| release date | March 27 2009 |
| studio | Lionsgate |
| director | Peter Cornwell |
| writer | Tim Metcalfe and Adam Simon |
| starring | Virginia Madsen, Tim Metcalfe, Elias Koteas, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner |
| rating | PG13 |
| tagline | Some things cannot be explained. |
| site | hauntinginconnecticut.com |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
Consumer online voting is now under way for the Second Annual Reaper Awards, honoring the best horror/thriller titles on DVD and Blu-ray. Horror fans can vote for their favorite discs from the past year, as well as vote on which titles they are most looking forward to in the coming months, through October 1st at the official Home Media Magazine website or on the official Reaper Awards website. The awards are presented by Home Media Magazine and Dread Central. More info inside. (more…) READ MORE
I seriously feel like time has passed Kevin Smith by. Back in the day I was a HUGE fan, but as of late I’ve found myself disheartened not only by Smith’s online personality (bitching, moaning, making excuses — although, who the hell am I to talk?), but also by his films (especially Cop Out). It doesn’t mean I’m not rooting for him. Sh*t, who doesn’t want to see a good horror film? Later this month Smith gears up for his first try in our genre as he’s casting up his political horror Red State. According to The Wrap, Kyle Gallner (The Haunting in Connecticut, A Nightmare on Elm Street), Melissa Leo (“Treme”), Dermot Mulroney (The Messengers), Michael Angarano and Steven Root (“True Blood”) could be joining the previously announced character actor Michael Parks. Red State follows a group of misfits encounter fundamentalism gone to the extreme in Middle America. (more…) READ MORE
On the heels of A Nightmare on Elm Street arriving in theaters, writer Eric Heisserer not only has his vision of The Thing coming to life, but he’s also penning the fifth Final Destination film for New Line Cinema. We caught up with the up-and-coming genre writer who reveals to Bloody Disgusting TWO new projects that he’s been hard at work on. Read on for the details. (more…) READ MORE
With only a few weeks until the nightmares begin, New Line Cinema has released a full synopsis from the production notes of their forthcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Platinum Dunes’ latest horror endeavor. Directed by Sam Bayer, and starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz, Katie Cassidy, Clancy Brown and Connie Britton, Freddy Krueger returns to theaters on April 30th. Also check out our four part set visit now. (more…) READ MORE
The Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that film producer Buffalo Gal Pictures has teamed with Gold Circle Films on The Haunting in Georgia, the companion piece to Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut. Shooting is scheduled to begin this summer, with the site failing to mention Ti West’s (House of the Devil, The Roost) involvement. We’ve heard confirmed that he is NOT attached anymore as he’s working on The Innkeepers for Dark Sky Films and Glass Eye Pix. In the flick that’s based on the true story: Once moved into their modest home situated on what was once an Old South plantation, a young couple grows concerned when their daughter begins encountering mysterious strangers that no one else can see. Their fear is heightened when they themselves become witness to terrifying phenomena in and around the house, giving clues to unlock a chilling mystery that has remained a closely-guarded secret for generations. (more…) READ MORE
Before any footage from a film is seen, typically a teaser or full one sheet is released by a studio. This is an incredibly important, even detrimental process as it is the first thing the consumers will see and identify with a movie. If the poster stinks, the consumer might write it off all together, while a good poster could lead to them checking out the official website, trailer and best case scenario, hanging it from their wall (the most personal relationship any of us have with a movie). To say the least, posters are damn important. As part of our year end coverage, we present to you the year’s best theatrical posters. (more…) READ MORE
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: this has been a great decade for horror films. Anyone who doesn’t think so simply hasn’t been paying attention. Of course, those successes likely wouldn’t have felt as sweet had there not been about four or five times as many bad ones, and following from that observation I’ve sifted through the cinematic garbage bin to put together this list of the worst. We’re not talking direct-to-DVD bargain-bin burners here; we normally expect those to be bad. We’re talking studio-released, mostly moderate-to-big-budget disasters with a lot of marketing and moolah behind them. These aren’t the hand grenades; these are the atom bombs whose explosions of craptastic-ness were too big to ignore. They’re listed in order of release rather than badness, since there’s just no way to rank these suckers in any meaningful order. They’re all terrible in their own unique and special way. (more…) READ MORE
Update: Added a new trailer for ‘The Road’. Update #2: Watch a teaser of Them Crooke Vultures’ first single “Gunman: below! A few random pieces of news came in this afternoon that I figured I’d share with you before this Halloween weekend hits full effect. Below you’ll find details on Rob Zombie’s newly launched official website, you’ll find the teaser poster and trailer for the Sophie Monk (The Hills Run Red) starrer Pearblossom, and read all about a new thriller entitled Breaking the Girl. If anything else dribbles in over the next few hours, we’ll add it to the story. (more…) READ MORE
Update: Full synopsis below! For those of you who just cannot wait for New Line Cinema to release brand new stills from their forthcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, we’ve screen grabbed nearly 40 hi-res action shots from the first trailer that debuted earlier tonight. You can dig on ‘em all below, feel free to grab ‘em and use them for your desktop image, phone backgrounds… whatever you want! Directed by Samuel Bayer, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) returns to theaters April 30, 2010. (more…) READ MORE
Now live over at our podcast page or below the break is Episode #26 of our official Bloody-Disgusting Podcast. This week the guys discuss what will be going on at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, including ways to get you into the free (and not so free) screenings. They also take a look at this weeks DVD releases including The Haunting in Connecticut, Horsemen and The Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. All this plus headlines, Horror in your House for next week and more! You can also find the podcast by searching “Bloody Disgusting” in iTunes. (more…) READ MORE
The Roost, Trigger Man, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever and the awesome The House of the Devil, I think it’s safe to say Ti West is quickly becoming an icon in the horror world. We learned exclusively today that West will be getting behind the camera for The Haunting in Georgia, Gold Circle Films’ sequel to The Haunting in Connecticut that we first told you about here. Written by David Coggeshall (Clock Tower), shooting begins this September in Canada. You can check out the new synopsis inside. (more…) READ MORE
After the recent success of Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut, sequels are already in the works, while other companies are working hard on their own haunted tale. While MGM’s The Amityville Horror sequel appears to be on the rocks (as with the company), it seems only fit that someone take the reigns and bring us a new haunted house flick (as long as it’s better than Haunting in Connecticut). It was announced tonight that Summit Entertainment has just won a heated battle for the rights to Conjuring, that will be penned by the duo behind Warner Bros.’ forthcoming Whiteout adaptation. Read on for the skinny. (more…) READ MORE
Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut has made an astounding 55m at the box office here in the States, which in Hollyweird screams sequel. While we already broke the news in February of a potential sequel in the works, we just discovered that Gold Circle Films, the producers behind the first film, are hard at work on a TRILOGY. Read on for details. (more…) READ MORE
While we reported this last week, it was officially announced this afternoon that Kyle Gallner is moving from The Haunting in Connecticut to A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line and Platinum Dune’s remake of the long-running horror franchise. Gallner will play Quentin, one of the lead teens in the pic, which stars Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) as the iconic scaremaster Freddy Krueger. Samuel Bayer helms the redo from Wesley Strick’s script. Gallner also stars in Fox Atomic’s forthcoming comedy thriller Jennifer’s Body, penned by Diablo Cody (Juno). Over the weekend, Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller responded to the casting over his official blog. Watch for more casting soon. (more…) READ MORE
Rumors are circulating that Amanda Crew is being strongly considered to play the role of Nancy in the redux of A Nightmare on Elm Street, we’ve confirmed that this news is 100% UNTRUE, so consider this rumor debunked and kicked in the can. Crew can be seen this weekend in Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut, alongside New Line Cinema’s Final Destination 3. The original films’ premise centered on Krueger, a serial child killer murdered by angry parents, who returns with a burnt face and a razor glove to terrorize teens in their dreams. (more…) READ MORE
Last night Bloody-Disgusting’s Tim Anderson was among the first to see Lionsgate’s The Haunting in Connecticut, which screened at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. “Despite the many pitfalls that the filmmakers stepped in, ‘A Haunting in Connecticut’ still comes off as a totally serviceable horror film. One that is deeply mired in traditions and struggling to find a distinct voice, but nonetheless an enjoyable way to kill a Friday night.” Click the title above for the review and more info. Haunting arrives in theaters March 27. (more…) READ MORE
This past week we brought you the exclusive first look at the one sheet for Lionsgate’s forthcoming haunted house pic, The Haunting in Connecticut, which arrives in theaters March 27. Now, we got our hands on a brand new batch of hi-res stills for the film, along with four new looks at The Horsemen, which gets a limited release on March 6th. (more…) READ MORE
We learned this weekend that Gold Circle Films is already planning a sequel to The Haunting in Connecticut, which Lionsgate will be releasing in theaters on June 19. The planned sequel to the Peter Cornwell directed film starring Virginia Madsen, Tim Metcalfe, Elias Koteas, Martin Donovan and Kyle Gallner is said to take new occupants into a haunted house where they are “terrorized”. No writer or direct have been attached to the project yet, they’ll probably just hold until they see how the film does at the box office. Check out the trailer for the first film. (more…) READ MORE
Leading up until the New Year we’ve got our annual round-up of the best and worst films, along with preview pieces for all films coming in 2009. Beyond the break you can check out the 2009 Horror Movie Preview for Lionsgate, the final studio with a list of major releases. Watch here for the final preview piece, which includes 20th Century Fox, Magnolia Pictures and more. What films are you looking forward to the most from Lionsgate’s line-up? (more…) READ MORE
Lionsgate not only announced a March 13th release date for the Platinum Dunes produced horror film The Horsemen, but they will also be releasing The Haunting in Connecticut (trailer) in theaters on June 19th, 2009. When Sara and Peter Campbell’s son Matt is diagnosed with cancer, they uproot their family to Connecticut for his treatment. As the family settles into their new home, Matt grows increasingly disturbed by paranormal activity that seems to inhabit and possess the house. At a loss to help her frightened family, his mother turns to an enigmatic priest who appears to rid the house of its ghosts– until the boy’s condition takes a sudden and unexplained turn for the worse and their lives are put in grave danger. (more…) READ MORE
We learned today via the IMDB that the awesome Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy), along with Chris Pratt (Wanted), Juno Ruddell, Kyle Gallner (The Haunting in Connecticut, Red), Aman Johal (Juno), Nicole Leduc (“Fear Itself”), Josh Emerson, Michael Brock, Megan Danso, Ryan Levine, Sal Cortez and Megan Charpentier have all joined Johnny Simmons, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody and J.K. Simmons in Fox Atomic’s Jennifer’s Body, which is currently lensing in Vancouver, Canada. Watch for SpookyDan’s report from the set in the coming months. The film is the story of a cheerleader who is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a Minnesota farming town. Her “plain Jane” best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshiping rock band responsible for the transformation. (more…) READ MORE
Today Lionsgate provided B-D with the first official still from The Haunting in Connecticut, which is still looking for a 2008 release date. The movie will recount the true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son was being treated for cancer. The family begins experiencing violent, supernatural events that the parents first blame on stress from the illness, but they later discover that their new home is a former mortuary with a dark past. (more…) READ MORE
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