It's going to be a busy year for breadcrumb-chasers and
candy-makers, and The Asylum have managed to pull the trigger first with their
spin on the classic fairy tale HANSEL & GRETEL (coming to Blu Ray/DVD and
VOD January 8). Close behind are at least three other titles in 2013, HANSEL
& GRETEL in 3D, another project titled simply HANSEL & GRETEL and
finally the film that holds most of the hype right now: HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH
HUNTERS—a pretty clear ride on the coattails of old Abe and his vampire
hunting. While it's still uncertain which film will capture the imaginations of
audiences, The Asylum's early entry is worthy of a closer look.
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David R. Ellis, director of FINAL DESTINATION 2 and most
recently, SHARK NIGHT, has passed away.
The relationship between the Panama-hatted director and his mad Dr. Heiter is on the mend. 
Earlier this year, Guillermo del Toro expressed misgivings about AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS' potential due to story similarities in PROMETHEUS, but a passion project is known as such for a reason. 
The Management Theater Company’s Eurohorror-inspired stage
show THE HOUSE OF VON MACRAMÉ debuts January 23.
With the apartment-house creepfest SLEEP TIGHT arriving on
DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow from Dark Sky Films, Fango got some exclusive comments
from director Jaume Balagueró—who also let us know what’s up with [REC] 4:
APOCALYPSE, the next chapter in the franchise he helped create.
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s mysterious indie about
negative energy begetting levels of negative energy is out this month.
BEAST WISHES, an utterly charming documentary about Bob and
Kathy Burns, is about 60 minutes long, but it’s still going to take you hours
to watch the DVD. Barely a scene goes by that won’t have fans grabbing for the
remote, freeze-framing the image and gasping, “Is that [iconic
prop/model/costume/creature]?”
In the midst of his third miniseries in as many years, Life
of Agony bassist and author Alan Robert has taken a few minutes to
give fans a sneak peek of the collector’s edition of CRAWL TO ME.
This week, you can get your hands on three, previously lost,
titillating titles from the godfather of gore.
Shout! Factory’s incredible new horror label, Scream Factory
has revealed the specifics on two of their most anticipated releases.