We've been talking about Adam Steigert's horror/sci-fi opus Ombis for quite some time, and now we have some good news to share as the film has landed a distribution deal with Phoenix Group Releasing.

From the Press Release:
DefTone Pictures Studios, Inc., has signed a distribution deal with Phoenix Group Releasing to release upcoming science fiction/horror film Ombis. Ombis is directed by Adam R. Steigert and stars Richard Satterwhite, Jason John Beebe, Sara Manzella, Michael Sciabarrasi, Kathy Murphy, and Alexander Sloan Mcbryde and introduces Rich Winiatowski and Aryn Fitzgerald.

Currently DefTone and Phoenix Group aren’t publishing a release date for the film; however, they are in talks to release it domestically and to the foreign market in the middle of 2013. This bumps up DefTone's original release date of October 13, 2013, which the studio set in 2011 prior to the Phoenix Group Releasing acquiring Ombis for distribution. Phoenix Group Releasing shares a direct relationship with broadcast cable/satellite operators for PPV/VOD in North America that covers more than 80 million homes and is very active in major markets such as AFM, MIPCOM, CANNES, and NAPTE, as well as screening invitations to more than 1,000 film and programming buyers around the world. So the chances that the epic alien invasions will begin in 2013 are only going to be that much easier!

Synopsis:
Peaceful, rustic Metzburgh is a quiet village that was a former industrial town whose glory days are long past after the collapse of Metzburgh Grain. Teenager Mark Lowe (Jason John Beebe) and his ex-girlfriend Lucy Greenheart (Sarah Manzella) are stuck in a lovers quarrel when a meteorite crash lands in the passive community. Glen (Robert Bozek ), an ex-employee of the grain silos who became homeless after the collapse of the mills, stumbles upon the fiery crash. Unaware that his find could be dangerous, he gets too close and a chemical poison sprays out of the meteorite, enveloping him. The chemical agent known as Ombis begins to turn his insides into a slimly substance. Unable to stop the spread of the infection, Glen runs onto the road, where Mark and Lucy find him. The two take him to the only doctor in town, Doctor D (Deborah Manzella).

Mark and Lucy are shocked by their gruesome discovery and immediately contact the local sheriff (Richard Satterwhite), who is on a date with lovely waitress Daisy (Kathy Murphy). With their date being interrupted, they aid the traumatized lovebirds. With no sign of the creature or its victims, Brackett dismisses Mark's fantastic story. Quickly returning to where the meteorite crash landed, Mark finds a new horrific discovery that the meteorite wasn't the only creature to crash land on Earth.

With the townsfolk overrun by the virus and the collateral damage adding up, a special containment team shows up to try to keep order and contain the plague. The human struggle of the residents of Metzburgh and their fight for survival then begins as the village is overrun with the alien invasion and the mutated humans that it creates.

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

A veritable cryptload of new goodies has infected the interwebs for the clever horror comedy Warm Bodies, and we've collected it all and assembled it right here so you don't have to go looking for each and every morsel of goodness.

Pull up a seat, kids, you're likely to be here for a while.

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Rob Corddry, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich, Warm Bodies follows an existentially tormented zombie named "R" (Hoult) who begins an unlikely friendship with the girlfriend of one of his victims (Palmer). It's based on the book by Isaac Marion.

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Check out Warm Bodies in theatres on February 1, 2013.

Synopsis
A funny new twist on a classic love story, Warm Bodies is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor) and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.

With the feature Hansel & Gretel Get Baked releasing February 19th On Demand and in select cities on February 22nd via Tribeca Film, we thought it time to bring you our interview with the flick’s composer, Corey Allen Jackson.

Prior to becoming the recipient of the BMI Award for Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television from the University of Southern California, 44-year-old Jackson studied music composition at the La Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, and to date has racked up an impressive list of genre scores, including those for the Steven R. Monroe-directed horror flicks It Waits, Sasquatch Mountain, Left in Darkness, I Spit On Your Grave (2010) and the upcoming MoniKa, among others.

We recently chatted with him regarding his process as well as his approach to scoring director Duane Journey’s Hansel & Gretel Get Baked.

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“I started as a metal guitarist, and I just assumed that if you played, you wrote as well,” Jackson told us of his musical beginnings. “I was fifteen or so when I began playing. Later in college I majored in music composition because it was the closest thing to songwriting available, and I kept hearing the classical works of fellow student composers, and I thought to myself, ‘I can do that.’ So I composed my first concert piece.”

After earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition and his studies abroad, Jackson landed at USC’s program for film scoring.

“For the first half of the program, I thought, ‘I cannot do this,’” he recalled. “But then I started working, and I was absolutely hooked.”

As for his work on director Journey’s Hansel & Gretel Get Baked (the David Tillman-scripted project stars Michael Welch and Molly C. Quinn as the titular characters, who together run afoul of an evil, drug-dealing witch played by Lara Flynn Boyle), “I researched some scores to prepare,” Jackson told us. “I rarely listen to film scores without picture, but I do watch films while listening critically to see how great composers of the past and present approach scenes. I [also] checked out films scored by the late Elmer Bernstein, including his An American Werewolf in London, and Christopher Young’s Hellbound score and Geoff Zanelli’s [composition for] Disturbia. I absolutely love all of these movies and their scores.”

“I wanted to be a little ‘old school’ on this one, in terms of melodies and instrumentation, to get that ‘fairy tale’ vibe,” offered Jackson, who employed strings, harp and celesta as well as an 80’s orchestral sound, in his aural approach. “Not too much ‘old school,’ but just enough magic to sell it. I played the comedy dark, but with a hint of fantasy, and the horror scenes as ‘full on’ horror. I played it straight but a bit over-the-top. I think it was successful and worked with the horror/comedy elements, but I wouldn’t play a full-blown horror film that way as a contemporary film composer.”

“I had three weeks to write and produce this project,” Jackson stated of the tight schedule, “and we had to score using players from out of the country, due to union and production company restrictions, so I had one day with the players and two days to mix in ProTools. I wrote the score using Apple’s Logic.”

Chatting about his affinity for the genre, Jackson told us, “Although I can score in many different genres, I’ve been a horror fan since I first saw Jaws, Halloween and Prophecy in the 70’s. It would drive my parents mad because I could not sleep for two days after [watching them], but I always had to go back for more. There’s a comfort I get from the genre, something I think most avid fans understand. A scary movie makes you totally forget about real life for a while. I think the world is a much more interesting place with horror films and books in it.”

As for his prolific working relationship with director Steven R. Monroe, “I love working with him and have been very fortunate to do several films with him,” offered Jackson. “After ten or so projects, we have a rhythm to our process and can work quickly. Films are usually temped with other music in the editing process. Monroe and I then discuss whether the temp works, what should be highlighted with certain instruments or motifs, etc., and then I start scoring. Interestingly, Monroe sometimes temps with my music.”

“This process is similar with other directors,” he continued. “There is variety in personalities, however. Some directors want to be extremely involved with the process, and others give me just a few notes and I turn in the score. I generally encourage directors to communicate with me in dramatic terms, rather than in musical ones, because the language is more universal.”

As for whether we’ll hear Jackson’s work in the upcoming Steven R. Monroe-helmed I Spit On Your Grave Too, “I hope so!” stated Jackson. “Steven and I have discussed a few ideas already, but the paperwork has not been signed. I’ve not scored a sequel so it would be great to see what problems or benefits arise.”

For more on Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, visit its Facebook page, and be sure to also stop by the official Corey Allen Jackson website.

Titan Comics has announced the launch of the two-issue DmC: Devil May Cry: The Vergil Chronicles comic, based on the all-new reimagining of the world-famous Devil May Cry video game saga, and the first issue is available digitally as of today.

From the Press Release:
Capcom's Devil May Cry series has sold over twelve million copies worldwide, spinning off into an animated series, graphic novels, manga, action figures, statuettes, clothing, and more. The franchise has also just been picked up for adaptation by Screen Gems, the studio that produced the Resident Evil movies.

The first of two comics, released digitally today, takes place before the game DmC: Devil May Cry and reveals the unmissable backstory of Vergil and Kat with never-before-seen revelations! This gorgeously illustrated story features chilling and resplendent art that takes the characters into stratospherically blockbuster dimensions of hellish action and atmosphere.

Freshly translated for a simultaneous release with the French edition, this beautifully illustrated story, in the vein of Titan’s thrilling Assassin’s Creed graphic novels, is written by Guillaume Dorison aka Izu (Omega Complex) and illustrated by artists Robin Recht (The Third Testament) and Patrick Pion (Tomb Raider: Dark Aeons).

The two-part comic series is available to read today on the iPad, iPhone, Web, Android, and Kindle Fire exclusively through the comiXology app and comiXology.com. In print DmC: Devil May Cry: The Vergil Chronicles #1 is on sale May 15th and #2 is on sale June 19th.

Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer is coming our way in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on March 1, 2013, and the first TV spot for the film from Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. has arrived.

Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, and Ewan McGregor star.

Synopsis
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend--and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

On Tuesday, January 29th, Paranormal Activity 4 will arrive everywhere on DVD and Blu-ray to bring all the spooky right into your very own living rooms; and to mark the occasion, Dread Central recently caught up with one of the stars who has been with the franchise since the very beginning.

During a recent phone interview, we spoke to Katie Featherston about the latest Paranormal Activity installment, which brings the actress' character as an adult back into the fold. We also heard more from Featherston on what fans can possibly expect in future PA sequels, more on the status of Paranormal Activity 5 and what's been the biggest surprise for her throughout the PA years.

Check out our exclusive interview with Featherston below, and look for Paranormal Activity 4 on DVD and Blu-ray (review here) next Tuesday.

Dread Central: Because you were so involved in creating the character of Katie originally and this world with Oren (Peli), do you get to offer up any input when it comes time to work on the next project at all? How far in advance do you know the story or do they keep you guys in the dark for a bit too?

Katie Featherston:That's always usually up to the guys in charge; but I know it's something they're constantly thinking about ever since we began working on the second Paranormal. But, much like the fans, we really don’t know what the movie will end up being at all until we see it, which is what makes these movies so great- they're so unexpected and we really get a lot of space for improv and to try a lot of different things, which is great from a creative perspective. It's rare that you get that kind of freedom and room so for me, I think that's why I have so much fun making the Paranormal movies; I'm just as surprised as the fans are by the results every October.

Dread Central: Even though we were following your character in part three but when you were younger, was it nice to get the call for Paranormal 4 saying that you were going to be far more involved this time around?

Katie Featherston:Oh definitely- I have to say, I was really sad I wasn't more around for part three but I absolutely loved the story so I knew that it worked out the way it needed to for that story. I also loved that it wasn't necessarily the story the fans were expecting either; I think they thought we'd pick up right after two, but we managed to surprise them again.

Dread Central: One of the things I wanted to ask since I'm a fan of the franchise is that I'm really interested to see what exactly happened with Katie and Kristi after where part three left off- do you know if that's something that has been discussed at all?

Katie Featherston:I think at some point we're going to fill in those blanks; I haven't heard anything specifically, but there are always those red herrings in these movies about different times and things like that which we put in there to give fans clues along the way that tie into this story. So in part three, there's that moment where I'm dropping off the videotapes and you see a few marked from the '90s, which definitely will tie in at some point- or at least I think it should (laughs). Again, you never know- they keep me guessing too sometimes.

Dread Central: So have you heard anything yet on Paranormal Activity 5 or is it still too early?

Katie Featherston:I haven't heard much on part five yet, but I know they're working on it. [SPOILER] But yeah, we left off with me and all those crazy witches at the end of the last one so I'm curious to see if we address that or not. But I just love the vitality of these stories and how every new chapter tells its own story in a way that serves those past stories, too. But I do really hope I'm part of the next one, definitely.

Dread Central: I wanted to ask because this is a franchise that has now been a part of your life for over six years now, what's been the most surprising aspect of this whole Paranormal Activity experience for you?

Katie Featherston:I think the most surprising thing for me is that we're still around and that we became this huge franchise- that's just so amazing to me still considering where Oren (Peli), Micah (Sloat) and I were just a few years ago, working on the original film. All we wanted when we made the first one was to get it into one theater; that’s all, just one theater, and look at it now. It's just grown into something so special to all of us and it really shows you the power of all our great fans that come out every single year to see these movies. It's all really incredible.

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Where the hell is Platinum Dunes when you need them? Here we have a perfect opportunity for them to add their grit and grime to the new version of Leprechaun, and they're nowhere to be found! Screw it! Someone get Rob Zombie on the line! He ain't answering either! WTF?!?!?

Shock Till You Drop just posted some interesting news concerning WWE Studios' new version of Leprechaun. As you may recall from previous stories, Warwick Davis will not be returning to the role he originated and went on to play in six cult movies. Replacing him will be WWE’s own wrestling leprechaun, Hornswaggle (pictured below). During a quick interview with WWE president Michael Luisi, the following was spilled out of the old pot o' gold!

“The tone is going to be a little darker, a little more traditional horror than the Warwick Davis ones that people remember, trying to find a way to please fans of that genre but at the same time this is really being played for scares.”

Strap in, kids! Lord knows where this one is going!

Tonight is the final episode of the stellar "American Horror Story: Asylum," and we cannot wait to see what lunacy the powers-that-be will be cooking up for Season Three. Speaking of which, a familiar face from Season One is set to return for more terror!

As per Ryan Murphy in Entertainment Weekly...

"I missed her [Taissa Farmiga] this season. There wasn’t really a role for her. I feel very protective of her, and I didn’t want her to go back into the loony bin—it was too dark. So I thought, well, ‘I want Taissa to be one of the leads next year.’ I called her up and pitched her the character for the season and she loved it and she said, ‘Yes let’s do it.’ So we’re in negotiations for her to headline Season 3."

She joins the previously announced Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Jessica Lange on the next cycle.

Related Story:American Horror Story Season Three - Plot Details Revealed

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

Indie horror filmmakers, listen up! One of the best genre festivals out there, the New York City Horror Film Festival (NYCHFF), is now accepting entries for its 2013 festival, which will be held this upcoming November.

Established by MooDude Films' CEO/Producer/Director Michael J. Hein in 2001, the NYCHFF is a week-long event that takes place at various venues throughout New York City. The NYCHFF has grown to be a world recognized event with industry, filmmakers, and press attention from around the globe and screens between 50-60 genre projects each year.

Submission fees are as follows:

Features:
Early Submission- $40
Regular Submission- $45
Late Submission- $50

Short Films:
Early Submission- $30
Regular Submission- $35
Late Submission- $40

For more information on how to submit your project to NYCHFF 2013, click here for all the gory details!

Chloe Moretz is an actress who can do it all. The fact that for the most part she's chosen to stay working within the genre is just one of the many reasons why we adore her. Well, that and we're sure she's gonna look scary as hell all covered in blood in Carrie.

Variety reports that "Nashville" producer R.J. Cutler is in talks to direct the supernatural music film If I Stay with Chloe Moretz attached to star. Based on Gayle Forman's 2009 novel, If I Stay follows 17-year-old Mia as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. In a coma, Mia has an out-of-body experience and watches as friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated. Mia watches as her memories flash before her eyes as she comes to realize that she must decide if she is to wake up and lead a life far more difficult than she ever anticipated or to slip away and die.

Not sure how Dread-worthy this one is gonna turn out, but we'll be keeping an eye on things.

Following its premiere at Sundance, a Q&A was held for Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant's feature film directorial debut, Hell Baby, and we have a transcript of the festivities right here for you. Read on!

In Attendance: directors Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

Q: How much of this was scripted and how much was improv?

A: In the final cut I would say it’s about 80% scripted. People really liked the script but I think we could have cut a Peter Jackson 9-hour improv (laughter). The whole last scene was not scripted. Like the whole “White people pass me on the street and don’t even say hello.” I mean why would you EVER put that in the script (laughter). So yeah, that was made up and all the baby scene stuff.

Q: Who came up with the idea of a New Orleans shoot?

A: We’ve always liked New Orleans a lot. We were in the Mardi Gras parade a couple years ago and we sort of fell in love with New Orleans. It was more of an effort to make the movie feel more specific. Originally it was set in L.A. in a house that was called “Murder House”. The same house that "American Horror Story" used, but it came out before the TV show came out. We were there and a tour bus would come by and say, “And there’s the murder house”. Then in the TV show they did exactly that. So we thought to ourselves, “Well I guess we gotta put this somewhere else.” So we found a whole new place in N.O. which would give us whole new flavor and characters and stuff.

Q: What made you decide to do a horror movie?

A: We’ve been talking about doing a horror movie for 25 years. We write comedy and we do comedy, but we watch horror movies. The movies that we talk about are horror movies. Horror movies like to keep people on their toes, and they dramatically shift like every 6 years or so. It's found footage and now it's like ghosts, it’s gore…it’s Saw!. It is interesting how they change. We both love good horror movies. We like movies like Rosemary’s Baby, The Changeling and The Exorcist so I think we know this stuff kinda backwards and forwards.

Q: How did you do the music for the food scenes?

A: There was actually very little music in that. They made the music with their lips and jaws. Actually in the script it was supposed to be a symphony. We ate Po Boys which are a foot long sandwich with roast beef and gravy. Six of them is like the weight of a 12-year-old boy. The first thing that we shot was our coverage. We are sitting there doing the food symphony and the camera is on us (Lennon and Garant) and off camera Rob Corddry ate 2. So we're sitting here improving and trying to be funny thinking and by the end he ate 7 (laughter).

Q: What was in the vomit?

A: There were 2 kinds of vomit. We thought the split pea soup would work better, but what ended up working was minestrone.

Q: How long did it take to shoot the devil baby scene?

A: The devil baby scene was the hardest thing to shoot ever. We didn’t want to do any CGI. For one we couldn’t afford it and it would never look good. Even though it looks weird I love the way the baby looks. I am a big Trilogy of Terror fan. I like those kinds of movies. We shot that over 2 days and it was pretty stressful. One thing about all of the silly people in the movie is they are all really good at committing to things no matter how stupid they are. We actually rehearsed that whole scene like a play for like a whole day. So we rehearsed it then filmed it in like 2 days. There were many babies. There was the football baby that we could actually throw around. There was an animatronic baby, and there was biting baby which never worked at all. All of them had hoses in them that squirted blood which also never worked at all. So it was really, really tricky.

Q: With all of the family movies you do, was this a tough sell to get support for?

A: This was a very inexpensive movie. Maybe it’s because of the genre but I think its easier to get a movie like this made or a $200 million movie than anything in the middle. Those are just impossible. This is a genre that has had success so everyone that read the script pretty much wanted to make it.

Q: So the old woman, and I hope to God that it was a body suit. Is it how you originally imagined it or did you want it worse or what?

A: The suit is the worst thing that has ever happened to us in our entire lives. We wanted an old lady like the one from Room 220. We wanted one of those, but then we thought that would really be a bummer to have someone’s grandmother standing around naked all the time. That is actually a guy in that crazy suit. I would love to tell you that is didn’t take 12 hours to get him into it, and he is naked underneath that. When he had to use the bathroom like a gentleman he has to do thru the opening in the suit’s vagina. He literally has to un-Velcro the vagina. This guy is a good friend of ours. The guy who made it said it would take him 3 hours MAX to get him into it, and it took him 12. One day they got the face glued on and they were working on his hands and he dozed off in his makeup chair, and they were listening to Cthulu the musical, when he woke up the entire makeup department was asleep on the floor. So every shot done in that suit was done in the last 2 days of production. Because that suit and the hell baby never worked…EVER!

Moderator: One more..

Q: Was it all shot in Louisiana?

A: It’s amazing 85% of the movie was shot within 1 city block of N.O. The exterior shots are one house; the interior is the directly behind that house. It was like all in 1 block. The church was a little uptown, about 8 blocks. When we talked to the priest at that church we had to pitch everything the movie was about. We said, “It’s like those old time movies about like fighting priests.” So the priest said, “We could use more priests like those” (laughter). Thank you all very much- I hope you liked it.

Hell Baby stars Leslie Bibb, Rob Corddry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Riki Lindhome and Keegan-Michael Key.

Synopsis
A young expectant couple move into New Orleans' most haunted fixer-upper and calls upon The Vatican's elite exorcism team to save them from a demonic baby.

I’ve always been of the opinion that Stuart Gordon’s futuristic prison flick Fortress doesn’t get enough love. Not a perfect movie by any means, but one I’ll be more than happy to add to my Blu-ray collection and hope you will too, lest I be forced to activate the Intestinator.

Stuart Gordon followed-up Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls, and Robot Jox by stepping into Paul Verhoeven territory with this violent 1992 sci-fi thriller starring Highlander Christopher Lambert and Loryn Locklin as a husband and (pregnant) wife arrested for violating the population control policies of the dystopian future; their punishment being a life sentence in a corporate-controlled, state-of-the-art, supermax prison.

Robocop villain and “That 70’s Show” dad Kurtwood Smith plays the authoritarian prison warden who takes an unhealthy obsession on Lambert’s wife. Mohawked Road Warrior bad guy Vernon Wells and Re-Animator himself, Jeffrey Combs, co-star as fellow inmates.

Echo Bridge Entertainment will bring the underrated Fortress to Blu-ray for the first time on May 7th. Being that this is an Echo Bridge release that you can pre-order right now on Amazon for about $10, I wouldn’t expect much by way of disc extras. I just hope the HD print isn’t just a slightly upgraded DVD copy.

And for those of you in need of even more 1990’s sci-fi horrors, Universal has announced plans to release both The Lawnmower Man and its nigh unwatchable sequel Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace on Blu-ray sometime later this year. We’ll have more on those releases – the former much more than the latter - when Universal announces more specifics.

In next week's episode of "Supernatural," entitled "As Time Goes By," we meet another one of the boys' grandfathers - Henry Winchester, father of John. Check out a sneak peek of the ep along with several stills.

"Supernatural" Episode 8.12 - "As Time Goes By" (airs 1/30/13, 9-10 pm)
SAM AND DEAN MEET THEIR GRANDFATHER — Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are stunned when a man who claims to be Henry Winchester (guest star Gil McKinney), their grandfather, suddenly appears in their hotel room demanding to know where he can find John Winchester. Henry has time-traveled to stop a demon named Abbadon (guest star Alaina Huffman) and was looking for John’s help. Through Henry, Sam and Dean learn more about their father and the Winchester bloodline.

Serge Ladouceur directed the episode written by Adam Glass.

For more info visit "Supernatural" on cwtv.com, "like""Supernatural" on Facebook, and follow @CW_network on Twitter.

Chapter 2 of "American Horror Story," known as "Asylum," came to a hugely satisfying ending last night, and already fans are looking ahead to Chapter 3. Ryan Murphy spoke with EW and shed a bit more light on things.

When asked if we'll see people from both Chapters 1 and 2 in the upcoming season, Murphy said, "A mixture of both, and then I’m meeting new people. I’m meeting new actresses. I’m meeting some really cool people. I think the story is good and so far has attracted a great interest from people because of what it’s about, which is fun."

Can he tell us any more about the third season? "No. I start meeting with the writers on Monday. I’ve talked to them about what I want to do, and everyone loves it. I want to flesh it out a bit before I announce it. I have like six nominees for the word. You know this year the word was “asylum.” I’m trying to figure out which is the best one." Do the actors have an idea of what's coming up? "No. And believe you me, they have all called. I mean yes, they know. To get Taissa [Farmiga] to come back, I had to pitch her the whole idea. So some people know. But some of those actors don’t want to know til they read a script."

Speaking of Taissa, who's in talks to return, is she part of that "younger romance" we heard about already? "Yes. There’s a romantic element. I think the whole season I want to be funnier, romantic. But make no mistake; just when I think it’s gonna be a little lighter, I find this great, true-life character that’s the most horrible woman ever created."

And that character is the main villain? "Um, kind of. I think Jessica is going back to be in that Constance-vein. She’s gonna go back to her evil roots, Jessica Lange... I want constant makeup, gowns, and a full-on blow-out for every scene!"

Any teases about the location? "This one will be shot on location in three different cities in the country. I should just say that it’s American Horror Story: Bret Easton Ellis, and the whole thing is set in his mind. Wouldn’t that be brilliant? Maybe that’s Season Four."

Lastly, we couldn't sing the praises enough of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, who directed the "Asylum" finale among a few other episodes. Will he be returning to the show? "Yes, Alfonso is going to be our producer/director so he will be directing a lot of them. He will be working with me to really create the look of what we’re doing. What we’re doing is more ambitious than what we’ve ever done."

And that's all we know so far. If you're curious to learn more about the "American Horror Story: Asylum" finale itself, be sure to hit the EW link below.

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

We heard previously about a new character coming to "Dexter" for its eighth and possibly final season - Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a formidable and smart neuro-psychiatrist in her late 50s who assists the law in profiling criminals - and now we know who's playing her!

Per EW, Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia, Swimming Pool) has been cast in the recurring role, which will have a significant impact on next season’s storyline.

"Dexter," starring Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, returns to Showtime on June 30th. For more in the meantime be sure to visit the official "Dexter" page on Showtime, "like""Dexter" on Facebook, and follow "Dexter" on Twitter.

The beautiful Emmy Rossum is featured in this latest clip from Warner Bros.' upcoming Beautiful Creatures. Are you feeling lucky? Then check it out, and be sure to see the movie with your sweetheart this coming Valentine's Day!

Beautiful Creatures hits theatres everywhere on February 14th.

Synopsis:
A supernatural love story set in the South, Beautiful Creatures tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history, and their town.

Oscar nominee Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, P.S. I Love You) directs from his adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich (Tetro), newcomer Alice Englert, Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune) Oscar nominee Viola Davis (The Help, Doubt), Emmy Rossum (TV's "Shameless"), and Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Howard's End, Sense and Sensibility).

Margo Martindale plays Lena's Aunt Del, who helps to protect her from the family's dark side, and Zoey Deutch portrays Emily Asher, Ethan's ex-girlfriend and the ringleader of the high school's popular clique that conspires against Lena. The film co-stars Kyle Gallner and Thomas Mann.

Two more promo videos have popped in for Tommy Wirkola's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, which arrives in theatres tomorrow, January 25th (and in some cases tonight for midnight screenings). Check 'em out, and look for our review soon!

Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the famous siblings, and the storyline picks up 15 years after their traumatic gingerbread house incident, which provoked them to become witch bounty hunters. Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Thomas Mann, Derek Mears, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal also star.

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AMC has released an official trailer for the return of "The Walking Dead" Season Three, premiering Sunday, February 10th, and of course we have it for you right here!

With his group in tatters, his sanity in question, and his own son questioning his every move, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) must somehow pull everyone together to face their greatest challenge -- the Governor (David Morrissey). In order to survive, he must risk everything, including the group's very humanity.

Season Three's mid-season finale aired December 2nc, making "The Walking Dead" the first cable series in television history to reign as the biggest show of the fall season among Adults 18-49, beating out all broadcast and cable entertainment series. The episode totaled 15.2 million viewers for the night.

"The Walking Dead" Episode 3.09 - "The Suicide King" (airs 2/10/13)
Rick (Andrew Lincoln) tries to rescue a member of his group. Woodbury is in disarray after a recent attack. New guests raise concerns at the prison. Written by Evan Reilly; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

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Having been a zombie for Romero, I can tell you first-hand that a lot goes into playing one of the undead. Oh, how I wish I would have had someone of the caliber of Warm Bodies' Rob Corddry to guide me through it all.

Starring Nicholas Hoult, Rob Corddry, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich, Warm Bodies follows an existentially tormented zombie named "R" (Hoult) who begins an unlikely friendship with the girlfriend of one of his victims (Palmer). It's based on the book by Isaac Marion.

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Check out Warm Bodies in theatres on February 1, 2013.

Synopsis
A funny new twist on a classic love story, Warm Bodies is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor) and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.

A couple of days ago we got our hands on a creepy new teaser video for "Cult," which debuts on The CW on February 19th, and now to go along with it, we have a look at some creepy new artwork courtesy of EW.

Synopsis:
Investigative journalist Jeff Sefton has learned to laugh off his younger brother Nate’s relentless string of obsessions, especially his latest rant that a hit TV show intends to harm him. However, when his brother mysteriously disappears, Jeff takes Nate’s paranoia seriously and in the process uncovers the dark underworld of the TV series “Cult” and its rabid fans, who are obsessed with the show’s charismatic cult leader, Billy Grimm. As the show’s gruesome plot twists begin to play out in the real world, Jeff enlists the help of young research assistant Skye in a race to save Nate and unravel the mystery behind the TV series whose hardcore fans would literally kill to see what happens next…

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The series stars Matt Davis (“The Vampire Diaries”) as Jeff Sefton, Jessica Lucas (“Melrose Place,” Cloverfield) as Skye Yarrow, Alona Tal (“Supernatural,” “The Killing”) as Kelly Collins, and Robert Knepper (“Prison Break,” “Shameless”) as Billy Grimm.

"CULT" is from Fake Empire and Rockne S. O’Bannon Television in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, with executive producers Rockne S. O’Bannon (“Farscape,” “V”), Josh Schwartz (“Chuck,” “Gossip Girl”), Stephanie Savage (“Hart of Dixie,” “Gossip Girl”), and Len Goldstein (“Hart of Dixie”).