I gave you a hint about this in July and today I am beyond excited by the news that Tim Burton has officially signed on for a remake of the popular vampire soap opera, Dark Shadows–set to film in 2010. Equally exciting but not surprising is confirmation of Johnny Depp in the role of lead vampire Barnabas Collins. I’m sure we’ll be seeing some of the other usual suspects and that’s ok by me. I haven’t raced to the theater for any Burton films as of late but I have faith that the spooky visionary can do something imaginative with …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?

This is a guest post from horror/thriller novelist, Michelle Gagnon.

I love Medium. I think it’s remarkable how despite the fact that the premise could quickly become trite or formulaic, the writers always find a way to push the envelope. Like the episode where Allison couldn’t hear, or the one where her body was appropriated by the murdered wife. Good stuff.
The best part for me is that Allison Dubois’s family is part and parcel of the stories, not just window dressing to make it appear that she has a life outside her job.
This past season, …read more

Author, world-renowned medium and co-executive producer of the series, Ghosts Whisperer, James Van Praagh, recently took esteemed talk show host, Dr. Phil to the dark side. I should actually say the spirit world, because according to Van Praagh, the spirit world is light and dark.
As guest on the show, he was hawking his new book called Ghosts Among Us. Read more about this episode, the highlights, and see a video of James Van Praagh as others in the Hollywood community talk about his ability, and more detail on his book.

So, we’ve been talking about The CW’s 13 here, and between the casting calls and premise of the show itself, I think it’s pretty exciting. The phenomena of reality shows in general have taken off since MTV’s Real World. It may be in dispute, but I deem that one as being the first real, and successful reality show in this country.
Although 13 will be the first competition horror reality series, this is not the first reality show with a “fear” base.
Let’s meet some current and past “haunts” on the reality plane, and see how deep the rabbit hole goes:
MTV’s Fear …read more