Behind the Mask
| release date | February 25 1932 |
| studio | Columbia Pictures |
| director | John Francis Dillon |
| writer | Jo Swerling |
| starring | Jack Holt, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff, Claude King |
| tagline | A Slinking Fiend - Skulking Terror - Mad Murder! |
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In a new article over at Variety, they reveal that “The River” writer Michael Green is at work adapting the Stephen King tome “Under the Dome” in preparation for DreamWorks TV to shop to broadcast and cable buyers in a few months. The book goes a little something like this: “Just down Route 119 in Chester’s Mill, Maine, all hell is about to break loose… On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day, a small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field.” READ MORE
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Y2K, 9/11, war and a a horrid recession, a major escape we had this decade was in the form of film, notorious for thriving during National crisis. Leading up to New Year’s Eve where we’ll ring in 2010, Bloody Disgusting will be looking back at the entire decade year by year through the eyes of various staff writers. Check back each day for a profound reflection from Ryan Daley, David Harley, Tex, BC and yours truly. Inside you’ll find Tex’s personal look back at the year 2007, the year Will Smith proved his star power! Please share your memories for each year below, there are so many stories to be told! (more…) READ MORE
Horror In Your House: Anchor Bay’s Blu-ray Bonanza
It’s a Blu-ray bonanza as Anchor Bay Entertainment is unloaded a whole bunch of their films in high- definition. The titles include: Alphabet Killer, Waled In, Behind the Mask, Red Mist, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, among others. Beyond the break you’ll find the full edition of this week’s Horror In Your House featuring all of the DVD/Blu-rays arriving at a retailer near you Tuesday, December 8, 20009. (more…) READ MORE
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Four Official Clips From Anchor Bay’s ‘Behind the Mask’
If you head on over to BDTV you can check out four new approved clips from Anchor Bay’s Behind the Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (review), which hits limited theaters March 16. Don’t forget to enter our poster contest by clicking here. The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them. Check out the official website for theater listings. (more…) READ MORE
Anchor Bay’s ‘Behind the Mask’ Stalks Theaters in March
Anchor Bay Entertainment announced this morning that they’ll be moving Scott Glosserman’s critically acclaimed horror film, Behind the Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (review) from it’s February date to March 16, just a week before Universal’s Dead Silence and Fox Atomic’s The Hills Have Eyes II hits theaters — it looks like March is going to be a big month for horror! The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them. (more…) READ MORE
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First Look at Anchor Bay’s ‘Behind the Mask’ Poster!
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Clive Barker Honored at this Year’s Screamfest!!
Arrowinthehead broke the news this morning that the legendary Clive Barker will be the guest of honor at this year’s Screamfest Horror Film Festival, which will take place at the Mann Chinese Theaters, October 13-22 in Hollywood, CA. If you click here you can order tickets to the closing night ceremonies, where Barker will receive a special award from the prestigious festival. Screamfest has been called “The Sundance of Horror,” and I can see why with The Lost, Automaton Transfusion, Hatchet, Behind the Mask, Driftwood, Pumpkinhead and many more films playing. I think it’s safe to say this is the single best horror festival… ever. (more…) READ MORE
Arquette’s ‘The Tripper’ to World Premiere at Screamfest!
This past week I started working with the Screamfest Horror Film Festival (MySpace) in Hollywood, California and today I’ve learned some fantastic news. I was informed this morning that Screamfest will host the WORLD PREMIERE of David Arquette’s directorial debut, The Tripper, which features Jamie King, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, Jason Mewes, Balthazar Getty, Paul Reubens, Courteney Cox and of course David. You can get more info on the film over at David’s official MySpace page (tell him B-D sent ya) or read on for the official press release. Tickets are going to go fast, so keep your eyes peeled. The film revolves around a group of friends who escape to a modern-day Woodstock concert for a weekend of debauchery, only to be stalked by a fanatical killer determined to finish what he started years earlier. (more…) READ MORE
First Photos from ‘Hannibal:Behind the Mask’
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