I just watched director Eric Walter‘s documentary, My Amityville Horror, yesterday prior to interviewing him and I was surprised by how much I liked it. In particular, Walter pulls off a difficult feat in engaging the very temperamental Daniel Lutz, something he managed to do over a period of months without ever losing his objectivity… Read More
Out today March 15th is WWE’s The Call (formerly The Hive), which is being released by TriStar. Last week I spent a few minutes with Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Haunter) and we talked about the rigors of playing the kidnapping victim of Michael Eklund’s deranged serial killer. Even worse, she has to do 80% of that… Read More
Lionsgate’s You’re Next screened over the weekend to a packed crowd at this year’s SXSW Festival and, after 18 months of praise, everyone seemed to agree that the film lived up to the hype. One of the reasons behind the film’s creative success is Adam Wingard‘s incredibly assured hand as a director. I’ve always been… Read More
Lionsgate’s You’re Next screened over the weekend to a packed crowd at this year’s SXSW Festival. While it was my third time seeing the film (which gets better with every viewing), it was the first time I’d seen it with a big audience and I wasn’t anticipating just how much of a crowd pleaser it… Read More
FilmDistrict and TriStar’s Evil Dead premiered earlier this week at SXSW, and I thought it was a pretty damn groovy thing to experience with a crowd. Lou Taylor Pucci (Carriers) is one of the film’s MVP’s as Eric, a sensitive and thoughtful school teacher. He’s the most relatable character in the movie, has all the… Read More
Director Vincenzo Natali (Splice, Cube) premiered his new film, Haunter, from Copperheart Entertainment, last night at the SXSW film festival in Austin, TX. Starring Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Rango, Little Miss Sunshine), Stephen McHattie (300, Watchmen, Immortals, Pontypool), Peter Outerbridge (Silent Hill: Revelation, Lucky Number Slevin), Michelle Nolden (Red, Time Traveler’s Wife) and David Hewlett (Rise… Read More
FilmDistrict and TriStar’s Evil Dead just premiered last night at SXSW, and to say I enjoyed the film would be an understatement (review here). I just conducted an interview with the film’s co-writer Rodo Sayagues. While I’ll be sharing the entire interview later this week, I figured I’d go ahead and pop up some quick… Read More
Exclusive: Arriving at retailers everywhere TODAY from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is the Blu-ray release of the five-disc, seven-film A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection. The collection includes Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), as well as its six sequels: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), Dream Warriors (1987), The Dream Master (1988), The Dream… Read More
The Julianne Moore starring 6 Souls (formerly Shelter), arrives on VOD Today March 1st before hitting limited theaters April 5. Directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and co-starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, I found the film to be a fun throwback to those very “adult approved” early 90′s horror/thrillers. That’s not meant as a dig… Read More
Fans of director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) only have to wait one more day before they can see his English-language debut, Stoker. The film, penned by Ted Foulke (aka Wentworth Miller), is a true grower. I liked it when I left the theater, only to realize the next day… Read More
Fans of director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) only have a few more days to wait before they can see his English-language debut, Stoker. The film, penned by Ted Foulke (aka Wentworth Miller), is a true grower. I liked it when I left the theater, only to realize the next… Read More
Fans of director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) only have a few more days to wait before they can see his English-language debut, Stoker. The film, penned by Ted Foulke (aka Wentworth Miller), is a true grower. I liked it when I left the theater, only to realize the next… Read More
Ashley Bell returns as Nell in The Last Exorcism Part II later this week, so it was a good opportunity to catch up with the actress to talk about the differences between this new sequel and the film we originally thought would be The Last Exorcism. Bell discussed where Nell is in her life, the… Read More
There’s no doubt that director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengenace, Lady Vengeance, Thirst) is a true visual master. It’s in his blood. His English-language debut, Stoker, penned by Ted Foulke (aka Wentworth Miller), is no exception. Not only is the story somehow atmospheric, creepy and fun – but the visual aesthetic is absolutely… Read More
Josh Hamilton (Away We Go, Outsourced) has his work cut out for him in Dark Skies. He plays Daniel Barrett, whose wife (Keri Russell) and kids (Dakota Goyo and Kaden Rockett) – not to mention himself – are being tormented by sinister forces. Hamilton is required to straddle the line between skeptical and protective and… Read More
Much of the Dark Skies promotional campaign has focussed on stars Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton. But the horror film has another key player, J.K. Simmons (Juno, Burn After Reading, Jennifer’s Body) plays Edwin Pollard, an “expert” on the phenomena that the Barrett family is experiencing. Simmons is one of my favorite performers, so I… Read More
Horror writer/director Drew Daywalt, who has directed a wide variety of genre films that include Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things, Bedfellows and “Death Valley,” has just inked a deal with producer Eric B. Fleischman of EBF Productions (Ritual) to direct the horror feature The Hurting Man, Bloody Disgusting exclusively learned. The film is based… Read More
While there’s still a bit of a wait fot The Last Exorcism Part II, which arrives in theaters March 1 from CBS Films, that doesn’t mean that a third film is off the table! I just got off the phone with Ashley Bell who confirms that the second film leaves room for another potential sequel… Read More
Magnet officially releases The ABCs of Death on various On Demand platforms (Cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon, Xbox Zune, Playstation Market, VUDU and Google Play) TODAY January 31st with a limited theatrical run set for March 8. The film has 26 directors, so to celebrate 26 different websites are running exclusive interviews with the film’s directors!… Read More
Summit Entertainment releases All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and 50/50 director Jonathan Levine‘s Warm Bodies (check out Part One and Part Two of my set visit) tomorrow, February 1st (actually, it’s technically out at 10PM tonight if you’re so inclined). I recently had a chance to catch up with Levine after seeing the film… Read More
Anchor Bay Films will release director Austin Chick‘s Girls Against Boys in both New York and Los Angeles theaters tomorrow, February 1. The film stars Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th, The Crazies), Nicole LaLiberte (HBO’s “How to Make It in America”), Andrew Howard (Limitless), Michael Stahl-David (Cloverfield), and Liam Aiken (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of… Read More
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (formerly Haunting in Georgia) is getting a limited theatrical release alongside VOD platforms this Friday, February 1st. With that in mind, I recently sat down with Katee Sackhoff and Emily Alyn Lind to talk about their characters and how this new installment in the franchise differs from… Read More
Anchor Bay Films will open Austin Chick’s Girls Against Boys in New York and Los Angeles theaters this Friday, February 1st. The film stars past Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th, The Crazies) in a performance that sees her character going from victim to something a little more than empowered over the course of a single… Read More
Image Entertainment releases Cherry Tree Lane on DVD today, January 29th. The film is also available on demand and was written and directed by acclaimed horror director Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton, The Cottage). To that end, I hopped on the phone with Williams this afternoon. We discussed his approach to home invasion horror,… Read More















































