Horror

Saw III Scene Preview With Crank

According to Lionsgate, a scene from the upcoming horror Saw III will be shown with Crank when it hits theaters this Friday, September 1. The first scene is reportedly very gory and will showcase the first of Jigsaw’s games in the film. Crank stars Jason Statham (The Transporter, Rogue). He’s injected with a drug that gives him 24 hours to live, but ….

Bug Trailer

Ashley Judd plays a lonely waitress with a tragic past, who rooms in a run-down motel, living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband. But when Agnes begins a new romance with Peter, an eccentric, nervous drifter, she starts to feel hopeful again… until the first bugs arrive. Probing the blurry lines between paranoia and ….

The Return Trailer

Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge, The Grudge 2) ‘returns’ to the horror genre with the film The Return. In the movie, Gellar plays Joanna Mills, a traveling business woman, whose been having nightmares of a murder that occurred 15 years ago. Her nightmares soon lead her to an old farmhouse where the murder took place, and terror follows ….

Feast Your Eyes on Unique Distribution

Horror flick Feast, the winning film from third season of Project Greenlight will hit theatres around U.S. for special late night shows on September 22 and 23, 2006. Late Night Fright to be Followed by DVD Launch of Feast on October 17th. Dimension Films is proud to announce that Feast, the highly anticipated horror movie whose inception and production was made possible and documented ….

The Grudge 2 Trailer

Amber Tamblyn goes to Tokyo and falls prey to the same evil force that took hold of her sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the sequel to the 2004 horror hit, The Grudge. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its ….

Hilary Swank’s The Reaping Trailer

In the horror The Reaping, Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith after her family was tragically killed, and has since become a world renowned expert in disproving religious phenomena. But when she investigates a small Louisiana town that is suffering from what appear to be the Biblical plagues, she realizes that science ….

Genre Film Update: The Host (Gwoemul)

The Korean horror film The Host (Gwoemul) was a hit at The 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It’s about a monstrous mutant creature that emerges from the Han River after a chemical weapons attack in Seoul and terrorizes it’s citizens. When a young girl is taken by the creature, her family undertakes a dangerous rescue mission. Director Joon-ho Bong also ….

Bug, Foodfight! and More New Film Previews From Lions Gate

Lions Gate continues to be at the forefront of innovative horror film releases. But they also continue show their versatility and eagerness to promote and distribute off-center films that have the capability to enlighten and enact change. Below are synopses for some of their upcoming slate of films, including The U.S. Vs. John Lennon, about U.S. government ….

Colic Trailer

I don’t come across a lot of Thai horror films, so I had to bring this one to everyone’s attention. Thai action flick Ong Bak goes down as one of the best recent overseas genre films, so I guess the country is riding that momentum, and going in some different directions and genres. Colic is apparently getting a lot ….

GENRE MOVIE UPDATE: Skinwalkers

Skinwalkers comes to us from Lionsgate. The film revolves around a 12 year old boy and his mother that become the targets of two warring werewolf packs. Sounds like Underworld meets Elektra. Here’s the full synopsis for the film: In the small town of Huguenot, Timothy (played by Matthew Knight) approaches his thirteenth birthday, unaware this milestone marks the time of ….

Pitt Attacks Zombie Book Deal

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Productions has beaten out Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions in a bidding war over the upcoming zombie horror novel by Max Brooks called World War Z. Plan B and Paramount Pictures won the rights to the story, which tackles the zombie genre, and is set 10 years after a global epidemic. It’s being described ….

Sisters Horror Remake

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tom and Charlie Guard are talking to DreamWorks about remaking the Korean horror film A Tale Of Two Sisters. The 2004 Korean horror, originally called Janghwa, Hongryeon, was helmed by Kim Jee-Woon. The plot of the remake focuses on siblings Alex and Anna Rydell, who come home from a stay in an asylum to discover an even more ….

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Trailer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was one of those rare cases where the update outdid the original. The cinematography was outstanding, strong acting and Jessica Biel. So producers have decided to see if they can milk it with a prequel that goes into the origins of the killer Leatherface, again being played by Andrew Bryniarsk. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: ….

Alien vs. Predator 2 Moving Forward

Last week IGN reported that Fox was on the verge of hiring a pair of special effects expert brothers, Greg and Colin Strause, to direct Alien Vs. Predator. The duo later confirmed the story on their web site. I guess Fox has decided to totally give up on bringing back the Ridley Scott and James Cameron days of the franchise altogether. Replacing drama ….

The Wicker Man Trailer

Nicolas Cage plays a sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl, but finds a much larger mystery to solve in the remake of the British cult hit The Wicker Man. Neil LaBute (Nurse Betty) wrote and directed the upcoming thriller, which hits theaters on September 1, 2006. I have added the trailer for the film on the ….