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Inspired by a difference of opinion regarding the MY SOUL TO TAKE trailer (I haven't seen the film yet), I've decided to take a closer look at why it seems so damned familiar. In the trailer, we see a teenager enter a locker room, where he sees another teenager floating in a shower stall... ... which reminds me of the woman floating in a shower scene from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5. The

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From Elvira's Official Myspace Blog: The return of Elvira's Movie Macabre Current mood:  excited It's official! Elvira's Movie Macabre will be making it's return to television this Fall with all NEW episodes! All dates, times, and channels are TBA later this summer. The show is syndicated (national) so times & channels will depend on your area/market. Stay glued! Elvira's Movie Macabre

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On a number of horror-related forums (and Twitter), I'm known by the screenname Hellstorm, inspired by Warren Ellis' epic run from Marvel Comics. (The cover in the top left corner wasn't actually a Warren Ellis issue, but it was the first issue I purchased - mostly because I liked the cover - and is the reason I picked up the next issue, which started Ellis' run.) So imagine my surprise when I

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In roughly 24 hours, you'll be able to watch Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders online at http://www.archangelmurders.com/ Here's the trailer, which makes it look like a campy version of John Constantine: Hellblazer.

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My take on "Horror Remakes and Reimaginings" just went online at: http://www.kikaxemusic.com/coffin-case-culture-news-a-features/coffin-case-features/1074-raising-hell-on-horror-remakes-and-reimaginings I look forward to your responses. Thanks, Brian

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If you have HDNet Movies as part of your Cable/Satellite/FIOS package, you can watch George Romero's Survival of the Dead for free in HD tonight at 8:00pm, 9:35pm and/or 11:15pm. For more info, visit http://www.hdnetmovies.com/

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This isn't exactly how I remember it.

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... as part of the Kik Axe Entertainment Network! Scott Licina and James Zahn - the two people who helped make my blog on (the pre-meltdown) Fangoria.com a reality - are once again facilitating my Hell-Raising on their new entertainment portal. Now that the kinks have been worked out of the site (my blog's been on hiatus nearly the entire time), I'd love for you to stop by and check out the new

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Unlike some people, I haven't seen the film yet, so I have to ask... ... is Adam Green's Frozen (2010) an "homage" to "The Ski Lift" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm (from 2005)?

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Compare and contrast the wit and wisdom of "internet pundits" with John Carpenter (from a recent interview on Moviemaker.com). Internet Pundits (IP): "All these remakes of horror films are proof that Hollywood has run out of ideas." Moviemaker (MM): What’s up with all these remakes? It feels as if your whole filmography is being recycled. John Carpenter (JC): It’s a brand new world out there in

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Clear your DVRs - I just updated My Horror on TV Calendar. Note: Networks that don't edit for television include Turner Classic Movies, Fox Movie Channel, HDNet and MGMHD.

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Once again, Brian Solomon (from The Vault of Horror blog) has assumed the burden of using the disparate opinions of over 40 horror bloggers to determine the winners of  The 2009 Cyber Horror Awards. Here are the nominees, my choices and the winners. Be sure to visit http://cyberhorrorawards.blogspot.com/ for Brian's commentary on why the winners deserved to win. Ray Harryhausen Award for Best

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For those who missed it, here's the tribute to horror film from this year's Oscars. There's clips from Jaws, Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, The Exorcist, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Psycho, Halloween, Scream, Poltergeist, The Amityville Horror, The Shining, Hellraiser, Jason from one of the Friday the 13th films, Saw, Silence of the Lambs, Alien, Leprechaun, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The

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I just created a calendar of (mostly) horror movies on TV, basic cable and "basic" HD channels at: http://tinyurl.com/horrorTVcal Check it out and let me know what you think.

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(This is slightly modified from when my blog used to be hosted on Fangoria’s website.) 10. You have to complain when directors take the basic plot from an older film and tell an otherwise different story, yet list The THING (1982), THE FLY (1986) and/or 1972'S LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (with its basic plot "inspired" by 1960's THE VIRGIN SPRING) among your favorite horror films. 9. You have to

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Ever since I saw Stanley Kubrick's THE KILLING, I've been a fan of films with nonlinear narratives - from Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch's films to MEMENTO and IRRÉVERSIBLE. Like these films, writer/director Christopher Smith's recently released TRIANGLE is a film that not merely uses nonlinear storytelling, but uses it well. Much has been made of TRIANGLE'S similarities to the Spanish film

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"Torture porn" is a term that simply doesn't make sense when describing horror films that feature graphic depictions of torture. To the uninitiated, it sounds more like a subgenre of porn than a horror subgenre, as evidenced by Roger Ebert's review of ANTICHRIST: "... These passages have been referred to as 'torture porn.' Sadomasochistic they certainly are, but porn is entirely in the mind of

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Having been bombarded with hype-filled reviews, I went into THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL with high expectations. Unfortunately, I came away from the film feeling as disappointed as I felt after watching Oren Peli's over-hyped PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (which may have worked as a short film that took place over three nights, but was simply excruciating at feature length). Ti West undeniably captured the look

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It seemed that shortly after seeing it, a very vocal majority of critics, reviewers, bloggers and podcasters jumped on the "LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) is the best vampire and/or horror film in years/decades/history" bandwagon. Not only did I disagree, I argued that it's not even a horror film, and not much of a vampire film either. In response, I was accused of being attention deficit; of

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I found this short on Vimeo.com, and can't imagine how it could have been filmed without CGI. Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo. There's also a "Making of..." video available, just to show how much of the short was CG. Making Of Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

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Brian Solomon (of the deservedly acclaimed blog The Vault of Horror) recently posted his Top 10 Most OVERRATED Horror Movies, with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT in the #1 spot. If anything, it should be #1 on the Top 10 Most ACCUSED Horror Movies list. It's been accused of not having an ending. Nearly all of the footage was shot by the actors, except for the interview segments with this character.

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Some of you may know me through my blogs, columns, podcasts and reviews on various sites - including the recently deceased Fangoria.com. James Zahn has given the most authoritative, behind-the-scenes account of what happened. Since no summary can do justice to his story, I recommend that you read it (if you haven't already). All I have to add is, "It was fun while it lasted." While some people

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