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There’s a little bit of something for everyone this Tuesday, as May 23rd’s Blu-ray and DVD releases may not be great in number, but they are a stellar bunch of titles all the same. Jordan Peele’s Get Out arrives on both formats this week, courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox is bringing home Logan to 4K Blu-ray as well as standard Blu and DVD discs, too.

For those who might have missed it in theaters, The Great Wall is also being released on Tuesday, as well as the horror anthology Xx, from Magnolia Home Entertainment. Other releases for May 23rd include The Vagrant, Wolf Guy, Wnuf Halloween Special, Voodoo Black Exorcist, and The Magnificent Dead.

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When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate,...

The new all-female helmed horror anthology 'Xx'comes to DVD on 8th May and we have 2 copies to giveaway. The anthology features four dark tales written and directed by four fiercely talented women including; Annie Clark (St. Vincent) who rocks her directorial debut with "The Birthday Party". Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises "Her Only Living Son", Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound) screams "Don’t Fall" and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird) dares to open "The Box".. Contest Ends on Friday, May 19, 2017...

In today's Horror Highlights, we have details on Fathom Events' one-night-only theatrical screenings of Resident Evil: Vendetta, the podcast The Switchboard, The Final Girls' one-night-only UK screenings of Xx, Cage on Amazon Prime, and the new trailer and release details for Beacon Point.

Resident Evil: Vendetta Screenings: "Resident Evil: Vendetta’ One-night U.S. Cinema Event On June 19 To Include Exclusive Cast Intro And Behind-the-scenes Content

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What: “Resident Evil: Vendetta" is the third installment in the massively popular CG animated film franchise, following “Resident Evil: Degeneration” (2008) and “Resident Evil: Damnation” (2012), and will premiere in U.S. movie theaters on June 19 only. Exclusive to the U.S., this not-to-be-missed cinema event includes a specially-produced introduction from the cast and behind-the-scenes footage.

Derived from Capcom’s Resident Evil™, one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time (72 million + copies sold), “Resident Evil: Vendetta” features the fan-favorite...

After a well-received world premiere at Sundance, the horror anthology Xx is coming home on Blu-ray and DVD this May.

Blu-ray.com reports that Magnolia Home Entertainment will release Xx on Blu-ray (and, according to Amazon, DVD as well) on May 23rd. Featuring segments directed by Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Karyn Kusama, Roxanne Benjamin, and Jovanka Vuckovic, no special features have been revealed for the Xx Blu-ray at this time, but we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details.

In case you missed it, check out Heather's Sundance review of Xx, as well as our previous coverage of the film.

"Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises Her Only Living Son; Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S trilogy, Southbound) screams...

Starting tomorrow, horror fans will be introduced to four fresh, deadly tales from four female directors in the new horror anthology Xx. To show viewers what went into the making of the movie, Magnet Releasing has revealed a new featurette that explores the eclectic stories and creative processes behind the macabre magic of Xx.

Xx comes out in theaters and on VOD platforms beginning February 17th. In case you missed it, check out our previous Xx coverage here.

Press Release: Magnet Releasing & Xyz Film's horror anthology Xx opens in theaters and on VOD on February 17, 2017 and features an all-female lineup of filmmakers- four deadly tales by four killer women.

Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises Her Only Living Son...

Camping out in an Rv with your friends can be a lot of fun, but when there's a monster trying to break its way inside, you might feel like a trapped sardine in a can, as evidenced by one of two new clips from the horror anthology Xx.

An all-female-directed anthology, Xx will hit select theaters and VOD platforms on February 17th. In case you missed them, check out our exclusive Valentine's Day video for Xx, as well as our Sundance review of the film.

Press Release: Magnet Releasing & Xyz Film's horror anthology Xx opens in theaters and on VOD on February 17, 2017 and features an all-female lineup of filmmakers- four deadly tales by four killer women.

Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation,...

Sure, you might receive candy hearts, flowers, and a box of chocolates today, but we have an additional treat just for Daily Dead readers, as we've been provided with an exclusive Valentine's Day video for the new, all-female-directed horror anthology Xx.

We've been eager for Daily Dead readers to get a chance to see Xx ever since our own Heather Wixson saw the film at Sundance, calling it a confident showcase for the "horrific talents of its filmmakers" in her review.

You don't have to wait much longer to see Xx for yourself, as Magnet Releasing will unleash the horror anthology in theaters and on VOD this Friday, February 17th. Until then, our Valentine's Day video below can help sweeten the wait...

Press Release: Magnet Releasing & Xyz Film's horror anthology Xx opens in theaters and on VOD on February 17, 2017 and features an all-female lineup of filmmakers- four deadly tales by four killer women.

Well, we’ve made it to another month, which means we have a bunch of new VOD releases to look forward to throughout February. If you are looking to escape the winter doldrums while keeping safe and snug on your couches, you have plenty of horror and sci-fi titles arriving digitally in the coming weeks to keep you busy and out of the brutal winter chill.

February’s VOD offerings kick off with Katee Sackhoff in Don’t Knock Twice from IFC Midnight, and for those of you with Dish services, the psychological thriller Lavender makes its bow on that platform beginning February 3rd. The Oscar-nominated Nocturnal Animals arrives on Digital HD on February 7th, the very same day that Stake Land II gets released courtesy of Dark Sky Films.

If you missed Arrival in theaters, Paramount Pictures will release the film On Demand beginning February 14th (following its January...

Xx is something we have mentioned back in 2013, which included a different line-up. Now, ahead of the Sundance 2017 premiere, we get a trailer to tease us on what we’re going to get!

Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises Her Only Living Son; Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound) screams Don’T Fall; and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird) dares to open The Box. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (La Casa Triste) wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk.

Hopefully, most of you reading this should be familiar with the talent behind the camera. Annie Clark is marking this project with her directorial debut but she is also known as St. Vincent.

As a huge fan of all of these directors, and anthologies in general, I'm really interested in Xx the new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women.

Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with "The Birthday Party"; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation) exorcises "Her Only Living Son"; Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound) screams "Don't Fall"; and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird) dares to open "The Box".

Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (La Casa Triste) wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk.

Xx will open in select theaters and on VOD on February 17 [Continued ...]...

The first trailer has been released for the horror anthology film Xx. This is a unique horror movie project as it's driven by four women directors. When talking about the importance of the project, producer Todd Brown said:

“One of the givens of so many horror films has been the objectification of young women, and we thought it was time for a different approach to scaring audiences and letting the female voice be heard.”

The result looks awesomely creepy! There are some crazy looking stories in this movie and they come along with some wonderfully nightmarish visuals. The film is set to screen at Sundance later this month and it's on my list of must-see films while I'm there. Here's the synopsis for the film including the names of the directors and the title of the film that each one directs in the anthology.

Xx is a new all-female helmed...

The eclectic scares of Xx are teased in the horror anthology's new trailer ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Press Release: Magnet Releasing & Xyz Film's horror anthology Xx opens in theaters and on VOD on February 17, 2017 and features an all-female lineup of filmmakers- four deadly tales by four killer women.

Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises Her Only Living Son; Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S trilogy, Southbound) screams Don't Fall; and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, former editor of Rue Morgue Magazine) dares to open The Box. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (La Casa Triste) wraps together stories of terror, blood and mayhem featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool, Angela Trimbur, Sheila Vand and Christina Kirk.

In what’s becoming something of an annual tradition, the latest anthology film is set for release next month: “Xx,” which follows the likes of “Holidays” and “Southbound” in assembling a team of directors to contribute individual stories to an omnibus project. With all four of its segments directed by women, “Xx” — as in, two x chromosomes — looks to distinguish itself from its predecessors. Watch the trailer below.

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Karyn Kusama (“The Invitation”) helms “Her Only Living Son,” first-time director Annie Clark (better known as St. Vincent) is responsible for “The Birthday Party,” Roxanne Benjamin (“Southbound”) directs “Don’t Fall” and Jovanka Vuckovic (“The Captured Bird”) opens “The Box.” Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk are part of the ensemble cast, whose stories animator Sofia Carrillo (“La Casa Triste”) weaves together.

Featuring short films by Karyn Kusama, Roxanne Benjamin, Jovanka Vuckovic, and Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent), the upcoming horror anthology Xx is teased in a new photo ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and its theatrical and VOD release on February 17th from Magnet Releasing.

Press Release: Magnet Releasing & Xyz Film's horror anthology Xx opens in theaters and on VOD on February 17, 2017 and features an all-female lineup of filmmakers- four deadly tales by four killer women.

Xx is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with The Birthday Party; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises Her Only Living Son; Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S trilogy, Southbound) screams Don't Fall; and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, former editor of Rue Morgue Magazine) dares to open The Box.

I've got a wonderfully creepy gothic horror short film for you to watch today called The Captured Bird. It was produced by Guillermo del Toro and written and directed by Jovanka Vuckovic. The film tells a dark yet poetic tale of a little girl "who witnesses the birth of five terrifying supernatural beings that bring about her demise."

This is a really great short with some fantastically nightmarish visuals and I thought it'd be another fun horror movie to watch during this season of Halloween. It has all the creepiness that you'd expect from a del Toro film and Vuckovic does a great job bringing the nightmare to life. ...

The Hollywood Horror Museum presents two very accomplished visionaries in horror as board members, directors John Carpenter and Greg Nicotero. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: details on the all-female directed anthology, Xx, a Toxic Avenger marathon on El Rey Network, and Nitehawk Cinema’s screening of both Wicker Man movies in New York.

Hollywood Horror Museum Members: Press Release: “The Hollywood Horror Museum is proud to announce today, that legendary directors John Carpenter and Greg Nicotero are its two newest board members. The museum which has been showing up at various conventions will be touring later in the year before it finds it’s permanent home in 2017. The interview will be made (if available) upon request.

John Carpenter is the writer, producer, and director of many genre classics including Halloween, Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing and They Live. Greg Nicotero is director and producer of The Walking Dead,...

You know what’s hip right now? Horror anthologies. You know what’s really hip right now? Horror anthologies that involve letters in their titles. You know what’s hip, uh, always? Women. Magnet Releasing has previously hinted at the creation of an all-new anthology series that comes to us from talented women (Shock Till You Drop first broke the news way back in November of last year), and now it looks like Xx is finally becoming a reality. The distribution label has announced that Xx is a go, featuring an all-female cast and only female directors, which Magnet will fully finance and own world rights to. Their mission? Create something horror-related, with creative freedom at the root of it all. Sounds pretty great, right? Magnet is also home to the V/H/S horror anthology series and the ABCs of Death franchise, so yeah, these people love horror and they love letters. What...

The sales art for the latest film adaptation to grow like a Homunculus from Clive Barker's Books of Blood, entitled Jacqueline Ess starring "Game of Thrones"' queen of all that is evil and perverse, Lena Headey, hit Twitter this morning courtesy of Paul McEvoy and we have it for ya right here!

Headey will star in the movie version of horror icon Clive Barker’s Jacqueline Ess. Raven Banner Entertaintment and Barker’s Seraphim Films are producing. Raven Banner will be selling the film, set to go into production late this year, at Cannes.

“Lena Headey is a marvelous performer with an incredible presence,” says executive producer Clive Barker. “As far as I’m concerned, there is no better choice of actress for the role of Jacqueline. Her beauty and authority will carry the day.”

Jovanka Vuckovic will make her feature debut. Her credits include short film The Captured Bird...

We're big fans of Lena Headey around Empire Towers. For just one reason why, check out this interview we did with her for 300: Rise Of An Empire. For another, we refer you to her work in Game Of Thrones. On screen, she’s not the sort of person you want to cross, and if you can imagine that attitude plus magical powers in a horror story, you'll have something along the lines that Clive Barker is planning in Jacqueline Ess.This will be a new film based on the story from Barker’s Books Of Blood collection, which follows a woman who is desperate for a change. She gets more than she ever wanted when she’s granted the ability to transform other people’s bodies. Yeah, can’t see that great power being misused at all.Director Jovanka Vukovic is moving from work on shorts (including The Captured Bird,...

Leigh Whannell broke into the industry with his pal James Wan, co-writing and starring in Saw as well as many of its sequels. He then wrote and co-starred in Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2 and now he'll make his directorial debut on Insidious: Chapter 3, which is already set for a April 3, 2015 release. Judd Apatow's next film is the upcoming comedy Trainwreck starring Amy Schumer and today basketball star LeBron James and rapper Method Man have joined the cast, most likely playing themselves. The film is set for a July 24, 2015 release through Universal. The Wrap (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)0; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));Post by Judd Apatow. New Line is remaking the Goldie Hawn comedy Private Benjamin...

"Game of Thrones"' queen of all that is evil and perverse, Lena Headey, is ready to tackle more dark and disturbing subject matter and she could not be in better hands or have a better source! Read on for details.

According to Variety Headey will star in the movie version of horror icon Clive Barker’s Jacqueline Ess. Raven Banner Entertaintment and Barker’s Seraphim Films are producing. Raven Banner will be selling the film, set to go into production late this year, at Cannes.

“Lena Headey is a marvelous performer with an incredible presence,” says executive producer Clive Barker. “As far as I’m concerned, there is no better choice of actress for the role of Jacqueline. Her beauty and authority will carry the day.”

Jovanka Vuckovic will make her feature debut. Her credits include short film The Captured Bird from exec producer Guillermo del Toro, and the all-female horror anthology Xx.

Last month, Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films announced the production of an historic film: Xx, the first horror anthology written and directed entirely by women. Filmmaker Jovanka Vuckovic is one of the directors on this trail-blazing film - and she's in good company. The other segments will be directed by Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Surveillance), Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer's Body), and Jen and Sylvia Soska (Dead Hooker In A Trunk, American Mary), with opening credits and interstitials by stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo. Vuckovic, who is also serving as associate producer on Xx, is a former visual effects artist with a heavy pedigree in the horror genre (she was the editor of Rue Morgue Magazine and has written two non-fiction books about horror). She developed the project with Todd Brown of Xyz Films to help female filmmakers gain more exposure in the genre.

Though a handul of fan-favorite horror films over the years have been directed by women, including Pet Sematary and Near Dark, there's no doubt that the work of female filmmakers has gone largely unnoticed and unrecognized within the genre.  True, there are far less women making horror films than there are men, but the fact remains that women are every bit as capable of delivering thrills and chills as men are.

In a press release sent out at the tail end of last week, Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films made the exciting announcement that they are bringing together some of the top female horror filmmakers in the world, showcasing their talents in the first ever all-female horror anthology. The five tales will each feature female characters in the lead, with Jennifer Chambers Lynch (Chained), Jen & Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body), Mary Harron (American Psycho) and...

Horror feminists out there can rejoice in the announcement of new Xyz and Mpi/Dark Sky co-production 'Xx'. The new horror anthology will be an all-female affair with every segment being helmed by a woman or female co-directors and each starring a female lead actor. The line-up of directors have been announced are they will be Jennifer Chambers Lynch ('Surveillance'), Jen and Sylvia Soska ('American Mary'), Karyn Kusama ('Jennifer's Body'), Mary Harron ('American Psycho') and Jovanka Vuckovic ('The Captured Bird'). Each director will develop their own story and segment which will all be wrapped around the linking effort from stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo. Head below to check out the early teaser art for the new anthology....

It seems this decade will be known as yet another golden era of the anthology film. We’ve had the likes of The Theatre Bizarre, V/H/S (and its sequel), The ABCs of Death, the indie flicks Theater of the Deranged 1-3 et al., and now comes another one, Xx – this time with the Usp of a completely female directorial roster, including: Jennifer Lynch, Mary Harron, Karyn Kusama, Jen and Sylvia Soska, and Jovanka Vuckovic.

The press release in full:

Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films are producing Xx, an all-female horror anthology with segments starring female leads, helmed by female filmmakers.

The companies have assembled an impressive roster: Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Chained), Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), Jen and Sylvia Soska (known as the Soska sisters with credits including Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary), and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird,...

Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films have announced Xx, an all-female anthology horror movie that includes segments from The Soska Sisters, Karyn Kusama, Jennifer Lynch, Mary Harron, and Jovanka Vuckovic:

“Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films today announced a momentous project, Xx, a landmark all-female horror anthology, with each segment featuring both a female director and female lead.

The directors on board include Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Chained), Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Moth Diaries), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body) , The Soska Sisters – Jen and Sylvia Soska (Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary, ABCs of Death 2), and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, The Guest). The filmmakers will develop their own stories, and each will have a female lead character. The various segments will be linked by work by Guadalajara-based stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, who will also create the film’s title sequence.

Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films have announced "Xx" , a landmark all-female horror anthology film with each segment sporting both a female director and lead.

Directors involved include Jennifer Lynch ("Boxing Helena"), Mary Harron ("American Psycho"), Karyn Kusama ("Girlfight"), The Soska Sisters ("Dead Hooker in a Trunk") and Jovanka Vuckovic ("The Captured Bird").

Each director will develop their own stories, while the various segments will be linked together by the work of stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo who is also crafting the title sequence.

Todd Brown will produce the project which aims to give opportunities in a genre dominated by male filmmakers.

Source: Dark Sky Films...

Around here we love our horror-loving ladies. Adore them in fact! That's why we're excited to report that an all-new female-centric anthology is on its way with some great names attached! Read on for details.

From the Press Release

Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films today announced a momentous project, Xx, a landmark all-female horror anthology, with each segment featuring both a female director and female lead.

The directors on board include Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Chained), Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Moth Diaries), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer's Body), The Soska Sisters - Jen and Sylvia Soska (Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary, ABCs of Death 2), and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, The Guest). The filmmakers will develop their own stories, and each will have a female lead character. The various segments will be linked by work by Guadalajara-based stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, who...

Horror anthologies don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. With projects like V/H/S, its sequel along with The Profane Exhibit and more, all of these films tend to have a certain gimmick or spin to them. Straight out of the American Film Market comes the announcement of a horror anthology being directed by all female directors. Most of whom I’m sure you have heard of. Read below for the full details released by The Hollywood Reporter.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films are producing Xx, an all-female horror anthology with segments starring female leads, helmed by female filmmakers.

The companies have assembled an impressive roster: Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Chained), Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), Jen and Sylvia Soska (known as the Soska sisters with credits including Dead Hooker in a Trunk,...

Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films are producing Xx, an all-female horror anthology with segments starring female leads, helmed by female filmmakers. The companies have assembled an impressive roster: Jennifer Lynch (Boxing Helena, Chained), Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer's Body), Jen and Sylvia Soska (known as the Soska sisters with credits including Dead Hooker in a Trunk, American Mary), and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, The Guest). The plan is for the filmmakers to develop their own stories, which will be interspersed by work from Guadalajara-based stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo,

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Mpi/Dark Sky Films and Xyz Films are mounting an all-female horror anthology titled “Xx,” in which each segment will be directed by a woman and feature a female lead. The directors onboard the momentous indie movie include Jennifer Lynch (“Boxing Helena”), Mary Harron (“American Psycho”), Karyn Kusama (“Jennifer’s Body”) , sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska (“Dead Hooker in a Trunk”) and Jovanka Vuckovic (“The Captured Bird”). The filmmakers will develop their own stories, and each will have a female lead character. The various segments will be linked by work by Guadalajara-based stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, who will also create the film’s title sequence.

With Halloween in the air, we thought it would be fun to reach out to the horror genre's biggest and brightest stars - both legends in the industry and up-and-coming superstars - to ask them two quick questions: What's your biggest fear, and what's your favorite scary movie? Read on for the results!

Some of the results will make you laugh. Some will make you shiver... and some, well some are just too funny for words. Sit back and get ready to hear from the likes of Anne Rice, John Carpenter, Robert Englund, the "Ghost Adventures" crew, cast members from "The Walking Dead," George A. Romero, and many - Many - more. Who knows? You may even find some new movies you should check out or at least revisit.

Let the scares begin!

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The features that make their premiere at Fantastic Fest tend to get much of the attention, but don’t forget that you’re likely to see some great short films at the event as well. Fantastic Fest is known for their extensive short film selection and this year is no different:

“Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the ninth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 19th- 26th in Austin, Texas at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. Short films provide an outlet for filmmakers to showcase their genre talents in a format with fewer restraints, making them a Fantastic Fest favorite. Fantastic Fest is wildly excited that longtime festival comrade Kier-la Janisse is now our lead shorts programmer. Kier-la created the notorious CineMuerte Film Festival in Canada, and was the first full-time film programmer for the Alamo back in the “wild west” days. She has since gone on...

Submit your vote for Reviewer of the Year!

Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!

Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.

Day two of the New York City Horror Film Festival came and went with no road bumps this time thankfully, as I was able to enjoy the night’s lineup without any delays, along with a special guest appearance by horror icon Rob Zombie, but I’ll touch on that experience later and save the love here for another fantastic night of short films. Teddy bears, talking vegetables, cannibalism – what wasn’t there to love?

The Captured Bird

Director: Jovanka Vuckovic

Isn’t it great when a little piece of cinema comes along and just makes your skin crawl, especially when it’s backed by the likes of Guillermo del Toro, George A. Romero, and Mick Garris? That’s what The Captured Bird brilliantly accomplishes, telling a short story about a tiny child’s encounter with a haunted mansion and five freakish demons birthed from black sludge, along with being...

The 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival this year as always has healthy assortment of short films in their program. Along with the feature length shorts program they also begin each feature with short film to start off the night this year dubbed “Canada After Dark”. Here are few highlights of this year’s festival. Some of them were so strong that many were better that the feature that followed, so make sure you catch these shorts at festival near you soon. Here are some of the highlights:

Not Till We’Re Married

Shannon Rae Hanmer, 8 min, Canada, 2012

A really funny take on dysfunctional online dating directed by Shannon Rae Hanmer and written by Chris Nash (My Main Squeeze, Liplock): a woman is ready to make a commitment to her boyfriend but finds out he has a deformed twin brother attached to his hip who is the one that is really in love with her.

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Hey everyone! Jeff here with a quick recap of Day Two of the Toronto After Dark 2012 film festival. Today was a little bit quieter, as I was still recovering from lack of sleep, but I did see one film that I very much like. The other? Well, we’ll get into that in a minute…

Luckily, when I got to the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, I was able to get a good seat, which always makes the screening more enjoyable. As usual, the first film was preceded by a Canadian-made short. This time around, it was Jovanka Vuckovic’s The Captured Bird. Seeing as Vuckovic Vuckovic used to be the Editor In Chief over at Rue Morgue Magazine, there has been a lot of buzz about this short; which is also her first foray into filmmaking. Essentially, the film tells a tale...

Former Ghost House Pictures executive Michael Kirk partnered with award-winning music video director Brian Thompson on the new sci-fi thriller Incident on Highway 73, which is having its world premiere this Friday, October 19th, at Screamfest L.A.

From the Press Release:

Incident on Highway 73 recounts the harrowing final hours of a newly engaged couple who mysteriously disappear while driving through the desert on Christmas Eve, 2005. Michael Kirk (co-producer of The Grudge and The Grudge 2) and Brian Thompson shared producing duties with Kirk writing and Thompson directing the tension-filled 26-minute short. The film stars Elizabeth Schmidt and Ian Alda (Alan Alda's nephew); it was lensed by Jason Hafer and edited by Dave Gallegos. Robert Borer, Kathleen St. Peter, and Jeff Beard served as executive producers.

Kirk and Thompson first met while Thompson was fulfilling a college internship at Ghost House Pictures in 2005. "Brian showed me some of his college work,...

Jeff is ready to geek out! That means it must be time for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival starting October 18th and running through October 26th. Shawn Savage, Jeff Konopka and Kirk Haviland get down and dirt with the entire festival line up. This is a content packed podcast filled with all the info a festival-goer could want. If you can’t attend the Toronto After Dark Film Festival this year this will be a great way to get ready for our future casts that will follow Jeff’s journey into madness of festival land Toronto. These are movies that are going to be talked about throughout the next year. If you’re a horror, cult, genre movie fan than these are most likely movies that you’re going to want to see. Inbred, American Mary, Rec 3… Movies… you’ll… want… to… hear about. As you’ll notice there...

On October 26-28 Celluloid Screams, the Sheffield Horror Film Festival, will be delivering its fourth year of thrills, spills and chills at Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema. The folks behind Celluloid Screams have lifted the curtain on just which twisted delights are in store for the weekend. Dig in!

Friday, October 26

7:00pm – Opening Gala:

Sightseers

with Certified (Short – UK Premiere)

Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother,...

Fantastic Fest recently announced their selection of more than 40 short films slated to slither and crawl into all the various orifices of this annual extravaganza of genre film. The biopsy of the best genre short films from around the globe will showcase works from several countries, including Spain, South Korea, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and more.

38-39°C (2011)

Regional Premiere

Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes

A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.

88:88 (2012)

Regional Premiere

Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes

Val has lost control of her life. Those around her deny the reality of the extraordinary experiences she feels powerless against. Realizing she must stand alone, she has only one remaining option – to find a way to fight back.

Advantageous (2012)

Regional Premiere

Director: Jennifer Phang, USA 23 minutes

Gwen is the spokesperson for a radical technology...

The official lineup of short films playing this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, has been announced, and let's just say that there are lots of reasons why you should be packing your bags and heading to the Longhorn State!

From the Press Release:

Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the eighth edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 20th-27th in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest loves its short films - they provide a fertile ground for new and exciting filmmaking talent to show off their genre goods in an unrestrained format. Here is the lineup for Fantastic Fest 2012:

38-39°C (2011)

Regional Premiere

Director: Jason Hong, South Korea, 8 minutes

A father and son confront the emotional divide that separates them in the intimate setting of a Korean bathhouse.

88:88 (2012)

Regional Premiere

Director: Joey Ciccoline, USA, 14 minutes

Val has lost control of her life. Those around...

The organisers of the Sheffield horror festival Celluloid Screams, which this year takes place at the Showroom Cinema on October 26th – 28th, have announced the line-up of this years festival, including a gala screening of Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, the UK premiere’s of Cell Count, Memory of the Dead, Resolution and The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh, and the annual “Secret Screening”.

The line-up in full:

Friday 26th October

7.00pm – Opening Gala: Sightseers + Certified (Short – UK Premiere)

9.30pm – Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut + Odokuro (Short)

[Followed by Q&A with Nick Vince, Simon Bamford, Hugh Ross and Russell Cherrington)

Saturday 27th October

10.30am - Manborg + Zombie Chic 3D (Short) + Metal Creepers (Short)

12.05pm – Opera + Yellow (Short)

2.40pm - Into The Abyss: The Savage Cinema Of Dennison Ramalho [Short Film Retrospective followed by Q&A]

4.20pm – V/H/S

7.20pm – Cell Count (UK Premiere – followed by Q&A with Director Todd E. Freeman) + The Captured Bird (Short)

9.45pm – Secret Film + 3.00Am (Short)

00.00am – Hidden In The Woods + The Other...

This week, Michael & I chat about an independent film called Midnight Son. This film was accepted to Fantasia Film Festival and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival last year so Michael & I sit down and see what the fuss was all about.

Show Notes:

Intro

What We’ve Been Watching (1:31)

Michael: Girls: Season 1, Are You Afraid of the Dark: Seasons 3, Jackie Chan’s Who Am I?, Supercop

Andy: The Newsroom (Season Finale), Lawless, V/H/S, The Captured Bird

Picks of the Week for September 4, 2012 (43:16)

Andy’s & Michael’s Pick:

Price: $14.99

News Mentions (52:23)

IFC Midnight Snatches Up ‘Maniac’ Remake Watch the History of Hammer in 90 Seconds and Get a Look at the Upcoming ‘The Quiet Ones’ Movie Review: ‘Starship Troopers: Invasion’ Listen to the First Single from RZA’s ‘The Man With The Iron Fists’ Jackie Chan Zooms in with New Trailer for ‘Chinese Zodiac’ Three...

From my experience, horror films are always the most interesting but least attended films at smaller film festivals as festival audiences seem to be more interested in stories about losing your virginity than werewolves and zombies. However, two venues in Telluride, Colorado hope to serve that small group of dedicated art-house horror fans with three days of horror films from around the world at the 3rd annual Telluride Horror Show.

Below is the list of films scheduled to screen at the Telluride Horror Show, which takes place on October 12, 13, and 14, 2012.

The 3rd annual Telluride Horror Show is a 3-day “genre fans will experience the latest horror films from all over the world in Telluride’s historic Sheridan Opera House and Nugget Theatre. The festival screens an average of 20 feature films and 25+ short films and hosts special programs, guests, and a party or two. The Telluride Horror Show was named one...

The Telluride Horror Show in Telluride, Colorado will be holding their third annual film festival from October 12-14. We've just gotten the list of the first films scheduled to be included in the fest.

During the Telluride Horror Show, genre fans will experience the latest horror films from all over the world in Telluride's historic Sheridan Opera House and Nugget Theatre. The festival screens an average of 20 feature films and 25+ short films and hosts special programs, guests, and a party or two. The Telluride Horror Show was named one of the 20 Coolest Film Festivals in 2011 by Moviemaker Magazine.

For more visit the official Telluride Horror Show website, "like" Telluride Horror Show on Facebook and follow the Telluride Horror Show on Twitter (@telluridehorror).

First Films Scheduled for Telluride Horror Show

Crawl

Australia | 2011 | 80 min

Director: Paul China

A seedy bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to commit murder, but a planned double-crossing...

The Fantasia International Film Festival is over for now, but don't be too sad; the 2013 dates have already been announced! Fantasia will be back from the 18th of July to the 6th of August 2013. In the meantime read on for the last news from the 2012 edition.

From the Press Release:

The festive atmosphere of Fantasia’s 16th edition will live on for several directors whose acquisition deals were announced during the festival: Boris Rodriguez, the Montreal director of Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal, is celebrating his new contract for a theatrical release in the United States with Music Box Films. As well, Kern Saxton’s Sushi Girl was recently picked up by Phase 4 and Magnolia, while Quentin Dupieux’s Wrong will be distributed by Drafthouse Films.

The last juries have finished deliberating on this year’s competitions and are pleased to announce the following winners:

Aqcc Jury – Asian Section

President: Daniel Racine,...

[Short horror film The Captured Bird screens tonight in front of Paul Hough's The Human Race in the Hall Theatre at Fantasia.  To celebrate its unveiling to the Francophone City, here is Kurt's previous review from Cfc's World Wide Short Festival.]A tranquil, domesticated park, shows a couple caught up in their new infant, while their six year-old daughter (round-faced Skyler Wexler, clad in white satin and bows) draws pictures with chalk on the playground.  The establishing shots are held just a fraction of a second longer than perhaps necessary, which is unsettling in and of itself before black ooze burbles up from cracks in the brickwork.  The Captured Bird does what a horror film should do.  That is to say, it makes your skin crawl and devours a tiny piece of...

As Sheffield’s premier horror film festival, Celluloid Screams, gears up for its fourth year of delivering the scares this October 26th-28th, we got word on the first batch of announced screenings taking place amidst a packed programme of previews, special guests and more. Check it out!

Feature Films

Special Event: Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut

(UK/USA) – Dir. Clive Barker / Restoration Director. Russell Cherrington

The turbulent production of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed is the stuff of legend, and the film released in 1990 was a far cry from Barker’s original novella, with many significant scenes excised by the film’s producers. Presumed lost for over twenty years, the footage surfaced in the form of two separate workprints and has been integrated with scenes from the original theatrical version to create The Cabal Cut – a fully fleshed-out monster epic that captures Clive Barker’s original vision in vivid detail.

Maniacs, monsters, demons, creepy kids, apocalyptic visions, phobias, heavy metal meltdown and snails. That’s just some of the things awaiting people in this year’s wild and eclectic mix of cutting edge short films from the global arena of the fantasy and horror genre at this years London Film4 Frightfest International Short Film Showcase. The ninety-minute film extravaganza is a tasty selection box of Sunday afternoon treats, sponsored once again by Horror Channel, which will kick-off at 1pm on Sunday 26th August.

Programme – Sunday 26 August, 1pm onwards

The Halloween Kid UK Dir. Axelle Carolyn 7.20

8-year-old Henry, a lonely and imaginative child, can only finds happiness on Halloween…Narrated by Derek Jacobi and starring Anna Walton, Julian Glover, Dave Legeno and Leo Donnelly Alexis Spain Dir. Alberto Evangelio 9.45

Nine year old Alexis has killed his parents, but can concerned officials uncover the supernatural truth? Gargols! (Snails!) Spain Dir Geoffrey Cowper...