While I love the idea of covering everything that horror fans would be interested in, there is just too much for one person to cover. Our “comic book guy” signed off in May (Read his last Thursday Thirst Comic Column here), and that is the reason that we have lacked in comic news or reviews. However that is what press releases are for…the lazy! If interested read below:
Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced it will publish the first, complete story arc of William Harms’ Impaler in a new trade paperback that will debut this October, and then will launch a new series for the property in December.
The first three issues of the series were initially published by Top Cow parent company Image Comics in 2006-2007, but was never completed. The Impaler Vol. 1 trade paperback collects those three issues plus the final, three never-before-seen issues of the initial story arc. Top Cow was so excited by this series that it also greenlighted a new ongoing to follow the collection.
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Published by Press Release Robot August 15th, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
Three shocks from the electric chair and the murder’s heart still keeps beating…bound, gagged and buried alive and the killer still survives… Legendary horror Director Uwe Boll unleashes his gory tale, Seed, Unrated on DVD September 9 from Vivendi Entertainment. The film is Boll’s latest commentary focusing on capital punishment, starring Michael Pare (BloodRayne 2) and Will Sanderson (In the Name of the King, Alone in the Dark).
Published by Press Release Robot August 11th, 2008
in NEWS.
Polygon Entertainment is gearing up to milk the mutant monster craze in Korea. They have two monster films slated for release; Sector 7 and Chaw.
Twitch Films reports that Sector 7, is about “a crew of an oil rig battling deep-sea monsters” and Chaw, is an “action adventure/thriller about a small village being terrorized by a man-eating, mutant boar. Its directed by Shin Jeong-won (Sisily 2km) and stars Eom Tae-woong, Jang Hang-seon, Yoon Je-moon, Jeong Yu-mi and Pak Hyeok-kwon.”
Published by Press Release Robot August 8th, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
Jaime King stars in the supernatural horror film They Wait coming to DVD in stores and online Sept 16th via Vivendi Entertainment. In the vein of The Grudge, The Ring, and The Sixth Sense; They Wait has been received very well at film festivals and its run at theaters in Jan 2008.
Published by Press Release Robot August 5th, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
The original Scorpion King gave me hopes and dreams that The Rock would become our next great action hero, but like Vin Diesel and Ice Cube those dreams where dashed when they were all scooped up by the family movie gods. Now the Scorpion King franchise has been sent to the video store shelves, the same place The Mummyfranchise probably belongs.
Published by Press Release Robot August 3rd, 2008
in NEWS.
John Carpenter hasn’t had a movie in theaters since Ghosts of Mars, so hearing that he is teaming up with Nicolas Cage for a new film is good news. Even if its not a horror film.
Hollywood Reporter:
Nicolas Cage and director John Carpenter are in final negotiations to team up for a prison thriller titled Scared Straight…
Published by Press Release Robot August 3rd, 2008
in NEWS.
We got two new Dead Space videos, the first is Dead Space Comic Book Video #4, it is the newest animated comic video to come out of Dead Space, and continues to follow the back story behind life on the Ishimura before it all went to hell. Second from the developers comes - Developer Diary, “Creating Terror”.
Lockheart Filmes Ltda. presents the first full trailer (Watch Trailer Here) of the independent Brazilian horror-fantasy BEYOND THE GRAVE (aka PORTO DOS MORTOS). The preview of the feature film can be viewed at the official website www.beyondthegravemovie.com. Written and directed by Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro (who’s also producing with Isidoro B. Guggiana), BEYOND THE GRAVE follows the unstoppable hunt of the vengeful cop Lockheart (Rafael Tombini) for Adam, a supernatural serial killer. The film is currently in post-production and looking for international distribution.
Published by Press Release Robot July 26th, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer is coming to DVD October 7th. No word on special features yet, but check out the monsters from the film. See more Monster Slayer pictures here.
Published by Press Release Robot July 22nd, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
This September, Anchor Bay Entertainment, the leader in cult and classic horror DVDs, unleashes a fearsome foursome of screen shockers. Each one designed to terrorize and tantalize, each one a must-have for the horror aficionado.
Published by Press Release Robot July 12th, 2008
in DVD RELEASES.
Dario Argentos’ Mother of Tears is hitting DVD September 23rd. No word on any special features yet, but here is the cover art.
Synopsis:
The Mother of Tears is the finale to the saga that began with the international blockbuster Suspiria and continued with the classic Inferno from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento. Set in modern-day Rome, the film tells the story of Sarah Mandy (Asia Argento), a young art student who unwittingly opens an ancient urn that unleashes the demonic power of the world’s most powerful witch, The Mother of Tears.
Published by Press Release Robot July 4th, 2008
in NEWS.
Horror Yearbook was able to escape the California wild Fires in Big Sur. Making a stand after the mandatory evacuation, crippled head-idiot, WIL managed to escape what he described as a “Mad Max style apocalypse.”
The Buffyverse is growing! First Joss Whedon gave us (and still is) Buffy: Season 8, then Angel: After the Fall, and now IDW has announced Spike: After the Fall. Yes our favorite blonde haired baddy is getting his own mini-series.
Published by Press Release Robot June 26th, 2008
in NEWS.
Quarantine is the U.S. remake of the Spanish mockumentary Rec, hitting theaters October 17.
Published by Press Release Robot June 21st, 2008
in DVD RELEASES and NEWS.
The dark comedy/mocumentary American Zombie is making its way to DVD on July 8, 2008. Before you start crying zombie overload, watch the trailer over at the official website, it seems like a fresh spin on the zombie genre and may be worth a look.
