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July 2, 2009 -- As you can tell from our just published rave review, the new horror movie "Deadgirl" is one of the best of the year. On July 24, it goes out on a very limited, midnight only theatrical release before its inevitable bow on DVD.
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July 2, 2009 -- The new Megan Fox horror movie penned by Diablo Cody could have been PG-13. At least that's what everone was expecting.
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July 1, 2009 -- This 1967 film, starring Boris Karloff and Ian Ogilvy and directed by the late Michael Reeves, is certainly not forgotten by horror historians. But for some reason it's never been in print in the U.S. -- and there's no sign of a DVD release in the forseeable future.
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June 30, 2009 -- The most hotly anticipated horror DVD of the year -- easily -- is Fred Dekker's "Night of the Creeps", hitting store shelves this Fall. Amazon is letting you vote for the official DVD cover!
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June 30, 2009 -- Another horror remake on the horizon is the Guillermo del Toro-produced redo of the classic TV film "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
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June 29, 2009 -- If you haven't checked out Sacramento's annual "Trash Film Orgy," you owe it to yourself to. If you're within a 100-mile radius, do check it out. This year's lineup has just been announced, and although it is a bit a light on horror movies it does include "Chopping Mall" in the lineup.
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June 29, 2009 -- Yes, the rumors are true. John Landis has sold remake rights to "An American Werewolf in London" to Dimension Films, which is planning to produce a redo. At least he didn't sell them to Platinum Dunes. Update: Variety now confirms Sean and Bryan Furst are producing. Perhaps Rob Zombie will direct?
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June 26, 2009 -- Hitting screens January 10, "Daybreakers" sounds like "I Am Legend" on crack.
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June 26, 2009 -- Blu-Ray.com is reporting that Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double feature version of "Grindhouse" is hitting Blu-Ray in August -- complete with faux trailers!
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June 26, 2009 -- It's been a pretty slow year for horror on the big screen, with many theatrical releases being PG-13 or remakes. But that's all about to change beginning in August, when the Fall season kicks in and a slew of original and many R-rated horror films hit screens. Here's what's hitting cineplexes this Autumn.
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June 25, 2009 -- The Wagner/Cuban Companies' Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Ti West’s critically acclaimed horror film "The House of the Devil."
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June 23, 2009 -- Lloyd Kaufman's Troma has announced that they will release "La Orgia de Los Muertos" (aka, "The Hanging Woman"), a Spanish/Italian co-production directed in 1973 by José Luis Merino Starring Stelvio Rosi, Gérard Tichy and Paul Naschy as Igor.
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June 22, 2009 -- The "Halloween II" marketing machine marches on with a brand new, second trailer for the August 28 movie -- which is looking better by the minute.
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June 22, 2009 -- Our unjustly forgotten horror movie of this week could possibly be categorized as a justly forgotten horror movie -- except it has one of the stars of "Re-Animator" in its cast.
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June 21, 2009 -- "Halloween II" at least has the best horror movie poster of the year so far. The just unveiled one sheet arguably is better than "The Final Destination" one sheet. Both films will go up against each other on August 28.
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June 19, 2009 -- I actually thought this film sounded annoying at first, but now that the trailer has arrived, it looks like a good U.S. take on a "Shaun of the Dead"-style zombie comedy. It even has a British narrator.
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June 18, 2009 -- It's been a while since "Grindhouse" hit screens. The best thing about this 3-hour-plus extravaganza was the fake trailers -- the best of which was Robert Rodriguez's fake "Machete" trailer which opened the film. Well, "Machete," the full length feature film, is now due to start filming in five weeks.
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June 18, 2009 -- Here are some quick updates on three of the biggest horror movie remakes in production.
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June 18, 2009 -- Danielle Panabaker, best known to fans for starring in the Platinum Dunes' "Friday the 13th" remake, is now set to co-star along with Amber Heard in "The Ward," a horror movie being directed by John Carpenter for Echo Lake Entertainment.
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June 17, 2009 -- Here's the latest remake news about "Piranha," "Halloween 2" and the just announced "Brideof Frankenstein."
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June 16, 2009 -- Taking place tomorrow, June 17, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, a Tribute to Dick Smith will honor the make-up effects legend behind "Scanners" and "Altered States."
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June 15, 2009 -- A "Friday the 13th" film set during the wintertime has been rumored for half a decade at least. The idea is a very cool one: Jason strikes partiers at Camp Crystal Lake during the snowbound months, given a new look and feel to the activities without changing the setting altogether.
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June 14, 2009 -- More than 50 years after donning a black cloak for "Horror of Dracula," Hammer Horror actor Christopher Lee is about to be knighted.
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June 13, 2009 -- The Fall is going to be a busy season for DVD releases of films both new and old. The Clive Barker adaptation "Book of Blood" has just been announced for release Sept. 29 by Lightning Media.
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June 11, 2009 -- This weekend Cult Film Fans in Toronto are in for a treat! All this Saturday night from 11:30PM to 10:30AM, Dion Conflict and The Fox Cinema Present "Shock And Awe" - The Dusk Till Dawn Grindhouse Experience!
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June 11, 2009 -- Our 'unjustly forgotten horror movies' series continues -- only now as a weekly feature. I just could not write one of these things each and every day. This week's title: "Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker."
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June 10, 2009 -- "Trick R Treat" is hitting DVD this Fall. But it's also due for a very limited theatrical release in the late summer and fall. Well, limited may even be a bit of an overstatement. And it's now got its own comic book.
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June 10, 2009 -- It's the last "Phantasm" movie to get a DVD release -- and arguably the worst. But if you really want to understand the events in "Phantasm" Parts 3 and 4, you kind of need to see it.
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June 10, 2009 -- Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse" was a solid, albeit a bit slow, slasher movie from 1981. Reports out this evening have Eli Roth set to remake it -- now that his "Cell" movie is apparently on indefinite hiatus.
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June 9, 2009 -- The "Alien" prequel may not be such a sure thing after all -- if Ridley Scott doesn't direct. The legendary helmer of the first "Alien" film (and megahits like "Gladiator") has announced his interest to produce but not direct.
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June 7, 2009 -- What is "Night of the Living Dead - Reanimated"? Well, it's an animated version of the public domain classic horror film, being produced by Wild Eye Releasing.
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June 4, 2009 -- The fourth "Final Destination" movie hits screens August 28 and it's in 3D. It went through a number of name changes, before New Line settled on "The Final Destination." And, here at last, is the trailer!
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June 4, 2009 -- The words "horror movie" don't spring immediately to mind when you talk about David Carradine, but he was in more than his share. From Larry Cohen's "Q" to "Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror" to "Waxwork II" to "Evil Toons," Carradine made many appearances in the genre in the 1990s. He is probably best known to splatter fans for his performance as "Frankenstein" in the Roger Corman-produced "Death Race 2000."
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June 3, 2009 -- Here's news on the "Hellraiser" redo and a remake of "Scream"!
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June 2, 2009 -- Playboy model and actress Angelina Leigh has joined the cast of "Slime City Massacre" -- the sequel to Greg Lamberson's 1980's cult hit "Slime City" which begins filming next month.
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June 2, 2009 -- ... but apparently the studios don't want to use it to recut a "director's cut" of the film. Clive Barker is offering a sneak peek of the footage on his Web site.
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June 2, 2009 -- Dimension Films has just released the official plot synopsis for Alex Aja's 3D remake of "Piranha," due to hit theaters March 10.
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June 2, 2009 -- As studios hold back on releases until fall, the summer is looking pretty grim for horror on DVD. Only titles really worthy of note this month are a slew of "Friday the 13th" re-releases -- on Blu-Ray and DVD -- and the release of the remake in both formats as well.
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May 31, 2009 -- Alex Aja is busy filming his 3-D remake to "Piranha". While the gore in the film has been talked about plenty, none has been seen until now.
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May 30, 2009 -- AICN did some digging and has confirmed that Tony and Ridley Scott are indeed developing a prequel to "Alien" and that Carl Rinsch, who is their protege, is set to direct.
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