One of the iconic parts of Halloween is the Haunted House. Haunted houses can either be deceiving or forthright in appearance, but one element they always have is that they contain the spirits of the dead who are either gentle, lost souls or terrorizing demons. Another element about haunted houses is that they always make great centerpieces for films. ShockYa has put together a list of the top 10 haunted house movies. #1 “Poltergeist”–The 1982 Steven Spielberg film is a classic for many reasons, but one of the main reasons its become such a classic is because the relatively new house the Freeling family lived in–along with the other developments…

The box office results for Labor Day weekend sees a ‘Shark Night’ and an ‘Apollo’ mission fall way short of dethroning ‘The Help’ from the top spot. The title of the other new major release, ‘The Debt’, may symbolize what studios have to deal with after a poor holiday weekend showing. Here are the 4-day studio estimates: 1. The Help ($19 million) 2. The Debt ($12.5 million) 3. Apollo 18 ($10.7 million) 4. Shark Night 3D ($10.3 million) 5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($10.2 million) 6. Colombiana ($9.4 million) 7. Our Idiot Brother ($7 million) 8. Spy Kids: All The Time In The World ($6.6 million) 9….

The remake of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” is supposed to be a scary film about a girl who tries to warn her family that their house is haunted, but for critics and audience members alike, the movie wasn’t scary at all. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 59% rotten from critics and an even lower 50% from audiences. The general critical consensus is that the film is atmospheric and haunting in the beginning, but the overall film doesn’t give the scares of its original. Individually, the critical reviews are fairly even, with just as many rotten reviews as there are fresh ones. Here’s a sample: “‘Children’s…

The box office results for the weekend of August 26th – 28th sees mother nature destroy many new release hopefuls chances at profitability. With the east coast on lockdown due to hurricane Irene, The Help survived another week at the top spot. Here are the studio estimates: 1. The Help ($14.3 million) 2. Colombiana ($10.3 million) 3. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark ($8.6 million) 4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($8.6 million) 5. Our Idiot Brother ($6.5 million) 6. Spy Kids: All The Time in The World ($5.7 million) 7. The Smurfs ($4.8 million) 8. Conan the Barbarian ($3.1 million) 9. Fright Night ($3 million) 10. Crazy,…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 11 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the horror film, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” features Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. Written by Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins, based on the teleplay by Nigel McKeand. It was directed by Troy Nixey. Read Perri Nemiroff’s review. On the next episode of Movie Night, we will discuss, “Good Old Fashioned Orgy”. We hope you enjoy the…

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Miramax Films released this new red-band movie trailer for the upcoming horror film “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” from writer Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) by director Troy Nixey (Latchkey’s Lament) and starring Katie Holmes (The Extra Man, The Romantics, The Sone of No One), Guy Pearce (Animal Kingdom, Death Defying Acts), Bailee Madison (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Alan Dale (Burn Notice, Entourage). Synopsis: A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie…

Title: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Director: Troy Nixey Starring: Bailee Madison, Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Jack Thompson, Julia Blake Haunted house films are back in full force. In April we got the beautifully modest and wildly enjoyable Insidious from James Wan and now Guillermo del Toro and Co. are giving the subgenre a go with Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. While the two are rooted in entirely different core concepts, they do have quite a bit in common, namely child stars vs. evil entities, eerily warm yet threatening tones, fantastic visuals and the fact that they’re both incredibly frightening, exhilarating and entertaining all in one. Haunted house…

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Miramax Films released this creepy international movie poster for the upcoming horror film “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” from writer Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) by director Troy Nixey (Latchkey’s Lament) and starring Katie Holmes (The Extra Man, The Romantics, The Sone of No One), Guy Pearce (Animal Kingdom, Death Defying Acts), Bailee Madison (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Alan Dale (Burn Notice, Entourage). Synopsis: A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie…

Title: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Studio: Film District/ Miramax Films Directed By: Troy Nixey Written By: Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, from the teleplay by Nigel McKeand Cast: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Garry McDonald, Edwina Ritchard, Julia Blake, Nicholas Bell Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 7/28/11 Opens: August 26, 2011 If you go by the production notes, this is one of those times in which the studio had mixed feelings about being denied the PG-13 rating that it requested. Instead the MPAA slapped an R rating, which could lower box office since kids under 17 would have to accompanied by adults. Though there’s no sex…

The Box office results for the weekend of August 19th – 21st sees “The Help” tame Apes, Spy Kids, a Barbarian and some vampires. Meanwhile, the new releases all underwhelm. Here are the studio estimates: 1. The Help ($20.4 million) 2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes ($16.3 million) 3. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World ($12 million) 4. Conan the Barbarian ($10 million) 5. Fright Night ($8.3 million) 6. The Smurfs ($8 million) 7. Final Destination 5 ($7.7 million) 8. 30 Minutes or Less ($6.3 million) 9. One Day ($5.1 million) 10. Crazy, Stupid, Love ($4.9 million) Analysis The Help is cleaning up (yeah, I just…