Texas Chainsaw Massacre director to helm Arabian horror DJINN

Tobe Hooper, the iconic director behind the legendary cult classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the Oscar-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist, will helm Imagenation Abu Dhabi’s Arabian horror film DJINN. Written by David Tully (Hepzibah), this unique new take on the haunted house thriller uncovers the dark truth behind classic fairytales of the Genie. ….

Win one of two copies of vampire thriller The Bleeding on DVD

Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the vampire thriller The Bleeding on DVD tomorrow, March 1st, featuring an all-star cast including Vinnie Jones, Michael Matthias, DMX, Rachelle Leah, Michael Madsen, Kat Von D and Armand Assante. Anchor Bay Entertainment, in association with Gigapix Releasing and Iron Bull Films, will release the vampire thriller, described as being ….

Rose McGowan takes a stroll up Jeepers Creepers creator’s Rosewood Lane

Rose McGowan, who played the one-legged human machine gun Cherry Darling in Robert Rodriguez’ cult classic Planet Terror, is teaming up with Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva on his upcoming project Rosewood Lane, as he goes back to his roots creating a new nightmare that’s described as every bit as original as his Jeepers Creepers ….

Weinstein Company and Miramax looking to partner on sequels to Bad Santa, Swingers, Rounders, Copland and more

Recently THR reported that the Weinstein Company and Miramax Films’ new owners had inked a deal to exploit Miramax’s vast library of cult classics for sequel and TV projects. One of the announced projects is Bad Santa 2, a sequel to the new cult classic “holiday” film, which starred Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox ….

TromaDance returns to Asbury Park with free film screenings and after party

The 12th Annual TromaDance Film Festival is returning to Asbury Park New Jersey, on April 22 – 23, 2011 at the Showroom Theater, located at 708 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712. Following the TromaDance Film Festival is the now legendary closing party at the legendary Asbury Lanes, located at 209 4th Avenue, also in ….

Vampire thriller featuring DMX, Vinnie Jones, Michael Madsen, tattoo queen Kat Von D and more coming from Anchor Bay

Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the vampire thriller The Bleeding on DVD March 1, 2011. Described as a blend of Blade, The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn, The Bleeding is an action tale of fangs, guns, tattoos and frontier justice on the mean streets, and features an all-star cast including Vinnie Jones (X-Men: ….

Images from Cuba Gooding Jr. crime thriller Ticking Clock

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released images from Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s latest project Ticking Clock, which comes to DVD and Blu-ray on January 4, 2011. In Ticking Clock, Gooding stars as Lewis Hicks, a crime journalist specializing in brutal murders who discovers the mutilated body of his new girlfriend and comes into ….

The Toxic Avenger remake goes green and gets a director

Troma Films recently announced that writer, director and producer Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, High Fidelity) has signed on to direct the upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, and will co-write the script with Daniel C. Mitchell. Akiva Goldsman of Weed Road Pictures, and Richard Saperstein & Charlie Corwin of Original Media are producing. ….

AMC bringing back The Walking Dead for full 13-episode season

It was posted on The Walking Dead fan page at MyFantasyArt.com today that AMC has renewed the instant hit series, with a 13-episode season. CLICK HERE or read the entire story below. AMC announced today the renewal of The Walking Dead for a 13-episode second season. Since debuting Sunday, October 31, The Walking Dead has ….