If you would have told us even a year ago that one of 2013's hottest horror properties would be Hansel & Gretel of all things, we'd have called you crazy. Yet, here we are with several titles coming out with the fictitious characters at the center of attention.

Check out some new stills from the horror comedy Hansel & Gretel Get Baked.

Directed by David Journey and starring Lara Flynn Boyle, Michael Welch and Molly Quinn, look for the flick On Demand February 19th and in select cities February 22nd.

For more on Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, visit its Facebook page.

Synopsis
When an evil drug-dealing witch (Lara Flynn Boyle) holds Gretel's stoner boyfriend hostage, she and her brother, Hansel, must save him from a gruesome death -- or face the last high of their lives.

Fox has released another promo video for "The Following," and we have it right here along with the others that came out earlier this week in case you missed them.

"The Following" Episode 1.02 - "Chapter Two" (airs 1/28/13 on Fox):
Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), Agent Mike Weston (Shawn Ashmore), and FBI Specialist Debra Parker (Annie Parisse), who is brought in to lead the investigation into Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) and his followers, dive deeper into the history of Carroll's psyche. To do so, they enlist the help of Carroll's ex-wife and Hardy's former love, Claire Matthews (Natalie Zea).

Meanwhile, Emma (Valorie Curry), Jacob (Nico Tortorella), and Paul (Adan Canto) keep Claire's son, Joey (Kyle Catlett), at a house in the country as they prepare for their next move.

For more info visit "The Following" website and "The Following" on Facebook.

The second trailer for the innovative smartphone-driven Dutch horror flick APP has arrived, and even though there are no English subtitles, you can rest assured that screaming is understandable in any language! Check it out!

This new terror flick will be the first film in the world to synchronize a parallel storyline via app content to be accessed while in the movie theater.

While the sight of glowing smartphone screens is often infuriating and distracting, it will be reappropriated as a necessary component of the APP moviegoing experience, as codes and cryptic texts that the film's heroine receives will also appear on audience members' small screens throughout the theater.

Music video director Bobby Boermans is directing the film from a script by Robert A. Jansen. Whether or not Boermans will be the sole "director" of the second-screen application to accompany the film is unclear. The director and Jansen collaborated last year for the thriller Claustrofobia.

APP will hit theaters in the Netherlands in February 2013.

Synopsis
In the thriller APP, Anna (Hannah Hoekstra), a young student, gets caught up in her own virtual world. She is addicted to apps, social media, and her smartphone. One day Anna discovers a mysterious new app on her phone. It has the answer to every question. Not just scientific questions, but also about her personal life and her friends. When the app starts sending her cryptic texts and codes connected to the sudden and strange deaths of people around her, it becomes evident that it is not just a handy app.

Good news has come out for those of you excited to see the second installment of a budding anthology franchise! It's looking like S-VHS (review) has found itself a home with the folks who brought you the original flick, V/H/S! YAY, no-brainer!

Deadline is reporting that Magnolia Pictures is wrapping up a deal worth north of $1 million for S-VHS after an auction that included Lionsgate and Drafthouse. The deal beats the sum for the first film, V/H/S, which Magnolia also released.

Synopsis:
S-VHS / USA, Canada (directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, Jason Eisener; screenwriters: Simon Barrett, Jamie Nash, Timo Tjahjanto & Gareth Huw Evans, John Davies) — Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house and find another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student’s disappearance.

The cast for this go-round includes Adam Wingard, Lawrence Levine, L.C Holt, Kelsy Abbott, and Hannah Hughes.

Sundance runs from January 17th-27th. Visit the official 2013 Sundance Film Festival website for more info.

If you were watching the finale of "American Horror Story: Asylum" last night, you probably noticed a TV spot for The Last Exorcism Part II, but if not, don't fret. We have it in its entirety right here!

Ed Gass-Donnelly directs from a screenplay by Gass-Donnelly and Damien Chazelle. Ashley Bell stars. Look for The Last Exorcism Part II in theaters on March 1st, 2013.

Synopsis
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes that she can't remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.

Alrighty, kids. With Tommy Wirkola's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters arriving in theatres tomorrow, January 25th (and in some cases tonight for midnight screenings), now seems to be the perfect time to start doling out the soundbites! Dig 'em!

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.

Related Story:Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters News Archive

Synopsis:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Renner) and Gretel (Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

For more info be sure to visit the official Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D website, "like"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Facebook, and follow Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Twitter.

Matthew Spradlin's indie horror comedy Bad Kids Go to Hell is now available On Demand, and to celebrate its arrival, the powers-that-be have released a new clip that's bound to help you get nailed.

Click here for VOD info!

The film, based on the popular comic book series of the same name, tells the tale of six private school students locked in a Saturday detention with a killer on the loose. Ben Browder (Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Doctor Who) also stars, as well as Ali Faulkner (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1), Roger Edwards (Freelancers), Marc Donato (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Cameron Deane Stewart (Pitch Perfect), Augie Duke (The Mentalist), Amanda Alch (When Zachary Beaver Came to Town), Jeffrey Schmidt (Interstate), and Chanel Ryan (BASEketball).

And the quest to mine every young adult novel as a means to find the next Twilight Saga or Hunger Games continues. What's next on tap for those of you looking for a little sappy with your scares? Read on!

Variety is reporting that Titanic's Kate Winslet is in talks to join the cast of Neil Burger's adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent. If signed, she'll join the previously announced Shailene Woodley. Summit remains on the lookout for its male lead as of press time.

The studio is eying a film trilogy; it acquired the novel in March 2011, shortly after which Burger ( Limitless ) beat out a slew of helmers to land the coveted gig. The story has a futuristic, Hunger Games-like teen-on-teen violence setting and follows 16-year-old Beatrice Prior, whom Woodley is set to play. It is unknown what part Winslet would play in the film.

Look for Divergent in theatres March 21, 2014.

Book Summary
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves... or it might destroy her.

B.P.R.D.: 1948 Issue #5 hits store shelves on February 20th, and artist Max Fiumara provided us with a few sketches and notes on his process of designing one of the comic's monsters, the iconic B.P.R.D. HQ, and more.

Click each of the below sketches to see them bigger and in more detail.

Design of the Roc:
I designed this monster bearing in mind that the scenes where it appears are in the plain desert of Utah during daytime, so I added that fur over the creature to somehow hide it and make it more mysterious in its definition.

Layouts, Pencils, and Inks of Pages 15, 16, and 17 of B.P.R.D.: 1948 Issue #1:
For Page 15, I had to design a variation of the establishing shot of the iconic B.P.R.D. HQ in Connecticut. The trick here was that I needed to show those gates out front, and I needed to show more of the ground level of the building never seen before, which wasn’t an easy task.

On the Hellboy Design:
I've had the pleasure of drawing Hellboy in my recent one-shot The Transformation of J.H. O’Donnell, which featured the adult version of Hellboy. Now, in 1948, I am playing with him at the age of 4, but as Hellboy grows fast, his design needed to look as a 12-year-old HB, even older than Gabriel Ba’s version in 1947. It was a lot of fun to work on those designs! I was a little intimidated at first, but Mike [Mignola] and all the B.P.R.D. crew gave me their blessing! I’m having a lot of fun with this book; hope fans dig it as well.

B.P.R.D.: 1948 Issue #5 is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi with artwork by Max Fiumara, colors by Dave Stewart, and cover by Dave Johnson. Click here to pre-order your copy from TFAW.

Synopsis:
Paranoia plagues members of the team as one scientist begins to suspect Bureau members are being replaced by beings from another universe.

Our thanks to Max for sharing his craft with us and to Dark Horse Comics for arranging this artist spotlight feature.

Just hours after releasing clip number two, a third sliver of tasty eye candy has made its way online from Warner Bros.' upcoming Beautiful Creatures. Check it out right here, and start making your Valentine's Day plans!

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.

For now at least Mama is the number one movie in the United States, and the folks behind it should be very proud of themselves. Though the CGI-laden spirit we saw as Mama up on the screen bothered some, we dug it. I mean, after all, no human can move like that, right? Wrong.

Below you'll find a new video featuring Javier Botet's motion test that illustrates how Mama came to life. The filmmakers used traditional prosthetic/make-up work with the addition of CGI hair to achieve the look you see in the film. Seriously, this person needs to be in every horror film from now until the end of time. You cats have got to see this!

The only thing creepier is this video of Charles Manson.

Read our Mama review here!

Synopsis
Five years ago, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished from their suburban neighborhood without a trace. Since then, their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home.

As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all alone? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.

For more info visit the official Mama website, and "like"Mama on Facebook.

We've got some quick distribution news right here for you, kids, straight from the dark swirling abyss of goodness that is IFC Midnight. On tap for you right now are release dates for both Would You Rather and that odd little doc based on The Shining, Room 237.

Look for David Guy Levy's Would You Rather, starring Brittany Snow, Jeffrey Combs and Sascha Grey, on February 8th in limited release and VOD.

Synopsis
In the wake of her parent's death, Iris struggles to make ends meet while caring for her terminally ill younger brother. Shepard Lambrick, a seemingly philanthropic aristocrat, expresses an interest in helping them. When he invites her to an exclusive dinner party, she accepts. Also attending the dinner party are seven more desperate individuals. They soon find themselves trapped in Lambrick's mansion and forced to play a sadistic game of Would You Rather, where the winner will be awarded untold amounts of money. As the game progresses, the dilemmas Iris and the other players face grow increasingly deadly.

Look for Rodney Ascher's Room 237 in limited release and VOD on March 29th.

Synopsis:
After the box office failure of Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick decided to embark on a project that might have more commercial appeal. The Shining, Stephen King’s biggest critical and commercial success yet, seemed like a perfect vehicle. After an arduous production, Kubrick’s film received a wide release in the summer of 1980; the reviews were mixed, but the box office, after a slow start, eventually picked up. End of story? Hardly. In the 30 years since the film’s release, a considerable cult of Shining devotees has emerged, fans who claim to have decoded the film’s secret messages addressing everything from the genocide of Native Americans to a range of government conspiracies. Rodney Ascher’s wry and provocative Room 237 fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick’s still-controversial classic.

For more visit the official Room 237 website, and follow Room 237 on Twitter.

Sure, it's a little late, but we doubt fans of "American Horror Story: Asylum" are going to mind another look at Episode 12, "Continuum," which aired last week. Time to go back "Inside the Asylum"!

"American Horror Story: Asylum - Episode 12: “Continuum” (aired January 16th)
A deadly new inmate threatens Sister Jude's (Jessica Lange) chance of release from Briarcliff. Grace's (Lizzie Brocheré) obsession with the aliens turns violent. Written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Craig Zisk.

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

Looking forward to checking out Warm Bodies when it hits theatres next Friday, February 1st? Before you do so, you may want to read its prequel, The New Hunger, coming to eBook on January 28th.

The New Hunger, by Warm Bodies author Isaac Marion, will be exclusively available from Zola Books. Not sure it's for you? Then visit EW, where you'll find an excerpt.

Synopsis:
In The New Hunger, Isaac Marion's much-anticipated prequel to Warm Bodies, America has been devastated by natural disasters and governmental collapse as well as the annoying problem of zombies trying to devour any survivors. But 16-year-old Nora and her younger brother, Addis, are about to discover the most frightening thing yet—being abandoned by their own parents.

As the siblings begin their harrowing journey to connect with anyone who isn’t looking to rob them or eat them, a 12-year-old girl named Julie is traveling in an SUV with her parents. She’s already seen her friends die and her school burn and watched her father become nearly as cold and remorseless as the Dead. All she wants is to find a place she can call home, even if nothing will ever be the same.

Nearby, a man awakens in the woods, unsure of where, or who, he is. He struggles to remember the details of his life, but only a single letter comes to him. "R"...

More casting news has come in for Dimension's untitled James Wan Presents thriller (formerly House of Horror) starring Maria Bello and Frank Grillo. Read on for the skinny on who else is setting themselves up for a good fright!

Variety reports that Scott Mechlowicz (Mean Creek) has joined the cast of the flick with Wan producing and Will Canon directing. Max La Bella penned the script.

Synopsis
The film centers on the aftermath of a horrific massacre: five college students, brutally murdered inside a decrepit, abandoned home. Fresh on the scene, detective Mark Lewis and the police department’s psychologist, Dr. Elizabeth Klein (Bello), question one of the few survivors, who explains they were amateur ghost hunters seeking out paranormal phenomenon at the abandoned house, believed to be haunted. But what started out as a harmless activity turned into something truly terrifying, and the suspect claims the responsibility doesn’t lie with any of the inhabitants but with the house itself.

Tired of hearing the names "Hansel and Gretel" yet? Too bad because now we have a look at the official limited edition IMAX one-sheet for Tommy Wirkola's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Check it out.

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.

Related Story:Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters News Archive

Synopsis:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Renner) and Gretel (Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

For more info be sure to visit the official Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D website, "like"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Facebook, and follow Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Twitter.

Every now and again someone digs up a long lost relic pertaining to Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece The Shining, and each time it happens, what we see leaves us grinning from ear to ear. Kind of like the way Nicholson did in his "Heeeere's Johnny!" moment.

Website The Overlook Hotel has just released some script pages and even some continuity Polaroids from the excised alternate ending of the flick. According to the site, Kubrick’s co-screenwriter on The Shining, Diane Johnson, had this to say about the deleted epilogue:

"Kubrick had filmed a final scene that was cut, where Wendy and Danny are recovering from the shock in a hospital and where Ullman visits them. Kubrick felt that we should see them in the hospital so we would know that they were all right. He had a soft spot for Wendy and Danny and thought that, at the end of a horror film, the audience should be reassured that everything was back to normal."

Very little remains of the hospital epilogue beyond some continuity Polaroids, costumes, and 35mm film trims housed in the Stanley Kubrick Archive.

Check out the Polaroids below, and click here for the script pages.

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, Kubrick’s tale of a family man and would-be writer (Nicholson) going mad as winter caretaker of the cursed Overlook Hotel is a seminal work of the genre. Kubrick’s film has been described as a masterpiece of modern horror and is widely considered to be one of the most terrifying movies ever made. However, at the time of release both Kubrick and lead actress Shelley Duvall were nominated for Razzie Awards for the film.

Well, not me personally, or even us for that matter, but hey, hot chicks armed with hot lead ready to go heads-up against a psychotic to keep you alive? Now that's pretty cool, no? Read on for the first home video details and artwork for the new thriller Kill For Me.

From the Press Release
College roommates bond over a shared violent past and a future which holds deadly consequences in the new thriller KILL FOR ME, available February 12th on DVD with UltraViolet™ from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Katie Cassidy (TV’s “Arrow”) and Tracy Spiridakos, star of NBC’s new hit “Revolution”, lead a hot, young cast in this suspenseful tale of two young women who bond over their struggles with bad men and realize how far they would need to go to protect each other. Directed by Michael Greenspan (Wrecked), and co-starring Ryan Robbins (TV's "Falling Skies”) and Donal Logue (Shark Night 3D), the DVD will include a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

KILL FOR ME was written by Christopher Dodd & Michael Greenspan and Christian Forte. It was produced by Kyle Mann. It has a run time of approximately 96 minutes and is rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Synopsis:
While trying to move on from an abusive ex-boyfriend, Amanda (Cassidy) looks for a roommate to help pay the rent. Hailey (Spiridakos) just moved to college to get away from her own abusive past. Now roommates, both girls find comfort in their friendship and make a pact to help each other overcome their pasts… no matter what the cost. When Amanda’s abusive ex-boyfriend catches up with her, a riveting roller coaster of suspense and twists is set in motion. In order to survive, the two girls face their harrowing past together. But as Hailey’s past becomes more transparent, it’s difficult to decipher who is the victim and who is the cold-blooded killer.

Special Features:

The Making of Kill For Me

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Ready for a quick look at the next figures in the McFarlane Toys line of figures based upon "The Walking Dead?" Well it's coming your way regardless of what you're ready for. Nomad has just checked in with the goods.

Series 3 includes:

Merle Dixon - Left for the dead in Season 1 by Rick and the rest of the survivors, Merle Dixon, the estranged brother of Daryl Dixon, makes his full return in Season 3, and this time he is re-armed and ready for action! This action figure comes with 20 points of articulation, prosthetic arm w/removable bayonet, assault rifle, pistol and knife.

Autopsy Zombie - In a desperate attempt to find Sophia, the Autopsy Zombie becomes another victim of Daryl’s crossbow. In one of the most gruesome and riveting scenes to date from the series, Rick and Daryl perform an autopsy on this newly fed zombie to find out the contents of his stomach. Zombie includes a knife and removable shirt to reveal either a partially digested hand and/or woodchuck carcass!

Michonne - Michonne is the mysterious stranger who saves Andrea from walkers with her katana blade and two pet walkers in tow. She is a quiet but fierce warrior. This action figure comes with 24 points of articulation, removable poncho, katana sword and katana sheath.

Michonne's Pet Zombies - Connected directly to Michonne’s past, she has rendered both of these walkers harmless by removing their bottom jaws and arms. Now that both Pets are somewhat subdued, she puts them to good use as pack mules and zombie repellant. Both Pets come with removable backpacks, neck chain leash, arms and bottom jaw. As an added bonus Pet 1’s backpack comes with a removable shotgun.

To see full "Walking Dead" coverage from the 2013 UK Toy Fair, click on the image below to feast on the goodies over at Idle Hands.

The review for Tommy Wirkola's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is finally here. But wait... that's not all! The Foywonder also subjected himself to two other Hansel & Gretel themed movies as a means to bring you an obscure fairy tale-driven review trifecta!

Read our Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters review here!

Read our Hansel & Gretel review here!

Read our Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft review here!

That's a lot of gingerbread!

In the big one of the three, 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.

Related Story:Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters News Archive

Synopsis:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Renner) and Gretel (Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

For more info be sure to visit the official Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D website, "like"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Facebook, and follow Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D on Twitter.