Laurie Strode Officially Announced for Rob Zombie's 'Halloween'

Rob Zombie has officially announced on the Halloween MySpace page that Scout Taylor-Compton will play Laurie Strode.

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, is mistakenly released from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.

- The Monster

Dario Argento's Horror Classic "Susperia" Trailer

This weeks Friday trailer is for Dario Argento's horror classic "Susperia".
Enjoy...

- The Monster

Fright Marathons During Valentine’s Week

VOOM Monsters HD Brings 3 Back-To-Back-To Back

For most sane, daylight-loving humans, mid-February conjures up thoughts of sweet romance and flirtatious encounters. Well, not for the cinematic freakazoids at VOOM Monsters HD, the first and only 24 hour network delivering monster and creature features in high-definition.

Saturday February 10th at 2:45 PM,
Lon Chaney Jr. Birthday Tribute;
Brought to you in horrifically stunning High-Def clarity, Voom Monsters HD will kick off its 4-day Valentine’s Marathon Massacre with eight films starring Lon Chaney Jr. The original monster-multitasker is the only actor in film history to have played all three of the most famous pop culture ghouls – including Frankenstein, Mummy, and Dracula. The debauchery begins with the classic Ghost Of Frankenstein and ends with Mummy's Curse.

Sunday February 11th at 2:05PM,
Ray Harryhausen Stop-Motion Triple Feature;
Next up on the list of evil mood setting marathons is a showcase of Ray Harryhausen's three most famous flicks. The stop-motion innovator brings us Jason & The Argonauts, 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, and Mysterious Island, all re-mastered for HD!

Tuesday February 13th at 10PM,
"Love Bites" Vampire Festival Marathon;
What would make Cupid stab his eyes out with his own arrow? How about a three-day marathon of Vampires showcasing their un-Godly abilities for winning over their love interests on the first date! VOOM Monsters HD wraps up the insanity with High-Def broadcasts of 20-neck sucking features! Some of the titles include 1931's Dracula with Bela Lugosi, Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman, and the hilariously bloody 1970's Blaxploitation classic, Blacula.

Enjoy the horror...

- The Monster

Horror Junk - Episode 6 - Bloodsucking Redneck Vampires

The guys from Horror Junk are back with a new episode. This time they review Bloodsucking Redneck Vampires.

Check out the video below and be sure to vist their other sites as well.
Horror Junk on MySpace
Horror Junk on You Tube

Horror Junk - Is a video podcast with horror movie reviews. They do both video and audio podcasts on a variety of subjects and movie reviews.

They watch crappy horror movies so you don't have to.

Night of the Creeps Trailer - Friday Trailer

To start your weekend right this week. I would like to bring you the trailer for the 80's Horror Classic "Night of the Creeps"




Thrill me...

- The Monster

Rob Zombie's Halloween Scrpit Reviews

So, if you haven't heard by now. There have been two reviews (1, 2) for the new Rob Zombie's Halloween script and one rebuttal from Rob himself.

Read them all for yourself and come up with your own conclusion.

Ain't It Cool News - Rob Zombie's Halloween Script Review
Fangoria - Rob Zombie's Halloween Script Review
Rob Zombie on the reviews

I'd also like to give you a link to the Bloody-Disgusting's comments and new rumors on all of this as well. (Read More Here)
Enjoy the horror...
- The Monster

Horror fans get Chiller channel on DirecTV

From Reuters: NBC Universal is set to launch a 24-hour cable channel featuring horror and thriller programming.

Chiller, which bows March 1 on DirecTV, will initially feature such classic TV series as "Friday the 13th," "Twin Peaks," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Tales From the Crypt," and feature films including "The Shining," "Psycho" and "Blade Runner."

Chiller will be available as a standard-definition channel, high-definition simulcast channel and a video-on-demand channel, and will feature broadband-on-demand offerings.

NBC Universal made the announcement Friday during the Television Critics Assn. winter press tour.

- The Monster

Zombies to roam the Maine Countryside

New Independent Horror Film by Emptyhouse Film

A new feature length film is in the works from the creators of "Mud" and "I'm Sorry". Motion Media and Emptyhouse Film announced that their latest project titled "2" will be shooting in and around southern Maine, starting this month.

The film will be co-produced by Olin Smith (Mud, I'm Sorry) and John Lane who is currently in the pre-production on "The Novice" starring Chuck Norris. "It's very exciting, last year we completed two feature films right here in Maine and we just keep building, adding new creative forces each time." Said Producer Olin Smith.

"2" is a zombie survivalist film co written by published author Al Lamanda (Dunstan Falls) and Andy Davis (Mud). "This is a film I have always wanted to make. I grew up on zombie films and think that our story will make a nice addition to zombie film lore. We came up with some very interesting ideas and I can't wait to see the final outcome." Said writer/director Andy Davis.

"2" tells the story of two survivors of a biological attack that has turned the world upside down and how they deal with their situation. "2" stars C. James Roberts (Mr.Barrington) and Molly Roberts (The Dark). "I am very impressed with the talents of both James and Molly. We're all looking forward to seeing them carry out the story" said Co-Producer John Lane.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in January. A website for "2" has been set up at http://www.emptyhousefilm.com/ and will feature interactive flash based games as well as interactive media in the coming months. "2" will utilize many Southern Maine locations, shooting in Freeport, Biddeford, and Porter. In addition to using Maine locations, "2" will require many Maine residents to portray the living dead.

More information on "2" can be found at http://www.emptyhousefilm.com/.

- The Monster

Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes Gets Release Date

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes on DVD March 27th, according to Davis DVD.

Townsfolk resurrect the demon Pumpkinhead in this third sequel in the horror series starring genre icons Doug Bradley and Lance Henriksen. The DVD features an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras, if any, are to be announced. Retail is $24.96. The story centers around Doc Frasier (Doug Bradley), an eccentric small-town physician with a sideline in unauthorized organ donation.

- The Monster

'The Lost Boys 2' Begins Production

From IESB.net
Warner Home Video has been in deep discussion with a few directors and are in fact looking to push this project forward. There is no script yet, just an idea. "The story will revolve around surfing vampires in Southern California." It is slated for a direct to DVD release with no theatrical plans at this time. This continues WB’s plans to make low budget DTV sequels from their extensive film library.

The website also mentions "that executive producer Richard Donner talked about doing a sequel that would show Edgar and Alan Frog A.K.A. The Frog brothers (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander in the original film) starting a vampire hunting business that would take them to Washington D.C." They have also confirmed that Feldman has been approached for the sequel, and that there's a good chance he'll return.

The original The Lost Boys film was released in 1987 and is about a group of kids from Santa Clara (Santa Cruz-like town), CA. who must fight a gang of motorcycle riding teenage vampires. It starred Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Barnard Hughes, and was directed by Joel Schumacher.

- The Monster

Mummy 3 Eyes Rob Cohen To Helm

Rob Cohen (Stealth) is in talks with Universal Pictures to take the reins on a third edition of its Mummy franchise, and franchise stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have had discussions about returning, Variety reported.

Not much has been disclosed about the story of The Mummy 3 by writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (TV's Smallville), but the movie has been in active development for about a year. No deals are in place for Fraser and Weisz to return. Mummy 3 is envisioned as a summer 2008 release.

Stephen Sommers helmed the first two Mummy installments, released in 1999 and 2001; they took in a combined worldwide gross of $849 million.

Sean Daniel, Jim Jacks, Sommers and his Sommers Co. partner Bob Ducsay will produce Mummy 3.

- The Monster

Rock 'N Roll Ghost A Go-Go Show Video

This Friday I bring you a little clip from a classic Spook Show Short for the Ghost A Go-Go Show.

Everybody, but everybody is go go going to our Ghost A Go-Go Show.
It's New, It's Different, It's Tough!

Enjoy...

- The Monster

Remake Of 'Motel Hell' In The Works

It was announced that MGM is remaking the 1980 horror comedy Motell Hell and aiming to get it in theaters by December 7th, 2007.

In the original Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his roadside stand.

Meat's meat, and a man's gotta eat.

- The Monster

Fright Marathons During Valentine’s Week On Monsters HD

VOOM Monsters HD Brings 3 Back-To-Back-To Back

For most sane, daylight-loving humans, mid-February conjures up thoughts of sweet romance and flirtatious encounters. Well, not for the cinematic freakazoids at VOOM Monsters HD, the first and only 24 hour network delivering monster and creature features in high-definition.

Saturday February 10th at 2:45 PM

Lon Chaney Jr. Birthday Tribute;
Brought to you in horrifically stunning High-Def clarity, Voom Monsters HD will kick off its 4-day Valentine’s Marathon Massacre with eight films starring Lon Chaney Jr. The original monster-multitasker is the only actor in film history to have played all three of the most famous pop culture ghouls – including Frankenstein, Mummy, and Dracula. The debauchery begins with the classic Ghost Of Frankenstein and ends with Mummy's Curse.

Sunday February 11th at 2:05PM

Ray Harryhausen Stop-Motion Triple Feature;
Next up on the list of evil mood setting marathons is a showcase of Ray Harryhausen's three most famous flicks. The stop-motion innovator brings us Jason & The Argonauts, 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, and Mysterious Island, all re-mastered for HD!

Tuesday February 13th at 10PM

"Love Bites" Vampire Festival Marathon;

What would make Cupid stab his eyes out with his own arrow? How about a three-day marathon of Vampires showcasing their un-Godly abilities for winning over their love interests on the first date! VOOM Monsters HD wraps up the insanity with High-Def broadcasts of 20-neck sucking features! Some of the titles include 1931's Dracula with Bela Lugosi, Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman, and the hilariously bloody 1970's Blaxploitation classic, Blacula.

Danielle Harris Officially Confirmed For Zombie's 'Halloween'

From Rob Zombie's Halloween MySpace Blog:

ANNIE
Well, here is the next bit of casting news for you all. The role of ANNIE BRACKETT will be played by none other than DANIELLE HARRIS.

Danielle Harris played Jamie Lloyd Carruthers in Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers and will be returning to the franchise as the new character, Annie Brackett.

More news when it we get it.

- The Monster

Shaun Of The Dead director joins Grindhouse

From Fangoria:
There’s a new addition to the GRINDHOUSE family: SHAUN OF THE DEAD director Edgar Wright. As Robert Rodriguez puts the finishing touches on PLANET TERROR and Quentin Tarantino pushes through postproduction on DEATH PROOF, Wright has joined the team of guest filmmakers at work on the faux trailers that’ll be sandwiched between GRINDHOUSE’s two features.

Eli Roth and Rob Zombie are creating previews for THANKSGIVING and WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS, respectively, and now Rodriguez tells us that Wright is lending a coming attraction all his own. What he has up his sleeve is unknown at this time, but we’re looking into it!

For more information on this head over to Fangoria.com.

- The Monster