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In 1968, the DEAD walked... Now the DEAD will talk! And there's a chance they'll be talking to you! Icons of Fright, in conjunction with the people behind the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD documentary AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD, are offering three (3) great prizes, exclusively to ...
Horror
Autopsy
Night of the Living Dead
EW posted a small report- more like a note, really- on this December's hosts of Saturday Night Live, and Taylor Lautner will preside over the show on December 12, with musical guest Bon Jovi (lead singer Jon Bon Jovi was a rather hirsute frontman back in the 1980s, but I have no ...
Horror
Taylor Lautner
Wolf
Here's a head scratcher. According to Variety, Diablo Cody's JENNIFER'S BODY is set to make its Italian debut at the Noir in Festival, where the Woody Harrelson horror film ZOMBIELAND will join it. I haven't seen Cody's film, but from all the trailers I did see, I can ...
Horror
Zombieland
Jennifer's Body
Woody Harrelson
Tim Burton
To the delight of horror fans, several sources are reporting that Adam Green is readying to make HATCHET 2. The sequel is set to pick up the moment the original ended, and provide more background on Victor Crowley, the series' killer. Kane Hodder is set to return as Crowley, which ...
Horror
Adam Green
Hatchet
Kane Hodder
Tony Todd
Anchor Bay
Big news from Lilja's Library, the unofficial chronicler of Stephen King's works. According to blogger Torontoist, while King was doing the rounds for his new mega-novel Under the Dome, he stopped in Toronto for an interview conducted by none other than THE DEAD ZONE director and ...
Horror
Stephen King
The Shining
The Dead Zone
David Cronenberg
No, it's not a 24-hour reality channel devoted to Team Jacob. THR is reporting that FX has purchased the rights to show the TWILIGHT films on commercial television, in a package that also includes THE HURT LOCKER and THE KNOWING. TWILIGHT is set to run in 2011, with NEW MOON ...
Horror
Twilight
New Moon
No, that's not the Professional Golfers' Association. The Producers Guild of America has chosen to honor Joss Whedon with its Vanguard Award, which celebrates achievements in media and technology, according to Variety. Whedon is most famous for his series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ...
Horror
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
James Cameron
When the Hammer Falls... It’s Gonna Hurt Imagine my surprise when X and I arrived at the Tribeca Cinema on Bowery Street in NYC, and it looked just like a bar. No lit-up marquee, no ticket booth, nobody selling popcorn. No throngs of ...
Horror
I'm not so sure if I buy this one, but Corona Coming Attractions is reporting that a remake of THE HOWLING is on the way. According to the article, indie producers Joel Kastelberg and Etchie Stroh are set to produce, and marketing guy Joe Nimziki will direct. They'll be working ...
Horror
The Howling
No surprises here. TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON destroyed its competition its opening weekend. According to the IMDB, the film will have pulled in an astounding $141 million dollars in its first three days. The draw actually exceeded the projected take-in by $16 ...
Horror
New Moon
Twilight
According to Empire, Steven Spielberg is set to bring Stephen King's new novel Under the Dome to television. King's novels have been adapted for television for ages, but never by someone of the caliber of Spielberg, who's also produced BAND OF BROTHERS. The article notes the uneven ...
Horror
Steven Spielberg
Stephen King
Great news for Icons of Fright friend Tim Sullivan! According to VH1, the director of 2001 MANIACS and Icons contributor with his SHOCK AND ROLL series, is set to replace James Gunn in the channel's SCREAM QUEENS 2 reality show. Gunn directed scenes on-camera for the show, which ...
Horror
Scream
Tim Sullivan
Friend
Saw
Saw VI
James Gunn
EW is reporting that Fandango has taken in record numbers for pre-sales of tickets to TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. The article points out that the sales have surpassed those of each of the entries in the LORD OF THE RINGS, HARRY POTTER and second STAR WARS series. So, could NEW ...
Horror
New Moon
Twilight
The Dark
Edward Gorsuch
The third and final episode of Joe Dante's Netflix-exclusive SPLATTER premiered last week on Friday the 13th. Not ones to be slackers, apparently,Dante and SPLATTER star Tony Todd are already onto new projects. Dante is producing a movie called TRAIL OF BLOOD, which has a new ...
Horror
Tony Todd
Joe Dante
The Third Time’s a Charm... If the Living are Dead My very first writing for Icons of Fright was a convention report on Pittsburgh, PA’s Monster Bash in 2007. It was a decent show, a small-scale convention where I met Kyra Schon and Bill Hinzman of NIGHT OF THE ...
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As a testament to the power of TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, WENN reports that the new Edward Cullen film has sold out 2,150 screenings a full three days before it opens. 200 of those are in New York and Los Angeles alone, WENN states, quoting Movietickets.com as its source. Personally, ...
Horror
New Moon
Twilight
In 1968, the DEAD walked... Now the DEAD will talk! And there's a chance they'll be talking to you! Icons of Fright, in conjunction with the people behind the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD documentary AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD, are offering three (3) great prizes, exclusively to ...
Horror
Autopsy
Night of the Living Dead
This cannot be a good sign. Buried in a Variety article about the editing process and the movie PRECIOUS is the tidbit that Universal's redux of THE WOLFMAN is about to go under the knife again, this time at the hands of editors Mark Goldblatt and Walter Murch. Goldblatt is ...
Horror
The Wolfman
The Calling
Sadly, The Guardian today reported that Edward Woodward has died at 79. Woodward is perhaps best known for his role as Robert McCall in the popular CBS series THE EQUALIZER. But horror fans will likely remember him for his role in one of horror's most offbeat films, THE WICKER ...
Horror
The Wicker Man
The Guardian
Edward Gorsuch
Christopher Lee
Shaun of the Dead
Great news for fans of low budget auteur Roger Corman! (among which I count myself) According to Studio Briefing, the legendary producer/director/mentor to a number of important directors will receive an honorary Oscar at next year's Academy Awards. The article suggests, interesting ...
