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"Hostel Part II" DVD Cover Art

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-08-27 11:50

Sony Pictures showed Fangoria.com the cover art for the October 23rd DVD release of Eli Roth's Hostel: Part II. The disc will contain the full, unrated cut of the film. Additionally, it will include the following features:

Commentary by Eli Roth
Commentary by Roth, executive producer Quentin Tarantino, and Gabriel Roth
Commentary by Roth and actors Lauren German, Richard Burgi, and Vera Jordanova
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Effects featurette
Production design featurette
A "blood-and-guts montage"

A Blu-ray edition released the same day will contain all of those special features plus additional "Torture Factory Footage." The suggested retail of the standard DVD is $28.95, while the SRP of the Blu-ray disc is $38.96.

Happy 75th Anniversary, Toho!

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-08-27 11:07

Seventy-five years ago, Japanese production company Toho Company Ltd. started its life near the Hankyu Railway. Originally named Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company, it would grow to be the largest film production studio in Japan. For sci-fi/horror fans, they are perhaps most famous for their kaiju ("strange beast") films, most of them featuring the radioactive dinosaur Godzilla. They also produced Masaki Kobayashi's horror anthology Kwaidan (1964).(read more...)

"War Monkeys" Get Up, Get Bloody

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-08-27 10:49

According to HollywoodReporter.com, Dark Horse Indie is putting together a horror-comedy titled War Monkeys, written by Cleve Nettles. The story involves a janitor trapped in a research facility and pitted against combat-trained Rhesus monkeys. We'll continue to report on this odd-sounding project as more information becomes available.

Review: Onibaba (1964)

Submitted by Timothy J. Rush on Sun, 2007-08-26 00:00

Our scene opens with two samurai, running through the tall, oppressive reeds. One is wounded, and the other is helping him along. Suddenly, their flight is interrupted, their lives coming to a sudden and grisly end at the points of vicious spears. Their desperation permeates the very opening frames of Onibaba and sets the tone for the entire film. Onibaba is a tale of deceit, murder, sexual frustration, and the monstrosity that lies in the hearts of ordinary people. With such a great story at its core, Onibaba excels by way of great performances, excellent cinematography, and stellar direction.
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Awesome "Halloween" Remake Contest

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-24 16:52

Dimension Films is running a contest to promote Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (opening August 31st in theaters everywhere). Go to www.zombieshalloweencontest.com and upload a photograph depicting your take on the Halloween series for a chance to win a screening of the new Halloween and a Rob Zombie prize pack (including a limited edition t-shirt, four CDs, and DVDs of Zombie's previous two films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects).(read more...)

Trailer for "The Signal" Online

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-24 16:07

Apple.com has posted the trailer for The Signal. The official synopsis of the film: It’s New Year’s Eve in the city of Terminus and chaos is this year’s resolution. All forms of communication have been jammed by an enigmatic transmission that preys on fear and desire driving everyone in the city to murder and madness. In a place once marked by conformity but now sent into complete anarchy, the rebellious Ben must save the woman he loves from the bedlam in the streets as well as her crazed sadistic husband. But the only way he can tell who to trust or who has given in to violence is by uncovering the true nature of The Signal.(read more...)

First "Hatchet" Theaters Announced

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-08-24 16:00

If you head over to Bloody-Disgusting.com, they have a list of over fifty theaters in seventeen cities where Adam Green's slasher film Hatchet will definitely be playing coming September 7th. The list is by no means complete -- there are major cities like Los Angeles missing still -- but you should head over there and find the one nearest you so that you can be sure to be in the theater on opening day.(read more...)

BBC Miniseries "Jekyll" on DVD

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-08-23 16:57

BBC Video told ShockTillYouDrop.com that the horror miniseries Jekyll will be released to DVD in America on September 18th. The two-disc set will contain over five hours worth of bonus material, including featurettes and a commentary track. Suggested retail price will be $29.98.

Written by Steven Moffatt (who wrote some of the creepier episodes of the new "Doctor Who"), the series follows Dr. Jackman (James Nesbitt), a resident of modern-day London, who is haunted by his vicious alter ego, Mr. Hyde (also Nesbitt). However, the two have agreed to a compromise -- they have a kind of time-share on Jackman's body and Hyde's actions are rigorously monitored with the latest in high-tech surveillance equipment. You can preorder the set here.

New Saw IV Poster

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-08-16 13:05

Lionsgate has released a new poster for Saw IV, the latest entry in the Saw series. Here we see what appears to be Jigsaw's head in a pan. This is a slightly altered version of this poster, unveiled about a month ago.

In Saw IV, Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) and Agent Perez, arrive at the depleted police precinct and help veteran Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) sift through Jigsaw's latest grizzly game of victims and piece together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), is suddenly abducted and thrust into the madman's harrowing game, the officer has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of interconnected traps... or face the deadly consequences.(read more...)

Another Val Lewton Remake On Its Way

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-08-15 14:29

RKO Pictures has hired writers Brian Horiuchi and Matt Lazarus to write the screenplay for an upcoming remake of the Val Lewton-produced Isle of the Dead (1945), according to HollywoodReporter.com. This comes just two months after RKO signed a deal with Twisted Pictures to produce remakes of four other Lewton properties. "Val Lewton made his name by taking the horror genre to a new place," said RKO chairman and CEO Ted Hartley. "Brian and Matt have the same kind of genre-bending sensibilities that will give this classic tale the perfect blend of contemporary themes and timeless scares."(read more...)