The anthology horror film is back in the wake of the success of chapter-style horror films like The Theatre Bizarre (2011) and its announced follow-up, V/H/S (2012), the soon-to-be-released sequel V/H/S 2 (2013) and The ABC’s of Death (2012).
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
While this movement generates a good deal of conversation about the fondly remembered Amicus productions of the 1960’s and 1970’s like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965), Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967), The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) and Asylum (Roy Ward Baker, 1972) among others, the comparison is not exactly accurate across the board.
While the segments of V/H/S are unified by shared visual style and a wraparound story, The Theatre Bizarre and The ABC’s of Death come off as collections of essentially unrelated horror short films loosely bound by a flimsy wraparound segment in the case of The Theatre Bizarre or a basic concept as...
- 4/5/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
'[Rec] Genesis' helmer and '[Rec]' co-creator Jaume Balaguero's horror thriller 'Sleep Tight' is all set to get a limited theatrical release here in the UK at the beginning of next month. Spanish horror 'Sleep Tight' (Aka 'Mientras duermes') has been floating around for some time now and its great to see that it'll be hitting select theatres around the country from 1st March. In celebration of its upcoming release we've got our hands on an exclusive UK clip from the feature which you can check out below. Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Pep Tosar, Petra Martinez, Tony Corvillo, Carlos Lasarte and Amparo Fernandez all star. Head below for the clip as promised and a couple of pics....
- 2/12/2013
- Horror Asylum
Spanish helmer Jaume Balaguero, whom you'll know better as the co-writer/director of '[Rec]' and '[Rec] 2', returns with new Spanish horror thriller 'Sleep Tight'. It stars Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Pep Tosar, Petra Martinez, Tony Corvillo, Carlos Lasarte and Amparo Fernandez and you can check out a new poster from the flick below. Balaguero will also be helming the upcoming fourth installment in the '[Rec]' series '[Rec] Apocalypse'. Paco Plaza is currently in the process of filming the third part entitled '[Rec] Genesis'....
- 5/6/2011
- Horror Asylum
If you have Netflix and are a horror fan in need of something to watch this Labor Day weekend, one look at this gargantuan list I compiled of the new terror titles Netflix has added for instant streaming in just the first three days of this month should keep you busy until Labor Day next year. You'll find something for everyone, from older titles to recent releases, famous to obscure, classic to not-so-classic, monsters to maniacs - you name it.
For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.
For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.
- 9/3/2010
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Xavi Giménez, a respected director of photography (Ágora) who collaborated with the company in several occasions (Transsiberian, The Machinist) has been given directing duties for the first time with Yellow. This drama, about a single father who enrolls his problematic son in an educational center that uses extreme treatments to realign the personality of its patients, is currently finishing principal photography and will be released by the end of the year. - Spain Film Scene: Local The world of Spanish film press got smoking hot over the past couple of weeks with the announcement of some big projects that will start production fairly soon really soon and the first release of marketing material for some of this year's most expected films. Two production companies dominated the flow of news, Telecinco Cinema and Filmax. The latter announced that two more entries on the [Rec] franchise are in development status, [Rec] Apocalipsis will close...
- 6/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Spain Film Scene: Local The world of Spanish film press got smoking hot over the past couple of weeks with the announcement of some big projects that will start production fairly soon really soon and the first release of marketing material for some of this year's most expected films. Two production companies dominated the flow of news, Telecinco Cinema and Filmax. The latter announced that two more entries on the [Rec] franchise are in development status, [Rec] Apocalipsis will close the series and will have Jaume Balagueró returning as director while Paco Plaza and Luis Berdejo (The New Daughter) will return to give form to the script, the film has a release date set for the fall of 2012. On the other hand, [Rec] Genesis, which will be released in this case a year prior, will be a prequel that will explore the origin of the infection as well as the figure of the...
- 5/31/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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