Archive for August, 2012
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 17, 2012
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With its limited distribution, the Irish horror movie Citadel will likely get little notice when it opens on October 26 opposite Silent Hill: Revelation and a week after the juggernaut known as Paranormal Activity 4, but it’s one of my more eagerly anticipated films of the year. It’s about an agoraphobic man who must venture outside to save his family from a (potentially supernatural) hooded gang, and won the Midnighter Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, so at the very least, it’s a crowd pleaser. Check out the new trailer.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 17, 2012
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With its limited distribution, the Irish horror movie Citadel will likely get little notice when it opens on October 26 opposite Silent Hill: Revelation and a week after the juggernaut known as Paranormal Activity 4, but it’s one of my more eagerly anticipated films of the year. It’s about an agoraphobic man who must venture outside to save his family from a (potentially supernatural) hooded gang, and won the Midnighter Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, so at the very least, it’s a crowd pleaser. Check out the new trailer.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 15, 2012
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It’s been a long three months for horror fans. When The Apparition opens next Friday (August 24), it will be the first straightforward horror wide release since Chernobyl Diaries in May. If you can’t wait any longer, maybe these photos will help quench your thirst.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 14, 2012
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Fans of The Woman in Black, The Orphanage and The Others might want to check out The Awakening, a similarly situated period ghost story set in the 1920s about a skeptical woman investigating reports of a haunting at a boys boarding school. Read about it in my review of The Awakening.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 13, 2012
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This week, the British ghost story The Awakening gets a limited theatrical release, while on home video, Kill List, Juan of the Dead, Season 6 of Dexter and the premiere of Jaws on Blu-ray lead the pack.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 13, 2012
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Guillermo del Toro's last few horror/suspense productions -- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Splice, Julia's Eyes, While She Was Out -- have had disappointing results, either commercially or critically (or both). But with the upcoming Mama, he returns to the rich territory of ghost stories from which he culled his successful The Orphanage. And now we know exactly how long we'll have to wait until we see it on the big screen: until January 18, 2013. Universal is handling distribution, so it should be a wide release, with notable stars Jessica Chastain (The Help) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) headlining.
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 12, 2012
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The creature feature-meets-police procedural Grimm proved to be one of the biggest surprise hits of last TV season, and tonight fans get a reward for their devotion: its second season debuts several weeks before most other fall TV premieres. If you’ve fallen behind or haven’t watched the show at all, here’s a rundown of the major characters and a summary of the episodes for Season 1, plus what to expect in Season 2. Then, tune in to NBC tonight at 10:00 PM ET/PT to see for yourself. (Grimm returns to its Friday night slot on September 21 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.)
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 9, 2012
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I tend to defend Hollywood when the subject of remakes comes up, but a recent rash of copycat-itis is trying my patience. Not only are there two competing Dracula TV shows and two competing TV shows from the Silence of the Lambs universe in development, but now there are also two shows based on the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Following reports of Fox bringing the tale to life on the small screen comes word that The CW is also working on a show called Sleepy Hollow…
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Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on
August 9, 2012
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I tend to defend Hollywood when the subject of remakes comes up, but a recent rash of copycat-itis is trying my patience. Not only are there two competing Dracula TV shows and two competing TV shows from the Silence of the Lambs universe in development, but now there are also two shows based on the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Following reports of Fox bringing the tale to life on the small screen comes word that The CW is also working on a show called Sleepy Hollow…
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