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Stars: Melissa Leo, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ekaterina Baker, Swen Temmel, Antonio Banderas, Matthew Tompkins | Written by Matthew Rogers | Directed by Jon Keeyes

If you were part of the clean-up crew taking care of a murder scene, and you found a suitcase full of cash, what would you do? If you have an Iq that’s at least in the double digits or have seen more than a couple of action films, you probably know taking it won’t end well.

But that doesn’t stop Siobhan, the owner of Good Life Cleaners and her crew, Alex, his girlfriend Megan and Chuck from doing just that when they find a few million in cash stashed in the chimney of the house they’re cleaning up.

That money belongs to Gabriel and was meant to pay off some crooked cops until somebody else’s attempt to steal it resulted in a pile...

For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit the short-lived, kid-friendly horror series “Deadtime Stories,” which aired on Nickelodeon from 2012-2014.

For many years in the aughts, after Nickelodeon brought “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” to a close, the channel spent a lot of time investing in teen comedies and sitcoms. But with the resurgence of horror television around 2012, Nickelodeon began trying their hand at the horror genre once again. “Deadtime Stories” was born, an anthology horror-fantasy television series written by Annette Cascone and based on the Scholastic book series of the same title, which was created by both Annette and Gina Cascone.

“Deadtime Stories” premiered on Nickelodeon shortly after Halloween in 2012. The series, despite its title, was geared primarily for the age 7-10 crowd, and it amounted to some good gateway horror for budding horror geeks. Directed mainly by Daniel Hillebrand, “Deadtime Stories” featured some interesting guest stars like Diane Ladd,...

’90s nostalgia is in full swing, and horror fans are loving it. Many people are revisiting movies they grew up with, while others are discovering those same titles for the first time. And it’s not only cinematic terror that has everyone talking.

Over the past couple of years, the interest in retro books has been on the rise. Combined with ’90s sentimentality, teen horror fiction from the decade has become a special niche for collectors, many of whom are part of Instagram’s enthusiastic community of “bookstagrammers.”

A large portion of the teen horror titles released during the ’90s are now available in e-book format, but the original editions with their colorful covers and witty taglines are the ones we look for while perusing the shelves of used bookstores.

Here at Daily Dead, during a series of seasonal posts, I’m going to be sharing books from my own collection.

” What is all this about the dead coming back to life again and… having to be killed a second time? I mean, what the hell’s going on here? “

The Dead Are Among Us on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray! In Italy, it was considered the ‘unofficial sequel’ to Dawn Of The Dead. In England, it was known as Zombie Flesh Eaters and banned as obscene. In America, it was called Zombie and advertised with the depraved tag line “We Are Going To Eat You!” Tisa Farrow (The Grim Reaper), Ian McCulloch (Contamination), Al Cliver (Cannibals), and Richard Johnson (The Haunting) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by ‘Maestro Of Gore’ Lucio Fulci that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time!

Disc 1 (4K Uhd Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:* Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films

* Audio...

Ranker, the internet’s leading site for ranked lists, will be launching an original podcast tomorrow called Deadtime Stories. The podcast will host stories submitted by fans of all things eerie. From supernatural to macabre, weird to niche, the podcast aims to haunt listeners with tales that will send shivers up and down their spines. Hosted […] The post Exclusive: Get Spooky With An Advance Stream Of Ranker’s Deadtime Stories Pilot Podcast appeared first on Dread Central.

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled everything coming to the streaming service in May, and highlights include new series “Good Omens” on May 31 and the second and final season of “Fleabag” coming May 17.

“Sneaky Pete,” a Prime original series about a con man who pretends to be a family’s long-lost grandson, arrives for its third season on May 10. Prime subscribers can also watch the horrors of 2018’s “Suspiria” unfold in their own home. The Prime original film starring Dakota Johnson comes to the streaming service May 3.

Other highlights include existing films like “Reservoir Dogs,” seven installments of the “Friday the 13th” franchise, and the first “Mission: Impossible” movie. Licensed TV series coming to the streamer include Season 3 of ITV’s British comedy “The Durrells,” and Season 4 of the BBC’s drama “Poldark.”

Also Read: 'Fleabag' Season 2: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Goes to Battle With God in New Trailer (Video...

For the first time ever, the Deadtime Stories score composed by Larry Juris will be available for fans on vinyl. The Deadtime Stories vinyl soundtrack from Terror Vision Records comes in three different colors and was remastered from the original audio.

From Terror Vision Records: "Deadtime Stories Ost By Larry Juris.

$25.00

- First time the score has been available on any format! - Audio pulled from original tapes / remastered - Liner notes by director Jef Delman and composer Larry Juris - 200gsm thick gatefold packaging, 11x17 mini one sheet, Dl code

Choose your vinyl colorway:

180 Gram Black as night

180 Gram Magoga Marble (purple/white/black marbled vinyl)

180 Gram Freaky Fairytale Splatter (clear vinyl with purple and candy corn splatter) - Terror Vision Subscriber colorway

This Item Is A Preorder. Street Date Is April 7th So You Can Expect Your LP On/Around That Date. Tracking Will Be Emailed As Soon As It Gets Shipped.

One of the lesser-known horror anthologies of the 1980s, 1986’s Deadtime Stories is a title of which I’ve been familiar for years, but it took me a long time to actually get around to seeing it. And because of the film’s long history of botched home video releases, the versions I’ve been able to watch in the past haven’t been of the best quality. As a result, I had an unfair opinion of the movie. Thankfully, Scream Factory has put Deadtime Stories out on Blu-ray for the first time and allowed me the opportunity not just to revisit it, but to revise my opinion. It’s more fun than I gave it credit for.

The first of the movie’s three segments is “The Black Forest,” the story of two witches who take a young man (Scott Valentine of TV’s Family Ties) as their slave...

The final day of February has many home entertainment offerings that horror and sci-fi fans are definitely going to want to add to their Blu-ray and DVD collections. Scream Factory is resurrecting the anthology Deadtime Stories in HD this week, and Tibor Takacs’ creature feature cult classic, The Gate, is getting the Vestron Video Collector’s Series treatment on February 28th as well.

This Tuesday, Vinegar Syndrome is giving a high-def overhaul to another cult classic, Slaughterhouse, and for those who may have missed it during its successful festival run, Arrow Video is releasing We Are The Flesh on multiple formats, too.

Other notable releases for February 28th include Doctor Strange, Ape 3D (aka A*P*E*), Child Eater, The Raid Collection, The Creature Below, Shut In, and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970).

Deadtime Stories (Scream Factory, Blu/DVD Combo)

Your favorite nightmares come to life in a salute...

Beginning February 28th, Scream Factory has a special treat in store for horror anthology fans with their Blu-ray / DVD release of Deadtime Stories, and we've been provided with three Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy of Deadtime Stories.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Deadtime Stories Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on March 5th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

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Deadtime Stories Blu-ray / DVD: "Your favorite nightmares come to life in a salute to the age-old bedtime story ritual. Travel on a mysterious journey to a...

Sweet dreams are made of Deadtime Stories, set to arrive soon on Blu-ray and DVD from Scream Factory. Too tired to read a story at night that will haunt you right to sleep? Well, watch a few instead. Hop from story to story filled with murder, mystery, witches, and werewolves, and right now you can check out a handful of Blu-ray clips as well as the official trailer for the film.

Deadtime Stories Blu-ray / DVD: "Your favorite nightmares come to life in a salute to the age-old bedtime story ritual. Travel on a mysterious journey to a medieval world populated by blood-crazed witches, evil experiments and captive maidens. Then from the catacombs and dark caverns of medieval Europe, you'll plunge into modern suburbia and the adventures of a female jogger stalked by a savage werewolf. Finally, sensuality will become macabre, black comedy as you follow the trail of three bank...

Featuring three stories to keep you up at night with thoughts of werwolves, witches, and insane asylum escapees dancing in your head, 1986's Deadtime Stories will be unleashed on a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack in February from Scream Factory, and the special features for the release have now been revealed.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Your favorite nightmares come to life in a salute to the age-old bedtime story ritual when Deadtime Stories arrives on Blu-ray + DVD, and digital formats, from Scream Factory™ on February 28, 2017. The set is loaded with bonus features, including a new interview and new audio commentary with co-writer/director Jef Delman, and new interviews with actors Cathryn de Prume, Melissa Leo and Scott Valentine.

Travel on a mysterious journey to a medieval world populated by blood-crazed witches, evil experiments and captive maidens. Then from the catacombs and dark caverns of medieval Europe, you’ll plunge...

Featuring three stories to keep you up at night with thoughts of werwolves, witches, and insane asylum escapees dancing in your head, 1986's Deadtime Stories will be unleashed on a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack this winter from Scream Factory, and we have a look at the cover art and initial release details.

From Scream Factory: "Fresh off our announcement yesterday we are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of the 1986 anthology favorite Deadtime Stories which makes its Blu-ray format debut in the U.S. & Canada! Release date is planned for February 28th and it will offered as a Blu-ray & DVD combo.

Your favorite nightmares come to life in a horror/fantasy salute to the age-old bedtime story ritual. Travel on a mysterious journey to a medieval world populated by blood-crazed witches, evil experiments and captive maidens. Then from the catacombs and dark caverns of medieval Europe you plunge...

The seemingly endless supplies of candy that come with Halloween are always a highlight of the holiday, but one of the sweetest treats for horror fans this time of year is Scream Factory's announcement of upcoming Blu-ray releases. This year is no exception, as Scream Factory has revealed ten new Blu-ray releases due out in 2017, including a Firestarter Collector's Edition, Deadtime Stories, The Screaming Skull, 1998's Psycho, Tales From the Hood, and more.

From Scream Factory: "Okay by now you know we couldn’t let this day go by without some title announcements right? ;-) Here’s some treats to look forward to on Blu-ray in 2017:

- Tales From The Hood (1995) – The often-requested anthology film (Executive Producer by Spike Lee!) will finally make its Blu-ray format debut.

- Deadtime Stories (1986) – Another fun and highly-requested anthology movie that many remember from the 80s which features Scott Valentine, Melissa Leo...

Some films are built from Wtf moments. Case in point: I have finally seen The Mutilator (1984), an unnaturally entertaining hack ‘em up from a period when the dirt had all but covered the coffin of the overworked subgenre. And this film has more than its share of Wtf – in fact, it acts as a Viking funeral for slashers of the era, an absurd catalogue of tropes transmitted with an ‘80s sitcom aesthetic and just as eager to please. What a sight to behold.

Aka Fall Break (a name that will be seared onto your brain pan within the first 15 minutes, trust me), The Mutilator was filmed in North Carolina by local boy Buddy Cooper, who came into some money and decided to either make a movie or buy a winery. And old Buddy boy sure made the right choice – no wine could be sweeter (or more fragrant) than this glorious display of splatter cinema.

ITV has announced details of its new weekend breakfast show for children.

Scrambled!, which will begin to air on Saturdays and Sundays later this month, will feature Citv programming and will be hosted by four young presenters.

In the style of previous hit brands such as Live and Kicking and Sm:tv Live, Scrambled will include both scripted programming - such as Almost Naked Animals, VicTORIous, Horrid Henry, Deadtime Stories and Bottom Knocker Street - and sketches, games and chat.

It will be presented by Freshly Squeezed's Laura Jackson, Cbbc star London Hughes, The Voice UK online host Luke Franks and 4Music's Sam Homewood.

Children will also be encouraged to interact with Scrambled by sending in photographs and videos.

Scrambled! begins on January 18 and will air between 7.30am and 9.25am on ITV and Citv.

Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...

Nick has halloween sewed up! This Halloween season, Nickelodeon will treat viewers to a month of spooky, side-splitting new episodes from hit series Sam & Cat, The Haunted Hathaways, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob SquarePants, See Dad Run, Peter Rabbit, Deadtime Stories and a Halloween themed AwesomenessTV episode hosted by pop sensation Cody Simpson. From Nick Fans can visit Nick’s Halloween hub, www.nick.com/shows/halloween to access content including photo galleries, quizzes, blogs, polls and games featuring characters from their favorite shows. Classic Halloween episodes from iCarly, Big Time Rush, Victorious, SpongeBob SquarePants, Power Rangers Megaforce, Kung Fu Panda and Penguins of Madagascar, will be available for viewing all month long on the site. Additionally, The Haunted Hathaways, “Haunted Halloween” and...

What more can be said about The Scream Factory? They're like the real life Santa Claus for horror fans. Over on their official Facebook page they've announced two new horror Blu-rays from John Carpenter... Body Bags and my personal favorite Prince of Darkness.

"John Carpenter's Body Bags will be unzipped and presented on Blu-ray from us before 2013 closes. Didn't see that one coming, did you? That's all we can disclose at the moment. More details to be revealed in July/Aug."

Synopsis

This trilogy of horror comes from the gleefully demented minds of horror masters John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. Three tales are told, each one increasingly terrifying. The first tells the story of a woman being stalked by an axe-weilding maniac. The second is the story of a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair. The final tale shows what it is like...

Horror anthologies always sound like a great idea during ideological conception, but unfortunately either end up being super hits or miserable misses. On the positive end you have a variety of well thought out short stories in films like Trick ‘R Treat and Creepshow, while others like The Theatre Bizarre and Deadtime Stories jam-pack one or two truly entertaining entries in between a load of garbage that bogs the overall film down. Chillerama is a great example of such wasted potential, delivering three killer short horror films by some of my favorite current directors, but disheartens with a short so unfathomably unwatchable, you have no choice but to give the entire film a failing grade just on principle.

Then along came V/H/S, a unique little horror collaboration piece that brought together budding genre directors like Ti West, Joe Swanberg, and Adam Wingard – only to challenge them with a fun restraint.

By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Production has begun for the upcoming horror film Virginia Obscura, a grindhouse-meets-arthouse horror/thriller, starring Matt Mitler (The Mutilator), Ken Abraham (Creepozoids), Linnea Quigley (Return Of The Living Dead), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night) and Christopher Marrone (Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies) in a film by Toby Osborne.

Check out a larger version of the poster below the press release.

From The Press Release:

“I’m thrilled to bring together an incredible cast of stars from the 1980’s horrors and cult B-movies that we know and love, as well as the next generation of genre stars following in their footsteps,” says Osborne who is making his directorial debut, based on his original script which placed in the top 25 at Screamfest and Shriekfest Film Festivals.

About The Cast:

Matt Mitler is the iconic star of cult-classics The Mutilator, Basketcase 2, Deadtime Stories, Breeders, The Occultist, and Mutant War. He...

Remember in Kill Bill Vol. 2 when David Carradine (Bill) explains to Uma Thurman (Ms. Kiddo) why he finds Superman to be the most fascinating of all super heroes? Basically he says that Clark Kent is Superman’s vision of humanity, his criticism and his observation of man. He says it with a slow drawl and makes you feel all gushy and warm up until he hits the punch line when you get the feeling like you might just wanna punch Superman in the face for belittling us so. Yes, we are the dorks you have been looking for. We are the weak people of Earth who where suits and ties and spectacles, but you know what? We also invented the fuck out of you, Superman! I only go through this little ramble because quite honestly I saw a shot-on-video movie that was put together by a young man by the...

One reason Deadtime Stories may not so well remembered today could be because, as its theme song so astutely notes, those bedtime tales we were told as a kid were already quite screwed up when you stop and think about it.

A wolf that tries to eat a little girl after killing her grandmother and disguising itself as her, another wolf that wants to eat three innocent pigs and is willing to destroy their homes to get to them, a cannibalistic witch only thwarted when kids burn her alive in her own oven: three classic bedtime stories, like so many others, that if they weren’t considered centuries old classics would by today standards be considered too dark and violent for little kids.

The 1986 anthology Deadtime Stories put an even more horrifying twist on the classic tales of a boy confronting a wicked witch, a modern spin on “Little Red Riding Hood...

*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Phase 4 Films.

**here be spoilers.

Director: Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, and Igor Meglic.

Writers: Bob Badway, and Michael Emanuel.

Cast: Corbin Bleu, Bill Oberst Jr., Andrew Caldwell, Domiziano Arcangeli, Nikki Moore, Charles Rahi Chun, Christopher Darga, David Reivers, Elizabeth Di Prinzio and Maxie J. Santillan Jr.

Scary or Die is a horror anthology from Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel and Igor Meglic. Badway is known for his other horror outing titled The Uninvited. Emanuel might be known for 2009's Maneater, but he is likely best known for his many acting roles. This is Meglic's first go as director. There are five stories within Scary or Die, with Emanuel directing the bulk of them ("Clowned," "Lover Comes Back," "The Crossing"). Meglic produced one, titled "Taejung's Lament." The worst story of the bunch, "Re-membered," is not attached to any director.

Emanuel is...

Anthologies are rather prevalent in the horror genre as of late, and by late, I mean in the past few years. Trick r’ Treat seemed to have ushered in an era of anthologies that tried to be similar to Creepshow in that they have all tried to create an image that is lasting. Though many disagree with me, I think Chillerama was competent for what it was trying to achieve. I don’t think it’s amazing or that it will be talked about years from now, but it was not a horrible addition to the sub-genre. Deadtime Stories was a miss but does anyone think that a film with Romero’s name attached with actually be good? So here we are with The Theatre Bizarre, a cheaply made anthology that combines the work of 7 directors (six stories, one connecting thread). Each director was given a set amount of money...

The Tuesday before Halloween is bound to have a lot of genre titles. There are some good ones too like Attack the Block, Blue Underground releases Fulci in High-Definition with Zombie and The House by the Cemetery, also Criterion releases The Island of Lost Souls on DVD & Blu-Ray and the most talked about film of last year, A Serbian Film finally hits the shelves. Read below, if you dare, for all your DVD and Blu-Ray releases for this week and if you plan on purchasing any films through Amazon, click on the buttons provided as they help us out with paying the bills around here.

Animal Attack Two Pack (Maneaters Are Loose/ Shark Kill)

Two savage and rare TV movies in the 1970s “Animal Attack” genre that have rarely been seen since their initial release, now back in print and together at last on DVD.

Buy the DVD @ Amazon.

Blue Underground recently announced that they will be releasing a 2-disc Ultimate Edition Blu-ray of Lucio Fulci’s Zombie. There are many horror fans that may not be aware of the process involved in converting an older film to HD, so Blue Underground has released a short video, showing the process of taking the original Zombie film negative and restoring it in high definition for the Blu-ray release.

The Blu-ray edition of Zombie will be available on October 25th, and we’ve included the previously released disc information, cover art, and trailer.

“Blue Underground is proud to present Zombie in a new 2K High Definition transfer from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative. Each flesh-eating frame has been lovingly restored to skull-rotting perfection under the supervision of Cinematographer Sergio Salvati (The Beyond). Now fully-loaded with hours of brand new Extras, this is the Ultimate Edition of Zombie!”

Disc 1 Extras:...

Ive been anticipating George Romeros Deadtime Stories Volume 1 for some time (its been a difficult find locally, and honestly I hadnt sought out the film on Netflix, as my queue already consists of too many films to count), and last night I finally got my hands on a copy. Sadly, Im far from convinced the film lived up to its hype (which has been fairly minimal, but existent just the same). First off, I pulled up imdb.com this morning to c…...

Blue Underground have announced Lucio Fulci's classic Zombie for release on Blu-ray and DVD as a 2-Disc Ultimate Edition on 10/25!

Disc One will include audio commentary with star Ian McCulloch (who Pa fans will know from the original BBC show Survivors) and "Diabolik" magazine Editor Jason J. Slater, theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots and a poster and still gallery.

Disc Two will feature 7 retrospective interview featurettes (including Zombie Wasteland, Flesh Eaters on Film, Deadtime Stories, World of the Dead, Zombi Italiano, Notes on a Headstone and All in the Family).

The Digital Bits also reports that Blue Underground has shot an all new introduction to the film and interview with Zombie fan and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Man that guy is everywhere!

So? Any funky Italian Zombie fans out there?

Disc 1 Extras:

. Audio Commentary with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater

. Theatrical Trailers

. TV...

There’s just something sticky and icky about Lucio Fulci’s 1981 gorefest in Zombie, which is loosely a follow-up to the events in Dawn of the Dead. The gore is outrageous. The zombies are nasty decaying corpses. The women have nice boobs and big bushes, and of course: there’s a sequence that pits a zombie against a shark!

And, finally, Blue Underground is bringing this bad mama-jama to HD for the first time ever on October 25th.

Here’s the details:

In Italy, it was considered the ‘unofficial sequel’ to Dawn Of The Dead. In England, it was known as Zombie Flesh Eaters and banned as obscene. In America, it was called Zombie and advertised with the depraved tag line “We Are Going To Eat You!” Tisa Farrow (The Grim Reaper), Ian McCulloch (Contamination), Al Cliver (Cannibals), and Richard Johnson (The Haunting) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed...

Nightmare After years of talk, it seems that the early 80's horror slasher Nightmare is inching even closer to a DVD release date. Code Red has been promising this title for years while fans have grown impatient. Last year, this title alone nearly bankrupted Code Red as compossing special features for the film started costing them an arm and leg. Somehow or another, Code Red managed to survive and now it seems that Code Red could finally be releasing this title sometime in July. This is all the more evident by an all new special feature Code Red has put together for the film.

From the Code Red blog::

Special effects make-up artist Edward French, Oscar Nominee and Emmy Winner, quickly gave Code Red a last minute interview regarding the New York gore scene in Nightmare! French told us about his involvement in the effects, including who made the decapitated head,...

It is that time of year again when Dread Central pays its respects to those who have worked in our beloved genre and made it to the red carpet on Oscar night 2011. The genre was in rare form when it came to the nominations. Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan was up for the gold in multiple categories (best picture, best actress, cinematography, and direction); even The Wolfman was on the short-list for best make-up. And win we did.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves because therein lie the gems of VHS past for a large share of both the winners and folks who were nominated. Highlights include a win for Melissa Leo (nominated two years ago for Frozen River), whom we remember best as Judith 'MaMa' Baer in Deadtime Stories. And who could forget Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho? My fellow fright fiends, he brought home the gold last night.

Disclaimer: This article may contain sarcasm, irony and “LOLs”; proceed with caution.

It’s time once again for horror at the Oscars. Sunday’s festivities were filled with folks who have worked in the genre and per usual, I feel if it’s a win for Danny Boyle, it is a win for rage-zombie fans everywhere. Seems like a lot of folks this year are veterans of Exorcist: The Beginning, Amityville: A New Generation and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Of course, the most important genre win would be Greg Cannom, a staple of 80’s horror effects; he worked on such films as Fright Night Part 2, The Lost Boys and The Howling.

Now some movies on this list might be “kinda horror.” These thrillers or genre-friendly frameworks are on the ghoulish cusp and are marked with an asterisk. Some flicks on the list are there because, what the fuck,...