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NEWS ABOUT: horror

horror stories: 15 news summaries

Courteney Cox Excited
for Scream 4

Friends star predicts character will have 'lots of kids'

Nov 16, 09 4:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Courteney Cox will return to the long-running Scream franchise with its fourth installment and says she's excited to return to horror, especially considering that she'll be working with husband David Arquette. Cox and Arquette began their relationship while filming the original Scream in 1996. Asked about a rumor the pair... More »

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horror • sequel • Friends • Courteney Cox • David Arquette • Cougar Town • Scream 4

MOVIE REVIEW

 Stylish Horror 
 Revived in 
 House of the Devil   

Homage to old-school horror films builds tension masterfully

Oct 30, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Babysitter-in-danger flick House of the Devil does a delicious job of reproducing the atmosphere of classic horror flicks from the '80s, say critics, and its slow-burn tension is a refreshing change from splatter-fests like Saw.
  • Director Ti West has "crafted a film that beautifully reproduces the look and
... More »

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movie review • horror • horror movies • horror film

 Stephen King Bites Into 
 Vampire Comic 

Horror maestro to lend hand on Vertigo's American Vampire

Oct 26, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen King is truly sinking his teeth into his official comic book debut, writing half of the first five issues of Vertigo’s upcoming American Vampire. The brainchild of King buddy Scott Snyder, the series tells the stories of a line of uniquely American blood suckers. King will be... More »

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horror • Stephen King • DC Comics • graphic novel • vampires • Stephen King comic • Stephen King American Vampire • American Vampire

movie review

 Halloween II a Gory Dud 

Critics yawn over Rob Zombie's horror remake

Aug 28, 09 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dimension Films refused to screen Rob Zombie's Halloween II for critics—which is looking like a wise move based on the reviews coming out:
  • "Creatively comatose, even by the standards of a sequel to a remake," writes Rob Nelson in Variety. "Zombie's hatchet job on the
... More »

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film • movie review • horror • Rob Zombie • horror flims • movies • movie remakes

opinion

Zombies Work
in Latest Jane
Austen Spinoff

Somehow, style lends itself to the undead ... aliens ... vampires ...

Apr 17, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has been so well received that one must question “why these silly, campy things work so well,” Monica Hesse writes in the Washington Post. She suggests that it’s not simply because Jane Austen and vampires sell—as the author of the forthcoming... More »

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fiction • horror • book reviews • adaptation • Jane Austen • Victorian novel • Pride and Prejudice • Seth Grahame-Smith

 Scariest Flicks for Halloween 

Critics counts down Hollywood's best-liked and most-feared horrors

Oct 31, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's Halloween, so grab the popcorn and scare yourself silly. Salon counts down ghoulish classics guaranteed to do the trick.
  • The Exorcist (1973): Despite the years and the hype, this tale of diabolical possession is still Hollywood's most ominous venture into the supernatural.
  • Halloween (1978): The movie that
... More »

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horror • Halloween • The Shining • movies • horror movies

 Tales From Crypt 
 Casts Palin 

Tales From the Crypt  takes a swipe at censorship with Palin cover

Oct 21, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pop culture can’t get enough of Sarah Palin right now: The vice-presidential candidate will grace the cover of Tales From the Crypt’s next issue, reports the New York Daily News. In a swipe at Palin's book-banning inquiries as Wasilla mayor, she brandishes a hockey stick at three of... More »

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censorship • horror • comics • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

 'The Fly' Morphs Into Opera 

Cronenberg classic debuts in Paris

Jul 3, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Cronenberg’s horror classic The Fly has metamorphosed into something new: an opera. This new, unholy horror-opera hybrid was unleashed on Paris last night, garnering at least somewhat enthusiastic applause, Bloomberg reports. Intact were all the things that made the movie memorable: its tragic love plot, hideous monster and,... More »

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opera • Paris • horror • The Fly • David Cronenberg

 Best Small-Screen
 Frightfests Ever 

EW lists its top 16, from Twilight Zone to X-Files

Jun 9, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who says the small screen can't scare up big fear? NBC’s new horror anthology, Fear Itself, has sparked Entertainment Weekly to list its top TV scare-fests of all time:
  1. The Twilight Zone: The geography may be fuzzy (fifth dimension? parallel universe?) but fright fans have memorized every
... More »

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television • NBC • aliens • horror • television watching

NEW RELEASE

The Mist Rolls In Slowly

Stephen King adaptation gets mediocre reviews

Nov 24, 07 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Some horror movies just aren't fun enough, and that's the way Newsday's Jan Stuart feels about The Mist, a "mean-spirited horror melange" based on a Stephen King novella about a monster-filled fog that engulfs a grocery store and shakes up the customers trapped inside. “The Mist is... More »

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movie review • horror • Stephen King • Frank Darabont • Marcia Gay Harden • Thomas Jane • movies

25 Films Worth Screaming About

The best horror films are clever, sometimes funny, and occasionally very, very scary

Oct 31, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - You're never too old to go trick or treating. Well, yes you are. So instead of fighting the little ones for the next sugar high, you can check out Time's top 25 scary movies:
  1. Shaun of the Dead, 2004
  2. Red Dragon, 2002
  3. Audition, 1999
More »

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list • aliens • horror • Jaws • Halloween • horror flims • Shaun of the Dead • Red Dragon • Audition • Dead Alive • Men Behind the Sun • The Fly • Carrie

Halloween Slashes the Competition

Spooks Superbad out of top spot as moviegoers cap record summer

Sep 2, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moviegoers basked in the glow of Halloween a month early this year, shocking the movie biz by capping the fastest $4 billion in Hollywood summer history. Rob Zombie’s horror remake topped the weekend box office with a record $26.5 million, scaring two-time champ Superbad out of first place... More »

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Hollywood • comedy • horror • box office • Superbad • Rob Zombie • movies • movie remakes

Stephen King Spooks Bookshop Staff

'Shining' author does some unannounced book signing

Aug 16, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen King recently dropped by an Australian bookstore and autographed a few copies of his own works—without telling anyone he was coming, or who he was. Nervous sale staff alerted management to a man vandalizing books, the BBC reports. It wasn't until King had wandered off, and someone checked... More »

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Australia • horror • thriller • Stephen King • bookstore • book

Pack Your Bags and Shout 'Aieee!'

Creepiest destinations have everything from ghosties to UFOs

Aug 8, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Do you like scary movies? Then you may enjoy the real thing even more. The Discovery Channel finds 10 spots guaranteed to send your shorts to the dry cleaners.
  1. Lizzy Borden Bed-and-Breakfast, Fall River, Mass.
  2. Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, Calif.
  3. Roswell, NM
  4. Salem, Mass.
  5. New
... More »

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travel • Hollywood • New Orleans • list • Roswell • horror • Salem • Mütter Museum • Gettysburg

Gore Makes Bloody Mess
of Studios' Bottom Lines

Bored, oversaturated audiences
flee horror flicks

Jun 9, 07 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood horror flicks are failing to rake in the cash at the box office, the LA Times reports, and some execs are starting to fear a spreading gore-phobia. Hollywood upped its horror output this year, banking on the films' relatively inexpensive production costs and traditionally stellar box-office performances to translate... More »

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Hollywood • film • horror • box office • movies

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