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Mickey Rourke is a great actor, but he hasn’t really done anything that memorable since his Oscar-nominated role in The Wrestler. It’d be great to see him take on another great film and maybe this next project will be it.

Rourke will star in a supernatural thriller called Unhinged and will play a character named Dr. Elder, “a prominent psychiatrist at a state-run hospital who wrestles with madness and a dark supernatural force as he races to stop an escaped patient from butchering five people held hostage in a remote house.”

That actually sounds like it could be a great and intense horror film, and it seems like a role that Rourke could slip right into. This wouldn’t be Rourke first horror film. In 1987 he starred in the movie Angel Heart, which you should watch if you haven’t seen it yet!

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Exclusive: Mickey Rourke has been tapped as the lead of Unhinged, a supernatural horror movie to be directed by Mark Atkins (Haunting Of Winchester House). The indie from Archstone Entertainment and Alt House Productions is set to begin shooting in July in Los Angeles. Ian Holt, who co-authored Dracula: The Undead, the 2009 sequel to Bram Stroker’s Dracula, penned the screenplay. Rourke, the Oscar nominee for The Wrestler (and who starred in the iconic 1987 supernatural…...

Title: The Haunting of Whaley House

Tagline: Just because you don’t believe in ghosts, doesn’t mean they don’t believe in you!

Studio: The Asylum

Release Date: July 31, 2012

Written and directed by Jose Prendes (Haunting of Winchester House), The Haunting of Whaley House revolves around one of the worlds most haunted homes located in San Diego, California. A tour guide sneaks her friends into the infamous mansion after hours for a paranormal investigation in hopes of coming into contact with one of the residents well known spirits. Little do they know that they will soon wish that their dream of experiencing the paranormal first hand never occurred as they fight for survival after the house refuses to let them go from its nefarious grip.

As a huge fan of the paranormal sub genre, I just want to say right away that I really enjoyed this film. It uses...

The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA has ignited the imaginations of tourists and paranormal enthusiasts for decades. Commissioned by the eccentric heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune in 1884, she believed that its continued construction would keep her alive forever – but, of course, after nearly forty years of building 160 rooms and staircases that went nowhere, mortality got the best of old Sarah Winchester. Since then, the mansion has become a popular attraction, mostly due to the belief that it’s haunted by the victims of her family’s invention.

Now its story will get the big screen treatment, thanks to Hammer. The studio recently optioned the rights to develop a feature based on the legendary estate and its ghostly heritage. Producing are Imagination Design Works and Nine/8 Entertainment, and while the project is in its nascent stages, Imagination said that the plot could involve “Sarah’s spirit will be...

Recently reborn horror studio Hammer Films has developed a taste for haunted houses: after last February’s “The Woman in Black," they have optioned the rights for a film on the Winchester Mystery House, located in San Jose, California. Imagination Design Works and Nine/8 Entertainment are planning to produce a movie based on the “legendary story” of the property.

The “world’s most haunted house” was built between 1884 and 1922 by Sarah Winchester, the widow heiress of Winchester rifles. She had been convinced by a medium that she had to build a house, and that as long as she kept on building she would not die. For 38 years, construction went on night and day without any building plan. And no expense was spared as among the many features are stained glass windows specifically designed by Tiffany. But of course, there are two certain things in life -- death and taxes --...

Jose Prendes, writer and director of the 2003 scream queen showcase Corpses Are Forever, is back and The Asylum’s got him. Having provided the story for the company’s The Haunting Of Winchester House a couple of years back, Prendes has scripted and just wrapped helming The Haunting Of Whaley House, and passed on a couple of exclusive pics.

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Jose Prendes, writer and director of the 2003 scream queen showcase Corpses Are Forever, is back and The Asylum’s got him. Having provided the story for the company’s The Haunting Of Winchester House a couple of years back, Prendes has scripted and just wrapped helming The Haunting Of Whaley House, and passed on a couple of exclusive pics.

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The Asylum is ready to spread more of their mental illness with their film Born Bad. This latest horror flick is from director Jared Cohn (Revenants) and stars Meredith Monroe, Bonnie Dennison, Michael Welch, Gerald Webb and Bill Oberst Jr. In the film, much like 1996's Fear, an innocent girl brings home a seemingly charming boyfriend. However, this new beau is more serial killer than companion. Strangely, both Fear and Born Bad share similar plot points and The Asylum is known for knocking off big blockbusters. This reviewer has not seen the film, so horror fans will have to make the final call when Born Bad releases on DVD November 8th. Enjoy or throw stones at the film's trailer below.

As an aside, The Asylum was sued in late 2009 by Winchester Mystery House, LLC (PRWeb). The litigants and owners of Winchester House hold property in California in the form of a "State Historical Landmark.

The Asylum has actually been on a roll lately with the wonderfully ludicrous 2012: Ice Age and the surprisingly decent Born Bad. Will the streak continue with a 3D ghost flick, more monster sharks, and a mockbuster with the exact same title as its theatrical counterpart?

We begin with A Haunting in Salem 3D, the latest 3D haunted house movie from The Asylum following 2009’s Haunting of Winchester House, a film I found to be as boring as its 3D was useless. Hopefully they improved things in both categories.

When the new sheriff of Salem, Massachusetts discovers that he is the victim of a centuries-old curse, he must protect his family from the vengeful ghosts that torment his home.

Paranormal Entity and Titanic II helmer Shane Van Dyke directs Bill Oberst, Jr., Courtney Abbiati, Jenna Stone, and Nicholas Harsin from a script by H. Perry Horton.

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Principal photography has finished up on Mark Atkins ('Haunting of Winchester House', 'Battle of Los Angeles') new shark infested sci-fi flick 'Sand Sharks'. Corin Nemec stars in this Cameron Larson penned prehistoric shark tale which will see Nemec and co-star Brooke Hogan (below) come face to face with the man-eating terrors of the deep. An exclusive set of pics directo from the production come courtesy of Dread Central and you can check them out below. 'Saw 3D's Gina Holden, Eric Scott Woods, Vanessa Lee Evigan, Eric Scott Woods and Julie Berman all co-star. Check out Gina and Brooke, looking gorgeous as ever, below....

The Haunting of Winchester House was recently released by Echo Bridge Entertainment (May 18th) and the feature tests one family's resolve to withstand "one of the most haunted places in America" (Echo). Have a second look at feature whose price is below ten dollars (almost unheard of). The trailer for the feature that went under the radar for awhile is below.

The synopsis for The Haunting of Winchester House:

"The Winchester mansion has fueled centuries of legends, and one family is about to realize just how true they can be…

When the young family moves into the mansion to act as caretakers, their daughter is abducted by sinister spirits. To get her back, they'll discover—in a terrifying, paranormal game of wits—just why the house holds its reputation as one of the most haunted places in America" (Echo).

Release Date: May 18th.

Director: Mark Atkins.

Writer: Mark Atkins,...

Makeup FX artist Jeffrey S. Farley (pictured) of the Obscure Artifacts company sent along a bunch of behind-the-scenes pics from his assorted recent projects (see them below). The most notable are from Camera Obscura, the on-line horror series from up-and-coming genre filmmaker Drew Daywalt.

Camera Obscura (first row of photos), which we last reported on here, follows a young woman as she continues her deceased grandfather’s battle against creatures from a hellish parallel reality. “My involvement came about through my friendship with Drew,” Farley, who also associate-produced the series, tells Fango. “We’ve had a great time on every show since Breach, and when he sold Camera Obscura, he told me, ‘You’re on, and here are some ideas I’ve come up with.’ Then he produced some of the most incredible Bosch/Bacon-styled designs I’ve ever seen. Needless to say, I was sold.

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If it's Sunday it must be Saw, then that means its time for another Fangoria Week In Review. We're turning back the clock to look back on the past seven days of blood-soaked horror goodness.

We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed. It was a review-heavy week as we entered October to highlight some great films for your Fall queue, and the news continued to flow about the biggest event in Fango history - the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, which invades Las Vegas on Halloween Weekend.

Get caught up below the jump!

Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors: Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nv - 10/30-11/01/2009

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