It’s nearly time, horror fans! After more than 16 years of anticipation, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is set to debut in theaters this weekend, based on his memorable trailer entry that was first featured in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse double feature back in 2007.
At a recent press day for Thanksgiving, Roth discussed the pressure he felt once he and writer/longtime collaborator Jeff Rendell set out to finally make the feature film version of this idea and how they approached the story and feel of the film. Eli also chatted about how Thanksgiving examines some of the darker elements of the November holiday, working with his cast, and more.
Check out our conversation with Eli Roth below and look for Thanksgiving in theaters everywhere, beginning tonight!
Great to speak with you today, Eli, and congratulations on the movie. You guys just absolutely killed it. I'm curious, I...
At a recent press day for Thanksgiving, Roth discussed the pressure he felt once he and writer/longtime collaborator Jeff Rendell set out to finally make the feature film version of this idea and how they approached the story and feel of the film. Eli also chatted about how Thanksgiving examines some of the darker elements of the November holiday, working with his cast, and more.
Check out our conversation with Eli Roth below and look for Thanksgiving in theaters everywhere, beginning tonight!
Great to speak with you today, Eli, and congratulations on the movie. You guys just absolutely killed it. I'm curious, I...
- 11/16/2023
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The controversial reboot of the 1980 splatter classic Maniac, written and produced by Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) and directed by Franck Khalfoun (P2) with Elijah Wood in the title role, makes its official (but limited) Us theatrical premiere today, along with a simultaneous Video On Demand debut. To mark the occasion, Crave Online has launched a new behind-the-scenes video showing how makeup effects expert Mike McCarty (of the famous Knb FX Group) created the film's most gruesome moments. Appropriately titled “Maniac: Blood and Gore,” the lengthy featurette includes Tom Savini's notorious splatter scenes from Bill Lustig's original film, interviews with Wood, Aja, Khalfoun, and McCarty on location, and of course massive spoilers depicting the film's brutal murders and scalpings. [One more warning: this clip is totally unsafe for work due to nudity and graphic violence.] Maniac- Blood and Gore: Behind the Scenes (Elijah Wood) Nsfw...
- 6/21/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Maniac (review), the remake of the William Lustig film, is hitting VOD and select theaters in New York City today (next week, it opens in Los Angeles). If you're a horror fan and have not seen this excellent redo, you should.
And if you have seen it, well, we've got a tasty, bloody treat to share with you.
Crave Online has just posted a 20-minute making-of video called "Blood and Gore" and it features a look at the gore gags (expect spoilers), interview with star Elijah Wood, director Franck Khalfoun, writer/producer Alex Aja and FX artist Mike McCarty. Head inside and give it a spin!
Read more...
And if you have seen it, well, we've got a tasty, bloody treat to share with you.
Crave Online has just posted a 20-minute making-of video called "Blood and Gore" and it features a look at the gore gags (expect spoilers), interview with star Elijah Wood, director Franck Khalfoun, writer/producer Alex Aja and FX artist Mike McCarty. Head inside and give it a spin!
Read more...
- 6/21/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Maniac ( review ), the remake of the William Lustig film, is hitting VOD and select theaters in New York City today (next week, it opens in Los Angeles). If you're a horror fan and have not seen this excellent redo, you should. And if you have seen it, well, we've got a tasty, bloody treat to share with you. CraveOnline has just posted a 20-minute making-of video called "Blood and Gore" and it features a look at the gore gags (expect spoilers) as well as interviews with star Elijah Wood, director Franck Khalfoun, writer/producer Alex Aja and FX artist Mike McCarty.
- 6/21/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Alrighty, kids! If you think the saw is indeed family, this one is for you! We weeded our way through both the only available on iTunes unrated version of Texas Chainsaw along with the official Blu-ray package and have our findings right here for your perusal.
Is it worth it? Is it Not worth it? Can anything salvage it? Read our Texas Chainsaw Unrated and Blu-ray / DVD review!
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine '...
Is it worth it? Is it Not worth it? Can anything salvage it? Read our Texas Chainsaw Unrated and Blu-ray / DVD review!
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine '...
- 5/3/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
In just a few days an unrated version of Texas Chainsaw will be available via digital download, and then a couple of weeks after that the flick is hitting DVD and Blu-ray in R-rated editions only. Weird, we know, but to get you geared up, we have an exclusive clip for you!
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle,...
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle,...
- 4/29/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Well, here's a real kick in the pants. Fans of Texas Chainsaw 3D are bound to be seething with lots of online angst at this latest news story. If you want to see Texas Chainsaw 3D unrated, you're gonna have to settle for Digital Download Only.
Yep, it doesn't matter if you buy the Blu-ray, the DVD, or whatever. The only way you're going to see this film in its unedited form is via digital download. This first was brought to our attention by DC reader Chris E, who pointed us to the official Texas Chainsaw 3D Facebook page, where the following message was printed... "The torture is waiting... In 2 Weeks, Texas Chainsaw is served early and Unrated on digital download. Pre-order now on iTunes. "
We did some digging, sent a few emails, and it turns out that is exactly the case. That being said... What do you cats think?...
Yep, it doesn't matter if you buy the Blu-ray, the DVD, or whatever. The only way you're going to see this film in its unedited form is via digital download. This first was brought to our attention by DC reader Chris E, who pointed us to the official Texas Chainsaw 3D Facebook page, where the following message was printed... "The torture is waiting... In 2 Weeks, Texas Chainsaw is served early and Unrated on digital download. Pre-order now on iTunes. "
We did some digging, sent a few emails, and it turns out that is exactly the case. That being said... What do you cats think?...
- 4/22/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
One of the most ludicrous films of the year, Texas Chainsaw 3D, is getting ready to carve itself a niche into your home video collection; and we have the Blu-ray and DVD info that will have you screaming, "Do your thing, cuz!"
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle," TV's "Lost"), Shaun Sipos (The Grudge 2, Final Destination 2...
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, two weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle," TV's "Lost"), Shaun Sipos (The Grudge 2, Final Destination 2...
- 4/15/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that Texas Chainsaw 3D will be released on Blu-ray and DVD this May. Continue reading for the official list of bonus feature and cover art:
“The pulse-pounding horror film, Texas Chainsaw, arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30, three weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release.
Texas Chainsaw continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off. In Newt, Texas, people have been going missing without a trace for decades. Years later and hundreds of miles away from the original massacre, a young girl, Heather (Daddario), discovers that she has inherited a sprawling Texas estate from an unknown grandmother.
“The pulse-pounding horror film, Texas Chainsaw, arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30, three weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release.
Texas Chainsaw continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off. In Newt, Texas, people have been going missing without a trace for decades. Years later and hundreds of miles away from the original massacre, a young girl, Heather (Daddario), discovers that she has inherited a sprawling Texas estate from an unknown grandmother.
- 2/28/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
One of the most ludicrous films of the year, Texas Chainsaw 3D, is getting ready to carve itself a niche into your home video collection; and we have all the details you need to see if you'll be screaming, "Do your thing, cuz!"
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, three weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle," TV's "Lost"), Shaun Sipos (The Grudge 2, Final Destination 2...
From the Press Release
The pulse-pounding horror film Texas Chainsaw arrives on 3D/2D Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Texas Chainsaw will also be available for Digital Download on April 30th, three weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release. The film stars Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Dan Yeager (Metal Heads), Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson (Grammy® nominated R&B International superstar), Tania Raymonde (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle," TV's "Lost"), Shaun Sipos (The Grudge 2, Final Destination 2...
- 2/27/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
It is a hot August day in Shreveport, Louisiana - not Texas - on the set of Texas Chainsaw 3D. The “set” is a huge barren field on an unused portion of an Army base, and for good reason: in the field is an exact replica of the Sawyer house from Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was something special, to walk that dusty road up to the house that chilled me as a child.
Texas Chainsaw 3D (at the time, they were calling it Leatherface 3D) opens where Hooper’s film ended - hence the replica farmhouse. But it jumps forward to modern day, to follow a young woman named Heather (Alexandra Daddario) who goes to collect an inheritance from a relative she didn’t know she had, and discovers she has a deep family history with the notorious Sawyer clan. We spoke with the...
Texas Chainsaw 3D (at the time, they were calling it Leatherface 3D) opens where Hooper’s film ended - hence the replica farmhouse. But it jumps forward to modern day, to follow a young woman named Heather (Alexandra Daddario) who goes to collect an inheritance from a relative she didn’t know she had, and discovers she has a deep family history with the notorious Sawyer clan. We spoke with the...
- 10/17/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
On Writing Horror-Revised Edition: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
Edited by Mort Castle
272 pages
Writers Digest Books (2007)
Isbn: 1582974209
Buy It Here
On Writing Horror is a collection of short essays by the top writers such as Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum that will tell you everything you need to know to create horror fiction. The book is broken into eight parts. Each part is a collection of essays and tips that cover areas such as horror literature, horror history, developing concepts, innovation, differences between traditional and modern, genre and subgenre, and business. On Writing Horror gives a rare glimpse into the behind the scenes of the work that goes into writing horror literature. One of the many strengths of this book is that the essays allow many diverse looks into the different aspects of the horror writing. The book is exceptionally organized...
Edited by Mort Castle
272 pages
Writers Digest Books (2007)
Isbn: 1582974209
Buy It Here
On Writing Horror is a collection of short essays by the top writers such as Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum that will tell you everything you need to know to create horror fiction. The book is broken into eight parts. Each part is a collection of essays and tips that cover areas such as horror literature, horror history, developing concepts, innovation, differences between traditional and modern, genre and subgenre, and business. On Writing Horror gives a rare glimpse into the behind the scenes of the work that goes into writing horror literature. One of the many strengths of this book is that the essays allow many diverse looks into the different aspects of the horror writing. The book is exceptionally organized...
- 11/17/2010
- by nick
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Author Mike McCarty (pictured) sent along info on his new short-story collection A Little Help From My Fiends (coming from Sam’s Dot Publishing this fall), in which each tale was penned by McCarty and a fellow scribe. The Beatles connection doesn’t end with the Sgt. Pepper’S reference in the title, as the book was bred from McCarty’s desire to blend his loves of horror and the Fab Four. “I’ve been a fan of The Beatles as long as I’ve been a fan of horror,” he tells Fango. “I thought it would be great to combine the two in one collection.
“The inspiration came from a nightmare I once had about the Beatles doing their final concert on the rooftop of Apple Studios for an audience of zombies,” he continues. “So I had my good friend and fellow partner-in-slime Mark McLaughlin create a cover that...
“The inspiration came from a nightmare I once had about the Beatles doing their final concert on the rooftop of Apple Studios for an audience of zombies,” he continues. “So I had my good friend and fellow partner-in-slime Mark McLaughlin create a cover that...
- 10/14/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Mike McCarty contributed articles to Starlog in the 1980s. He tells us he has written several books in recent years. There’s Little Creatures, a collection of 25 Sf, fantasy & horror short stories with an introduction by Logan’S Run co-author William F. Nolan and Out Of Time, a new Sf novel by McCarty & Connie Wilson (Lachesis Publishing, tpb, $14.95). Liquid Diet is McCarty’s satiric horror novel focusing on events surrounding a Radio interview with a vampire (Black Death/Demonic Clown Books, tpb, $10.99), which is available from at least two websites, www.khpindustries.com and www.horror-mall.com
Attack Of The Two-headed Poetry Monster by McCarty & Mark McLaughlin features dark fantasy and horror poems by both (Skullvines Press, tpb, $19.95), available from Three websites (www.skullvines.com, www.horror-mall.com, www.genremall.com). And finally our friends at McFarland (who have issued quite a few books by Starlog contributors) published Modern Mythmakers (tpb,...
Attack Of The Two-headed Poetry Monster by McCarty & Mark McLaughlin features dark fantasy and horror poems by both (Skullvines Press, tpb, $19.95), available from Three websites (www.skullvines.com, www.horror-mall.com, www.genremall.com). And finally our friends at McFarland (who have issued quite a few books by Starlog contributors) published Modern Mythmakers (tpb,...
- 7/13/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (DAVID McDONNELL)
- Starlog
Piranha 3-D may be the bloodiest film you'll see next year. And behind the carnage is none other than Knb Efx, reuniting with director Alexandre Aja for a third time after 2006's The Hills Have Eyes and last year's Mirrors , both of which offered audiences a generous amount of punctured craniums, slit throats and hacked limbs. None of this compares to the gore-covered canvas Knb's Greg Nicotero, his team and Aja are playing with this time. Within the on-set Piranha FX trailer utilized by Nicotero, Jake Garber, Mike McCarty and Carey Jones one finds corpses and sundry body parts in various stages of consumption - chewed up by the film's titular fish which will be created practically by Knb and CGI visual effects supervisor Derek Wentworth's crew. "In my 500 homages to...
- 7/2/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Horror Writers Association is holding their Annual Bram Stoker Awards event this weekend in Burbank, California, and our friends at Dark Delicacies are celebrating with a weekend of events.
In addition to the launch party and a massive signing event on June 11th (details here), the famed store will play host to a special signing an launch party for Darkhouse Publishing's new anthology, Midnight Walk: Fourteen Original Tales Of Terror And Suspense on Sunday, June 14th.
Edited by Bram Stoker Award winner Lisa Morton, Midnight Walk, the premiere anthology from Darkhouse Publishing, has combined the talents of authors emerging from a variety of professional backgrounds, resulting in an even greater mélange of stories that intrigue, engage, and ultimately satisfy.
Venture into the past or future, or stay in the not-so-comfortable present, with such stories as .The Measure of a Man,. .The Svancara Supper Society,. and .Inside Out.. If it...
In addition to the launch party and a massive signing event on June 11th (details here), the famed store will play host to a special signing an launch party for Darkhouse Publishing's new anthology, Midnight Walk: Fourteen Original Tales Of Terror And Suspense on Sunday, June 14th.
Edited by Bram Stoker Award winner Lisa Morton, Midnight Walk, the premiere anthology from Darkhouse Publishing, has combined the talents of authors emerging from a variety of professional backgrounds, resulting in an even greater mélange of stories that intrigue, engage, and ultimately satisfy.
Venture into the past or future, or stay in the not-so-comfortable present, with such stories as .The Measure of a Man,. .The Svancara Supper Society,. and .Inside Out.. If it...
- 6/9/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)
- Fangoria
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