UK TV director Nick Murphy will be making his feature film debut when he begins shooting the supernatural thriller THE AWAKENING in June. No, this isn’t a reboot of Mike Newell’s 1980 film starring Charlton Heston. And no, it isn’t an adaptation of Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel about Edna Pontellier’s struggles with femininity, marriage and motherhood in turn-of-the-century South. Read on to find out about the plot and who has been cast so far.

There have been so many films called PRIMAL in the works in recent years that it’s hard to keep them all straight. Helping clear things up is the announcement that the one harking from Australia has a U.S. distribution deal.

Korean director Kim Ji-woon’s résumé has spanned many genres, from comedy to the recently released Western homage THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD. But he’s highly regarded by many for his supernatural creeper A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, and now he’s getting back to scary territory.

I want to get off a few good Juans before giving you the lowdown on this Cuban zombie film, but I have a feeling it will go in Juan ear and out the other. On the Juan hand, I love bad puns, but on the other, most people don’t. Will JUAN OF THE DEAD Juan up SHAUN OF THE DEAD? Probably not. However, you can read up on Cuba’s foray into the zombie film craze. But I think we all know by now—you’ve seen Juan zombie flick, you’ve seen them all.