A few weeks ago, I was meandering through a vintage store when I happened upon a videocassette of the movie GIRL SLAVES OF MORGANA LE FAY. With its cover stating that the film is “a classic of erotic horror,” I couldn’t pass up this potential Eurosleaze gem.

Some of John Carpenter’s fans feel that his last truly worthwhile credit was 1998’s VAMPIRES, so they’ll be especially happy to hear that he’s returning to bloodsucker territory. He has been attached to direct FANGLAND for DAS Films and Blumhouse Productions.

It’s been an interesting day for interconnected DVD announcements. Earlier, we reported on two Texas-lensed horror features with cast/crew in common, SWEATSHOP and CLOSET SPACE, setting distribution deals, and now one of the companies involved has also picked up director Brian Corder’s CARNIES.

One of the very first video compilations of classic horror and exploitation trailers is finally making its way to DVD. MAD RON’S PREVUES FROM HELL, which originally hit VHS way back in 1987, is set to make its disc debut September 14.

The slasher. It’s without a doubt the most critically maligned horror subgenre, yet it’s celebrated by die-hard fans around the world, devout followers who continually seek out films in which masked assailants carve their way through the teenage populace. Vince Liaguno (pictured), editor of the upcoming Dark Scribe Press book BUTCHER KNIVES & BODY COUNTS: ESSAYS ON THE FORMULA, FRIGHT, AND FUN OF THE SLASHER FILM, is one such devotee.

[REC] 2 debuted today on VOD, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Amazon and VUDU. Magnet Releasing is handling the U.S. distribution of Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza’s sequel, which also opens in limited theatrical release July 9. We won’t spoil the new clip for you, but feel we must give notice that young kiddies should not give this one a shot…

At the Monster Mania convention in New Jersey earlier this year, Fango had a chance to sit down with Dario Argento to talk about screen violence, his influences and stylistic approach, the future of Italian horror, etc. Check out the clip after the jump.

Want to see four stages of undead putrescence from Frank Darabont’s upcoming AMC series? Here are some sensationally septic sketches of zombie decay courtesy of KNB EFX Group.

Today, the much praised “horror doc” CROPSEY begins its limited theatrical run at New York City’s IFC Center. Co-director Joshua Zeman recently spoke to Fango about the film and its long road to completion. Check out the second part of the video interview (see the first here) and find out when you can see it after the jump!

It has pulverized audiences at horror festivals over the last year or so, winning awards along the way, and now SWEATSHOP, director Stacy Davidson’s “smasher movie,” is getting ready to assault viewers on DVD sometime in early 2011.

Neil Jordan’s new film ONDINE (about a water nymph played by newcomer Alicja Bachleda) is seeing limited theatrical release starting today, and the INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and THE COMPANY OF WOLVES director is already working on and talking about his next project: a live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s THE GRAVEYARD BOOK.