Slash Produced Horror Flick?

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Anchor Bay has picked up rights to Nothing to Fear, a horror movie that is acting as the feature producing debut of former Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Slash and his new horror label Slasher Films.

Producing with Slash are partners Rob Eric and Michael Williams. Anthony Leonardi III, a creature artist and storyboard artist who worked on Rango and the upcoming 47 Ronin, is directing the movie, which will begin shooting next month in Louisiana.

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Slash will also co-produce movie’s score.

According to Anchor Bay, Fear centers on “a family whose journey towards a better life in a small town is savagely derailed by a charismatic but emotionally conflicted man of the cloth.”

The movie is set in the town of Stull, Kansas, which according to Anchor Bay is rumored to be one of the seven gateways to Hell. (Can you say, 'Road trip?")

The movie is in pre-production and has Anne Heche, James Tupper and Willa Holland among the cast.

“We knew we wanted to work with Slash when he announced the formation of the label back in September at Toronto, and after having read this script, we are even more excited,” said Anchor Bay’s exec vp, acquisitions and co-production, Kevin Kasha, in a statement. “Anchor Bay Films is the perfect home for Nothing to Fear.”

Said Slash: “Anthony Leonardi’s vision of this story is exceptionally unnerving and dark. It will keep you totally engaged from the first second of the film to the last. It’s guaranteed to scare the hell out of you.”

Mid Season "Walking Dead" Poster

Gearing up for the February 12 return, AMC released a mid-season poster for "The Walking Dead" that takes aim at your face. Also dig on a pair of clips from episode 02.08 "Nebraska" here.

"The Walking Dead" tells the story of the weeks and months that follow a pandemic zombie apocalypse. County Sheriff Rick Grimes travels with his family and a small group of survivors, constantly in search of a safe and secure home. But the constant pressure of fighting off death on a daily basis takes a heavy toll, sending many to the lowest depths of human cruelty. As Rick struggles to keep his family alive, he will discover that the overwhelming fear of the survivors can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth.

Shark Night 3D

Director David R. Ellis has moved from Snakes on a Plane to sharks in a lake, as proven with Shark Night 3D - a movie that was actually considered getting released as "Untitled 3D Shark Thriller." As if the silly title would've made any difference to this already absurd movie anyway.

The pic starts off like thousands of other genre efforts before it, as we follow a standard group of young friends on their way to a secluded cabin at a small-town lake. After naturally mixing it up with the unfriendly locals, they enjoy a little booze, music, and fun in the sun (as much as the PG-13 rating would allow anyway). It's all good times until one of'em gets their arm chomped off by a shark. The movie immediately kicks into survival mode, but we soon learn that it's not just the sharks that the group have to worry about, but also the crazed locals too.

As much as a threat the sharks were, it's really the locals that proved more of a menace to our leads than anything. If you can get passed the hollow acting and inane dialogue you'll notice that they're the reason why the sharks are in the lake to begin with and also the reason for the group being unable to leave the cabin to fetch help. On another note, as expected from a PG-13 shark movie, aside from a bloody stump of an arm there really isn't much else in terms of gore.

I didn't view the movie in 3D, so I can't comment on how it looked, although there were some clearly gimmicky sequences with objects flying towards the camera, which leads me to believe that I didn't miss out on much. There are a lot of preposterous scenes that make up the movie, like for instance a battle between a guy with a spear (who has one arm, by the way) and a shark in the middle of the night, but the worst is saved for last - literally - for those unfortunate enough to stick around until after the credits to witness a dreadful rap parody featuring the cast of the film *shivers*. We should all be glad it wasn't actually featured DURING the movie.

As ridiculous as the film was, it at least remained an interesting watch during my viewing experience and it didn't hurt that we got to watch the lovely Sara Paxton run around in a tight little bikini for over an hour. Sadly, Miss Paxton's rear wasn't enough to forget the plot-holes and irrationalities seen throughout the pic. Unless you're drunk and with a group of friends, I'd skip this one.by fright master

Best Female Horror Villains

Friday the 13th

Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer)

the original ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980), Jason wasn’t involved (except for a nightmare sequence) and the original 1980 film has the most credibility out of the entire franchise. Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) stalks and murders the teenagers who are preparing Camp Crystal Lake for re-opening in many sadistic and gruesome ways. She is determined to make sure the camp does not re-open after her son, Jason (Ari Lehman), drowned in the lake because two staff members, who were supposed to be watching him, were having sex. The last counselor, Alice (Adrienne King), fends off Mrs. Voorhees long enough to grab a machete and decapitate her.

Mrs. Voorhees is a rarity in the horror genre, especially the slasher movie, because she is female, yet she shows the same delight in killing, and pulls off nastier murders than Jason ever did.

Stand out scenes include Kevin Bacon’s character (Jack) getting it in a really grisly way, and the entire last twenty minutes with Adrienne King’s character, Alice, and Mrs. Voorhees really going for it in a cat and mouse chase, hitting each other, and duelling to the death. source steven casey murray

Woman In Black (2012) February 10 2012

Young lawyer Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) leaves his son in London to settle the legal affairs of the recently deceased Alice Drablow. He discovers that a series of inexplicable accidents and suicides have forced the parents of her village to barricade their children indoors, as if protecting them from an unseen foe. When Arthur stays the night all alone at the Drablows' foreboding house, he hears the screams of a drowning child and sees decaying children listlessly wandering the marshes. He will soon discover these haunting figures share the same date of death, and the same killer.

The ghost of a scorned woman, who was unable to save her beloved son Nathaniel from drowning, The Woman In Black, takes on a horrifying form. Set on vengeance, her veil hides gaping sockets eaten away by scavengers and her curse hides an even darker secret - whenever she is seen, a child dies.
the face of hostility from the local residents, Arthur dredges up Nathaniel’s skeleton and buries it with his mother, hoping the evil spectre will finally rest in peace. In a cruel twist of fate, the Woman In Black turns her claws towards Arthur’s young son. To avoid a fate worse than death, Arthur must now sacrifice everything he holds dear and save his child