In an admission that will come as a considerable disappointment to a former coworker (who, for the record, is decidedly not Goth), my initial memories of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” were somewhat fuzzy. My first viewing of producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick’s stop-motion animated film, not too long after its original home video release, was marred with, umm, distractions. So I hadn’t the concrete impressions one might have with a more focused viewing — just an impression of the hand-crafted feel, and a lingering sense of disappointment in relation to the movie’s songs, from Danny Elfman. A re-visiting of the somewhat seminal work — which scored a visual effects…

Check out a kick ass new foreign movie poster from the upcoming horror film “Prom Night” by director Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow (Nip/Tuck), Thomas Kijas, Johnathon Schaech (Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians) and Jessica Stroup (Reaper, The Hills Have Eyes 2). Synopsis: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Anchor Bay Entertainment will unveil the Masters of Horror on July 29th with a Limited Edition Skull Package including all 13 episodes and over 20 hours of bonus features. Here’s the details: BURBANK, CA – Why settle for a good head on your shoulders when you can have a skull on your shelf! Anchor Bay Entertainment, renowned for innovative DVD packaging, brings together all 13 episodes comprising the second season of the blood-chilling anthology series Masters of Horror as a complete box set – housed in a specially designed, limited edition “skull” package! Like last year’s critically lauded Masters of Horror “Mausoleum” Season One Box Set, the Masters of Horror…

Check out the latest movie poster from the upcoming horror film “Prom Night” by director Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow (Nip/Tuck), Thomas Kijas, Johnathon Schaech (Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians) and Jessica Stroup (Reaper, The Hills Have Eyes 2). Synopsis: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Directed By: Don Coscarelli Written By: Don Coscarelli & Stephen Romano (Teleplay) & Joe R Lansdale (Short Story) Score: Technical: 90, Story: 85, Acting: 85, Overall: 87% Ellen on her way back to the city from her wilderness home finds her self, smack in the middle of nowhere when she has an unexpected car accident with another young woman. This is when Moonface decides to make his appearance taking the other young woman off into the woods; Ellen is left alone to fend for herself against the monster of a man hell bent on killing her. Things change into a quick game of cat-and-mouse as soon as the tides shift…

Directed By: Stuart Gordon Written By: Stuart Gordon & Dennis Paoli (Teleplay) & H. P. Lovecraft (Short Story) Score: Technical: 90, Story: 85, Acting: 80, Overall: 85% A grad student rents a room as he works on his computer model of dimensional time and space not realizing that he himself is in the very room his model has created. Strange things begin to happen as he spends more time in his room and as he becomes more attached to his neighbor, a single mother trying to get by on what she can. Thinking he is going insane what lengths will one man go to, to prove his sanity to himself…

Directed By: Joe Dante Written By: Sam Hamm (Teleplay) & Dale Bailey (Short Story) Score: Technical: 80, Story: 90, Acting: 80, Overall: 83% When dead soldiers come back to life, know one understands what it is they want until one of them let’s them know. They want to vote in the up coming presidential election and they want to be heard. The presidents public representatives try to spin this strange tragedy to their own advantage but what happens when the dead vote, who will win the election, the challenger or the man whom sent them to war. It’s a dead heat until the dead vote. What will happen when the…

Directed By: Lucky McKee Written By: Sean Hood & Lucky McKee Score: Technical: 80, Story: 80, Acting: 75, Overall Score: 78% Ms. Ida Teeter an introvert entomologist receives a strange package from Brazil, inside the package a strange and mysterious beetle dwells. As it gets loose it bites Ida’s newly acquired lesbian lover Misty who begins to change and slowly transform into an insect herself, it then hides and roams the apartment building which the two stay until Ida realizes what has happened. Will Ida fall prey to the same fate as her lover or will she make her way out fully intact. Lucky McKee only makes Roger Moore’s Two…

Directed By: Larry Cohen Written By: David J. Schow Score: Technical: 85, Story: 85, Acting: 90, Overall: 87% A young and beautiful recently divorced female traveler is making her way thru what seems to be upstate New York (Never Specified) when her bus breaks down in the damnedest of places. The middle of nowhere is where the bus stands its travelers, the only problem is not one stranger but two and both of them seem to be battling for the area that is there home turf. Two serial killers killing those around them and fighting with one another for the right to make the turf their own, will the young…

Directed By: Dario Argento Written By: Steven Webber (Teleplay) & Bruce Jones (Short Story) Score: Technical: 80, Acting: 80, Story: 70, Overall: 77% Detective Frank Spivey makes a new friend in a young disfigured woman named Jenifer, saving her from being slaughtered by a strange crazy old man. Taking her to his home she soon becomes obsessed with Spivey, as his wife leaves him with their child Spivey retreats to a small mountain community where he and Jenifer spend some very strange quality time with one another. How far is Jenifer willing to take her obsession and how much will Spivey become involved with the young disfigured woman. Definitely not…