Blu-ray Releases Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

This week we have a couple blu-rays coming out this week that is worth checking out. The box office bomb Beautiful Creatures is available. Arnie is back on the screen with Johnny Knoxville in The Last Stand. And finally, we have the very unique and very different horror anthology film The ABC's of Death on blu-ray.

Award Winning Zombie Film The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead Hitting DVD and VOD

The European zombie anthology film The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead from Safehosue Pictures U.K has been making the festival rounds and been sweeping up the awards.
Runner up best film at Fantastic Fest U.K, being an official selection at the Killer Film Festival in Massachusetts as well as being an official selection at Grimmfest in 2012.
Director Damian Morter's third film is currently at the Cannes market and we have the official trailer to get you ready for the DVD and VOD release this August.

Synopsis
"THE WORLD HAS CHANGED...AND IT'S FULL OF MONSTERS...

​The population is now scarce...a young man called Matthew now seeks refuge and solitude in the hill tops and mountains, spending his days repetitively picking up the starving dead by the roadside and burning them on his fire. One day he encounters Cal, a mysterious stranger who passes out in his camp. Matthew takes him in, and upon inspecting Cal's possesions, he comes across a journel, which documents 3 stories of horror Cal has experienced upon his search for "THE STORYTELLER" an ancient demon who has caused the death and chaos which now surrounds them...but as Cal sleeps and Matthew reads on, something approaches from the forests around them and soon. they will no longer be alone..."

Scream Factory To Unleash The Prince of Darkness on Blu-ray

Scream Factory has, yet again, dug into the classic horror caves and has brought out a rare diamond to be released on blu-ray. Today, Scream Factory announced on their Facebook page that they are going to release John Carpenter's cult classic Prince of Darkness on blu-ray.
They claim that it's their #1 most requested transfer yet.
The blu-ray and DVD will be released this fall. No further details were released.

Adam Green And The Horror Community For 1 Fund Boston

Adam Green, creator of the Hatchet franchise, Holliston TV series and Frozen is helping victims out of the Boston Bombings in a huge way. If you are in the Boston area then you should defiantly get into one of these events.

1. Holliston Comes To Holliston
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Holliston High School, 370 Hollis St., Holliston, MA 01746
Admission $5
Holliston comes to Holliston: Season 2 with an advanced screening of the three of season 2's episodes, Q&A after the screening with cast members Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Laura Ortis





2. Horror/Boston Strong Party
 Wednesday, May 29, 2013  
The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester, MA 01608
Doors open at 7 p.m. 
Admission $5
Horror/Boston Strong party at The Palladium hosted by Adam Green. Special guests include Jason
Vorhees himself Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan and more celebrity guests. A silent auction will be taking place on rare gifts, gift cards and other horror memorabilia. In advance people can bid on the Online auction here

3. Hatchet Movie Marathon Featuring The First Ever Screening of Hatchet III
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The Revere Hotel, Theater One, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116
$25 (minimum donation but you can donate more to the victims if you wish)
Adam Green hosts the first ever Hatchet Marathon, which consists of a rare uncensored UK 35mm print of the original Hatchet, An uncensored 35mm print of Hatchet II and the first ever Hatchet III uncensored screening.

Tickets will be available to buy at the door for more information call the Palladium box office 508-797-9696

Zombieland Cancelled

The Zombieland has been cancelled after one episode. Amazon released the pilot episode a couple weeks ago and asked for peoples feedback which would determine the outcome of the show. The show was overwhelmed with such mixed comments and mixed to negative reviews of the pilot that Amazon has decided not to go on with the series. 
Co-writer and executive producer Rhett Reese took to Twitter to express his views on the recently cancelled series.

"Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon. Sad for everyone involved. I'll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans. You guys successfully hated it out of existence. Anyway, we did our best, and we're very proud of our team."-Rhett Reese

Kingdom Come Gets A Poster to Sell at Cannes

Matchbox Pictures, the studio behind one of the most surprising  films of 2012 Devil Seed, are back with Kingdom Come. This is Greg A. Sager's follow up to Devil Seed and the sales art poster was just released and damn, it looks bad ass I must say. This film will be screening at the Cannes Film Festival thanks to Imagination WorldWide.

Plot Synopsis
"A group of strangers awake, trapped inside an old abandoned mental hospital. With no apparent way out and no one being able to remember how they even got there they begin searching for a way to escape. As they explore the cold, dark maze of corridors they realize they are not alone and that they are being stalked by supernatural forces with sinister intentions.
For Sam (Ry Barrett) and Jessica (Camille Hollett-French) keeping Celia, (Ellie O'Brien) the youngest member safe proves to be just as difficult as keeping the group together as hostilities grow between them. Everyone begins to question each others motives as secrets linking their pasts are revealed and that someone within the group is not who they say they are. One by one they begin to disappear, all that is left behind to be found by the others is the devastation and carnage of their demise.
As everything and everyone unravels they start to understand that all the windows that have been boarded up from the inside is not so much to keep them in, but keep whatever evil lurks outside…out. In this place nothing is as it seems and the decisions they make here will seal their fate forever."

The ABC's of Death Is Hoping Next Time You Will Sing With Them (Updated Story)

The unique and artistic anthology horror film The ABC's of Death is getting a sequel. Variety is saying that the producers of the original film have plans for a sequel to be released at Cannes. The only directors that have been announced for this installment is Alex de la laglesia and the director from Room 237 Rodney Ascher as well as animator Bill Plympton. We also have just learned that Twisted Twins Jen and Sylvia Soska will be attached and so will Marcus Dunstan director of The Collector and The Collection.
Art Timpson producer had this to say:

"This time around we're all determined to expand the concept to even more hyperkinetic, comically deranged and mortally dizzying heights of someone can shuffle off this mortal coil." - Art Timpson 

I still think it would be better as a TV show and instead of giving the directors 5 minutes of screen time they can give them an hour and each episode is another letter of the alphabet.

Crystal Lake Memories Documentary Finally Has A Release Date

The long awaited Friday The 13th documentary from the people that did the incredible Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy has a release date. Yesterday it was announced that Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th will be released August,
27th, 2013 with the presale starting July, 8, 2013.

From the official Facebook page
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th promises to give horror fans a unique insider’s look into the iconic horror series, featuring over 100 interviews with cast and crew spanning all twelve films and the television series, many of whom have never before publicly discussed their involvement in the long-running franchise. The documentary is written and directed by Daniel Farrands and produced by Thommy Hutson, who previously combined forces on the most acclaimed horror franchise documentary ever made, 2010’s Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, an epic four-hour journey that chronicled the making of director Wes Craven’s seminal 1984 shocker and its seven sequels. Independently produced, financed and released by Farrands and Hutson, Never Sleep Again won The Academy of Science Fiction and Horror’s prestigious Saturn Award in 2010 for “Best DVD Release” as well as two Home Media Magazine Reaper Awards for “Best Direct-to-Video Release” and “Best of Show.”

For updated information as it comes stay tuned to http://www.crystallakememories.net/

American Horror Story: Coven Gets Big Name Stars

American Horror Story: Coven is packing a lot of punch with the name actors and actresses they are getting and these next two are no exception.
Ryan Murphy, co-creator of the series took to twitter to announce two new faces that will be in Coven.
Ryan Murphy's Tweet: "Two legends are joining the cast of American Horror Story: Coven -- Oscar nominee Angela Bassett and Tony winner Patti LuPone!"
No details were released to who they would be playing on the show.

[REC] 4: Apocalypse English Teaser Poster

REC has been a franchise we all know and love. With three films in total and an American remake called Quarantine. The Spanish horror film franchise is ready to release the fourth and final film in the franchise. This teaser poster is provided by Bloody Disgusting to get us excited for REC 4: Apocalypse.

Story Synopsis
"Angela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the fireman, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don’t know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.”

Adam Green and Joe Lynch Enter The Movie Crypt

Holliston's Adam Green and Joe Lynch have been extremely busy lately. With them both working on Holliston Season 2, which premiers June 4th on Fearnet. Green working on Hatchet III and Lynch working and struggling with the studios on Knights of Badassdom they still manged to find the time to do a podcast.
The podcast which is called The Movie Crypt taken from their T.V series Holliston, Green and Lynch sit down and discuss a variety of subjects related to the film industry before doing a Friday the 13th: Part II commentary. Very good and fun. Check it out in the link below.

The Movie Crypt with Green & Lynch: Episode 1: 'Friday the 13th: Part 2' Commentary | GeekNation

Blu-ray Release Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Blu-rays, the many Blu-rays we all watch, cherish and collect. This Tuesday there are some Blu-rays that are coming that you might consider adding to your collection starting with a Guillermo Del Toro presents film Mama. One of the better movies released this year surprisingly. The final season of the hit science fiction TV series Fringe get's released today so we can finally have the complete series on Blu-ray. And the last one to check out is Mark Romaneck's 2002 film One Hour Photo starring, of all people, Robin Williams.  

The Crow Script Reviewd: It's Terrible

The Crow remake script has been reviewed. Yes, we know its just a script and there will probably be some adjustments made, but What The Fuck. I made a list of everything that just doesn't work in the script. Again THIS IS JUST A FIRST DRAFT.
Below is what you will find to be in the script. There will be changes we all hope.

• Eric Draven is not a rock muscian he's a police officer.
• Killed on side of the road as he was going to purpose to his lover Shelly.
• They both grew up in a christian orphanage.
• Eric can quote bible verses from memory.
• starts off with him becoming the crow in the first five minutes.
• They take in a boy this time named Jason who they look after now he's on the police force that Eric is on. 
• Eric notices his change when he doesn't see his reflection in the mirror so to see himself he paints himself and puts on his tuxedo and then the crow comes on his shoulder 
• he has ghost powers so he can see posses people 
• quoted in the script as a reverse spider-man? (I don't even know what that means)
• Like a mess of garbage from The Crow graphic novel combined with the first draft of The Boondocks Saints mixed with pages of a gothic teenagers poetry book

The Crow has Been Cast

Now a days every movie is going to be remade, hell I think there going remake Salo 120 days of sodom. The Crow remake is official and has finally found its lead actor. After months and months of reports of Channing Tatum, James McAvoy and True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard showing interest in the gothic role, Luke Evans has been picked to fill the role.
Luke Evans is new to the scene starring in such films as Clash of the Titans, The Three Musketeers  and Immortals.

Rob Zombie Stepping Down From Directing For A Long Time

Lets face it, Rob Zombie does not have the best directing career. In fact, he sucks (except for Devils Reject). His first film House of 1,000 Corpses gained a cult following but where he really shined was The Devils Rejects in 2005. It was just an old fashioned exploitation road trip film that was fun and brutal at the same time. Then he did Halloween and well, the first half of the movie is okay. Then the dreaded Halloween II which has more plot holes and dumb ass dialogue then the first.
Now with The Lords of Salem (Review here) Rob has finally manned up and said "You know, I am not very good at this directing stuff" well he didn't say that but that's what were all thinking.
In a recent interview with Phoenix NewTimes Rob Zombie said this.

"No. I'm not really thinking of doing anything . . . Lords of Salem is my last sort of horror-genre related film for a really long time."- Rob Zombie 

Thank god now lets all exhale and be relieved that we don't have to suffer through another horror movie where Sheri Moon Zombie is the lead or has white horse or plays a stripper mom.

Source: Phoenix NewTimes
 

Manson Family on Blu Ray Has A New Release Date

The psychedelic exploitation film The Manson Family by Jim VanBebber has a new release date.
Severin Films will now be releasing the film on June 11 in Blu-ray/DVD combo form. The high definition transfer will also include 5.1 audio plus audio commentary by Jim Vanbebber.
It will also have Gator Green, a short film by Vanbebber. An uncut look at the making of the  The Manson Family.  A special featurette called In The Belly of The Beast a documentary on the 1997 Fantasia Film Festival and the usual deleted scenes, theatrical trailers and an interview with the man himself, Charles Manson.






Source: Fangoria

Scanners II and III Box Art Revealed

Scanners II and III double blu ray pack box art has been released through Scream Factory. Though no special features have been revealed yet. Check it out and it's actually the theatrical poster art as the cover HOW AWESOME IS THAT! This blu ray is slated for a fall release.

Hannibal TV Series Being Dropped by KSL

KSL TV will no longer be airing the NBC horror TV series Hannibal due to its "extensive graphic nature"
The TV station had gotten numerous complaints about the series and decided to drop the show. In it's place the KSL will air a special edition of it's news cast.  

Plot
“Hannibal” – One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller (“Pushing Daisies,” “Heroes”), based on the characters from Thomas Harris’ classic novels, we see where this incredible story began. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, “The Big C”) is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham’s unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he’s pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there’s no villain they can’t catch. If Will only knew… Fuller is writer and executive producer. Martha De Laurentis (“Red Dragon,” “Hannibal”), Sara Colleton (“Dexter”), Jesse Alexander (“Lost”, “Heroes”), and Katie O’Connell also serve as executive producers. David Slade is the director/executive producer for the series pilot. “Hannibal” is produced by Gaumont International Television.

The Last Exorcism Part II Hitting Blu Ray Unrated

One of the worst movies of the year so far The Last Exorcism Part II is set to hit blu ray this June and its UNRATED. But would the unrated cut have I don't know maybe an on screen death and maybe s
ome blood? hopefully.

Press Release
From producer Eli Roth (The Last Exorcism, Hostel series) and the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the terrifying supernatural thriller THE LAST EXORCISM PART II, available June 18th on unrated Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In this pulse-pounding sequel to 2010’s horror hit The Last Exorcism, the evil force that once possessed a young woman is back to prove that “the last exorcism” was only the beginning. Ashley Bell returns as Nell, the role that earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and an MTV Movie Award nomination in the original film. This shiver-inducing follow up finds her back in the relative safety of civilization, living in the city of New Orleans.
Just as she begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans. Co-starring in the film is Spencer Treat Clark (The Last House on the Left), Andrew Sensenig (I Love You, Philip Morris), Judd Lormand (The Hunger Games), Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer 1&2) and Julia Garner (The Perks of Being a Wallflower).
The unrated Blu-ray and DVD features unseen footage too frightening for theatres, a commentary track with director Ed Gass-Donnelly and producer Eli Roth, and three featurettes, including Hair Salon Scare – The Last Exorcism Part II goes Viral, Nell’s Story and Shooting in New Orleans.
THE LAST EXORCISM PART II was directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs), and written by Gass-Donnelly and Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench). It was produced by Eli Roth (Hostel series), Marc Abraham (Dawn of the Dead), Eric Newman (Dawn of the Dead) and Thomas Bliss (The Last Exorcism).

American Horror Story: Coven Has A Witch ?

Most of the cast of  FX's American Horror Story (season 1) is returning for the third installment of the series called American Horror Story: Coven. 
The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Oscar Nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) will be added as a cast member. Who she will play is not revealed yet.