"Just when you thought you were safe... You're Next!" So reads the note enclosed in the box with one of the masks worn by the slashers in Lionsgate's summer release You're Next that has arrived at the DC office. Check out some images right here!

Lionsgate will be releasing the film on August 23, 2013.

The Adam Wingard-directed film stars Nick Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Calvin Reeder, Larry Fessenden, Kate Lyn Sheil, Barbara Crampton, Rob Moran, and Sharni Vinson.

Synopsis:
The Davison family comes under attack from a terrifying group of sadistic murderers during a family reunion getaway. Barricaded in their secluded vacation home, they fight off a barrage of axes, crossbows, and machetes from both inside and outside the house. However, the masked killers didn't count on Erin (Vinson), the young girlfriend of the eldest Davison son whose mysterious past has made her very difficult to kill.

One thing there's just not enough of is horror westerns, but thanks to Origin Releasing, there's one more heading our way entitled Cowboys vs. Vampires, and we have some preliminary distro news as well as the film's trailer to share.

From the Press Release:
Origin Releasing LLC is proud to announce that they have acquired COWBOYS VS. VAMPIRES, written and directed by Douglas Myers and staring Jasen Wade (Amber Alert, Osombie), Angelica Celaya ("Perro Amor"), and Shannon Whirry (Me, Myself & Irene).

Following a successful foreign run and a Best Picture win at 2011 IndieFest, Origin is proud to make the film the first title of its 2013 slate, available on DVD and Blu-ray this spring.

The film will have a presence at this weekend's LoneStar Comic Con in San Antonio in addition to making a short festival and convention run in preparation for its home video release. The official street date will be announced next month along a full list of outlets.

Synopsis:
Actor Johnny Dust (Wade) is still trying to make it big in a western film studio and theme park when a "new management team" takes over the park and turns the studio into a fright-fest for the month of Halloween. Haunted by the image of his dead western movie hero, who appears to him on the little screen, Johnny unravels the real intent of management and its opening night "spectacular," which takes place in the depths of the park's cave.

Sundance Festival favorite Jug Face has scored itself a home, and to celebrate, we have a new still and all the details you need to find out about when you'll be able to pet this sick puppy for yourself. Read on!

Read our Jug Face review here!

From the Press Release
Gravitas Ventures has announced they have acquired U.S. VOD rights to JUG FACE, the tense horror-thriller that was written and directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle. The film was produced by Andrew van den Houten (Funeral Kings, The Woman) and Robert Tonino (Home Movie, Ghoul) for Modernciné and stars Lauren Ashley Carter (The Woman), Sean Bridgers (“Deadwood”), Sean Young (Blade Runner), Larry Fessenden (I Sell the Dead) and Daniel Manche (The Girl Next Door). The film was executive produced by Lucky McKee, Arrien Schiltkamp and Loren Semmens. JUG FACE won the Slamdance Grand Prize Screenwriting Award in 2011 and debuted as a Special Screening selection at this year’s festival. The film is slated for a July pre-theatrical VOD premiere, followed by a national theatrical rollout.

Ada, her family and a small isolated backwoods community worship a mysterious pit. The pit has the power to heal and protect all who honor it but at a deadly price... it demands an occasional sacrifice. The pit communicates through the local potter who, while in a trance, crafts ceramic jugs that carry the face of a person to be sacrificed to the entity that lives within it. Ada has a secret about the latest jug face that she's determined to keep hidden, but the pit demands a sacrifice and unleashes an evil onto the community until it gets who it really wants.

The deal for the U.S. VOD rights was negotiated by Gravitas Ventures' Nolan Gallagher and Andrew van den Houten, President of Modernciné.

“Modernciné is proud to be pairing with Gravitas to release this incredibly original film by Chad Crawford Kinkle. Gravitas understands how to release into the digital marketplace better than most distributors in the business. We are confident that our theatrical release, in conjunction with their heightened VOD release, will give this unique film a chance to find a very large audience,” said Modernciné’s van den Houten.

"We are thrilled to be collaborating with the Modernciné team on the undeniably unique JUG FACE. As longtime fans of horror films that break the mold, we are happy to follow the Pit's wishes and bring JUG FACE to a mass VOD audience," said Gravitas' Nolan Gallagher.

Additional rights have yet to be assigned and will be announced shortly. T.C. Rice will be working for Modernciné booking the film theatrically in U.S. markets.

Having seen my fair share of dinosaur movies made for Syfy and even by The Asylum, I can only marvel at the quality of most of the dino f/x on display in the trailer for The Asylum’s Age of Dinosaurs.

They may not quite be Jurassic Park quality, but damn, this really does look like it’s going to be a lot of fun if you love rampaging dino flicks. See for yourself.

Either The Asylum spent more money on Age of Dinosaurs than they typically do on their productions or director Joseph Lawson is once again proving why he’s the top inmate at The Asylum. Having already given us a fairly solid fantasy flick in the form of the lawsuit-baiting Age of the Hobbits AKA Lord of the Elves AKA Clash of the Empires AKA better than it had any given right to be, as well as the astounding awesomeness that was robot Hitler in Nazis at the Center of the Earth, Lawson appears poised to once again deliver some top flight b-moviemaking with a movie that looks to be entirely what we all really wanted Jurassic Park 2 to be, not just its final 15 minutes.

Using breakthrough flesh-regeneration technology, a biotech firm creates a set of living dinosaurs. But when the creatures escape their museum exhibit and terrorize Los Angeles, a former firefighter must rescue his teenage daughter from the chaos brought on by the Age of Dinosaurs.

Robocop nemesis Ronny Cox is the creator of the dinos. Deep Rising hero Treat Williams is the ex-firefighter turned dinosaur hunter out to save the City of Angels and his own little angel from the jaws and claws of regenerated reptiles from before time.

I've got nothing to add to this article than to just watch the trailer and become a believer.

The Age of Dinosaurs begins on DVD, VOD, and Blu-ray May 7th.

Hot horror scribe Wentworth Miller has been tapped to bring another novel to the big screen. One that's guaranteed to Scare Me. Well, maybe not me. I'm far too jaded, but it will scare somebody damn it!

Deadline reports that Relativity Media has acquired Richard Parker's Scare Me, a psychological thriller novel, and is setting Miller (Stoker, "Prison Break") to write the script.

Book Synopsis
Wealthy businessman, Will Frost, gets woken in the middle of the night by an anonymous caller, asking him exactly this. When Will goes online, he finds a website has been set up in his name, showing photographs of the inside of his home, along with photographs of six houses he’s never seen before.

In the first of these strange houses, a gruesome murder has already taken place. Will is then told that his own family is in mortal danger. The only way he can keep them safe is to visit each of the houses on the website in person – before the police discover what has happened there.

Seven houses. Seven gruesome homicides. Seven chances to save his daughter’s life… Scare Me is tale of modern urban terror, for anyone who’s ever worried that someone might one day use the internet to track them down and cause them and their family harm…

That's right... consider yourself warned. If you don't watch this clip right now, you're gonna croak this evening. Don't be a selfish prick either. Make some arrangements for your family, you freeloading deadbeat!

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Ghost House Pictures is producing the much anticipated remake of The Evil Dead, the film that effectively launched the careers of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man franchise, Darkman, Drag Me to Hell), Rob Tapert (30 Days of Night), and Bruce Campbell, who played the Ash character and was co-producer of the original. They are now back to produce an Evil Dead for today's audience that's high on the horror, gore, plot twists, and more from a screenplay written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues with Diablo Cody. Executive producers are J.R. Young, Nathan Kahane, Joseph Drake, and Peter Schlessel.

Evil Dead has been rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language. Look for it in theatres on April 5th, 2013.

A core cast of young, fresh talent includes Jane Levy ("Suburgatory") as Mia; Shiloh Fernandez (Deadgirl, Red Riding Hood) as David; Lou Taylor Pucci (Carriers) as Eric; Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) as Olivia; and Elizabeth Blackmore (Legend of the Seeker) as Natalie.

Synopsis
In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

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More masked goodness is coming in for Lionsgate's summer home invasion spectacular You're Next. On tap right now are three, count 'em three, new posters that are destined to bring out the animal in you.

Lionsgate will be releasing You're Next on August 23, 2013.

The Adam Wingard-directed film stars Nick Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Calvin Reeder, Larry Fessenden, Kate Lyn Sheil, Barbara Crampton, Rob Moran, and Sharni Vinson.

Synopsis:
The Davison family comes under attack from a terrifying group of sadistic murderers during a family reunion getaway. Barricaded in their secluded vacation home, they fight off a barrage of axes, crossbows, and machetes from both inside and outside the house. However, the masked killers didn't count on Erin (Vinson), the young girlfriend of the eldest Davison son whose mysterious past has made her very difficult to kill.

Now this ought to be interesting - finally next week on "The Vampire Diaries" Katherine comes face-to-face with vamp Elena, and as an added bonus Elijah returns as well! Check out a sneak peek of "American Gothic."

"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 4.18 - "American Gothic" (airs 3/28/13, 9-10 pm)
RACE FOR THE CURE — Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Rebekah (Claire Holt) take off in search of Katherine (also played by Nina Dobrev) and find themselves in a small town in Pennsylvania, where Elena has a surprising encounter with another old acquaintance: Elijah (guest star Daniel Gillies).

Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) are both concerned about Elena’s state of mind and are determined to do what’s best for her, but she makes it clear that helping her will be difficult. Damon is not sure how to react when Stefan reveals his unexpected plan for the future.

Meanwhile, in Mystic Falls, Klaus (Joseph Morgan) receives Caroline’s (Candice Accola) reluctant help and comes to a new understanding of Silas’ powers.

Kellie Cyrus directed the episode written by Evan Bleiweiss and Jose Molina .

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Here's a treat for all you Riddick fans looking forward to some good old fashioned R-rated monster-killing mayhem. Vin Diesel has taken to his Facebook page to post the first teaser trailer for his new flick, and we have it for you right here.

Riddick stars Vin Diesel and is based on a script by David Twohy, who wrote both Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black, where he first created the character of Riddick.

Joining Diesel are a returning Karl Urban (Star Trek) as Vaako; Jordi Molla as Santana, the arrogant captain of the mercenary ship; Matt Nable (Killer Elite) as Boss Johns, a man looking for answers; Katee Sackhoff (TV's "Battlestar Galactica") as the Nordic mercenary Dahl; and Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall) as bounty hunter Moss. Rounding out the cast are Dave Bautista (The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption), Conrad Pla (Immortals), Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), Nolan Funk (Aliens in America), and two-time Grammy Award-nominated singer Keri Hilson.

Synopsis:
Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.

The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.

Gather round, my fellow psychos. The official trailer for Crush is here, and we need you to watch it. Seriously. Do it. Don't make us have to follow you home to be sure you watch it. We can, you know. We know where you live.

From the Press Release
Millennium Entertainment proudly announces the DVD and Blu-ray release of CRUSH for April 9, 2013. The teen-thriller stars Lucas Till, Crystal Reed, Sarah Bolger, Reid Ewing, Leigh Whannell, and Caitriona Balfe and will be available on DVD at an SRP of $28.98 and Blu-ray at an SRP of $29.98.

High school heartthrob Scott has it all: good looks, popularity… and a secret admirer. But what starts out as a seemingly innocent crush soon turns deadly. Who's responsible? Scott’s long time friend Jules, frustrated with their platonic relationship? Bess, a shy classmate, increasingly jealous of his friendship with Jules? Or Jeffrey, a bright outcast whose crush on Bess has led him to become increasingly obsessive? One thing's certain--time's running out and Scott must uncover the psychotic stalker before it’s too late.

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement of the Injustice: Gods Among Us Season Pass and two additional characters, we have a new video that showcases Gotham City’s most infamous villainess, Harley Quinn.

A known accomplice of The Joker – though equally insane in her own right – Harley Quinn is as agile and cunning as she is unpredictable in a fight. Check out the all-new trailer showing off Harley Quinn’s role in the story below, and if you're attending this weekend's PAX East in Boston, Injustice: Gods Among Us will be on display and available for demo.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game from 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.

To learn more, visit the official Injustice: Gods Among Us website.

We are really loving all the creepy food references to be found in NBC's promos for "Hannibal," and this latest teaser is no exception. Check it out, and feed your fear!

"Hannibal" Synopsis:
One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new drama from Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies,""Heroes") based on the characters from Thomas Harris' classic novels, we see where this incredible story began.

Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone - even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he's pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership, and it seems there's no villain they can't catch. If Will only knew...

Starring Hugh Dancy as Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, "Hannibal" will breathe new life into a deadly classic. Laurence Fishburne and Caroline Dhavernas co-star along with Molly Shannon, Ellen Muth, Anna Chlumsky, Lance Henriksen, Gillian Anderson, Chelan Simons, Ellen Greene, Gina Torres, and Raul Esparza

"Hannibal" Episode 1.01 - "Aperitif" (airs 4/4/13)
Series premiere. When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) recruits Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), a brilliant psychiatrist, who, unbeknownst to him, is not only one of the most successful serial killers of all time, but also a cannibal. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.

For more info visit "Hannibal" on NBC.com, "like""Hannibal" on Facebook, and follow "Hannibal" on Twitter.

Fox must be in an especially giving mood today as the network has released two more clips from "The Following" Episode 1.10, entitled "Guilt," to go along with the three we saw earlier this week. Check out the whole kit and kaboodle along with another promo right here!

"The Following" Episode 1.10 - "Guilt" (airs 3/25/13; repeats 3/30/13)
After discovering Claire’s location, Joe sends two followers to capture her, but Ryan may be one step ahead. Meanwhile, Jacob (Nick Tortorella ) struggles with recent decisions, causing his reunion with Emma (Valorie Curry) to be less than ideal.

A relationship from Ryan’s past plays a significant role in his future.

For more info visit "The Following" website, "like""The Following" on Facebook, and follow "The Following" on Twitter.

Today, March 22nd, up-and-coming filmmaker Matt Orlando's debut feature, the indie thriller A Resurrection, arrived in selected theaters courtesy of Archstone Distribution.

Starring Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, J. Michael Trautmann and Michael Clarke Duncan in his final role, A Resurrection follows mentally ill student Eli (Trautmann), who believes his recently deceased brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. The project was produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment and Levine Pictures.

Dread Central recently chatted with Orlando for Indie Horror Month to hear more about what inspired his creepy revenge tale, his experiences working on his directorial debut and much more. Check out our interview below, and look for A Resurrection in these selected theaters beginning today:

Atlanta
Regal Hollywood 24 @ N. I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access
Chamblee, GA 30341
 
Minneapolis/ St Paul
Regal Brooklyn Center 20
6420 Camden Avenue North
Brooklyn, MN  55430
 
New York
AMC Empire 25
234 West 42nd Street
NY, NY 10036
 
Pittsburgh
Loews Waterfront Theatre
300 West Waterfront Drive
West Homestead, PA 1520
 
Houston
Houston Marq*E Stadium 23 Cinemas
7620 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX  77024
 
Denver
AMC Westminster Promenade 24
10655 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020
 
Phoenix
AMC Westgate 20
9400 West Hanna Lane
Glendale, AZ 85305
 
Dallas
AMC Stonebriar 24
2601 Preston Road
Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034
 
Los Angeles
AMC Burbank Town Center 8
201 East Magnolia Avenue
Burbank, CA 91501
 
Los Angeles
AMC Block 30 @ Orange
20 City Boulevard West
Orange, CA 92968
 
Seattle
Regal Meridian 16
1507 7th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
 
Detroit
AMC Star Fairlane 21
18900 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126
 
Miami
AMC Sunset 24
5701 Sunset Drive
Suite 300
South Miami, FL 33143
 
Chicago
AMC South Barrington 30
175 Studio Drive
South Barrington, IL 60010
 
Nashville
Carmike Thoroughbred 20
633 Frazier Drive
Franklin, TN 37067-8267

San Diego
Regal Rancho Del Rey Stadium 16
1025 Tierra Del Rey
Chula Vista, CA 91910
 
Philadelphia
AMC Neshaminy 24
660 Neshaminy Mall
Bensalem, PA 19020

Dread Central: A Resurrection felt a bit like Pumpkinhead meets I Know What You Did Last Summer- what inspired your story?

Matt Orlando:You know, I honestly don’t know where my ideas come from, but this was one that had been in my head for a while. I like gore and all that stuff in my horror movies, but I wanted to do something a little different for my first movie. But it wasn't something based on just one incident or anything like that. I wanted to build this feeling of dread very slowly and have it boil over by the very end.

So many horror movies these days are just a guy running around and killing random people, and while I like those movies, I just wanted to go into something a little more deeper with my first film; I wanted this to feel so believable and I wanted to make sure everyone in this reacted like a normal person would. You see that all the time in horror movies- people making bad choices left and right- so I made sure to take my time and tell this story the right way.

Dread Central: You're working with a pretty large cast and have a rather ambitious story, too, in A Resurrection; considering this was your first time at bat as a director, was managing all that daunting to take on?

Matt Orlando:For some reason it really wasn't; we DID have a larger cast in this - large for an independent horror movie, that's for sure - and I think it was because we had the right actors involved with this that could just come in and work a scene so confidently that it gave me some extra confidence while shooting too. For me, the biggest challenge was always that were just racing against time to get everything shot and completed so those were the moments that really pushed me.

We shot for 20 days total, but our first shoot was 16 days because that's all we had time for. We actually had to go back a year later because we needed to wait for there to be more snow; the catch ended up being that when we came back, there still wasn't any snow so we ended up having to work around that. But other than the snow, everything was just amazing; I can't wait to do it again.

Dread Central: So have you thought about where a sequel might go if you guys get to do it again?

Matt Orlando:Yeah, we’ve talked about a sequel here and there but nothing really concrete just yet. I've written down a few ideas, but that's all they are for now. I decided to go with the ending I did because it served the story, not because it would ensure we'd make a sequel. But I do think we could come up with something fun if we get the opportunity.

Dread Central: What are you working on now?

Matt Orlando:I've got two scripts that I'm working on right now. The first one is a surfing horror movie that I think could be a lot of fun. The second project I'm working on is called Abomination, and that's being looked at by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment right now; they were so supportive of this movie so hopefully we get to make that project with them too.

Dread Central: It sounds like you want to stay working in the horror genre in the future then?

Matt Orlando:Oh definitely; I love the feeling you get from watching horror movies. It's often exhilarating when it's done right, and it's the best genre to work in to be able to tell really imaginative stories that don't necessarily have to fit into a particular mold. There's a lot of freedom in horror and everyone loves getting scared.

Synopsis
A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.

Episode 2 of the UK's three-episode miniseries "In the Flesh" airs on Sunday night, and we have a clip to share in which Amy discusses death with Kieren and the advantages of being a PDS sufferer.

BBC Three's "In The Flesh" is written by Dominic Mitchell and directed by Jonny Campbell. It stars Luke Newberry as Kieren Walker, David Walmsley as Rick Macy, Emily Bevan as Amy Dyer, and Harriet Caines as Jemima Walker.

Episode 2 Synopsis (airs Sunday 24 March):
Feeling trapped at home, Kieren escapes to his grave, where he is reunited with his old hunting partner, Amy Dyer, who persuades him to take a dangerous day trip. After fleeing when he is spotted, Kieren discovers that Rick, his former best mate who died in Afghanistan, is back in town and is persuaded by Amy to go and see him at partisan local pub, The Legion. After an awkward reunion, Kieren finds himself on an HVF hunting mission in the woods, where the night patrol has reported live rabid zombies roaming free.

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Fans of "The Walking Dead" are about to get one step closer to experiencing the zombie apocalypse first-hand: On Monday AMC kicks off Zombie Apocalypse Week, airing each episode of "The Walking Dead" to date every night in primetime.

It all begins March 25th with the series premiere, "Days Gone Bye," at 8/7c. Throughout the week episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 will air in order, followed by a Season 3 marathon on Saturday, March 30th, at 8/7c that leads up to the Season 3 finale, "Welcome to the Tombs," on Sunday, March 31st, at 9/8c.

Lock the doors, close the windows, and stockpile your survival gear. Next week AMC's Zombie Apocalypse hits home! Click here for a full schedule of "The Walking Dead" on AMC.

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Upstate New Yorkers should be pleased to hear that the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Fest is expanding this year to include the science fiction, fantasy, thriller, action, animation, cult, and fan film categories and will now be known as Buffalo Dreams. Read on for more details and info.

The new venture was founded by filmmaker and novelist Gregory Lamberson and Chris Scioli, who previously collaborated on Buffalo Screams. Buffalo Dreams will run for a full week at the Dipson Amherst Theatre from Friday, November 8th–Thursday, November 14th.

“We built Buffalo Screams into a successful and respected international film festival,” says Lamberson, “but we wanted to expand our scope and saw the opportunity to re-brand. Our mission statement with Buffalo Dreams remains the same – to bring the best independent genre films from around the world to Buffalo and shine a spotlight on local filmmakers who create quality films. Horror films will be a large part of our mix, but we want to showcase other genres as well, and now we can include westerns, martial arts, animation – anything that we consider cool.”

“Holding the festival at the Amherst Theatre is important to the festival’s success,” adds Scioli. “The theater is located across the street from the University of Buffalo South Campus and shows specialty films. We want to build the largest possible audience for the films we show, and the college demographic is key. Our goal is to program the best film festival in Western New York, and we’re making a long term commitment to build an event that will become a cultural fixture in this area.”

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival will screen short, medium length, and feature films in competitive categories. Film submissions will be made through Without a Box, and the call for entries will be made soon. Keep your eyes on BuffaloDreamsFilmFest.com for updates.

Anyone that knows me knows of my unapologetic love for the 1991 horror movie love note to b-movies that is Popcorn. Even its end credits song sings the praises of why we all go to the movies, hoping to be scared by monsters and maniacs, tarantulas and brainiacs…

Popcorn is a slasher movie William Castle would have loved. It's directed by Mark Herrier and stars Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, and Dee Wallace-Stone. Film students running a b-movie film festival showing three not-so-classic fake movies of old (Mosquito!, Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man, and The Stench), each with its own built-in audience participation gimmick, fall victim to a theatrical maniac by means that tie in with the film’s gimmick.

SPOILER! I mean, how many movies can boast they feature not one, but two - TWO - deaths by mosquito prop impalement?

Yeah, I heart this movie so much.

“Scary, Scary Movies” performed by Ossie D and Stevie G adorns the end credits with its mix of movie soundbites and reminders as to why you and I go to the movies to see these scary, scary movies on the silver screen.

Forget the silver screen; at this point I’d happily settle for a decent print of this movie on DVD or Blu-ray.

Considering he started off his career in the genre world, it's certainly fitting that now Jamie Kennedy is producing horror movies, including Matt Orlando's A Resurrection, which arrived in limited theaters this weekend.

Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Orlando, A Resurrection stars Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa, J. Michael Trautmann and Michael Clarke Duncan in his final role and follows a mentally ill student named Eli (Trautmann), who believes his recently deceased brother is returning from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him. The project was produced by Jamie Kennedy Entertainment and Levine Pictures.

Dread Central chatted with Kennedy earlier this week for Indie Horror Month to talk about his first indie horror production, A Resurrection, and what the future holds for Jamie Kennedy Entertainment as they continue to produce independent horror films. Since we had him on the phone, we couldn't help but get nostalgic with "Randy" and chat a bit about the original Scream as well. Check out the highlights from our exclusive interview below!

Dread Central: Congrats on transitioning into producing- what made you want to take the leap and what was it about A Resurrection that you thought felt like the right project to start off with?

Jamie Kennedy:I started off in the horror genre so I wanted to come back to my roots because horror fans are really the best and I thought it would be fun to reconnect with them again through some new movies. When they really love something and get behind it like Paranormal Activity or Cabin in the Woods, they really give that project legs, and there are no other fans where that happens.

So one of the producers on the project approached me about this and I read the script. Turns out, I really liked it because it wasn't the same old thing, and once I found out Matt wanted to direct too, I got really excited by being able to really give someone a chance to tell a cool story with this so I got involved soon after that. But all of this was really Matt's vision. I helped with financing and distribution, but the movie was all of his passion.

Dread Central: So collaborating with Matt went well then?

Jamie Kennedy:It went fantastically well; Matt really knew what he wanted to do and for a first-time director showed a lot of confidence. That’s why I loved working with him; he really knew how to make the movie look bigger than what it was shot for and created a fun and atmospheric scary movie that's really well crafted. I couldn't be happier and I hope we get to work together again. In fact, we may work together again- we're looking at a script of his right now called Abomination.

Dread Central: Did you help him with securing his cast at all?

Jamie Kennedy:Here and there, yes. I didn't know Mischa but I was familiar with her work so I was glad when she came aboard. I did know Devon; he's always been someone that I admired and respected so I was really happy that this role fit him so well. I knew Michael too and we were so lucky to have him on this project since he was such an amazing talent. It’s unfortunate that he is no longer with us but he was just a great guy all around. J. Michael Trautmann was also amazing in this and is going to be one of those kids who goes somewhere in his career. Keep an eye on that kid for sure.

Dread Central: Did you ever consider at all acting in A Resurrection?

Jamie Kennedy:You know, if there had been a part that fit, I definitely would have done it. But nothing in this seemed to fit and I never want to do a role if it doesn't seem like something that I'd be good for. Maybe in his next project though, Abomination. That could be fun. Producing this movie was enough for me- it was a great reintroduction back into the horror genre for me.

What I will tell you is that I do already have a horror movie that I want to star in and we’ve already shot the short for it; I want this movie to have its own icon because I love all of the horror icons so it would be cool if our movie could have its own iconic moment to it. It’s also got some dark comedy to it but it’s scary too. I am looking into funding that right now, probably through Kickstarter so that way the horror fans can be a part of it.

Dread Central: What else are you guys working on?

Jamie Kennedy:There's a project called Kantemir that we just finished shooting in January; I’m still waiting to see a first cut but I’m really excited to see what the fans think because we have Robert Englund back in full form as a villain in it. I think all the Freddy fans are going to love seeing him again like he was back in the day. It's also got a lot of twists and turns and should be a lot of fun.

Dread Central: For my last question, I'd love to talk a bit about Scream- you mentioned iconic figures and I'd say that Randy was definitely an iconic character of modern horror. He's a guy we still quote and still love even though he hasn't been involved in the franchise since Part Three. Did you have any idea when you guys were making that movie just how important it would end up being to the genre? A lot of things in horror definitely changed after Scream.

Jamie Kennedy:Thank you, that's awesome. Scream was just an amazing experience because I was unknown at the time so I really had no idea what we were making or how things would change after at all. Honestly, I thought it was kind of weird and because there wasn't anything else like it at the time, I don't think any of us really understood the impact it would have.

I think Scream sort of ended up being like the horror version of The Breakfast Club for our generation, which is incredible to look back and see what that movie came to mean for so many fans. It really did set a new standard and to be a part of something like that was really incredible. I was only involved with the first three but the way the fans continue to embrace this franchise is so great; I'd love to find a way to come back for another one. People always come back in these movies inexplicably, right? (Laughs)

A Resurrection is currently playing in these select theaters:

Atlanta
Regal Hollywood 24 @ N. I-85
3265 NE Expressway Access
Chamblee, GA 30341

Minneapolis/ St Paul
Regal Brooklyn Center 20
6420 Camden Avenue North
Brooklyn, MN 55430

New York
AMC Empire 25
234 West 42nd Street
NY, NY 10036

Pittsburgh
Loews Waterfront Theatre
300 West Waterfront Drive
West Homestead, PA 1520

Houston
Houston Marq*E Stadium 23 Cinemas
7620 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77024

Denver
AMC Westminster Promenade 24
10655 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020

Phoenix
AMC Westgate 20
9400 West Hanna Lane
Glendale, AZ 85305

Dallas
AMC Stonebriar 24
2601 Preston Road
Suite 300
Frisco, TX 75034

Los Angeles
AMC Burbank Town Center 8
201 East Magnolia Avenue
Burbank, CA 91501

Los Angeles
AMC Block 30 @ Orange
20 City Boulevard West
Orange, CA 92968

Seattle
Regal Meridian 16
1507 7th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

Detroit
AMC Star Fairlane 21
18900 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126

Miami
AMC Sunset 24
5701 Sunset Drive
Suite 300
South Miami, FL 33143

Chicago
AMC South Barrington 30
175 Studio Drive
South Barrington, IL 60010

Nashville
Carmike Thoroughbred 20
633 Frazier Drive
Franklin, TN 37067-8267

San Diego
Regal Rancho Del Rey Stadium 16
1025 Tierra Del Rey
Chula Vista, CA 91910

Philadelphia
AMC Neshaminy 24
660 Neshaminy Mall
Bensalem, PA 19020

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