The UK got a look at Keith Wright's Harold's Going Stiff this past May when it premiered on the Horror Channel, and we here in the States will have the same chance in August when the film gets a VOD and limited theatrical release.

From the Press Release:
Level 33 Entertainment is proud to announce the release of the award-winning zombie-themed “mockumentary” feature film HAROLD’S GOING STIFF. An official selection of 19 international film festivals and recipient of the Narrative Feature Award at the Austin Film Festival, HAROLD’S GOING STIFF will have a multi-platform release on August 20th, including select theaters nationwide and on VOD platforms including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation, and Xbox available for rental (check platforms for pricing) or purchase at an SRP of $14.99.

Written and directed by Keith Wright and produced in the UK by Richard Guy, HAROLD’S GOING STIFF stars newcomers Stan Rowe and Sarah Spencer.

HAROLD’S GOING STIFF takes place in grey-skied, rural England and centers on Harold (Rowe), who is suffering from a new disease that is slowly transforming him into a zombie. A young, lonely nurse, Penny (Spencer), is sent to help ease the symptoms of Harold's frightening illness, and they quickly and unexpectedly become very close. After an experimental treatment fails, Harold's condition deteriorates rapidly, and the two end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes seeking to rid their town of zombies.

Theatrical venues for HAROLD’S GOING STIFF include the The FilmBar in Phoenix, AZ; Viva Cinema in Houston, TX; Jumpcut Café in Los Angeles, CA; and several other locations nationwide.

Originally we heard Unearthed Films would be releasing James Cullen Bressack's controversial home invasion thriller Hate Crime on DVD in August, but now it's been pushed to October. Check out the details and artwork.

The second feature film by James Cullen Bressack, Hate Crime is a labor of love from a dedicated group of people looking to make something different. It is a violent, realistic portrayal of one of our worst nightmares: being attacked in our home. It'll be available October 15th, which coincides with the release of Bressack's latest project, To Jennifer (from MVD).

Hate Crime was written and produced by Bressack and Jarret Cohen and stars Jody Barton, Tim Moran, Ian Roberts, Nick Clark, Maggie Wagner, Greg Depetro, Debbie Diesel, and Sloane Morgan Siegel.

Synopsis:
A Jewish family, just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal meth-crazed neo-Nazi lunatics...

For more info visit the Hate Crime Facebook page.

It's hard to believe it's already once again time for Comic-Con, but in just a few hours those Convention Center doors will open and the pop culture-loving masses will be swarming all over San Diego.

To get you guys ready, we've got something really special to share with you in honor of Dread Central's participation on the horror-themed Masters of the Web panel this Thursday: a brand spanking new poster for You're Next. Let the Hunt Begin!

For those of you heading to SD, we also want to remind you that Lionsgate and the MOTW panel are kicking off Comic-Con with a very special screening of You're Next on Preview Night, Wednesday, July 17th. The special screening of You're Next is being held at 9:00 pm PT at the Reading Cinemas Gaslamp Theater with AMC’s John Campea moderating a Q&A after the screening with director Adam Wingard, writer Simon Barrett, and star Sharni Vinson.

On Thursday, July 18th, at 11:30 am PT, the You're Next train continues with the horror-themed Masters of the Web panel in Room 24ABC with both Wingard and Barrett taking their turns as moderators that morning with AMC’s Campea hosting the event. This year’s Masters of the Web panelists include Ryan Turek (ShockTillYouDrop.com), Evan Dickson (Bloody-Disgusting.com), Grae Drake (RottenTomatoes.com), Lawrence Raffel (FEARnet.com), James "Jimmy O" Oster (JoBlo.com), and DC's Heather Wixson.

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.

Look for it in theaters on August 23rd.

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.

For more visit the official You're Next website, "like"You're Next on Facebook, and follow You're Next on Twitter.

It's been awhile since we last saw Caesar and his band of merry primates terrorizing San Francisco. However, it won't be long before the sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, is here.

Director Matt Reeves recently spilled some inside info on the plot and some Comic-Con details as well.

The 20th Century Fox SDCC panel will be held on Saturday, July 20, in Hall H, but Reeves (Let Me In) just couldn't hold his tongue until then. And just a reminder for those keeping score at home: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is scheduled to be released on July 18, 2014, and will star Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Toby Kebbell, Enrique Murciano and Judy Greer.

In a recent interview with Thompson on Hollywood, Reeves spoke on the Comic-Con panel. " Because we’re shooting, we’re not showing very much," Reeves said. "We are not going to be coming with tons of footage. The cast will be there, we’ll try to give a taste of limited little bits. But not ape shots, we’re not going to do that, you’re limited in what you can show. That’s another story that takes months and months."

Reeves then spoke about the dramatic connections that Caesar evokes from the other characters in the film, as well as the audience. "Watching Rise, it was miraculous how connected we are emotionally to him. I’ve never seen it at that level," Reeves said. "We’re wrapped up in his character. I wanted to carry that forward. When I rewatched Rise, in the interim, I had a son, and something in watching Caesar come into being in that movie reminded me of my son. When you watch, you identify with Caesar. I couldn’t believe I had that level of emotional involvement with a CG character. He is torn away from his family and grows up with another family, he’s taken away from them and imprisoned in the ape habitat. There’s no dialogue except sign language and it’s fascinating and emotionally involving. It felt like an uncanny connection to Andy’s perspective. I wanted to make sure that the emotional life of Caesar was the way the story carried forward. You have to make Caesar’s movie, you have to think about what matters to him the most. When I got involved the story initially took place further down the line, the apes had evolved fast. What excited me was the idea of going back to finding a way to get on the path, I did not want to jump so far ahead. I restarted the first movie that put you in the heart of the apes, knowing that in the canon, the ’68 movie I saw as a kid, you know what that world is about. That was the beginning. So this leads to the original film. How does that work? That is where it’s going. I did not want to go too far and miss how it developed."

Then Reeves dug right in and gave some great details as to what we can expect to see in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes next year. "Caesar talks at the end of the movie. He has some level of speech," Reeves said. "I wanted to make sure we’re continuing to go along the path of evolution without missing it. It was so delicious to watch in the first movie. It’s not like now they are talking in verse. Hopefully the movie is emotional and thrilling as you watch the apes come into being. The ape civilization is in the woods, between Vancouver and New Orleans, the world after what happens with the simian virus flu. The two main locales are San Francisco and the Muir Woods where the ape civilization is born. We’ll be doing a little shooting in San Francisco as well. A lot of the Louisiana shooting was to build huge wood sets outside in the woods to add realism, enormous exterior streets. We’re shooting in the rain, in the wind, all on location out in the open in the elements."

Perhaps what impressed Reeves the most is the hugeness of the film. "The crazy thing is the giant scale of this film, which is enormous for any movie, so much bigger." Reeves said. "The only way it works is from an emotional intimate point-of-view. It has all the things that drive me to do something, an emotional core, as Andy, Rupert and Weta did on Rise: How do you become an ape? How emotional it is, the emotional intimacy. It’s a huge adjustment. It’s not only on a scale for me that is obviously larger than anything I’ve done, but huge for any film in this particular way: this is the first movie at this level to do native 3D on an enormous canvas and mo-cap that is 95% shot on location. The mo-cap shooting on the first movie was done really on the stage. It’s enormous do this in a naturalistic space. And it’s an exciting learning curve."

But thankfully, for that mo-cap, Reeves has perhaps the greatest mo-cap actor of all time in his camp, Andy Serkis. "Andy is a great actor, it comes down to that," Reeves said. "The first thing I did, I wanted the VFX people to take me through all the footage on the last movie before and after of Andy so I could understand what he was doing. I was so impressed, we all know he’s a genius. I wanted to get under the hood, and they showed some minutes in scenes with even more going on, I’m hoping to pull those things out."

Synopsis
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

Is there anyone on TV more badass than the men of "The Walking Dead"? In case you need a reminder, Entertainment Weekly has Rick, Daryl, and Carl front and center on its three covers for this week's issue. Take a peek right here, and get a few more scoops on Season 4 as well.

“The first episode, we had days where there were 150 walkers,” exec producer and zombie makeup guru Greg Nicotero told EW. Meanwhile, new showrunner Scott Gimple teases that along with herds of zombies attacking from the outside, there will also be a mysterious menace to deal with from the inside. “The new threat is something you can’t just stab in the face. You can’t talk sense to it. You can’t make a truce with it. It’s beyond all that. It would be a threat in any world, but in this world it is much more terrifying.”

What does it all mean? All we know is we can't wait for October when Season 4 premieres on AMC!

The series stars Andrew Lincoln, David Morrissey, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Emily Kinney.

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The cast and producers of AMC's "The Walking Dead" will participate in an hour-long panel at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, CA. Moderated by "Talking Dead" host Chris Hardwick, "The Walking Dead" panelists will discuss what fans can expect in the highly anticipated fourth season, which debuts in October. Panelists include Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, Chad Coleman, Scott Wilson, Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott Gimple, Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Executive Producer Robert Kirkman, Executive Producer David Alpert, and Executive Producer and Special Effects Make-up Supervisor Greg Nicotero.

In addition, fans this year are invited to participate in the second annual "The Walking Dead Escape," a zombie obstacle course at Petco Park during Comic-Con weekend. The course is open July 19th and 20th from 5PM to 10PM PT and allows survivors to climb, crawl, and slide as part of the adventure and to also avoid confrontation by hordes of walkers.

1. Autograph session on Friday, July 19th - 11:15AM at Booth #4237
2. Panel on Friday, July 19th - 1:35PM-2:30PM in Hall H
3. "The Walking Dead Escape" at Petco Park, July 19 and 20 - 5PM-10PM

To stay up-to-the-minute on all things walker related, follow @WalkingDead_AMC on Twitter and visit "The Walking Dead" on Facebook. For more be sure to hit up the official "The Walking Dead" page on AMC.com.

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The devil's hour is nearly upon us! This weekend The Conjuring begins haunting theatres, and to tide you over until then, we have the following new featurette. Check it out!

Read our review of The Conjuring here!

In case you missed them, check out our exclusive video interviews with James Wan and Lorraine Warren and the cast of The Conjuring.

Synopsis
Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. Based on a true story described in the book House of Darkness, House of Light: The True Story by Andrea Perron, The Conjuring tells the horrifying tale of how world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

From New Line Cinema comes a feature film drawn from the case files of married demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Conjuring stars Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga ("Bates Motel," Orphan) and Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Insidious) as the Warrens and Ron Livingston (HBO’s “Band of Brothers”) and Lili Taylor (Public Enemies) as Roger and Carolyn Perron, residents of the house.

Related Story:The Conjuring News Archive

Joey King (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Shanley Caswell (Detention), Haley McFarland (TV’s “Lie to Me”), Mackenzie Foy (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), and newcomer Kyla Deaver play the Perrons’ five daughters, and Sterling Jerins (World War Z) is the Warrens’ little girl, Judy.

James Wan (Saw, Insidious) directs from a screenplay by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes (The Reaping). The film is produced by Peter Safran, Tony DeRosa-Grund, and Rob Cowan with Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter serving as executive producers. Reuniting with the director are members of his Insidious creative team, director of photography John Leonetti, editor Kirk Morri, and costume designer Kristin M. Burke, and his Saw production designer, Julie Berghoff. The music is composed by Joseph Bishara.

New Line Cinema presents an Evergreen Media Group/Safran Company Production of a James Wan Film: The Conjuring. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

The film opens in the US and the UK on July 19, 2013.

With all the talk of SDCC this week, let's not forget about a big event our neighbors to the North are hosting. Fantasia Film Fest kicks off in Montreal on July 18, and among the attractions of the Off-Frontières lineup will be the Rasmussen Brothers'Subculture.

Described as an urban version of The Descent, Subculture sounds like a journey into darkness not to be missed. Although inspired by a found footage short film the Brothers shot back in 2009 entitled "Missing Urban Explorers" (it was actually one of the runners-up of our "8 Shorts to Die For" contest), the feature is NOT found footage.

Check out their original short below, and look for more soon!

Synopsis
Bobby has been living on the streets since running away from home as a teen. He finds solace in an encampment located in an abandoned subway tunnel beneath the city. Here he makes a living as a runner, shuttling supplies from the surface down to the encampment’s transient population - an odd assortment of damaged people.

On one of his supply runs, Bobby encounters a battered girl in a remote tunnel who he at first thinks is from one of the tunnels’ lower encampments. He later learns that she’s an urban explorer who ventured down with her friends in search of an abandoned rail station and stumbled upon a nest of creatures that thrive in the darkness. Her friends are dead, and now that these creatures have been exposed, Tommy and the other members of the encampment find themselves the last line of defense between these things and the world above – a world from which they’ve been shunned. But with their light supply dwindling, how long can this motley crew fight off the lurking threat?

MISSING URBAN EXPLORERS from rasmussenbros on Vimeo.

The second clip and a new poster for Insidious Chapter 2 have arrived in all of their sinister glory. Check 'em out right here, and look for more on this one as it comes.

While you're here, check out our set visit report and our cast and crew Q&A!

The famed horror team of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell reunite with the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins in Insidious Chapter 2, a terrifying sequel to the acclaimed horror film, which follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions is producing (with Alliance financing). FilmDistrict will distribute the film theatrically in the United States, with Sony handling the majority of domestic ancillary rights. Alliance will distribute in Canada, the U.K. (through its Momentum Pictures subsidiary), and Spain (through Aurum); and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute in all other international territories.

Be sure to "like" the original film by visiting the Insidious Facebook page, and follow it on Twitter at @InsidiousMovie.

Look for Insidious Chapter 2 on Friday, September 13th! Stay tuned for more as it comes.

Yeah, we're as sick of waiting for a new Ghostbusters movie as everyone else, but what we're not sick of is the cool artwork put out by Strange Kids Club. What does one have to do with the other? Read on!

From the Press Release:
Let's face it; we may never get to see a true Ghostbusters sequel in this lifetime. The first film was both funny and original, concepts modern day Hollywood has seemed to abandon. More than that, the film was about the characters and the actors that portrayed them - from Bill Murray's smug Peter Venkman to Sigourney Weaver's smart, sexy Dana Barrett.

Inspired by the great characters that have made Ghostbusters such an enduring classic, StrangeKidsClub.com commissioned Peruvian artist Vlad Rodriguez to create our latest print, which showcases the entire Ghostbusters cast in the artist's signature "modern meets classic" style. This is truly one of our most stunning prints yet, and it's limited to only 50 copies at just $35 each!

Click here to order. For more info follow Strange Kids Club on Twitter and like Strange Kids Club on Facebook.

TR!CKST3R: San Diego, which runs concurrent with Comic-Con, specializes in creator-owned work, and on Saturday, July 20th, Anders Holm ("Workaholics,""The Mindy Project") will debut and sign his new comic Echo Island at the event.

Echo Island, with art by John Lawlor, is about some kids who go away to camp and do all the normal camp things… hooking up with girls, smoking weed, etc. And then they find out there is a killer on the loose. It's described as "Dazed and Confused meets Jason."

Here are the details for the signing and a sneak peek of the book:

Saturday, July 20th
Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Tavern Bowl, 930 Market Street, San Diego

For more info visit the TR!CKST3R website, and follow Echo Island Project (@EchoIslandProj) on Twitter.

Can anything put a stop to the Sharknado madness? Not if Syfy has anything to do with it! Part 2 is on the way, and you can help name it! Celebrate with us by dancing along with this new remix video!

Yep, Sharknado 2 is a go, and per Deadline, this time the flying sharks will attack Manhattan. Look for it in 2014. In the meantime, the network is holding a Twitter contest to name the movie. Tweet your submissions to @SyfyMovies using #Sharknado.

“Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm — on television. The fans are clamoring for a sequel. Or perhaps it will be a prequel,” the NBCUniversal-owned network’s EVP Programming Thomas Vitale said in today’s announcement.

Read our original Sharknado review here and a Q&A with star Tara Reid and director Anthony Ferrante here.

And in case you missed it, read about the first Sharknado sighting here!

Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, and John Heard star in the cult classic in the making from director Anthony C. Ferrante.

Synopsis
When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.

That's right! As if Comic-Con wasn't shaping up to be cool enough, add the Evil Dead Blu-Ray Release Party to the list of must-attend events! There'll be red carpet photo ops with Fede Alvarez and Jane Levy. Groovy!

The Evil Dead Blu-ray Release Party will be held on Saturday, July 20th, at The Commons, 901 Fourth Ave. The photo ops with Alvarez and Levy will be held at 8 p.m. sharp. And, as you can see on the promo poster below, you'll even get treated to some kick-ass tunes from Corey Taylor of Slipknot and DJ Green Lantern. You're living the dream, Comic-Conners. Living the dream.

Details below. See you there!

From the Press Release
From producers Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, original Evil Dead trilogy),Bruce Campbell (original Evil Dead trilogy) and Rob Tapert (original Evil Dead trilogy) comes the highly anticipated box office hit EVIL DEAD, available July 16th on Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Creators of the original The Evil Dead reunite to present this terrifying new vision of the classic tale about five 20-something friends who turn a remote cabin in the woods into a blood-soaked chamber of horrors after awakening an ancient demon. Directed by Fede Alvarez, EVIL DEAD opened No. 1 at the U.S. Box Office, and top 10 for all-time horror remakes. The ensemble cast includes Jane Levy (TV’s “Suburgatory”), Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood), Lou Taylor Pucci (Carriers), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) and Elizabeth Blackmore (Legend of the Seeker).

Exclusive to the Blu-ray is a cast and crew commentary track, as well as two all-new featurettes, exploring the origins and design of the new “Book of the Dead,” and featuring behind-the-scenes footage of cast rehearsals, insights from the original creators, and more. Both the Blu-ray and DVD come with three additional all-new featurettes on the making of the film, character transformations and the process of re-imagining a much-loved, horror classic.

EVIL DEAD was written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues, based on the motion picture "The Evil Dead," written by Sam Raimi. It was produced by Rob Tapert (30 Days of Night), Sam Raimi (Spider-Man franchise) and Bruce Campbell (original Evil Dead series). Executive producers are Nathan Kahane (Hope Springs, The Grudge), Joe Drake (The Hunger Games, Juno), J.R. Young (The Possession), and Peter Schlessel (Drive). Co-producers are Nicole Brown (The Possession, 50/50) and Matthew Leonetti, Jr. (The Possession, The Amazing Spider-Man).

It has a run time of approximately 91 minutes and has been rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language.

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Synopsis:
A secluded cabin. An ancient curse. An unrelenting evil. The original producers reunite to present a genuinely terrifying re-imagining of their original horror masterpiece. Five young friends have found the mysterious and fiercely powerful Book of the Dead. Unable to resist its temptation, they release a violent demon on a blood-thirsty quest to possess them all. Who will be left to fight for their survival and defeat this unearthly force of murderous carnage?

Special Features

“Evil Dead the Reboot” – Cast Rehearsals, Bruce Campbell, Deadites and more! (Blu-ray exclusive)

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This has got to be the best news to break all week if you're a slasher movie fan. We just learned that Synapse Films is prepping a 2k restoration of the little seen 1983 Canadian slasher gem Curtains.

According to the Synapse Facebook page, today marks the beginning of what will hopefully be a glorious resurrection of Richard Ciupka's eerie and incredibly bizarre Curtains. The only question is whether or not the film's elements have held up over time, so let's hold our breaths and hope for the best.

From Synapse:

Today is the kind of day I both loath and love about this business. We have, in our hands, the only existing vault materials for a horror film that many love and have wanted for years to be done right on home video. I'm assigned to the task. The excitement is overwhelming just to SEE the film and find out what is in the cans. The "loath" part is usually the bad news where we find out it was improperly stored, torn, shredded, faded or whatever... But, we'll find out. Synapse will MAKE THIS WORK! 2K scan work commence!

For those who have never seen it, Curtains is the story of six actresses called to an audition at a sinister and isolated mansion. Once there, they are picked off one-by-one at the hands of one of the genre's creepiest masked slashers - the Hag.

This is one of two slasher acquisitions that Synapse Films has been hinting at. Since this film was previously held hostage by Echo Bridge Entertainment, one has to wonder whether or not the other movie Synapse has is 1980's Prom Night. Watch this space and we'll bring you more as we have it.

We previously reported that Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. (D'Angelo on "The Wire") has joined the cast of AMC's "The Walking Dead," and now we bring you a first look at the actor in character.

If there's anything still keeping me attracted to AMC's sloppy zombie drama, it's the fantastic cast they've assembled. Having loved Gilliard on "The Wire", I'm eager to see what he'll do with this material.

“His backstory is not entirely the same as in the comic and the novel,” says new showrunner Scott M. Gimple. “I think he’s seen things go bad over and over, and winding up in this stable place doesn’t shake him from his experience. He struggles with that."

“You can see there’s something deeper and darker that’s going on with this character, just from the first episode,” says Gilliard. “We don’t really know what it is. We just know he’s got some issues that he’s dealing with.”

Gilliard will play Bob Stookey, a former Army medic who is haunted by his past, both prior to the zombie apocalypse and after. The comic version of the character, Bob Stookey, is a much older man, the local town drunk of Woodbury, who was also a former Army medic.

We'll see how Stookie fits in with Rick and co. when the show returns this October. Keep watching this space as we'll be brining you a lot more coverage on all things "The Walking Dead."

Elysium certainly has a plethora of interesting toys in its arsenal. While we await its August release, here's a featurette that teases us with a quick glance at some of the nifty hardware that will, presumably, obliterate people in the bloodiest ways imaginable.

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.

In the spirit of San Diego Comic Con overkill, NBC dropped seven character posters on us this afternoon. Come on in and get an up close and personal look at the cast of this vampiric drama.

Synopsis:
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") stars in this provocative new one-hour drama as one of the world's most iconic characters. It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

From the producers of the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning hit "Downton Abbey" comes "Dracula," a twisted, sophisticated, and sexy take on Bram Stoker's classic novel, proving that some stories never die.

Along with Meyers as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes, the other cast members include Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jonathan Harker, Jessica De Gouw as Mina Murray/Ilona, Thomas Kretschmann as Abraham Van Helsing, Katie McGrath as Lucy Westenra, Nonso Anozie as R.M. Renfield, Victoria Smurfit as Lady Jayne Wetherby, Ben Miles as Mr. Browning, and Robert Bathurst as Lord Thomas Davenport.

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We already showed you the Comic-Con one-sheet for The World's End (and if you missed it, it's in here too), but now we've got Peter Jackson interviewing Edgar Wright about his new film, The World's End, and a slew of clips to accompany it.

The World's End is directed by Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg along with long time buddy Nick Frost, Rosamund Pike, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, and Eddie Marsan.

Look for the flick in theatres on August 23rd.

Synopsis
20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.

If you're a fan of "The Walking Dead" and are not at San Diego Comic Con, man, you are missing out big time. But don't fret! Our intrepid journalists (ha!) risked their flesh and limbs to recreate the experience for you, dear readers, in this exclusive gallery of "The Walking Dead".

Can you spot Dread Central folks in the pictures? Are they having fun or what?

After you're done perusing "The Walking Dead" gallery below, make sure to head over to the Godzilla section to watch the videos of the Godzilla Encounter Walkthrough!

"The Walking Dead" returns this October with brand new episodes. Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, "The Walking Dead" tells the story of a group of survivors who travel in search of a safe and secure home in the months and years following a zombie apocalypse. The series stars Andrew Lincoln, David Morrissey, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Emily Kinney.

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With the onslaught of Comic-Con coverage beaming your way right now, this a firm reminder that Fantasia, one of the world’s preeminent genre film festivals, is also kicking off today; and we have a list of our Top 11 most anticipated entries.

The Fantasia Film Festival, now in its 17th year after debuting in 1996, will likely be making heads explode with this year's lineup so we thought we'd point you in the direction of those films that look dressed to impress. So take off your Hulk Smash Hands for a few minutes and give these talented filmmakers a little bit of your time!

24 Exposures (USA) Dir: Joe Swanberg (World Premiere)
Joe Swanberg has been an indie darling for years for his intimate portraits of twenty-something hipsters, but it’s his latest stint in the horror genre that has us turning our heads. After the director’s effort in last year’s V/H/S entitled "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger", I’m personally taken with a premise centering around a photographer whose subjects model as if they were deceased only to find out that one of his subjects actually does. 24 Exposures seems to harken back to late ‘80s, early ‘90s softcore melodrama. Anyone out there that remembers "Friday After Dark" on Cinemax might want to put this one on their radar.

Billy (Adam Wingard) is an erotic photographer whose images blur the line between fine art and pornography. Together with his girlfriend, Alex (Caroline White), he lives in a haze of drugs, sex and models. When a gorgeous model ends up dead, Billy draws the attention of Detective Michael Bamfeaux (Simon Barrett), an unstable cop dealing with some personal demons of his own. Meanwhile, Billy tries to lure Rebecca (Helen Rogers), a curious and innocent young woman, into his photography, while balancing a complicated relationship with Callie (Sophia Takal), his favorite model. As the murder investigation deepens, Detective Bamfeuax is drawn into Billy’s lurid world, which he may prefer to his own.

After School Midnighters (Japan) Dir: Hitoshi Takekiyo (North American Premiere)
There isn’t a lot of fanfare circling around After School Midnighters, probably having to do with the fact that it’s a 3D animated film in Japanese with no recognizable stars. The famed director Hayao Miyazaki has almost single-handedly put 2D animation in Japan at the forefront with films like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, but Midnighters attempts to make some much needed progress in the world of three dimensions.

A school’s morbid monsters of the night are no match for a trio of irrepressible little girls in this charming, distinctive and eye-poppingly weird work of 3D digital animation from Japan. Scientifically proven to spook and amuse! Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2013, Raindance Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2012.

Cheap Thrills (USA) Dir: E.L. Katz (Canadian Premiere)
Being the most recent example of why you should probably just go to the park to think things out after losing your blue-collar job instead of going to the bar, Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy) and his downward spiral of debauchery and dares, in that order. Reminiscent of the premise of The Magic Christian starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, Thrills forces you to consider what you would really do for the love of money.

Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

Curse of Chucky (USA) Dir: Don Mancini (World Premiere)
The real grabber for me is not the return of Don Mancini and Brad Dourif to the series (as if they ever left) but the addition of newcomer Fiona Dourif, daughter of Brad. Bringing in the next generation from father to daughter in order to introduce Chucky to a new generation is a great move. She’s also in a wheelchair, so the Lakeshore strangler might have a fighting chance this time around.

Nica (Fiona Dourif) is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb (Danielle Bisutti) arrives with her young family in tow to help settle their mother’s affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica’s plans for the future, Barb’s young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking doll named Chucky (voiced again by Brad Dourif) that recently arrived mysteriously in the mail. But as a string of brutal murders begins to terrorize the household, Nica suspects the doll may hold the key to the bloodshed. What she doesn’t know is that Chucky has a personal score to settle. He’s determined to finish a job he started more than 20 years earlier, and this time he’s going to see it through to the bloody and shocking end.

The Complex (Japan) Dir: Hideo Nakata (Canadian Premiere)
The Complex has a lot of hype surrounding it - and for good reason. J-horror genre king Hideo Nakata (Ring, Dark Water) returns, and word is he’s honed his skills for creating atmospheric, sense-driven scares. With that in mind, it’s safe to assume that The Complex might get you to pull the covers up all the way when you try and go to sleep after watching.

Asuka (Atsuko Maeda) moves into the Kuroyuri apartment complex, without knowing about the mysterious deaths that occurred there 13 years ago. She begins to hear strange sounds of "garigarigari" from the apartment next door. One day, an old man, who lives next door, is found dead. People became aware of his death after his alarm clock continually rang. Since the death, more horrifying incidents occur. With the help of Sasahara (Hiroki Narimiya), who specializes in cleaning out the homes of recently deceased individuals, Asuka tries to find something from the old man's apartment to give to his family. Official Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2013, Udine Far East Film Festival 2013.

Cottage Country (Canada) Dir: Peter Wellington (North-American Premiere)
Starring Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil) and Malin Ackerman (Watchmen), Cottage Country is more comedy than horror, but that is very much in Labine’s wheelhouse after garnering acclaim and new fans in Tucker & Dale and "Reaper." If we didn’t learn our lesson from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Cottage Country looks to remind us that it’s the country where bad things happen, not the city. And for the love of god, never bring hippies or slackers with you. They tend to ruin a romantic getaway!

Todd wants everything to be just perfect at the family cottage where he plans to propose to Cammie. But things go awry with the arrival of Todd's slacker brother Salinger and his free-spirited girlfriend Masha. When Todd accidentally dispatches his irksome sibling with an axe, Cammie is determined not to let murder stand in the way of their happiness.

Horror Stories (Korea) Dir: Min Kyu-dong, Jung Bum-shik, Lim Dae-woong, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok and Kim Sun
What would a horror festival be without an anthology? Seriously, you had me at anthology.

A high school student is kidnapped by a killer and has her life on the line. To survive, she tells him the scariest stories she knows; starting with “Don't Answer to the Door”, a story of eerie things happening in a house with a brother and sister who are waiting for their mother, “Endless Flight” in which a flight attendant and a serial killer is left alone in an airplane up in the air, “Secret Recipe” a cruel 2012 version of a folktale in which two stepsisters fight to marry a rich man, and “Ambulance on the Death Zone” in which the survivors in a city filled with a deadly zombie virus suspect each other of being infected while riding together in an ambulance.

I Am Divine (USA) Dir: Jeffrey Schwartz (Quebec Premiere)
From the director of Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story comes another documentary centering around a famous cult icon, Harris Glenn Milstead a.k.a. Divine, who has been largely forgotten by the general populace even though their contribution to pop culture is undeniable. This documentary highlights one of the freaks but looks to do it in a thoughtful and endearing way.

I Am Divine is the story of Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to internationally recognized drag superstar through his collaboration with filmmaker John Waters. Official Selection: SXSW, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013.

Rewind This! (USA) Dir: Josh Johnson (Canadian Premiere)
Featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with Frank Henenlotter, Jason Eisener, Atom Egoyan, Cassandra Peterson, Charles Band, Don May Jr, Zack Carlson, David Gregory and more, Rewind This! documents the rise and fall then rise again of the VHS industry. With over 50% of movies that were on VHS still unavailable on DVD or streaming services like Netflix, it’s no wonder why an entirely new faction of geeks have become obsessed with the format.

An exploding industry without rules! Backyard filmmakers with zero budget and a surplus of dreams! Unchecked global piracy! The race to control media consumption! Videotape changed the world and laid the foundation for today’s digital culture. Low cost equipment created unprecedented opportunities. Major studios and small indies operated on an even playing field for the first time ever. The story of the home video revolution is a tale of both technological advancement and human ambition. VHS vs. Beta! Porn invades the home! Direct to-video madness! It's all here, along with a rogues gallery of directors, rental employees, XXX vets, box artists, collectors, and more. Join the pizza party! Official Selection: SXSW 2013.

Return To Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1 (USA) Dir: Lloyd Kaufman (World Premiere)
It took me awhile to come back on board with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma, but now my freak flag waves for them just like it did when I was twelve years old. Kaufman is the Sylvester Stallone of indie horror right now, smartly returning to the well, breathing new life into the few true trashy classics in Troma’s stable.

Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vols. One & Two, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, is a satirical sci-fi comedy event film with themes ripped straight from today’s headlines: the contamination and degradation of the world’s food supply, rampant bullying, love triumphing over prejudice and LGBT rights. The film, a redux of Troma’s 1986 Class of Nuke 'Em High is in the same vein as other classics such as Class of 1984, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, and Carrie, but seen through the unique vision of Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma Team. Welcome to Tromaville High School where, unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a vicious gang of Cretins. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lovers-bloggers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Will they save Tromaville High School and the world?

Willow Creek (USA) Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait (International Premiere)
I’m not really sure what possessed Bobcat Goldthwait (Shakes the Clown, God Bless America) to want to go into the woods to shoot a found-footage Bigfoot movie, and I don’t really care. Almost a satirical sister film to Blair Witch, the teaser trailer follows the same beats, but this time around the tent scene is twenty minutes long and supposedly very suspenseful. What answers will be revealed? Maybe John Landis and Rick Baker will emerge at the end and finally reveal that they were the ones that faked the 1967 Bigfoot footage.

Handsome young city lad Jim is a true believer — he’s convinced of the existence of the Sasquatch, the elusive shambling man-beast nicknamed Bigfoot, said to haunt the wilds of the American West Coast. Jim’s girlfriend Kelly isn’t so sure. But she loves Jim and hey, joining him on his silly quest to craft a homemade documentary while seeking out the notorious creature, well, there could be worst ways to spend her downtime between bit-part acting gigs. The couple drives out to Trinity County, CA, on a pilgrimage to the site where the famous Patterson-Gimlin film clip, which purported to capture the mysterious monster in motion, was shot in 1967. Rolling into Willow Creek, they find a wonderland of Bigfoot-themed gimmickry and tourist traps, and chat with assorted locals. Some of the townsfolk are happy to share, while others are apprehensive. Their warnings become increasingly aggressive. The deep woods are no place for a couple of naïve city slickers — as Jim and Kelly are soon to find out!

Stay tuned to Dread Central for reviews and interviews from the 17th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival which kicks off TODAY, July 18th, and continues into the first week in August. Visit the Fantasia Film Festival website for more info.

While wandering the crowded geek-laden streets of Downtown San Diego in the midst of Comic-Con madness, it's easy for us horror fans to wish we were somewhere else... some place cooler like Dracula's castle. Wait, what? Well, whattaya know!

Synopsis:
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") stars in this provocative new one-hour drama as one of the world's most iconic characters. It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

From the producers of the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning hit "Downton Abbey" comes "Dracula," a twisted, sophisticated, and sexy take on Bram Stoker's classic novel, proving that some stories never die.

Along with Meyers as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes, the other cast members include Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Jonathan Harker, Jessica De Gouw as Mina Murray/Ilona, Thomas Kretschmann as Abraham Van Helsing, Katie McGrath as Lucy Westenra, Nonso Anozie as R.M. Renfield, Victoria Smurfit as Lady Jayne Wetherby, Ben Miles as Mr. Browning, and Robert Bathurst as Lord Thomas Davenport.

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