A few weeks ago we told you about Kanye West's new video for his songMonsterbeing, shall we say, firmly planted on the horrific side of the fence. Today the video leaked online and well ... see for yourself.
The video for the song which features appearances by Rick Ross, Jay Z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver is also home to a myriad of other types of terrors such as talking devils! Necrophilia! Scantily clad corpses! It's all there and while it's not exactly the genre of music we'd ever listen to we still dig the hell out of it.
Can't wait to see the public reaction to this one. I mean why should Metal corner the market on pissing parents off? Check it out below and sound off in the comments section!
HatchetArmy let me hear you! The time has come, kids! The official artwork and Blu-ray specs are here and we have every bit of info that you need to know. Dig it!
Hatchet IIpicks up right where the 2007 original film ends, as Marybeth (Danielle Harris fromHalloween) escapes from the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder fromFriday the 13thsequels). Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact her revenge against Victor Crowley. The film also stars other genre icons including Tony Todd, Tom Holland and well known names including Parry Shen, AJ Bowen and others.
Production Audio commentary track featuring writer/director Adam Green, Cinematographer Will Barratt, and Make-up Effects Supervisor Robert Pendergraft
Cast Audio commentary track featuring writer/director Adam Green and actors Kane Hodder and Tony Todd
And the video goodies keep rolling in forSeason of the Witch! Who's ready for another video journal? Come on! Show of hands ... Well, okay, but you're getting one anyway!
Season of the Witchstars Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Cage's Hair, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, and Claire Foy. It was written by Bragi Schut, Jr., and produced by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
Look for it in theatres on January 7th, and click on the photo of the great Christopher Lee as the plague victim below to sample lots of eye candy in our gallery.
Synopsis Supernatural thrillerSeason of the Witchstars Nicolas Cage as medieval knight Behmen, who undertakes a mission pitting him against a devious witch and making him the last hope for the world against an ancient and dark force. His faith broken by years of battle as a crusader, Behmen returns to central Europe to find his homeland decimated by the Black Plague. While searching for food and supplies at the Palace at Marburg, Behmen and his trusted companion, Felson (Ron Perlman), are apprehended and ordered by the dying Cardinal to deliver a young peasant girl believed to be the witch responsible for the Plague to a remote abbey where her powers can be destroyed. Behmen agrees to the assignment but only if the peasant girl is granted a fair trial. As he and five others set off on this dangerous journey, they realize with mounting dread that the cunning girl is no ordinary human and that their mission will pit them against an evil that even in these dark times they never could have imagined.
It's another light week in horror title releases, but don't fret; the big name is out on a different form of media (hardcover book).
You can now take home the 3D spectacle that was the 4th installment of theResident Evilfilm franchise, particularly if you have a 3D TV.More confirmed sequelsmeans more 3D movies? We'll see. Also on tap are releases of lightweightsAnd Soon the DarknessandThe Haunting of Amelia.
If you're curious about what went on behind the scenes of the art design ofDistrict 9, you'll want to bring home that hardcover book mentioned above, which details the whole laborious process.
Resident Evil: Afterlife Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Sienna Guillory, Boris Kodjoe, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller
The fourth installment of the hugely successful Resident Evil franchise,Resident Evil: Afterlife (review)is again based on the wildly popular video game series, and will this time be presented in 3-D. In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
And Soon the Darkness Directed by Marcos Efron Starring Amber Heard, Karl Urban, Odette Yustman, Gia Mantegna, Adriana Barrazai
Stephanie and Ellie’s vacation to an exotic village in Argentina is a perfect ‘girl’s getaway’ to bask in the sun, shop and flirt with the handsome locals. After a long night of bar-hopping, the girls get into an argument, and Stephanie heads out alone in the morning to cool off. But when she returns, Ellie has disappeared. Skeptical of the sheriff’s competency, she enlists help from Michael, an American ex-pat staying at their hotel. Together they go on a frantic search for Ellie, but Stephanie soon realizes that trusting his seemingly good intentions may drag her farther from the truth. With danger mounting, and time running out, Stephanie must find her friend before darkness falls. Read thereviewand watch thetrailer.
The Haunting of Amelia Directed by A.D. Calvo Starring Chad Lindberg, Brendan Fehr, Tania Raymonde, Natassia Malthe, Beatrice Rosen
Ten years after a tragic train accident killed his girlfriend, Josh finds himself haunted by disturbing visions from somewhere between the world of the living and the dead-haunting memories that keep him from moving on. His buddy, Rusty back in town for their high school reunion, tries to wake Josh from his painful past, but a mysterious young waitress offers a seductive alternative. Watch thetrailer.
The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop {Hardcover} Authored by Daniel Falconer
The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop tells the story from start to finish and illustrates the conceptual design process. How early sketches developed and evolved into the movie you saw on your screens. Richard Taylor, Weta's Creative Director and five-time Academy Award winner, together with designers Greg Broadmore, David Meng, Leri Greer, and Christian Pearce, worked closely with Neill Blomkamp and have contributed hundreds of pieces of conceptual art to this book. Daniel Falconer, Weta designer and author of The Crafting of Narnia and The World of Kong, has collected the material and written The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop. The cover design is by Leri Greer.
That's right, kids. Yet another flick based on the legends of the jinn is on the way, this time with a"Hollywood genre master"at its helm. Who could that be? Well, maybe getting an answer should be our first wish!
According toYahoo!an Abu Dhabi production company has brought in a Hollywood director to make the UAE’s first feature-length horror film, local daily The National reported on Friday.
Imagenation, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC), said the film is entitledThe Jinnand is based on the genie in Arab folklore of the same name, according {to} the newspaper.
The film follows the life of a couple who return to the UAE and start to experience strange and unexplained happenings, The National reported.
The production company will not reveal whom they teamed up with to produceThe Jinnuntil the film is officially announced on January 3rd."I can say that he is one of Hollywood's horror genre masters,"Daniella Tully, Imagenation's vice-president of development and a producer of the film, was quoted as saying.
We've been bringing you news on the modern day Robin Hood with vampires flickSherwood Horrorfor over a year now. Filming has still yet to commence. Today we were sent word that the film has finally found its Maid Marion -- an actress I've never heard of.
From the Press Release Albanian actress Alma Saraci (Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation& the upcoming Benjamin) is in talks for the female lead in Sherwood Horror, a contemporary set reimagining of the Robin Hood legend with a horror twist.
Ex-con Rob Locksley returns home after a six-year absence to find his town under the rule of vampires. He must join forces with his old roughneck hunting buddies to wage war against the evil Sheriff and his horde of blood-sucking minions.
Saraci will take on the role of Marian, an elitist vampire, who is taken hostage by Locksley and his companions and begins to see Rob as someone worthy of being by her side. Saraci joins a cast that includes DJ Perry, Bill McKinney, Taymour Ghazi, Terry Jernigan, Mike Powers, Paul Proios& Austin Two-Feathers.
Principal photography is expected to commence in Virginia in 2011. DJ Perry will produce under his production outfit Collective Development Inc. Vincent Guastini and his Los Angeles-based V.G.P. Effects& Design Studio will handle the FX. John Regan will direct from his own script.
As you can see from the photo, Miss Saraci is quite attractive. As you can see from the concept art, this Maid Marion is still going to look attractive even when made up to look like a"Dukes of Hazzard"vampire babe.
Horror once again makes a fine showing even in limited release! That's right, kids, Darren Aronofsky'sBlack Swan(review here)sent feathers flying this weekend, and as a result it looks as if a wider than anticipated release is just around the corner.
According toThe Hollywood Reporterthe film dove into 18 theaters in eight markets and came up roses with $1.4 million, or a Searchlight-record $77,459 per venue. One of the holiday season's key platform pictures,Black Swanis set for an incremental expansion during the next few weeks and will reach at least 60 locations next weekend.
"We may increase that further, based on the weekend,"Searchlight senior vp Sheila DeLoach said."But this isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. So we don't want to just blow it out, but we may do a few more theaters than we had planned next weekend."
Synopsis: Set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). A Fox Searchlight Pictures release by visionary director Darren Aronofsky (THE WRESTLER), BLACK SWAN takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect. The script was written by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin.
BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother, Erica (Barbara Hershey), who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly, but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
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A little bit of a computer meltdown delayed the newest episode of Creep Creepersin'sMonster Killers Clubfrom going live, but that's not enough to stop Crom. The new episode is live for your enjoyment!
The series stars Creepersin himself (who also writes and directs) along with Nikki Wall, Charlie Vaughn, our own Buz"Danger"Wallick (who also edits and produces), Cheryl Sands, Jonathan Loughram, and Chandler Maness.
Imagine if The Monster Squad really existed but was made up of only one member because everyone else grew up and quit. Now imagine that one remaining member was right all along.
Dig onM.K.C.Episode 6 below! New installments weekly!
You can thank Time Warner Cable's Internet outage for us not getting this news to you about an hour or so ago, but some things? Some things are TOTALLY worth the wait!
While a more official announcement is to follow soon, we can tell you that Adam Green'sHatchet IIwill be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 1st, 2011. Additional info, including bonus materials and art, will be announced soon.
For fans who don't want to wait until 2/1, they can catch the full, uncensored version on VOD tomorrow (12/3). Ah .... so good, no?
Hatchet IIpicks up right where the 2007 original film ends, as Marybeth (Danielle Harris fromHalloween) escapes from the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder fromFriday the 13thsequels). Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact her revenge against Victor Crowley. The film also stars other genre icons including Tony Todd, Tom Holland and well known names including Parry Shen, AJ Bowen and others.
As I’m oddly fond of sequels that don’t have much to do with the original film here’s a disconnected sequel tothis article.
Oh, and I’d like to make it clear that characters fromLast House on the LeftandI Spit on Your Gravenaturally belong on both lists, but I didn’t feel like getting into the rape-revenge subgenre. You list one of those flicks, you might as well list ‘em all. Well, maybe that’s being a tad unfair – rape-revenge isn’t the only portion I’m avoiding. TheAugust Undergroundcharacters ought to be listed, and that guy fromHostelthat made me laugh my head off when he slipped on the blood and chainsawed his own leg… Clearly I’m conflicted. So with that out of the way, let’s make with the hatin’ that I prepared before writing this introduction.
ZERO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS: CHARACTERS I'M GLAD GOT THEIR ASSES KICKED
Ben Gardner–Jaws
Yeah, I Genuinely Felt Sorry for Ben (link to article?), but I didn’t like the guy either. Ben’s a bit of a buffoon – he crowds Hooper, blabbers to everyone about how he’s gonna kick the shit out of the shark once he finds it, and wears camouflage while fishing.
Plus, if Ben hadn’t bit it, the world would’ve missed out on one of the all-time greatest jump scares and one of John Williams’ most sickeningly gorgeous pieces of music. Admit it – you’re kinda glad Ben went, too.
The Mexican Restaurant Robbers–The Toxic Avenger
Good grief. This giggly pack of freaks bounds into a filthy taco stand and turns the place into a living hell. And it’s not just because they want money – they’re here to terrorize the place as only coked-up Troma characters can. I must admit that I laugh my ass off every time Leroy asks an infant“You like Mexican food, little baby?”while leveling a shotgun at the cherub’s face. My laughs are weighed down with regret, however, since I’ve often heard that the actor playing Leroy gave up the profession thanks to this scene. I can understand – having a baby cry real tears of fear while you’re screaming at it isn’t everybody’s cup o’ toxic waste. Thataside, these Manimals waste a man, a seeing-eye dog and grope the customers. Before an anal rape can take place, Melvin shows up and turns them all into human guacamole. None of them get off light, and if you haven’t seen this scene for yourself, it’s time to treat yourself to some of most hilariously perverse violence I can recommend.
The Cook–Sleepaway Camp
The first day of camp, there he is– smoking a cigar and scoping out all of the“fresh young chicken”filing out of the camp buses. Where he’s from, they call ‘em“Baldies.”And Scuzzy McKitchen can’t wait to dupe one of those lil’ chickadees into having a quickie in the walk-in fridge. Not this time, friend-o. Dude tries to pull a filthy fast one on Peter, I mean Angela, and pays a serious price. His screams will always be lurid music to my depraved ears. And if you haven’t had a good laugh today, consider this: the crooked cook was boiling corn in that scalding hot water, so he probably got popped in the eye with a cob on the way down. Where I’m from, we call ‘em“Scaldies.”
Jason–Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
What anasshole.I think of Jason killing Crispin Glover, so that he may never dance again. I think of Jason rubbing out Tommy and Trish’s super-hot, super-cool mom. I think of him breaking Rob’s gun and messing up his tent JUST to make his hunt for Jason more difficult. And I think of the thousands of dollars it’ll cost Trish to repair her house. Seriously – Jason breaks her windows, smashes through her doors, rips thehouse’s phone line out, breaks a lamp, stains the carpet, bashes the walls with a hammer and an axe…the list goes on! AND he scares the family dog so badly, there’s no chance in hell that pooch is ever coming back afterit breaks a window itself to run away. So yeah, every time I hear that music swell and the film switches to slow-mo before Tommy swings the machete, I cheer for Cory Feldman and wish him well. Hey Jason, on behalf of the Jarvis’s:
Bartok–The Fly II
Yeah! EAT IT, Bartok! Ruthless scum! I hate, hate, HATE Bartok for what he did to that dog, and his appropriately repulsive comeuppance makes me wanna run next door, shove the kids off of their trampoline and do a celebratory front-flip. Animal lover? You bet– got two beagles, and I chase off most elder males from my front lawn for fear that they may be related to Bartok.
Captain Rhodes–Day of the Dead
A confession: I love Rhodes.Looooovehim. If I had to choose between two tantrums to listen to on repeat for the rest of my life, Rhodes’ explosive“I’m running this monkey farm now, Frankenstein!”outburst would totally trump Nicholson’s“Wendy, let me explain something to you”Shining rant. That aside, Rhodes was a twisted bastard (“Give the rest of us a shot at some lovin’…”) and had to go. And since he did, I’d like to thank Romero and Savini for tearing his hate-ravaged body apart like a chicken before my very eyes. Rhodes wouldn’t have wanted to go out via a zombie nibble on the earlobe. He would’ve wanted the real deal, and brother, he got it. So stands the reason that I’m delighted that one of my favorite horror characters of all time got to see his lower half pulled down a hallway by living dead people.
Chop-Top–The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
For me, this yo-yo never felt truly evil until the final scene of slashing away at Stretch’s back with a razor. I know he beat the shit out of L.G. with a mallet, but that scene was just so goofy that it didn’t really give me pause to wonder if Chop-Top is actually from Hell. His cackling slashing of Stretch confirms that he is a living, breathing demon, and must be stopped. WhenStretch sends his nasty ass tumbling into the abyss of the Sawyer’s depraved playground, I feel genuine relief.
The Devil’s Rejects –The Devil’s Rejects
No, I’m not a Bill Moseley hater. Great guy, in fact. Anyone that sings an impromptu duet with me of “Dirty Sperm Rag” gets straight-A’s in my gradebook (Bill, if you’re reading this, it was a brief encounter in Chicago). Frankly, I really just wanted the Devil’s trio to die so Lynyrd Skynyrd would stop blaring over the soundtrack. One of the most maddeningly annoying finale’s in horror history, Zombie insists that we comprehend what a great filmmaker he is by shoving lovey-dovey cutaways at us of these despicable ne’er-do-wells having fun on sunny afternoons while they are actually about to be blown away by the authorities.“Aw, look how much they really loved each other...”In case we didn’t get it, Zombie turns “Freebird” up on the soundtrack so we can fully taste the greasy country-fried steak of emotion he’s trying to feed us. The song plays…and plays and plays. The slow-mo shots drag…and drag and drag. Why? So the damn solo can accompany the gunshots. These beasts don’t deserve a blaze of glory, dammit – just fuckin’ kill ‘em already so this song will END!
Mike–Make Them Die Slowly a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox
Yeah, I know it should be“Cannibal Ferox a.k.a Make Them Die Slowly”, but I grew up in the states with Make Them Die Slowly– bitchin’ title. Played by genre favorite Giovanni di (?), the character of Mike is a bloody booger smeared on the wall of cinema. A true scumbag, this guy gets brutal comeuppance after leaving a trail of cocaine, rape and torture throughout the Amazon. And since this is an early 80’s Italian cannibal flick, that means he gets his impossibly hairy weiner lopped off and snacked upon. But really, that’s just getting even, since Mike already pulled that trick on a native earlier in the film. Mike needs another level of ass-kickery. So the cannibals let him hang in there for a while, then slice open his melon and pluck out his brains like barflies sorting through a bowl of mixed nuts.
The Mother and Daughers–The Baby
Baby is hidden away by his mother. Baby is touched by his sister. Baby is cattle-prodded by his other sister. Baby is a grown man. If you’ve seen this movie, you know why you’re reading this now. If you haven’t seen it – and I fear many of you haven’t – this is as far as we go. Trust me – asses get kicked. Cancel your appointments, tell your folks you can’t make it for dinner, tell the band you can’t practice today, and find this movie. That way, you can jump on the message boards and give me hell or thank me endlessly for making you watch it.
If you consider Hilary Swank to be your favorite bit of eye candy, then you're going to love the new one-sheet for her next horror flick from Hammer Studios,The Resident. Everyone else? Not so much.
Every year three million single women in America move into an apartment for the first time. They do not know who lived in the apartment before them, they do not know their landlords, and they don’t bother to change the locks. This is the story of one such woman…
After separating from her husband, pretty young doctor Juliet Dermer (Hilary Swank) moves to Brooklyn, settling into a new life in a stunning and spacious loft apartment that seems too good to be true.
It is…
Mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she is not alone in her home, and quickly her fears become all too real. In a chilling revelation, she discovers that her seemingly charming, young landlord, Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), has developed a dangerous obsession with her. A terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues as Juliet fights to free herself from Max’s sinister intentions.
This erotic and sexy thriller in the vein of Disturbia and Fatal Attraction is written by Antti Jokinen, Robert Orr (Savior), and Erin Cressida Wilson (Fur, Secretary). Antti Jokinen directs.
It's another light week in horror title releases, but don't fret; the big name is out on a different form of media (hardcover book).
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