The Walking Dead Renewed for Season 3

Well, here’s a no brainer — or rather, a braaaaiiinnnssss-er: AMC has renewed its hit zombie TV show The Walking Dead for a third season. Following a record-setting debut episode earlier this month and  a second episode that dipped by only about 8% in viewership, it was only a matter of time before the cable channel re-upped the series for another year. Presumably, Season 3 will begin in October 2012, but before then, we still have 11 more episodes to go in the current season.

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New This Week: Attack the Block, Rare Exports, Wrong Turn 4, Atrocious, A Serbian Film

A busy week of home video releases is headed by Attack the Block, Wrong Turn 4, Rare Exports, Atrocious and A Serbian Film.

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Strange Ben-fellows: Affleck, Stiller Making Horror Movies

Two actors-turned-directors who have had only fleeting associations with the horror genre are nonetheless jumping headlong into upcoming fright films:

• Ben Affleck has surprisingly been tapped by Warner Brothers to direct the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s good-versus-evil epic The Stand. This comes just a couple of months after Harry Potter director David Yates had reportedly been in line to helm the multi-film event.

About Face: Retreat Movie Review

Retreat is a British thriller that’s currently in limited release in the US with an intriguing concept that’s a bit like Dead Calm meets Contagion (or more accurately, for the few of you that saw it a few years back, Right At Your Door): a couple (Thandie Newton and Cillian Murphy) living alone on an island and cut off from society are told by a stranger (Jamie Bell) that there’s a pandemic on the mainland, so they all must barricade themselves inside and pretty much never leave. Can they trust him? Can they afford not to? Can the film itself live up to the premise? Read on to find out in my review of Retreat.

George Romero Returning to the Dead With Zombie Autopsies

His last trilogy of “dead” films (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) have received a much more mixed response than his first trilogy (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead), but that apparently hasn’t stopped George Romero from returning to the zombie realm.

George Romero Returning to the Dead With Zombie Autopsies

His last trilogy of “dead” films (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) have received a much more mixed response than his first trilogy (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead), but that apparently hasn’t stopped George Romero from returning to the zombie realm.

George Romero Returning to the Dead With Zombie Autopsies

His last trilogy of “dead” films (Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) have received a much more mixed response than his first trilogy (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead), but that apparently hasn’t stopped George Romero from returning to the zombie realm.

Third Scare’s the Charm: Paranormal Activity 3 Movie Review

Paranormal Activity 3 will no doubt break the horror doldrums at the box office this weekend, but can it live up to the first two films in the series? And considering its setting, will it go down as one of the scariest movies of the ’80s? Read on to find out in my review of Paranormal Activity 3.

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Paranormal Activity Franchise: So, Where Were We?

As Paranormal Activity 3 heads into theaters this Friday, you might be scratching your brain trying to remember exactly where the ongoing storyline left off. Well, have no fear; here’s a handy summary of the franchise to date. (Needless to say, spoilers ahead.)

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