Archive for April, 2012
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 6, 2012
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The infamous 1984 “killer Santa” slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night is better know for the controversy surrounding its Christmas-themed content than about it actually being an entertaining film (which it is). Ironically, it’s no doubt due in part to the well-meaning but overly reactionary protests of parents’ groups at the time of its release that Silent Night, Deadly Night earned a cult following that spawned four inferior sequels — the latter two of which abandoned the Santa motif altogether. Now, 28 years and numerous killer Santa films later — see also Saint Nick and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale — the jolly ol’ elf and his axe are returning in what is called a “loose remake” of the original movie.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 6, 2012
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The infamous 1984 “killer Santa” slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night is better know for the controversy surrounding its Christmas-themed content than about it actually being an entertaining film (which it is). Ironically, it’s no doubt due in part to the well-meaning but overly reactionary protests of parents’ groups at the time of its release that Silent Night, Deadly Night earned a cult following that spawned four inferior sequels — the latter two of which abandoned the Santa motif altogether. Now, 28 years and numerous killer Santa films later — see also Saint Nick and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale — the jolly ol’ elf and his axe are returning in what is called a “loose remake” of the original movie.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 5, 2012
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Once upon a time, The Mummy was a horror movie, one of a string of iconic monster flicks from Universal Studios released in the ’30s and ’40s — including Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. Then, in 1999, Universal reinvented The Mummy as an Indiana Jones-styled adventure and scored a big hit, spawning two sequels and a spinoff franchise centered around the character of the Scorpion King.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 4, 2012
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In the near future, if you don’t find your TV remote control, there’ll be hell to pay — literally. That’s because Pinhead and (presumably) his hellish Cenobite cronies from the Hellraiser movie franchise are heading to the small screen. The announcement of this most recent adaptation of the Clive Barker novella The Hellbound Heart comes about six months after Hellraiser: Revelations, the ninth entry in the film series, hit home video (after a nominal theatrical release) and just a week after it landed on Netflix streaming.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 3, 2012
“I bet they charge us a serial killer protection fee.”
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A lot of times I find that my favorite movies are the ones I didn’t expect much from and that turn out to be pleasant surprises, but unfortunately the opposite is also true. Exhibit A: ATM, a film whose simple concept of three people trapped inside an ATM kiosk by a deranged killer had me buzzing (to myself, at least) about its potential. Alas, thanks to one of the most ludicrous and frustrating scripts in recent memory, it proves to be the biggest disappointment so far this year. Read about it in my review of ATM.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 3, 2012
Daniel Radcliffe in
The Woman in Black.
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If' you've seen it, you'd probably think The Woman in Black would be one of the least likely horror movies in recent memory to get a sequel -- if for no other reason than its source material, Susan Hill's 1983 novel of the same name, was a standalone book with no sequel -- but anything can happen if a movie is a big enough hit. And The Woman in Black, it turns out, has earned more money ($112 to $120-plus million worldwide, depending on whom you ask) than any British horror movie in the past 20 years. Thus, we have word that a sequel is on the way.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 2, 2012
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This week‘s new horror/suspense movie roundup features ATM receiving a limited theatrical run, while home video releases are headed by Enter Nowhere, Alien Opponent and Hellacious Acres: The Case of John Glass.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 2, 2012
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As those of you genre fans who diligently track the new offerings on Netflix's streaming service know, the site can go for several days with nary a new horror addition, while at other times, it might drop a dozen or more fright flicks in a single day. Luckily, this is one of those busy times. Here are some highlights of the outstanding selection of new horror movies Netflix is streaming, with the company's official synopses.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
April 1, 2012
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It sounds like an April Fools’ Day prank, but alas, the previously reported reboot of Leprechaun is moving full speed ahead with the titular character now set to be played (as was speculated, at least partially in jest) by diminutive World Wrestling Entertainment personality Hornswoggle. Hopefully, the star will don a significant amount of makeup to “evil himself up” a bit — as Warwick Davis did in the previous six Leprechaun films — and won’t attempt to strike fear in viewers looking as he does in the photo to the right.
