Peter Briggs is up to his ears in supernatural ooze. He’s currently working on Mortis Rex, which tells the story of a disgraced Roman war hero who comes face to face with an otherworldly beast. Last week we learned that the Hellboy co-writer is gearing up for Panzer 88, a character-driven, supernatural thriller–this one set inside a German King Tiger fleeing Russia during World War II. The soldiers also happen to be fleeing a centuries-old, malevolent creature that has other plans for them.
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Briggs, who divulged further details on Panzer 88’s story and …read more

John Landis started principal photography on Burke & Hare and the cast is looking pretty fantastic. He’s been describing the film as a “black romantic comedy”–based on the true story of the 1828 body-snatcher duo, Burke and Hare. When the needs of Dr. Knox (Tom Wilkinson) and Dr. Monroe (Tim Curry) exceed the local supply, Burke and Hare come up with nefarious ways to deliver the dead as demanded.
Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis star as graverobbers William Burke and William Hare, respectively. The film also stars Isla Fisher (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Jessica Hynes (Spaced), Ronnie Corbett, Reece Shearsmith (The …read more

First Look Studios has acquired one alt porn company’s entry into the horror genre with Suicide Girls Must Die! Judging from the trailer for the film, you’ll probably end up wishing yourself dead, but at least you’ll be able to perv out to some cute girls. Then again, you can look at girls on the Internet for free and this movie won’t be. Suicide Girls photographer, Sawa Suicide, will be directing the film and Wizard of Gore director, Jeremy Kasten, is co-producing.

The film is set to release March 12 and tells the story of twelve Suicide Girls (yep, they use the …read more

The Butcher Brother’s latest feature, The Violent Kind, was one of Sundance’s most anticipated films for horror fans and now the film’s producer, Jeffrey Allard, is ready to work on a new indie feature, Stripped. Allard will be teaming up with producer Adam Donaghey for what is being described as a “post-feminist horror film.”
Stripped is being written by Justina Walford and John Wildman. This marks Wildman’s first time in the director’s chair, after recently giving up his position as Head of Press and Public Relations at AFI. Allard has confirmed that scream queen hottie, Tiffany Shepis (Night of the Demons …read more

A young woman seeks out the mundane after a troubled past and finds peace in a hospital alone at night, collating patient records. That is, until a series of unsettling events leads her to believe the hospital may be connected to a number of recent murders in the area. To get to the truth, Roslyn must solve the mystery of her own disturbing past.

The first clips for UK horror-thriller Psych:9 were released earlier this month and I recently had the opportunity to talk with director Andrew Shortell about the film that stars Sara Foster (The Big Bounce) as Roslyn, Cary …read more

If you’re similar me and worship the likes of Fulci, Soavi, Lenzi and Girolami for the fantastic zombie flicks they put out then you’ll be happy to hear that Marco Ristori and Luca Boni’s tasty zombie fllm, Eaters, will be arriving to theaters soon. The world can use always more Italian zombie movies! The film stars Guglielmo Favilla, Alex Lucchesi, Steve Sylvester, Rosella Elmi and Richard Burton. No, not the dead Richard Burton, but how great would that be?
After being devastated by a deadly epidemic the world is now governed by hordes of living dead. Locked in a fortress that …read more

Rob Stefaniuk’s rock and roll vampire comedy, Suck, features cameos by Iggy Pop, Moby, Alice Cooper and Henry Rollins with Malcolm McDowell and Dave Foley starring in the film. All this equates to some cheese-tastic good times and as Bloody-Disgusting points out, you get exactly what you pay for with this one.
In Suck, a group of wannabee rockers are so desperate for a record deal that they’ll do anything to make it big. After encountering a vampire, who seems to resemble Carrot Top, they rocket to the top of the charts only to discover that fame and fortune comes with …read more

Cult icon and my boyfriend, Bruce Campbell, isn’t returning for Evil Dead 4 just yet (fingers crossed!), but he’s ready to work on the sequel to My Name is Bruce and is trading a Chinese warlord for a classic movie monster–Frankenstein!
Bruce vs. Frankenstein, which was originally titled My Name is Still Bruce, will start shooting this fall in Oregon. AICN dropped the official press release, which is really just a short message from Campbell himself, reading:
Hello everyone. Bruce Campbell here. This urgent message is short, because my keystrokes are monitored and I fear for my life. My partner at Dark …read more

…A Playboy Bunny that is. Swedish model Angelica Jansson is taking a turn at horror in the upcoming psychological horror-thriller Mara. The film is written, produced and directed by Fredrik Hedberg, Jacob Kondrup and Åke Gustavsson.
When five friends get together for a weekend in the woods, Jenny has no idea her relaxing getaway will soon turn into a nightmare.
Jenny (Angelica Jansson) is a young woman with a dark past. During her childhood she witnessed something terrifying that scarred her for life. Now, ten years later years later, Jenny has created a new life of her own.  In the last days …read more

Here is part three of my interview with Lance Henriksen.
In case you missed it, part two of the interview discusses Lance’s roles in Near Dark, Pumpkinhead, Tales from the Crypt and Dead Man. He also talks about Western films.
Part one of the interview discusses Lance’s role as Bishop in Aliens and his career as a voice actor. He also talks about James Cameron’s latest film, Avatar.

Alison: My favorite role of yours has always been Frank Black in Chris Carter’s Millennium. The role was quite intense. Can you talk about how you prepared for it? Were there any rituals or special …read more