (through the 31st)
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Review: A Bucket of Blood (1959)

Submitted by Robert Ring on Mon, 2007-10-01 01:01

Watching the first moments of A Bucket of Blood, viewers might be confused as to whether they should laugh at it or with it. The film starts at a beat club where a pompous hipster named Maxwell is reciting awful poetry that is actually more like dramatic soapbox ranting. “I will talk to you of art. For there is nothing else to talk about. For there is nothing else,” he says. Go ahead and laugh with no guilt, though, because it is soon becomes impossible for the film not to realize its own humor, even though it never accentuates it. A Bucket of Blood does not take many risks, but it is a fun horror flick about bad artists and worse art.(read more...)

Shocktober Classics 2007: The Masters

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Sun, 2007-09-30 23:58

The schedule for the month is as follows:

Week of October 1st: Roger Corman
Week of October 8th: Wes Craven
Week of October 15th: Lucio Fulci
Week of October 22nd: Mario Bava
Week of October 29th: Mario Bava continued (through the 31st)

Recall of "Children Shouldn't Play..." DVD

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-09-28 10:51

DVD Drive-in reports that VCI Entertainment has issued a recall on all copies of Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things: Exhumed Edition after discovering a major error in the disc. A miscommunication in the final stages of production resulted in a cut version of the film with unfinished video corrections being released. VCI will begin an immediate recall of the problem DVDs and will replace them as soon as the corrected DVD master can be replicated. All direct wholesale and retail customers should contact a VCI Customer Service Rep by calling 800-331-4077, emailing vci@vcient.com, or faxing 918-254-6117 to make arrangements. Instructions on how consumers who have already purchased the DVD can get a replacement disc will be posted on the VCI website within the next few days.