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Horror Castings / News

2012-01-05T15:19:00.000-08:00

APARTMENT 1303 (3D)

cast:Rebecca DeMornay (Mother's Day), Mischa Barton (Homecoming), Julianne Michelle, Corey Sevier (Decoys), John Diehl (Angel).

APRIL APOCALYPSE

cast:Rebekah Brandes (Midnight Movie), Reece Thompson, Roger Bart (Hostel Part II), Marguerite MacIntyre (The Vampire Diaries), Randy Wayne (Grizzly Park).

BAD MEAT

cast:Elisabeth Harnois (Point Pleasant), Dave Franco (Fright Night), Jessica Parker Kennedy (The Secret Circle), Mark Pellegrino (Night Life).

THE BARRENS

cast:Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Mia Kirshner (The Vampire Diaries), Erik Knudsen (Scream 4).

CAMEL SPIDERS

cast:Brian Krause (Charmed), C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher), Melissa Brasselle (The Cheerleader Massacre), Michael Swan (Friday The 13th Part VI:Jason Lives), Matt Borlenghi (A Nightmare On Elm Street:The Dream Child), Frankie Cullen (Tomb Of The Werewolf).

EXCISION

cast:AnnaLynne McCord (Day Of The Dead), Traci Lords (Blade), Rogert Bart (April Apocalypse), John Waters (Seed Of Chucky), Ariel Winter (One Missed Call).

FATHER'S DAY

cast:Adam Brooks, Mackenzie Murdock, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney.

THE GHOST OF GOODNIGHT LANE

cast:Lacey Chabert (Black Christmas), Billy Zane (The Roommate), Danielle Harris (Urban Legend), Matt Dallas (Camp Slaughter), Richard Tyson (Big Bad Wolf), Christine Quinn (Shark Night 3D).

THE GIANT GILA MONSTER

cast:Julie McCullough (The Blob), Terence Knox (Children Of The Corn II:The Final Sacrifice), Matt Austin (Dawn Of The Dead), Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall).

HALLOW'S EVE

cast:Danielle Harris (Hatchet II), Tiffany Shepis (The Violent Kind), Chance Michael Corbitt (The Lost Boys).

HYPOTHERMIA

cast:Michael Rooker (Slither), Greg Finley, Benjamin Forster (Satan Hates You).

INKUBUS

cast:Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Joey Fatone (Jersey Shore Shark Attack), William Forsythe (Halloween), Jonathan Silverman, Michelle Ray Smith.

THE INNKEEPERS

cast:Sara Paxton (The Last House On The Left), Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis (Stake Land), George Riddle.

JERSERY SHORE SHARK ATTACK

cast:Jeremy Luc, Melissa Molinaro, Jack Scalia (Kraken:Tentacles Of The Deep), Paul Sorvino (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), William Atherton, Daniel Booko (The Open Door), Joey Fatone (Inkubus), Dylan Vox (Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus).

THE LORDS OF SALEM

cast:Clint Howard (Evilspeak), Sheri Moon Zombie (House Of 1000 Corpses), Maria Conchita Alonso (Predator 2), Dee Wallace (Cujo), Udo Kier (Modern Vampires), Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects), Bruce Davison (Return Of The Killer Shrews), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Billy Drago (Children Of The Corn:Genesis), Meg Foster (Leviathan), Christopher Knight, Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Judy Geeson (Horror Planet), Camille Keaton (I Spit On Your Grave), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator).

MANIAC

cast:Elijah Wood (The Good Son), America Olivo (Friday The 13th), Nora Arnezeder, Genevieve Alexandra (Piranha 3D), Sal Landi (Xtro:Watch The Skies).

MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16 PART 3

cast:Lauren McKnight (My Super Psycho Sweet 16), Jillian Rose Reed, Kirsten Prout (My Super Psycho Sweet 16 Part 2), Chris Zylka (Shark Night 3D), Ryan Sypek, Autumn Dial.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD:RE-ANIMATION (3D)

cast:Danielle Harris (Halloween 4:The Return Of Michael Myers), Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster), Jeffrey Combs (Frightmare), Sarah Lieving (Super Shark), Robin Sydney (The Gingerdead Man), Denice Duff (Bloodstone:Subspecies II), Scott Thomson (Parasite 3D).

NURSE (3D)

cast:Katrina Bowden (Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil), Paz de la Huerta, Judd Nelson (Relentless), Corbin Bleu, Boris Kodjoe (Resident Evil:Afterlife 3D).

THE PACT

cast:Caity Lotz (Death Valley), Casper Van Dien (Sleepy Hollow), Agnes Bruckner (Venom).

PLAYBACK

cast:Christian Slater (Heathers), Alessandra Torresani (American Horror Story), Johnny Pacar (Zombie Apocalypse), Toby Hemingway (The Covenant), Mark Metcalf (The Final Terror).

RETURN OF THE KILLER SHREWS

cast:John Schneider (Super Shark), Bruce Davison (The Lords Of Salem), Jennifer Lyons (Devil's Prey), Jason-Shane Scott (Curse Of The Puppet Master).

THE REVENANT

cast:David Anders (The Vampire Diaries), Chris Wylde, Jeff Rector (Revamped), Mark Elias (Cutting Room).

SAND SHARKS

cast:Corin Nemec (House Of Bones), Gina Holden (Final Destination 3), Vanessa Lee Evigan, Brooke Hogan (2 Headed Shark Attack), Eric Scott Woods, Julie Berman.

SEVEN BELOW

cast:Val Kilmer (The Thaw), Ving Rhames (Piranha 3D), Luke Goss (Blade II), Bonnie Somerville, Matt Barr (Harper's Island).

7500

cast:Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Amy Smart (Mirrors), Leslie Bibb (The Midnight Meat Train), Nicky Whelan (Halloween II), Jamie Chung (Sorority Row), Christian Serratos (Twilight), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween), Jerry Ferrara, Alex Frost, Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night).

SHE WOLF RISING

cast:Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man), Debbie Rochon (Psychic Experiment), Tina Krause, Joe Zaso.

SILENT HILL:REVELATION (3D)

cast:Sean Bean (The Hitcher), Malcolm McDowell (Halloween), Carrie-Anne Moss, Radha Mitchell (Rogue), Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill).

SIX DEGREES OF HELL

cast:Corey Feldman (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter), Jill Whelan, Brian Anthony Wilson (The Happening), Nikki Bell (Hallow's Eve).

SPORES

cast:Taylor Handley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), Danny Glover (Saw), Vinnie Jones (The Midnight Meat Train), Margo Harshman (From Within), Beverley Mitchell (Saw II).

STATIC

cast:Milo Ventimiglia (Stay Alive), Sara Paxton (Shark Night 3D), William Mapother (The Grudge).

STRIPPERS VS. WEREWOLVES

cast:Robert Englund (Eaten Alive), Sarah Douglas (Asylum), Barbara Nedeljakova (Hostel), Martin Kemp (Embrace Of The Vampire), Lysette Anthony.

THE THEATRE BIZARRE

cast:Udo Kier (Modern Vampires), Catriona MacColl (The Gates Of Hell), Debbie Rochon (Bleed), Tom Savini (Dawn Of The Dead), Lynn Lowry (They Came From Within).

1313:BOY CRAZIES

cast:Monique Parent (Blood Scarab), Lee Kholafai, David Flannery (1313:Actor Slash Model), Brendan Lamb, Logan McNeil.

2 HEADED SHARK ATTACK

cast:Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Charlie O'Connell (Devil's Prey), Brooke Hogan (Sand Sharks).

247F

cast:Scout Taylor-Compton (April Fool's Day), Travis Van Winkle (Friday The 13th), Michael Copon (Dark House), Christina Ulloa (Charmed).

THE WICKED

cast:Devon Werkheiser (Beneath The Darkness), Caitlin Carmichael (Bag Of Bones), Justin Deeley, Nicole Forester, Cassie Keller (Hostel Part III).

Coming Soon / Castings

2011-08-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

CHILLERAMA - cast: RAY WISE (Jeepers Creepers II), gay porn star BRENT CORRIGAN credited as SEAN LOCKHART, GABBY WEST (Saw 3D), LIN SHAYE (Insidious), KANE HODDER (Friday The 13th Part VIII:Jason Takes Manhattan), KRISTINA KLEBE (Halloween '07), JOEL MOORE (Hatchet), ERIC ROBERTS (Sharktopus), ADAM ROBITAL (2001 Maniacs) & porn star RON JEREMY (Poultrygeist:Night Of The Chicken Dead)

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON - cast: AIMEE BROOKS (Sorority House Massacre), DAMIAN MAFFEI (Nikos The Impaler) & JOE UNGER (Leatherface:Texas Chainsaw Massacre III)

COUGAR CULT - cast: MICHELLE BAUER (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers), LINNEA QUIGLEY (The Return Of The Living Dead) & BRINKE STEVENS (The Slumber Party Massacre)

DEATH AND CREMATION - cast: BRAD DOURIF (Child's Play), JEREMY SUMPTER, DANIEL BALDWIN (Vampires), STACI KEANAN & BLAKE HOOD (90210)

HOSTEL PART III - cast: KIP PARDUE (Stag Night), JOHN HENSLEY (Teeth), SKYLER STONE, CHRIS COY (True Blood), SARAH HABEL (The Butterfly Effect 3), BRIAN HALLISAY, KELLY THIEBAUD & THOMAS KRETSCHMANN (Resident Evil:Apocalypse)

THE HOWLING:REBORN - cast: LINDSEY SHAW (Pretty Little Liars), IVANA MILICEVIC, LANDON LIBOIRON (Altitude), ERIN AGOSTINO & KRISTIAN HODKO

A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE - cast: CRYSTAL LOWE (Black Christmas '06), STEPHEN McHATTIE (Death Valley '82), SHAWN ROBERTS (Skinwalkers), KRISTEN HAGER (Aliens Vs. Predator:Requiem) & KRISTOPHER TURNER (The Brotherhood III:Young Demons)

MANSON GIRLS - cast: ERIC BALFOUR (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), ESTELLA WARREN, TARYN MANNING (Kill Theory), MONICA KEENA (Freddy Vs. Jason), TANIA RAYMONDE (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D), LAURA HERRING (All Souls Day), BRIT MORGAN (True Blood), HEATHER MATARAZZO (Hostel Part II), RON JEREMY (One-Eyed Monster), BILL MOSELEY (Blood Night), GILLIAN ZINSER (90210), PATTI D'ARBANVILLE (The Fifth Floor) & PRISCILLA BARNES (The Devil's Rejects)

NO ONE LIVES - cast: LAURA RAMSEY (Venom '05), LUKE EVANS (Immortals), ANGUS MacFADYEN (Saw IV), ALEXIS DZIENA, LINDSEY SHAW (The Howling:Reborn), AMERICA OLIVO (Friday The 13th '09), BEAU KNAPP (Super 8), DEREK MAGYAR (Train) & LEE TERGESON (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning)

REMAINS - cast: MIKO HUGHES (Pet Sematary) & GRANT BOWLER (True Blood)

ROSEWOOD LANE - cast: ROSE McGOWAN (Scream), RAY WISE (Chillerama), LIN SHAYE (A Nightmare On Elm Street '84), LESLEY-ANNE DOWN, BILL FAGERBAKKE (Halloween II '09), RANCE HOWARD (Grizzly Park) & LAUREN VELEZ (Dexter)

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D - cast: BILL MOSELEY (House Of 1000 Corpses), ALEXANDRA DADDARIO (Bereavement), TANIA RAYMONDE (Manson Girls), TREY SONGZ, SHAUN SIPOS (Lost Boys:The Tribe) & SCOTT EASTWOOD. GUNNAR HANSEN & MARILYN BURNS of the 1974 original will be making cameo appearances.

TOOLBOX MURDERS 2 - cast: LANCE HENRIKSEN (Pumpkinhead), BRIAN KRAUSE (Cyrus:Mind Of A Serial Killer), JEFFREY COMBS (Re-Animator), TONY TODD (Candyman), ALLISON KYLER (Chromeskull:Laid To Rest 2) & CHAUNTAL LEWIS (Seance)

Horror Movie Casting

2011-05-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

BAIT 3D - cast: JULIAN McMAHON (Nip/Tuck), ALICE PARKINSON (X-Men Origins:Wolverine), SHARNI VINSON (You're Next!), XAVIER SAMUEL & CARIBA HEINE.

BENEATH THE DARKNESS - cast: DENNIS QUAID (Jaws 3-D), AIMEE TEEGARDEN (Scream 4), STEPHEN LUNSFORD (Blood Deep), BRETT CULLEN (Falcon Crest), TONY OLLER & DEVON WERKHEISER.

CHROMESKULL:LAID TO REST 2 - cast: BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN (Beverly Hills 90210), THOMAS DEKKER (A Nightmare On Elm Street '10), DANIELLE HARRIS (Stake Land), GAIL O'GRADY (Spellcaster), AIMEE-LYNN CHADWICK (Return Of The Living Dead:Necropolis), JOHNATHAN SCHAECH (The Forsaken), BRETT WAGNER (The Crazies '10), CHRISTOPHER NELSON (Hostel), MIMI MICHAELS (Boogeyman 3), BRIANNE DAVIS (Prom Night '08), NICK PRINCIPE (Laid To Rest) & OWAIN YEOMAN.

11-11-11 - cast: TIMOTHY GIBBS (Witchboard 2), MICHAEL LANDES (Final Destination 2), WENDY GLENN (You're Next!), LLUIS SOLER, BRENDAN PRICE, BENJAMIN COOK & SALOME JIMENEZ.

FINAL DESTINATION 5 - cast: NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO (Drive Thru), EMMA BELL (Frozen), TONY TODD (Candyman), MILES FISHER (Superhero Movie), ARLEN ESCARPETA (Friday The 13th '09), DAVID KOECHNER (Snakes On A Plane), ELLEN WROE, P.J. BYRNE, JAQUELINE MacINNES WOOD & COURTNEY B. VANCE.

FRIGHT NIGHT - cast: ANTON YELCHIN (Terminator:Salvation), CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE (Role Models), COLIN FARRELL, TONI COLLETTE & DAVID TENNANT.

THE HAUNTING IN GEORGIA - cast: CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY (House Of Wax '05), KATEE SACKHOFF (Halloween:Resurrection), EMILY ALYN LIND (Eastwick), ABIGAIL SPENCER & CICELY TYSON.

HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET - cast: ELISABETH SHUE (Piranha 3D), MAX THIERIOT (My Soul To Take), JENNIFER LAWRENCE & GIL BELLOWS.

MOTHER'S DAY - cast: REBECCA DeMORNAY (Identity), DEBORAH ANN WOLL (True Blood), JAIME KING (My Bloody Valentine '09), BRIANA EVIGAN (Sorority Row), ALEXA VEGA (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), SHAWN ASHMORE (The Ruins), FRANK GRILLO (My Soul To Take), MATT O'LEARY (Sorority Row), LYRIQ BENT (Saw II), TONY NAPPO (Land Of The Dead), A.J. COOK (Final Destination 2), ANDREW BRYNIARSKI (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03), LISA MARCOS & WARREN KOLE.

PIRANHA 3DD - cast: DANIELLE PANABAKER (Friday The 13th '09), CLU GULAGER (The Return Of The Living Dead), CHRIS ZYLKA (My Super Psycho Sweet 16), DAVID KOECHNER (Final Destination 5), MEAGAN TANDY (Unstoppable), JEAN-LUC BILODEAU (Trick 'r Treat), HECTOR JIMENEZ (Sharktopus), GARY BUSEY (The Gingerdead Man), KATRINA BOWDEN (Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil), MATT BUSH (Halloween II '09), PAUL JAMES JORDAN & ADRIAN MARTINEZ.

SHARK NIGHT 3D - cast: SARA PAXTON (The Last House On The Left '09), CHRIS CARMACK (Into The Blue 2:The Reef), JOEL DAVID MOORE (Hatchet), KATHARINE McPHEE (The House Bunny), DUSTIN MILLIGAN (Final Destination 3), ALYSSA DIAZ & SINQUA WALLS.

SHIVER - cast: CASPER VAN DIEN (Python), DANIELLE HARRIS (Hatchet II), RAE DAWN CHONG (Commando), JOHN JARRATT (Wolf Creek), LISA FOILES, BRAD HARRIS & NATALIE SESKO.

VAMPIRE - cast: KEVIN ZEGERS (Dawn Of The Dead '04), AMANDA PLUMMER (Satan's Little Helper), RACHAEL LEIGH COOK (She's All That), TREVOR MORGAN & KRISTIN KREUK.

WRONG TURN 4 - cast: DEAN ARMSTRONG (Saw 3D), JENNIFER PUDAVICK (Wishmaster 3), TENIKA DAVIS (Saw VI), TERRA VNESA, VICTOR ZINCK, JR. & KAITLYN WONG.

YOU'RE NEXT! - cast: WENDY GLENN (11-11-11), JOE SWANBERG (Cabin Fever 2:Spring Fever), BARBARA CRAMPTON (Chopping Mall), JAMES RANSONE (Prom Night '08), SHARNI VINSON (Bait 3-D), TI WEST, AMY SEIMETZ & ROB MORAN.

In Development/Rumored:

HATCHET III - DANIELLE HARRIS to reprise her role from HATCHET II.
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK PART II - GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE to reprise his role from the 1980 original.
JEEPERS CREEPERS III
THE LORDS OF SALEM - ROB ZOMBIE to direct.
WOLF CREEK 2

Correction:

The cast listed for PIRANHA 3DD in the previous update was entirely false and indeed a rumor that was posted on the internet. VING RHAMES will not be reprising his role from the original and ALEXANDRE AJA will not be in the director's chair.

Random Horror News

2011-03-18T15:27:00.000-07:00

PIRANHA 3D SEQUEL
You know you're in trouble when TARA REID (Urban Legend) is replacing ELISABETH SHUE (Hollow Man)! VING RHAMES (Day Of The Dead) is returning even though his character seemed to have become fish food in the original. Even worse, rapper LIL' WAYNE is said to be in the cast. Oh, and director ALEXANDRE AJA (High Tension) is not returning.

CHILDREN OF THE CORN:GENESIS
This can't be as bad as the made-for-tv remake of the original Children Of The Corn. The cast includes BARBARA NEDELJAKOVA (Hostel Part II), BILLY DRAGO (The Hills Have Eyes) & DUANE WHITAKER (Halloween II).

HELLRAISER:REVELATIONS
Fans of the franchise won't be pleased to hear that DOUG BRADLEY, who played 'Pinhead' in the series, will not be reprising his role. Cast members include NICK EVERSMAN (Vampires Suck) & JAY GILLESPIE (2001 Maniacs).

SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE
Yet another SyFy Channel original movie, this time starring LANCE HENRIKSEN (The Horror Show), LAUREN HOLLY (NCIS), MARCELLE BAER (Vampires Suck) & LEANNE COCHRAN (Green Lantern).

SCREAM 4
Highly-anticipated sequel reunites director WES CRAVEN with series regulars NEVE CAMPBELL, DAVID ARQUETTE & COURTENEY COX reprising their roles. New potential victims include EMMA ROBERTS, HAYDEN PANETTIERE (Heroes), ANTHONY ANDERSON (Scary Movie 4), RORY CULKIN, MARY McDONNELL (Independence Day), MARLEY SHELTON (Valentine), MARIELLE JAFFE, ALISON BRIE, ADAM BRODY, ERIK KNUDSEN (Saw II), NICO TORTORELLA, KRISTEN BELL (Pulse), BRITTANY ROBERTSON, ANNA PAQUIN (True Blood), AIMEE TEEGARDEN, SHENAE GRIMES (90210) & LUCY HALE (Pretty Little Liars).

THE APPARITION
Original scheduled for theatrical release in 2011, the studio has pushed the release to 2012. ASHLEY GREENE (Twilight), TOM FELTON (Harry Potter), SEBASTIAN STAN (The Covenant) & JULIANNA GUILL (Friday The 13th).

SILENT HILL:REVELATION 3D
SEAN BEAN, RADHA MITCHELL (The Crazies) & DEBORAH KARA UNGER all return from the original film.

QUARANTINE 2:TERMINAL
Considering everybody from the original film was either killed or turned into zombies, the sequel takes place at an airport with an all-new cast, including JOSH COOKE (Bachelor Party 2), BRE BLAIR (Cherry Falls), MERCEDES MASOHN, TYLER KUNKLE, SANDRA ELLIS LAFFERTY (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) & ERIN SMITH (Dance Of The Damned).

THE WARD
JOHN CARPENTER'S (Halloween) new thriller has been playing overseas but has yet to be released in the U.S. Starring AMBER HEARD (The Stepfather), LYNDSY FONSECA (Hot Tub Time Machine), DANIELLE PANABAKER (Friday The 13th), JARED HARRIS (From Within) & MIKA BOOREM (The Initiation Of Sarah).

THE INNKEEPERS
From director TI WEST (The House Of The Devil) comes this haunted hotel chiller starring SARA PAXTON (The Last House On The Left), KELLY McGILLIS (Stake Land), PAT HEALY & GEORGE RIDDLE.

New Horror Film Releases & Info

2010-09-14T16:02:00.000-07:00

IN THEATRES SOON:

DEVIL (September)
cast:Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green (The O.C.), Jenny O'Hara (Wishmaster), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me To Hell), Bokeem Woodbine (Wishmaster 2:Evil Never Dies), Geoffrey Arend, Matt Craven (Happy Birthday To Me).

BURIED (October)
cast:Ryan Reynolds (The Amityville Horror), Stephen Tobolowsky (Mirror, Mirror), Samantha Mathis (American Psycho).

CHAIN LETTER (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

HATCHET II (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

LET ME IN (October)
cast:Chloe Moretz (The Amityville Horror), Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins (Dear John), Elias Koteas (Skinwalkers), Sasha Barrese (Hellraiser:Inferno), Cara Buono.

MY SOUL TO TAKE (October)
cast:Max Thieriot (The House At The End Of The Street), Frank Grillo (Mother's Day), Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey, Jessica Hecht, Nick Lashaway (The 40 Year Old Virgin), Emily Meade.

SAW VII (a.k.a. SAW 3D) (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

SKYLINE (November)
cast:Eric Balfour (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Scottie Thompson, David Zayas, Donald Faison (Clueless), Brittany Daniel (Club Dread), Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf).

DVD RELEASES:

DARK HOUSE (September)
cast:Meghan Ory (Final Destination 5), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator), Diane Salinger (Rest Stop), Matt Cohen (Boogeyman 2), Bevin Prince, Shelly Cole, Erin Cummings (Dante's Cove).

FROZEN (September)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

PIG HUNT (September)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

SUCK (September)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

ALTITUDE (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (October)
cast:Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie.

LOST BOYS:THE THIRST (a.k.a. LOST BOYS 3) (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

THE LOST TRIBE (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

MANSON:MY NAME IS EVIL (October)
cast:Kristen Hager (Aliens Vs. Predator:Requiem), Gregory Smith, Ryan Robbins (Vampire), Kristin Adams, Peter Keleghan (Trilogy Of Terror II).

THE MAZE (October)
cast:Shalaina Castle, Brandon Sean Pearson, Clare Niederpruem.

MIRRORS 2 (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010) (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

THE PSYCHO LEGACY (Documentary) (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

THE RIG (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

THE RULE OF THREE (October)
cast:Rodney Eastman (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors), Parry Shen (Hatchet II), Rhoda Jordan (The Mummy's Kiss), Tiffany Shepis (Night Of The Demons).

30 DAYS OF NIGHT:DARK DAYS (October)
see previous post(s) for cast info.

Horror Films Coming Soon!

2010-08-08T17:48:00.000-07:00

Coming To Theatres:

PIRANHA 3D - cast: ELISABETH SHUE (Hollow Man), ADAM SCOTT (Hellraiser:Bloodline), CHRISTOPHER LLOYD (Schizoid), ELI ROTH (Don't Look Up), KELLY BROOK (Ripper:Letter From Hell), JERRY O'CONNELL (Scream 2), VING RHAMES (Day Of The Dead), DINA MEYER (Saw III), RICHARD DREYFUSS (Jaws), STEVEN R. McQUEEN (The Vampire Diaries), JESSICA SZOHR (Gossip Girl), RILEY STEELE (Bad Girls 3), BROOKLYNN PROULX (The Lazarus Project), CODY LONGO (Bring It On:Fight To The Finish).

RESIDENT EVIL:AFTERLIFE - cast: MILLA JOVOVICH (A Perfect Getaway), ALI LARTER (Final Destination), WENTWORTH MILLER (Underworld), SIENNA GUILLORY (Resident Evil:Apocalypse), BORIS KODJOE (Starship Troopers 3:Marauder), KIM COATES (Skinwalkers), SPENCER LOCKE (Resident Evil:Extinction), SHAWN ROBERTS (Diary Of The Dead).

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE - cast: SARAH BUTLER (Flu Bird Horror), RODNEY EASTMAN (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors), DANIEL FRANZESE (Kill Theory), JEFF BRANSON (Wolves Of Wall Street), TRACEY WALTER (Out Of The Dark).

SAW 3D [a.k.a. SAW VII] - cast: TOBIN BELL (Saw), BETSY RUSSELL (Cheerleader Camp), GINA HOLDEN (Final Destination 3), COSTAS MANDYLOR (Saw VI), SEAN PATRICK FLANERY (Powder), CARY ELWES (Saw), DEAN ARMSTRONG (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), TANEDRA HOWARD (Saw VI), SHAUNA MacDONALD (Saw VI), CHAD DONELLA (Final Destination), JAMES VAN PATTEN (Saw IV).

Coming To DVD:

BURNING BRIGHT - cast: BRIANA EVIGAN (Sorority Row), GARRET DILLAHUNT (The Last House On The Left), PRESTON BAILEY (The Crazies), MEAT LOAF (Wishcraft).

METAMORPHOSIS - cast: CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT (Southland Tales), COREY SEVIER (House Of Fears), IRENA A. HOFFMAN (Transylmania).

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD - cast: ALAN VAN SPRANG (Saw III), KENNETH WELSH (The Covenant), KATHLEEN MUNROE (Beautiful People), DEVON BOSTICK (Saw VI), RICHARD FITZPATRICK (Trilogy Of Terror II), ATHENA KARKANIS (Saw IV), JORIS JARSKY (Saw V), JULIAN RICHINGS (Wrong Turn), WAYNE ROBSON (Wrong Turn).

FROZEN - cast: EMMA BELL (The Bedford Diaries), SHAWN ASHMORE (The Ruins), KEVIN ZEGERS (Dawn Of The Dead), KANE HODDER (Hatchet).

PIG HUNT - cast: TRAVIS AARON WADE (Vineyard Haven), TINA HUANG (General Hospital).

SUCK - cast: MALCOLM McDOWELL (Halloween), JESSICA PARE (Hot Tub Time Machine), DAVE FOLEY (Will & Grace), NICOLE de BOER (Prom Night IV:Deliver Us From Evil), HENRY ROLLINS (Wrong Turn 2:Dead End), MIKE LOBEL (Degrassi:The Next Generation), ALICE COOPER (Prince Of Darkness).

THE RIG - cast: SERAH D'LAINE (Flight Of The Living Dead), WILLIAM FORSYTHE (Halloween), ART LaFLEUR (War Wolves), MARCUS T. PAULK (Moesha), CARMEN PEREZ (Drifter:Henry Lee Lucas).

30 DAYS OF NIGHT:DARK DAYS - cast: KIELE SANCHEZ (A Perfect Getaway), MIA KIRSHNER (The Vampire Diaries), DIORA BAIRD (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), BEN COTTON (Slither).

LOST BOYS:THE THIRST - cast: COREY FELDMAN (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter), TANIT PHOENIX (Death Race 2), JAMISON NEWLANDER (The Lost Boys).

MIRRORS 2 - cast: NICK STAHL (Disturbing Behavior), WILLIAM KATT (Carrie), EMMANUELLE VAUGIER (Saw II), STEPHANIE HONORE (The Final Destination).

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS - cast: EDWARD FURLONG (Dark Reel), SHANNON ELIZABETH (Cursed), MONICA KEENA (Freddy Vs. Jason), BOBBI SUE LUTHER (Laid To Rest), TIFFANY SHEPIS (Abominable), DIORA BAIRD (Stan Helsing), JOHN F. BEACH (Fear Clinic), MICHAEL COPON (Bring It On:In It To Win It), LINNEA QUIGLEY (The Return Of The Living Dead).

THE PSYCHO LEGACY [documentary] - cast: various cast members from the Psycho film series including: HENRY THOMAS, JEFF FAHEY, JULIETTE CUMMINS, ROBERT LOGGIA, DIANA SCARWID, LEE GARLINGTON and KATT SHEA.

ALTITUDE - cast: JESSICA LOWNDES (The Haunting Of Molly Hartley), JULIANNA GUILL (Friday The 13th), RYAN DONOWHO (The O.C.), LANDON LIBOIRON (Degrassi:The Next Generation).

Made-For-TV Movies:

FROST GIANT - cast: DEAN CAIN (Dead & Deader), ERBI AGO (Ghost Town), MIKE STRAUB (Wrong Turn 3:Left For Dead).

LAKE PLACID 3 - cast: COLIN FERGUSON (Eureka), YANCY BUTLER (Witchblade), KACEY BARNFIELD (Resident Evil:Afterlife).

SHARKTOPUS - cast: ERIC ROBERTS (Wolves Of Wall Street), SARA MALAKUL LANE (Nature Unleashed:Volcano).

MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16 PART 2 - cast: KIRSTEN PROUT (Twilight:Eclipse), ROBERT PRALGO (The Vampire Diaries).

Post-Production/No Release Date:

HATCHET 2 - cast: DANIELLE HARRIS (Halloween 4:The Return Of Michael Myers), KANE HODDER (Friday The 13th Part VII:The New Blood), TONY TODD (Candyman), R.A. MIHAILOFF (Leatherface:The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III), PARRY SHEN (Shrieker), AJ BOWEN (The House Of The Devil), KATHRYN FIORE (The Hottie & The Nottie), LAURA ORTIZ (The Hills Have Eyes).

MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID - cast: DEBORAH GIBSON (Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus), TIFFANY (Mega Piranha), A MARTINEZ (Santa Barbara), KATHRYN JOOSTEN (Desperate Housewives), KEVIN M. HORTON (American Pie Presents:The Book Of Love), MICKY DOLENZ (Halloween).

THE PERFECT HOUSE - cast: MONIQUE PARENT (Blood Scarab), FELISSA ROSE (Sleepaway Camp), JOHN PHILBIN (Children Of The Corn), JONATHAN TIERSTEN (Sleepaway Camp).

Various Horror Releases

2010-05-03T18:41:00.000-07:00

Gingerdead Man 3:Saturday Night Cleaver, Quarantine 2 and Scream 4 are currently casting, but aside from Danielle Harris (HATCHET 2) reading for Quarantine 2, no names have been mentioned yet.

RECENTLY COMPLETED/POST-PRODUCTION:

THE APPARITION - Ashley Greene (TWILIGHT), Tom Felton (HARRY POTTER), Sebastian Stan (THE COVENANT) & Julianna Guill (FRIDAY THE 13TH).
DISTURBED - Tad Hilgenbrinck (THE HILLS RUN RED), Arielle Kebbel (THE UNIVITED), Lauren Cohan (DEATH RACE:FRANKENSTEIN LIVES) & Shaun Sipos (LOST BOYS:THE TRIBE).
PHASE ONE - Travis Van Winkle (FRIDAY THE 13TH), Mircea Monroe (NO MAN'S LAND:THE RISE OF REEKER), Tricia Helfer (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), John Bregar (IT'S A BOY/GIRL THING) & James Purcell (PLAYROOM).
THE THING (Remake) - Mary Elizabeth Winstead (BLACK CHRISTMAS), Eric Christian Olsen (FIRED UP!) & Ulrich Thomsen (SEASON OF THE WITCH).
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS 2 - Brian Krause (CHARMED) & Alexander Isaiah Thomas (CABIN FEVER 2:SPRING FEVER).

DVD RELEASES:

BABYSITTER WANTED - Sarah Thompson (CRUEL INTENTIONS 2), Nana Visitor (FRIDAY THE 13TH), Matt Dallas (EASTWICK), Kristen Dalton (CREEPY CRAWLERS) & Bill Moseley (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD).
THE BROTHERHOOD VI:INITIATION - Tyson Breech (STEM CELL), Austen Jesse (NIGHTFALL) & Jeremy Ray Simpson (ALIEN PRESENCE).
CORNERED! - Steve Guttenberg (POLICE ACADEMY) & James Duval (MAY).
PARASOMNIA - Cherilyn Wilson (CHAIN LETTER), Dylan Purcell (CLAWED), Patrick Kilpatrick (THE GRANNY), Jeffrey Combs (FROM BEYOND), Jane Hamilton (ONE-EYED MONSTER) & Janet Tracy Keijser (THE HALFWAY HOUSE).
SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR - Noah Segan (CHAIN LETTER), Ezra Buzzington (MIRRORS), Elina Madison (FROM A PLACE OF DARKNESS), Vernon Wells (REVAMPED) & Joseph Pilato (DAY OF THE DEAD).
2001 MANIACS:FIELDS OF SCREAMS - Bill Moseley (BLOOD NIGHT:THE LEGEND OF MARY HATCHET), Lin Shaye (SNAKES ON A PLANE), Christa Campbell (DAY OF THE DEAD), Andrea Leon (SNOOP DOGG'S HOOD OF HORROR), Christopher McDaniel (DIE MOMMIE DIE!) & Miles Dougal (PSYCHO COP 2).

Horror Movies - Completed & Awaiting Release

2010-04-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

COMPLETED AND AWAITING RELEASE:

ALL ABOUT EVIL - NATASHA LYONNE (Blade:Trinity), THOMAS DEKKER (From Within), CASSANDRA PETERSON (Elvira:Mistress Of The Dark), MINK STOLE (Pink Flamingos) & NOAH SEGAN (Cabin Fever 2:Spring Fever).
ALTITUDE - JESSICA LOWNDES (The Haunting Of Molly Hartley), JULIANNA GUILL (Friday The 13th), RYAN DONOWHO (The O.C.) & LANDON LIBOIRON (Zombie Punch).
CYRUS - BRIAN KRAUSE (Charmed), DANIELLE HARRIS (Blood Night:The Legend Of Mary Hatchet), LANCE HENRIKSEN (Pumpkinhead), PATRICIA BELCHER (Jeepers Creepers) & TIFFANY SHEPIS (Dark Reel).
DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR - DAVID CARRADINE (Children Of The Corn V:Fields Of Terror), DELIA SHEPPARD (Haunting Fear), TAMIE SHEFFIELD (The Cheerleader Massacre) & JEFF RECTOR (Revamped).
HATCHET 2 - DANIELLE HARRIS (Urban Legend), KANE HODDER (Friday The 13th Part VII:The New Blood), TONY TODD (Candyman), R.A. MIHAILOFF (Pumpkinhead II:Blood Wings), A.J. BOWEN (The House Of The Devil), ALEXIS PETERS (Grendel) & LAURA ORTIZ (The Hills Have Eyes).
LOST BOYS:THE THIRST - COREY FELDMAN (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter), JAMISON NEWLANDER (The Lost Boys) & TANIT PHOENIX (Death Race:Frankenstein Lives).
MIRRORS 2 - NICK STAHL (Disturbing Behavior), WILLIAM KATT (House), STEPHANIE HONORE (The Final Destination) & JENNIFER SIPES (Boggy Creek).
MOTHER'S DAY (Remake) - DEBORAH ANN WOLL (True Blood), SHAWN ASHMORE (The Ruins), JAIME KING (My Bloody Valentine), REBECCA DeMORNAY (The Hand That Rocks The Cradle), BRIANA EVIGAN (Sorority Row), ALEXA VEGA (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), FRANK GRILLO (The Sweetest Thing), PATRICK FLUEGER (Kill Theory), WARREN KOLE (Mental), MATT O'LEART (Sorority Row) & LYRIQ BENT (Saw III).
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (Remake) - EDWARD FURLONG (Cruel World), SHANNON ELIZABETH (Cursed), MONICA KEENA (Freddy Vs. Jason), BOBBI SUE LUTHER (Laid To Rest), TIFFANY SHEPIS (Delta Delta Die!), DIORA BAIRD (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning) & LINNEA QUIGLEY (Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers).
PUPPET MASTER:AXIS OF EVIL - LEVI FIEHLER (Wolf Town), JENNA GALLAHER (Nightfall) & TOM SANDOVAL (The Pit And The Pendulum).
SEBASTIAN - DAEG FAERCH (Halloween), BETSY RUE (My Bloody Valentine), GREG VAUGHAN (Children Of The Corn V:Fields Of Terror), DEE WALLACE (The Howling), MEG FOSTER (Leviathan), JOE ESTEVEZ (The Rockville Slayer), CAROLINE WILLIAMS (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2) & LISA WILCOX (A Nightmare On Elm Street 4:The Dream Master).
STAKE LAND - DANIELLE HARRIS (Halloween 4:The Return Of Michael Myers), KELLY McGILLIS (Supergator), CONNOR PAOLO (Gossip Girl), MICHAEL CERVERIS (Steel And Lace) & MARIANNE HAGAN (Halloween:The Curse Of Michael Myers).
THE TORTURED - ERIKA CHRISTENSEN (Swimfan), JESSE METCALFE (Insanitarium), BILL MOSELEY (The Graves) & CHELAH HORSDAL (Aliens Vs. Predator:Requiem).
THE WARD - LYNDSY FONSECA (Hot Tub Time Machine), AMBER HEARD (Zombieland), DANIELLE PANABAKER (Friday The 13th), MIKA BOOREM (Dawson's Creek) & JARED HARRIS (From Within).

HORROR UPDATE - DVDs

2010-01-31T22:34:00.000-08:00

DVD ~ Coming Soon

THE BROTHERHOOD V:ALUMNI - Maria Aceves, Preston Davis, Lindsey Landers, Arthur Napiontek, Brett Novek, Nathan Parsons, Oskar Rodriguez

CABIN FEVER 2:SPRING FEVER - Rider Strong (Cabin Fever), Noah Segan (All About Evil), Alexander Isaiah Thomas, Giuseppe Andrews (2001 Maniacs), Alexi Wasser, Regan Deal, Rusty Kelley, Marc Senter (The Lost), Michael Bowen (Forbidden World)

DEAD TONE - Brian Hooks, Jud Tylor, Cherie Johnson, German Legarreta, Antwon Tanner, Wil Horneff (Ghost In The Machine), Aimee Garcia (Cruel World), Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher), Jonathan Chase (The Gingerdead Man), Josh Hammond (Jeepers Creepers II)

HELLHOUNDS - Scott Elrod, Amanda Brooks (D-War:Dragon Wars), Ben Cross (Species:The Awakening)

HOUSE OF FEARS - Corri English (Unrest), Sandra McCoy (Dead Of Winter), Corey Sevier (Decoys), Michael J. Pagan (See No Evil)

THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL - Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov (Chopping Mall), Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace (The Howling)

OPEN GRAVES - Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn), Mike Vogel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (2009) - Lorielle New (Grindhouse), Stephen Hansen, Bart Voitila (House Of Usher), Danielle Demski, Amy Paffrath (Evil Bong 2:King Bong), Tom Sandoval (Puppet Master:Axis Of Evil), Jason-Shane Scott (Stem Cell)

SORORITY ROW - Briana Evigan (Mother's Day), Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis (From Within), Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, Julian Morris (Donkey Punch), Margo Harshman (Simon Says), Carrie Fisher (Scream 3), Matt O'Leary, Matt Lanter, Caroline D'Amore, Maxx Hennard

THE STEPFATHER (2009) - Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard (Zombieland), Sherry Stringfield, Paige Turco, Jon Tenney (Legion), Nancy Linehan Charles, Marcuis Harris, Brayden Lemasters, Deirdre Lovejoy, Skyler Samuels, Jessalyn Gilsig (Prom Night)

ZOMBIELAND - Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane), Bill Murray, Derek Graf

More Horror News

2009-08-19T17:33:00.001-07:00

Opening In Theatres Soon:

THE FINAL DESTINATION in 3-D
HALLOWEEN II
JENNIFER'S BODY
SAW VI
SORORITY ROW

Classics Coming To DVD:

THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (1983)
THE STEPFATHER (1987)

In Production/Post-Production/Awaiting Release:

ALBINO FARM - DVD
cast:Tammin Sursok, Sunkrish Bala, Alicia Lagano (Totem), Nick Richey, Chris Jericho, Kevin Spirtas (Friday The 13th Part VII:The New Blood)
BASEMENT JACK - DVD
cast:Lynn Lowry (Cat People '82), Michelle Morrow, Sam Skoryna, Eric Peter-Kaiser (Evilution), Tiffany Shepis (Delta Delta Die!), Nathan Bexton (Psycho Beach Party)
BLOOD NIGHT
cast:Danielle Harris (Halloween '07), Samantha Facchi, Nate Dushku (Reality Kills), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Jessica Ritchie (Chain Letter)
BURNING BRIGHT
cast:Briana Evigan (Sorority Row), Garret Dillahunt (The Last House On The Left '09), Charlie Tahan, Meat Loaf (Wishcraft)
DEEP COVE
cast:Haylie Duff (Backwoods '07), Kyle Schmid (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead), Aaron Ashmore (The Shrine), Anne-Marie DeLuise (Black Christmas '06), Jessica Harmon (Black Christmas '06)
EVILUTION
cast:Nathan Bexton (Children Of The Corn 666:Isaac's Return), Jonathan Breck (Jeepers Creepers), Tim Colceri (Leprechaun 4:In Space), Jeannie Epper (Quarantine), Peter Stickles (The Lair)
FADING OF THE CRIES
cast:Brad Dourif (The Wizard Of Gore '08), Hallee Hirsh, Thomas Ian Nicholas (Halloween:Resurrection), Elaine Hendrix
THE FACTORY - Theatrical
cast:John Cusack (Identity), Mae Whitman (Boogeyman 2), Michael Trevino (The Vampire Diaries), Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose), Cindy Sampson (The Shrine)
GRACE - DVD
cast:Jordan Ladd (Cabin Fever), Gabrielle Rose (Lost Boys:The Tribe), Samantha Ferris, Stephen Park (Slither)
THE GRAVES
cast:Bill Moseley (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), Tony Todd (Candyman), Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare On Elm Street '84), Jillian Murray (The Fun Park)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
cast:Jocelin Donahue (The Burrowers), Mary Woronov (The Halfway House), Dee Wallace (The Howling)
THE LEGEND OF ZOMBIE ROAD in 3-D
cast:Kane Hodder (Hatchet), Betsy Rue (My Bloody Valentine '09), Leslie Easterbrook (The Devil's Rejects)
MOTHER'S DAY (Remake)
cast:Deborah Ann Woll, Jaime King (My Bloody Valentine '09), Shawn Ashmore (The Ruins), Briana Evigan (Burning Bright), Alexa Vega (Repo!:The Genetic Opera), Matt O'Leary
THE SHORTCUT - DVD
cast:Andrew Seeley (Locusts), Shannon Woodward (The Haunting Of Molly Hartley), Josh Emerson (Jennifer's Body), Katrina Bowden
THE SHRINE
cast:Debra McCabe (Saw III), Aaron Ashmore (The Thaw), Cindy Sampson (The Factory), Trevor Matthews, Meghan Heffern (The Fog '05)
SUCK
cast:Malcolm McDowell (Halloween '07), Jessica Pare, Henry Rollins (Wrong Turn 2:Dead End), Nicole de Boer (Prom Night IV:Deliver Us From Evil), Alice Cooper (Prince Of Darkness)
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD - Theatrical
cast:Alan Van Sprang (Saw III), Kenneth Welsh (The Covenant '06), Kathleen Munroe, Julian Richings (Urban Legend), Athena Karkanis (Saw IV), Devon Bostick (Saw VI)
TRIANGLE
cast:Melissa George (Turistas), Liam Hemsworth (Knowing)
TRICK 'R TREAT - DVD
cast:Leslie Bibb (The Midnight Meat Train), Lauren Lee Smith (Pathology), Dylan Baker (Hide And Seek), Anna Paquin (True Blood)
2001 MANIACS:BEVERLY HELLBILLYS - DVD
cast:Bill Moseley (The Blob '88), Lin Shaye (Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror), Christopher McDaniel, Christa Campbell (Revamped), Trevor Wright (Vacancy 2:The First Cut)
THE VIOLENT KIND
cast:Tiffany Shepis (Night Of The Demons '09), Taylor Cole (April Fool's Day '08), Bret Roberts (May), Cory Knauf (The Hamiltons)
ZOMBIELAND - Theatrical
cast:Woody Harrelson, Amber Heard (The Stepfather '09), Emma Stone, Bill Murray

Rumored/In Development:

HOSTEL PART III
HUMPTY DUMPTY
JEEPERS CREEPERS III
SAW VII
THANKSGIVING

HORROR NEWS

2009-06-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

ON DVD SOON:

BACKWOODS
cast: RYAN MERRIMAN (Final Destination 3), DANNY NUCCI, HAYLIE DUFF, MARK ROLSTON (Asylum '07), TROY WINBUSH, DEBORAH VAN VALKENBURGH (The Devil's Rejects), CRAIG ZIMMERMAN, MIMI MICHAELS (Boogeyman 3), JONATHAN CHASE (The Gingerdead Man).
THE FORGOTTEN ONES (a.k.a. THE TRIBE)
cast: JEWEL STAITE, JUSTIN BALDONI (Spring Break Shark Attack), MARC BACHER, NIKKI GRIFFIN, KELLAN LUTZ (Twilight).
GHOSTS OF GOLDFIELD
cast: KELLAN LUTZ (Prom Night '08), MARNETTE PATTERSON (Starship Troopers 3:Marauder), MANDY AMANO, SCOTT WHYTE (Reeker), RICHARD CHANCE, RODDY PIPER.
HOBGOBLINS 2
cast: JOSH MILLS, JOSH GREEN, CHANEL RYAN, SABRINA BOLIN, DAN GLENN (Scab), KAREN KNOTTS.
KILL THEORY (a.k.a. LAST RESORT)
cast: AGNES BRUCKNER (Vacancy 2:The First Cut), PATRICK FLUEGER, TARYN MANNING (The Breed), TEDDY DUNN, RYANNE DUZICH, DANIEL FRANZESE (Cruel World), STEFFI WICKENS, THEO ROSSI (House Of The Dead 2).
SEA BEAST (a.k.a. TROGLODYTE)
cast: CORIN NEMEC (Chicago Massacre:Richard Speck), MIRIAM McDONALD, DANIEL WISLER (Dark Reel), CAMILLE SULLIVAN, GWYNYTH WALSH (Blue Monkey), GARY HUDSON (Resident Evil:Extinction), BRANDON JAY McLAREN (Harper's Island).
SIMON SAYS
cast: CRISPIN GLOVER (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter), MARGO HARSHMAN (Sorority Row), GREG CIPES (Ring Of Darkness), CARRIE FINKLEA (The Roommate), ARTIE BAXTER, BLAKE LIVELY, KELLY BLATZ (From Within).
WAR WOLVES
cast:JOHN SAXON (A Nightmare On Elm Street '84), TIM THOMERSON (Devil's Prey), MICHAEL WORTH, ADRIENNE BARBEAU (The Fog '80), SIRI BARUC (Devil In The Flesh 2), MARTIN KOVE (Revamped).

ANNOUNCED/PRE-PRODUCTION:

FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 - supposedly to take place at Camp Crystal Lake during the winter.
THE GINGERDEAD MAN 3:SATURDAY NIGHT CLEAVER - obviously the brutal baked bad boy menaces disco dancers.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME 3-D - remake of the 1981 mystery/slasher that starred MELISSA SUE ANDERSON and GLENN FORD.
LOST BOYS 3 - COREY FELDMAN is said to be returning.
MOTHER'S DAY - remake of the 1980 rape/revenge cult film.
SCREAM 4 - COURTENEY COX and DAVID ARQUETTE are set to return but NEVE CAMPBELL has opted not to be involved.
THE STRANGERS 2 - no info yet on what the story would be about.

CURRENTLY FILMING OR IN POST-PRODUCTION:

ALL ABOUT EVIL
cast: THOMAS DEKKER (Laid To Rest), NATASHA LYONNE (Blade:Trinity), CASSANDRA PETERSON a.k.a. ELVIRA (Elvira:Mistress Of The Dark), MINK STOLE (Pink Flamingos), NOAH SEGAN (Cabin Fever 2:Spring Fever).
ALTITUDE
cast: JESSICA LOWNDES (The Haunting Of Molly Hartley), JULIANNA GUILL (Friday The 13th '09), RYAN DONOWHO, LANDON LIBOIRON, JAKE WEARY, CHELAH HORSDAL (Aliens Vs. Predator:Requiem).
THE CRAZIES
cast: TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (Scream 2), DANIELLE PANABAKER (Friday The 13th '09), RADHA MITCHELL (Silent Hill), JOE ANDERSON (The Ruins), PRESTON BAILEY (Amusement), JUSTIN WELBORN (Dance Of The Dead).
DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR
cast: TBA
FROZEN
cast: KEVIN ZEGERS (Dawn Of The Dead '04), SHAWN ASHMORE (The Ruins), EMMA BELL.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
cast: JACKIE EARLE HALEY (Maniac Cop 3), ROONEY MARA (Urban Legends:Bloody Mary), KYLE GALLNER (The Haunting In Connecticut), KATIE CASSIDY (Black Christmas '06), THOMAS DEKKER (From Within), KELLAN LUTZ (New Moon), CLANCY BROWN (Pet Sematary II), CONNIE BRITTON.
PIRANHA 3-D
cast: ELISABETH SHUE (Hollow Man), JERRY O'CONNELL (Scream 2), JESSICA SZOHR, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD (Schizoid), RICHARD DREYFUSS (Jaws), KELLY BROOK (Ripper:Letter From Hell), VING RHAMES (Day Of The Dead '07), DINA MEYER (Saw), RILEY STEELE, ADAM SCOTT (Hellraiser:Bloodline), CODY LONGO.
PUPPET MASTER:AXIS OF EVIL
cast: TBA
THE ROOMMATE
cast: CAM GIGANDET (The Unborn '09), LEIGHTON MEESTER (Killer Movie), MATT LANTER (Sorority Row), MINKA KELLY (The Pumpkin Karver).

UPDATE!! - COMING SOON!!

2009-06-11T21:48:00.001-07:00

COMING SOON:

THE FINAL DESTINATION (FINAL DESTINATION 4) IN 3-D (Theatrical)
cast:KRISTA ALLEN, NICK ZANO (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead), BOBBY CAMPO, SHANTEL VanSANTEN, HALEY WEBB, BILLY SLAUGHTER (Stay Alive), JESSICA RITCHIE (Chain Letter).

H2 (HALLOWEEN 2) (Theatrical)
cast:MALCOLM McDOWELL (Pact With The Devil), SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON (April Fool's Day '08), DANIELLE HARRIS (Urban Legend), SHERI MOON ZOMBIE (The Devil's Rejects), TYLER MANE, BRAD DOURIF (Child's Play), ANGELA TRIMBUR, MARGOT KIDDER (Black Christmas '74), BREA GRANT (Midnight Movie), CAROLINE WILLIAMS (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).

THE HILLS RUN RED (DVD)
cast:TAD HILGENBRINCK (Lost Boys:The Tribe), JANET MONTGOMERY (Wrong Turn 3), WILLIAM SADLER (The Mist), SOPHIE MONK (Spring Breakdown), MIKE STRAUB (The Grudge 3).

HOMECOMING (Theatrical)
cast:MISCHA BARTON, JESSICA STROUP (Prom Night '08), MICHAEL LANDES (Final Destination 2), MATT LONG.

NEW MOON (Theatrical)
cast:KRISTEN STEWART (The Messengers), ROBERT PATTINSON (Twilight), TAYLOR LAUTNER, ASHLEY GREENE, PETER FACINELLI (Hollow Man II), ELIZABETH REASER, KELLAN LUTZ (A Nightmare On Elm Street '10), NIKKI REED (Chain Letter).

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (Theatrical)
cast:EDWARD FURLONG (Dark Reel), SHANNON ELIZABETH (Cursed), MONICA KEENA (Freddy Vs. Jason), BOBBI SUE LUTHER (Laid To Rest), JOHN F. BEACH, TIFFANY SHEPIS (Nightmare Man), DIORA BAIRD (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), LINNEA QUIGLEY (The Return Of The Living Dead), MICHAEL COPON.

ORPHAN (Theatrical)
cast:VERA FARMIGA (Running Scared '06), PETER SARSGAARD, ISABELLE FUHRMAN, CCH POUNDER (Psycho IV:The Beginning), JIMMY BENNETT (The Amityville Horror '05).

SAW VI (Theatrical)
cast:SHAWNEE SMITH (The Blob '88), TOBIN BELL (Boogeyman 2), BETSY RUSSELL (Cheerleader Camp), JAMES VAN PATTEN (Saw IV), COSTAS MANDYLOR (Saw V), KAREN CLICHE (Pact With The Devil).

SORORITY ROW (Theatrical)
cast:BRIANA EVIGAN, LEAH PIPES, RUMER WILLIS (From Within), JAMIE CHUNG, MARGO HARSHMAN (From Within), JULIAN MORRIS (Donkey Punch), AUDRINA PATRIDGE (Into The Blue 2:The Reef), MATT LANTER (Disaster Movie), CARRIE FISHER (Scream 3).

THE STEPFATHER (Theatrical)
cast:PENN BADGLEY (Drive Thru), DYLAN WALSH (Nip/Tuck), SELA WARD, AMBER HEARD (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane), CHRISTOPHER MELONI, JON TENNEY.

Horror Movie Updates

2008-10-31T02:18:00.000-07:00

In Theatres Now:

QUARANTINE - starring Jennifer Carpenter (White Chicks), Steve Harris, Jay Hernandez (Hostel Part II), Johnathon Schaech (The Forsaken), Columbus Short, Greg Germann, Dania Ramirez, Doug Jones, Denis O'Hare, Bernard White, Rade Serbedzija, Andrew Fiscella & Marin Hinkle. (R)
SAW V - starring Tobin Bell (Boogeyman 2), Costas Mandylor (Virtuosity), Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell (Camp Fear), Julie Benz (Jawbreaker), Meagan Good (Venom '05), Mark Rolston (Asylum '07), Carlo Rota (Queer As Folk), Greg Bryk, Laura Gordon, Mike Butters, Al Sapienza, Joris Jarsky & Jeff Pustil (Killer Party). (R)
THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY - starring Chace Crawford (The Covenant '06), AnnaLynne McCord (Day Of The Dead '07), Jessica Lowndes (90210) & Randy Wayne (Foreign Exchange). (PG-13)

Recently Released On DVD:

ANACONDA 3 - David Hasselhoff
BRYAN LOVES YOU - Tiffany Shepis
DANCE OF THE DEAD - Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick
FEAST 2:SLOPPY SECONDS - Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, Hanna Putnam
THE HAPPENING - Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison, Mara Hobel
INSANITARIUM - Jesse Metcalfe, Kiele Sanchez, Peter Stormare, Kevin Sussman, Evan Parke, Olivia Munn, Carla Gallo, Armin Shimerman, Lisa Arturo, Kurt Caceres, Molly Bryant
JOY RIDE 2:DEAD AHEAD - Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Laura Jordan, Kyle Schmid
NO MAN'S LAND:THE RISE OF REEKER - Michael Muhney, Stephen Martines, Desmond Askew, Mircea Monroe, Valerie Cruz, Michael Robert Brandon, Robert Pine
POULTRYGEIST:NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD - Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, Robin Watkins, Joshua Olatunde, Rose Ghavami, Lloyd Kaufman, Ron Jeremy
PRAY FOR MORNING - Jonathon Trent, Jessica Stroup, Dennis Flanagan, Ashlee Turner, Udo Kier, Robert F. Lyons, Kip Martin, Rachel Veltri
REST STOP 2:DON'T LOOK BACK - Richard Tillman, Jessie Ward, Graham Norris, Joey Mendicino, Julie Mond, Brionne Davis, Diane Salinger, Michael Childers, Steve Railsback
THE STRANGERS - Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman
TRAILER PARK OF TERROR - Nichole Hiltz, Lew Temple, Jeanette Brox, Myk Watford, Michelle Lee, Ed Corbin, Ricky Mabe, Cody McMains, Hayley Marie Norman, Ryan Carnes, Stefanie Black, Matthew Del Negro, Trisha Rae Stahl, Priscilla Barnes
VIPERS - Tara Reid, Corbin Bernsen, Jessica Steen
THE WIZARD OF GORE - Kip Pardue, Bijou Phillips, Crispin Glover, Jeffrey Combs, Brad Dourif
ZOMBIE STRIPPERS! - Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint, Penny Drake, Whitney Anderson, Jennifer Holland, Shamron Moore, Jeannette Sousa

In Production:

THE BROTHERHOOD V:ALUMNI - Oskar Rodriguez (Co-Ed Confidential), Brett Novek (America's Most Smartest Model), Arthur Napiontek (Pineapple Express)
CHILDREN OF THE CORN (remake) - David Anders (Heroes), Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica), Daniel Newman (Cirque de Freak), Preston Bailey (Amusement)
DIRE WOLF - Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers), Ian Patrick Williams (Dolls), Ted Monte (Glass Trap), Dawn Ann Billings (Warlock:The Armageddon), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2)
ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD - Alan Van Sprang (Shutter), Kenneth Welsh (The Covenant '06), Kathleen Munroe (Beautiful People), Devon Bostick (Saw II)
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (remake) - Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), Monica Keena (Freddy Vs. Jason), Edward Furlong (Cruel World), Bobbi Sue Luther (Laid To Rest), Tiffany Shepis (Delta Delta Die!)
SORORITY ROW (remake of The House On Sorority Row) - Briana Evigan (Step Up 2), Rumer Willis (The House Bunny), Carrie Fisher (Scream 3), Julian Morris (Cry_Wolf), Audrina Patridge (The Hills)
THE TORTURED - Jesse Metcalfe (Insantiarium), Erika Christensen (Swimfan), Bill Moseley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Chelah Horsdal (Aliens Vs. Predator:Requiem)

Coming Soon To Theatres:

REPO!:THE GENETIC OPERA - Paris Hilton (The Simple Life), Dean Armstrong (Queer As Folk), Paul Sorvino, Alexa Vega
TWILIGHT - Kristen Stewart (Jumper), Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli (Hollow Man 2), Nikki Reed (Chain Letter), Kellan Lutz (Prom Night '08)
THE UNBORN - Odette Yustman (Cloverfield), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Cam Gigandet (Twilight '08), Meagan Good (Saw V)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D (remake) - Jensen Ackles (Supernatural), Jaime King (White Chicks), Kerr Smith (Final Destination), Tom Atkins (The Fog '80)
THE UNINVITED - Elizabeth Banks (Slither), Arielle Kebbel (Reeker), Emily Browning (Ghost Ship)
FRIDAY THE 13TH (remake) - Jared Padalecki (House Of Wax '05), Amanda Righetti (Role Models), Danielle Panabaker (Shark), Travis Van Winkle (Meet The Spartans), Julianna Guill (Fired Up!), Ryan Hansen (Superhero Movie), Jonathan Sadowski (Live Free Or Die Hard), Ben Feldman (Cloverfield), Richard Burgi (Hostel Part II)
DRAG ME TO HELL - Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Alison Lohman, Jessica Lucas (The Covenant '06), Joanne Baron (Valley Girl), Alexi Wasser (Cabin Fever 2)
FINAL DESTINATION 4 IN 3-D - Krista Allen (Feast), Nick Zano (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead), Andrew Fiscella (Quarantine), Bobby Campo (Vampire Bats), Haley Webb, Jessica Ritchie (Blood Night)
THE BOX - James Marsden (X-Men), Cameron Diaz (What Happens In Vegas), Frank Langella (Dracula '79), Andrew Levitas (Hellbent)

Coming Soon To DVD:

FEAST 3 - Jenna Wade (Feast 2), Hanna Putnam (Nightmare Man)
THE GAY BED & BREAKFAST OF TERROR - Georgia Jean (Socket), Mari Marks, Derek Long (Socket), Michael Soldier (Wet Palms)
LOST SIGNAL - Al Santos (Jeepers Creepers 2), Sandra McCoy (Cry_Wolf), Brian McNamara (Arachnophobia)
MIDNIGHT MOVIE - Rebekah Brandes (Slaughter Party), Daniel Bonjour (Chicago Massacre:Richard Speck), Michael Swan (Friday The 13th Part VI:Jason Lives)
RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP - Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp), Paul DeAngelo (Silent Madness), Isaac Hayes (South Park), Adam Wylie (Children Of The Corn V:Fields Of Terror), Felissa Rose (Satan's Playground)
SPIKER - Frank Zagarino (Barbarian Queen), Ginger Kroll (Guiding Light), Matthew Jared (The Tillamook Treasure)

Coming To Cable TV:

YETI - Peter DeLuise (Children Of The Night '91), Ona Grauer (House Of The Dead), Crystal Lowe (Final Destination 3), Marc Menard (Watch Over Me), Carly Pope (Disturbing Behavior)

Release Dates TBA:

ALONE IN THE DARK 2 - Rachel Specter, Lance Henrisken, Bill Moseley, Danny Trejo, Zack Ward, Natassia Malthe, P.J. Soles, Allison Lange
AMUSEMENT - Tad Hilgenbrinck (Epic Movie), Jessica Lucas, Katheryn Winnick
AUTOPSY - Michael Bowen (Cabin Fever 2), Jenette Goldstein (Aliens), Jessica Lowndes (90210)
BOOGEYMAN 3 - Erin Cahill (Power Rangers), Chuck Hittinger (All I Want For Christmas), Matt Rippy (Day Of The Dead '07)
CABIN FEVER 2 - Noah Segan (Chain Letter), Giuseppe Andrews (2001 Maniacs), Alexi Wasser (Drag Me To Hell), Michael Bowen (Private Resort), Rider Strong (Boy Meets World)
CHAIN LETTER - Nikki Reed, Betsy Russell, Keith David, Brad Dourif, Cherilyn Wilson, Matthew Cohen, Noah Segan, Jessica Ritchie
DARK REEL - Edward Furlong, Lance Henriksen, Tiffany Shepis, Tony Todd, Mercedes McNab, Tracey Walter, Rena Riffel
FROM WITHIN - Kelly Blatz (Prom Night '08), Elizabeth Rice, Thomas Dekker (Laid To Rest), Adam Goldberg (Stay Alive), Rumer Willis (Sorority Row), Steven Culp (Jason Goes To Hell)
THE GRUDGE 3 - Shawnee Smith (The Blob '88), Marina Sirtis (Star Trek:The Next Generation), Beau Mirchoff (Scary Movie 4), Matthew Knight (Skinwalkers)
THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT - Virginia Madsen (Candyman), Amanda Crew (Final Destination 3), Elias Koteas (Skinwalkers), Kyle Gallner (Jennifer's Body)
THE HILLS RUN RED - Tad Hilgenbrinck (American Pie Presents Band Camp), William Sadler (The Mist), Sophie Monk (Spring Breakdown)
THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL - Dee Wallace (The Howling), Mary Woronov (Chopping Mall)
IT'S ALIVE (remake) - Bijou Phillips (Hostel Part II), James Murray, Arkie Reece
JENNIFER'S BODY - Megan Fox (Transformers), Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls), Johnny Simmons (Boogeyman 2), Adam Brody (The Ring), Kyle Gallner (The Haunting In Connecticut)
KILL THEORY - Agnes Bruckner (Venom '05), Patrick Flueger, Taryn Manning (The Breed), Daniel Franzese (Cruel World), Carly Pope (Yeti)
KILLER MOVIE - Kaley Cuoco (Charmed), Al Santos (Mustang Sally's Horror House), Jason London (The Rage:Carrie 2), Torrey DeVitto (I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer), Leighton Meester (Wrong Turn 3), J.C. Chasez, Robert Buckley (Lipstick Jungle)
LAID TO REST - Bobbi Sue Luther (Night Of The Demons '09), Lena Headey (The Cave), Sean Whalen (Idle Hands), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams), Johnathon Schaech (Quarantine)
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (remake) - Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie), Monica Potter (Saw), Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIsaac (The Thaw), Tony Goldwyn (Friday The 13th Part VI:Jason Lives), Riki Lindhome (Pulse), Aaron Paul (Point Pleasant)
THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES - Samantha Robson, Stacy Chbosky (Quarantine), Ben Messner (Quarantine), Bobbi Sue Luther (Laid To Rest)
PRANK - Danielle Harris (Urban Legend), P.J. Soles (Halloween '78), Kathleen Kinmont (Halloween 4:The Return Of Michael Myers), J.C. Brandy (Halloween:The Curse Of Michael Myers)
SCAR - Angela Bettis (May), Ben Cotton (The Tooth Fairy), Brandon Jay McLaren (Yeti)
THE STEPFATHER (remake) - Amber Heard (Never Back Down), Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl), Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck), Jason Wiles (Zodiac '07)
THE THAW - Val Kilmer (Real Genius), Sebastian Gacki (Killer Bash), Martha MacIsaac (The Last House On The Left '09), Kyle Schmid (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead), Aaron Ashmore (The Skulls II), Anne Marie DeLuise (Black Christmas '06)
TRAIN (remake of Terror Train) - Thora Birch (Hocus Pocus), Gideon Emery (Bone Deep), Kavan Reece (Grizzly Park), Todd Jensen (Wrong Turn 3)
TRICK 'R TREAT - Quinn Lord, Brian Cox (Red Eye), Dylan Baker, Leslie Bibb (Midnight Meat Train), Anna Paquin (She's All That), Lauren Lee Smith (Pathology), Rochelle Aytes (White Chicks)
VACANCY 2 - Agnes Bruckner (The Woods), Trevor Wright, Brian Klugman (Cloverfield), Gwendoline Yeo (Night Skies)
WRONG TURN 3 - Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl), Janet Montgomery (The Hills Run Red), Todd Jensen (Train)

You Bring The Pizza...I'll Bring The Drill!

2008-08-22T02:43:00.000-07:00

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

cast: Michele Michaels (Trish Devereux), Robin Stille (Valerie Bates), Michael Villela (Russ Thorn), Debra DeLiso (Kim Clark), Andree Honore (Jackie), Gina Mari (Diane), Jennifer Meyers (Courtney Bates), Pamela Roylance (Coach Rachel Jana), David Millbern (Jeff), Joe Johnson (Neil), Jim Boyce (John), Ryan Kennedy (David Contant), Brinke Stevens (Linda), Aaron Lipstadt (Pizza Boy).

So the other night, around 3am, I couldn't sleep so I decided to watch a movie. With so many DVDs (and VHS) to choose from, you'd think I'd have an easy time picking a selection. But oh no, I go through my cabinet of movies over and over wondering which would be my best bet. Well, I can always count on the classic slashers of the '80s, so THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE it was. This is a movie that never bores me, and gleefully wallows in the cliches that made the teenkill pics so popular at the time. Luckily, it has a talented cast and crew (mostly women - written by Rita Mae Brown, produced and directed by Amy Holden Jones) and wastes no time in getting down to business: at 1 minute into the film, heroine Trish has the first nude scene, getting dressed before school, and at about 4 minutes in, Russ Thorn, the wild-eyed escaped killer, claims a telephone repairwoman as his first victim.

From there, Russ follows Trish and her friends home from school, where they're having a slumber party while Trish's parents are out of town. A beautiful home in Venice, California, is the setting for most of the mayhem. In true slasher tradition, however, the girls change into their nighties (more nudity), a couple of male classmates stop by to scare them, and Trish's neighbor Mr. Contant catches the girls with beer and "Maui Wowie" (grass). Nextdoor to Trish lives pretty Valerie, who is babysitting her pest of a little sister Courtney all night. Valerie was invited to the party, but declined when she overheard snobby Diane talking about her ("She works at it! Ever notice how perfect her eyeliner is? Just so!"). As night falls, Russ arrives with his blazing drill and starts offing the party guests at a rapid pace. By the time the 1 hour mark is reached, only 4 of the female characters are alive, which means the other cast members have been decapitated, stabbed and drilled within a half an hour. Even the pizza delivery guy gets his eyes gouged out ("What's the damage?" "Six...so far." Ha-ha), and the girls' basketball coach stops by only to get her stomach drilled open. Eventually, all of the screaming and drilling prompt Valerie and Courtney to investigate, where they find Kim's body in the fridge, a knife in her chest. This leads to a culmination outside by the swimming pool, where the machete-wielding Valerie severs Russ' bloody drill (how phallic!) as well as one of his hands. Still, he's a hard guy to keep down, and Courtney and Trish also jump into the fray to take out the sicko once and for all. You can't help but cheer these three traumatized girls on as they attack Russ at once.

OK, so there are plenty of things about the film that you could gripe about. Who is this Russ Thorn and why is he killing teens with a drill? That is never answered - all we know is that he is a mental hospital escapee who had murdered 5 people in the area over a decade ago. Most importantly, after the pizza man's body falls into the living room, you wonder why the girls, along with Jeff and Neil, just don't grab whatever weapons they can find and go running as a group into the street, screaming like banshees. The neighbors would have obviously heard such a ruckus and called the police. If that happened though, there'd be no movie. So they barricade themselves in the house, and Jeff and Neil make that famous horror flick decision to "split up" and try and get to Valerie and Mr. Contant's homes for help. Bad decision, as Jeff finds Diane's bloody body hanging in the garage, and he is drilled, while Neil is stabbed to death with a butcher knife on Valerie's lawn while she is content watching Hollywood Boulevard on tv (nice editing work in this sequence). While waiting for the boys to return with help, Jackie gets hungry and decides to snack on the pizza. ("Well, life goes on, after all!") Not so long in her case as Russ manages to slash open her throat with his drill.

The young actresses, all newcomers at the time, are a pretty bunch who manage to portray believable characters in a genre not noted for character development. The audience gets to know and like most of the girls before the bloodshed starts. Michele Michaels is good and also handles most of the film's topless scenes, but beautiful Robin Stille and the amusing Jennifer Meyers make a winning team as squabbling sisters Valerie and Courtney. Though she doesn't survive the night, Debra DeLiso is also likable as Kim - at least she goes down fighting, unlike many cowering, helpless femmes do in movies like this. Scream queen Brinke Stevens appears (naked) in an early role, but she is murdered in the high school locker room before she can even get to the party. She delivers a great shriek that rightfully earned her her scream queen title.

A sequel followed in 1987 - again helmed by a female director (Deborah Brock) - with Courtney and Valerie returning, unfortunately played by different actresses. In Part II, Valerie (Cynthia Eilbacher) is in a mental hospital while Courtney (Crystal Bernard) now sports a curious Southern accent and is a member of an all-girl teen musical group. When the girls take off to desert for the weekend, a new driller killer terrorizes the characters, but this time in the form of a rocker with a drill attached to his guitar! By no means anywhere near as good as the original, but it has it's entertaining moments and enough gore and screaming to satisfy fans. Another sequel followed in 1990, but it's in-name only, having nothing to do with any of the original's characters. It's also the least entertaining of the series.

So, check out this flick for a good time when you just can't seem to doze off.

More Future Releases, 1980s DVD Premieres

2008-08-14T13:00:00.001-07:00

1980s Horror - First Time On DVD:

FINAL EXAM (1981)
cast:Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Deanna Robbins, Sherry Willis-Burch (Killer Party).
MAUSOLEUM (1983)
cast:Bobbie Bresee (Ghoulies).
SUNDOWN:THE VAMPIRE IN RETREAT (1989)
cast:David Carradine (Trick Or Treats '82), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2), Deborah Foreman (April Fool's Day '86), John Ireland (Incubus '82), Dana Ashbrook (Girlfriend From Hell), George Buck Flower (Cheerleader Camp), Gerardo Mejia (Can't Buy Me Love).
SWEET SIXTEEN (1982)
cast:Bo Hopkins, Aleisa Shirley, Dana Kimmell (Friday The 13th Part III), Steve Antin (The Goonies), Susan Strasberg (Bloody Birthday), Patrick Macnee (The Howling).
THE UNSEEN (1981)
cast:Barbara Bach (Screamers '81), Sydney Lassick (Alligator), Karen Lamm, Doug Barr (Deadly Blessing), Stephen Furst (Midnight Madness).

MORE SEQUELS:

ANACONDA 3:OFFSPRING
cast:David Hasselhoff (Baywatch).
FEAST 2:SLOPPY SECONDS
cast:Jenny Wade (Feast), Clu Gulager (The Return Of The Living Dead), Hanna Putnam (Nightmare Man).
NO MAN'S LAND:THE RISE OF REEKER (a.k.a. THE REEKER 2)
cast:Mircea Monroe (House Of The Dead 2), Desmond Askew (Turistas), Wilmer Calderon (Cursed), Valerie Cruz (Nip/Tuck).
REST STOP 2:DON'T LOOK BACK
cast:Diane Salinger (Creature '85), Julie Mond, Jessie Ward (Wicked Wicked Games).

REMAKE CURRENTLY CASTING:

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS
cast:Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), Diora Baird (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), Monica Keena (Freddy Vs. Jason), Edward Furlong (Cruel World), Tiffany Shepis (Abominable).

NEW MOVIES, COMING SOON:

BLOOD SCARAB
cast:Monique Parent (Dead Boyz Don't Scream), R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface:Texas Chainsaw Massacre III), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre).
BRYAN LOVES YOU
cast:Tiffany Shepis (The Hazing), Brinke Stevens (Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama), Daniel Roebuck (Halloween '07).
DARK HOUSE
cast:Meghan Ory (Decoys), Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator), Diane Salinger (Rest Stop), Matt Cohen (Boogeyman 2), Erin Cummings (Dante's Cove).
FRAT HOUSE MASSACRE
cast:Jon Fleming (Dante's Cove), Bethany Taylor (Camp Slaughter).
HOME SICK
cast:Tiffany Shepis (Dorm Of The Dead), Bill Moseley (Night Of The Living Dead '90).
TRAILER PARK OF TERROR
cast:Nichole Hiltz (All Soul's Day), Priscilla Barnes (The Devil's Rejects), Ryan Carnes (Surf School).
VIPERS
cast:Tara Reid (Urban Legend), Jessica Steen (Still Life), Corbin Bernsen (The Dentist).
YETI:CURSE OF THE SNOW DEMON
cast:Carly Pope (Popular), Peter DeLuise (Children Of The Night '91), Crystal Lowe (Wrong Turn 2:Dead End), Marc Menard (John Tucker Must Die).

Sequels, Remakes & More

2008-07-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

SEQUELS:

ALONE IN THE DARK 2
cast:Bill Moseley (The Convent), Rachel Specter (Prom Night '08), Danny Trejo (Halloween '07), Zack Ward (Freddy Vs. Jason), Natassia Malthe (Skinwalkers) & P.J. Soles (Carrie '76)
BOOGEYMAN 3
cast:Erin Cahill, Jayne Wisener (Sweeney Todd) & Matt Rippy (Day Of The Dead '07)
CABIN FEVER 2
cast:Rider Strong (Boy Meets World), Giuseppe Andrews (2001 Maniacs), Alexi Wasser (Drag Me To Hell) & Michael Bowen (Forbidden World)
FINAL DESTINATION 4 (in 3-D)
cast:Krista Allen (Feast), Nick Zano (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead) & Jessica Ritchie (Chain Letter)
THE GRUDGE 3
cast:Shawnee Smith (Saw), Beau Mirchoff (Scary Movie 4) & Matthew Knight (Skinwalkers)
JOY RIDE 2:DEAD AHEAD
cast:Nicki Aycox (Jeepers Creepers 2), Nick Zano (Final Destination 4) & Kyle Schmid (Deep Cove)
LOST BOYS 2:THE TRIBE
cast:Tad Hilgenbrinck (American Pie Presents Band Camp), Autumn Reeser (The O.C.), Corey Feldman (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter), Tom Savini (Grindhouse) & Corey Haim (Silver Bullet)
SAW 5
cast:Betsy Russell (Cheerleader Camp), Julie Benz (Jawbreaker), Meagan Good (Venom '05), Costas Mandylor (Virtuosity) & Mark Rolston (Asylum '07)
VACANCY 2
cast:Agnes Bruckner (Venom '05)
WRONG TURN 3
cast to be announced

REMAKES/RE-TOOLINGS:

FRIDAY THE 13TH
cast:Amanda Righetti (Return To House On Haunted Hill), Jared Padalecki (House Of Wax '05), Travis Van Winkle (Meet The Spartans), Ryan Hansen (Superhero Movie), Richard Burgi (Hostel Part II), Ben Feldman (Cloverfield) & Willa Ford
IT'S ALIVE
cast:Bijou Phillips (Hostel Part II)
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
cast:Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie), Martha MacIsaac (The Thaw), Monica Potter (Saw) & Tony Goldwyn (Friday The 13th Part VI:Jason Lives)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (in 3-D)
cast:Jensen Ackles (Supernatural), Jaime King (White Chicks), Kerr Smith (Final Destination) & Tom Atkins (The Fog '80)
THE STEPFATHER
cast:Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck), Amber Heard (Hidden Palms) & Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl)
TRAIN (a.k.a. TERROR TRAIN)
cast:Thora Birch (Hocus Pocus)
THE WIZARD OF GORE
cast:Crispin Glover (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter) & Bijou Phillips (Venom '05)

COMING SOON TO THEATRES:

AMUSEMENT
cast:Tad Hilgenbrinck (Lost Boys 2:The Tribe), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) & Katheryn Winnick (Satan's Little Helper)
THE BOX
cast:James Marsden (Disturbing Behavior), Cameron Diaz (What Happens In Vegas), Andrew Levitas (Hellbent) & Frank Langella (Superman Returns)
THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY (a.k.a. SHE LIVED)
cast:Chace Crawford (The Covenant), AnnaLynn McCord (Day Of The Dead '07) & Randy Wayne (Grizzly Park)
MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
cast:Bradley Cooper (Nip/Tuck), Leslie Bibb (Popular), Brooke Shields (The Lipstick Jungle), Roger Bart (Hostel Part II) & Ted Raimi (Shocker)
QUARANTINE
cast:Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose), Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night '08) & Jay Hernandez (Hostel)
REPO!:THE GENETIC OPERA
cast:Paul Sorvino (Cruising), Paris Hilton (House Of Wax '05) & Bill Moseley (Halloween '07)
TRICK 'R TREAT
cast:Dylan Baker (Hide And Seek) & Leslie Bibb (Midnight Meat Train)

IN PRODUCTION/RELEASE DATE UNKNOWN:

BLOOD NIGHT
cast:Danielle Harris (Urban Legend), Nate Dushku (Undressed), Bill Moseley (House Of 1000 Corpses) & Jessica Ritchie (Final Desination 4)
CHAIN LETTER
cast:Nikki Reed (Twilight '08), Brad Dourif (Child's Play), Betsy Russell (Saw IV), Cody Kasch (Asylum '07) & Jessica Ritchie (Blood Night)
DARK REEL
cast:Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man), Edward Furlong (Cruel World), Lance Henriksen (The Terminator), Tony Todd (Night Of The Living Dead '90), Mercedes McNab (Hatchet) & Rena Riffel (Dante's Cove)
DEEP COVE (a.k.a. DEAD END)
cast:Haylie Duff (Material Girls), Kyle Schmid (Joy Ride 2:Dead Ahead) & Jessica Harmon (Black Christmas '06)
THE HILLS RUN RED
cast:Tad Hilgenbrinck (The Curiosity Of Chance) & William Sadler (The Mist)
KILLER MOVIE
cast:Kaley Cuoco (Charmed), Al Santos (Jeepers Creepers 2), Jason London (The Rage:Carrie 2), Torrey DeVitto (I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer), Cyia Batten (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning), Leighton Meester (Drive Thru), Robert Buckley (Fashion House) & J.C. Chasez
NECROSIS
cast:Tiffany & Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes '77)
SPIKED
Frank Zagarino (Barbarian Queen)
THE THAW
cast:Sebastian Gacki (Killer Bash) & Martha MacIsaac (The Last House On The Left '09)

Bunch Of New And Old Releases

2007-08-29T22:40:00.000-07:00

OLDER FILMS - REMASTERED/NEW EDITION DVDS

Several flicks from the 1970s and 1980s are being released and re-released on DVD, including: THE BURNING (Uncut), starring Leah Ayres (Eddie Macon's Run), Brian Backer (Fast Times At Ridgemont High), Carrick Glenn (Girls Nite Out), and early appearances by Jason Alexander and Holly Hunter; THE FOOD OF THE GODS, starring Marjoe Gortner (Hellhole) & Belinda Balaski (The Howling); THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (Special Edition), starring James Karen (Hardbodies 2), Clu Gulager (A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2), Jewel Shepard (Hollywood Hot Tubs), Thom Mathews (Friday The 13th Part VI) & Linnea Quigley (Savage Streets); ALLIGATOR, starring Robert Forster (Avalanche), Robin Riker (Stepmonster), Sydney Lassick (The Unseen), Perry Lang (Teen Lust) & Henry Silva (The Killer Instinct); CUJO (25th Anniversary), starring Dee Wallace (E.T.), Danny Pintauro (Who's The Boss?), Daniel Hugh Kelly (The Good Son), Christopher Stone (The Howling) & Billy Jacoby (Bloody Birthday); DEADLY FRIEND, starring Kristy Swanson (Buffy The Vampire Slayer); EATEN ALIVE (1976), starring Neville Brand (Evils Of The Night), Marilyn Burns (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Kyle Richards (Halloween) & Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street); EYES OF A STRANGER, starring Lauren Tewes (The Love Boat) & Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher); NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2, starring Amelia Kinkade (Night Of The Demons), Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie), Ladd York (Leprechaun 4), Jennifer Rhodes (Heathers) & Bobby Jacoby (Dr. Alien); PROM NIGHT (1980), starring Jamie Lee Curtis (Terror Train), Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun), Eddie Benton (The Boogens) & Marybeth Rubens (Perfect Timing).

OTHER TITLES NEW TO THEATRES/DVD

HALLOWEEN (Remake) - Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Harris (Halloween 4), Dee Wallace, Sheri Moon, Adrienne Barbeau.
DAY OF THE DEAD (Remake) - Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames, Nick Cannon, Christa Campbell (2001 Maniacs), Stark Sands.
WIND CHILL - Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Chelan Simmons (Final Destination 3).
HATCHET - Joel Moore, Tamara Feldman, Mercedes McNab, Kane Hodder, Patrika Darbo, Robert Englund.
GRINDHOUSE (DEATH PROOF and PLANET TERROR) - Rose McGowan (Scream), Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton (Valentine), Michael Biehn, Josh Brolin (The Goonies), Fergie, Tom Savini, Bruce Willis, Jordan Ladd (Club Dread), Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kurt Russell, Quentin Tarantino, Jeff Fahey (Psycho III), Jay Hernandez, Sheri Moon, Sybil Danning.
HOSTEL PART II - Lauren German (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Bijou Phillips (Venom), Heather Matarazzo (Scream 3), Richard Burgi, Jay Hernandez, Roger Bart, Jordan Ladd.
AMUSEMENT - Tad Hilgenbrinck (The Lost Boys 2).
PRAY FOR MORNING - Jessica Stroup (The Hills Have Eyes II).
THE TATTOOIST - Jason Behr (Skinwalkers).
30 DAYS OF NIGHT - Josh Hartnett (Halloween H20).
CRUEL WORLD - Jaime Pressly (Not Another Teen Movie), Laura Ramsey (She's The Man).
REEKER - Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge 2).
DEAD BOYZ DON'T SCREAM - Monique Parent (Tender Flesh).

Horror Happenings - Sequels

2007-08-28T19:21:00.000-07:00

SEQUELS:

ALONE IN THE DARK 2 - Lance Henriksen (Pumpkinhead) & P.J. Soles (Halloween '78)

BOOGEYMAN 2 - Tobin Bell (Saw), Mae Whitman (Independence Day), David Gallagher (7th Heaven) & Danielle Savre (Bring It On:All Or Nothing)

CABIN FEVER 2 - Rider Strong (Cabin Fever), Giuseppe Andrews (2001 Maniacs), Alexi Wasser (Factory Girl) & Michael Bowen (Forbidden World)

LOST BOYS 2:THE TRIBE - Tad Hilgenbrinck (American Pie Presents Band Camp), Autumn Reeser (The O.C.), Tom Savini (Maniac), Corey Feldman (Friday The 13th:The Final Chapter) & Corey Haim (Silver Bullet)

RESIDENT EVIL:EXTINCTION - Milla Jovovich (Dazed And Confused), Oded Fehr (The Mummy), Ali Larter (Final Destination 2), Ashanti (John Tucker Must Die) & Gary Hudson (Scanner Cop)

RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL - Amanda Righetti (Reunion), Erik Palladino (The Thirst), Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever) & Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator)

RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP - Felissa Rose (Satan's Playground), Jonathan Tiersten (Sleepaway Camp), Paul DeAngelo (Silent Madness), Isaac Hayes (Uncle Sam) & Adam Wylie (Children Of The Corn 5)

SAW IV - Tobin Bell (Saw), Costas Mandylor (Virtuosity), Justin Louis (Hello Mary Lou:Prom Night II) & Betsy Russell (Cheerleader Camp)

WRONG TURN 2:DEAD END - Daniella Alonso (The Hills Have Eyes II), Erica Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03), Texas Battle (Final Destination 3), Crystal Lowe (Black Christmas '06), Steve Braun (The Trip) & Ken Kirzinger (Freddy Vs. Jason)

More Upcoming Horror News

2005-08-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

Be on the lookout for these other upcoming fear flicks: Abominable stars JEFFREY COMBS (Re-Animator), DEE WALLACE-STONE (The Howling), TIFFANY SHEPIS (The Hazing), and MATT McCOY (DeepStar Six); ADAM KAUFMAN (Dawson's Creek) toplines Altered; Bloody Mary (not to be confused with Urban Legends:Bloody Mary) features AMBER BORYCKI (John Tucker Must Die), MATT BORLENGHI (DinoCroc), and JAASON SIMMONS (Nowhere); Dark Ride stars JAMIE-LYNN DiSCALA (The Sopranos) and JENNIFER TISDALE (The Hillside Strangler); a cast of newcomers appear in Day Of The Dead 2; JODI LYN O'KEEFE (Halloween H20) stars in Red Rover; Tamara stars MATTHEW MARSDEN (Anacondas 2), CLAUDETTE MINK (Children Of The Corn:Revelation), and KATIE STUART (Wild Things 2); JORDANA BREWSTER has the lead in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel; the made for television Vampire Bats stars DYLAN NEAL (Prom Night III) and LUCY LAWLESS (Boogeyman); the When A Stranger Calls remake casts CAMILLA BELLE (The Lost World:Jurassic Park) in the lead; and The Woods stars BRUCE CAMPBELL (The Evil Dead), GORDON CURRIE (Friday The 13th Part VIII), and RACHEL NICHOLS (The Amityville Horror).

JUST BEFORE DAWN

2005-07-31T20:10:00.000-07:00

JUST BEFORE DAWN was released theatrically with little fanfare in 1981. With all of the slasher films being released at that time, it seemed to get lost in the shuffle. Luckily, it resurfaced throughout the 1980s on cable and video, where it became a cult classic. Beautifully filmed, competently acted, boasting an eerie score and quite a shocking finale, JUST BEFORE DAWN is now available on a 2-disc DVD set from Media Blasters - you can get it at retailers for as low as $14.99. An old fan or someone who has yet to see the movie, you can't beat the price. Gregg Henry, Deborah Benson, Chris Lemmon, Jamie Rose and Ralph Seymour play five young people who go camping deep in the Oregon wilderness when Henry inherits some land. Despite warnings that the mountain has 'demons,' the youths can't be swayed from their vacation. No sooner do they set up camp, they meet the 'demons,' which are monstrous behemoths, though very much human and wielding jagged machetes. JUST BEFORE DAWN is a worthy contribution to the genre and the DVD has some great extras including interviews with the director, writer, composer and actors Chris Lemmon, Jamie Rose and John Hunsaker.

Yet Again - More Mayhem

2005-07-30T15:32:00.000-07:00

Saw 2 stars DONNIE WAHLBERG (Ransom), BEVERLEY MITCHELL (7th Heaven), DINA MEYER (Point Pleasant) & SHAWNEE SMITH (The Blob); Scab is a homoerotic vampire story with porn star BRAD BENTON (The Scout Club); Seven Mummies stars CERINA VINCENT (Cabin Fever) & BILLY WIRTH (The Lost Boys); Stay Alive toplines MILO VENTIMIGLIA (Cursed) & SOPHIA BUSH (One Tree Hill); The Tooth Fairy stars Canadian thesps CHANDRA WEST (Puppet Master 5) & JESSE HUTCH (Freddy Vs. Jason); 2001 Maniacs is a remake with ROBERT ENGLUND (Urban Legend) & LIN SHAYE (Boat Trip). Films currently in pre-production/casting include: Bats 2, Bloody Mary:Legend Of The Mirror Witch, Demon Board, Hollow Man 2, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:Origin, Undead 3-D, and When A Stranger Calls.

Future Murder - Continued

2005-07-29T15:25:00.000-07:00

Continuing where I left off, there's House Of The Dead 2 with PAUGE PETERSON (Cutting Room), ELLIE CORNELL (Halloween 4), and SID HAIG (The Devil's Rejects); Legion Of The Dead features ZACH GALLIGAN (Gremlins); REGGIE BANNISTER (Phantasm) and AIMEE BROOKS (Sorority House Massacre) topline The Mangler Reborn; DENISE CROSBY (Pet Sematary), LEE GARLINGTON (Psycho III), and COURTNEY PELDON (Boston Public) star in Mortuary; the sexy thriller Mustang Sally stars E.G. DAILY (Valley Girl) and AL SANTOS (Jeepers Creepers 2); A.J. COOK (Final Destination 2) appears in Night Skies; Pulse stars KRISTEN BELL (Veronica Mars) and singer CHRISTINA MILIAN; Return Of The Living Dead 4 & 5 both star PETER COYOTE (E.T.); the long-awaited Return To Sleepaway Camp features ISAAC HAYES (South Park) and FELISSA ROSE (Sleepaway Camp); Room 6 stars CHRISTINE TAYLOR (The Craft), JERRY O'CONNELL (Scream 2), ELLIE CORNELL (House Of The Dead), and KANE HODDER (Friday The 13th's "Jason").

UPCOMING MURDER!

2005-07-29T00:34:00.000-07:00

Lots of gore, murder and screaming are coming your way, either to theatres or video stores! Here's a partial listing of what (and who) to expect. Blood Deep features WENDY KAPLAN (Halloween 5); The Breed stars OLIVER HUDSON (Dawson's Creek), MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ (The Fast And The Furious), TARYN MANNING (Crazy/Beautiful), and HILL HARPER (Pumpkinhead II); The Brotherhood IV is on it's way from director DAVID DeCOTEAU (The Sisterhood); Camp Daze is a slasher set in 1981 featuring JON FLEMING (Will & Grace); Catacombs features SHANNYN SOSSAMON (The Rules Of Attraction) and music star PINK; The Cave comes to theatres soon starring EDDIE CIBRIAN (But I'm A Cheerleader) and PIPER PERABO (Coyote Ugly); LINDY BOOTH (Wrong Turn), JARED PADALECKI (House Of Wax) and rocker JON BON JOVI star in Cry Wolf; Cutting Room features E.G. DAILY (One Dark Night); MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD (The Ring Two) and RYAN MERRIMAN (Halloween:Resurrection) topline Final Destination 3; the remake of The Fog stars TOM WELLING (Smallville), SELMA BLAIR (A Dirty Shame), and SARA BOTSFORD (Deadly Eyes); Hellbent is a gay-themed slasher with HANK HARRIS (Popular) and ANDREW LEVITAS (Psycho Beach Party); another remake, The Hills Have Eyes, stars KATHLEEN QUINLAN (Children Of The Night), ELLIE CORNELL (Halloween 4), and SID HAIG (The Devil's Rejects); Hostel stars JAY HERNANDEZ (Torque).

High School Horrors - PROM NIGHT (1980)

2005-07-25T23:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to "Rivers Of Gore!" I figured I'd start things out with the best of high-school blood-letting, and my all-time favorite is PROM NIGHT (1980). It was a guaranteed success - released a couple of months after the original FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) and starring that era's reigning 'Scream Queen,' Jamie Lee Curtis of HALLOWEEN (1978). The difference here is that perky Jamie Lee isn't on the killer's hit list this time around. She and her plucky friends, all students at Alexander Hamilton Senior High School, are excited about the prom. Wouldn't you be thrilled too if your prom's theme was 'Disco Madness?' Anyways, it seems that someone is out for revenge at the prom. A masked maniac knows a 'secret' kept by Wendy (Eddie Benton), Nick (Casey Stevens), Kelly (Mary Beth Rubens) and Jude (Joy Thompson) - it just so happens that the night of the prom is the anniversary of their deadly 'secret.' Throats are gouged with jagged shards of glass and heads are lopped off with an axe. The identity of the killer comes after a brawl with Jamie Lee and Nick on the blinking disco dance floor. While it's easy to dismiss a lot of these films as mindless teenkill pics, PROM NIGHT at least has a coherent storyline, a lightweight mystery, and an actual motive for the killings. Victims aren't just lined up as mindless fodder for the special effects team; the characters in PROM NIGHT are well-developed and acted by a fresh-faced cast, most notably Benton (a.k.a. Anne-Marie Martin) as the wonderfully evil Wendy and Thompson as the somewhat nerdy Jude. Three in-name only sequels followed - HELLO MARY LOU:PROM NIGHT II (1987), PROM NIGHT III:THE LAST KISS (1989) and PROM NIGHT IV:DELIVER US FROM EVIL (1992).

For more horrendously hellish high-school antics, I highly recommend HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (1981).