"The Vampire Diaries" is taking next week off for Thanksgiving, and when it returns on December 5th, we'll be treated to some flashbacks to a dark time in Damon's life. Check out a preview.

b>"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 5.09 - "The Cell" (airs 12/5/13, 8-9pm)
Stefan (Paul Wesley) continues to offer Katherine (Nina Dobrev) his support while trying to mask his own pain, until Caroline (Candice Accola) shows up with an unusual form of therapy.

After trying to make amends with Caroline, Elena (Nina Dobrev) grows so concerned about Damon (Ian Somerhalder) that she turns to Aaron (guest star Shaun Sipos) for help. Later, when Damon tells Elena about a terrible ordeal in his past that he has kept secret for decades, she shares the disturbing information she just learned about her own family.

Finally, Aaron decides on a desperate course of action after a conversation with Dr. Wes (guest star Rick Cosnett).

Chris Grismer directed the episode written by Melinda Hsu Taylor.

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If you watched the stellar "Broadchurch," you'll surely recognize the expressive face of David Bradley, who has just signed on for a key role in FX's upcoming "The Strain," replacing the equally recognizable John Hurt.

The casting switch was announced just one day after FX gave a series order for the project, which is executive produced by "Bates Motel's" Carlton Cuse. Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan (co-authors of the novel on which the show is based) co-wrote the pilot, which del Toro also directed.

Cuse will serve as showrunner and writer. Gary Ungar will also executive produce the FX Productions series.

The story centers on Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Bradley, who played Jack Marshall in British series "Broadchurch" and Argus Filch in the Harry Potter franchise, will take on the role of Professor Abraham Setrakian. A Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the U.S. after World War II, Abraham now runs a pawn shop in Spanish Harlem. As the outbreak spreads, he may be the only one with answers -- if anyone will listen.

Hurt was previously set to play the role, but per THR, producers and FX Productions opted to recast for an unspecified reason.

"The Strain," aiming for a July 2014 debut for its 13-episode first season, also stars Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Natalie Brown, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Robert Maillet, Jack Kesy, Ben Hyland, and Miguel Gomez. Production will begin later this month in Toronto.

Back in April of 2010 we announced the first issues of IDW Publishing's Kill Shakespeare and Pantheon, and coincidentally this week some news involving both properties has arrived with one becoming a board game and the other being adapted as a TV series.

Kill Shakespeare Board Game Description:
IDW Games has signed J.K. Woodward and Dave Dorman to be the art team for its launch title, Kill Shakespeare. Woodward's work has been a mainstay at IDW since 2005, where he helped relaunch Fallen Angel before moving on to various Star Trek series, including last year's bestselling Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who maxi-series. Dave Dorman is an Eisner Award-winning artist known for his extensive work in the fantasy genre, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and much more.

"We've long respected the art that both J.K. and Dave have produced over the years," said IDW CEO Ted Adams, "and having them both be a part of the initial offering from our IDW Games division only gives our coming Kill Shakespeare game that much more individual style and excitement."

Woodward has been brought on to create the art that will be featured on the playing cards for the game while Dorman will paint an original piece for the Kill Shakespeare box's art. This debut title has a planned release date of June 2014.

"We're excited to lead off the games division," said Kill Shakespeare writer and co-creator Conor McCreary. "The lore we've created for Kill Shakespeare is incredibly deep, and we think our fans will enjoy spending more time with the characters and world we've created for them."

Kill Shakespeare Comics Synopsis:
What Fables does for fairy tales, Kill Shakespeare does with the greatest writer of all time. This dark take on the Bard pits his greatest heroes (Hamlet, Juliet, Othello Falstaff) against his most menacing villains (Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago) in an epic adventure to find and kill a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare.

"Pantheon" TV Series Description:
Michael Chiklis has joined forces with IDW Entertainment to develop and produce his comic series Pantheon as a new scripted live-action television series. IDW Entertainment will fund the development of the project, and it will be co-produced with Circle of Confusion.

While the story of "Pantheon" the series is under wraps, it involves Greek gods returning to the present day.

Slated as direct to series, "Pantheon" will boast Chiklis, Ted Adams, and David Ozer of IDW Entertainment and David Alpert and Rick Jacobs of Circle of Confusion as executive producers. Co-created by award-winning actor Chiklis, it was originally released as a five-issue comic book series by IDW Publishing.

Pantheon Comics Synopsis:
Earth in the near future is a place where the only gods worshiped are money and power. When black market artifacts dealer Hamilton Finch stumbles upon a cache of ancient treasures, he does not expect to come face-to-face with Zeus himself! Is it true? Do the gods walk among us? And what event has caused them to show themselves after so many millennia?

Famed Japanese author Miyuki Miyabe’s chilling collection of ghost stories, Apparitions: The Ghosts of Old Edo, is now available in North America from VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint, and we have all the details right here.

“Miyuki Miyabe turns her thorough knowledge of Japan’s rich tradition of horror and genuinely creepy folklore into a unique collection of terrifying stories set amidst the darker shadows of Japan’s old capital in APPARITIONS: THE GHOSTS OF OLD EDO,” says Nick Mamatas, Editor, Haikasoru.

He adds, “The days draw shorter, the nights longer and more ominous, and it’s a perfect time to take in this remarkable collection of ghost stories set amidst the bustling merchant culture of the classic Edo period!”

Synopsis:
In old Edo, the past was never forgotten. It lived alongside the present in dark corners and in the shadows. In these tales, award-winning author Miyuki Miyabe explores the ghosts of early modern Japan and the spaces of the living world – workplaces, families, and the human soul – that they inhabit.

Written with a journalistic eye and a fantasist’s heart, APPARITIONS brings the restless dead, and those who encounter them, to life.

With the success of its two-night premiere "event" for "Almost Human," Fox is trying a similar approach for the return of "The Following" and has moved the Season 2 premiere back one night to Sunday, January 19th, with another episode airing in its regular time period on Monday, the 20th.

In addition to announcing the schedule change, the powers-that-be have released a half dozen new character posters that include four familiar faces (Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy, James Purefoy as Joe Carroll, Valorie Curry as Emma, and Shawn Ashmore as Mike Weston) and two new ones (Connie Nielsen as Lily and Sam Underwood as Luke).

From the Press Release:
Last season’s No. 1 new series, "THE FOLLOWING," returns for its thrilling 14-week second season with a special two-night season premiere event, beginning Sunday, January 19 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the "NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME" (live, 6:00-10:00 PM ET). The two-night event continues with its time period premiere on Monday, January 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the season finale of "SLEEPY HOLLOW," airing at a special time (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

"The Following" Season 2:
Following the season finale of "Sleepy Hollow" at a special time on Monday, January 20, 2014 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), last season’s No. 1 new series, "THE FOLLOWING" (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), begins its 15-week uninterrupted second season.

Created by Kevin Williamson (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Dawson’s Creek,” the Scream franchise) and starring Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kevin Bacon (X-Men: The Last Stand, Frost/Nixon) and James Purefoy (“Rome”), Season 2 will catch up with RYAN HARDY (Bacon) in the wake of a horrific new murder spree. The FBI calls on Ryan and MIKE WESTON (Shawn Ashmore) to speak with the lone survivor, LILY (Connie Nielsen; “Boss,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”), in order to help them solve the case. Ryan is reluctant to re-engage with the FBI but finds a valuable ally in his niece, MAX (Jessica Stroup, “90210”), an NYPD cop working in the Intel Division.

As the investigation proceeds, Ryan crosses paths with several complicated individuals, including LUKE (Sam Underwood, “Dexter”) and MANDY LANG (Tiffany Boone, Beautiful Creatures), which furthers his suspicion that JOE CARROLL's (Purefoy) reign of terror is far from over.

Other new faces joining the show this year include Valerie Cruz as an NYPD cop who works closely with Mike Weston, James McDaniel as an FBI agent, Keith Carradine as a friend of Ryan, Jacinda Barrett as Julia, a disarming and alluring woman with mysterious intentions, and Lee Tergesen as Kurt Bolen, a seemingly normal family man who may harbor a dark secret.

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

In this world hundreds of people die under mysterious circumstances all the time. The folks who go digging into exactly what happened to them don't exactly fare too well either. Need an example? Check out the trailer and more for 7E.

From the Press Release
A young man struggles with unexplained events in a New York City apartment building where tenants are not who they appear to be in 7E, an eerie new psychological thriller coming to Digital Download and DVD on December 10, 2013.

Inside an old New York apartment, Clyde (Brendan Sexton III, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Boys Don't Cry) looks after his cousin (exciting newcomer Antonella Lentini) following the death of her roommate. Clyde begins to suspect tenants were involved in the suspicious death after meeting Sam and Rich, who seem overly concerned with his cousin's well-being. As his exploration into the death continues, Clyde's perception of what is real and what is imagined becomes increasingly blurred.

7E marks the impressive writing-directing debut of Teddy Schenck, who has worked on such films as Compliance, American Gangster and The Bourne Ultimatum. The psychological thriller also stars James Russo (Public Enemies, Django Unchained, Donnie Brasco), Armando Riesco (Garden State, World Trade Center, Che) and Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black, Slums of Beverly Hills, But I'm a Cheerleader). Jeffery Cooper acts as sales agent on behalf of Cut Entertainment Group.

It's the 25th Anniversary of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and one of the events happening in celebration is the return of the show's Turkey Day Marathon! Read on for the details of this Web-only live stream kicking off November 28th at 9:00 am PT/12:00 noon ET.

From the MST3K Turkey Day website:
Do you miss the Turkey Day Marathons of yesteryear, when, loaded with tryptophan, you’d curl up on the sofa with friends and family for a postprandial MST session? Well, you can relive the magic once again with a special Web-only Turkey Day Marathon featuring six classic episodes curated and hosted by Joel.

This streaming event will kick off on Thursday at 9 am PT / 12 noon ET on Thursday, November 28th at MST3KTurkeyDay.com. Fans who have suggestions for episodes they’d like to see included are encouraged to tweet Joel (@JoelGHodgson) with their votes.

On Turkey Day, MST-ies can join in on Twitter with the tag #mst3k. For updates on MST3K Turkey Day, follow @ShoutFactory and @JoelGHodgson.

You still have a chance to get hooked on the engrossing, stylish eight-part French horror series "The Returned" beginning Sunday, December 1st, when Sundance Channel begins a marathon run of the show. Binge away!

From the Press Release:
Viewers will be able to catch up on all previously aired episodes during marathons of “The Returned” in anticipation of each week’s brand new episode on Sundance Channel.

As praised by Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter, “The Returned” is “a visual pleasure and ultimately proves to be a challenging change-up to the zombie genre with its smart dialogue, provocative emotions, wonderful acting, and intellectual curiosity about love and loss.”

Airing Thursdays at 9:00 PM, "The Returned" takes place in an idyllic French mountain town, where a seemingly random collection of people find themselves in a state of confusion as they attempt to return to their homes. What they don’t know yet is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. As they struggle to reintegrate with their families and past lovers, buried secrets emerge and new mysteries develop as they grapple with a miraculous and sinister new reality. But it seems they are not the only ones to have returned from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past.

“THE RETURNED” DECEMBER MARATHON DATES:

Sunday, December 1, 2013
Re-airing Episodes 1-5
3:45 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT

Sunday, December 8, 2013
Re-airing Episodes 1-6
2:30 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT

Sunday, December 15, 2013
Re-airing Episodes 1-7
1:15 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT

Sunday, December 22, 2013
Re-airing Episodes 1-8 (All of Season One)
12:00 Noon – 10:00 PM ET/PT

While The CW's surprise power couple "The Originals" and "Supernatural" take a break, new episodes of "The Tomorrow People" and "The Vampire Diaries" air the week of December 9th so here are the synopses for "Death's Door" and "Fifty Shades of Grayson," respectively.

"The Tomorrow People" Episode 1.09 - "Death's Door" (airs 12/11/13, 9-10pm)
TAKING RISKS — When John (Luke Mitchell) finds himself in a dangerous situation, Stephen (Robbie Amell) is unable to help without revealing himself to Ultra.

Not satisfied with the answer he has discovered about his father’s disappearance, Stephen decides to take drastic measures with the help of his fellow Tomorrow People to find out the truth.

Meanwhile, Cara (Peyton List) and Russell (Aaron Yoo) negotiate a trade with Jedikiah (Mark Pellegrino), which ultimately makes Jedikiah take a big risk.

Madeleine Mantock also stars. Leslie Libman directed the story by Greg Berlanti and Phil Klemmer and teleplay by Pam Veasey and Leigh Dana Jackson.

For more info visit "The Tomorrow People" on CWTV.com, "like""The Tomorrow People" on Facebook, and follow "The Tomorrow People" on Twitter.

"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 5.10 - "Fifty Shades of Grayson" (airs 12/12/13, 8-9pm)
DAMON’S PAST RETURNS TO HAUNT HIM — Damon (Ian Somerhalder) realizes Elena (Nina Dobrev) is in danger and enlists Stefan’s (Paul Wesley) help to find her. The brothers pay a visit to Aaron (guest star Shaun Sipos), and Damon shocks Stefan by revealing his first-hand knowledge of Aaron’s family.

In an attempt to stop Damon, Dr. Wes (guest star Rick Cosnett) unleashes his secret weapon, forcing Damon to deal with a part of his past he thought was gone forever, as well as the consequences of his decades-long plan for revenge.

Meanwhile, Elena is horrified by Dr. Wes’ confessions about the dark history of Whitmore College and his own ultimate goal.

Finally, a frantic Katherine (Nina Dobrev) turns to Matt (Zach Roerig) for help, until she realizes that Nadia (guest star Olga Fonda) may be the one who can solve her problem.

Kellie Cyrus directed the episode written by Caroline Dries.

For more info visit "The Vampire Diaries" on CWTV.com, "like""The Vampire Diaries" on Facebook, and follow "The Vampire Diaries" on Twitter.

No, German Angst is not a Uwe Boll biopic, although that would seem pretty damned appropriate. What we have here, kids, is a new anthology film featuring the works of Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Der Todesking), Andreas Marchall (Tears of Kali, Masks), and Michael Kosakowoski (Zero Killed).

In 1920 Germany became the most influential production location for fantastic films. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s Nosferatu, Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Hands of Orlac, Paul Wegener’s The Golem earned the German cinema the label THE DEMONIC SCREEN (Lotte H. Eisner). German filmmakers told stories of the underworld beneath urban life, about the invasion of the subconscious. The frontiers between reality and dreams blurred and the fear of dark eros emerged. These masterpieces of German Expressionist cinema are the ancestors of the contemporary fantastic genre. Their influence is still felt in almost every modern film. With the Nazi dictatorship the genre was erased from the screens. In their Hollywood exile German directors continued to create some of the most popular horror classics, while in Germany the tradition was broken: after WWII the film industry concentrated on public-funded comedies and social drama.

But in the age of the Internet, when UNDERWORLD and COUNTERWORLD have taken on new meaning, the time is right to relaunch THE DEMONIC SCREEN.

Synopsis
FINAL GIRL by Jörg Buttgereit
A beautiful young girl wakes up in a Berlin flat one morning. In the bedroom next door, a half-naked middle-aged man lies strapped to the bed. The girl doesn't want to be the victim anymore...

ALRAUNE by Andreas Marschall
follows the nocturnal trip of an urban digital native into the world of a secret fetish society, which promises the best sex ever - through the magic of the Mandragora plant. But the transgressive experience has horrible side effects: he is confronted with a monstrous and deadly manifestation of his own sexual obsessions.

MAKE A WISH by Michal Kosakowski
depicts a powerful “if-only” scenario in which a young deaf-mute couple living in Berlin are attacked by a group of hooligans. However, they are in possession of a mysterious talisman that has already changed the course of history. The victims manage to turn the tables on their assailants by way of wishful thinking and wreak a terrible revenge, albeit paying a heavy price.

For more visit the official German Angst website and "like"German Angst on Facebook.

Hot on the heels of yesterday's premiere of the trailer for the upcoming Marlon Wayans comedy A Haunted House 2 comes a new still that's just as screamy as the aforementioned preview. Dig it!

The sequel to A Haunted House catches back up with Malcolm (Wayans), who is trying to get a fresh start after having to exorcise demons out of his ex. However, moving into a beautiful home with his new girlfriend and her two children does nothing to stop the paranormal — or the humor.

Open Road Films is releasing the spoof, which is directed by Michael Tiddes and co-written by Wayans and Rick Alvarez, on March 28th, 2014.

Synopsis
After losing his possessed girlfriend Kisha in a car crash, Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) meets and falls for Megan, a single white mother of two. As he moves into a new home with the family, Malcolm discovers bizarre paranormal events surrounding the children and the property. To complicate matters, a back-from-the-dead Kisha moves in across the street, and there’s nothing worse than the scorn of a demonic ex-girlfriend…

With spine-tingling tension and hilarious punch-lines A Haunted House 2 spoofs supernatural horror movie hits such as Paranormal Activity 4, Sinister, The Possession, Insidious, The Conjuring, and more. This time… it’s not just the house that’s haunted!

A new trailer has made its way to the interwebs for the upcoming release of Vampire Academy via The Weinstein Company, and we have it for you here, stakes not included.

Based on the bestselling book series by Richelle Mead, the film opens in theaters on February 14, 2014. It's directed by Mark Waters, written by Daniel Waters, and stars Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, Gabriel Byrne, Sarah Hyland, Joely Richardson, Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Claire Foy, and Ashley Charles.

For more visit the official Vampire Academy website, "like"Vampire Academy on Facebook, and follow Vampire Academy on Twitter.

Synopsis
VAMPIRE ACADEMY tells the legend of Rose Hathaway (Deutch) and Lissa Dragomir (Fry), two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful Vampires) and Dhampirs (half-vampire/half-human guardians). Rose, a rebellious Guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa - a royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St.Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy.

Thrust back into the perils of Moroi Society and high school, Lissa struggles to reclaim her status while Rose trains with her mentor and love interest, Dimitri (Kozlovsky), to guarantee her place as Lissa's guardian. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.

A new quad poster for Aharon Keshales' (Rabies) latest film Big Bad Wolves has arrived and it is truly killer. Magnet will be releasing this puppy here Stateside and believe us when we tell you, you're gonna LOVE it.

Directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, Big Bad Wolves (review here) stars Lior Ashkenazi (Footnote), Tzachi Grad (The Flood), Rotem Keinan (The Exchange), and Dov Glickman.

Synopsis
A series of brutal murders puts the lives of three men on a collision course: The father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings – a religious studies teacher arrested and released due to a police blunder.

Dread regulars know that I'm one of the few who absolutely loved the finale of "Dexter." I'll make no concessions about the final season being rather lackluster, but the show ended its run in a way that was both poetic and fitting for the titular character. Regardless, here's a fan-made proposition for the final season.

This wannabe Red Letter Media video offers some interesting ideas, but it's a far too high-level overview for us to say whether or not it would've worked any better. After all, if you put the concepts behind season 8 on paper (a jilted serial killer gets fixated on Dexter because he has all the things missing from his life), you've got some good stuff as well. The problem is making it interesting on a week-to-week basis, which is where the final season really dropped the ball (well, that and having Deb forgive Dexter completely at the end of episode 5 - still the worst moment in the series).

This proposition ends the show exactly where it started, which means there isn't much of a journey for these characters.

At any rate, you can head over to YouTube to check out Fibr3Optix's video by clicking here (embedding was disabled). I honestly had to watch it twice because the first time I kept counting all the ways he ripped off RLM's Plinkett reviews.

To go along with yesterday's artwork premiere we now have a triple threat of new Oldboy posters for you! Check 'em out and look for the flick in theatres next week.

Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sharlto Copley, Oldboy was directed by Spike Lee from a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell, Thor). The film was produced by Roy Lee, Doug Davison, and Nathan Kahane. It arrives in theatres on Wednesday, November 27th.

Synopsis
OLDBOY is a provocative, visceral thriller that follows the story of Joe Doucett, a man who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement, for no apparent reason. When he is suddenly released without explanation, he begins an obsessive mission to find out who imprisoned him, only to discover that the real mystery is why he was set free.

We don't know much about Relativity's upcoming Crow reboot, a project that has already been plagued by legal issues and negative screenplay reactions. All we know for sure is that Luke Evans will take flight as the titular vengeance-seeker, and director F. Javier Gutierrez is looking to stay very faithful to the original comics.

All sounds good to me so far, and this latest rumor sounds even better.

According to the website Schmoes Know, "Walking Dead" star Norman Reedus is being eyed to play a character named James. According to their sources, he is the top choice to play the character, though we have no way of knowing just who this James fellow is. Perhaps one of the bad guys that Draven goes after? Now that I'd like to see!

This is of course only a rumor at this point, so take it with a grain of salt. The site also reports that Kristen Stewart was at one point considered for a part, but the producers and studio apparently feared that she wouldn't be able to attract an audience.

The film is being produced by Ed Pressman, Kevin Misher, Relativity’s CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, and Jeff Most. Exec producers include Relativity’s president Tucker Tooley, The Weinstein Co.’s Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and Farah Films’ Dan Farah.

Godzilla this, Godzilla that. While I don’t consider myself the biggest fan of the radiation-spewing kaiju (I do love the old school NES game, though), the constant teasing of Godzilla in Gareth Edwards’ forthcoming 2014 adaptation has me beyond intrigued.

The other day the cover of a tie-in book called “Godzilla: With Light and Sound,” was released, with many movie sites speculating as to whether or not it was the final design of the iconic creature we will see in 2014. Today, however, it was learned that via an interview with cinematographer Seamus McGarvey on Pushing Pixels that portions of the upcoming film will be set in 1954.

"PP: Shooting on film had all the imperfections of the analog medium, from the lens distortion to all the mechanical parts to the grain of the film itself, while capturing on digital sensors is much more exact and, to a certain degree, lifelessly perfect. Do you see it as a certain magic that will be gone from the moviegoing experience?

Seamus: It is, and I did like those aberrations. We can still preserve this with lenses, for instance, that are now more vital as we put them in front of the sensor. On “Godzilla” I used the old C series anamorphic lenses, and for the section in 1954 I used really old vintage lenses from the early 1960s. They took the edge off of the very vivid, sharp sensors, and gave it a distant period feel. That’s exciting as glass is coming back in terms of lending difference to each project that we do. It’s nice to be able to interfere with image, to sort of mess it up a bit."

Now, as someone who hasn’t watched a Godzilla movie since I was…I don’t know, ten (I’m 31 now), I had to look up the significance of the date (it was the year the original Godzilla was released). I was then chastised by Uncle Creepy for not knowing this, and now I feel obligated to have a Godzilla marathon to atone for my sins.

Gareth Edwards directs the film from a screenplay by Max Borenstein, Frank Darabont, and Dave Callaham. Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni produce with Mary Parent and Brian Rogers. Alex Garcia and Patricia Whitcher serve as executive producers alongside Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira.

A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, Godzilla will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. Legendary Pictures is a division of Legendary Entertainment.

Slated to open on May 16, 2014, the film is expected to be presented in 3D.

In 1973, S.F. Brownrigg directed a low-budget horror flick called Don't Look in the Basement, which oftentimes hit theaters alongside Last House on the Left, on a double-bill. Now 40 years later, Browrigg's son Anthony is intent on continuing the story, and he needs your help to do so.

The script for Don't Look in the Basement: Part 2 has been completed, and Anthony Browrigg has taken to Indiegogo to raise the funds needed to cover shooting expenses, which include blood and makeup effects. Brownrigg says he's already got $5,000 to work with, and only needs another $30,000 before the cameras can start rolling.

The film will pick up after the events of Don't Look in the Basement, following the character of Sam around 40 years after he and his fellow asylum inmates ran amok. Sam is moved to a new asylum, where strange things begin happening once more.

Brownrigg wants to film the sequel in the same location as the original, and original star Camilla Carr has agreed to a cameo.

If any of this interests you, you can head over to the Don't Look in the Basement: Part 2 Indiegogo page, where you can donate and score yourself some cool perks!

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare combines a best-in-class multiplayer shooter experience with the fresh humor of the Plants vs. Zombies hit series; and we have release info, a few screenshots, and a gameplay walk-through with PopCap Executive Producer Brian Lindley to share.

From the Press Release:
Prepare your peashooters! PopCap Games, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., announced that Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will be shipping for Xbox One all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system on February 18, 2014, in North America and February 20, 2014, in Europe.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is an action-packed third-person multiplayer shooter that puts players in the shoes—or roots—of their favorite characters from the popular Plants vs. Zombies franchise.

“Gamers across the world have fallen in love with the Plants vs. Zombies characters, and now they’ll get to see them in an entirely new light,” said Brian Lindley, Producer on Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare gives the series’ fans and shooter players a fun, new experience that they’ll both enjoy as they blast, chomp, and laugh their way through co-op and head-to-head online action.”

Powered by the advanced Frostbite 3 engine, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare features stunning, three-dimensional worlds, blooming with vibrant colors and unique landscapes. The game has more than 10 maps and three distinct modes, including two 12v12 competitive multiplayer modes called Garden & Graveyards and Team Vanquish, and a four-player co-operative mode called Garden Ops. In Garden & Graveyards, plants must defend their garden bases from zombies attempting to turn them into spooky graveyards. Players can also square off in Team Vanquish as they try to send the other team to the compost pile. For gamers that just want to have a fun time with their friends, they can work together in Garden Ops battling off waves of zombies on the attack.

On Xbox One, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare includes two extra modes, including local cooperative split screen and Boss Mode. With split screen, players can team up with a friend on the couch to fight against an endless horde of zombies. In Boss Mode, gamers can utilize their Kinect or a SmartGlass device in any of the other gameplay modes to support their teams. Players have a top-down view of the battlefield and can help out their teammates with intel, health drops, revive stations, and explosive artillery strikes.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is available for pre-order at major retailers nationwide and at Origin.com for $39.99 for Xbox One and $29.99 for Xbox 360. A PC version will be available at a later date.

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The good folks over at IFC Midnight have released another trailer for Raze, and we have it for you right here! Tape up your fists and get ready to fight for your lives. Or you can just opt to watch it, but then you'd be passing up a perfectly good opportunity to engage in comical theatrics.

Raze (review here), directed by Josh C. Waller from a script by Robert Beaucage, stars Rachel Nichols (Star Trek, P2, The Amityville Horror), Zoe Bell (Kill Bill, Grindhouse), Tracie Thoms (Death Proof, Rent), Sherilyn Fenn ("Twin Peaks,"Boxing Helena), Rebecca Marshall (Saw 3D, That’s My Boy), Doug Jones (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), Bruce Thomas (Babysitter Wanted, Kyle XY), Tara Macken (The Hunger Games), Adrienne Wilkinson ("Xena", Star Wars :The Force Unleashed), Nicole Steinwedell (The Unit), Bailey Borders, Allene Quincy, Jordan James Smith, Amy Johnston, Victoria Cruz and Brianna Gage.

Look for the flick to be opening in select theaters January 10th.

Synopsis:
Raze focuses on two abducted women and 50 other women who are forced to fight each other using their bare hands, all for the sadistic enjoyment of an elite, voyeuristic society that follows one rule — “Fight or Die.”

For more check out the official Raze website, and "like"Raze on Facebook.