Syfy wants to show you what happens when fairy tales grow up by reinventing classic stories as part of its Saturday night TV movie franchise. The contemporary reimaginings of tales like Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel & Gretel will be two of the five titles that kicks off the new series on February 27.
“It’s exciting to take a treasured brand and put our own sideways spin on it,” said Thomas Vitale, executive vp programming and original movies at Syfy. “By turning familiar timeless stories inside out, we’re creating an entertaining new genre for our popular Saturday night movie franchise,” …read more

Back in August I told you about AMC’s plan to turn Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic, The Walking Dead, into a live action television series. Well according to the boys at Bloody-Disgusting, it sounds like AMC loved the pilot and is giving it the green light! The series is written and directed by Frank Darabont (The Mist). Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Motion Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusion will executive produce.
The Walking Dead graphic novel series follows survivors of a zombie apocalypse as they struggle to readjust to their new lives and stay alive. Kirkman’s story boasts strong …read more

FEARnet brings critter carnage back to life in Zombie Roadkill, their newest original program set to air Spring 2010 on the website and the FEARnet On Demand VOD network. Creepy creatures will be resurrected in six, 4-5 minute episodes directed by David Green.
“Academy-Award nominated actor Thomas Haden Church co-stars as a tough as nails Park Ranger who teams with an unsuspecting teenager, played by David Dorfman, to escape a cursed stretch of highway that resurrects roadkill in the form flesh eating zombie animals. This new breed of terror is not just playing dead.
Zombie Roadkill centers around a group of college …read more

Everyone’s favorite high school wolf is heading back to class for MTV’s reimagining of the 1985 film Teen Wolf. MTV revealed full casting and pilot details for the new series which will focus heavily on the romance but still attempt to retain some of the good buddy humor that made Michael J. Fox a hit in the high school film about a coming of age wolf.
The series features Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, Crystal Reed and Dylan O’Brien with the pilot penned by Jeff Davis of Criminal Minds fame. This dramatic thriller/comedy revolves around Scott McCall (Posey), a dorky high school …read more

BBC America announced that their new TV series Demons will air on January 2, 2010 at 10 PM ET/PT. No trailer available yet but here’s the story which seems to play out à la Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

“The battle against the dark underworld of half-lives, monsters and in-humans lie deep beneath the streets of modern-day London in the U.S. premiere of Demons. This contemporary spin on the character of Van Helsing features Luke Rutherford (Christian Cooke) as an average teenager, but with the arrival of his dead father’s best friend Rupert Galvin (Philip Glenister, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), …read more

When the TV series V hit the air in 1983, it quickly established itself as the thinking man’s sci-fi–an allegorical and creative imagining that combined suspense, action and philosophical drama (with a nice helping of cheese thrown in for good measure). It was easy to ignore the low production value for a great story that at its heart was very human despite the alien theme. This is the very reason I feel confident posting an ultimately sci-fi themed topic on a horror website.
Aside from being smart and seriously entertaining, there are many reasons that the show appealed to horror audiences. …read more

Here are some promo pics for Halloween episode of The CW series, The Vampire Diaries. You can watch the show this Thursday, October 29, 8 PM ET.
As Vicki’s (Kayla Ewell) behavior becomes more dangerous, Stefan (Paul Wesley) tries to help her.  Elena (Nina Dobrev) tries to convince Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) to stay away from Vicki.  Caroline (Candice Accola) gives Bonnie (Katerina Graham) a necklace she took from Damon (Ian Somerhalder) to wear with her Halloween costume, and when Damon tries to take it back, he is surprised by Bonnie’s abilities.  Bonnie discusses the incident with Grams (guest star Jasmine Guy) …read more

What do people think of A&E’s new show Extreme Paranormal? Well, a descendant of the New Mexico tragedy featured on tonight’s episode told me exactly how they felt. Paranormal fans, what are your thoughts?
“Shows like Extreme Paranormal have the very real potential to cause undue pain for the survivors, relatives, and descendants of victims of violent death, and for what? So the average hypnotized and dummied down TV viewer can get their rocks off?
I am a direct descendant of the victims of the Bonito Lake New Mexico tragedy being featured on Extreme Paranormal show tonight.
First of all, my ancestors have …read more

I just caught a few commercials for A&E’s Extreme Paranormal which premieres tonight at 10 PM ET.
The show is being pushed as the rebel of the paranormal world.
In “Extreme Paranormal,” irreverent paranormal explorers Shaun, Nathan and Jason investigate chilling local legends, attempting to seek the truth by provoking spirits. Unlike other paranormal investigators, they put themselves directly in harm’s way – taunting ghosts, summoning the dead and daring the demonic to attack.
Shaun Burris and Nathan Schoonover are experienced paranormal investigators that also host a radio show, Ghostman and Demon Hunter, every Sunday.
Are you going to be watching this one tonight?

So, what do you think about this look for the boys on The Vampire Diaries? I can already guess what Eric at Metal Martyr is thinking. It’s not very nice. Catch tomorrow’s episode on The CW at 8 PM ET. Until then, check out these stills for the new episode, Lost Girls.
In a flashback sequence, Stefan reveals the Salvatore family history to Elena–Elena (Nina Dobrev) demands that Stefan (Paul Wesley) explain the frightening events that have been happening in Mystic Falls.  In flashbacks, Stefan explains how his rivalry with Damon (Ian Somerhalder) began.  Back in the present, Damon impulsively takes control …read more