Editorial: Haberman's Maniacal Musings - The Most EPIC Poster Ever

Hello people. I come bearing a gift. If you’ve seen it, enjoy revisiting. If you haven’t, prepare to be as spellbound as I have been this afternoon. I present to you one of the most extraordinarily epic works of film art I’ve ever seen.

From 1977 came:THE WHITE BUFFALO!

Had no idea this film existed. None. JUST found this by accident while searching for something else, and now my life has taken a dramatic turn. When something like this hits you, a freakish tornado of emotions can begin to rock the ribcage. Do you seek out the film immediately to celebrate your discovery, or do you let your imagination send your soul on an awesome journey of what must be unparalleled and unbridled cinematic ecstasy?

I think I’m gonna simmer in the frothy broth of expectation for a few months. I’ll look at this artwork each day until around May or so, then I’ll attempt to find the thing. Film Foreplay.

A quick Google gander shows the film available on DVD from Blockbuster’s website, while some sketchy looking offerings can be found on Amazon. The ratings I’ve seen are all over the map, so who knows just what we’re dealing with here. All I know for now are these two truths: Christmas came late for Chris, and my grandkids will someday inherit my framed posterof this.

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Exclusive: The Collection Goes Before Cameras; Co-writer Patrick Melton Speaks

With director Marcus Dunstan’sThe Collectioncurrently shooting in Georgia, we caught up this morning with Patrick Melton, the man who along with Dunstan co-scripted the upcoming sequel to their 2009 flickThe Collectoras well as several other notable horror films (theFeastfranchise andSaw IV-VIIas well as the currently in pre-productionPiranha 3DD).

“We're two days in,”Melton said ofThe Collection, which is currently shooting nights {see below photo from the set},“so it's early, but things are going well. It’s a twenty-eight-day shoot, which is nine days more than we had on the original film. This one is much more ambitious, and it has been coming along great. I'll be playing a fireman in a big scene we have planned this evening. That's all I can say, but when you see the film, look for me as Sexy Fireman #4.”

Directed by Dunstan (who made his directorial debut with the mostly well receivedThe Collector),The Collection’s makeup effects are once again being handled by gore-guru Gary Tunnicliffe, who provided the significant splatter for its predecessor (as well as effects forScream 4andMy Bloody Valentine, among others). Also returning to the fold is lead actor Josh Stewart, reprising his role of the unlucky burglar‘Arkin’, a man caught up in the machinations of the film’s masked sadist.

“We're all cast up at this point, or at least pretty close to it,”Melton communicated of those joining Stewart before the cameras, which include,“Emma Fitzpatrick (The Social Network), Lee Tergesen (OZ, Monster), and Christopher McDonald (Requiem for a Dream, Boardwalk Empire){pictured below, l-r}amongst many others. We have a good mix of young and veteran actors, and everyone has been really excited thus far.”

As for where the Liddell Entertainment production has set up,“We're shooting in Atlanta,”said Melton.“It has a ton of great old buildings that we're using for various larger sets. While the first one was mainly contained to a house in the middle of nowhere, the scale is larger on this one in all regards. I don't want to give anything away, but the opening ‘massacre’ is pretty cool. With the Saw films, we always shot for a couple of ‘awe’ moments in terms of spilling blood, and this one could be pretty spectacular. We'll see how it comes out.”

For more on the film, see ourprior conversation with Melton here.

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Sundance 2011: The Trailer Debut: Septien

Well, the trailer for Michael Tully'sSeptien, which will be playing at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is finally here, and we have to say ... this doesn't look exactly like the horror film we've been lead to believe that it is. Though it really could go either way.

Septienfollows what happens when a reclusive sports hustler returns home to his family farm after years of absence to reunite with his two eccentric, unhinged and emotionally damaged brothers. Yep, could very well be one hell of a psycho kind of family reunion. Lord knows we all have them and secretly wish that they could end in bloodshed.

Should we continue to cover it? Let us know what you think below.

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Get Nailed By the First Clip From The Bleeding

It's Thursday. You're sitting there wishing the weekend was here. Minutes are passing like hours. How about a little gore and suffering to get you through? Usually does the trick for us!

From the Press Release:
Anchor Bay Entertainment, in association with Gigapix Releasing and Iron Bull Films, will release the vampire thrillerThe Bleeding (review here)on DVD March 1, 2011. In the tradition of Blade, The Lost Boys and From Dusk Till Dawn, The Bleeding is an action-packed tale of fangs, guns, tattoos and frontier justice on the mean streets and features an all-star cast including Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand, Snatch), Michael Matthias, rap superstar DMX (Romeo Must Die), Rachelle Leah, Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2), tattooed reality star Kat Von D (“L.A. Ink”) and Armand Assante (“Gotti,” American Gangster, Judge Dredd).

Shawn Black (Matthias) knows pain. His parents and brother were killed in front of him. Beaten, bloodied and left for dead by a gang of ruthless vampires led by the charismatic Cain (Jones) and his lethal lieutenant Vanya (Kat Von D). But like his would-be murderers, Shawn has come back from the brink of death to take his revenge. He soon comes upon Reverend Roy (Madsen), who reveals to Shawn his calling as a“slayer,” the only human capable of truly destroying vampires.

Dark, brooding and with a palpable layer of cowboy justice, The Bleeding spins a tale of otherworldly influences running headlong into the very human thirst for revenge. Redemption comes with a heavy, and bloody, price in The Bleeding.

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Going Hiking? Hold on to Your Pelt!

If you're hiking in the woods of an area in Kentucky named Caveland you're probably just asking for bad things to happen.Peltpurports to tell the tale of the bad things that befell seven hikers in July of 1991 when they decided to go camping in the woods of Caveland, Kentucky.

Sudden, gory death hides behind every bush. When beautiful Jennifer and her friends embark on a backpacking excursion deep into the woods, they come chest to chest with an evil as old as the trees. Listen...above the crackling of the campfire...is that the sound of a twig snapping or your best girlfriend's neck? The interlopers discover that when the locals warn you not to trespass, it's a warning you should heed.

Justin Welborn (The Crazies,The Final Destination), Ashley Watkins, and Travis Goodman star in this horror feature from director Richard Swindell, who also wrote the film with Oscar D. Gomez. What stuck out to me most in the trailer below was the line"FROM THE MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME..."According to IMDB, Swindell's previous directing credits have all been true crime documentaries:Women on Death Row 2,Women on Death Row 3,Women on Death Row 4, andMunchausen Moms. Not sure that warrants of"masters of true crime"tag, but they've still got more of a claim on the title than Ulli Lommel.

Peltwon awards at the 2010 Big Bear Film Festival and now we will all get to experience the terror on March 8th when Osiris Entertainment releases the film to DVD. Have a look at the trailer below.

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Val Kilmer to Get Sexy (No Really) in Seven Below Zero

It's been a long time since anyone has referred to Val Kilmer as"sexy", but the man's a damned good actor and we'll always be ahuckleberryfor him! So what does the once high-flying Ice Man have cooking next?

According toWhat's PlayingKilmer will star inSeven Below Zero, a new thriller shooting in Alexandria next month, that’s said to be a “sexy horror movie”. Ving Rhames (the Obama of Piranhas) and Charlie Bewely (Twilight) are in final talks to join the cast.

Until official word is announced and more cast confirms, we'll file this one under"We'll See"for now, though it did give us cause to run the image that you see below. Stay tuned, kids!

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Dreadtime Stories: I Want My Mummy

Every January, college students return to classes in the rigorous pursuit of academic excellence. And waiting for them are those insidious organizations: The Greeks. Eager young students pander and scrape for social acceptance during Rush Week, and many organizations require their pledges to perform tasks to prove their worth to the club. But just how far would they go? When does a pledge stunt go too far? Three young college students are about to find out that there are some forces with which one shouldn't trifle. Tonight's Dreadtime Story is calledI Want My Mummy.

Click the book below to listen, and look for this episode to hit iTunes later in the day.

Check out the officialDreadtime Stories Facebook page here, which is riddled with pictures from the recording sessions, the officialDreadtime Stories MySpace page here, and follow@dreadtimestryson Twitter! Mac users: Download the Dreadtime Stories widget fromAmericanHorrorWriter.net!

Written By:
Hoshizora Aona
Scott A. Johnson

This Episode's Dreadtime Players:
Scott A. Johnson
Tabatha Johnson
Hoshizora Taylor
Matt Taylor

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Slamdance 2011: Exclusive: Crime Scene Photos From Atrocious

It's always nice to kick off your weekend with a little gore, and we have good some goodies for you right here! Playing this Saturday at Slamdance 2011 will be Fernando Barreda Luna's found footage film,Atrociousand we have some exclusive crime scene images for you to chew on!

Synopsis:
In April of 2010, Spanish police reported the discovery of 37 hours of recorded evidence that shed new light on a gruesome murder investigation. The found footage documents a family of five spending their holidays at their summer house, where brother and sister Cristian and July Quintanilla pass the time investigating a terrifying local urban legend. As their investigation intensifies, strange occurrences in and around the house escalate rapidly, before culminating in unspeakable atrocities.

Fernando Barreda Luna was born in Tampico, Mexico, in 1983. Screenwriter, editor, graphic designer, composer, producer, and director, he's the founder of his own production company, Nabu Films. Atrocious is his feature debut.

Check out the goods below and for more info log ontoslamdance.comand follow Slamdance onTwitterandFacebook. Slamdance, which is being presented again by Kodak, runs concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-27, 2011 in Park City, Utah.

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Argento's Inferno Setting Blu-ray on Fire in March!

The second of Argento's three mothers is getting set to make here Blu-ray high definition debut so does this mean thatSuspiriaisn't very far behind! Lord how we pray!

Blue Underground has announced the release of Dario Argento's
Infernoon both Blu-ray and DVD Special Edition. This marks the film's first high definition release in the United States. Look for it in stores on March 29th!

Written and directed by Dario Argento,Infernois considered to be the sequel to his classicSuspiria. This surreal shocker stars Irene Miracle (Night Train Murders), Daria Nicolodi (Deep Red) and Leigh McCloskey ("Dallas"), and features a pulse-pounding original score by Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake& Palmer. Blue Underground is proud to presentInferno
in breath-taking High Definition, freshly transferred from the original uncut and uncensored negative, complete with exclusive new Extras!

Synopsis
A young woman stumbles upon a mysterious diary that reveals the secrets of“The Three Mothers” and unleashes a nightmare world of demonic evil. As the unstoppable horror spreads from Rome to New York City, this unholy trinity must be stopped before the world is submerged in the blood of the innocent.

Special Features

Art& Alchemy– Interview with Star Leigh McCloskey

Reflections of Rose– Interview with Star Irene Miracle

Interview with Writer/Director Dario Argento and Assistant Director Lamberto Bava

Theatrical Trailer

Dario Argento Intro

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Early True Blood Season 4 Teaser Casts its Spell

Hear those wheels beginning to spin? The engine roaring? It can only mean one thing - HBO's promotion train has begun delivering the teaser goods for their upcoming fourth season of the hit series"True Blood".

Known for their funny and badassad campaigns, we can't wait to see what they pull out of their ever-so-imaginative hats this year! Dig on the first teaser below. Don't get too excited though ... there are no clips of characters or anything like that. They do, however, give you a pretty damned clear message of what direction the series will be going in when it debuts next summer.

That's right, fangbangers. It looks as if witches will be the flavor of choice, and that opens the door for all kinds of lunacy! Dig it!

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Jennifer Love Hewitt to Wait Till Helen Comes

"Ghost Whisperer"star Jennifer Love Hewitt is ready to transition from whispering to directing specters. That's right, kids ... the chick who knew what we did last summer is going to be spending the next one behind the camera!

According toVarietyHewitt will be directing an adaptation of the novelWait Till Helen Comesby Mary Downing Hahn. Sanchez Mandryk penned the script which tells of a Baltimore family that moves into a house that was once a church. The eldest daughter comes into contact with the ghost of a young girl who might be a danger to the family.

Yeah, moving into a church? Probably not the best of ideas. Shooting is expected to begin this summer. Stay tuned for more as it comes.

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Sundance 2011: Badass New Hobo With a Shotgun One-Sheet

Hobo with a Shotgunwith be making its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival as part of the Park City at Midnight section, and to celebrate the flick's arrival we have a brand new bit of artwork for you guys to leave a coin in our styrofoam cup for.

Magnet Releasing has picked up U.S. distribution rights to the genre flickHobo With a Shotgun. The company plans a release in 2011.

Way back in 2007 Jason Eisner created a faux trailer calledHobo With a Shotgunfor theGrindhousetrailer competition. It went over big (and how could it not with a title like that?), and as a result a feature is on the way with none other than Rutger Hauer as the gun-toting street urchin.

The officialHobo With a Shotgunwebsitehas a ton of exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, and there's also a production blog to dig on so pull up a seat and get busy! Look for more on this one soon!

Dig on the new Canadian eye candy below courtesy ofIGN.

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Mortal Kombat Web Series on the Way

Remember that really awesome fan film,Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, from a few months back? There's no denying it was more interesting than both theMKmovies put together (I'm still pretending the second flick didn't happen. In fact, what second flick?), and if you were a fan of it, brother, do we have some good news for you!

According toBloody Disgustingreports that irector Kevin Tancharoen - who directed the awesome online short - will return behind the camera for a 10-episode web series dedicated to the popular video game.

Penned by Tancharoen, Todd Helbing, and Aaron Helbing, star Michael Jai White leads the cast as"Major Jackson 'Jax' Briggs. Shooting will take place in Vancouver this coming February. Contestants expected to be cast are: Shang Tsung, Liu Kang, Sub Zero, Durac (brother of Goro), Kabal, Kitana, Mileena and of course Scorpion. As always the plot revolves around Earth's mightiest warriors fighting to save the planet from Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung - the two menaces who rule over Outworld.

No release date has been set. Stay tuned. In the interim dig on the original short again!

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A Quartet of New Images: John Carpenter's The Ward

Time for a quick look at two of the lovelies starring in John Carpenter'sThe Ward. Serves up at and fresh, we have four new stills featuring two of our favorite bits of eye candy, Amber Heard and Danielle Panabaker, just waiting for you to feast your eyes on!

John Carpenter'sThe Wardwill debut in UK cinemas on January 21st, 2011.

Lyndsy Fonseca and Jared Harris also star.

Dig on the goods below courtesy ofKino Gallery!

Synopsis
The Ward is an intense psychological thriller set in a mental institution where a young woman, Kristen, is haunted by a mysterious and deadly ghost. As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than she could have imagined.

Kristen, who is in her early 20's, wakes to find herself bruised, cut, drugged, and held against her will in a remote ward of Chamberlain Psychiatric Hospital. She is completely disoriented with no idea why she was brought to this place and no memory of her life.

The other patients in the ward, four equally troubled girls, offer no answers, and Kristen quickly realizes things are not as they seem. The air is heavy with secrets, and at night, when the hospital is dark and foreboding, she hears strange and disturbing sounds. It appears they are not alone.

One by one the girls disappear, and Kristen must find a way out of this hellish place before the ghost comes for her, too. As she struggles to escape, she will uncover a truth far more dangerous and horrifying than anyone could have imagined.

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Get Ready to Awaken The Alien Sleeper Cell

We can't remember the last time when alien visitors were so popular in Hollywood. It seems as if every day yields some time of extraterrestrial type flick and today is no different.

Though details are on the scant side right now,Varietyreports that Adrian Askarieh has paired withDistrict 9producer Bill Block for his latest property,Alien Sleeper Cell,a story about otherworldly beasties that former TV and film editor-turned-scribe Morgan Davis Foehl will write.

Details of the project are being kept under wraps, but the idea was conceived by Felipe Linz, a former exec at David Friendly's shingle who has since gone off to produce his own pics.

Askarieh's credits include Fox actionerHitman,and he's preppingKane and Lynchat Lionsgate; both are based on Eidos games. Together with Daniel Alter, he's also set up an adaptation of Devil Due comicbooksHack/Slash(lord knows when we'll see that) andLost Squadat Rogue Pictures and TV toonJonny Questat Warner Bros.

Stay tuned.

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Skyline Coming Home to Blu-ray and DVD

The almost good alien invasion flick from the Brothers Strause,Skyline, is on its way home to Blu-ray and DVD, and we've got the skinny on what to expect once it gets here!

According toDVD Activethe extras will include a commentary with directors Greg and Colin Strause, a second commentary with co-writer/producer Liam O'Donnell and co-writer Joshua Cordes, deleted and extended scenes, alternate scenes, a pre-visualization feature, and trailers. Look for it in stores on March 15th.

Synopsis
It was supposed to be a simple birthday weekend in Southern California. But when sunrise arrives two hours early in the form of a haunting light from an unknown source, a group of friends watch in terror as people across the city are drawn outside and swept into massive alien ships that have blotted out the L.A. skyline. From tankers to drones and hydra-like extraterrestrials, the aliens are inescapable and seemingly indestructible. Now, it will take every survival instinct the group has to elude capture in this riveting, action-packed sci-fi adventure starring Eric Balfour (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Donald Faison ("Scrubs") and Scottie Thompson (Star Trek).

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Rest in Peace - TV Writer / Producer Del Reisman

2011 is off to a devil of a start and tinsel town has lost another one of its best and brightest. Television writer / producer Del Reisman has passed away at the ripe old age of 86.

Reisman died Saturday in Toluca Lake of cardiac arrest after a brief illness. His name may not pop out at you but we can guarantee that you're more than familiar with his work on a myriad of classic TV shows including"Circle of Fear"and some of the absolute best episodes of the much beloved"The Twilight Zone"including,The Howling Man, Eye of the Beholder, The Night of the Meek, The Invaders, Long Distance Calland many, many more!

We here at Dread Central would like to take this time to offer our sincerest of condolences to Del's friends, family, and constituents. See you in thatother dimension, my friend.

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Exclusive: Set Visit, New Images, and Interviews: ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2

With director Rob Hall’sChromeSkull: Laid To Rest 2currently in post-production, we thought it time to bring you exclusive stills (see‘em below) and news from our November 19, 2010 set visit to the Los Angeles production, as well as interviews from the same with co-writers Hall and Kevin Bocarde, and principle cast-members Thomas Dekker (A Nightmare on Elm Street2010,“The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), Brian Austin Green (“The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), Mimi Michaels (Boogeyman 3) and‘ChromeSkull’ himself, actor, stuntman and tattooed bad-ass Nick Principe.

At the time shooting not far from Rob Hall’s Almost Human, Inc. studio in Eagle Rock, CA (the FX company which has delivered the makeup creations for such flicks as last year’sThe Crazies, Paranormal Activity 2, Deviland countless more), the sequel to 2009’sLaid To Restwas in full swing just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, with cast and crew prepping for a rather creative and gruesome in-camera decapitation shot.

The sequel, which commences three months after the original’s narrative, finds unlucky raver Tommy (Thomas Dekker) struggling to come to terms with his encounter with the masked killer - and now in the clutches of the maniacal Preston (Green), a mysterious player with a sinister connection to ChromeSkull. Throw into the mix Jess (Michaels), a woman unfortunate enough to have attracted the attentions of the voyeuristic madman, and Detective King (actor Owain Yeoman), a man who works feverishly to unravel the continuing murder spree,ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest 2is determined to expand Chromey’s universe (and from the clips we saw it succeeds). Rounding out the cast is Danielle Harris (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Hatchet 2), Brett Wagner (The Crazies) and Aimee Lynn Chadwick (Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis).

Dread would like to thank Heather Wixson for her facilitation of the visit, and Ryan Turek and Stacy Layne Wilson for their‘Wonder Triplets Activate’ cooperation.

To keep up on all things Chromeskull, you can follow production updates on Twitter via@LaidToRestMovie,"like"ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2on Facebook, or check out the officialLaid to Rest 2website!

Enough talk! Check out the interviews and images below!

SPOILER ALERT: The cast and crew talk very openly about the sequel, so you may run into a spoiler or two here and there. Always read the questionFIRSTand then decide whether or not you want to know the answer.

Mimi Michaels (interview here)

Thomas Dekker (interview here)

Brian Austin Green (interview here)

Nick Principe (interview here)

Rob Hall and Kevin Bocarde (interview here)

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Trailer Exposes Underground Lizard People to the World

Move over, Cannabalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. Here come theUnderground Lizard People. ULP? Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as CHUD.

Director Jared Cohn co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Erdalac for this allegedly true story of five young documentary filmmakers that venture into the Banning tunnels of downtown Los Angeles to investigate the urban legend of cannabilistic lizard people and suffer the grave misfortune of finding precisely what they went looking for. Caitlin Gold, Clint Byrne, Colin Walker, Lauren Klemp, Hugo Dillon and Courtney Hammond star.

The ever vigilant Avery Guerra brings word of the film and its trailer. From what I'm seeing,Underground Lizard Peoplelooks like a feature-length episode of Animal Planet's"Lost Tapes". Probably a bigger budget than the average"Lost Tapes"episode, too.

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First Review from Scream 4 Test Screening Calls Film"Bloodiest of them All"

We told you about the special test screening of Wes Craven'sScream 4out in Pittsburgh a few days ago, and now that it's come to pass, an early review is in.

The reactions come from a viewer via theScreamTrilogy.netfan site. Mind you, this is a review by someone who may very well have liked it because they're a bigScreamfranchise fan so take it with a grain of salt. Still, the insight is interesting.

"It was phenomenal! What can I say. I was the first in line, and my friend and I waited in the line for about an hour and a half. They let a bunch of ethnic minorities in first, but once we got in, the excitement hit. This outshines the 3rd one easily. Definitely the bloodiest of all of them, but I feel like they’ll edit some of it down. An unrated DVD would be nice to have though. All the acting was superb. Not one flaw. The opening scene was hilarious and brutal. Definitely a lot of great Williamson writing. The characters all felt very genuine. Gale was back to her bitchy self, and had a bunch of greatone-liners. The music seemed to be recycled Beltrami music from 1-3 but it worked well. The ending was insanity. Easily the best of all the series, in my opinion, anyways. It didn’t end when I thought it would, and they even commented on that in the movie. The crowd experience was great, and everybody was totally into it. Cannot WAIT to see this in theaters come April. Hopefully they don’t change anything. Loved it loved it loved it."

Those damned lucky"ethnic minorities"- they always get the good stuff first! While outshiningScream 3isn't exactly a Herculean task, we remain very hopeful that Wes will once again deliver the goods. The man is due.

Look forScream 4in theatres on April 15th, 2011, and to stay on top of things, be sure tofollow @wescraven on Twitter.

Synopsis
"Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and Gale (Courteney Cox), who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and her Aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell). Unfortunately Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger."

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Giles isn't Happy - Anthony Stewart Head Talks Buffy Remake

More"Buffy"alumni are voicing their concerns regarding Warner Bros. proposed reboot of the much beloved"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"franchise, and it's as ugly as you'd expect.

RecentlyThe Huffington Postcaught up with actor Anthony Stewart Head who played Buffy's watcher Giles on the show, and he certainly didn't hold back his feelings about the upcoming theatrical feature.

"It's a horrible idea,"says Head."It's a horrible idea in as much as Buffy was a great conceit. It was a great story. ... I don't feel that you can then remake that without the original creator on board. It doesn't make sense. And I mean, somewhere down the line, I suppose sometimes ... I suppose you could, but it never sits very comfortably. With someone like Joss, why would you want to? Well, I know why you want to. You want to make money. As he said recently, 'I hope it's good!' {laughs} I love him."

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Exclusive New Stills and a Quick Clip from The Key to Annabel Lee

Staci Layne Wilson's upcoming short film"The Key to Annabel Lee"has, in Staci's words, evolved into a form of"installation art", and to give us a better idea of what to expect, she's provided Dread Central with two new exclusive stills and a quick clip.

The film stars Cherilyn Wilson (Parasomnia), Corrie Shenigo (After You), Diane Ayala Goldner (Feast I, II, III), and Nivek Ogre (Repo! The Genetic Opera) as"The Narrator". It involves an evil seductive wolf character (played by Goldner) and three incarnations of the tragic character of Edgar Allan Poe'sAnnabel Lee, played by three different actresses (Wilson, Shenigo, and Staci herself). Shot in Southern California on the shores of southern Los Angeles beaches,"The Key to Annabel Lee"uses gorgeous sweeping shots of ocean vistas as a backdrop for much of the action.

You'll see one of those ocean vistas in the clip below (it's just the"first wave"of sneak peeks Staci will be providing over the coming weeks), and for a look at the teaser trailer, be sure to visitBlue Streak Productions.

"The Key to Annabel Lee"is already slated to screen during the 4th annualViscera Film Festival, which takes place July 17, 2011 in LA. For more info and to stay up-to-date on the film's progress, visitBlue Streak Productionsand followStaci Layne Wilson on Twitter.

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New Artwork and TV Spot: The Rite

A new unholier than thou one-sheet and television spot for Mikael Hafstrom'sThe Ritehave come our way, and we're happy to serve them up to you with a splash of holy water and a stack of Eucharist crackers.

Dig on the new goodies below and click on that snazzy image of star Anthony Hopkins for a massive image gallery! Look forThe Ritearriving in theaters courtesy of Warner Bros. on January 28th, 2011.

Synopsis:
Inspired by true events, The Rite follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith.

Directed by Mikael Håfström, The Rite is a supernatural thriller that uncovers the devil’s reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth. Contrafilms’ Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) are producing the film. The screenplay was penned by Michael Petroni (upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), inspired by the book by Matt Baglio. Christy Fletcher and Emma Parry are co-producing. Richard Brener, Merideth Finn and Robert Bernacchi serve as executive producers.

Hopkins stars as Father Lucas. Making his feature film debut, O’Donoghue stars as Michael Kovak, the disillusioned American seminary student. Alice Braga plays the role of Angeline, a journalist in Rome doing research on exorcisms. Ciarán Hinds portrays Father Xavier. Toby Jones plays the role of Father Matthew, and veteran actor Rutger Hauer takes on therole of Michael’s father, Istvan Kovak.

Håfström previously directed the John Cusack thriller 1408 and Derailed, starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. His film Evil, which he wrote and directed, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Academy Awards® and won three Swedish Guldbagge Awards, including Best Film.

Slated for release in January 2011, New Line Cinema’s The Rite will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Blast from the Past: del Toro Directed Wolfman Themed Commercial

Yep, the news is slow right now, but the lull won't last long (it never does) so while waiting for the biz to officially reopen its doors for 2011, why not dig around for some mostly missed coolness?

That's just what Devin did on his latest websiteBadass Digest. The home for everything badasshas uncovered a Spanish language trailer from 1991 directed by the great Guillermo del Toro (who also appears as its star) that offers one hell of a hairy take on stomach problems.

At the very least it has a much better transformation sequence than the new version ofThe Wolfman. Dig on it below!

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Happy New Year 2011!

The year 2010 was a truly strange animal. Sure it was filled with the usual ups, downs, surprises, and letdowns, but it was also home to odd events we never saw coming like MGM nearly folding,Paranormal Activity 2not being just a cash-in, and Uwe Boll actually making a good movie in the form ofRampage.

Despite its totally off kilter ways, the one constant this year has been you guys and the loyalty and love you've always shown us. In this business and industry believe us when we tell you that it's easy to get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. Hell, we've all been there, but then it happens. You meet a fan or you receive an e-mail that totally hammers home why we still do this ... it's because of our love for all things spooky.

Thanks for standing by us, guys, and thanks for putting up with our lunacy and fair share of shit! We have a ton of cool things for you to dig on coming up, and hopefully 2011 will be a banner year for us all. If not, I'm sure we'll have a Platinum Dunes movie or something else to make fun of!

Have a happy, healthy, and safe one!

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Exclusive Deleted Scene - Meet the Twins in Machete

Wondering what was cut from theGrindhouse-inspired funfest that isMachete(Blu-ray/DVD review here)? We'll we've got an exclusive taste of it for you right here!

From the Press Release:
The out-for-revenge, action-driven MACHETE is ready to serve up some justice with guns blazing and bloody blades slicing. On January 4, 2011 keep an eye out for MACHETE on Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The sharpest way to see it is on Blu-ray, with killer deleted scenes that deliver more guns, more girls and more Machete action!

From director Robert Rodriguez (Grindhouse, Sin City), and featuring an all-star cast including Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro and Jessica Alba, comes an action-packed, bare-knuckled fistful of carnage asada! Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete (Trejo) is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path. As he takes on hit men, vigilantes and a ruthless drug cartel, bullets fly, blades clash and the body count rises. Any way you slice it, vengeance has a new name--Machete.

And now get the full Machete story with exclusive deleted scenes that reveal never-before-seen characters, twisting plot lines, and more bloody good action!

MACHETE is available as a 2-Disc Blu-ray with Digital Copy and 1-Disc DVD for the suggested retail prices of $39.99 U.S. / $49.99 Canada and $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada, respectively.

Machete now includes another way to get a Digital Copy of the movie. Through Digital Copy via Pocket BLU, consumers can now transfer a Digital Copy of a movie wirelessly from a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player directly to a portable device. The Machete Blu-ray release still includes a physical Digital Copy disc but now offers this new wireless transfer method as well. Always simple, fast and portable, this next generation of Digital Copy makes it even easier for consumers to enjoy movies on the go. Digital Copy via Pocket BLU currently plays on Apple portable devices and soon will be extended for Android platform support.

Machete - Deleted Scene -"Twins"
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