MTV Goes the Undead Cops Route with Death Valley

On the heels of the success of Teen Wolf, MTV returns tonight to the supernatural realm with Death Valley, a show about a camera crew following a police force, Cops-style, in a world in which zombies, vampires and werewolves roam the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Like, gag me with a spoon. Check out the trailer and some photos before the show debuts tonight at 10:30 PM ET/PT on MTV.

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Fails to Scare Up an Audience

For the second straight week, a major horror movie remake that has garnered good reviews (at least, horror-wise) has failed to parlay that acclaim into significant box office returns. Last week, Fright Night tanked, and this past weekend, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark fared only slightly better, earning an estimated $8.7 million. On the bright side, that total is about $1 million more than Fright Night with a smaller theater count and without the benefit of inflated 3-D ticket prices. Final numbers are due Tuesday.

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TV Movie Highlight of the Week: Piranha

This week, the Piranha remake makes its TV debut (in 2-D) on Saturday, September 3 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Showtime.

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The Woman to Take a Bite Out of Theaters in October

Lucky McKee's The Woman, the sequel to The Offspring (both based on Jack Ketchum books) about a man's attempt to keep a wild cannibal woman captive, now has a release date from the Bloody Disgusting Selects series: October 14. The film caused a bit of a stir at Sundance this year, but despite the disturbing content, the new trailer shows quite a flair for quirky dark humor. For my money, McKee (May, Red, The Woods) has yet to miss, so I'm certainly looking forward to what he has to offer this time around.

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The Woman to Take a Bite Out of Theaters in October

Lucky McKee’s The Woman, the sequel to The Offspring (both based on Jack Ketchum books) about a man’s attempt to keep a wild cannibal woman captive, now has a release date from the Bloody Disgusting Selects series: October 14. The film caused a bit of a stir at Sundance this year, but despite the disturbing content, the new trailer shows quite a flair for quirky dark humor. For my money, McKee (May, Red, The Woods) has yet to miss, so I’m certainly looking forward to what he has to offer this time around.

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The Woman to Take a Bite Out of Theaters in October

Lucky McKee’s The Woman, the sequel to The Offspring (both based on Jack Ketchum books) about a man’s attempt to keep a wild cannibal woman captive, now has a release date from the Bloody Disgusting Selects series: October 14. The film caused a bit of a stir at Sundance this year, but despite the disturbing content, the new trailer shows quite a flair for quirky dark humor. For my money, McKee (May, Red, The Woods) has yet to miss, so I’m certainly looking forward to what he has to offer this time around.

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Don’t Fall For It: House of Fallen DVD Review

House of Fallen is a low-budget, direct-to-video release starring C. Thomas Howell and Corbin Bernsen and doesn’t feature anything as spooky as the cover art intimates. In fact, it doesn’t feature much of anything beyond dialogue, dialogue and more dialogue. It’s admirably intelligent but perhaps would be better served if marketed as a supernatural drama. Read about it in my review of House of Fallen.

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Not So Last: The Last Exorcism Sequel on the Way

No really, THIS will be the last exorcism…unless it’s a hit. Again. Despite its title, The Last Exorcism is spawning a sequel. The low-budget documentary-style found-footage film was a surprise hit last summer, sending the the profitability-to-likelihood of a sequel ratio through the roof (Insidious, I’ve got my eye on you.). A script is being written, and production is scheduled to begin this fall.

No Need to Fear: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Movie Review

Newly formed distributor FilmDistrict has already scored one of the scariest movies of the year with Insidious; can lightning strike twice for the company with another spooky house pic, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark? Short story: no. Long story: read about it in my review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.

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