Viking zombies. That's right, Viking zombies. The mere premise alone is enough to watch this flick, but we have to wonder whether it's a gimmick or a genuine selling point. Check out the trailer and more to decide for yourself.

Daniel Konze directs. AVIER WOLF - MARIO KASPRAS - FABIO SORGINI - THOMAS BINDER - MARC BLUHM - STEVEN KOURIA - THOMAS PILL - PASCAL DIECKMEYER - ROBIN METZ - STEFAN BÖHME - EUGEN SCHLEGEL - TOBIAS LÜTKEMEIER - PETER BARTA - JAN HAAKE all star. Sorry about the caps and dashes, but I wasn't about to retype every one of those names. Although the name Dieckmeyer made us consider it. It was tempting. Say it. Dieckmeyer. It's fun. Do it. You know you want to.

Check out the loosely translated plot below.

It is a film about the Third Reich, where the Nazis open the gate to Valhalla and hope to be able to win the war with the help of Viking zombies. However, the Viking zombies do not fight on the side of the Nazis and kill everything.

The great Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke a little bit to his fan site The Arnold Fans about his next movies, and he pretty much confirmed his gig as the star of the next Terminator flick and much more. Including Twins friggin'2.

"I'm very happy that the studios want me to be in Terminator 5 and to star AS the Terminator, which we start shooting in January," says the former Governator. "I'm also going to do King Conan - to play that role and also to do another Twins movie. So I feel very proud of that. I feel very happy, and I'm looking forward to doing those films."

Skydance Productions and Annapurna Pictures have already set Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine 3D) to script the next installment of The Terminator franchise.

Stay tuned.

Another film has made its Indiegogo goal, and that means we're more than happy for the filmmakers' success and are happy to report about it. The next indie spooker to cross the finish line is Andrew Jones'Apparitional.

Jeffrey Johnson, Linara Washington, Charley Koontz, John Zderko, Bill Lithgow, and Dee Wallace star.

Synopsis
A group of ghost hunters must up their game to compete in the competitive world of paranormal TV shows, leading them to a truly haunted prison with a grisly past that proves to be more than they bargained for.

The Danielle Harris-directed slasher flick Among Friends (review here) is getting set to hit DVD via Lionsgate, and we have a look at the full trailer and more!

From the Press Release
Veteran scream queen Danielle Harris (the Halloween franchise) makes her directorial debut with the horror thriller Among Friends arriving on DVD, Digital Download and Video on Demand August 27 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Also starring Harris, the film features a murder mystery night gone awry for a group of friends when someone decides to use the evening for revenge. The Among Friends DVD includes an audio commentary and will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

Good times take a dark turn when longtime friends get together for an '80s-themed murder mystery party that is soon hijacked by someone from their past. The dinner guests will have to face their lies and secret betrayals as they discover the terrifying lengths to which their host will go to expose the truth.

Special Features

Audio commentary with director Danielle Harris and actors Jennifer Blanc and AJ Bowen

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It's been awhile since we had a new horror flick to talk about from the good folks over at After Dark as they've been dabbling with action flicks as of late, but here we are with a haunting new tale primed and ready to start spooking!

From the Press Release
After Dark Films proudly announces the fifth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series (ADO2), SANATORIUM, a terrifying film that authentically captures a Paranormal Investigation TV show's worst fears.

SANATORIUM is directed and written by Brant Sersen (Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, Splinterheads), starring Kate Riley (College Humor), Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show) and Don Fanelli (Inside Amy Schumer)

"I'm really pleased that Brant Sersen's film SANATORIUM has joined the After Dark Films canon. We've built a library of 40+ horror features over the past 6 years, and it's been so rewarding to work with these exciting filmmakers to get their films out into the world. We're confident that the After Dark Films audience will embrace this film," said Lucy Mukerjee (VP, Production, Development).

"I made sure Sanatorium never wavered on its authenticity to ensure the chilling events that unfold are disturbing on the most horrific level," added director Brant Sersen.

Synopsis
On a bitterly cold December night, a paranormal investigations team has set their sights on the bloody Hillcrest Sanatorium to answer the age old question: Is there life after death? With rumors of hauntings and local children gone missing, they may just get their answer the hard way when members of the team mysteriously disappear, leaving behind unnerving evidence...

Here at Dread Central there are certain titles we hate having to CONSTANTLY type out such as V/H/S, its sequel, and of course R.I.P.D. Just when we thought we were almost outta the woods on both... now comes B.O.O.

According to Deadline, Melissa McCarthy (pictured) has signed on to voice the role of Watts in B.O.O. (Bureau Of Otherworldly Operations), the DreamWorks Animation film that has been scheduled for June 5, 2015, release.

B.O.O. is a super secret government agency dedicated to protecting humans from evil hauntings. Agents are themselves ghosts. Two new agents, Jackson Moss (voiced by Seth Rogen) and his oddball partner Watts (McCarthy), uncover a plot by the agency’s Most Wanted Haunter to destroy B.O.O. They must use every trick in their arsenal to defeat his powerful ghost army and save Earth from a ghostly fate. The film is based on an original idea by director Tony Leondis.

A new one-sheet has premiered for the "Safe Haven" segment of V/H/S/2 (review). Check it out now and look for more segment posters soon. Check out the flick on VOD now.

For more information visit the official V/H/S/2 Facebook page!

V/H/S/2 is produced by The Collective, Salient Media, and Brad Miska and Tom Owen’s Bloody Disgusting. Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, and Jason Eisener all directed entries in this latest anthology. The cast includes Adam Wingard, Lawrence Levine, L.C Holt, Kelsy Abbott, and Hannah Hughes.

Synopsis:
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.

Survivalist Games has released their new iOS title Shelter onto the App Store, Google Play and Amazon. Players will fight zombies in this collectible card game were surviving is your only option. Read on to learn more.

From the Press Release
With an incredible, eye popping visual styling, Shelter by Survivalist Games is available NOW! After heroically fighting off an incredibly tenacious bug in the underlying engine code, Survivalist Games has re-released Shelter onto the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Amazon Appstore. Shelter was removed from the market for a fortnight when the problem was first raised. In that time, a team of volunteers helped track down the bug and provided feedback resulting in a more stable, better featured game for everyone.

Shelter is a collectible card dueling game, set in a zombie graphic novel style. Playing like a hybrid of a collectible card game and the castle defense genre, Shelter offers players countless hours of addictive and challenging game-play. Think you have what it takes to defend yourself from the zombie onslaught? Fight to be reunited with the woman you love by defining your strategy, but be warned....You will NEED to adapt to survive.

The inspiration for Shelter comes from the desire to combine the complex, rich and engaging gaming mechanics of collectible card dueling games with the simple accessible game-play of the castle defense genre.

Features

5 Campaign levels including a free roaming level (with more to come).

Shelter is an asymmetric single-player card game where you build a deck of dueling cards and take them into battle against a zombie deck that “plays itself”. The zombie deck is not controlled by a hideously complex AI, but plays based on a simple set of rules with dice rolls to add the element of chance. You must fight off the waves of zombies before they smash your shelter’s barricades and start munching on your brains.

You choose your survival strategy when you build your deck. Do you pack as many guns into your deck as you can? Do you use traps and reinforce your defenses? Do you stun stronger zombies and pick off the weak ones? You have the freedom to play as you want.

As you win duels, you will be rewarded with new cards to work into your deck and streamline your play style. You will also meet allies throughout the campaign who you take into battle with you. Each ally brings 5 themed cards to the table that allow you to experience different styles of play.

To learn more, visit the official Shelter Facebook page.

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Scientifically Proven has announced that a demo is now available for Blood of the Werewolf. Players will be able to get the full game this summer for PC, Nintendo eShop and PSN.

Players can become a werewolf and fight some of the most nightmarish horror icons to date including Dracula, Mummy and Frankenstein.

From the Steam Greelight Page
The classic games of our childhoods were, and still are, the hardest ever made. Games like Ghosts n Goblins and Mega Man that separated the weak from the strong, but what happened to them? Did we become too soft? Could we no longer handle the stress of the white knuckle action platformer? Did we sacrifice hair trigger timing for open worlds and next gen graphics? Have we forgotten what made us love games in the first place?

With Blood of the Werewolf, Scientifically Proven is bringing those feelings of exhaustion and accomplishment, with a little bit of something new. BotW will test your limits. It will make you want to throw the controller through your TV. It will raise your blood pressure. Most of all, it will challenge you like you haven’t been challenged since the golden age of games.

In Blood of the Werewolf, you take on the character of Selena, a werewolf whose husband has been murdered and child kidnapped. You will journey through fifteen levels of white knuckle platforming, fighting the most classic of monsters like the Creature, Hyde, Dracula, Mummy, and Frankenstein, all in the name of vengeance. Blood of the Werewolf will transport you to that time long lost, when good guys wore red hats and bad guys were fat lizards with a thing for princesses.

Among the pantheon of things that go bump in the night, these creatures of the night stand above all others. Dracula, Frankenstein, the Werewolf, and their compatriots have gone from novels, to the stage, to films, becoming pop icons along the way.

Since their turns on the silver screen over 80 years ago, Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, and the rest of the crew have appeared in over one thousand movies, TV shows, and comic books. Now, Scientifically Proven is excited to bring these nightmarish icons to your PC.

To learn more, visit the official Blood of the Werewolf website.

Ray's The Dead had recently launched a Kickstarter to fund the game for release on PC, Mac and Linux but cancelled it on May 29th. Ragtag Studio announced at Sony's E3 press conference that it now plans to exclusively launch the game on the PS4 instead. Great news for Sony fans everywhere!

From the Press Release
In Ray's The Dead, you take on the role of Ray, the newly arisen zombie! In this single player, story driven Action-Stealth-Puzzler, join Ray as he makes the most unlikely friendships and builds a diverse zombie army on his quest to find out how he was killed, why he was resurrected, and most curiously, why this giant bulb is sticking out of his head! It’s 80’s setting evident in every last detail, Ray’s the dead will take you on a quest unlike any you’ve seen before!

Features:

To learn more, visit the official Ray's The Dead website.

Another featurette in promotion of the upcoming Guillermo del Toro epic Pacific Rim has arrived, and it serves one specific purpose... to let you learn about the giant robot warriors known as Jaegers. Dig it!

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

Related News: Visit our Pacific Rim archive

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

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.

If there ever was a time to leave the Earth for greener planets, it's now. Between crazed lying politicians, rampant gun violence, religious zealots who have twisted the words of their god into some perversion that suits their agendas, and flavorless FroYo, it's time to boogie. Check out this new extended Elysium trailer!

Directed by Neill Blomkamp, Elysium stars Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, and Diego Luna. Look for it in theaters August 9, 2013.

Visit the official Elysium website here!

Synopsis
In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet's crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium - but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens' luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission - one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces - but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

Adam Sandler. There was a time when we loved this guy. His lovable loser schtick was hilarious back in the day. But then said character started landing these amazingly hot chicks in every movie and yeah... kinda rings false now. Maybe he'll be funnier playing dead...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adam Sandler is teaming up with Chris Columbus for Hello Ghost, a remake of a Korean supernatural comedy just set up at Universal. Sandler is attached to star and will produce with his Happy Madison partner Jack Giarraputo. Columbus, who is on board to direct, will produce via his 1492 Pictures partners Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe.

The flick centers on a man who, after he tries to kill himself, is plagued by the arrival of four ghosts. They won't won’t leave him in peace until he helps them amend their past by granting them one wish. Karen Croner (Admission) wrote the script for the remake.

CJ Entertainment, the Korean media company behind the original, will co-produce. Maradith Frenkel, vp production, and creative executive Chloe Yellin will oversee the project for Universal.

Looking forward to next week's release of Stoker? Well then, pay attention damn it! We've got your chance, yes, YOUR chance to win a copy on us. That means free. No cash needed. Andrew Kasch may even deliver it to you himself in a shoebox.

To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-MAIL HERE including your FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS. We’ll take care of the rest.

From the Press Release
Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman*, Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode star in this “darkly wicked, beautifully executed mystery” (Los Angeles Times) by critically acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy). Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie’s arrival was no coincidence and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect India’s future...or shatter it completely.

*Actress, The Hours, 2002.

Look for it in stores on June 8th.

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Image Galleries and more!

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More Pacific Rim collectibles are coming our way, and today we have a look at the HeroClix line of Jaeger and Kaiju figures, which will be available beginning July 10th. Check out these two video meet-and-greets, and start drooling now!

Product Description:
Recreate the gigantic action of Pacific Rim on your tabletop! The mechs and monsters from Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi action movie will soon be available as figures for the best-selling HeroClix tabletop game by WizKids.

Collect all 10 miniature figures, and battle for the survival of humanity. The special rotating base on each figure tracks your progress and lets you use special abilities so there's no need to keep score.

The Kaiju figures include Knifehead, Slattern, Raiju, Scunner, and Leatherback while the Jaegers are comprised of Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon, and Coyote Tango!

Look for them starting July 10th at friendly local game and comic shops and mass market retailers near you. To locate your nearest retailer, click here.

Look for Pacific Rim, directed by Guillermo del Toro, in theatres beginning July 12th. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi, Max Martini, Rob Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Diego Klattenhoff star.

Related News: Visit our Pacific Rim archive

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

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.

Okay horror fans, listen up. Think you know scary? You have six seconds to prove it. The creative team behind Absence, Cinedigm’s upcoming release, has teamed up with ScreamFest L.A. and DreadCentral to host a Vine contest.

We’re trying to find the best six-second horror film out there. It’s easy: just Tweet your Vine video to @AbsenceFilm with the hashtags #6SecondHorror and #AbsenceIsComing. And it doesn’t have to be straight horror. Submissions can be sci-fi, thriller, slasher, whatever - as long as it raises some neck hairs.

Please keep in mind this promotion is meant to be in good fun so there are some rules you'll have to abide by because we don't want anyone getting into any trouble and assume no responsibility for those that do:

Your short film recognized and featured on ScreamFestLA.com and DreadCentral.com

All submissions will be curated and hosted on #6SecondHorror.com. I'll be judging these things myself. After you submit, be sure to follow @AbsenceFilm on Twitter to see who wins! If your film is selected, you may be notified via direct message on Twitter, so following them is pretty important.

The deadline (see what we did there?) to submit is June 24th, and the winners will be announced on June 27th! Get your cameras (and heads) rolling!

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The wait is over, Hatchet Army! This latest entry in the Hatchet franchise, Hatchet III, is now in select theatres and available on VOD. To celebrate its arrival, we have an exclusive and bloody clip for you right here! Dig it!

Check out our Hatchet III reviews!

Synopsis:
Danielle Harris and Kane Hodder return in HATCHET III and are joined by Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Derek Mears (Friday the 13th 2009), Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Sean Whalen (The People Under the Stairs), and others.

HATCHET III continues the tale of the now-iconic villain Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). As a search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces and carnage left behind from the first two films, Marybeth (Danielle Harris) hunts down the true secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left the ghost of Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.

The sequel, which was filmed outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, from late May to mid-June, 2012, is a co-production of MPI/Dark Sky Films and Hatchet III writer/executive producer Adam Green's Los Angeles-based ArieScope Pictures.

If you're gonna go see World War Z, you may as well do it in style, and Regal Cinemas and Paramount have a way for you to do just that! Wanna see the movie and get cool free stuff? Read on for details!

Read our World War Z review here!

From the Press Release
Paramount Pictures and Regal Entertainment Group are bringing Brad Pitt’s highly anticipated film WORLD WAR Z in RealD 3D to audiences in five cities across the U.S. ahead of its worldwide theatrical release with a first-ever exclusive World War Z Mega Ticket movie package.

Packages include one adult ticket to an advance RealD 3D showing of WORLD WAR Z at participating theaters on Wednesday, June 19th, at 7:30 p.m. and a small popcorn, one HD digital copy of the movie when it becomes available*, one pair of WORLD WAR Z collector’s custom RealD 3D glasses, and one official full-size limited-edition movie poster, while supplies last.

“Regal is pleased to offer this ultimate fan event at five locations in conjunction with our partners at Paramount Pictures. The interest and anticipation for Brad Pitt’s latest thriller is at a fever pitch, and this ‘World War Z Mega Ticket’ offers a unique experience for our patrons,” stated Ken Thewes, chief marketing officer for Regal Entertainment Group.

The film is already receiving early critical raves, with Peter Travers of Rolling Stone saying, “It’s everything you want in a blockbuster – smart, shifty, and scary as hell.”

*HD digital copy of WORLD WAR Z available to download or stream when released on street date. Internet connection and compatible device required.

Participating theaters:

Philadelphia: UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX

For more information on the World War Z Mega Ticket packages, click here! World War Z Mega Tickets are available from Fandango!

General movie tickets are on sale now at Fandango and MovieTickets.com and at theater box offices.

Synopsis:
WORLD WAR Z revolves around an ex-United Nations investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. The film stars Pitt, Mireille Enos and James Badge Dale.

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Production present, in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, a Plan B Entertainment/2DUX2 Production WORLD WAR Z, directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard & Damon Lindelof, and screen story by Matthew Michael Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski. Based on the novel by Max Brooks. Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Ian Bryce.

WORLD WAR Z opens in theaters everywhere June 21st, 2013.

For more visit the official World War Z website, "like"World War Z on Facebook, and follow World War Z on Twitter.

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There will never be a moment for the rest of my natural born life that I won't wish that somehow I could wrap my hands, and my taste buds, around any of these incredible works of alcoholic anarchy!

Of course they don't exist, but damn it they should. What you see below is a gallery of samples of the beastly beverages that are on display via the Shit Movie Fest's Facebook page. The ever vigilant loonies over at SMF commissioned artist Frank Browning (Ben & Jerry's horror flavors and horror ice pops) to come up with some designs that belong in every fridge, cooler, dorm, bar or casket.

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A new poster for Kevin and Michael Goetz's Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler, has hit the interwebs; and we have it for you hot, fresh, and deliciously bloody! Read on to check it out!

Look for the flick to be available on VOD July 26, 2013, in theatres August 23, 2013, and on DVD September 24, 2013.

Synopsis
Mitchell (Josh Duhamel) and Carter (Dan Fogler), life-long friends who have drifted apart, are on a road trip when their old pickup breaks down, leaving them stranded on an isolated desert road. Nobody can pick apart a man like his best friend, and as the relentless elements of the desert grind them down, they start to attack each other’s life decisions with unwavering brutality. As they question who they are and who they could have been, their agitation leads to physical confrontation and ultimately knife-wielding madness, and what begins as an inconvenience becomes a very real life or death struggle.