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A New 'HOSTEL' To Open Up Near You In 2007

Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that on January 7th, 2007 Lionsgate will unleash Eli Roth's "Hostel 2", which, this time around, will follow three girls who will be kidnapped and tortured.

Pitt & Paramount Ready For 'WAR' With Zombies

Variety.com is also reporting that in a high-six-figure deal, Paramount Pictures acquired screen rights to the Max Brooks novel "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War." Brad Pitt's Plan B will produce.

Written by the author of the satire "The Zombie Survival Guide," Barry's follow-up sparked a bidding battle between Par and Pitt, with Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way on the other side of the table. Book is a sober telling of the aftermath of a war fought against a legion of humans who were inflicted with a virus, died and were reanimated into flesh-eating zombies.

Italian 'MASTERS' To Not Hold Back The Violence

Variety.com is reporting that looking to revive the Italian slasher genre, state film entity Istituto Luce will co-produce and release locally an ultraviolent pic package including new works by cult vets Lamberto Bava, Umberto Lenzi and Sergio Martino.

Unveiled to journos in Rome's skull-filled wax museum, the four-pic Masters of Italian Horror package is co-produced by Luce with Luciano Martino's Dania Film and the Turin Film Commission. Luce is seeking an international sales company for the slashers, which are to be completed by June 2007. Though inspired by Showtime's Masters of Horror series, new Italo slasher slate has no links with the Showtime web. Package instead marks a rare case of Italo product for which financing from local broadcasters has purposely not been sought. "For once we won't be slaves to the sugar-coated tastes of TV audiences," said Lenzi.

New 'DEAD ZONE', 'PET SEMATARY' DVD Specs Unveiled

DavisDVD.com reports that Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the extras for their upcoming releases "The Dead Zone: Collectors Edition" and "Pet Sematary: Collectors Edition".

New Pics: Behold! The New 'WICKER MAN'!

Bloody-Disgusting.com now has up two new images from Warner Bros. upcoming remake of "The Wicker Man", which hits theaters on September 1st. Check 'em out!

Details & Art Revealed For New 'NIGHTMARE' DVD!

Bloody-Disgusting.com also reports that one of their scoopers has found out the details concerning a brand new "A Nightmare on Elm Street" special edition DVD that New Line Home Entertainment has been hard at work on. Not only are there details on the September 26th release, but they also got a look at the cover art -- and to put the icing on the cake, the DVD will presented in Infinifilm. Check it out!

Plans For A 'RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL'

Bloody-Disgusting.com reports that they received exclusive word from Dark Castle Entertainment that Victor Garcia, director of the award winning short film, "El Ciclo," is in talks to direct "Return to House on Haunted Hill", a sequel to the remake that started it all! Click on this link for the official announcement.

Make Room For 'CHAOS' DVD This September

Fangoria.com reports that they got the first word from Razor Digital Entertainment about the DVD details for "Chaos", David DeFalco’s "Last House on the Left"-esque shocker that streets September 26.

The movie will be presented in fullscreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, and accompanied by the following extras:

• Audio commentary by writer/director DeFalco and producer Steven Jay Bernheim
• Inside the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office featurette
• The Roger Ebert Controversy featurette

TORONTO AFTER DARK Launches Its Official Website!

Twitchfilm.net is reporting that you can now visit the official - and now fully functional - website for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which is the new genre film festival launching - appropriately enough - in Toronto later this year. It runs October 20th - 24th and will feature a slate of international horror, sci-fi, action, martial arts, and cult films.

To check out the official website for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, just click HERE.

A Bunch of New Pics From 'DEATH KNOWS YOUR NAME'

Gomorrahy.com (along with Twitchfilm.net) now has up nearly a dozen new stills from Daniel de la Vega's English-language horror flick, "Death Knows Your Name". Check 'em out!

'PAN'S LABYRINTH' Now Set For A December Release

Comingsoon.net is reporting that according to their Film Database, Guillermo del Toro's awesome-looking and eagerly awaited horror fantasy "Pan's Labyrinth" has been bumped back and will now have a limited December 2006 release.

Be sure to check out the official website for "Pan's Labyrinth" right HERE.

'TWIN PEAKS: S2' DVD Gets Aussie Date, No Word On US

Moviehole.net is reporting that “Twin Peaks: Season Two” has finally been confirmed for DVD – years after it was originally scheduled for release. David Lynch has finished scrubbing the negative (Lynch wanted the print to look pristine before it got a DVD release, apparently), Paramount has rounded up some nice extras for it, and the plastic company has come through with some nifty packaging. So, it’s a go.

The DVD – ‘Twin Peaks: Season Two – Special Edition’ – will be released in Australia on Thursday 2nd November, from Paramount. (They’ll also be releasing ‘Twin Peaks: The Complete Collection’, which includes both Season 1 and Season 2, the same day). No word yet on the extras, but since its called a ‘Special Edition’, it could be assumed that Paramount has slapped some stuff together for it. Also, The DVD should be out in most territories around the same time, if not a little earlier.

Poster Art For Lionsgate's 'BUG' Unveiled!

Bloody-Disgusting.com also has up an exclusive first look at the one sheet for Lionsgate's upcoming horror pic "Bug", which will be directed by William Friedkin ("The French Connection", "The Exorcist") and star Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins and Brian F. O'Byrne. Check it out!

"Bug" is set to hit theaters on December 1st.

H.G. Lewis Announces Next Project: 'GORE GORE GORE'

Bloody-Disguting.com now has up an official press release for the next project from the "Godfather of Gore", Herschell Gordon Lewis, entitled "The Gore Gore Gore-met". Check it out!

'LAST RITES' To Premiere In L.A. On June 30th

If you head on over to the official website for Duane Stinnett's urban zombie pic "Last Rites", you can find out all the details surrounding its world premiere at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival at midnight on Friday, June 30, 2006 at the Crest Theatre in Westwood. So, if you are going to be in the L.A. area during that time, you definitely want to try and check this one out.

4-Disc Stephen King Collection Hits DVD This Sept.

DavisDVD.com reports that Paramount Home Entertainment will release "The Stephen King Collection" this September 26th.

The four-disc box set will include the two new "Collector's Edition" re-releases of "The Dead Zone" and "Pet Sematary", as well as repackaged editions of "Silver Bullet" and "Graveyard Shift". The two new discs will be available separately on the same day, natch.

Watch 'LEPRECHAUN' Do Battle With 'WISHMASTER'!

Fangoria.com also reports that some of horror’s biggest bogeymen are getting their chance to slay together or do battle with one another in a handful of fan-edited and -directed shorts now appearing on YouTube.

In this recent tradition, Fango bringa you an exclusive: LEPRECHAUN VS. WISHMASTER—perhaps the most unusual pairing to be spawned by the “vs.” craze. This faux trailer that pits the manipulative Djinn against everyone’s favorite Irish hood-rolling imp was just convincing and kooky enough to warrant some attention. It was crafted by an industry professional, hence its slick nature; however, there is is no film like it in the works. Sorry. Click on the link above to check out the trailer.

'EAT YOUR HEART OUT' With New Indie Shocker

Fangoria.com reports that Joshua Nelson, the busy New York-based actor/screenwriter/producer who recently wrapped roles in Insane-O-Rama’s "Last Rites of the Dead" and Alan Rowe Kelly’s "The Blood Shed", gave Fango the word that “I’m finally in preproduction on my own next film."

Nelson continues: "It’s called EAT YOUR HEART OUT, and it tells the story of a man who suffers from extreme loneliness in his neverending search for the right woman. But what happens when you find the woman of your dreams and fall madly in love, only to find out that she feeds on human flesh? Let’s just say that finding the right reception hall for your wedding is the least of your problems.”