Upcoming Horror Flicks

Hey All! I'm a big fan of horror flicks. If they're done right I think they're a fun guilty pleasure. Some classic horror films are A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), Halloween (1978), Psycho (1960), and Scream (1996). Scream brought the horror movie back and with it's success studios began putting out horror movies like crazy. There seems to be one or two released every month. Also, with the current lack of original ideas in Hollywood we're seeing a lot of remakes, and horror movies are prime remake material as the studios are basically pushing the genre and in many instances hire unknown (cheaper) actors which in turn make them quite cheap to produce. There have been some really good ones in the past 5 years or so...The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and to some extent Halloween (2007), although I find some of Halloween very disturbing. However, there have been some truly awful remakes as well...most recently Prom Night (2007). Here are a few horror films you can look forward to in the next couple months.


The Unborn opens this week (1/9) and all I can really say is...based on the poster...what is this movie about? Nice advertising campaign.


http://www.mybloodyvalentinein3d.com/mbv.html

My Bloody Valentine 3-D opens the following week, January 16th. When talking about remakes this is a perfect example...the original from 1981 wasn't a success and went on to be a cult classic on video. Remaking a film that didn't do well in the first place...what's there to lose? You're not messing with a classic like Psycho and doing a shot for shot remake (which nearly killed Vince Vaughn's career). Adding the 3-D aspect could make it a fun ride. The film stars Jedsen Ackles (CW's Supernatural), Jamie King (Sin City), and Tom Atkins (that's right movie geeks...THAT Tom Atkins...The Fog, Escape From New York, Halloween 3, Lethal Weapon).


http://www.fridaythe13thmovie.com/

Friday the 13th opens appropriately on Friday February 13th. I gotta say, I'm actually looking forward to this one. This remake is coming from the same team that did The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake which as mentioned I thought was good. The trailer has a lot of the same creepy, scary qualities. The film stars Jared Padalecki who is attempting to corner the horror genre all for himself (House of Wax and co-stars on Supernatural).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUqsXvBAqRY

I also wanted to bring up one more horror film...Trick 'r Treat. The film has been done for over two years but still waiting for distribution. It has been screened at a couple horror movie fests through out the country and that's about it. It's produced by Bryan Singer and directed by Michael Dougherty who wrote Superman Returns and X-Men 2. It stars Bryan Cox (Manhunter, Troy, Bourne 1 and 2), Dylan Baker (Spiderman 2 and 3), Anna Paquin (X-Men, True Blood), Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights, Iron Man), and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica). It revolves around three different stories on Halloween night in a small town. The trailer is super creepy and I've seen bits and pieces on the net and looks really scary. Here's hoping it's released in 2009.