Upcoming Movies: Riddick

So who is a fan of the "Riddick" movies?

Well if you are you're in luck there is a new Riddick movie scheduled to come out this year.

Here is the trailer: Riddick - Debut Trailer

Synopsis:  “Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.” - Bloody Disgusting

 The film is scheduled for a September 6, 2013 release.

Yesterday In Horror History

May 11, 2007
On this day in Horror History, 28 Weeks Later made it’s theatrical debut. The adored sequel to 28 Days Later (2002), it takes place 6 months after the rage virus decimated London. Although a third installment titled “28 Months Later” from Director Danny Boyle has been rumored, it has been discounted because rights to the franchise are frozen between several individuals who are no longer on speaking terms. Until then, the ’07 release from Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will remain as the close to the infection film franchise that has solidified its place in horror history.

“We are headed for the green-zone, our area of security and reconstruction, designated as District One. District One is located on the Isle of Dogs. Although the Isle of Dogs is completely safe, the surrounding area of London is not. There are a large number of bodies still left to be cleared from the original outbreak of infection. Rats and wild dogs are prevalent, as is disease. New arrivals are reminded, for their own safety, it is absolutely forbidden to cross the river and leave the security zone. You will be joining 15,000 civilians who are already resident in District One. As we approach your new home, you will notice a dramatically increased military presence. The U.S. Army is responsible for your safety. We will do everything we can do to make your repatriation as easy as possible. Inside District One, however, we believe you'll be pleasantly surprised. We have hot and cold running water, 24-hour electricity, a medical center, a supermarket, and even a pub.”-DLR Soldier

Upcoming Horror on TV: The Walking Dead: Season 4: First look

So production started this Monday (May 6th) in Atlanta, Georgia and AMC was kind enough to give us a "first look".

  Details have yet to be released, but the majority of the cast is returning: Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Michael Rooker, Chandler Riggs, Linds Edwards, Jim Coleman, Emma Bell, IronE Singleton, Adrian Kali Turner, Norman Reedus, Pruitt Taylor Vince, David Morrissey and Danai Gurira.


 Season four of “The Walking Dead” returns to AMC in October of this year.

 

Upcoming Horror: Green Inferno

From the mind of Eli Roth… GREEN INFERNO (2013)!

An homage to the controversial Ruggero Deodato classic ‘Cannibal Holocaust’, the film follows a group of student activists that travel from New York City to the Amazon to save a dying tribe but crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by the very natives they protected.

Currently in post-production, the film was shot in an Amazonian village with no contact to the outside world. As a result the natives were unaware that film or television even existed, and in order to solidify permission to shoot, Roth and the producers would use generators to show the Amazonian’s Cannibal Holocaust (1980). Thinking it was a comedy, the natives loved the film and all of them agreed to the filming as well as portraying cannibals in the upcoming release. 

Today In Horror History

May 7, 1939
On this day in Horror History, Ruggero Deodato was born in Potenza, Italy. Arguably one of the most controversial directors of all time, Deodato’s 1980 Cult Film Cannibal Holocaust would solidify his place as one of the most misunderstood and infamous film-makers in the annals of the horror industry. The film itself has been banned in more than 40 countries worldwide in the last 33 years and even resulted in Deodato being charged with murder for sending the stars of the to their merciless deaths. Depicting the “Found Footage” of documentary film-makers that face unspeakable horrors in the Amazonian Rainforest at the hand of cannibalistic tribes, it would garner quite the reaction upon its debut. Prior to the film’s release, Deodato would require the actors to sign a contract agreeing to be sequestered as to add to the realism that the film was the recovered footage of their death. It turned out to be more believable than intended, as it would not be until Deodato requested their presence in the court hearings that his murder charges would be dropped.

Regardless of your beliefs and how you feel about the choices made by the renowned director, there is little doubt that his unique and powerful prowess in film evokes an unsettling terror that few in the industry could ever hope to achieve.

“I make films that people call "horror" because I want to make films about real things that happen in the world, and most real things aren't very nice.” - Ruggero Deodato

Today In Horror History

May 6, 1915
On this day in Horror History, Orson Welles was born. One of the most celebrated talents in the entertainment industry, Welles saw a fair share of awards, controversy, and worldwide infamy in his lifetime. Early in his career while directing the Mercury Theatre Broadcast of "War of the Worlds", based on H.G. Wells' novel, he would terrify millions who believed that the events in the 1938 Radio dramatization were in fact the reporting of an invasion from mars. Publicly apologizing after the mass hysteria that resulted from his fluidity and directorial realism, the world would be in awe for the next half a century watching Welles career give film some of the most beloved movies of all time. Having lent his brilliance to such classics as Citizen Kane (1941) and Othello (1952), Welles was a soul that would bless the world with an ideology and beauty that will forever be missed.

"For thirty years people have been asking me how I reconcile X with Y! The truthful answer is that I don't. Everything about me is a contradiction and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There is a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them.” –Orson Welles

Horror on TV: "Scream" TV series?!

Who heard the news yesterday about Scream becoming... a TV show... on MTV..

That hurts.. badly.

Here is what bloody disgusting is reporting: "News has just hit that MTV is moving forward with an official pilot order for “Scream”, per THR. This comes after nearly a year of speculation, but now it seems all but pre-determined that this thing will actually be shot. Will we ever see it? IE, will it make it to series? My guess is yes – it’s too well known of a property for MTV to not test the waters on it (unless they find the pilot to be atrocious, but I’m guessing they won’t).
Wes Craven is in discussions to come back to direct the pilot, which will be an hour-long. It appears as though Kevin Williamson will not be returning since MTV is currently taking meetings with other writers. This also probably means the death of Scream 5.
There’s no word on if any of the original cast will be back. My guess is they certainly wouldn’t star, but we might see a cameo here and there.
Dimension Films will co-produce. If “Scream” receives a series order it will hit in late summer 2014."


My thoughts: I will watch the pilot.. but its just weird.. MTV and horror don't sound like a good combination at all.  I mean first our music... now our horror!!! I will not accept this!!!!


What are your thoughts and opinions?

Upcoming Horror: Hatchet 3 - Red Band Trailer

So here is the "Red Band" trailer of "Hatchet 3"


 Hatchet 3 - Red Band Trailer

 Synopsis:“The film continues the tale of the now-iconic villain Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). As a search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces and carnage left behind from the first two films, Marybeth (Danielle Harris) hunts down the true secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left the ghost of Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.“ - Bloody Disgusting


"Hatchet 3" is set to release in limited theaters June 14th 2013

Horror On TV: Hannibal.

As you know and I posted before, episode 4 of "Hannibal" entitled “Ceuf” will not be premiering in America tomorrow. Instead we will see episode 5 entitled "Coquilles"

NBC and show creator Bryan Fuller felt it was best to cancel the 4th after the recent tragedy in Boston.


But there is a bit of a silver lining as to seeing episode 4.. in a form of a few clips with commentary by Bryan Fuller 


The videos are basically being made to bridge continuity between last week's episode (episode 3) and Thursday's episode (episode 5).

As stated at the begging of the first video Bryan said we (in America )can seek it out online through other sites. but the videos are a "cannibalized" version of episode 4.

Hannibal airs Thursday night at 10/9c on NBC.

I will also try my absolute hardest to  find the full episode online.

There is 6 videos:

Ceuf Part 1

Ceuf Part 2

Ceuf Part 3

Ceuf Part 4

Ceuf Part 5

Ceuf Part 6

Today In Horror History.

April 24, 1969
On this day in Horror History Melinda Clarke was born. The beauty from Dana Point, California, has blessed many of iconic roles in her career, including Julie Walker in Return of the Living Dead III (1993), and Jessica Priest in Spawn (1997). Her television resume is equally as incredible, having starred in such acclaimed shows as Xena: Warrior Princess, Firefly, The Vampire Diaries, and Charmed. 

Horror On Netflix: Hemlock Grove

Who is watching "Hemlock Grove" on Netflix?

Have you finished the entire season?

I wanted to.. but then I realized I'd rather enjoy it than blow through it in a day.

I am currently 7 episodes in and I love it!!

It very gripping and mysterious and at the same time makes you wanting more!

What are your thoughts?


Synopsis: “Hemlock Grove is a riveting one-hour murder mystery that revolves around the residents of a former Pennsylvania steel town. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. Through the investigation, the town’s seamier side is exposed, revealing nothing is what it seems. Beautiful, terrifying and graphic, Hemlock Grove is unlike anything else in its genre.” - Bloody Disgusting 

Horror On TV: Bates Motel

So who is watching Bates Motel on A&E?

I absolutely love it!

It's like a horror mystery.

I feel that with every episode it gets more and more intense.

I LOVE how messed up Norman's mom and brother are, it really gives you a picture of why Norman went crazy.  

Also some good news for the show, A&E picked it up for a 2nd season! (yay)

Details: A&E’s “Bates Motel,” from executive producers Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Friday Night Lights”), is a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film Psycho and promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years. Fans will have access to the dark, twisted backstory of Norman Bates and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.

“Bates Motel” airs on A&E Mondays @ 10/9c

 

Today In Horror History.

April 21, 1989
Today in Horror History, Pet Sematary made its theatrical debut. The first ever film to be adapted to a screenplay by Stephen King himself, it follows a Maine family and the terror lurking in their very own back yard. Filmed in the very same location the novel is set in, Pet Semetary (1989) was inspired by an incident whilst living in Orington, Maine when King’s daughter’s cat had been killed on the highway. Standing the test of time, Church the cat and the horrors that his owners face, has become a staple of the horror genre.

“The soil of a man's heart is stonier, Louis. A man grows what he can, and he tends it. 'Cause what you buy, is what you own. And what you own... always comes home to you.” –Jud Crandall

Upcoming Horror: "The Purge"

Other than a good 'ol slasher my favorite sub-genre of horror is thriller.

if you asked me to rank my top 5 sub-genres are they'd be

1. Slasher
2. Thriller
3. Zombie
4. Science Fiction
5. Psychological 

But that's not the point of this post.

The point of this post is to talk about a new thriller movie entitled: "The Purge" a new movie from the producers of "Sinister"and "Paranormal Activity"


Description: If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.

When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.

Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator), The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister), Platinum Dunes’ partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), as well as Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13).

"The Purge" is set to release on May 31st 2013


Here is the trailer: The Purge Official Trailer #1 (2013)

Horror On TV: Hannibal

So next week is episode 5 (for America only) of Hannibal.

NBC and Brad Fuller (show creator) have pulled episode 4 due to the recent tragedy in Boston.

While I fully understand their motive... It sucks that unless you're overseas or wait to for the DVD to be released you won't see the episode.

Today In Horror History

April 18, 1972
On this day in Horror History, Eli Roth was born. A brilliant film-maker in every sense of the word, Roth has thrust himself into infamy in less than a decade, even garnering the title as one of the most prominent “Splat Pack” members. With such films as Cabin Fever (2002), Hostel: Part I (2005), and Hostel: Part II (2007), Roth’s career has proven nothing but box office successes. Early whilst funding his film projects, Roth would work as an on-line sex operator for Penthouse magazine, where he would have sex online with unbeknownst patrons who would pay by the hour to indulge in fantasies with gorgeous Penthouse models. From peculiar beginnings spawned greatness, as the early funding of films and the low budget vein that Roth’s talent embraced also bred its own unique visceral style, as well as becoming some of the highest grossing horror films since his directorial debut. Roth is always executive producer and director of the pilot episode of the new Netlfix series "Hemlock Grove" premiering this Friday. 

“There's not a single instance of a horror movie actually causing any violence. People know it's fake, that's why they allow themselves to enjoy it. It helps them deal with their own fears, the fear of things beyond their control. People blow up abortion clinics and then blame the bible, but you would never say 'ban the bible,' you'd say that's some lunatic who wants to kill people and then hide behind religion. Nobody ever died from a horror movie, in fact, it's the opposite. It's the single best date movie you can go to, because you're guaranteed to be squeezing that person for the entire film. And if the movie works, your date won't want to go to sleep alone. Horror films are an aphrodisiac. 9 months from now I predict a wave of 'Hostel' babies.”-Eli Roth

Today In Horror History

April 16, 1889
On this day in Horror History, Charles Spencer Chaplin was born. One of the most pivotal actors in the infancy of cinema, the silent film star has inspired countless talented people in the movie industry. The first actor ever to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1925, Chaplin’s global notoriety thrust him before the eyes of some of the most influential historical figures in living history. Not all for the better, it is rumored that the beloved star would inspire the toothbrush mustache adorned by Adolf Hitler, as the dictator’s goal was to harness the global appeal of Chaplin, regardless of his disdain for the Switzerland born icon whom he incorrectly believed to be a Jew. An talent of limitless bounds, Chaplin has impacted every facet of film and will continue to share a legacy of brilliance in the dawning of motion picture history.

“Naturalness is the greatest requisite of comedy. It must be real and true to life. I believe in realism absolutely. Real things appeal to the people far quicker than the grotesque. My comedy is actual life, with the slightest twist or exaggeration, you might say, to bring out what it might be under certain circumstances.” –Charles Chaplin

Today In Horror History

April 15, 1998
On this day in Horror History, John Carpenter’s Vampires made it’s theatrical debut. Proving to be the only box office success of the 90’s by the famed Director, it was this film that reinvigorated Carpenter’s passion for film-making and is credited for changing his mind on retirement. Conceptually a western in the vein of horror, it follows the vengeful plight of the vampire hunter Jack Crow played by veteran actor James Woods. A testament to the brilliance of Carpenter, the ’98 release has thrust itself into infamy in the midst of the vampire genre.

“No... Well first of all, they're not romatic. Its not like they're a bunch of fuckin' fags hoppin' around in rented formal wear and seducing everybody in sight with cheesy Euro-trash accents, all right? Forget whatever you've seen in the movies: they don't turn into bats, crosses don't work. Garlic? You wanna try garlic? You could stand there with garlic around your neck and one of these buggers will bend you fucking over and take a walk up your strada-chocolata WHILE he's suckin' the blood outta your neck, all right? And they don't sleep in coffins lined in taffata. You wanna kill one, you drive a wooden stake right through his fuckin' heart. Sunlight turns 'em into crispy critters.” -Jack Crow

 

 

 

 

Today In Horror History

April 14, 2006
On this day in Horror History, Hard Candy made it’s American theatrical debut. Starring Ellen Page opposite of Patrick Wilson, the suspense thriller follows a young girl’s revenge on a pedophile in his home. The ’06 release would be the Directorial debut of David Slade, who after celebrating the success on the controversial movie, would go on to Direct 30 Days of Night and more recently several episodes of the hit NBC show Hannibal.

“Wow... You know, that is so thoughtful! You are speaking to me so selflessly! I mean, you just don't want me to castrate you for my own benefit? Wow, I'm touched. Jeff, why don't we imagine someone saying the same thing to you at a random moment? Imagine that when you downloaded this little girl... I was sitting by your side, saying, "Stop, don't do that to yourself." Would you have listened? "Stop. Don't do that to yourself."-Hayley Stark

Horror on Netflix: Hemlock Grove

Remember me talking about "Hemlock Grove" about a month ago?

There is a week until it's premiere.

 The cool thing about "Hemlock Grove" is that it is exclusive to Netflix, which means if you're the type of person who hates waiting a week in between episodes of a show you're in luck!

Synopses: “Hemlock Grove is a riveting one-hour murder mystery that revolves around the residents of a former Pennsylvania steel town. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. Through the investigation, the town’s seamier side is exposed, revealing nothing is what it seems. Beautiful, terrifying and graphic, Hemlock Grove is unlike anything else in its genre.” - Bloody Disgusting


Here is the trailer:  First Trailer -- HEMLOCK GROVE -- A Netflix Orginal Series

Here is a werewolf transformation that looks insane: Hemlock Grove "The Monster is Within" - Transformation

To me that looked awesome, reminded me of "An American Werewolf In London" with an Eli Roth twist. 

"Hemlock Grove" is set to be released ONLY ON NETFLIX April 19th,2013 (That is next Friday). ALL 13 episodes will launch on that day.