3-D Re-Animator film in the works, and a first look at Herbert West: Re-Animator TV series

According to horror website ShockTillYouDrop, producer Ray Haboush is developing a 3-D remake of Stuart Gordon’s 1985 sci-fi horror cult classic Re-Animator, based on the H.P. Lovecraft tale. Haboush’s Automatic Media and Halcyon International Pictures will be shepherding the project with Brian Yuzna, producer of the original film and director of its sequels Bride of ….

Wes Craven talks People Under the Stairs, Shocker, Elm St. and more remakes

Wes Craven was recently interviewed by Sci-Fi Wire, and tld them that his proposed remakes of The People Under the Stairs and Shocker are still moving forward, even though Relativity Media has taken over Rogue Pictures, which signed the deal with Craven’s Midnight Entertainment to develop the projects. The first remake under that deal, The ….

Sci-Fi horror Pandorum trailer

Pandorum revolves around a pair of crew members aboard a spaceship, who wake up with no knowledge of their mission, their identities or where the remaining crew members are aboard their ship. The trailer looks like a mix of Event Horizon and Alien – which means it looks great. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ben ….

See Bela Lugosi’s Dracula Cape, Fritz Lang’s Monocle from Metropolis and much more at Forrest J Ackerman tribute

On Sunday, March 8, 2009, Profiles in History is set to display highlights from the upcoming Forrest J Ackerman Estate sale, during the opening reception at American Cinematheque’s Tribute to Forrest J Ackerman on. The amazing pieces of cinematic history on display will include Bela Lugosi’s Dracula ring and cape, the costume From The Raven, ….

Pontypool gives a new spin to the zombie genre – along with a new trailer

Below is the trailer for Pontypool, a psychological thriller about a deadly virus that infects a small Ontario town, and a small radio station whose morning team starts taking reports of extreme, bloody incidents of violence related to the infections. Bruce McDonald (The Tracey Fragments) directs Pontypool, which stars Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle and Georgina ….

Clive Barker opens up about Book of Blood trilogy and the Hellraiser, Candyman and Night Breed remakes

Clive Barker’s latest films, Dread and Book of Blood will be previewed at the next West Coast Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention, April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, according to Sci-Fi Wire. Last year I attended the New York area Weekend of Horrors, and Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone read a letter from ….

Cast assembles for new version of The Day of the Triffids

The evil flowers are at it again. The BBC announced and THR reported that Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Eddie Izzard and Jason Priestley are attached to star in The Day Of The Triffids, written by Patrick Harbinson (ER, Law & Order). The two-part apocalyptic sci-fi epic drama is a co-production between ….

Michael Bay hires director for Nightmare on Elm Street remake

According to The Risky Bsns. Blog at The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema have hired Samuel Bayer to direct the reimagining of the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, which will mark its 25th anniversary this year. Bayer is known for his work in commercials and music videos, ….

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin launches

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, developed by Monolith and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, shipped to retail stores yesterday for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Games for Windows. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the sequel to F.E.A.R., the critically acclaimed supernatural first-person shooter, and ushers in a new dimension of paranormal horror, cinematic combat and ….