American Grindhouse DVD Review!!

Synapse Films releasing new Hammer Films line!

Confirmed by Fangoria magazine, Synapse Films will be releasing a line of Hammer films starting with Countess Dracula (1971) in a blu ray dvd combo pack. Following that will be Twins of Evil in November or December, and Hands of the Ripper mid next year.

Nightmares In Red White And Blue DVD Review!!

Nightmare 30th Anniversary Edition DVD Review!

Sugar Boxx DVD Review!!

Evil Dead remake in the works.

Well it looks as though another one of our beloved horror classics is going to be remade. Shocked? Yeah neither am I. Now don't go complaining just yet. The film will be produced by Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert, who were all  partners in the original. Here is the official press release.

From the Press Release:
Sam Raimi and original producing partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell (who also starred in the original franchise) are gearing up to remake their cult sensation THE EVIL DEAD through their long standing Ghost House Pictures partnership. Raimi and Tapert were such instant fans of Fede Alvarez’s short film “Panic Attack” that they set up a blind deal with the filmmaker and through that process have attached Fede Alvarez to write and direct the film. Alvarez wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is currently doing revisions on the draft. Ghost House is committed to renewing the franchise and has the film on the fast track. Raimi, Tapert and Campbell will serve as producers. Ghost House Pictures partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Nicole Brown and J.R. Young will oversee the project for Ghost House. Lionsgate will handle international sales on the film.
The three producing partners commented, "We are committed to making this movie and are inspired by the enduring popularity and enthusiasm for the ‘Evil Dead’ series. We can't wait to scare a new generation of moviegoers using filmmaking techniques that were not available to us thirty years ago as well as Fede bringing a fresh eye to the film’s original elements."
Raimi wrote, directed and, along with Tapert and Campbell, produced the original horror classic THE EVIL DEAD that tells the story of five twenty-something friends who become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead. An archaeologist's tape recording reveals that the ancient text was discovered among the Khandarian ruins of a Sumerian civilization. Playing the taped incantations, the youths unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. THE EVIL DEAD spawned a franchise with the equally successful installments EVIL DEAD II and ARMY OF DARKNESS.

Deranged Star Roberts Blossom Dies

I am a little behind on this one but Roberts Blossom star of the amazing Deranged, passed away on July 8th at his home in Santa Monica, CA. He was 87 years old.

 

An amazing character actor, Roberts performed in dozens of films. Most notable being, "Deranged", "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", "Slaughterhouse Five", and probably his most popular role of "Old Man Marley" in "Home Alone".