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Torchwood: Aliens, Monsters and Sex Coming To BBC America

Submitted by Emily Langton on Tue, 2007-09-04 10:09

Aliens, time travel, sex, monsters, violence, sex, conspiracies, cover-ups and oh yeah, sex. "Torchwood," which comes to the United States this Saturday on BBC America, is the little brother of "Doctor Who," or maybe the raunchy cousin who's got all the good porn on his computer. "Torchwood" takes the popular character Captain Jack Harkness from the first season of Russell T. Davies's revival of "Doctor Who" and gives him a team and a show of his own. He's the leader of Torchwood Three in Cardiff, Wales, a team that's "separate from the government, outside the police and beyond the United Nations." (Torchwood One was destroyed in the season two finale of "Doctor Who" and we never hear much about the other Torchwood bases.)(read more...)

Review: Halloween (2007)

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Tue, 2007-09-04 00:07

It would be best to consider writer-director Rob Zombie's remake of John Carpenter's Halloween as a separate entity from its progenitor, allowing Zombie's film the space to create its own identity in the annals of horror. Unfortunately, Zombie can't appear to let go of the original, filling his film with references, duplicated shots and sequences, even as he tries to forge his own version of the tale. The result is equal parts Rob Zombie, Rob Zombie emulating John Carpenter, and Rob Zombie attempting to "fix" John Carpenter, a list which runs in order from what works best (although hardly perfectly) to what doesn't work at all.
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Meet the "Hatchet" Fodder

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Sun, 2007-09-02 20:22

With director Adam Green’s slasher film coming out in limited release on Friday, September 7th, now's as good as time as any to meet the Hatchet fodder: those poor innocent (and not-so-innocent) victims who take a Louisiana swamp tour right into the clutches of mutilated killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). The quotes come from interviews we conducted with the actors at San Diego Comic-Con or (in the case of Joel David Moore) over the phone.(read more...)

Hammer Horror Is Back... Sort Of

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Sat, 2007-09-01 13:05

The Unofficial Hammer Films website broke the news that Hammer Films is set to start filming its first feature-length movie since 1976's To the Devil a Daughter. Titled Beyond the Rave, the new film appears to be about vampires in the rave/clubbing subculture. Rick Warden ("Band of Brothers") has been cast in the role of vampire Strigoli. Cameras roll on September 15th. There are indications that the movie will be released as both a full-length film and also broken up into 20 segments for dissemination on the Internet and mobile phones.(read more...)

"Saw IV" Teaser Trailer Online

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-31 13:38

Anyone dying for a glimpse at the latest installment in the ongoing Saw saga should head over to Yahoo Movies where the teaser trailer has been posted. The trailer clocks in at 53 seconds and doesn't tell you a lot about the film, other than the fact that there will be people writhing in pain and agony.(read more...)

"Buffy" Spin-Off "Ripper" Is More Likely Than Ever

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-31 11:48

At Collectormania Glasgow, attendee Anthony Stewart Head told SyFyPortal that "Ripper", the long-rumored BBC series featuring his "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" character Rupert Giles, may finally be a go. While certain rights issues still stand in the way -- the BBC still has to get clearance from "Buffy" owner Fox -- they are apparently keen to do the series at this point. You can read the complete story at SyFyPortal.com.

Kevin Smith's "Red State" Written

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-31 11:22

Kevin Smith told NewsAskew.com that the first draft of his upcoming horror-thriller Red State has been completed. According to Smith, it's the shortest script he's ever written in terms of page count, with the least amount of dialogue. "Unlike any other script I’ve ever authored, to say the least," Smith wrote. "Very f**ked up. If I’d never said anything about it in the press and put it out under a pseudonym, I doubt anyone would ever connect me with it."

Smith has been tight-lipped about the details of the plot, although he has compared it to The Shining in terms of mood.

Cult Movies in the Phoenix Area Every Weekend in September

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-31 11:08

Classic-Horror.com is based out of Phoenix, AZ, so occasionally we'll be providing horror news that is specific to that region. In this case, we wanted to give everyone the heads-up that the Midnite Movie Mamacita, a local cult movie advocate who hosts screenings of classic grindhouse cinema here in the Valley, has an amazing slate of strange cinema lined up for her Reels of Fury event, going on every Friday and Saturday in September at the Chandler Cinemas (2140 N. Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85224).(read more...)

Trailers for "Mist" and "Missed"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-08-30 16:10

Yahoo! Movies has posted trailers for Frank Darabont's The Mist (due out on November 21st from Dimension Films) and One Missed Call, an American remake of Takashi Miike's Japanese horror film (due out on January 4, 2008 from Warner Bros.)

The Mist trailer

One Missed Call trailer(read more...)

Final "Hatchet" Poster

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-08-29 14:52

Anchor Bay has released a new poster for their upcoming theatrical release Hatchet. The new art isn't that different than the old art; the main differences are the tagline at the top ("It's not a remake, it's not a sequel...") has been changed to Harry Knowles' quote about Victor Crowley and the axe has been subtly altered to increase its impressiveness.

Hatchet comes out in limited release on September 7th. Find out where you can see it at the official Hatchet website.