The new generation is more or less desensitized to the section of horror that deals with the heavy gore and carnage that we see in almost every movie of this genre nowadays. We’re far away from the days where the real literal meat of horror was carved away from the camera and now see it as close up as possible. One of the men who we can thank for pumping up the gore in front of our eyes to the max is Eli Roth, the same man who made “Cabin Fever,” the “Hostel” saga and even produced the disturbing found footage film “The Last Exorcism.” The famed horror filmmaker is…

Last Friday, Universal Studios Hollywood kicked off Halloween Horror Nights with the Eyegore Awards hosted by Corey Feldman. The awards ceremony honored Scream 4 stars David Arquette and Jamie Kennedy; along with Rainn Wilson, star of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark star Bailee Madison; Final Destination 5 actress Emma Bell and legendary rocker Alice Cooper! This year’s Halloween Horror Nights boasts six mazes, bringing together unprecedented star power to create the definitive Hollywood horror “dream team” and craft the ultimate “live” Halloween nightmare. Mazes include “Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision,” “Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare,” “Eli Roth’s Hostel:…

Can you feel the chill in the air? Winter’s coming! Okay, so many of you likely don’t live in the northeast and this is the Movie News Cheat Sheet, so there’s little room for TV references here, but fall is right around the corner! Even with Oscar season approaching, our Academy Awards potentials aren’t getting much love at the box office. After a weak start, Warrior took a tough fall and this weekend newcomer Drive lacked the zest to earn it the #1 spot, or even the #2 one for that matter. In other dark news, Nicolas Cage is apparently a vampire and Tim Burton’s take on Dark Shadows looks…

Whether we like to admit it or not, we love to be scared every once in awhile. There’s a fun, jolting thrill about walking down a haunted maze and not knowing what to expect when you turn the corner. Will you see gore that you could only imagine in the sickest corner of your mind? Will a weapon-wielding maniac run after you? Are you anywhere closer to finding the exit and getting out of this nightmare? It’s such a terrifying and exciting rush that keeps plenty of people flocking to theaters watch the latest horror movie or, in this case, attending Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. For the past few…

More news about Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights to report! It has been released today that a new maze, “Eli Roth’s Hostel: Hunting Season” will be a part of this year’s festivities at the Halloween Horror Nights. According to the press release, the maze will be a truly horrific experience: “Hostel: Hunting Season,” for which Universal will build elaborate sets re-creating locations in Slovakia, will mark the horror auteur and star’s first effort at transforming his screen work into a live theme park experience. The maze will re-imagine the film’s dehumanizing torture chambers and send guests on a spiraling journey through the corrupt halls of Elite Hunting’s torture factory. Elite…

Ready for a new Shockya.com feature? Well, this one is actually more of a mini-series. It’s stating the obvious to say, Twitter is all the rage, and since Hollywood is no exception, we know a good chunk of your “following” list is likely your favorite movie stars, TV actors, musicians and celebs. There are hundreds out there and I’d like to bet you just search their names and click “follow” regardless of the content they’ve got to offer. Before you know it, you’ve added dozens more and that original celebrity becomes a mere +1 on your following list. Well, we’re here to help you with that. Over the next few…

Read our exclusive interview with Patrick Fabian, who portrays Reverend Cotton Marcus in the mockumentary horror film ‘The Last Exorcism.’ The hit movie, which was directed by Daniel Stamm, is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 4, 2011. Fabian discusses with us, among other things, what it was like to appear in the critically-acclaimed movie and what his future career plans are. Shockya (SY): ‘The Last Exorcism’ made over $20 million alone over its opening weekend (August 27-29, 2010). What did it feel like knowing that so many people accepted it and went out to the theater to see it? Patrick Fabian (PF): Well, it was…

Director Eric Newman is re-teaming with his ‘Last Exorcism’ producer Eli Roth and financier Studio Canal to make the suspense film ‘Psycho Killer’. The team found success with its low-budget horror movie last summer, and hopes to recapture that same victory with their new film. ‘Psycho Killer’ will follow a highway patrolwoman who seeks revenge on the serial killer who murdered her husband. The first quarter of the movie will follow just the serial killer before the patrolwoman begins chasing him. The script will be written by Andrew Kevin Walker, who also wrote the Brad Pitt hit ‘Seven.’ Newman is still looking to cast the female lead. He wants to…

Universal City, CA- Filmmaker/actor Eli Roth, Christopher Lloyd, veteran horror icon, Sid Haig and “Saw” stars Betsy Russell and Gina Holden will be the honorees at the 2010 “Eyegore Awards,” which will serve as the opening night event at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, beginning its 17-night run on Friday, Sept. 24. Corey Feldman returns as host of the 2010 ceremony and presenters will include Rob and Sheri Zombie, filmmaker Tobe Hooper, “True Blood” vampire Mariana Klaveno and “Saw’s” Costas Mandylor. Excerpts from the ceremony will be shown on the website, www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com/hollywood. Wearing multiple hats-director, screenwriter, actor and producer-Eli Roth has emerged as one of the top artists in the…

Here’s a recent interview with producer Eli Roth, director Daniel Stamm, Ashley Bell and Patrick Fabian on the horror film “The Last Exorcism” by director Daniel Stamm (A Necessary Death) and starring Patrick Fabian (Big Love, Crash), Ashley Bell (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Jamie Alyson Caudle (Jonah Hex). Synopsis: When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus expects to perform just another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in…