| release date | November 21 2007 |
| studio | Dimension Films |
| director | Frank Darabont |
| writer | Frank Darabont, Stephen King |
| starring | Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, Laurie Holden, Amin Joseph, Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones |
| rating | R |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
A few months back I wrote a piece that highlighted 5 horror films and the horrible endings that the filmmakers chose for them. But now it’s October and I’m in the mood for love, especially when it comes to my favorite genre, so it’s time to turn the tables and talk about the films that really hit it out of the park with their endings. READ MORE
We have heard your cries! MANY of you felt that the The Ultimate Horror Challenge wasn’t comprehensive enough! So we included an additional 20 films that round it out a bit more. Many of these are from your suggestions! But this still isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. And it still doesn’t contain every major work of every horror auteur (there’s still no John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). READ MORE
This isn’t a list of every horror movie ever made. Nor does it contain every major work of every horror auteur (you’ll notice we didn’t include John Carpenter’s They Live or Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left). Rather, this is a compendium of films that we feel – in one way or another – are essential viewing for every horror fan. Some are mainstream (Poltergeist), some aren’t (Cannibal Holocaust). It’s a broad sampling of key films from the genre. READ MORE
Sienna Miller (pictured below; G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) and Toby Jones (Red Lights, The Hunger Games, The Mist) are to play Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, respectively, in BBC Two drama, The Girl. READ MORE
An official Facebook has been launched for DC Medias’ now-filming French horror Dead Shadows, from David Cholewa. The early art screamed H.P. Lovecraft, while also channeling Frank Darabont’s The Mist. Fabian Wolfrom, Gwendolyn Gourvenec, John Fallon and Laurie Cholewa all star in the flick that’s now got a batch of production stills. They probably should have waited until they had something cool to show. Just sayin’… READ MORE
Sometimes there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing one of our heroes, or even just a regular guy, get pushed so far they absolutely snap. It reminds us that we’re not alone on the occasions that we’re full of rage and want to lash out. That’s why the movies are great! We can watch people do it for us so we don’t have to go to jail or actually hurt anyone! READ MORE
Sometimes there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing one of our heroes, or even just a regular guy, get pushed so far they absolutely snap. It reminds us that we’re not alone on the occasions that we’re full of rage and want to lash out. That’s why the movies are great! We can watch people do it for us so we don’t have to go to jail or actually hurt anyone! READ MORE
Directed by creature designer Aaron Sims continues his foray into the world of directing as he’s recently completed a new short film entitled Paralyzed, which is being shopped around town for a feature length version. READ MORE
Last week we brought you a look at some incredible sales are for DC Medias French horror Dead Shadows, from David Cholewa, which screamed H.P. Lovecraft, while also channeling Frank Darabont’s The Mist. Fabian Wolfrom, Gwendolyn Gourvenec, John Fallon and Laurie Cholewa all star in the flick that’s now got a sales trailer! READ MORE
Almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before just to keep us warm. READ MORE
By far the most adapted American author in Hollywood history, Stephen King’s novels and short stories have served as the basis for over 100 movies, short films, miniseries, and TV shows since his first book, Carrie, was made into a hit 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. While subsequent adaptations have been anything but consistent – for every Misery or The Mist there are three times as many stinkers – there’s no overlooking the fact that King’s career is now irrevocably intertwined with the Hollywood machine. READ MORE
I don’t know if it’s intentional or just the weirdest coincidence, but three of the four films that were released on October 1st, 2010 in theaters are hitting DVD/Blu on February 1st, 2011. All were theatrical disappointments, partially due to overcrowding, so it’s kind of funny that they’ll be fighting for attention on the same day yet again. Chain Letter and Hatchet II, of course, never got wide releases and will see bigger audiences on DVD than they possibly could have in theaters, but Let Me In’s box office failure was a surprise to me – whatever my misgivings were about it being an unnecessary remake, it WAS a good film and the best way to experience the story if you were a foreign language-phobe. So now that it’s on DVD, perhaps it will find its audience and renew the “WHY?” debate all over again. (The fourth film was Case 39, and adding to this irony, was the most successful of the four and yet hit shelves much sooner – as if it was the biggest dud). (more…) READ MORE
It was a rough year finding good horror films in theaters. The last two years seemed to have some great gems. Not to mention a lot of theaters pulled some great horror movies out way to early (but I won’t go into that whole shenanigans right now). I had to look elsewhere for decent horror and stumbled upon a few I think will be soon to be classics. So read below and check out my top list of 2010. (more…) READ MORE
The Sci-Fi Channel didn’t really come into their own until they started producing original programming, and now they are a force to be reckoned with, airing one of the most acclaimed genre shows in recent memory (Battlestar Galactica) and, as of today, producing films aimed at theatrical distribution. Well now it appears to be Chiller’s turn, as the horror network debuts its first original program: Chiller 13: The Decades Scariest Movie Moments. Read on for a look at what you can expect! (more…) READ MORE
After an insane few months of horror news, it’s been pretty slow. So slow I figured I might as well share this promo for SyFy’s upcoming “Being Human,” the remake of the BBC series that will air on January 17 at 9pm. Sam Witwer (The Mist), Meaghan Rath and Sam Huntington (Dylan Dog: Dead of Night) all star. The trip play three twenty-somethings who share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire. (more…) READ MORE
AMC released today the key art for its upcoming original drama The Walking Dead (set visit), which premieres Halloween night, Oct. 31 at 10PM | 9C. Executive produced and written by three-time Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont, “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow a zombie apocalypse. The series stars Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually), Jon Bernthal (“The Pacific”), Sarah Wayne Callies (“Prison Break”), Laurie Holden (The Mist), Jeffrey DeMunn (The Green Mile), Steven Yeun (“The Big Bang Theory”) and Emma Bell (Frozen, The Bedford Diaries) as a group of survivors traveling in search of a safe and secure home. (more…) READ MORE
After a departure from the horror genre with 2007′s Death Sentence, director James Wan has re-teamed with Saw and Dead Silence partner Leigh Wannell for the supernatural horror/thriller Insidious, premiering next month in the Toronto Film Festival’s “Midnight Madness” category. Back in May B-D’s Chris Eggertsen had the opportunity to visit the set in downtown Los Angeles to check out some of the filming and talk to star Patrick Wilson, production designer Aaron Sims, and special makeup effects artist Justin Raleigh. Later on, he sat down with director James Wan at his Hollywood Hills home to pick his brain on the project. Read inside for all the details! (more…) READ MORE
Hands down the most anticipated horror project of 2010 is AMC TV’s The Walking Dead, a new series that’s set to premiere this coming October. Bloody Disgusting was lucky enough to spend a day on the set in Atlanta, Georgia to witness the great Frank Darabont (The Mist) filming the pilot episode. Adapted from Robert Kirkman’s astounding Image comic franchise, the project is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer, Rick Grimes, in search of a safe place to live. Each week over the next month we’ll be unrolling a new piece that’ll take you dear readers behind-the-scenes of what could be the horror event of the year. If “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” weren’t enough, are you willing to become one of “The Walking Dead”? (more…) READ MORE
The time is near as the San Diego Comic Con kicks off on Wednesday, July 21 for five days of over-packed comic, TV and movie madness. Instead of breaking the announcements up into individual news posts (and making the site look like a effin’ mess), we’re going to give you the FULL run downs for each day. Next up is the jammed-packed Friday, July 23 schedule. (more…) READ MORE
Consider this an open letter to every cliche that’s ever made us laugh with its predictability, or weep at its implausibility. While I realize cliches are what makes the world go round, I’m pretty sure they’re right up there with other vital things like Jolly Ranchers and fossil fuels; the horror genre in particular tends to be plagued by these the most. More often than not the problem lies with just how extraordinarily difficult it is to scare someone who’s sitting on their couch, safely hidden deep under a mound of Cheetos, in their locked home surrounded by other homes. Other times this epidemic can by blamed on the film’s creator who, whether by a lack of imagination or money, wasn’t able to think of (or create) something startling and unpredictable. Here are some of the more annoyingly prevalent cliches out there that I really, really want to leave the horror genre and go back into Michael Bay’s films where they belong. (more…) READ MORE
AMC continues to add to the cast of Frank Darabont’s apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead by tapping Laurie Holden (Silent Hill) for the role of Andrea, a key member of the survivor group who has a proficiency with a sniper rifle and falls for a man twice her age. Holden was in writer-producer-director Darabont’s The Mist and had a recurring role in the final season of FX’s “The Shield.” In addition, newcomer Steven Yeun has been added to the cast as Glenn. He and Holden join Andrew Lincoln, Jeffrey DeMunn and Jon Bernthal on the show. The Image Comics adaptation is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer, Rick Grimes, in search of a safe place to live. (more…) READ MORE
Great news! While the pilot episode has yet to even go behind cameras, AMC has already ordered six episodes of the live-action comic book adaptation of “The Walking Dead”, which is slated to premiere this October on AMC. Based on Robert Kirkman’s graphic novels, the project will be written and directed by Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Mist). As we reported earlier, Jonny Lee Miller (Hackers, Dracula 2000, “Eli Stone”) is in talks to play the lead role of Rick Grimes, with Jon Bernthal locked to star as Grimes’ partner and friend Shane. See what AMC president Charlie Collier had to say by reading below. (more…) READ MORE
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