Direct-to-Video Sequels on the Horizon: Mirrors, 30 Days of Night, Cabin Fever Coming in 2010

Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on November 5, 2009

Melissa George won’t be returning
for the 30 Days of Night sequel.
© Sony

Three high-profile 20th century theatrical horror releases — Mirrors, 30 Days of Night and Cabin Fever — are spawning sequels, but none of them appear to be headed to a theater near you.

Mirrors II features a pair of direct-to-video sequel veterans: director Victor Garcia (Return to the House on Haunted Hill) and writer Matt Venne (White Noise 2: The Light) and stars Nick Stahl (Terminator 3) as a night watchman in a department store who begins to see a mysterious woman in the store’s mirrors. The film begins shooting this month.

30 Days of Night: Dark Days, meanwhile, began shooting in October and features a strong cast, including Kiele Sanchez (A Perfect Getaway), Harold Perrineau (Lost), Diora Baird (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), Rhys Coiro (The Unborn) and Mia Kirshner (The L Word). That said, this sequel, which continues the story of Alaskan cop Stella (Sanchez replacing Melissa George) seeking revenge on the vampires who decimated her town, still appears to be going straight to video.

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever is the only one of the three films that’s finished and should see the light of day around February 2010, even though director Ti West has disowned it. The story follows the deadly virus as it travels from the woods into bottled drinking water and eventually ending up at a high school prom.

Sources: MTV.com, Bloody-Disgusting.com