Insidious Director, Star Re-Teaming for The Conjuring

Director James Wan and actor Patrick Wilson, who teamed for last year’s surprise hit Insidious, are joining forces for another ghostly flick. The Conjuring, according to The Hollywood Reporter, follows “a husband and wife team of demonologists and psychic investigators who enter the most horrifying case of their career, spirits in a Rhode Island farmhouse.” Vera Farmiga (Orphan) will play the wife in the equation. The story is based on real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and their investigation of the legend of Bethesda Sherman, a witch who supposedly cursed anyone who took over her land after she died.

Insidious Director, Star Re-Teaming for The Conjuring

Director James Wan and actor Patrick Wilson, who teamed for last year’s surprise hit Insidious, are joining forces for another ghostly flick. The Conjuring, according to The Hollywood Reporter, follows “a husband and wife team of demonologists and psychic investigators who enter the most horrifying case of their career, spirits in a Rhode Island farmhouse.” Vera Farmiga (Orphan) will play the wife in the equation. The story is based on real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and their investigation of the legend of Bethesda Sherman, a witch who supposedly cursed anyone who took over her land after she died.

Star Drops Out of Evil Dead Remake

Well, so much for that. Less than three weeks after she was reported to have been tapped to star in the upcoming remake of the 1982 cult classic The Evil Dead, Lily Collins has dropped out due to “scheduling issues.” Aspiring scream queens, send your résumés to Sam Raimi!

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The Crow Remake Back on Track with New Director and Writer

It seems the remake of The Crow has more lives than the undead titular character. It’s gone through several iterations, with Stephen Norrington (Blade) and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) each attached to direct at one time or another and Bradley Cooper and Mark Wahlberg each tapped to star. On top of all the personnel shuffling, The Weinstein Company last year filed a lawsuit to to halt Relativity Media’s plans for the “reinvention.”

Punches With Wolves: The Grey Movie Review

If you expect The Grey to be like Taken with wolves, you might be a bit disappointed to find few scenes of Liam Neeson engaging in hand-to-paw combat. However, you might also be pleasantly surprised that the heartfelt emotion and dramatic resonance of the film equals its popcorn thrills. Read about it in my review of The Grey.

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New This Week: The Grey, The Wicker Tree, Paranormal Activity 3, The Woman

This week, The Grey gets a wide theatrical release, and The Wicker Tree gets a limited run. Meanwhile, home video releases are headed by Paranormal Activity 3 and The Woman, along with re-releases of Godzilla, The House on Sorority Row and a host of Jean Rollin films.

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Underworld Awakening Claws Its Way to the Top of the Box Office

As expected, Underworld Awakening topped the US box office this past weekend, scoring an estimated $25.4 million. That’s on par with the other three films in the Underworld franchise, whose opening weekends have ranged from $20.8 million (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) to $26.8 million (Underworld: Evolution). Of course, Awakening benefitted from elevated 3-D prices, but it’s still a good figure that, combined with The Devil Inside’s strong opening three weeks ago, helps put the horror genre back on track after several flops in the latter half of 2011.

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TV Movie Highlights of the Week: Grave Encounters, Bleeding House

This week, a pair of solid indie horror films from Tribeca Films make their TV debuts, as the “found footage” ghost film Grave Encounters airs on Tuesday, January 24, at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime Beyond, and the twisty thriller The Bleeding House airs on Saturday, January 28, at 9:00 PM ET/PT on The Movie Channel.

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Who’s Returning for American Horror Story Season 2?

Season 1 of FX’s ghostly American Horror Story was one of the most unique seasons I’ve seen on television in a long time, but it certainly left us with the question of where the show goes from the shocking final episode. The question came soon enough: it will be an anthology series with new characters, settings and story lines each year. However, series co-creator Ryan Murphy teased that “two or three” of the cast members may return in new roles but didn’t reveal which ones. Now we have a bit of clarification.