Archive for July, 2012
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July 25, 2012
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If at first you don’t succeed…
Despite ABC canceling the “found footage” series The River after only one season, producer Jason Blum hasn’t taken the rejection to heart — after all, he’s had success in the genre with a little something called Paranormal Activity. Jumping back on the found footage horse, Blum is developing a PA-styled hour-long show for MTV entitled The Experiment. There’s no word on what exactly it’s about (I’ll go out on a limb and say an experiment of some sort.), but it was created by Brian Horiuchi, writer of the 2009 online horror series Circle of Eight, and Miguel Sapochnik, who’s directed episodes of Fringe, Falling Skies and Awake as well as the futuristic Jude Law-Forest Whitaker actioner Repo Men — so it would be well within their comfort zone to go the sci fi-horror route.
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
July 24, 2012
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Fans (like myself) of The Signal might be intrigued to find two of its stars — Anessa Ramsey and AJ Bowen — teaming up in another genre affair: Rites of Spring, which gets a limited theatrical run starting this Friday (and will also be available on IFC Midnight Cable VOD, plus SundanceNOW, iTunes, Amazon Streaming, XBOX Zune and Playstation Unlimited). Can lightning strike twice for this duo, or does this film pale in comparison to the awesomeness of The Signal? Find out in my review of Rites of Spring.
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July 24, 2012
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Add the classic short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to the list of high-profile horror adaptations (including Psycho, Dracula, Hannibal Lecter, Hellraiser, The Munsters and Dr. Jeklyll and Mr. Hyde) possibly headed to your TV screen over the next year or so. The ghostly 1820 tale by Washington Irving has been adapted for film and television numerous times -- the most notable recent version being Tim Burton's 1999 horror comedy Sleepy Hollow -- but unlike most previous versions, Fox has reportedly ordered a pilot based on the story that takes place in the present day. If you're feeling apprehensive about the concept -- Will the Headless Horseman now be a Headless Segway Man? -- maybe the fact that Fringe co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Ocri are the brains behind the operation will help ease your fears.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
July 23, 2012
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In a busy week of horror/suspense releases, Rites of Spring gets a limited run in theaters and on demand, while DVD/Blu-ray releases are led by Silent House, Meeting Evil, The Corridor, The Monitor and Brake…
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July 22, 2012
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In Meeting Evil — out this week on home video — Samuel L. Jackson is evil, and Luke Wilson meets him. Bad things ensue. While the movie doesn’t live up to its star power, it might be worth a rental, especially if you like seeing Sam Jackson being a bad mo’fo. Read about it in my review of Meeting Evil.
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July 21, 2012
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This week, the disappointing Daniel Craig-Rachel Weisz murder mystery Dream House makes its TV debut, airing on Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Cinemax.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
July 19, 2012
Denis O’Hare in
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Photo: Ray Mickshaw / FX
American Horror Story‘s decision to enter the Emmy race as a miniseries seems pretty smart right about now. That’s because the spooky anthology TV series (featuring different casts, characters, settings, storylines, etc. each season) has nabbed a whopping 17 nominations — including:
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
July 19, 2012
Denis O’Hare in
AHS.
Photo: Ray Mickshaw / FX
American Horror Story‘s decision to enter the Emmy race as a miniseries seems pretty smart right about now. That’s because the spooky anthology TV series (featuring different casts, characters, settings, storylines, etc. each season) has nabbed a whopping 17 nominations — including:
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