The horror-thriller ’11-11-11: The Prophecy,’ which cautions people that the number is more than just a date, it’s a warning, is now available on DVD for $14.99, with several bonus features available. Written and directed by frequent ‘Saw’ helmer Darren Bousman, the film stars Timothy Gibbs, Michael Landes and Wendy Glenn. The DVD includes the film, which is rated PG-13 and runs for 82 minutes, as well as a Director’s Commentary, ‘Making of’ Featurette and Deleted Scenes. ’11-11-11: The Prophecy’ follows follows famed American author Joseph Crone, played by Gibbs, who travels from the United States to Barcelona following the tragic death of his wife and child. He goes to  [ Read More ]

We’ve got some sneak peeks from two shows from tonight’s FEARnet’s “Twisted Comedy” block, “Todd & The Book of Pure Evil” and “Holliston.” “Todd,” which starts at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, will have a brand-new episode tonight called “See You Later, Masturbator.” The series stars Jason Mewes, Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman and Chris Leavins at 10:00 p.m. ET. Here’s the synopsis of the episode: Jimmy is fired for peeping on students and Todd vows to clear his name, but the Gang find the real culprit difficult to identify – because he’s invisible! After “Todd” is the show “Holliston,” which comes on at 10:30 p.m ET/9:30  [ Read More ]

The official poster for the upcoming horror thriller ‘House at the End of the Street’ has been released by the film’s distribution company, Relativity Media. The movie, which opens on September 21, was directed by ‘Hush’ filmmaker Mark Tonderai and written by David Loucka, based on a story by Jonathan Mostow. ‘House at the End of the Street’ follows the newly divorced Sarah, played by Academy Award-nominated actresses Elisabeth Shue, and her daughter Elissa, portrayed by ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Catching Fire’ actress Jennifer Lawrence, as they move into a new house in an upscale, rural town. Startling and unexplainable events begin happening, however, and the two learn the town  [ Read More ]

Nowadays who doesn’t have some degree of a gaming addiction? Whether it’s a first person shooter game on a major console or even just Words With Friends on your iPhone, things can get intense. Then again, probably not as intense as what happens to poor Jury in Rat King. Sure, Jury (Max Ovaska) is a bit of an outcast and isn’t all that good at sports, but he’s got a girlfriend and a very proud mother. However, Jury’s gaming addiction is eating away at his livelihood more so than ever and, when his longtime gaming team mysteriously goes offline, Jury’s devastated and even debilitated. When one of those teammates, Niki  [ Read More ]

Psychological thriller “The Fields” had its world premiere April 17 at Laemmle Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, and Academy Award winner and Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman joined her cast members on the red carpet. Attendees included “The Fields” co-star Joshua Ormond, writer/producer B. Harrison Smith, producer Faust Checho and stars such as Valerie Harper, Adria Tennor, Leilani Sarelle, Michael Papajohn, Barbara Alyn Woods and more. “The Fields” will run from April 20-26 at 1PM at the Laemmle NoHo 7, 5240 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood. The film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray April 24. The official synopsis of “The Fields” is: The Fields, also starring Tara Reid,  [ Read More ]

FEARnet has already renewed its first original series, ‘Holliston,’ for a second season, even though the show has only aired three episodes so far, Deadline is reporting. The 1980s-throwback horror-comedy will premiere its sophomore season in summer 2013. ‘Holliston,’ which was created by genre filmmaker Adam Green and produced by ArieScope Pictures, is the first original production for FEARnet’s cable network. The series stars Green and Joe Lynch, who will both be returning for the follow-up season. They will be joined once again by co-stars Laura Ortiz, Brokedown Cadillac lead singer Corri English, Dee Snider and GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus. FEARnet GM and president Peter Block said “‘Holliston’ resonates  [ Read More ]

We’ve got at least eight reasons for you to look forward to what’s to come in the movie industry in this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet. First, and most obvious, Lionsgate is on the hunt for a director to helm the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, and they’ve come up with a pretty intriguing list of options. In other sequel news, that Sin City follow-up is finally underway and, supposedly, many of the original stars are expected to return. We’ve actually got some rumblings in the land of original material, too. There are two intern-related films going into production, The Intern starring Tina Fey and The Internship with Owen Wilson  [ Read More ]

Reboot alert! This reboot involves mummies! According to Variety and ComingSoon, Universal Pictures is planning on rebooting the “Mummy” franchise. The original, starring Brendan Fraser, was more of an action-adventure, “Indiana Jones” type film with humor and scares. Very PG-13 in every sense of the word. In short, it was an adventure film you could easily watch with your family. The original “Mummy” movies, which were a lot more macabre, were released during the heyday of Hollywood; the first film was released in 1932, with Boris Karloff as the mummy Imhotep. This reboot is going to be mighty different–”Prometheus” screenwriter Jon Spaihts has been signed on to write the film  [ Read More ]

Title: The Cabin in the Woods Directed By: Drew Goddard Starring: Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Jesse Williams, Amy Acker If you’ve been paying much attention to the release of The Cabin in the Woods, you’ve undoubtedly heard about how easily you can spoil the experience. Had I not known a lick of information about the feature prior to catching it, sure, the twists and turns would have absolutely blown my mind, but at the same time, I probably wouldn’t have been as excited to see the film having no conception of what was to come. Plus, even after watching all the promotional  [ Read More ]

The ne FEARnet original series ‘Holliston’ is set to premiere tonight at 10:30 PM EST on the horror service’s cable channel. The show is part of FEARnet’s block of horror comedy programming. ‘Holliston,’ which is trying to make a name for itself in genre television, follows two aspiring horror filmmakers who are working to make it in the industry. Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Dee Snider, Oderus Urungus, Corri English and Laura Ortiz all star on the series. For more information about ‘Holliston,’ check out its official page on the FEARnet website and on the network’s Twitter and Facebook pages. Written by: Karen Benardello

It’s been released that American Horrors CEO and “The Garbage Man” writer/director, Hart D. Fisher, is teaming once more with dark rock god Glenn Danzig to show the American Horrors viewing public the best of Danzig’s uncut, awesomely horrific music videos. One of those videos, the adult version of “Ju Ju Bone”, (the 2nd single from the new album Deth Red Sabaoth), directed by Glenn Danzig and John (Black Devil Doll) Osteen, will debut on American Horrors. Make sure to take a look at the teaser clip to Ju Ju Bone below. “Glenn Danzig has been a major influence on my work and what I do,” said Fisher. “To be  [ Read More ]

Ever have a recurring nightmare? Something you just can’t quite get out of your head? Well, Intruders is here to show you that your mid-slumber horror stories are nothing compared to two poor kids’ experience with Hollowface. In Spain, Juan (Izán Corchero) regularly wakes up calling for his mother, insisting there’s someone in his room. In England, Mia (Ella Purnell), is having a similar experience. Her father, John (Clive Owen), does his best to help her overcome her fear, but there’s just so much John can do when Hollowface feels so real. With Intruders due out on March 30th, Owen and the film’s director, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, took the time  [ Read More ]

‘The Walking Dead’ has cast a fan favorite character from the acclaimed graphic novel, Coming Soon is reporting. Samurai sword yielding hero Michonne will be portrayed by Danai Gurira in the third season of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic series. Michonne first appeared in the final moments of last night’s Season 2 finale of the acclaimed AMC show. As Andrea, played by Laurie Holden, was about to be killed by a zombie, Michonne kills her attacker with her sword. When the camera pulls back to reveal Andrea’s savior, a shadowy female figure, masked by a cloak, appears with two zombies chained to her. The woman was Michonne, who is known for being  [ Read More ]

Director Ron Howard is close to finalizing a deal with Warner Bros. to release the first film based on the Stephen King post-apocalyptic western book ‘The Dark Tower,’ Deadline is reporting. The studio expressed interest after Universal Pictures turned down the option to make three films and two limited-run TV series based on the book series. Javier Bardem may still appear as gunslinger Roland Deschain, with Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the script, on board to produce with Brian Grazer and King. Goldsman is reportedly working on a rewrite of the script, and production is set to begin in the first quarter of 2013. The development comes after ‘The Dark Tower’  [ Read More ]

The poster for the horror prom film “The Loved Ones” has been released, just in time for SXSW! You can see the poster below, and if you are going to SXSW, the screening for “The Loved Ones” is today–March 9 at 9 p.m. The film, written and directed by Sean Byrne, stars Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson and John Brumpton. The film was released November 4, 2010 in Australia; the film will be officially released this June. “Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he’s screwed. What happens when Lola doesn’t get what she wants? She enlists Daddy’s  [ Read More ]