Yesterday Troy Nixey's take on the 1973 telefilm Don't Be Afraid of the Dark came home on both Blu-ray and DVD, and to celebrate the flick's arrival, we have an exclusive clip from the Blu-ray for ya! Better late than never, right?

From the Press Release
Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, Jack and Jill), Guy Pearce (The King’s Speech, HBO’s “Mildred Pierce”) and Bailee Madison (Just Go With It) star in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, the frightening horror film from Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital January 3rd from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. When she moves in with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes), Sally (Madison) starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement. Blu-ray and DVD bonus materials include the three-part making-of documentary that explores “The Story,” “Blackwood’s Mansion,” and “The Creatures.” Blu-ray exclusive features include a conceptual art gallery. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark will be available for $35.99 SRP (Blu-ray) and $30.99 SRP (DVD).

Directed by Troy Nixey from a screenplay by Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins and the teleplay by Nigel McKeand, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark was produced by Mark Johnson and Guillermo Del Toro.

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (review here) has a running time of 99 minutes and is rated R for violence and terror.

Synopsis
Sally, a young girl, moves to Rhode Island to live with her father and his new girlfriend in the 19th century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own.

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Conceptual Art Gallery

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Earlier in the week we found out that the fourth entry into the Paranormal Activity franchise is indeed a go, and now? Well now, dearest reader, we have a release date for your horror-hungry soul.

As always October is the month that you can count on for the film to debut, and so it shall on Friday, October 19th, 2012. That's plenty of time to catch up on sleep before you're haunted for days by every single little noise you hear around your house.

If you're wondering why it's not closer to Halloween, that's because Dimension Films’ Halloween 3D has already claimed October 26th.

No director has been named for PA4, and there's no telling where they're going to go with the story from here, but it should be interesting! Stay tuned!

Follow Paranormal Activity on Twitter (@TweetYourScream) for more upcoming announcements, and as always keep an eye on the official Paranormal Activity website!

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Earlier this week Syfy hosted a lengthy conference call with "Being Human" executive producers Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver so they could tell us what's coming up in the new season, including a few guest stars to be on the lookout for, along with providing some new promo photos. Read on for Part 1 of the call (Part 2 will follow next week), and look for the Season 2 premiere of "Being Human" on January 16th.

Q: Last season many of the plots were similar to the U.K. show; can we expect that the U.S. show will branch off on its own this season?

Anna Fricke: Yes, we made a decision this year to do completely original storylines.

Jeremy Carver: That said, I think given that the show obviously has its roots in the British version, there's always going to be an inevitable crossover just by virtue of swimming in the same pond. But yes, there was a great effort to make the series as original as possible this year given that its roots are still in the BBC version.

Q: With Toby Whithouse doing both shows, do you find that it's easier or harder to do since he's involved in writing both the U.S. and U.K. version?

Jeremy Carver: I want to speak carefully, but I think there's a bit of a misconception. Toby Whithouse is not involved in writing the U.S. version.

Anna Fricke: He does have a credit on the show.

Jeremy Carver: Our show is based on the show that he created. So Season 1 borrowed liberally from the storylines that Toby created and wrote, but no, he's not an active writer on the U.S. show.

Q: Can you talk about how the season goes through changes here? I know the actors have said it's going to be a lot darker and stuff like that.

Jeremy Carver: Well, sort of the underlying theme of the season, as you've seen in some of the press materials, is each of our characters is being tempted by something that is leading them down a darker path. And I think that one of the things that we're playing with is that in trying to become more and more human, they are in actuality being forced to confront their monstrosities more than ever. And so I think whereas last year you maybe had a few of the characters going down darker paths and being able to rely on the other characters, this year each of our three main characters is being so enmeshed in sort of a darker path that there's a little bit less of a safety net in each other, in that basically what do you do when you're falling, falling, falling and your support system isn't necessarily there for you when you need them?

Q: Can you talk about the relationships we're going to see this year because I know there's a lot of different stuff coming up with that?

Jeremy Carver: For Aidan, [he] is basically confronted with the fallout from the death of Bishop, whom he killed at the end of last year. And we are introduced to another aspect of the vampire hierarchy in current day America, which involves sort of this overall leader known as Mother. And Mother basically is going to essentially offer Aidan his freedom if he agrees to train her disgraced vampire daughter to be the leader of Boston. So that opens up a whole can of worms in terms of Aidan having to deal with this pretty unpredictable daughter whom he has known, frankly, for close to 100 years.

Along with that we're going to be introduced to Aidan's vampire protégé, who is basically the last vampire Aidan ever turned, and that was back in the early 20th Century. He makes a return to Aidan's life. So that's the character of Henry, played by Kyle Schmid, while the character of the vampire daughter is played by Dichen Lachman from "Dollhouse". And both of these people will greatly, greatly complicate Aidan's life and will play a major part in sort of leading him down this dark hole that he may end up going down this season.

We can also expect Aidan to see the return - in a way that we don't want to spoil - of Bishop in a certain way this season as well.

As for Josh, of course he is totally unaware that at the end of last season he scratched Nora when he turned into a werewolf, and so as we come into the new season, we find Josh and Nora both anxiously awaiting the rapidly approaching full moon, neither knowing what's going to happen, the results of which have sort of an explosive effect on their relationship. Plus we'll see some more people from Josh's past reenter the picture in a surprising way.

As for Sally - I'm giving an overall comprehensive answer here - we've got a ghost who considerably missed her door last season, she chose not to take that door or at least she chose to save Aidan instead, and she deals heavily with that fallout. And she will be introduced to basically lots of new ghost characters this year who will be sort of tempting her with new, sort of spectral - if that's the proper term - spectral temptation that will also lead her down a much darker path.

So Sally as well will have a certain number of folks from her past in unexpected ways. So everyone is dealing with not just new and twisty monster sort of things that come from a natural extension of being the type of monster they are, but also dealing with people that they dealt with in, you know, a "previous life before they were monsters," except Aidan. Aidan is with mostly people he's dealt with as a vampire.

Q: I'm hoping that you're going to be writing a lot of the episodes for Season 2 since I loved your episodes in Season 1. Will you be doing most of it, some of it, and do you have new writers or the same writers; what's your plan?

Anna Fricke: In addition to having the same writers as we had last year, we have Chris Dingess and Nancy Won. We also have new writers this year in addition to them. How many new ones?

Jeremy Carver: Well, Mike...

Anna Fricke: ...and Ken. So we have four new writers this year. We're extremely lucky; it's a great group of people. Jeremy and I wrote three of the episodes.

Jeremy Carver: We're very, very lucky that we have an extremely talented core of people. We brought on new folks this year to help us beef up for Season 2, and we couldn't be happier.

Anna Fricke: It's a great mix of backgrounds and storytelling.

Jeremy Carver: We have genre freaks, character freaks - we have an extraordinary group of people who have really taken to the show. So we're just incredibly excited about what you're all going to be seeing.

Q: That sounds so great, and it's just nice to have that kind of mix to produce different outlooks and viewpoints. Can you talk about any of the guest stars you're going to have besides Kyle Schmid and Dichen Lachman?

Anna Fricke: Those are the big ones; those are our big guest stars.

Jeremy Carver: Yes, those are the big guest stars that we're announcing right now. And like I said, we can also expect to see a return from, of course, the great Mark Pellegrino in the character of Bishop in some form this year.

Anna Fricke: Who knows what form?

Q: Can you talk about what has been the most challenging storyline to create so far?

Anna Fricke: For us this season - but I'm glad that we did it because I think it's a necessary aspect of Aidan's background to tell - it's been a little tricky to figure out the realm of vampire politics. Because vampires are obviously by nature so old and things go so far back, we just wanted to make sure that we got things right, and I think we did. But that was a lot to take on, and it was an exciting challenge; but you know, when you're talking about people who are thousands of years old, it gets a little complicated. So that was a challenge for us this year I would say.

Q: Has there been a storyline that you have wanted to tackle but for some reason or other have not been able to yet?

Jeremy Carver: Yes, there is. It's an existing Aidan storyline actually, which...<?i>

Anna Fricke: Well, there are many... We really keep on wanting to get back into what exactly happened with Aidan's family, with his wife.

Jeremy Carver: The original, back in Revolutionary times.

Anna Fricke: Yes, his original life and child. So we won't say what we're thinking about for that, but that is a story we actually wanted to get into but have not had time for this year.

Jeremy Carver: It's a story that we all know, we all love, and can't wait to spring should we be lucky enough to have a future season.

Q: With the vampire politics kind of overtaking that storyline, will there be some similar organization or coming together of ghosts and/or werewolves?

Anna Fricke: Yes, I think it's safe to say that this season we sort of see a new form of every monster. So we have the new form of vampires, and we will also see different kinds of ghosts and a sort of different ghost society that we had touched into before, and also a different kind of werewolf. And so while it may not have that same mob structure with the vampires, I think yes, we do see a sort of greater world and hierarchy in the ghosts and in the werewolves.

Jeremy Carver: I'll go further to say, for example, in the werewolf world, I think last year we had Josh introduced to just one other wolf, isn’t that right, Ray?

Anna Fricke: Well, and the professor.

Jeremy Carver: And the professor, correct. Sorry, I forgot that. And this year we are basically starting to expand the types of werewolves that we're seeing, and there will be a particular type that Josh comes across that will greatly alter his world. And we'll be seeing that there is basically more than one kind of species of werewolf in our world, and we're really excited about that.

Likewise, with Sally, she's not just making friends with ghosts as a result of turning down her door; we're also going to be introduced to a different, I'll call it, species of ghost that she may have unwittingly caused to come into her world by virtue of essentially screwing with the heavens as it were and passing up her door.

So we're going to see, just like Anna was saying, a hierarchy introducing different sub-species - this is all sounding very technical - sub-species of monster as it were. It's tremendously fun, it's really scary, and like I said, we couldn't be more excited about how we have expanded the reach this season. It's pretty ambitious what we set out to do, and we're really excited to share it with everybody.

Q: Sally finds a new power that ghosts have in the first couple of episodes; is that something that is going to come back up and she'll be using throughout the season? Or has that been pretty much resolved in the first few episodes?

Anna Fricke: Yes, her new knowledge is something that she will continue to struggle with and come up against.

Jeremy Carver: Yes, we talk about this power. We're talking about things a little bit clinically here in terms of different species of this and different species of that, but at its heart we're always going back to our characters. And our character Sally has been desperate to move on from her existence as a ghost, right? That's basically what all of last season was, "How do I move on from this place?" And with her door not an option anymore, how does she go about escaping what is essentially the eternal loneliness of being a ghost? So when she's presented with new ways of "being human," she leaps at it, and she does so knowing that it could lead her down a darker path. And just because it leads her down a darker path doesn't necessarily mean that she's going to stop doing it, which of course is the underlying theme of the season: temptation. And that's what we're seeing all three of our characters [struggle] with - how far is far enough?

Q: I know you guys can only speak in very general terms, but I was wondering if you could perhaps tell us a little bit about some of the biggest writing and/or production challenges you found with the Season 2 opener and carrying on the story from last season into this year.

Anna Fricke: Well, part of it was the timeline because of ending Season 1 with, "She wants to see you." We sort of married ourselves to having to pick things up pretty quickly and having to explain who the heck "she" was. And always with the storylines sort of working around the full moon for Josh's change and things like that [plus] figuring out that timeline in the beginning in terms of what was happening with Aidan after Bishop's death, what was happening in Boston, what was happening with Josh. And we couldn't go past the full moon because you've got Josh, you've got Nora's been scratched, and we don't know what's happening there.

Jeremy Carver: I think even in a more general sense you always hope that Season 1 is going to attract more people to Season 2. So while we're a pretty serialized show and we want to give the returning fans what they're looking for, just throw the red meat and let's get it going, there's a certain element of, "We have to make sure we're bringing in new viewers and keep making them feel welcome as well." So...

Anna Fricke: We want to set up all the new characters and the new things that we're excited about.

Jeremy Carver: Exactly! There was a lot of setup of new things for seasoned viewers while still wanting to grab the new viewers by the ankles and make sure they weren't left behind. So openers are always some of the trickiest because there is so much almost calculus that has to be done. As much mathematical equation as there is heart and emotion and all that stuff. So I think unto itself a season opener is just tricky business.

Q: Can you talk a little bit about casting the new characters? Did you have people specifically in mind?

Anna Fricke: We had to look for Suren, whom Dichen plays. We went through some searching for that. Kyle was actually someone we had read before and was not available for various reasons last season. So we were sort of throwing out names for that character and then, "You know who it would be great to see again, Kyle Schmid," and he turned out to be perfect for the role.

Jeremy Carver: We were both great fans of Dichen. So it was a really happy moment when her name came across our desk because she just seemed perfect for the part.

Q: My favorite part of pretty much any supernatural show - or any show really - is the sort of smaller relationship stuff. And I know you've said that they have their own paths this season, but is there some more "roommate romance" among the characters?

Anna Fricke: Yes, absolutely. That's also our favorite kind of story to tell. And we always try to make a point of having those roommate moments with all three of them and also the romance, which we love writing as well. I think Aidan and Josh definitely have a lot of great conflict this season, they get pretty enmeshed in each other's lives due to decisions they've both made, and yes, definitely there's more of that to look forward to.

Jeremy Carver: It's the notion of these three as roommates and having to deal with each other through the good, the bad, the funny, the not funny... I mean, maybe we take that for granted. But we're with you; that's the DNA of the show, that's why the show essentially works. Nothing is more alive than the three of them on the screen together, or some combination of. So that is always there. It's just, to go along with your point about the characters because this isn't - okay, I'll go there - it's not Scooby Doo and they're not all sort of investigating crimes together, you know, and they're not riding in a van together, they each need to have very full and vibrant storylines of their own.

So we don't think anyone gets the short script this year in terms of their individual worlds... We'll always land back with them because that is the beating heart of the show right there.

Q: Is Nora integrated more into it this season?

Jeremy Carver: Absolutely. Nora is a fantastically integral part of the show, and we haven't spoken about her enough. Kristen Hager is an absolute gem and deserves a mention all her own in that she comes into her own in a way that she never expected, and that is surprising and exciting and dangerous and tempting. And Nora very much goes down a completely wholly sort of self-sufficient road this year that has massive implication with her relationship with Josh. So she absolutely, as a character on the show, blossoms in terms of storyline and screen time.

And with that little tidbit we'll close out Part One of our chat with Jeremy and Anna. Look for Part Two early next week in anticipation of the Season 2 return of "Being Human" on Syfy Monday, January 16th.

In "Being Human" leading normal lives is a lot harder than it looks for three roommates – vampire Aidan (Sam Witwer), ghost Sally (Meaghan Rath), and werewolf Josh (Sam Huntington) – who share their secrets and a Boston brownstone. The Season 2 action picks up nearly a month after last season’s explosive finale as the three continue to struggle with their supernatural double lives and discover that temptation truly is a beast!

Executive Producers are Michael Prupas, Adam Kane, Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke (both of whom are also writers/showrunners), Rob Pursey, and Toby Whithouse. Irene Litinsky is Producer.

The trailer for Paramount's The Devil Inside has sent a collective shiver down the spines of many a horror fan since it debuted in October, and we've all been hoping that the film itself delivers the kind of scares promised by the trailer. Our verdict is in. Read on for the first review of the film along with a pretty intense "reactions" video from the first few screenings.

Click here for our review of The Devil Inside and check out the new crowd reactions trailer below!

Bonnie Morgan, Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Preston James Hillier, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley, D.T. Carney, and Ionut Grama star. Look for the film in theatres on January 6th, 2012.

For more visit the official The Devil Inside website, "like" The Devil Inside on Facebook, and follow The Devil Inside on Twitter.

Synopsis
In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria. Many have been possessed by one; only one has been possessed by many.

We're always glad to help spread the word about new horror projects, and today we have the lowdown on "Inside Horror", a genre-based Internet chat show from Elric Kane and Staci Layne Wilson that will air Tuesday nights live at 7:00 p.m. PST at theStream.tv, beginning next week on January 10th.

In case Elric and Staci's names sound familiar, in addition to their solo projects that will be mentioned below, "Inside Horror" comes hot on the heels of their previous successful web show, "This Week in Horror", which ran for two seasons.

From the Press Release:
Going in-depth on unusual subjects with entire episodes dedicated to the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Mannequin Menace, "The Walking Dead" TV series, the Italian horror sub-genre giallo, and much more, "This Week In Horror" set a new bar for quality in Internet television. Horror icons such as Roger Corman, Lance Henriksen, and Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) as well as up-and-comers like Darren Lynn Bousman, Ti West, and Sarah Butler appeared, as did revered character actors like Doug Jones, Kane Hodder, and Danielle Harris.

"INSIDE HORROR" will kick the dynamic up in its debut with special guest and legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, The Blues Brothers) to talk about subjects in his new coffee table book, Monsters in the Movies (review here). A signed copy of the hardcover will be given away on the show. For your chance to win, tune in January 10th at 7 p.m. PST to theStream.tv.

"INSIDE HORROR" will present live, in-studio guests with hosts and producers Elric Kane and Staci Layne Wilson; Dreadlines news and commentary with Jenna Busch, presented by Dread Central; debates; horror movies in pre-production on Kickstarter and IndieGoGo; and recommendations on new movies, DVDs, and Netflix streaming offerings.

The "INSIDE HORROR" team:

STACI LAYNE WILSON - Creator, Producer, Host. Staci is the senior reviewer and on-camera reporter at horror.com, writes for L'Ecran Fantastique, and is the author of 50 Years of Ghost Movies. She directed two short films in 2011, The Key to Annabel Lee and The Night Plays Tricks.

ELRIC KANE - Creator, Producer, Host. Elric is primarily a filmmaker and documentarian with several director credits to his name. He started making films in New Zealand before teaching film in Chicago and directing B-movies under a pseudonym. His next short, Tender, is due out in 2012.

JENNA BUSCH - Dreadlines, Co-Host. Jenna writes and reports for JoBlo, AOL Popeater, Huffington Post, IGN, UGO, Newsarama, Geek Week, and Collider.

We couldn't possibly be more ready for the return of "Supernatural" to our Friday night routine, and to help ensure that you're all feeling the same, The CW has provided a preview clip from the upcoming Episode 7.11, "Adventures in Babysitting", that introduces us to Cheech and Ed, your friendly neighborhood technicians.

Episode 7.11 "Adventures in Babysitting" (1/6/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
“ONCE UPON A TIME” ACTRESS MEGHAN ORY GUEST STARS — Still reeling after what happened to Bobby (Jim Beaver), Dean (Jensen Ackles) becomes dangerously obsessed over finding a way to take down Dick Roman (guest star James Patrick Stuart).

Meanwhile, Sam (Jared Padalecki) decides to help a teenage girl (guest star Madison McLaughlin) look for her father (guest star Ian Tracey), a hunter who has gone missing.

Sam traces his last steps to a truck stop where the help (guest star Meghan Ory) turns out not to be so friendly.

Jeannot Szwarc directed the episode written by Adam Glass.

For more be sure to visit "Supernatural" on The CW.

You just have to love The CW. Say what you will about how good looking its stars are, but week in and week out no one else delivers the horror goods like they do. Case in point: the return on Thursday, January 5th, of "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Secret Circle", which has been commemorated with some very attractive artwork. And there's a new preview of "TVD" Episode 3.10, "The New Deal", titled "Human or Stefan?"

Episode 3.10 "The New Deal" (1/5/12 Air Date; 8:00-9:00 PM):
A REASON TO FEEL GUILTY — Stefan (Paul Wesley) has hidden the coffins containing the bodies of Klaus’ (Joseph Morgan) family, and Klaus quickly turns to violence to convince Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) that no one will be safe until he finds Stefan and gets his family back.

Tyler (Michael Trevino) continues to make the most of his new abilities as a hybrid, but he has to face the disturbing consequences of his actions as well.

After a terrifying incident, Elena and Alaric (Matt Davis) grow increasingly concerned about Jeremy’s (Steven R. McQueen) attitude and, ultimately, his safety. Alaric meets the beautiful Dr. Fell (guest star Torrey Devitto, “Pretty Little Liars”), who is intrigued with his amazing ability to heal. While trying to strike a deal with Klaus, Elena delivers news that truly shocks him.

Kat Graham also stars, and Internet personality Justine Ezarik guest stars as a bartender. John Behring directed the episode written by Michael Narducci.

Episode 1.10 "Darkness" (1/5/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
CASSIE REVEALS HER DEEPEST SECRET YET — Cassie (Britt Robertson) turns to Adam (Thomas Dekker) when she uncovers a secret about herself that she needs kept from the rest of the Circle, including Diana (Shelley Hennig).

Meanwhile, Diana is thrilled when her grandmother Kate (guest star Stepfanie Kramer, “Hunter”) drops in for a visit, but Charles (Gale Harold) is suspicious of his mother’s motives after Kate takes an unusual interest in Cassie.

Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) recruits a mysterious stranger named Lee (guest star Grey Damon, “Friday Night Lights”) to help her with a spell that could change the balance of the Circle forever.

Jessica Parker Kennedy and Natasha Henstridge also star. Chris Grismer directed the episode written by David Ehrman.

For more on both shows visit The CW.

Ever been curious about what goes on inside an exorcism school? Well then, this new clip from The Devil Inside should be right up your alley. Read on to watch a group taking courses at The Vatican School for Exorcism in Rome.

Bonnie Morgan, Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Preston James Hillier, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley, D.T. Carney, and Ionut Grama star. Look for the film in theatres on starting at midnight on Thursday January 5th, and click here for our review of The Devil Inside.

For more visit the official The Devil Inside website, "like" The Devil Inside on Facebook, and follow The Devil Inside on Twitter.

Synopsis
In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria. Many have been possessed by one; only one has been possessed by many.

Paramount's The Devil Inside isn't the only horror flick making its way to theatres this weekend. Also playing in limited release will be Image Entertainment's new scarefest, Beneath the Darkness (review here), and to celebrate the movie's arrival we've got a brand new trailer for ya!

Along with headliners Dennis Quaid and "Friday Night Lights" alum Aimee Teegarden, director Martin Guigui's Beneath the Darkness stars Tony Oller, Devon Werkheiser, and Stephen Lunsford.

Synopsis:
In Beneath the Darkness, Ely Vaughn (Quaid) is a pillar of the community in tiny Smithville, Texas. The town’s mortician, Ely has been revered since his days as the high school’s star quarterback. But since the tragic death of his wife two years earlier, Ely has withdrawn from his neighbors, while local teens spread stories of supernatural goings on at Ely’s mansion—which is also the funeral home. When high school friends Travis (Oller), Abby (Teegarden), Brian (Lunsford) and Danny (Werkheiser) decide to check out the rumors, they are shocked to see the supposedly grieving widower dancing with a mysterious woman behind the curtains of his bedroom window. Their curiosity aroused, the four teens wait for Ely to leave the house before breaking in to investigate. But instead of finding clues to the woman’s identity, they stumble on a grotesque, long-hidden secret. The sadistic mortician next door will now stop at nothing to literally bury his past.

For more info and photos, including a look behind-the-scenes, check out the official Beneath the Darkness Facebook page.

The House on Sorority Row is once again opening up for business via the wonderful sickos over at Scorpion Releasing, and they're dead set on bringing one hell of a DVD package to fans come the end of this month!

From the Press Release
On January 24th, Scorpion Releasing and Katarina's Nightmare Theater present HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW in a 2-disc remastered edition! Flirtatious young sorority sisters who are days away from graduation set out to throw one last decadent celebration. Unbeknownst to them, the strict matron of their house hides a horrendous secret thought long buried. A gruesome accident is witnessed by a hideous fiend, hidden within the once nurturing dwelling, which triggers a rampage of death and destruction. Before the end, the peril faced by this sisterhood will push them to the brink of annihilation. And rivers of blood will drown all who enter...The House On Sorority Row.

Contents of this 2-disc set will be:

Disc 1

On camera interview with co-producer Igo Kantor

This 2 disc edition is limited to 2200 pressed, so grab them before they become collector's items!

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Some new eye candy has hit the interwebs for Fox's new "heroes gone bad...really bad" film Chronicle in the way of a new trailer and clip and we have the goods for you right here to dig upon! Check it out!

Josh Trank's Chronicle stars Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly, and Ashley Hinshaw. Look for Chronicle in theatres on February 3, 2012.

Synopsis
Three high school students and friends make an incredible discovery, leading to them developing uncanny superpowers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities, and initially use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides soon begin to take over.

Sometimes subtlety and understatement is much more effective than artwork that is all too busy for its own good. Such is the case with the latest bit of eye candy in promotion of The Woman in Black.

Joining star Daniel Radcliffe are Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White, Alisa Khazanova, Tim McMullan, Roger Allam, Daniel Cerqueira, Shaun Dooley, Mary Stockley, Cathy Sara, David Burke, Victor McGuire, and Lucy May Barker. James Watkins (Eden Lake) is at the directorial helm with a screenplay by Jane Goldman.

The Woman in Black follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote corner of the UK and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in an old and isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover its tragic secrets, and his unease grows when he discovers that the local village is held hostage by the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance.

Look for The Woman in Black in US theatres on February 3rd, 2012. The UK will be getting it on February 10th, 2012.

When we say "Melt Your Face Off", we don't refer to the playful music-driven way touted by portly comedian/musician Jack Black. Instead, we're talking good old fashioned skin-dripping agony! Speaking of which ... a new clip for The Divide has emerged online warning of such dangers!

Xavier Gens' The Divide features a large and diverse cast featuring such icons of horror and sci-fi as Lauren German (Hostel Part 2), Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens), and Milo Ventimiglia (NBC’s “Heroes”) as well as Courtney B. Vance (Final Destination 5, The Hunt for Red October), Ashton Holmes (CW’s “Nikita”, A History of Violence), and Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction).

Synopsis:
In this graphic and violent, post-apocalyptic thriller, nine strangers — all tenants of a New York high-rise apartment — escape a nuclear attack by hiding out in the building’s bunker-like basement. Trapped for days underground with no hope for rescue, and only unspeakable horrors awaiting them on the other side of the bunker door, the group begins to descend into madness, each turning on one another with physical and psycho-sexual torment. As supplies dwindle, and tensions flare, they grow increasingly unhinged by their close quarters and hopelessness. Each act against one another becomes more depraved than the next. While everyone in the bunker allows themselves to be overcome by desperation and lose their humanity, one survivor holds onto a thin chance for escape, even with no promise of salvation on the outside.

If you live in either Florida or California, then you know one thing is for sure ... NOBODY does Halloween like Universal Studios. Each year the ante is upped in terms of attractions for the annual Halloween Horror Nights event, and 2012 is no different.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Universal has been conducting an online survey to gauge fan interest in 50 movie and television properties as potential haunted maze themes for Halloween Horror Nights 2012.

Among the possibilities for 2012 and beyond: Psycho, The Amityville Horror, Aliens, Trick 'r Treat, The Evil Dead, Poltergeist, Paranormal Activity, 28 Days Later, American Werewolf in London, Freddy vs. Jason, The Shining, Hellraiser, "True Blood," "Dexter" and "American Horror Story"!!!

Among the movie titles in the online poll with planned 2012 releases: Halloween 3D, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, The Lords of Salem and Resident Evil: Retribution.

Can you just imagine? Stay tuned!

Need another reason to pick up a copy of Dark Horse Presents #8, which goes on sale February 1st, other than the fact it contains a brand-new B.P.R.D. story, a new Skeleton Key, and the conclusion of Howard Chaykin's Marked Man among its offerings? How about its inclusion of Part 1 of Rich Johnston's The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne?

From the mind of the infamous editor of Bleeding Cool, Rich Johnston, comes this three-part tale of gruesome gossip.

Synopsis:
Have you ever wondered how amateur detectives keep stumbling over dead bodies? Miss Cranbourne doesn’t. Because she kills them. Then finds someone else to pin the blame on.

In "The Vicar Slash’d from Side to Side," Miss Cranbourne is at odds with the local man of God and so introduces him to his maker. But in a 1940s English village held together by gossip and sharp looks, how will Miss Cranbourne ensure people look in the direction she’d prefer? And what happens when a man from Scotland Yard arrives to take over the case? This is "Dexter" meets Miss Marple.

“Some people wonder how comic book deals are done. Dark Horse publishing The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne was a handshake deal made while standing in line at Ralph’s during San Diego Comic-Con. I recommend it to anyone,” states Rich Johnston.

The artist behind the story is Simon Rohrmüller, whose previous one-shot with Johnston, Watchmensch, received critical acclaim.

“Working on The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne was loads of fun, as aside from the interesting concept, it reunited me with Rich on a project again. Having worked with Rich in the past, and knowing how easy he is to work with, there really was nothing to it; I just jumped straight into it, knowing I’d have a great time,” said Rohrmüller.

Check out some artwork from The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne along with both versions of the cover art for Dark Horse Presents #8 below, and click here to pre-order your copy from TFAW.

Dark Horse Presents #8 (Duncan Fegredo regular cover)

Dark Horse Presents #8 (Kristian Donaldson variant cover)

Another image has come our way for Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's (Open Water) English language remake of the one-take horror flick La Casa Muda, aka Silent House, and we have every pixel of it right here for you to dig upon. Check it!

Open Road Films and Liddell Entertainment have set March 9th, 2012, as the national release date for The Silent House, the horror thriller starring talented newcomer Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and co-directed by the aforementioned filmmaking duo.

Synopsis:
Sarah returns with her father and uncle to fix up the family’s longtime summerhouse after it was violated by squatters in the off-season. As they work in the dark, Sarah begins to hear sounds from within the walls of the boarded-up building. Although she barely remembers the place, Sarah senses the past may still haunt the home.

Filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau once again confront the face of fear in this enthralling psychological thriller. Impressively captured with a continuous camera shot, Silent House tracks the growing panic of its enigmatic lead, Elizabeth Olsen, who’s trapped in an unnerving nightmare. Never ones to be limited by a challenging production, Kentis and Lau mastermind a truly unique horror experience with immediate intimacy and unsettling terror.

Wondering when you'll be able to see the first teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution? Well, it's a good thing star Milla Jovovich is so obsessed with Twitter because you're about to find out!

"So I jst asked paul and he said 4 SURE the teaser 4 "RE:Retribution" is coming out on the 18th of jan! I'm sure it will b online. Then on the 20th it comes out in 3D in front of the new "underworld" movie! So there you go folks n now I'm over and out, going on vacation with my family 4 a week! Tweet u later! Xo m"

Written and directed by Paul Anderson, Re5ident Evil: Retribution stars Milla Jovovich, Boris Kodjoe, Li Bingbing, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Johann Urb, and Colin Salmon. Look for Re5ident Evil: Retribution in theatres on September 14, 2012 from Screen Gems.

Synopsis
The wildly successful film franchise adaptation that has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide to the popular video game series, Resident Evil, returns in its highly anticipated fifth installment, RE5IDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION in state-of-the art 3D.

The Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh-eating undead. The human race's last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; it's a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

When it comes to favorites around the Dread Central offices, few actors hold a spot higher than the always excellent Dee Wallace (The Howling, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Cujo, Critters, E.T.). This lady has done it all, and now she's about to tango with big red himself.

Bloody Disgusting got word that Wallace will be starring in the new film from Gregori J. Martin (The Intruders, Raven) Unhallowed, which shoots February in Los Angeles and New York.

Along with Wallace, Kristos Andrews, Gabrielle Stone, and Miriam Colon (who is still in talks) star. Martin's latest is in the vein of Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist. It follows a family who loses their son and seeks guidance from a spiritual healer whom many believe to be the reincarnation of Luke (from the Bible). Cue supernatural happenings, vigorous readings from the Bible, and the usual Satanic hijinx.

Adam Steigert of DefTone Pictures Studios dropped us a line with some early details, artwork, and a teaser trailer for Ombis, an alien invasion themed horror/sci-fi film he's co-directing with Mark Mendola. Check it out!

From the Press Release:
Currently in production in Buffalo, New York, is the most ambitious project in DefTone’s history, Ombis, a 1950’s style alien invasion film where a life form crash lands in a village named Metsburgh. It begins to infect the townsfolk, making them host to the supernatural virus. Unlike traditional zombie films where the infected are out for blood, the Ombis virus only lives to replicate itself. The virus is not the only thing that has invaded this small community. A creature known only as the "Nemesis" has also arrived in an attempt to contain the alien plague which originated from its home planet. It is up to a small group of uninfected survivors to fight the invasion and make it out alive.

Casting is complete for the epic film, which features Richard Satterwhite (Sheriff Thomas Brackett), Sara Manzella (Lucy), Jason John Beebe (Mark), and Alexander Sloan McBryde (Mr. Gray). This is the first film Adam Steigert, founder of DefTone Pictures Studios, is co-directing with Mark Mendola. Special make-up effects artists Jill Jovic and Phill Beith have also signed on to the project, which marks their feature film debut.

Steigert believes that the diversity of this film project will continue to expand DefTone’s mission: “We at DefTone strive to create epic tales embracing visionary new ideas. Buffalo is filled with hidden talent which we are destined to explore.”

For more be sure to visit the official DefTone Pictures Studios website.

Now don't get us wrong; we're big fans of seeing Kate Beckinsale in a skin-tight leather catsuit, but for once can't we have something that slightly differs from the "look at Selene from every conceivable angle" formula? If this latest artwork is any indication, we guess not!

Underworld: Awakening stars Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, and Charles Dance.

The screenplay for Underworld: Awakening was written by Len Wiseman (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution), John Hlavin ("The Shield"), and Allison Burnett (Gone, Fame). Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein are directing the Sony Screen Gems sequel that is scheduled to be in theatres on January 20th, 2012.

Synopsis
Underworld: Awakening brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D.

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

For lots more be sure to visit the official Underworld: Awakening website, and then head over to the film's Facebook page to Awaken Selene.