Bloody Disgusting is reporting that “30 Days Of Night: Dark Days”, the sequel to 2007′s “30 Days of Night,” the 2007 adaptation of Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s vampire comic book, will begin shooting this October with Ben Ketai directing. “Dark Days” takes place in LA and will focus on Stella Oleson from the first “30 Days of Night” film, who along a group of vampire hunters, intentionally draw out the wandering vampiric horde of the first film in order to avenge the death of her husband Eben, played by Josh Hartnett, in the 2007 film. Melissa George of “Alias” fame played the part of Stella in the first film,…

Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt the Dark Horse Comics title “Criminal Macabre,” the noir/horror miniseries created by Steve Niles. Kyle Ward has been set to write the script. Dark Horse’s Mike Richardson of Dark Horse, along with with Neal Moritz and his Original Film company, will be producing the film. The story follows a supernaturally-inclined private investigator/contract hitman named Cal McDonald, who hunts the various terrors such as vampires and ghosts who stalk humanity from the shadows. The film has a tentative 2010 release date set for release. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more news on “Criminal Macabre”. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)

MTV Splashpage is reporting that the big-screen adaptation of “Wake The Dead”, the nu-Frankenstein comic from “30 Days Of Night” creator Steve Niles has been officially put on the back burner despite hopes it could have been available for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. Splashpage and Niles both confirm that the project which has Jay Russell attached to direct, which was going to go into production this year, is on hold to due WETA Workshops, who was going to be handling the special effects, being unable to do so due to Guilermo Del Toro’s production of “The Hobbit” also starting soon and WETA being unable to handle other projects. There…

Watch a recent NBC clip from the upcoming Fear Itself episode “In Sickness and in Health” directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) and written by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers). On her wedding day, a beautiful bride played by Maggie Lawson (Psych) receives a mysterious note that reads: “The person you are marrying is a serial killer.” James Roday (Psych) stars as the groom. Christie Laing (The 4400), Sonja Bennett (Eureka) and Marshall Bell (Hamlet 2, Tales from the Crypt) also star. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Fear Itself” news and clips.

Back in March NBC released the full list of episodes and directors for the popular new series “Fear Itself” and now that the show is up and running, we thought it might be of interest! Here’s the complete list along with details: NOTED DIRECTORS JOHN LANDIS, DARREN BOUSMAN, RONNY YU SIGNED TO DIRECT ‘FEAR ITSELF,’ NBC’S UPCOMING NEW SUSPENSE AND HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES FROM LIONSGATE AND INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT Additional Marquee Directors Signed Include Brad Anderson, Breck Eisner, Mary Harron, Stuart Gordon and Ernest Dickerson Brandon Routh, Shiri Appleby, Elisabeth Moss, Cynthia Watros, Eric Roberts and John Billingsley Are Cast in Episodes Along with Russell Hornsby, Pablo Schreiber, Stephen Lee, Stephen…

LOS ANGELES – Hanging suspended from the ceiling all night long might not appeal to your average actor. But the feat was freaky fun for Jesse Plemons, who stars in NBC’s new horror anthology series “Fear Itself.” “I have a new respect for every actor that I’ve seen in a horror movie,” Plemons says of his strung-up situation in “The Sacrifice,” the first of the series’ 13 stand-alone episodes, premiering June 5 at 10 p.m. EDT. “When you’re upside down and there’s blood dripping off your head into a pan, there isn’t a whole lot of acting involved and you just kind of have to react,” Plemons says. In “The…