TV Spots have begun to air in the UK for Pathe's The Descent: Part 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Neill Marshall's chiller that was helmed by Jon Harris. While it arrives in the UK on December 4th, there are still no plans by Lionsgate to get it in theaters here in the States. The sequel will continue the story of Sarah, who as the only survivor of an all-female caving expedition gone horrifically wrong, suffers severe psychological trauma. Unable to speak, she accompanies a rescue team back to the cave, but events once again take a sinister turn. ...Read More

If you head on over to Cineplex (or read below) you can check out a two-and-a-half minute behind-the-scenes featurette for Universal Pictures' The Wolfman. "The cast, producer and director give us the inside scoop on what we can expect from Universal's highly anticipated return to horror. Caution: Scary images!" In theaters February 12, like the 1941 original that starred Lon Chaney Jr., new pic will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy moonlight existence. ...Read More

First reported here on Bloody Disgusting last year was Joe Dante Presents: Trail of Blood, which was directed by Justin Guerrieri and Joseph Guerrieri. Since then the film has been shot and it's now currently in post-production. Below you'll find the trailer and a link to the newly launched official website. Jim Lerner, a young Marine enlistee, is enjoying a camping trip deep in a California forest with a group of friends, when they realize they are lost. They encounter an war veteran, named Dallas, and his girlfriend, Chastity, who are on a sadistic killing spree. Dallas is determined to re-enact the horrors of war on his young victims. A maverick FBI agent is on the trail of the killers, but he may not make it in time. Jim decides he must protect his friends, and stand up to Dallas, but he may lose his soul in the process.. ...Read More

Simius Films is proud to introduce you our first production, Paranormal Effect, the supernatural feature film about one of the most famous Japanese curse! Visiting her native Japan with her American boyfriend Darren, Reiko is disappointed to see him spend most of his time filming local stereotypes. Already upset, Reiko draws the line when Darren walks into a forbidden cave, which, according to local beliefs, enshrines shinto gods since the dawn of time. From then, Reiko and Darren start witnessing strange things happening around them, some of which they manage to catch on camera. Will they have time to understand what is upon them before it is too late? Found and edited by the 2 japanese producers Ryuichi Asano and Teruo Ito, the video footage will be brought to the world on VOD and Video distribution on January 2010! ...Read More

Hot desert, sweaty chicks, guns, explosions and fist fights...how can you go wrong? Freestyle releasing has given Rick Jacobson's Bitch Slap a January 8th limited theatrical release, which would put this action-packed genre pic toe-to-toe with Lionsgate's Daybreakers. As proven this year, two genre films arriving on the same day is never good. Starring the beautiful Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, Ameríca Olivo and Lucy Lawless, the film features fight sequences by Quentin Tarantino regular Zoe Bell. The film premiered at this fall's "Midnight Madness" portion of the TIFF. Check out the new trailer below. ...Read More

A TV Spot for Daybreakers? Are you kidding me? I can't believe the holidays are almost here and we're already pushing horror films arriving in theaters this January. Does time fly or what? Beyond the break you'll find the first commercial for Lionsgate's futuristic vamp flick arriving in theaters January 8th, which was directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (the duo behind Undead), and stars Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman and Vince Colosimo. Check out our review for the film then read on for the spot that plays like a PSA (pretty cool stuff). ...Read More

In stores December 1 from First Look is Sean McConville's Deadline. In the film Alice (Brittany Murphy), an artist recovering from a psychological breakdown, retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on finishing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. When she begins hearing strange sounds and seeing apparitions, Alice searches for the source, only to find disturbing videotapes in the attic. Fascinated by her discovery, Alice digs deeper to uncover the mysterious story of the couple (Thora Birch and Marc Blucas) on the tapes, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to find out what is behind the endless mind games. Check out a cool still and trailer below. ...Read More

Update: Added French trailer featuring new footage. Another lackluster The Wolfman poster was released today, this time in France. Beyond the break you'll find the international one sheet for Joe Johnston's remake starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Art Malik, Rob Dixon, Hugo Weaving, Nicholas Day, Michael Cronin, David Schofield, David Sterne, Roger Frost, Clive Russell and Geraldine Chaplin. Like the 1941 original that starred Lon Chaney Jr., new pic will be set in Victorian England. Del Toro will play a man who returns from America to his ancestral homeland, gets bitten by a werewolf and begins a hairy moonlight existence. The Wolf hits theaters February 12, 2010. ...Read More

In one of our final pieces of AFM news, we caught wind of a new Korean horror film by the name of A Blood Pledge, coming courtesy of Finecut Entertainment (the company behind Chaw). Directed by Jong-yong Lee, and starring Eun-seo SON, Kyoung-ah JANG and Yeon-seo OH, the film follows four girls who make a promise to be with each other at their moment of death. One day, a girl commits suicide and the rest of them face a tragic and mysterious death one by one. Check out a more detailed synopsis, trailer and first still below. ...Read More

10 years ago I might have been excited, but now it feels like there's no heart behind any of Full Moon's releases (especially after Puppet Master Vs Demonic Toys). But I love the franchises and I love Demonic Toys Vs Dollman, so I'll probably give Demonic Toys 2: Personal Demons a spin, along with Puppet Master: Axis Of Evil. Beyond the break you'll find the first trailer for the Demonic Toys sequel, along with the first ever details. ...Read More

I'm not quite sure why everyone's so excited about this, but arriving in limited theaters December 4th is Alex Merkin's Across the Hall, which features Brittany Murphy, Mike Vogel, Danny Pino, Brad Greenquist and Natalie Smyka. Over at Apple.com (or just read below) you'll find the first official trailer (a little late don't ya think?). A quiet night takes a dangerous turn when Julian receives a frantic phone call from his best friend, Terry. Terry claims to have followed his unfaithful fiancée, June, to a seedy hotel on the other side of town. To make matters worse, hes staked out the room across the hall from her, a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a revolver in the other. Julian pleads with his friend to stay put while he rushes to avert disaster. ...Read More

With the success of My Super Psycho Sweet 16, MTV is already moving on a new made-for-online horror film. David Harris' Savage County follows a group of small town Texas high school kids who play a prank that accidentally kills an old man, they're hunted down by the man's family of murderous hillbillies. Beyond the break you'll find the first trailer, alongside a long synopsis. ...Read More

In the same vein as Dead Space: Downfall, Starz Entertainment is releasing an animated feature film for Dante's Inferno to arrive alongside EA's much anticipated video game. "Inferno" will mirror the game's plot and follow Dante's journey through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice. Expect this on DVD and Blu-ray in February. ...Read More

Arriving in theaters November 25th from Dimension Films is the highly anticipated Joe Penhall adaptation of The Road. Directed by John Hillcoat, the story centers on a man who embarks on a nightmarish road trip after a nuclear explosion in an attempt to transport his son to safety while fending off cannibals. Beyond the break you'll find 10 clips (I believe they're all different) from the flick starring Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall. ...Read More

A few weeks back Netflix announced it would be collaborating with renowned horror filmmaker Roger Corman ("Little Shop of Horrors," "Pit and the Pendulum") on a series of Internet Webisodes entitled Splatter, that debuted two days before Halloween. Anyone in America can instantly watch the Webisodes at www.netflix.com/splatter. In a plot twist, Mr. Corman, making his Internet video debut at age 83, is opening up the creative direction of the series by asking the public to vote on the fate of its characters. Beyond the break you'll find the first clip from the final episode teasing tomorrow's debut. Corey Feldman and Tony Todd star in the shorts directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins)! ...Read More

Another promo trailer out of the AFM this past week is director John Penney's Shadows, a film that stars Cary Elwes (Saw), Ploy Jindachot and Paula Taylor. In the horror thriller Carey Elwes plays a western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow world between life and death where endless darkness lies. Check out the promo and long synopsis below. ...Read More

Are you ready for some serious H.P. Lovecraftian goodness? Beyond the break you'll find the temp trailer to the new science fiction thriller Altitude starring Jessica Lowndes ("90210"), Julianna Guill (Friday the 13th, My Super Psycho Sweet 16) and directed by comic book sensation Kaare Andrews. Stick with it until the final shot! It should be noted that the VFX are unfinished, yet still astounding. This was a promo piece for AFM and is not the formal, finished trailer. Lost in a mysterious cloudbank, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends must contend with a freak mechanical failure that first sends their small plane climbing to an impossible height, and then plummeting through endless mist. After regaining control, the survivors are confronted with a horrifying realization - the very ground beneath them has vanished and a malevolent force lurking in the clouds wants them dead. ...Read More

This holiday season horror is slim, which is why we're going to have to settle for Full Circle Releasing's horror comedy Transylmania on December 5, which I'm sure non of you will see (including me). David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand's flick takes place place deep in the heart of the "cursed land" of Transylvania in a centuries-old castle, Razvan University isn't your typical institution of higher learning -- and the black leather-clad professors, three-foot-tall dean, instruction in crucifix-wielding, and topless vampiresses lurking in dark corners are just the start. Beyond the break you'll find a new clip featuring a fight for a bike. ...Read More

OMG, OMFG! Beyond the break you'll find the first official trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures' Clash of the Titans remake, which stars Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton, Alexa Davalos, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Izabella Miko and Danny Huston. I'm a huge fan of the original film and am not at all turned off by them remaking this classic story of man vs gods. If anything, this epic adventure could turn heads with CG and the visual effects of today. Count me in! What do you guys think of the footage? ...Read More

Beyond the break you'll find the teaser trailer for Full Moon's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil, directed by Dave DeCoteau. The ninth film in the series: In a stateside hotel during the height of World War II, young DANNY COOGAN dreams of joining the war effort. Following the murder of hotel guest Mr. Toulon by Nazi assassins, Danny finds the old man's crate of mysterious PUPPETS and is suddenly thrust into a battle all his own. He discovers that Nazis MAX and KLAUS, along with beautiful Japanese saboteur OZU, plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant. After his family is attacked and his girlfriend BETH is kidnapped, it is up to Danny and the living deadly Puppets to stop this Axis of Evil. ...Read More

We've got our hands on the American Film Market trailer and promo art for Mark Tuit's Blood: A Butcher's Tale, which stars Aaron Douglas, Jennifer Sciole, Kim Coates, Christa Campbell (2001 Maniacs), Emily Perkins (Ginger Snaps). Check out all the goods, along with a new synopsis by reading beyond the break. ...Read More

The Descent: Part 2 will continue the story of Sarah, who as the only survivor of an all-female caving expedition gone horrifically wrong, suffers severe psychological trauma. Unable to speak, she accompanies a rescue team back to the cave, but events once again take a sinister turn. While the film arrives in the UK next year, beyond the break you'll find four clips from the Jon Harris directed sequel that stars Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Gavan O'Herlihy, Joshua Dallas, Anna Skellern, Douglas Hodge, Krysten Cummings, MyAnna Buring, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder and Nora-Jane Noone. Check out the film's official website for more. ...Read More

Cinemavault's smart thriller Savage, which is said to be in the vein of Taxi Driver and Straw Dogs, depicts a man who is pushed to the edge and contemplates taking the next step. Directed by Brendan Muldowney, below you'll find the full synopsis, sales art and trailer for the film being sold at AFM. ...Read More

New Films has picked up worldwide rights to Deon Taylor's horror pic Chain Letter and will release the film in the U.S. next year. The pic, which is being screened for international buyers at the American Film Market, stars Nikki Reed (Twilight, Twilight Saga: The New Moon), Betsy Russell (Saw franchise) and Brad Dourif (Child's Play). The storyline follows a serial killer who preys on teenagers. His target: Teens who fail to forward a chain letter. New Films considers Chain Letter a pic with franchise possibilities, according to Taylor and the firm's prexy Nesim Hason. Todd Slater produced Chain Letter through his Slater Brothers Entertainment shingle. Watch the new trailer below. ...Read More

From the producers of the multi-million-dollar Saw horror franchise comes a story torn from todays news headlines, The Tortured, which follows a young mother (Erika Christensen) and her husband (Jesse Metcalf) who decide that the criminal justice system hasnt adequately punished the man who kidnapped their son. They formulate a diabolical plan to exact their own revenge, and slowly realize that the best way to relieve their pain is to inflict some. How far will they go before justice is served...? Check out the first trailer for the film below. Bill Moseley also stars in the pic directed by Rob Lieberman (Fire in the Sky). ...Read More