Horror Bites

Horror Bites: From Elm Street to Psycho Street

Nov 11th 2009 9:05AM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

Wondering what scenes will make it from the original Nightmare on Elm Street to the remake? Kellan Lutz gives some clues. [SciFi Wire]

The Hollywood Reporter posts that Len Wiseman is gearing up for an untitled post-apocalyptic thriller.

James Gunn reveals that he must leave the world of Scream Queens behind for his recently greenlit Super. [FEARnet]

Fangoria shares pictures and a trailer for the horror anthology Psycho Street, where you can find tasty slabs of whole-roasted leg.

If you're itching to travel through Dante's Inferno, Dread Central reports that a demo of the game, titled Gates of Hell, will be available this December.

Bloody Disgusting offers a peek at Hilary Swank all bloodied in The Resident.


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Horror Bites: Screams, Shadows, and Afterlife

Nov 4th 2009 11:04AM by: Monika Bartyzel

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Kevin Williamson tells MTV that Scream 4 will head back to Woodboro 10 years after the mess in Los Angeles.

FEARnet reports that Let Me In -- the remake of Let the Right One In -- has kicked off in New Mexico, with added cast-members like the excellent Elias Koteas.

If you think Billy Burke is wasted as the dad to a girl lusting for sparkly vamps, check out the trailer for Shadow Play over at Arrow in the Head.

The site also shares an absolutely Poe-free poster for Tell Tale.

And Milla Jovovich has started tweeting from the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife. [via Bloody Disgusting]

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Horror Bites: 'The Evil Dead' Returns to the Big Screen

Oct 29th 2009 6:05PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

Hello Mr. Fancy Pants! We have to wait to hear if that possible sequel will ever come to fruition, but in the meantime, you can check out the original Evil Dead on select U.S. and Canadian screens soon. Check out the details on FearNet.

According to Bloody Disgusting, Travis Betz will start a horror musical called The Dead Inside next month.

Variety reports that Universal is teaming with TCM to release never-released old-school horror movies like Murders in the Zoo.

The Junkyard Dog isn't only an old-school wrestler. Check out a trailer for Kim Bass' horror flick over at Bloody Disgusting.

AICN shares a gruesome scene from Splatter.

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Horror Bites: Blair Witches, Daybreakers, and Horrific Mermaids

Oct 28th 2009 2:03PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

Director Daniel Myrick tells EW that he might return to the world of Blair Witch.

Luc Besson is working on a film where a young, female reporter battles all sorts of undead things and scary monsters, according to Arrow in the Head.

MTV has nabbed some new stills of the awesome Daybreakers.

Corbin Bernsen has told Fangoria that he wants to make a zombie sports flick.

Trent Haaga, the pen behind Deadgirl, will make his directorial debut with Chop -- so says Dread Central.

Bloody Disgusting reports that Malcolm McDowell has picked up his latest blood-filled gig -- a starring role in Two Wolves.

What would the masses have thought of Splash as a pustule-filled horror film? [via io9]

Variety reports that Comicbook writer Philip Gelatt will bring his home-invasion horror story Country Road K to the big screen.

Not all zombies speak English. Horror Movies.ca shares a trailer for the Chilean zombie flick Blind Dead.

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Horror Bites: Crows, Zombies, and an Living 'Torso'

Oct 23rd 2009 11:13AM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

Has the latest Crow incarnation been "very well received" as Mania reports?

In case you didn't get enough Stan Helsing with the trailer, FEARnet shares six clips and premiere photos.

They also report that Atreyu is serving fans not only with a new video, but also an online shooter called Metalhead Zombies.

A girl tied up? Unpossible! Fangoria has thrown up an all-too-familiar image from Jason Horton's new Trap.

Ready for Kat Von D horror? Bloody Disgusting shares a trailer for The Bleeding, and then some behind-the-scenes footage from Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead.

Brian Bendis tells MTV that his Torso movie is "not dead yet."

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Horror Bites: Jesse Eisenberg, Monsters, Vampires, and More

Oct 20th 2009 6:03PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

Sad... Vic Mizzy, the Composer of The Addams Family theme, passed away over the weekend. The Vault of Horror shares the theme and a clip in his memory.

Variety reports that the Pastor brothers are returning with the thriller Strange But True, where a girl claims to be carrying her dead boyfriend's child 5 years after he dies.

It seems Zombieland isn't the only blood Jesse Eisenberg has been busy with -- Bloody Disgusting reports that he's got another all wrapped called Camp Hope.

The Hollywood Reporter posts that Mike Mitchell (Sky High) will direct Monster Squad. But don't worry, it's not a remake -- just a new name for the long-in-gestation Nightcrawlers.

Elias Koteas gets to comfort Milla Jovovich in new stills for The Fourth Kind over at Dread Central.

TV names Rhys Coiro, Mia Kirshner, and Harold Perrineau lead the cast for the direct-to-DVD 30 Days of Night sequel, according to Bloody Disgusting.

Arrow in the Head shares some new The Box stills ... and hopefully we can definitely see it all next month.

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Horror Bites: Blood Farms, Psychopaths, and Fear Clinics

Oct 15th 2009 5:02PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

When the world is taken over by a vampiric plague, they've got to be harvested somehow... MTV has scored a peek at Daybreakers' eerie blood farm.

Arrow in the Head shares a teaser trailer for the horror film Amer, from French filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani who are riffing on Luis Buñuel's razor/eye shot.

Pirate radio isn't only for Happy Harry -- Variety reports that Geoff Bell and Martin Compston will star in a new horror movie called Comedown, where six kids "are targeted by a psychopath when trying to set up a relay aerial for a local pirate radio station."

Fangoria nabbed a clips where Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead gets busy with some horror-style facial reconstruction.

In case you didn't think the Beverly Hillbillys was enough hell, Dread Central has a few pics from 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys.

FEARnet has got an original online series in the works called Fear Clinic, and they've spoken with director Rob Hall about the ins and outs of the new series.

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Horror Bites: An 'Open House' to 'Mother's Day'

Oct 13th 2009 4:14PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web:

After meeting and falling for each other on True Blood, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are taking their horror romance to the big screen with a thriller called Open House, to be directed by her brothers Andrew Paquin. [via Bloody Disgusting]

Moviehole reports that Ian Somerhalder is adding to his horror repertoire by supplementing his Vampire Diaries stint with a gothic fairytale called Cradlewood, which has him heir to a fortune that's got creepy history.

John Landis' Burke and Hare has gotten one sweet casting announcement. Arrow in the Head reports that David Tennant -- aka the recently replaced Doctor Who -- has joined Simon Pegg in the sadistic blood fest.

How will slasher fare play on MTV? You can get a hint over at ShockTilYouDrop, where they've thrown up a clip of MTV's My Super Psycho Sweet 16.

It's not yet May, but it is time for an official website for Darren Bousman's Mother's Day, as Dread Central reports.

And finally, if you need Milla Jovovich horror to get you through the week, head to Bloody Disgusting for a few TV spots for The Fourth Kind.

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Horror Bites: Finding a Safe Haven from Law Abiding Citizens

Oct 6th 2009 5:40PM by: Monika Bartyzel

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It's time for Horror Bites -- your (semi) daily round-up of blood, guts, and torturous mayhem from around the web.
  • --Universal Networks joins E1 Entertainment to help bring Stephen King's Haven to TV, according to Variety.
  • --Final Girl explores the "tortilla of boredom" that is Frankie Avalon (yes, of Frankie & Annette fame) and the horror of Blood Song.
  • --Zombie Nightmare man John Fasano has a new zombie web series called Wake Up Dead, starring Jon Heder. (My run-down on Cinematical.)
  • --FEARnet has picked their Top 10 horror sequels ... do you agree with their choices?
  • --Get ready to say hello to the man with the boom stick -- Bruce Campbell has joined Fangoria's Trinity of Terrors, which will take place in Vegas at the end of the month.
  • --Bloody Disgusting shares some blood and violence in a clip from Law Abiding Citizen.
  • --Thomas Jane recently talked to MTV and relayed how a moment of filmmaking nervousness revealed a path of mentor moments stretching back to Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel.

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