Don't worry, kids; they're not looking to reproduce more sparkling young adult tales of necrophilia and beastiality... Nope, we're looking at an altogether beast as Summit Entertainment is ready to tackle a different Breed of adaptation!

According to Variety, Summit has acquired the feature rights to Chase Novak's horror novel Breed and is tapping Burr Steers to write and direct with David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films producing.

Published in September, the story follows a couple who undergo an experimental fertility treatment that turns them into bloodthirsty savages, leading them on a desperate quest to find a cure. Mulholland Books ordered a sequel novel from Novak -- a pseudonym used by novelist Scott Spencer -- to follow Breed before it was published.

More soon!

We first heard about Abominable Snowman back in May of 2011, when it was called Deadly Descent: The Legend of the Abominable Snowman. But with the film about to debut on Syfy, the title's been shortened, and we have info on the premiere date for it along with Tasmanian Devil.

The latter film premieres Saturday, January 19th, at 9PM – In Tasmanian Devil, starring Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") and Olympian medalist Apolo Ohno, a group of daredevil base jumpers in New Zealand confront oversized Tasmanian devils determined to kill them.

As for Abominable Snowman, look for it on Saturday, January 26th, at 9PM – Friends go on a snowy adventure and come face to face with a deadly creature. The movie stars Adrian Paul ("Highlander") and Chuck Campbell ("Stargate: Atlantis").

We should have trailers and more for both of these Syfy Original Movies shortly so stay tuned!

Here it is, kids! A bit of exclusive indie goodness right here for your hungry horror-loving eyes. Pull up your chair closer and get ready to dig on the artwork debut for Jason Christopher's slasher opus Nobody Gets Out Alive (formerly Down the Road).

Written and directed by Jason Christopher, Nobody Gets Out Alive (review here) stars Brian Gallagher, Jen Dance, David J. Bonner, Chelsey Garner, Shaun Paul Costello, and Matthew Nadu.

Synopsis
Hunter Isth (BRIAN GALLAGHER) has his life turned upside down when his young daughter is killed by a drunk teenage driver. In mourning, depression, and anger, Hunter disappears and is rumored to have moved away from Braiden Woods. As years go by, Hunter and his devastating story evolve into a myth, a myth that many consider being just that, until a group of partying teenagers are brutally murdered one by one…

For a long time The Asylum has made its way (for better or worse) into the hearts of movie lovers and haters everywhere by releasing mockbuster after mockbuster after... well... mockbuster. However, Warner Brothers and New Line have just had their latest attempt for second breakfast.

Variety reports that a federal judge has put a halt to plans to release a parody of The Hobbit just days before Warner Bros. and New Line release their first pic in the trilogy of the J.R.R. Tolkien story.

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez issued a temporary restraining order barring Global Asylum Inc.'s "mockbuster" under the title Age of the Hobbits (review), ruling that the project was likely to cause confusion in the marketplace. The judge asserted that Warner Bros. and other plaintiffs (MGM and the Saul Zaentz Co.) were likely to prevail in their claim that the parody infringes on their trademarks.

Gutierrez cited evidence from Nielsen National Research Group showing that about 30% to 40% of respondents "exhibited confusion about the source of 'Age of the Hobbits.'" He noted that, in general, confusion levels of 25% to 50% provide "solid support" for a finding of likelihood of confusion.

Asylum contended that the film's title referred to an ancient Indonesian sub-species and was not intended to relate to Tolkien's fantasy, Gutierrez noted, but he wrote that the terms are not unrelated. Scientists came up with the nickname for the Indonesian sub-species because they resembled Tolkien's characters.

"The release date of December 11 -- three days before the release of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' -- provides additional evidence that Asylum intended to profit by associating its film with plaintiffs' work," he wrote.

Gutierrez scheduled a hearing for January 28th to decide if the temporary restraining order should become a preliminary injunction.

Directed by Joseph Lawson, Age of the Hobbits stars Christopher Judge, Bai Ling, Sum Korng, Srogn, and Khom Lyly.

With its January 31st premiere date looming closer, the first promo video for "Do No Harm" has popped up on NBC, and of course we have it right here for you to check our. We're already fans of the show's lead, Steven Pasquale, from his "Rescue Me" days, so we'll be watching next month. What about you?

Synopsis:
In “Do No Harm,” Dr. Jason Cole (Steven Pasquale, "Rescue Me") is a highly respected neurosurgeon who has it all – a lucrative career, confident charm, the gift of compassion. But he also has a deep, dark secret. One morning when he wakes up disoriented in a wrecked hotel room amidst several near-naked women he's never seen before, he knows one thing: It's happening again. Every night at the same hour, something inside Jason changes, leaving him almost unrecognizable – seductive, devious, borderline sociopathic.

This new man is his dangerous alternate personality who goes by the name of “Ian Price.” For years he's battled Ian, keeping him in check with a powerful experimental sedative. But now his – their – body has developed a resistance to the serum, setting Ian free once again. And to make matters worse, after being suppressed for so long, Ian's hell-bent on taking revenge on his oppressor. With everyone Jason cares about at risk – patients, friends, co-workers and even the woman he loves – he's got to stop Ian once and for all. Will they find some common ground, or will they bring each other down? Hell hath no fury like an alter ego scorned.

Also starring are Alana De La Garza ("Law & Order"), Michael Esper (A Beautiful Mind), Ruta Gedmintas ("The Borgias"), and Phylicia Rashad ("The Cosby Show"). "Do No Harm" is produced by Universal Television and Traugott Company. The executive producer/writer is David Schulner ("Desperate Housewives,""The Event"). Peter Traugott ("Ringer") and Rachel Kaplan ("Ringer") also are executive producers. Michael Mayer (NBC's "Smash") is the co-executive producer and director.

For more info visit "Do No Harm" on NBC.com, like "Do No Harm" on Facebook, and follow "Do No Harm" on Twitter.

At last "The Vampire Diaries" has given Steven R. McQueen's character, Jeremy, something interesting to do other than mope around and talk to ghosts. Check out this clip from Episode 4.09, "O Come, All Ye Faithful," for a sneak peek of his tension-filled reunion with Elena and Damon.

"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.09 - "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (airs 12/13/12, 9-10 pm)
A WINTER WONDERLAND IN MYSTIC FALLS — As a Winter Wonderland-themed party fills the streets of Mystic Falls, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Caroline (Candice Accola) find themselves at odds with Tyler (Michael Trevino) over his plans for Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and his hybrids. When Caroline proposes a solution to their problem, Hayley (guest star Phoebe Tonkin) finds a dramatic way to make it clear that she is not on board. Later, Klaus makes a discovery that leads to chaos and violence.

Meanwhile, Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon retreat to the Gilbert lake house to help Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) conquer some dangerous inner demons with the help of Bonnie (Kat Graham) and Professor Shane (guest star David Alpay), who reveals a piece of ancient history that leaves them all speechless. Zach Roerig also stars. Pascal Verschooris directed the episode written by Michael J. Cinquemani and Julie Plec.

For more check out "The Vampire Diaries" on CWTV.com, "like""The Vampire Diaries" on Facebook, and follow "The Vampire Diaries" on Twitter.

Curiously enough, even before the recent court ruling suspending the release of The Asylum's latest mockbuster, Age of the Hobbits, Redbox’s website has a listing for the film, slating it for Redbox rental on December 31st.

The “Coming Soon” listing shows the exact same artwork but with the title Clash of the Empires in lieu of Age of the Hobbits. Presumably, that Redbox release with the alternate title will also scrapped due to the court injunction, but as of the time I am writing this, Clash of the Empires is still being listed on Redbox’s website.

Age of the Hobbits (review) may not be the only mockbuster affected by the Warner Brothers lawsuit. The Asylum had just recently announced Jack the Giant Killer starring Jane March and Ben Cross slated for DVD/Blu-ray release on March 12th, around the same time as Bryan Singer’s big budget Jack the Giant Slayer opens in theaters.

A giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. When the creatures make their way to the ground, Jack must figure out how to get back down before they destroy earth and everyone in it.

You may recall that Singer’s film was originally titled Jack the Giant Killer until the studio decided “slayer” sounded less violent than “killer” or something like that. The Asylum’s Jack the Giant Killer has now undergone a name change to simply The Giant Killer. Somehow I doubt it’s a coincidence seeing as how Jack the Giant Slayer is also being distributed by Warner Brothers.

Between this and this past summer’s litigation that forced their Battleship mockbuster American Battleship to change its title, perhaps the Mayans’ predictions of the end of the world in 2012 was really just them predicting the end of The Asylum mockbuster as we’ve come to know it.

Directed by Joseph Lawson, Age of the Hobbits stars Christopher Judge, Bai Ling, Sum Korng, Srogn, and Khom Lyly.

In terms of the wait for the return of AMC's "The Walking Dead," hours are ticking by like days... days are like years... Simply put, it sucks. And if those damned Mayans are right and the world ends before we can see what happens, I'm busting heads in the afterlife!

In any event, creator Robert Kirkman recently spoke with TV Guide and had some really interesting things to say concerning why we never got to see the zombies take over the world...

“I don’t find that to be interesting at all. In zombie fiction, you see the outbreak, you see the first days and the craziness in almost every other story told in this realm. I’m very proud of the fact that, for the most part, The Walking Dead has skipped over that part. Go watch Zach Snyder’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ movie to see the early days of this, or ‘Shaun of the Dead’ does it really well.”

"The Walking Dead" Episode 3.09 - "The Suicide King" (airs 2/10/13)
Written by Evan Reilly; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

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The American dream once again becomes the American scream when two families looking to buy a new home attend an open house only to find themselves trapped in a hellish nightmare unleashed by the wrathful spirit of the original owner.

This sounds like a job for Dar the Beastmaster… I mean Marc Singer!

Marc Singer, Janey Gioiosa, Hayley DuMond, Paul McGill, Rebekah Kennedy, Victoria Vance and Art LaFleur star in Eric Hurt’s House Hunting, the new horror movie in which it isn’t just the house that’s condemned.

If the American dream for most families is buying a house, then for the two families headed to what they think is a simple open house, their dream is about to become a nightmare. We meet our two very different families as they search for the perfect house to call a home. When both families show up at the deserted farmhouse, it quickly becomes clear that something is not right. After finding a terrified girl in the woods, and discovering that every attempt to leave the farm takes them right back to its front door, the horror of the situation sets in.

Stuck in this purgatory together for days, they’re haunted by a vengeful former owner bent on destroying them from within with the simple declaration that only one family will call the house a home. As the days stack up and the families search in vain for a way out, the group dynamics dissolve into chaos. The acres of bare woods and fields stretching out from the house become a maddening prison they must endure until one family can ultimately overcome the other and call the house a home.

Phase 4 Films will put this real estate on the market on March 5th.

This weekend's offering of both "Dexter" and "Homeland" provided Showtime with a record breaking one-two punch in terms of ratings, knocking out other previous records with quite the wallop. Read on for details.

According to Deadline the shows’ penultimate episodes for the season posted both series’ highest ratings ever. "Dexter" drew 2.6 million viewers at 9 PM, the biggest audience ever for a Showtime original series, as well as the best total night delivery ever for a Showtime series with 3.08 million total viewers. "Dexter" edged Showtime’s previous record, which was held by the serial killer drama’s Season 4 finale on December 13, 2009 (2.57 million at 9 PM and 3.05 million for the night). Compared with the previous week, "Dexter" was up 25%.

For more be sure to visit the official "Dexter" page on Showtime, "like""Dexter" on Facebook, and follow "Dexter" on Twitter.

Related Story:Preview of and Clips from "Dexter" Season 7 Finale - "Surprise, Motherf**ker!"

We’ve become accustomed to movies and TV shows about post-apocalyptic survivors huddled in locations fortified to keep out whatever undead, mutant, or extraterrestrial threat there is. In "Attack on Titan" the threat comes in the form of giants… man-eating giants!

Probably should mention right now that "Attack on Titan" is anime. I didn’t mention that little tidbit in the introductory paragraph because some of you wouldn’t have bothered to click on it to find out more. Some people just don’t like anime. Me personally? I was huge into anime up until the immediate post-Evangelion period when all new anime seemed to go out of its way to be joyless, slow-paced, existential tripe. “Attack on Titan” looks like a TV show that could get me watching again.

Wit Studio, Production IG, and “Highschool of the Dead” director Araki Tetsuro are behind this new series based on Isayama Hajime’s award-winning manga premiering on Japanese television in early 2013. “Attack on Titan” centers on a brother and sister living in a world where the remains of the human population live inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the sudden appearance of the Titans, gigantic humanoids who devour humans seemingly without reason.

A one-minute teaser for the “Attack on Titan” series has arrived. I’m curious as to why some of the Titans look like giant humans and one looks like The Amazing Colossal Man sans skin.

A live-action movie version from director Tetsuya Nakashima (Confessions, Kamikaze Girls) is supposedly in the planning stages already.

Sanitarium Massacre is set to release next year for PC with a special edition available as well. Gamers who love old school slashers like Halloween will want to pick up this bloody new title. Read on to learn more!

Neokalus Burr, a notorious serial killer, is caught in a violent and deadly home invasion. Shot nearly to death by the police, he is locked away in a state hospital for the mentally ill. Tonight, after 8 mute years staring at a wall, he escapes from his cell on a campaign of destruction and terror. It is almost as if he is possessed by a demon, You are that demon. Rip through the halls of the sanitarium committing shocking acts of violence. No one will be safe. You will kill them all in Sanitarium Massacre.



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You can visit the official Pig Farmer Games website to learn more about the game.

A retail version of The Walking Dead has hit store shelves for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The video game won Game of the Year at Spike's 2012 Video Game Awards and is nominated for the same honor by several other platforms.

Read on to see how you can get your hands on the new boxed version of The Walking Dead. 



From the Press Release

Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator and writer of The Walking Dead for Skybound and Image Comics, announced today that the 2012 Game of the Year winning series The Walking Dead is now available for purchase from North American retailers on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC.

Previously only available as a digital download, the retail version of the game series sells for the suggested price of $29.99 and compiles the critically-acclaimed first season of the game, which debuted in April. The series triumphed at the recent 10th annual Spike TV Video Game Awards, taking home Game of the Year, Studio of the Year for Telltale Games, Best Downloadable Game, Best Adapted Video Game, and Best Performance by a Human Female for Melissa Hutchison as the young protagonist, Clementine.

The Walking Dead has also earned Game of the Year honors from editorial outlets including Cheat Code Central and is currently nominated for top honors in IGN.com's annual awards. IGN gave the final episode of the season an Editor's Choice Award and a score of 9.5 out of 10, saying, "People will reference the series over and over as the benchmark for story-telling in games," and summed up the game's emotional impact by stating, "I cried in the final minutes, sat silently through the credits, and was speechless after the epilogue."

The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic book series. Players experience life-changing events, meeting new characters and some familiar to fans of the comic book series, in events that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. The Walking Dead offers an emotionally-charged, tailored game experience - a player's actions and choices affect how their story plays out across the entire series.

The Walking Dead is rated 'M' (Mature) for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes and Strong Language by the ESRB.

The Walking Dead is also available to download for Macintosh Computers from the Telltale Online Store and other digital outlets and is available for compatible iOS devices from the App Store.

You can visit the official The Walking Dead website to learn more about the game.

We have another exclusive for you cats. On tap right now is an exclusive clip from Night Claws, the latest sliver of Sasquatchploitation which is available now on DVD from Midnight Releasing. It asks: What would you do to get away from a monster?

What if Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Reb Brown), Sharon Stone's lesbian lover from Basic Instinct (Leilani Sarelle), the star of a host of 80s/90s made-for-video action b-movies (Ted Prior), the King of the Kickboxers' girlfriend (Sherrie Rose), and Sylvester Stallone's brother (Frank Stallone) got together to star in a new Sasquatchploitation flick called Night Claws from the director of such horror movies as Killer Workout and Mardi Gras for the Devil (David A. Prior)? Throw in traditional special effects (i.e., NO CGI!) from Bruce Larsen and Bill “Splat” Johnson, and you have a recipe for old school Bigfoot mayhem.

Disc extras will include a behind-the-scenes video and a music video.

Synopsis
A bloodthirsty Bigfoot, which kills without warning, is on a rampage near a small town. This is not your ordinary Bigfoot -- This creature is lightning fast, is incredibly strong, and seems to thrive on not just killing but tearing people apart as well. A strong, beautiful, and sometimes mysterious woman shows up claiming to represent the Federal Government and pushes the local Sheriff into hunting down this creature, but they are not alone in their hunt. As multiple groups of hunters all seek out the famed prize, the lines become seriously blurred between the hunter and the hunted.

More supernatural shenanigans are heading our way with Ed Stoppard, Sophia Myles, and Russell Tovey on board for Adam Wimpenny's directorial debut, Blackwood. Read on for details and more.

Screen Daily reports that Wildcard Films has started principal photography on the flick, which is shooting now in and around London through January.

The supernatural thriller stars Ed Stoppard and Sophia Myles as a history professor and his wife who move to a large country house, Blackwood, with their eight-year-old son (Isaac Andrews). The husband has visions of a masked boy and starts investigating a mysterious disappearance that may involve a war veteran (Russell Tovey). The family’s life gets further complicated with the arrival of an old friend (Greg Wise) and his beautiful girlfriend (Joanna Vanderham).

"Here's a shot of some witchy business from THE LORDS OF SALEM," writes director Rob Zombie in regard to this latest behind-the-scenes still featuring himself along with Sid Haig and Michael Berryman. Dig it!

Anchor Bay Films will be releasing Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem on April 26th, 2013.

Related Story: TIFF 2012: Exclusive Lords of Salem Interview with Director Rob Zombie

Synopsis
Heidi, a blonde rock chick, DJs at a local radio station and, together with the two Hermans (Whitey and Munster), forms part of the "Big H Radio Team". A mysterious wooden box containing a vinyl record arrives for Heidi, "a gift from the Lords". She assumes it's a rock band on a mission to spread their word. As Heidi and Whitey play the Lords' record, it starts to play backwards, and Heidi experiences a flashback to a past trauma.

Later Whitey plays the Lords' record, dubbing them the Lords of Salem, and to his surprise, the record plays normally and is a massive hit with listeners.

The arrival of another wooden box from the Lords presents the Big H Team with free tickets, posters and records to host a gig in Salem. Soon Heidi and her cohorts find that the gig is far from the rock spectacle they're expecting: The original Lords of Salem are returning, and they're out for BLOOD.

James Cromwell has been utterly despicable in "American Horror Story: Asylum," and we love him for it. Now that he's signed on as a guest star in NBC's upcoming "Do No Harm," we have to wonder if he'll be turning back into the nice guy we usually see him portray.

TV Guide reports that Cromwell's character - a "renowned," but as yet unnamed, surgeon - will join Steven Pasquale's mysteriously afflicted brain doc Jason Cole (who turns into the Mr. Hyde-like Ian Price at the stroke of 9 each night) for an unspecified number of episodes.

Synopsis:
In “Do No Harm,” Dr. Jason Cole (Steven Pasquale, "Rescue Me") is a highly respected neurosurgeon who has it all – a lucrative career, confident charm, the gift of compassion. But he also has a deep, dark secret. One morning when he wakes up disoriented in a wrecked hotel room amidst several near-naked women he's never seen before, he knows one thing: It's happening again. Every night at the same hour, something inside Jason changes, leaving him almost unrecognizable – seductive, devious, borderline sociopathic.

This new man is his dangerous alternate personality who goes by the name of “Ian Price.” For years he's battled Ian, keeping him in check with a powerful experimental sedative. But now his – their – body has developed a resistance to the serum, setting Ian free once again. And to make matters worse, after being suppressed for so long, Ian's hell-bent on taking revenge on his oppressor. With everyone Jason cares about at risk – patients, friends, co-workers and even the woman he loves – he's got to stop Ian once and for all. Will they find some common ground, or will they bring each other down? Hell hath no fury like an alter ego scorned.

Also starring are Alana De La Garza ("Law & Order"), Michael Esper (A Beautiful Mind), Ruta Gedmintas ("The Borgias"), and Phylicia Rashad ("The Cosby Show"). "Do No Harm" is produced by Universal Television and Traugott Company. The executive producer/writer is David Schulner ("Desperate Housewives,""The Event"). Peter Traugott ("Ringer") and Rachel Kaplan ("Ringer") also are executive producers. Michael Mayer (NBC's "Smash") is the co-executive producer and director.

For more info visit "Do No Harm" on NBC.com, like "Do No Harm" on Facebook, and follow "Do No Harm" on Twitter.

Barbara Hershey is returning for Insidious Chapter 2 to reprise the role of Lorraine Lambert, the mother to Patrick Wilson’s Josh Lambert and the grandmother to the demon-possessed boy Dalton. Wilson returns for the sequel to the horror pic as does Rose Byrne.

Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions is producing (with Alliance financing). FilmDistrict will distribute the film theatrically in the United States, with Sony handling the majority of domestic ancillary rights. Alliance will distribute in Canada, the U.K. (through its Momentum Pictures subsidiary) and Spain (through Aurum), and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute in all other international territories.

Production on the sequel is set to begin on January 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. Look for it in theatres on August 30th.

Be sure to "like" the original film by visiting the Insidious Facebook page, and follow it on Twitter at @InsidiousMovie.

Stay tuned for more as it comes.

Confused by that headline? Don't be; instead save your confusion for the day when Fox puts out a remake of the adaptation of the forthcoming Reboot. Yeah, that's when things will get really nutty. My head with pain.

THR reports that development exec-turned-scribe Lindsay Devlin has been tapped to write Reboot, Fox 2000’s adaptation of an upcoming young adult novel penned by Amy Tintera.

Chernin Entertainment is producing Reboot, an edgy YA story set after the world becomes infected with a deadly virus and killer slave soldiers are created from dead teenagers. Two re-animated teens decide to band together to fight the organization responsible.

The novel is due to be published by HarperTeen in May; Fox 2000 picked up the rights in February.

Last week's holiday-infused episode of "American Horror Story: Asylum" was one of the best of the year due to the performance of Ian McShane, and we now have two behind-the-scenes videos to share that focus on how some of the ep's most memorable moments transpired.

First we go "Inside The Asylum" to learn the secrets behind shooting Ian McShane's "face bite" scene in "Unholy Night". Next is a look at how stunt falls are shot inside Briarcliff.

For more visit the show's Facebook page along with "American Horror Story" on FX.