A film we've been following very closely is Peter Briggs' Mortis Rex, a film set in 122 AD that follows a disgraced Roman war hero who comes face to face with a supernatural beast causing horrendous deaths. Briggs, who wrote Hellboy, is going to be on hand at the San Diego Comic Con and bringing something very, very special with him. Want to learn how to get your hands on a signed Mortis Rex teaser poster? Read on to find out! ...Read More
Arriving on DVD September 29th is Dave Parker's bloody good The Hills Run Red, which will be getting some special San Diego Comic Con buzz this week. Below you'll find the information, make you you check it out as they'll be debuting the trailer and more! The story centers on a film fanatic whose obsession with finding a complete print of an infamous slasher movie leads him and two friends into the backwoods where the film was shot. They realize too late that filming never ended -- and now they must survive a nightmarish onslaught or become part of the movie forever. ...Read More
San Diego Comic Con attendees don;t forget that Warner Bros. will be screening Trick ‘r Treat, Thursday July 23rd at 10pm in Ballroom 20. Seats are first come first serve. Interested in learning more about the film? Become a fan of the Trick ‘r Treat Facebook page or follow on Twitter. Check out the flyer below for screening info. ...Read More
We just received a little teaser image from Legend Films that teases a forthcoming 3-D release of Saw, James Wan and Leigh Whannell's breakthrough horror film that has since spawned six sequel (with a seventh already being written). No details were given and it's unclear if it's going to hit theaters or go direct-to-disc, but this is definitely something to look forward to. With a dead body laying between them, two men (Whannell and Elwes) wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card. ...Read More
Now live over at our podcast page or below the break is Episode #26 of our official Bloody-Disgusting Podcast. This week the guys discuss what will be going on at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, including ways to get you into the free (and not so free) screenings. They also take a look at this weeks DVD releases including The Haunting in Connecticut, Horsemen and The Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. All this plus headlines, Horror in your House for next week and more! You can also find the podcast by searching "Bloody Disgusting" in iTunes. ...Read More
Of the 6" and 12" figures from Mattel weren't cool enough, Toy Fair Magazine (issue #144) made the discovery that Mattel has more tricks up their sleeve. Arriving in October is the "Logo Ghost", a 3-D plastic look at the Ghostbusters logo that stands up next to the figures. How do you buy it? Oh, it's FREE of course, when you purchase the Ray Stanz figure this fall. He comes with a stand for posing. Egon Spangler arrives online and at the San Diego Comic Con next week, with Winston hitting stores in December. Winston comes with a trap rocking light effects. Nice! ...Read More
Just after I stop receiving his updates on Twitter, writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) used it to share with the world the official one sheet for The Box, his new genre-bending thriller that stars Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella and James Marsden. The poster is the same as the previous teaser, only it now features a few new "floating heads" - and really, is Diaz's name still that powerful that the poster needs to be all about her? Eh. Warner Bros. will release the adaptation of Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button" in theaters on October 30. ...Read More
As part of their 2009 San Diego Comic Con preview, "Entertainment Weekly" has posted some new images from three forthcoming horror films including Focus Features' Thirst, Overture Films' sci-fi thriller Pandorum and Columbia Pictures' horror laugher Zombieland. Dig on all the new images below and watch for tons from the Comic Con next week. ...Read More
Below you'll find the first two one sheet images being used for Fox Home Entertainment's Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, which arrives on DVD October 20. Fonda and her friends go to the woods for a couple of days. Her friends are killed by the wild, now staple mutant killer, Three Finger, who of course cannibalizes them. She is left to fend for herself, but not for long. Meanwhile some dangerous prisoners are being transferred by Nate Wilson, a prison warden, on his last day before leaving to become a lawyer. During transport their truck is attacked by Three Finger and the prisoners escape. While being chased through the woods, the prisoners come across an abandoned truck filled with bags of money. One-by-one Three Finger kills all the prisoners and everyone who searches for them ... ...Read More
This year's San Diego Comic Con is jammed-packed with nightly special events - the best part is, that you all get to go! Thursday you can be the first on your block to check out Trick 'r Treat, then on Friday, July 24 at 10pm you will be some of the first people EVER to witness Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton's The Collector, their new slasher film arriving in cinemas July 31 from Freestyle Releasing. Check out details on how to RSVP (this will fill fast, so do it quick), along with a look at the brand new one sheet. ...Read More
With an October release date still TBD, today the official DVD/Blu-ray box art was revealed for Michael Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat (review), probably the most anticipated horror film of the year. In addition to finding the art, below you can read about the special San Diego Comic Con screening taking place on Thursday, July 23 at 10PM. Don't miss out! ...Read More
For those of you attending the San Diego Comic Con next week, Fox/MGM Home Entertainment has something special planned. They will have a booth themed "Feed your Fear," which is to help get word out on their forthcoming Halloween DVD/Blu-ray releases (yay, Wrong Turn 3!). In addition, Bloody-Disgusting has a super special Blu-ray gift pack for one lucky reader to win. Read on to see how to enter and for more details on the booth. ...Read More
Legendary horror/fantasy filmmaker & author Clive Barker will be joining lucky attendees of the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con to introduce a free screening of Book of Blood, the film adaptation based on his short stories "The Book of Blood" and "On Jerusalem Street". Book stars Sophie Ward and Jonas Armstrong, and is directed by John Harrison. For ONE screening only, Book of Blood will appear on the big screen prior to its September 22nd release on Blu-ray and DVD. Read on for details on the screening and to see how we can guarantee a few of you some seats! ...Read More
In celebration of the GODKILLER events at the San Diego Comic Con next week, Halo-8 is releasing a series of wallpapers for desktops and iphones featuring characters from the upcoming illustrated film. Events at Comic Con include appearances and signings by Godkiller castmembers Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, 5, H1, and H2), Bill Moseley (The Devil's Rejects), Justin Pierre (singer Motion City Soundtrack), and Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica), as well as animator Brian Giberson and writer-director Matt Pizzolo (Threat). You can score an exclusive Bloody-Disgusting features wallpaper for your computer by reading on! ...Read More
Good luck to all of you who want to multitask, because the San Diego Comic Con makes it harder and harder every year, especially since you have to spend the entire day in Hall H if you're going to see anything going on in there. For those of you taking the plunge this year, beyond the break you'll find the ENTIRE 2009 San Diego Comic Con horror line-up. We'll be on hand and bringing you LIVE breaking news, loads of images and interviews with the stars of all of your favorite upcoming horror films. Check out the official website for the entire line-up if you want more than horror. ...Read More
At Comic Con last weekend, BC got the chance to talk to the three lovely stars of the upcoming BITCH SLAP, a movie fans of GRINDHOUSE and genuine '70s exploitation movies will definitely love (check out the trailer at the official website). And while BITCH SLAP might not be horror, stars America Olivo, Erin Cummings, and Julia Voth ALL have horror projects lined up in the near future. So while BC transcribes the rest of this mammoth interview, here’s the skinny on their horror movie futures! ...Read More
Last weekend BC has the pleasure of chatting exclusively with Friday the 13th producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, who were on hand at the San Diego Comic Con to promote their remake, which arrives in theaters February 13, 2009. If you click here you can read the interview where they talk about the timeline of the film, how Jason moves "fast" and even find out a little about the origin of the mask (beware of spoiler). The pic directed by Marcus Nispel is the retelling of the original Friday the 13th about teenaged summer camp counselors that are systematically slaughtered by a mysterious killer. Jason Voorhees will wear the mask and kill, keeping the famous setting of Crystal Lake.
At last weekend's San Diego Comic Con, B-D stringer BC caught up with Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans star Bill Nighy who chats about the difference between all three films and the application of make-up, which can be quite a task. Read on for the skinny. The prequel, which is directed by Patrick Tatopoulos, is set in the Dark Ages and traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their one-time werewolf slaves, the Lycans. ...Read More
Inside you'll find the teaser trailer for CHADAM that was unveiled at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. "CHADAM" is a fully animated series based on characters that Alex Pardee created for the rock band "The Used". Alex and a small team of amazing people have been working feverishly on this dark, emotional animated fantasy series for over a year and this is the first footage ever shown. "CHADAM" will debut on thewb.com in September. Click here for more info. ...Read More
This past weekend's San Diego Comic Con was filled with all sorts of surprises, and the news just won't stop coming in. B-D stringer Jeff Otto had the opportunity to chat one-on-one with Robert Englund, who played the infamous Freddy Krueger in eight films and a TV series (and almost a reality show). Inside, the actor discusses Freddy's future slashing possibilities, even though most have been left in the dust. ...Read More
This morning we got our hands on a hi-res poster and a promotional tattoo kit for the upcoming SAW video game, that is slated for release in 2009. Don't forget you can check out the official game site for more info and to sign up for updates, otherwise read on for the images. ...Read More
At this weekend's San Diego Comic Con David Goyer was on hand promoting his upcoming horror film, The Unborn, which is both wrote and directed for Platinum Dunes and Rogue Pictures. B-D reporter BC was lucky enough to sit down with the infamous writer to chat about his projects, including his remake of The Invisible Man. Click his name above for the interview or click here for all Comic Con coverage.
This past weekend Universal Pictures showed the first footage from their remake of The Wolfman, which you can all now see by reading on. 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. Click here for all Comic Con coverage. ...Read More
Inside you'll find a hi-res look at the poster for the live-action adaptation of The Goon, a comic book series created by Eric Powell in 1999. The story is about the adventures of the Goon, a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for the feared mobster Labrazio. The Goon (and his sidekick Franky) often get tied up in other machinations, often in relation to the evil zombie gangs under the command of the Nameless Zombie Priest. ...Read More
This past weekend we caught an early look at the poster for Lionsgate's My Bloody Valentine, but when we tried to get a hi-res look, we were told the MPAA rejected the poster just like they did the HOSTEL: PART II teaser a year earlier. Empire scored a look, check it out inside. In the remake Tom (Jensen Ackles) returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the life of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders. Directed by Patrick Lussier, the film arrives in theaters January 16th, 2009 in 3-D... Click here for all Comic Con coverage. ...Read More
