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Move over, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and TROLL 2—there’s a new best-worst movie in town! BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR has shocked and delighted critics and audiences alike (see our review here) as it has made its way across the big screen. Officially rejected from Sundance 2009 but already a cult favorite, it’s continuing to invade cities across the U.S. (including special midnight encore screenings this weekend at New York City’s IFC Center). After a recent showing, Fango got to sit down with director James Nguyen to find out about the origins of this unique cinematic experience.

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In part one (see here) of my report detailing my trip to FANGORIA’s New York City offices, I told you how I, this 19-year-old Saddleback Community College student, made the trek from California to the Big Apple to meet the staff of the world’s longest-running horror magazine. Little did I know my class project would evolve into an almost full day of fun…

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My hand shook precariously as I tried to write out my name on the sign-in sheet in the lobby of 250 West 49th street. I couldn’t believe that I was about to meet one of the men behind biggest magazine in horror, Tony Timpone.

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Now that some rousing behind-the-scenes footage (see a new promo clip below) and a well-received trailer (check it out here) have been unleashed for PREDATORS (coming from 20th Century Fox July 9), it’s time to start unveiling our coverage of the reboot, which has already been drumming up a great deal of excitement among fans. Last November and December, I was able to make a pair of visits to the set in my hometown of Austin, TX, where the majority of the film was shot.

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Proof that movies about ghosts don’t have to be all about spectral CGI or girls with long, dark hair, THE ECLIPSE is a different sort of haunting film—in both senses of the word. While it sports elements of the supernatural and occasionally quite jolting moments, it’s more a deeply emotional drama than a strict horror movie—which suits its star, Irish actor Ciarán Hinds, just fine.

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Some people enjoy the horror genre. John Everson loves it.

The affair started young when, as a child, he used to sneak peeks at genre movies or episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE and, later, copies of FANGORIA. As an adult, his passion for the genre has only grown, prompting him to write five novels and plenty of short stories. He’s also had the good fortune to open his own small press, Dark Arts Books.

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Set in a near future where people can “lease” artificial organs, but run into big, bloody trouble if they can’t keep up their payments, Universal’s REPO MEN is the first feature by director Miguel Sapochnik. The filmmaker recently chatted with Fango about the experience, why he hates good movies with lousy third acts and how AVATAR blew him away.

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New iterations of famous monsters, legends and myths have been a constant for fans to contend with, their nostalgia often shaping the way they believe their favorite creatures should be presented. Today, one need look no further for an example than the plight of the vampire. Having witnessed the creatures of the night giving way to mopey idols for tweens, horror buffs have been nothing short of mortified at their lack of bite. Inspired by a similar mishandling of the nosferatu—albeit the previous craze—Scott Snyder and Vertigo Comics have created AMERICAN VAMPIRE just in time to help soothe the current generation of disgruntled genre lovers.

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