Upcoming Horrors...
I don't think I've done one of these in a while...
1408:
John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in a movie about a skeptical paranormal investigator who decided to spend the night in a supposedly haunted hotel room... only he doesn't have a very good night. Based on a Stephen King story, which is probably why the trailer looks so much like The Shining in parts, but it still looks good, and it has John Cusack and SLJ, which is always a plus.
The Abandoned:
Hmm. Russian film about an American woman searching for her birth parents who finds she has inherited a house in Russia which turns out to be the house where she was born. She also finds she has a twin brother and there's some weird stuff going on in the house which seems to involve time-slip hauntings and prophecies of the siblings dying. Since people seem to have liked it at a horrorfest I'm assuming it makes more sense when you see the whole film.
Automaton Transfusion:
Ooh, zombies. Running zombies though, which I have an instant knee-jerk reaction to if they're not in a Return of the Living Dead movie. Then again, considering that this film was apparently shot in 9 days with a budget of $50k and still looks this good, I might be willing to forgive them.
Big Bad Wolf:
A werewolf movie where one of the actors is David Naughton (remember him?). Kind of chiched, but then again, the only good recent werewolf movie has been Ginger Snaps (in my oh-so humble opinion)...
Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance:
An Uwe Boll-directed sequel to the first Bloodrayne, set in the Wild West and featuring a vampire Billy the Kid? Somebody get me a gun.
Borderland:
Based on the Matamoros murders in Texas and Mexico in the 80s, which ended up being part of the wider "Satanic Panic" of the time. I expect this movie might have a different ending to it, though.
Day of the Dead:
If this is a remake then I'm a Dutchman. The only thing it has in common with the original is the title and the fact that some characters share the same names, but other than that this looks to be completely different. And stop making the zombies run and communicate, dammit!
Day Watch:
Ooh, the sequel to Night Watch. I liked the first film, but I know a good few people were disappointed that the special effects were pretty much all shown to us in the trailer. hopefully this won't be the case here, or we might as well just go get the books.
The Ferryman:
I think I can tell what the 'twist' in this is going to be... A bunch od 20-somethings take a boat for a trip to Fiji, but meet something deeply unpleasant along the way. New Zealand and Australia seem to have a knack for deeply creepy films (Wolf Creek, anyone?), but the potential telegraphing on the ending puts me off a little.
Fido:
I want to see this film. Zombies are used as 'servants' and household 'pets' in this satire, but when one starts to revert to his old ways his 'family' try to protect him from the authorities. Did I mention that I want to see this film?
Halloween:
The release date for this is August 31. Why? Why are they releasing a mivie called Halloween on a date that's not Halloween? It makes no sense! Oh yeah, Rob Zombie remake, looks pretty good to my eyes despite what I've heard others say, plus it's got the original music.
Joshua:
Creepy-kid movie.
The Last Winter:
It's The Thing without the mad special effects! Although it does have Ron Perlman.
Mulberry Street:
Zombie rat-people! No, really. Manhattan is overrun, and six people have to surive in their apartment block. Well, it's certainly original...
Reverb:
Occult messages embedded in rock music! Long-dead rock musicians wanting to return to finish their work at any cost! A UK movie! I don't know why I'm using all these exclamation marks!
The Screening:
A series of short films shot by a decendant of the Borgia family are shown at a theatre. There's a story that anyone who watches the films goes insane, and of course the story turns out to be true... While I could certainly see some modern-day Borgias doing something like this, I think the film may be taking the 'gore for gore's sake' path, which could very well be a mistake. We'll see, because it's still an interesting concept.
Seed:
Uwe Boll says that this is "one of the most depressing horror movies ever made". I agree. It's possible we're talking at cross-purposes though...
1408:
John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in a movie about a skeptical paranormal investigator who decided to spend the night in a supposedly haunted hotel room... only he doesn't have a very good night. Based on a Stephen King story, which is probably why the trailer looks so much like The Shining in parts, but it still looks good, and it has John Cusack and SLJ, which is always a plus.
The Abandoned:
Hmm. Russian film about an American woman searching for her birth parents who finds she has inherited a house in Russia which turns out to be the house where she was born. She also finds she has a twin brother and there's some weird stuff going on in the house which seems to involve time-slip hauntings and prophecies of the siblings dying. Since people seem to have liked it at a horrorfest I'm assuming it makes more sense when you see the whole film.
Automaton Transfusion:
Ooh, zombies. Running zombies though, which I have an instant knee-jerk reaction to if they're not in a Return of the Living Dead movie. Then again, considering that this film was apparently shot in 9 days with a budget of $50k and still looks this good, I might be willing to forgive them.
Big Bad Wolf:
A werewolf movie where one of the actors is David Naughton (remember him?). Kind of chiched, but then again, the only good recent werewolf movie has been Ginger Snaps (in my oh-so humble opinion)...
Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance:
An Uwe Boll-directed sequel to the first Bloodrayne, set in the Wild West and featuring a vampire Billy the Kid? Somebody get me a gun.
Borderland:
Based on the Matamoros murders in Texas and Mexico in the 80s, which ended up being part of the wider "Satanic Panic" of the time. I expect this movie might have a different ending to it, though.
Day of the Dead:
If this is a remake then I'm a Dutchman. The only thing it has in common with the original is the title and the fact that some characters share the same names, but other than that this looks to be completely different. And stop making the zombies run and communicate, dammit!
Day Watch:
Ooh, the sequel to Night Watch. I liked the first film, but I know a good few people were disappointed that the special effects were pretty much all shown to us in the trailer. hopefully this won't be the case here, or we might as well just go get the books.
The Ferryman:
I think I can tell what the 'twist' in this is going to be... A bunch od 20-somethings take a boat for a trip to Fiji, but meet something deeply unpleasant along the way. New Zealand and Australia seem to have a knack for deeply creepy films (Wolf Creek, anyone?), but the potential telegraphing on the ending puts me off a little.
Fido:
I want to see this film. Zombies are used as 'servants' and household 'pets' in this satire, but when one starts to revert to his old ways his 'family' try to protect him from the authorities. Did I mention that I want to see this film?
Halloween:
The release date for this is August 31. Why? Why are they releasing a mivie called Halloween on a date that's not Halloween? It makes no sense! Oh yeah, Rob Zombie remake, looks pretty good to my eyes despite what I've heard others say, plus it's got the original music.
Joshua:
Creepy-kid movie.
The Last Winter:
It's The Thing without the mad special effects! Although it does have Ron Perlman.
Mulberry Street:
Zombie rat-people! No, really. Manhattan is overrun, and six people have to surive in their apartment block. Well, it's certainly original...
Reverb:
Occult messages embedded in rock music! Long-dead rock musicians wanting to return to finish their work at any cost! A UK movie! I don't know why I'm using all these exclamation marks!
The Screening:
A series of short films shot by a decendant of the Borgia family are shown at a theatre. There's a story that anyone who watches the films goes insane, and of course the story turns out to be true... While I could certainly see some modern-day Borgias doing something like this, I think the film may be taking the 'gore for gore's sake' path, which could very well be a mistake. We'll see, because it's still an interesting concept.
Seed:
Uwe Boll says that this is "one of the most depressing horror movies ever made". I agree. It's possible we're talking at cross-purposes though...