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Shocktober Classics 2007: The Masters

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

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)

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.

Goyer to Helm "Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire"

Baltimore Graphic Novel
Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2007-09-28 09:40

The graphic novel "Baltimore, or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire" by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden is coming to the big screen courtesy of production company New Regency and director David S. Goyer. Variety.com reports that New Regency acquired the rights to the book, which was just published by Bantam, in a deal worth seven figures. Mignola and Golden will write the script themselves. "Baltimore" follows Lord Henry Baltimore, who is turned into a vampire in WWI and watches the vampiric plague ravage his family.

New NBC Series "Fear Itself" = Third Season of "Masters of Horror"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-09-27 12:20

Producer-director Mick Garris told Fangoria that his recently announced series "Fear Itself", produced by Lionsgate and set to air on NBC during Summer 2008, is the third season of "Masters of Horror." The main difference betweens the series are shorter episode runtimes (to accomodate commercials) and the content will have to meet a stricter set of standards regarding violence, language, and sexuality. However, Garris revealed that Lionsgate would be releasing uncensored versions of each episode that would run a least five minutes longer than the network versions.

Russell Mulcahy Directing "Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-09-27 11:56

Director Russell Mulcahy (Highlander, Resident Evil: Extinction) is attached to direct an adaptation of Steven-Elliott Altman's novel "Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires" for CP Productions, according to Variety.com. Altman will write the screenplay himself. The book follows a man who is turned into a vampire and seeks the path of Buddhist enlightenment to fight his cravings for human blood. A video game is also being developed to dovetail with the film.

Coming Soon: The Shocktober Classics on Classic-Horror

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2007-09-27 01:54

Let's face it: Halloween isn't just about October 31st anymore. Years of relentless marketing have broken the holiday free of its conventional single-day celebration and now horror reigns for all 31 days of October.(read more...)

Director, Cast for Hammer's "Beyond the Rave"

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-09-24 11:05

The revived Hammer Films' debut feature Beyond the Rave has gained a director and a full cast, according to ShockTillYouDrop.com. Matthias Hoene, who has helmed music videos for Tom McRae and Fatboy Slim, will take the director's chair for the production. The cast includes Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent), Jamie Dornan (Marie-Antoinette), and Tamer Hassan (Layer Cake). Legendary Hammer actress Ingrid Pitt is expected to make a cameo. No word on whether the previously-reported Rick Warden ("Band of Brothers") is still in as vampire Strigoli.

The script for Beyond the Rave follows a soldier named Ed who, on the eve of being deported to Iraq, sets out with his pal Necro to find his girlfriend. When Ed and Necro finally catch up to her at a rave in the woods, they learn they are in the company of bloodsuckers and that the lead vampire Melech has plans for this party's guests.

The Master Will Sing You Now: "Manos" Musical Hits Chicago Stage

Manos: The Rock Opera of Fate
Submitted by Nate Yapp on Mon, 2007-09-24 09:33

Fangoria.com is reporting on one of the stranger screen-to-stage adaptations in recent memory: Manos: The Rock Opera of Fate. Based on the 1966 film Manos: The Hands of Fate, which may be the worst ever made by anyone ever, the new musical debuts September 28th at the National Pastime Theater in Chicago.(read more...)

Shear Terror on "Black Sheep" DVD

Black Sheep DVD
Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-09-19 09:48

More DVD news from the Weinstein Company and Genius Products, this time for the New Zealand rampaging animal flick Black Sheep. Writer/director Jonathan King's horror-comedy will be available to purchase on October 9, 2007 on the Dimension Extreme label. Suggested retail price is $24.95 (pre-order Black Sheep on Amazon.com). The disc will include:(read more...)

New Poster for The CW's "Reaper"

Reaper Poster
Submitted by Nate Yapp on Wed, 2007-09-19 09:48

The Internet Movie Poster Awards have the latest promotional art for The CW's upcoming supernatural comedy "Reaper." The series stars Bret Harrison as a slacker whose life is going nowhere, until he finds out his parents sold his soul to the Devil (Ray Wise). Now he has to act as a bounty hunter for hell, bringing in escaped souls with the help and/or hindrance of his friend Sock (Tyler Labine). The show's premiere episode, directed by Kevin Smith, airs Tuesday, September 25th at 9PM EST/PST on The CW.

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