'Chemical Wedding' Movie Poster

Here is the poster for Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's upcoming supernatural horror-thriller inspired by noted occultist Aleister Crowley called "Chemical Wedding".

"Chemical Wedding" wrapped principal photography in September with Julian Doyle at the helm. The film stars Simon Callow as a reincarnation of Crowley, once dubbed "the most evil man in Britain." Callow's character, Haddo, is a shy, stuttering professor.

The film will be released in Britain and Ireland by Warner Bros. The studio also has a first-look option on other territories.

Reuters has posted a five-minute interview with Bruce Dickinson about "Chemical Wedding". The video, which includes footage from the "Chemical Wedding" movie set, can be viewed at this location (click on "Iron Maiden front man's film gets underway" to launch video). The entire video can be downloaded at this location.

- The Monster

Horror of Party Beach Clip

Today we bring you a little clip from the classic Horror of Party Beach. The "First Horror Monster Musical". In this clip we have the groovy Del-Aires playing the original Zombie Stomp as the Mutant Monsters come ashore.

Enjoy the horror...

- The Monster

Saw IV DVD Date

Lions Gate Home Entertainment now has a release date on the Saw IV DVD which stars Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, and Betsy Russell. The Darren Lynn Bousman directed horror will be available to in seperate rated and unrated editions from the 22nd January. Each will retail at around $29.95. A Blu-ray edition will also be available for $39.99. The full details have yet to be revealed, although extras are said to include audio commentaries, a director's diary, a Traps of Saw IV featurette, and a Props of Saw IV featurette. Stay tuned for further details as we get them.

- The Monster

The Last Man On Earth Trailer

By night they leave their graves, crawling, shambling, through empty streets, whimpering, pleading, begging for his blood!

Today we bring you the trailer for the 1964 Vincent Price classic The Last Man On Earth.


Dr. Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) is the only survivor of a devastating world-wide plague due to a mysterious immunity he acquired to the bacterium while working in Central America years ago. He is all alone now...or so it seems. As night falls, plague victims begin to leave their graves, part of a hellish undead army that''s thirsting for blood...his!

Enjoy the horror...

- The Monster

Friday the 13th Remake News

C.H.U.D. has come up with some spoilers for the Friday the 13th remake!

"Remaking Friday the 13th is actually more complicated than you might think. After all, there's no Jason Voorhees in the first film - his mom is the killer. And there's no hockey mask until Part III. It took until Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter for the classic Jason look and mythology to be really finalized. So what do you do when attempting to make a 21st century version? Do you really remake the first, with Mrs. Voorhees as the killer? How do you deal with the now cliched aspects of the slasher genre? Do you even need to bring back any elements from the original films, or do you just do a reboot?" Click on over to C.H.U.D. to read the rest!

- The Monster

Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash Comic

Wildstorm and Dynamite Entertainment have provided Newsarama with a preview of Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash #1 - the meeting of the three horror icons. Newsarama.com has posted the covers and some interior artwork for the new Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash Comic. Click on over to the Newsarama.com forums for more information.

- The Monster

Josh Lucas To Star In "Tell-Tale"

Josh Lucas (Poseidon) has signed to star in Tell-Tale, Scott Free Productions' psychological thriller, which is being directed by Michael Cuesta, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is inspired by the classic Edgar Allan Poe story "The Tell-Tale Heart." The modern-day adaptation stars Lucas as a single father whose recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

Scott Free's Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Michael Costigan are producing, along with Social Capital Films' Martin Shore and Christopher Tuffin.

- The Monster

Return to Castle Wolfenstein On Hold

Writer/director Roger Avary told SCI FI Wire that he is almost done with the script for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, his adaptation of the hit video game, which he hopes to direct, but added that everything is on hold until the writers' strike ends.

Avary, who is co-writer with Neil Gaiman of the upcoming animated film Beowulf, said in an interview Nov. 3 that he "is almost done with the script and am proud of it, but everything as far as the production date and that kind of thing won't be decided on until after all this [is] over. And I fully support the strike."

Avary said the film will be based on a Commodore 64 game and will be a lot like "a World War II old movie of guys who are out on a mission, but this one will have the addition of monsters and horror and a lot of craziness all mixed together. We will start it when it is the right time."

Avary said he did research into the paranormal, the American military and the Nazis. Avary, who won an Academy Award for Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino, also wrote Silent Hill, which is also based on a video game.

- The Monster

Unblemished Tops Horror Awards

Conrad Williams' novel The Unblemished took one of the top prizes at the International Horror Guild Awards, which were announced at the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Nov. 1. A complete list of winners follows:

Novel: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams
Long Fiction: "Dark Harvest" by Norman Partridge
Mid-Length Fiction: "The Old North Road" by Paul Finch
Short Fiction: "The Box" by Stephen Gallagher
Collection (tie): Basic Black by Terry Dowling and American Morons by Glen Hirshberg
Anthology: Lords of the Razor, William Sheehan and Bill Schafer, eds.
Periodical: Subterranean
Illustrated Narrative: A.L.I.E.E.N. by Lewis Trondheim
Nonfiction: Icons of Horror and the Supernatural, S.T. Joshi, ed.
Art (tie): Exhibits From the Imaginary Museum by Aeron Alfrey and Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio

Additionally, Ramsey Campbell was presented with the International Horror Guild Living Legend Award.

Drunken Zombie Podcast

There is a new Horror Podcast on the web. Bryan from Horror Junk has started his own cast called Drunken Zombie. It's a podcast dedicated to all things horror. So if you like horror (and you should if you're reading this). Click on over and check out Drunken Zombie.

- The Monster

Jennifer Connelly Joins The Day the Earth Stood Still Remake

From Variety:
Jennifer Connelly has signed on and Kathy Bates is negotiating to star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" for 20th Century Fox. Keanu Reeves has already boarded the sci-fi remake.

Scott Derrickson will direct the pic as his follow-up to "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." Ryne Douglas Pearson wrote the screenplay; David Scarpa penned a recent draft.

Story kicks off as aliens land on Earth carrying a message for all humans: Live in peace or be destroyed. Connelly is set to portray Helen Benson, the role Patricia Neal played in the 1951 original.

Fox has set a December start date in Vancouver.

Erwin Stoff is producing alongside Derrickson's partner Paul Boardman, who also produced "Emily Rose."

Connelly is shooting the ensemble comedy "He's Just Not That Into You" for New Line. She will then segue to "Day the Earth Stood Still."

- The Monster

And the Next Elvira is...

Elvira scours the country to look for the next mistress of the dark. She and her two handmaidens held open auditions at the Queen Mary in Long Beach as they narrowed down the hopefuls. In the end an aspiring writer and a self-proclaimed tomboy, April Wahlin was chosen on Halloween night and became the Next Elvira.

- The Monster

X-Files Stars, Crew Reunite For Secretive Sequel

Fans of "The X-Files" no longer have to rely on Internet rumors to seek the truth about a sequel to the 1998 movie based on the popular TV series.

On Wednesday, Fox announced production will start December 10 on the sequel, which reunites the show's stars, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. The studio also picked July 25 as the U.S. release date.

Series creator Chris Carter will direct the still-untitled film. Carter also co-wrote the screenplay with "X-Files" veteran Frank Spotnitz. The duo also are producing. Shooting will take place in Vancouver.

The studio is staying little about the film's story line. All that is being revealed is that it is a "supernatural thriller" and that the movie will take the complicated relationship between FBI agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) in unexpected directions as Mulder continues on his quest for the truth and Scully remains inextricably tied to her partner's pursuits.

The July 25 release date would put "X-Files" up against "Step Brothers," a comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, and an untitled comedy starring Ice Cube.

Fox's "X-Files" ran for nine seasons, ending in 2002. The first feature film, produced by Carter and co-written with Spotnitz, grossed $187 million worldwide.

- The Monster