We've been talking about Albert Pyun's Road to Hell for some time now, and if you live in or near Chicago, you can check out the Midwest premiere of the film in a "Triple Threat" along with Pyun's Cyborg and Nemesis director's cuts.

Road to Hell was written by Cynthia Curnan and is the unofficial sequel to the 1984 rock & roll fable Streets of Fire. Below you'll find a few new videos from the flick that were recently posted online by Pyun.

Here are the details of the "Triple Threat" from the Patio Theatre website, where you can also buy tickets to the event for just $12 each. There's also a "Triple Threat" Facebook event page so be sure to RSVP there if you plan to attend.

On Saturday, March 9th, the Patio Theatre (6008 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634; (773) 685-4291) will screen three of director Albert Pyun's films from 7:00 pm to 12:00 midnight as part of the Triple Threat Film Fest. These movies are Nemesis, Cyborg, and the Chicago premiere of Road to Hell, Albert's follow-up to Streets of Fire. Director Albert Pyun and producer-screenwriter Cynthia Curnan will be in attendance. Albert will be making presentations and greeting fans individually. You can bring items for him to sign at no charge or purchase DVDs, soundtracks, and posters available at his table.

To keep tabs on Road to Hell and everything else Pyun is working on these days, be sure to visit the Albert Pyun Movies Facebook page.

With Come Out and Play now available on VOD and heading to limited theatres on March 22nd, we finally have an official trailer and poster to share. Come on in to see them both!

Makinov's remake of Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s 1976 Spanish horror flick Who Can Kill a Child? stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vinessa Shaw, and Daniel Gimenez Cacho. Read our Come Out and Play review here.

Synopsis
Beth (Vinessa Shaw, 3:10 To Yuma) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “Damages”), a happy young couple expecting their first child, have come to Mexico for a romantic getaway. Francis insists on venturing by boat to a more serene locale; Beth hesitantly agrees. As they dock on a sun-kissed beach where children are playing and giggling, everything seems perfect at first. But as they wander the strangely empty streets, an atmosphere of unease sets in: an abandoned hotel, a distress call that repeatedly echoes from a radio set, the sense of being watched... the sound of children’s laughter drifting through the streets, but no adults in sight. When Francis witnesses the violent death of an old man (Daniel Giménez Cacho, Bad Education) at the hands of a smiling little girl, a day in paradise quickly turns into a struggle for survival. Francis must protect his very pregnant wife from a pack of murderous children and get the couple off the island alive. An unsettling theme drives the starkly simple plot of COME OUT AND PLAY, Belarus-born filmmaker Makinov’s horror production based on Juan José Plan’s 1976 Spanish film, El Juego De Niños.

David Guy Levy's wonderfully twisted thriller Would You Rather (review here) is now in select theaters and available on VOD. With his Clue, Saw and House on Haunted Hill mash-up, Levy has conjured up an unforgettable and often uncomfortable affair.

Dread Central recently chatted with Levy about his indie project and heard more on how he got involved with this sick and twisted (albeit entertaining) game of Would You Rather with screenwriter Steffen Schlachtenhaufen, why Jeffrey Combs would be the best game show host ever, their plans for a potential sequel and much more.

Dread Central: Congrats on making one of the more uncomfortable movies I've had to sit through in a while- which I mean as a compliment of course (laughs).

David Guy Levy:Thanks! That's what we were aiming for so I'm glad to hear the movie worked for you (laughs).

Dread Central: Can you talk about what attracted you to the project and how you got involved?

David Guy Levy:Oh sure; well, Steffen (Schlachtenhaufen) approached me with a very simple pitch- he said, "What if we made a movie about a game of Would You Rather, but in our version, people had to choose whether or not to do awful things to themselves or each other?" So we took that idea and thought about all the movies we loved and figured out how we could tell this story the best way possible on a very small budget but still tell it the way we wanted to.

We wanted to approach the concept very realistically because I think seeing how playing this game affects 'real' people makes it all the more terrifying. We needed real characters and a real story to this, or we would have just ended up making an entirely different kind of horror movie altogether. We didn't want to make anything too gratuitous either- for both Steffen and myself, Would You Rather was all about creating that tension and holding it from beginning to end.

So I had this idea for a dinner party, much like you see in Clue, where there's this really disturbing mystery that's unfolding, all led by this man who is just untouchable. I remember seeing this movie once about a roofer who's doing a job at a mansion and overhears his employer getting a special invitation to an exclusive event. The guy dies so the roofer doesn't think anyone would notice if he stole the invitation so he does; and when he shows up, it's actually this high-stakes tournament of Russian Roulette that you aren't allowed to leave once you arrive so he gets thrown into something far more sinister than he could have imagined. That's the kind of tension we were going for.

Dread Central: Can you talk about bringing on Brittany (Snow) and why she was perfect for the role of Iris?

David Guy Levy:You know, she was one of the very first people that popped into my head when we were developing this story; I had a friend of mine, Adam Scott, reach out to her for us, and she agreed to meet with me for lunch to talk about the project. She really loved the story but was of course concerned like we were about Would You Rather turning into a torture porn movie, but I just convinced her that what we were going for was a far more 'refined' approach and asked her to trust me. Thankfully she did, and she was absolutely wonderful to work with.

Dread Central: And how about Jeffrey Combs- Lambrick just seemed like a role tailor-made for him.

David Guy Levy:When we were creating Lambrick, I sort of had Christoph Waltz's character from Inglourious Basterds in the back of my mind. I wanted him to have that kind of flourish to him since Lambrick is essentially a very twisted version of a game show host; so one day Steffen showed me Jeffrey's reel and I knew immediately that this was the guy. He just had that sensibility to him where I could picture Jeffrey being at the head of this really messed up 'game show'- it's all that charisma. Jeffrey would make a perfect game show host if he wasn't already such a brilliant actor.

So we sent him the script, and one day later he sent back not an acceptance letter but a thank you note, which I thought was really special. And Jeffrey really brought this amazing energy with him to set each and every day, which ended up being somewhat infectious because I could see everyone from the cast to the crew really feeding off of and responding to that, which was just amazing.

There was this really great moment with John Heard's character, a recovering alcoholic, who has to drink a full decanter of brandy. Originally it was supposed to be a bottle of wine, in reference to John's glass of wine he refused to drink, but Jeffrey saw that a bottle of wine wasn't really that much of a threat so he suggested upping the ante and making it a decanter of booze since that will really mess someone up. That was just brilliant, something I hadn't really considered, and so it was little things like that from Jeffrey that really elevated Would You Rather and also encouraged the other actors to find their own little moments to improve upon, which just made the movie that much stronger.

Dread Central: So what's coming up next for you then? Are you planning on working in the horror genre again?

David Guy Levy:People always like to say that they don't like to label themselves- well, I don't like to unlabel myself if that makes any sense so I'd love to come back and do more horror and even do another Would You Rather movie, too. Steffen and I are working on writing a potential sequel now so we'll see where that goes. Right now I'm just focused on getting my new comic book out called "Back to Back to the Future," which is about what would have happened had Eric Stoltz had never been replaced by Michael J. Fox. I originally wrote the story for a class thesis when I was in college and just developed it from there. I knew I could never get it made as a movie so I thought a comic book would be a great treatment for this story.

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.

Dreamworks is getting ready to go to the young adult reading well yet again, and this time they've come up with a writer to adapt the fantasy novel Shadow and Bone from Leigh Bardugo. Read on for the latest.

THR is reporting that the studio is looking to tap Christopher Kyle (K9: The Widowmaker, Alexander) as the man to bring the first part of this intended trilogy to the big screen.

The first installment in this series takes place in a land under attack by a swath of darkness filled with creatures that feast on human flesh. A young woman discovers she has a dormant power that could be a key to turning the tide and is taken to be trained by her country’s magical elite.

The book debuted on the New York Times’ bestseller list, went back to a third printing and had the rare distinction of being an Amazon "book of the month" pick for both the children’s and adult categories. More as it comes.

Nomad just checked in with a boatload of new images from this year's Toy Fair. Mezco is the subject of this latest batch, and you're gonna love what they have on tap for us in the coming months. Check out the goods right here, right now!

Below you'll find the latest installments of the Living Dead Dolls, Creepy Cuddlers, and Mars Attacks series and some truly stellar takes on both the Mummy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Oh, and did I mention they also have an 18" Frankenstein's monster? Oh, our aching wallets.

For more visit the several Mezco galleries here, here, here, and here. Keep your eyes here and on Nomad's Idle Hands Blog!

The next piece of plastic-based goodness that's rolled out of Toy Fair courtesy of Nomad is the Tonner Doll Company's take on the hit horror comedy Warm Bodies! Shamble on in for a look at the Ken and Barbie of the undead world!

For loads of new images click here for the Idle Hands photo stream and keep your eyes here and on Nomad's Idle Hands Blog!

Read our Warm Bodies review here.

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.

Related Stories:Warm Bodies News Archive

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.

We first told you about Black Mask Studios, a hybrid digital/physical release model that planned on distributing content through multiple pipelines including mass market and direct-to-fan as well as the existing comics market, way back in March of 2012.

Today some big names have come together to make it official.

THR is reporting that Black Mask Studios -- the recently formed transmedia publishing company founded by comic book writer Steve Niles, entrepreneur and transmedia production shingle Halo-8's Matt Pizzolo and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz -- has recruited some of comics' biggest guns to help create its first wave of comic book titles.

Among the luminaries participating are Watchmen co-creator Alan Moore, V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd, Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus creator Art Spiegelman, The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, Mike Allred (Madman), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League, Spider-Man), Molly Crabapple (Shell Game) and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and Ghostface Killah.

“The way we put together the slate is with wanting to push the boundaries of what can be done in comics,” said Pizzolo, who notes that Black Mask will operate under the mottos “To create, you must destroy” and “Inspire, never meddle.”

“One of the chief goals is to expand the audience of comics," he said. "We are trying to do that by bringing in different sensibilities, like Wu-Tang, like hard sci-fi and futurism, and with madcap energy. Remember books like Transmetropolitan? You don’t see much of that today.”

Part of the slate has an activist and political component, with proceeds going to certain causes. The company wants to bring back activism to the comics field, to create something more meaningful than just having an artist sign a petition. And one of Niles' gripes of today’s comic industry landscape is that he believes a work like Vendetta would not be published due to fear of being too political.

The first book, hitting stores May 1, will be Occupy Comics Anthology, a politically themed, three-issue miniseries whose first issue reunites Moore with Lloyd for the first time since the two created the anarchistic V for Vendetta in the 1980s. A portion of its revenue will go to Occupy-related initiatives.

12 Reasons to Die hails from RZA and Ghostface Killah and, showing off Black Mask’s transmedia leanings, will have a storyline that is told partly in comic form and partly in music form, as it's timed to be released with the new Ghostface Killah album. Described as “a brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 most powerful crime lords in the world,” it'll be drawn by rotating artists (including Bedlam's Riley Rossmo and Hack/Slash's Tim Seeley) and hits shelves May 29.

June 19 will see the release of Liberator, from writer and real-life dog rescuer Matt Miner and artist Joel Gomez (Detective Comics), a vigilante series about two young heroes who avenge the torture of animals. Thirty percent of the book’s profits from the four-issue miniseries will go animal-rescue efforts.

Finally, Transmetropolitan and The Boys co-creator Darick Robertson and indie filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer will release Ballistic -- a psychedelic and bizarre buddy adventure about an air conditioner repairman with master-criminal dreams and his best friend, a drug-addicted, genetically modified, foul-mouthed firearm -- on June 26.

Even though Niles has Hollywood experience -- his comic 30 Days of Night was turned into a Sam Raimi-produced studio picture, while Pizzolo has lots of indie film cred with Halo 8 -- they say they are in not the business of hoarding IP or parsing it out while stiffing creators, which has happened in the past.

“We are not looking at these things as treatments for movies, but we do want to engage in transmedia-world building,” said Pizzolo.

The company is convinced that there is an audience beyond the loyal core of superhero readers that dominates the marketplace, and Pizzolo points to such books as The Walking Dead and Niles’ 30 Days franchise, which have had sales numbers rivaling the comics of Marvel and DC.

“Comics has a long history of doing all sorts of genres,” he said, "and we want to expand into new territories and into genres that haven’t gotten the attention we think they deserve."

Though we're a little late with our review (expect that soon via the Foywonder), we do have some behind-the-scenes clips on tap for Warner Brothers' latest flick Beautiful Creatures, which unfortunately got trounced at the box office this past Valentine's Day.

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.

Injustice: Gods Among Us will release on April 16, 2013 for Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 with an all-star character line-up. Players can get excited as they step into the shoes of the one-and-only Aquaman! Go deep into the waves of fun ahead with a new trailer and screens!

From the Press Release
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment revealed Aquaman as the newest character to be added to the roster of heroes and villains featured in the upcoming fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us. Witness the moves and fighting style of the King of the Seven Seas and reluctant ruler of Atlantis in an all-new trailer, available now.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios. The title debuts a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favorite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Green Arrow, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and many others. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is scheduled for release on April 16, 2013 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U system from Nintendo.

To learn more or pre-order, visit the official Injustice: Gods Among Us website or click on the links below.

This is how it always starts, man. Meteors hit the Earth. Aliens emerge. We are brought to the brink of destruction and look to Will Smith to save us all. In any event, Russia has been getting pounded by space rocks, and we're inevitably doomed. Watch the video!

Reuters reports that a powerful blast rocked the Russian region of the Urals early on Friday with bright objects, identified as possible meteorites, falling from the sky, emergency officials said.

"It was definitely not a plane," an emergency official told Reuters, without elaborating. "We are gathering the bits of information and have no data on the casualties so far."

No one was hurt in the meteor shower, an emergency official told RIA-Novosti. Local residents said they witnessed burning objects in the sky of the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. The sounds of car alarms and breaking windows could be heard in the area, the witness said, and mobile phones were working intermittently.

It has begun!

Thanks to YouTube user Григорий Ченцов and Russia Today for the videos.

Two more have signed up for active duty in the new flick to be directed by Derek Martini that was written by Bret Easton Ellis for Myriad Pictures, Downers Grove. Read on for all the latest details.

From the Press Release
Award-winning indie filmmaker Derick Martini (LYMELIFE with Alec Baldwin and Cynthia Nixon) has teamed up with Brett Easton Ellis on the new psychological thriller THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE. The film, currently in development, will begin production in spring of this year. Martini will direct.

BELLA HEATHCOTE, winner of the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award and one of Variety’s Top Ten Actors to Watch who just recently starred in Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS and David Chase’s NOT FADE AWAY, will star in THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE. PENELOPE MITCHELL (HEMLOCK GROVE) will also take a leading role.

Kevin Zegers, and Lucas Till also star. Filming is set to commence in spring.

Synopsis
Director Derick Martini takes us on a wild ride through a small Midwestern town gripped by a curse that claims the life of one high school senior every year. Chrissie Swanson, played by Heathcote, fears she is the next victim of The Curse of Downers Grove.

Now that Valentine’s Day has passed, this writer must ask: How many of you horror fans celebrated by watching My Bloody Valentine 3D, the wickedly fun 2009 remake of the 80s slasher classic?

Given the nature of that film’s ending, have you ever wondered why a sequel has never materialized? To ring in this V-Day right, Dread caught up with MBV3D co-writer Todd Farmer to discuss the sequel-that-never-was.

Dread Central: My Bloody Valentine 3D opened over four years ago in early 2009, reportedly made on a budget of $15 million dollars. It went on to gross over $50 million domestically and over $100 million worldwide. That success, coupled with the sequel-friendly nature of the film’s conclusion, leads me to ask – where’s the sequel?!

Todd Farmer: I wish I knew! Patrick and I had a wonderful take. We pitched it a couple of weeks before MBV3D came out and everyone was excited. We were gonna bring the whole gang back, cast and crew. But... you know. It came down to ARRRGGGGGG. I don't know. We heard lots of reasons. We heard there were rights issues; then we heard there were internal conflicts... it went on and on, and in the end none of it really matters because a great many cosmic cogs just tumble and turn in just the right direction for a movie to get made... but it only takes one "no".

Dread Central: MBV3D director Patrick Lussier had previously spoken to Dread Central, mentioning Lionsgate’s somewhat vague reasoning for abandoning the sequel. Was there ever a concrete explanation eventually given to either of you as to why the studio wasn’t willing to move forward with this potentially lucrative franchise?

Todd Farmer: In the end we heard Joe Drake, the studio head at the time, didn't feel comfortable with genre films and wanted to move the company in another direction. Now is that concrete? Who knows?

Dread Central: The original My Bloody Valentine had a rather open-ended finale as well. When you first began writing the remake, did you always see your conclusion as being somewhat of an homage to the original’s ending, or were you intending to leave the door open for another installment? Can you discuss what direction MBV2 might have gone in?

Todd Farmer: If memory serves, when we started the shoot, we had a final end to the thing but changed as we went on. Patrick came up with the idea of keeping the myth alive. You'd have to ask him his reasons, but if I had to guess, I think he loved the cast and loved telling this story. It felt like a great world and wonderful characters to revisit.

And no spoilers. Hollywood is too fickle. Who knows, one day we might come back. Of course, IF we had recently spoken with anyone about the slim possibilities of relaunching the franchise... well, I obviously wouldn't be able to tell you.

Dread Central: Given that Lionsgate still seems to be in the horror business, what with their recent success with Texas Chainsaw 3D, do you feel as though there might still be a chance that audiences could see the continuing adventures of Harry Warden/Tom Hanniger? Would you and Patrick Lussier consider reteaming for the sequel if the opportunity arose?

Todd Farmer: Yes and yes. Again, we had fun with the first one. Patrick and I weren't writing partners at the time, although we more or less were. This is the movie that made us official. So yeah, we've discussed it over the years, and it's hard not to love the little miner than could.

Dread Central: Speaking of sequels, could you give us an update on Halloween 3D?

Todd Farmer: You'd have to ask team Weinstein about H3D. I haven't heard anything in well over a year. Still marvel that we wrote a script in eight days AND that it was pretty good. I'm shocked the thing hasn't leaked online after all this time, but I suppose that's because there were only a handful who saw it.

Dread Central: Can you tell us what became of the Dark Castle remake of I Saw What You Did, which Mr. Lussier had discussed in the previously mentioned interview?

Todd Farmer: I Saw What You Did. Wow, what a fun one. Three Days of the Condor in High School. Least that's what Patrick came up with and brought me in on it. What a lovely script that was. We pitched it a four or five times, were sent off to write it, and then when we did, we were told we did exactly what we'd pitched and Rona wished he'd told use before we started that he really wanted a masked killer or a ghost. Oh. Okay.

Dread Central:Are you at liberty to discuss any of your upcoming projects? IMDb lists two upcoming features that you’ve written – Heavenly Sword and The Monkey’s Paw.

Heavenly Sword was based on the video game and is all but done. A week or two from finished. I've not seen it yet. My buddy Tom Jane does a voice so it should be fun. I'm doing the Gold Coast Film Festival in April - that's Down Under - and we plan on screening it there so I'll get to see it then.

Monkey's Paw is the darkest script I've written. It's with RKO Pictures and has a stunning new director attached, but we're waiting on him to finish The Crow. I guess I should make some calls and see if that's still the case.

Dread Central: You’ve recently had a comic book released by DC Comics, titled Insurgent, which is currently on its second issue. Can you discuss its origins a bit? Considering how cinematic the book seems at times, did it initially begin life as a potential film? Might there be an Insurgent movie at some point in the future?

FJ [DeSanto, co-writer] and I started talking Insurgent a dozen years ago. We called it Sleepers back then, named after sleeper agents. It did start as a movie concept. A big, high dollar action thing. Although I love horror, action was always a great love of mine so when the opportunity arose to do something outside my normal box, I jumped at it. We started at Wildstorm and somehow survived several company shifts and earthquakes to land at DC. Sort of amazing. And all due to FJ's dogmatic, never give up, never surrender attitude. And yes. There has been some feature interest. We'll see what happens. As we both know, it only takes one "no."

Dread Central: One parting question: As a writer who has worked consistently in the genre, can you tell your fans – why horror?

Why horror? Funny. I have my normal answer which is... when I started, only New Line and Dimension really embraced horror. Everyone else looked down their noses at it. But horror was the way to get in. The budgets were low, and there wasn't big A-list competition like there is now. And that IS why. But something funny happened along the way. Not only was I pretty okay at horror, I loved writing it. Because horror is in everything we do. There is no good without bad, no light without darkness. Horror is funny and sad and thrilling. I write horror because... it's my home now.

A very special thanks to Mr. Farmer for taking the time to speak with us. You can check out My Bloody Valentine on both DVD and Blu-ray, while the first two issues of Insurgent can be found at your local comic book shop.

With Dread Central's Indie Horror Month right around the corner, we have a contest for you indie filmmakers that's sure to get your blood pumping and then hopefully spraying right out of your jugular vein. Read on for details.

Starting RIGHT NOW you can submit your short film to us, and if gets the most "Likes" via our official CineMayhem Contest Facebook App, it will be shown during the fest. You can upload your film right now for judging. Hit that link and get started.

The festival runs March 2nd and 3rd at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California.

The short must be the contestant’s original work.

All shorts must be received by the end of the Entry Period (12:00 midnight PT on February 20, 2013). Voting on the entries will then begin at 1:00 AM PT February 21, 2013. Contestants may submit multiple shorts, including films made by them prior to the start of the Contest, and may submit the same films in other film contests and/or festivals without restriction. Shorts may not be revised or deleted after they have been submitted. All shorts will be posted on the Contest Site. By submitting a short, Contestants grant permission for their films to be posted on the Contest Site for viewing by visitors to the Contest Site and for evaluation by fans during the voting process. The winning entry will be picked by popular vote and will be screened at the CineMayhem Film Festival at the festival organizers' discretion.

Check out the official press release below for more about the event, and good luck!

From the Press Release
CineMayhem Film Fest was founded by Heather Wixson, producer and horror journalist with DreadCentral.com. Created as a launch event to kick off Dread Central's third annual Indie Horror Month this March, CineMayhem will celebrate the past, present and future of independent genre filmmaking at the Muvico Theaters in Thousand Oaks, California, on March 2nd and 3rd.

Created as a way to pay homage to and celebrate the spirit of independent filmmaking and those unafraid to take risks with their storytelling, CineMayhem's diverse line-up includes advance screenings of two highly anticipated genre projects including Magnet Releasing's visceral horror anthology THE ABCs OF DEATH and Breaking Glass Pictures' mind-bending drama K-11 directed by Jules Stewart (Crank: High Voltage, Mortal Kombat).

CineMayhem is also thrilled to announce that it will be hosting the World Premieres of ROADSIDE directed by Eric England (Madison County) and the latest short film from Ryan Spindell (Kirksdale), THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, as well as the West Coast Premieres of two other short films- Paul Davis' (Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London) HIM INDOORS and SPLIT THE CHECK by Patrick Rea (Nailbiter).

Other feature films currently selected for the CineMayhem Film Fest include BREATH OF HATE by Sean Cain (Silent Night, Zombie Night), COLDWATER by Dave Parker (The Hills Run Red) and THE SLEEPER by Justin Russell. CineMayhem will also be screening several other award-winning short films including FAMILIAR by Richard Powell, KILLER KART by James Feeney and FOXES by Lorcan Finnegan as well as a few retro indie horror screenings to be announced soon.

Ticket information and the full CineMayhem line-up will be announced later this month; to keep up with all the CineMayhem to come this March, fans can follow CineMayhem on Twitter and give them a "Like" on the official CineMayhem Facebook page.

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The final official trailer for The Host has made its way online, and damn if it isn't completely reminiscent of a much - and we mean much - tamer version of the classic flick Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Check it out!

Open Road Films is releasing The Host, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel, on March 29, 2013, in the US. Look for it in the UK on the same day from Entertainment Film Distributors. It was directed by Andrew Niccol, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, William Hurt, Jake Abel, Max Irons, Boyd Holbrook, and Frances Fisher.

Related Story:Meet Melanie Stryder and Jared Howe in Two New Featurettes for The Host

Synopsis:
The Host is a riveting story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.

When Melanie (Ronan), one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

A boatload of casting news and an early still have arrived for DefTone Pictures Studios' upcoming horror-comedy A Grim Becoming. Check out the details, which include some names that will be very familiar to horror fans.

From the Press Release:
DefTone Pictures Studios, Inc., continues to put Buffalo, New York, on the map with its film productions. Currently in pre-production is the company's next feature film, a horror-comedy entitled A Grim Becoming, directed by Adam R. Steigert (Ombis 2013) and written by Janeen Avery, Christopher Brechtel, Mark Mendola, and Steigert.

Newcomer Christopher Marriott (B.Y.O.D.) is in talks with DefTone to play the lead role of Raphael. Raphael is a young, bitter executive who is on the verge of losing a multimillion dollar architectural deal with a large distribution company lead by the awkward Stanford brothers. Raphael suffers a sudden death in his family and has to immediately leave to go to the funeral in his home town of Metzburgh. Seeing this as his big chance to get ahead is Wayne, a jealous co-worker who is in competition with Raphael. Wayne is being played by Syfy's "Ghost Hunters" and The Black Dahlia Haunting’s (2012) Britt Griffith.

As Raphael returns to Metzburgh, he experiences a life changing event: witnessing a Grim Reaper taking a soul. This sighting results in Raphael becoming a Reaper and having to explore his own conscience and the lengths he will go to get his own life back. But Death, played by Michael Sciabarrasi (Ombis, Black Guy on a Rampage: Homicidal Vengeance), has other plans for the naive young executive.

A Grim Becoming also reunites scream queens Devanny Pinn (Jamie) and Jessica Cameron (Life) with DefTone teaming up with Melantha Blackthorne for the first time. Melantha will play Meryl, sister to lead character Raphael. Film icons Lynn Lowry (Mother), Valerie Lynn Hanna (Charlie Stanford), and Bill Oberst, Jr. (Phil), will have supporting roles in the film.

DefTone Pictures Studios is once again embracing the great talent of Western New York and will seek many local actors and actresses to complete the cast of A Grim Becoming. Already Patrick Mallette (Father), Melyssa Jade (Carrie), Mike Sarcinelli (Lance), Christopher Brechtel (Mick), and Aryn Fitzgerald (October) have all signed on to the cast. Not to mention that there will be plenty of roles as extras to be had as well.

With a June 21, 2014, release date for A Grim Becoming set by DefTone Pictures Studios and principal photography starting in June 2013, the full cast list will be released in May of 2013. Ombis special effects artists Phill Beith and Jill Jovic have once again signed on to do the effects work for the production, and indie cinematographer Matthew Nardone will be the director of photography.

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter arrives on DVD next week courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment, and to celebrate its arrival, we have an exclusive clip for you cats to chew on. And then spit out. And then chew on. And then spit out.

From the Press Release
Horror icon Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street franchise), Yancy Butler (Kick-Ass) and Elisabeth Röhm (TV’s “Heroes”) battle the most bloodthirsty, monster crocodiles on earth in the final installment of the Lake Placid franchise. LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER debuts on unrated DVD February 19th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the film a rogue game warden (Butler, returning from Lake Placid 3) breaks out her guns after the schemes of an obsessed poacher (Englund) land a group of high school students into the midst of the man-eating crocodile “nature preserve.”

LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER was directed by Don Michael Paul from a screenplay by David Reed. Jeffrey Beach and Phillip J. Roth produced, with Cherise Honey acting as executive producer. It first aired on Syfy on September 29, 2012. It has a run time of approximately 86 minutes and is unrated.

Synopsis
The crocs are back... and they're bigger, badder, and more brutal than ever. After the deadly predators' last vicious attack, the government prevented their extermination. Sealed away in a nature preserve, they've been growing to record size, awaiting their next chance to feast on human flesh. Now, when a high school swim team takes a wrong turn directly into the crocs' hunting grounds... dinner is served. As the teens race to avoid the hungry reptiles, they become caught in a showdown between a rogue game warden (Yancy Butler, Kick-Ass) and a demented poacher (Robert Englund, A Nightmare on Elm Street). It's the last serving of hysterical horror in a finale that shows terror is best served raw.

Total Film scored some simply gorgeous concept art from the upcoming Guillermo del Toro-helmed giant robot vs. giant monster flick Pacific Rim, and we're counting the days until this movie gets here. Check it out!

Look for Pacific Rim in theatres July 12th of 2013. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Diego Klattenhoff star.

Synopsis
From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim.

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When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes--a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)--who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

When it comes to horror movies, especially advertising for horror movies, sometimes the minimalist approach is the best possible route you can take. That certainly is the case with this latest one-sheet for the upcoming alien abduction flick Dark Skies.

Look for Dark Skies in theatres on February 22, 2013.

Josh Hamilton, Keri Russell, and Dakota Goyo star. The film, directed by Scott Stewart, is more modest-budget scare fare from Insidious and Paranormal Activity producers Blumhouse Productions and Alliance Films.

Synopsis
Dark Skies is a psychological thriller about a suburban couple whose lives become a nightmare when a terrifying alien presence enters their home each night to prey upon their children. Increasingly isolated from skeptical friends and neighbors, the couple are forced to take matters into their own hands to save their family.

Fans can now register for the Transformer Universe beta on the official website, and composer James Hannigan is set to compose the original score for the massive multiplayer online game. If you can't wait to get started, then read on to check out all the details!

From the Press Release
BAFTA award winner and five-time Original Music nominee James Hannigan is composing an original music score for Jagex Games Studio's upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online Game TRANSFORMERS: UNIVERSE. Based on the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc., TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE puts players at the heart of battles between Autobots and Decepticons. Hannigan's original score features rousing themes recorded with full orchestra as well as a hybrid mechanistic soundtrack to reflect the heavy action-driven style of gameplay. TRANSFORMERS fans can register for BETA at the official website below.

Widely recognized as a leading composer for interactive entertainment, James Hannigan's scoring career encompasses an array of genres including popular sci-fi titles such as Command & Conquer: Tiberium Twilight, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Chris Roberts' space combat simulation, Freelancer, and several entries in the Harry Potter series. Most recently James Hannigan composed original music for Visceral Games / Electronic Arts' blockbuster sci-fi horror sequel Dead Space 3, winner of more than 15 critic awards at E3 2012, as well as new and updated themes for Jagex Games Studio's massively multiplayer online role-playing fantasy game Runescape, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most popular free MMORPG. In addition to scoring video games, James composes for film and television, contributing to TV series such as BBC America's Primeval.

James Hannigan's music has been recorded with orchestras around the world including The Philharmonia, Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, The Chamber Orchestra of London and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - recording at world-famous studios Abbey Road, Skywalker Ranch and Air-Lyndhurst - and has worked with countless renowned ensembles and soloists. James is currently scoring several TV and video game projects yet to be announced.

About Jagex
Jagex is a multi-award winning online games developer based in Cambridge, England. Jagex specializes in the development of high quality browser-based games with supporting platform and technology. Jagex is also the largest independent games developer and publisher in the UK.

Jagex has a long-standing reputation for creating the world's best online games and for developing hugely popular, high quality, accessible, free-to-play games and for providing an unbeatable community experience for millions of players around the world. Jagex has developed and self-published over 40 online titles, including the world's most popular free multiplayer online game, RuneScape.com. HASBRO, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2013 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

To learn more visit the official Transformers Universe and James Hannigan websites.

Crysis 3 will release in a couple of days and then fans will get to enjoy the 7 Wonders it has to offer. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC with several ways to enjoy the game's immense graphics, spectacular story and much more!

From the Press Release
The countdown to the launch of Crysis 3 has begun! Electronic Arts and award-winning developer Crytek GmbH will unleash Crysis 3 to gamers worldwide. Anticipation has been building for months, as press and fans praise the gorgeous visuals and unparalleled power of the Nanosuit. More than three million gamers worldwide downloaded the Crysis 3 multiplayer beta propelling pre-orders to new heights, now reaching 35% over Crysis 2. Gamers are also devouring YouTube videos of Prophet, the Nanosuit and the 7 Wonders of the New York Liberty Dome, with more than 16 million video views on the official Crysis YouTube channel.

Developed by Crytek and powered by the proprietary cutting edge CryENGINE technology, Crysis 3 is the next installment in the award-winning Crysis franchise. The series is known for its spectacular visuals, dynamic, open gameplay and it’s signature Nanosuit that grants players unique powers to assess, adapt and attack in any situation. In Crysis 3, players return to the fight as Prophet on his quest to save mankind. Set in New York, the city has been encased in a Nanodome that has turned this once thriving metropolis into a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers. Seven distinct and treacherous environments become known as the 7 Wonders. This dangerous new world demands advanced weapons and strategies, including the enhanced Nanosuit which provides players a tactical advantage. In addition to the powerful Nanosuit, players wield the devastating Predator bow and cutting-edge alien weaponry to become the deadliest hunter on the planet.

Crysis 3 will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC via Origin on February 19th in North American and February 22 in Europe. Players who pre-order Crysis 3: Digital Deluxe Edition on Origin.com will receive Crysis and Crysis 2: Maximum Edition, plus the Crysis franchise digital soundtrack, early in-game unlocks and more.

To learn more visit the official Crysis 3 website.