Finally a trailer has hit the Internet for director Zack Parker's horror feature Proxy (review). Look for the flick on VOD April 18 with a DVD release to follow. Check out the trailer now.

Alexia Rasmussen, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe, and Joe Swanberg all star.

Synopsis:
A very pregnant Esther Woodhouse (Rasmussen) is walking home after her latest OB appointment when she is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. When Esther seeks consolation in a support group, she finds friendship and empathy in Melanie (Havins), another mother scarred with tragedy. Esther soon begins to believe that the horrific event might be a bittersweet act of fate. However, friendship and empathy can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.

Proxy is a European-style suspense-thriller that promises to challenge the traditional cinematic form. Parker has reunited with The Newton Brothers to compose the score as well as Jim Timperman as Director of Photography to lens the film. A notable addition to Parker’s crew is seasoned Special F/X Make-Up Artist James Ojala. Proxy was shot on location in Eastern Indiana.

For more info visit the official Along the Tracks Productions website, "like"Proxy on Facebook, and follow Proxy on Twitter.

Attention New York! Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn has been developing their Signature Series program for some time, including revisiting the more mainstream ‘70s pornography for Nitehawk Naughties that will continue into the summer months.

Now, their One Nite Only series will highlight nine upcoming films that will feature artist and music documentaries, re-releases and anniversaries, restorations and classic repertory films.

Tonight at 9:30 P.M., Nitehawk presents a special One Nite Only screening of the new horror documentary Killer Legends in celebration of its upcoming March 16 premiere on the Chiller Network. The event includes a Q&A with filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills moderated by Fangoria’s Sam Zimmerman. If you enjoyed the documentary Cropsey from Zeman and are in or around Brooklyn this evening, Killer Legends looks to explore the true origins of urban legends on a much grander scale than the more intimate, personal exploration in Cropsey.

Killer Legends is a hair-raising film that focuses on four timeless urban legends that continue to haunt the psyche of the American public. This horror documentary follows filmmakers Joshua Zeman (Cropsey) and Rachel Mills as they investigate the true crimes that may have spawned these urban legends, while exploring how these myths evolved and why we continue to believe. The documentary probes the following legends: The Candyman, The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs, The Hookman, and The Killer Clown.

Killer Legends is produced by Gulp Pictures and Storyville Entertainment in association with Gigantic Pictures. Killer Legends premieres Sunday, March 16th at 8pm ET on the Chiller Network.

For more visit the Gigantic Pictures, Gulp Pictures, and Chiller TV online.

The live-action pilot for an adaptation of Enormous, in which the world as we know it has ended, launches next Thursday (March 20th) on Machinima; and we have a look at its trailer and artwork right here.

The pilot/short film is based on the critically-acclaimed graphic novel of the same name that launched last year. Written by Tim Daniel and drawn by Mehdi Cheggour, Enormous tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world in which massive insect-like beasts have taken over the world and humans are now the bottom of the food chain.

The creative minds of director BenDavid Grabinski (short film Cost of Living), writer Andre Ovredal (Trollhunter), and producer Adrian Askarieh (Hitman, Agent 47) are taking Enormous from the page to the screen.

You'll find the goods below plus synopses of both the film and the graphic novel. Be sure to check back in a week for the full video. After the pilot debuts, the plan is to turn Enormous into a full-fledged series that can play on various digital platforms the company appears on, including the new Xbox One.

Enormous Short Film Synopsis:
The film picks up years after E Day, the worldwide attack of massive insect like beasts, as the remaining humans from all walks of life must band together to survive and fight back against the monstrous invaders. Viewers are introduced to Ellen (Ceren Lee), a mother who has lost her child, and watch as she prepares to play a major role in the human resistance. The cast also includes Steve Braun (Wrong Turn 2) and Erica Gimpel ("Veronica Mars").

About the Enormous Graphic Novel:
Enormous tells the full tale of the aftermath of a vast ecological cataclysm which spawns colossal beasts unlike anything ever witnessed. Humankind stares down imminent extinction, and the only law is to hunt or be hunted. It’s survival of the biggest as the earth-shaking sci-fi action adventure continues.

As the last vestige of humankind spirals towards annihilation, Ellen Grace leads the only remaining North American Search & Recovery Team through the deadly giant monster-infested streets of Phoenix. However, she soon encounters another predator far more dangerous than the other-worldly creatures stalking the desolate city: her fellow humans.

When it comes to horror filmmaking, few directors have left as big of a mark on the industry as Tom Holland. Child's Play, Fright Night, Psycho II, The Class of 1984,"Tales from the Crypt"... we can go on and on! And we will! Next Monday!

That's right, kids! Live in the studio with us will be filmmaker Tom Holland, and he'll be talking about the classics; his current project, Twisted Tales; and much, much more! Be sure to tune in!

Dread Central Live airs every Monday at 4PM PT / 7PM ET.

Dread Central Live is a live, half-hour news/information/talk show dedicated to covering all aspects of the horror genre.

Hosts Staci Layne Wilson and "Gore Whore" Vanessa Gomez will guide viewers on a weekly journey of keeping current in horror via news updates, interviews with genre and mainstream stars and filmmakers, exclusive clips, trailer premieres, as well as exclusive coverage from set visits for horror feature films and TV shows in production. During the interview portions of the show, fans can submit questions via Twitter and Facebook which may be asked on-air by Staci and Vanessa in real time. DC Editor-in-Chief Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton will also make regular appearances, giving his unique “bat’s eye view” perspective on the genre that has fueled a lifelong obsession with the macabre!

Dread Central has ALWAYS been brought to you by fans for fans. We consider you guys our peers, and since we don't have - and have never had - a parent company behind us, we like to think that the site and everything it does belongs to you. That being said... tweet us @DreadCentral with your questions and comments, and we'll be answering everything that we can get to in REAL TIME.

How does all this magic happen? Just be sure to use the hashtag #DreadLive when you tweet and post! You can also leave your questions and comments on the official Dread Central Facebook page.

That's it! See you live and direct every Monday! For more information check out Dread Central Live on Daily Motion!

Just when you thought the news day was over... more comes rolling in! Good thing for you we don't eat, sleep, or have actual lives outside of the horror industry. We do, however, drink heavily whenever possible. In any event...

Variety is reporting that The Ring producer Mike Macari and Affirmative Entertainment’s Nicholas Bogner have optioned Jon Bassoff’s novel Corrosion and tapped Jack Reher to adapt the tome. We first told you about this back in September, but today it's official.

Corrosion is currently the number one selling noir novel on Amazon and revolves around a battle-scarred soldier making his way through the backwater towns of Colorado to get back to a woman, who might be his loved one or his next victim — or both. It is in the vein of Primal Fear, Se7en, and No Country for Old Men.

Production is set to start later this summer.

A smallish, but new image from Hammer's The Quiet Ones has arrived, and because we know you like to be kept in the loop on EVERYTHING, we have it for you right here. Check it out!

The film is written and directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and stars Jared Harris ("Mad Men,"The Ward), Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Erin Richards ("Breaking In,""Being Human"), Olivia Cooke ("The Secret of Crickley Hall,""The Fuse"), and West End theatre actor Rory Fleck-Byrne.

It's produced by James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through the Gift Shop), Exclusive Media’s Tobin Armbrust, and Simon Oakes along with Steven Chester Prince and Ben Holden in association with The Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC).

Look for The Quiet Ones in UK theatres on April 10 and US theatres on April 25, 2014, from Lionsgate.

Synopsis:
The Quiet Ones (inspired by true events) tells the story of an unorthodox professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist. Based on the theory that paranormal activity is caused by human negative energy, the rogue scientists perform a series of tests on a young patient, pushing her to the edge of sanity. As frightening occurrences begin to take place with shocking and gruesome consequences, the group quickly realizes they have triggered a force more terrifying than they ever could have imagined.

For more info be sure to "like"The Quiet Ones on Facebook.

We told you already that Section23 Films' new sub-label Kraken Releasing (a sister label to Switchblade Pictures) is getting ready to release three vintage Godzilla flicks for the first time ever on U.S. Blu-ray. Now we have a look at the artwork for you!

First up is the 1971 psychedelic anti-pollution daikaiju epic Godzilla vs. Hedorah, better known to American audiences by its Westernized title Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.

From its opening “Save the Earth” theme song to the WTF finale where Godzilla flies by rocketing himself through the air in the fetal position via his atomic breath, Godzilla’s ecological smackdown with a shape-shifting sludge monster dubbed Hedorah remains one of the most memorable outings in the annals of Godzilladom. But don’t tell that to Toho; the head of the company was hospitalized during the time of filming, and when he saw the finished product, he was so appalled he had director Yoshimitsu Banno all but blackballed. You might recognize Banno’s name as stories of him trying to get a Smog Monster sequel made have frequently popped up for over a decade now.

The hi-def treatment is also in the works for an outing that sees Big G going native on an island in the South Pacific where he contends with the colossal crustacean Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. That’s the international title for this 1966 sequel we in the U.S. better know as Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.

This is something of an oddball Godzilla film in that it wasn’t originally intended to be a Godzilla flick at all. Toho wanted to make a follow-up to their wacky King Kong Escapes, but rights issues led to the King of the Monsters replacing Kong at the last minute. If you’ve ever seen this one, you may have noticed that a lot of Godzilla’s behavior is very non-Zill-ish. I mean, since when does Godzilla sit around letting pretty native girls toss fresh fruit in his mouth? Since when does Godzilla eat fruit, period?

So prepare to see Godzilla sleeping inside a mountain until getting awoken Frankenstein-style, sitting on his butt as a beautiful island maiden lulls him into slumber with a series of fruity 3-point shots, and doing battle with a giant vulture, a terrorist organization named Red Bamboo, and a monstrous mutant lobster. Mothra and her twin fairies even factor into the proceedings for good measure.

And then there’s 1972’s Godzilla vs. Gigan. Considering Kraken’s penchant for alternative titles, I’m rather amazed they aren’t releasing this one by its alternate Godzilla on Monster Island moniker. Come to think of it, Godzilla vs. Gigan is really more of the alternate title of this one, domestically.

One of the loopier entries in the franchise (and that’s saying something following on the heels of Smog Monster), the nonsensical plot of this sequel has hippies and a manga artist uncovering an insidious plot by extraterrestrial cockroaches disguised as businessmen building an amusement park as a cover for their world domination scheme, the centerpiece of which is a giant tower built to look like Godzilla that can fire death rays from its teeth. The actual Godzilla and his spiky quadruped sidekick Anguirus tag team wrestle on behalf of mankind against the alien invader's hench-monsters Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, and a new foe named Gigan that looks like a cyclopean cyborg-chicken-thingamajig with giant hooks for hands and a buzzsaw built into its belly.

In perhaps the dumbest scene in Godzilla movie history, the alien roaches use a device that allows them to translate Godzilla's and Anguirus' roars into human language. That alone makes this worth the price of admission.

Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, and Godzilla vs. Gigan will include both the English dubbed and original Japanese versions with English subtitles. Kraken Releasing will also provide the films on DVD for those that have yet to upgrade to the magic of Blu-ray. Full specs are yet to come. Look for these online and in stores on May 6th. Pre-order below.

A new one-sheet is here for the Peter Hurd-directed horror flick The Control Group, and it's home to... well... a new home. What horrors lurk inside? We'll be finding out soon enough!

The flick stars Brad Dourif (Urban Legend, Lord of the Rings, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Halloween 2, Child's Play) along with Monique Candelaria (10 Years, AMC's "Breaking Bad," and The Banshee Chapter), Taso N. Stavrakis (Day of the Dead) and Jenna Enemy of the band Cemetery Lights.

Synopsis
Five college students wake up in an abandoned insane asylum and soon discover that they're part of a sinister government experiment. However, when a supernatural force takes control of the corpses in the asylum, the teens' captors become their reluctant allies in a struggle for survival.

The director of the Jeepers Creepers franchise, Victor Salva, has teamed up with Saw's Tobin Bell for Dark House, a tale about a father who travels to a seemingly abandoned mansion in order to learn about his son’s dark psychic gifts.

Instead, Bell’s character, Seth, a mysterious woodsman, leaves them wrapped up in a journey about the true nature of fate.

Tobin Bell was kind enough to speak with us about his long and fascinating career and why he was drawn to the themes found inside the Dark House.

DC: I know you’ve been interviewed quite a bit in the past by guys like me about your experiences in the horror genre, but I would love to talk about your entire career and your time in New York. How did you first get your start in the business?

TB: Alan Parker hired me to do Mississippi Burning in 1987. That was really the first major film that I did. Prior to that, I’d been doing Off-Broadway plays and doing what actors do, which is try and make a living. But that kind of got me started, and that was a great project to get started with because Mississippi Burning was an important film.

DC: Absolutely. I know you were involved with the productions of Manhattan and King of Comedy, and just being on those sets with those filmmakers must have been a great learning experience.

TB: I did 35 films as a stand-in and as an extra before I really ever spoke in a film. To give you an example of one job, I worked in Sidney Lumet’s film The Verdict for two weeks as a courtroom reporter. It was a great job. I got to sit in a courtroom and watch Sidney work with Paul Newman and James Mason and some terrific actors. I always loved those jobs because you got to be close to the artists and close to the talent. I was wanting to find out from a more realistic perspective whether this was something I could do, if I could be one of them. I worked with Sydney Pollack as a waiter and Scorsese in King of Comedy. I had lots of experience and training being that guy in front of the camera.

DC: How was your time on set with Victor Salva? Was it a fun set as opposed to something like Tootsie, where it was reportedly quite volatile?

TB: I heard that, too. I was never really privy to that, but I heard that about Sydney and Dustin [Hoffman]. They’re both very committed artists and that happens and sometimes great films come out of that relationship. Being in Mississippi with Victor on the set of Dark House, we had a bunch of actors who couldn’t have been more cooperative and talented and committed to what were long nights. You’ve got Luke Kleintank in it, who is an up-and-comer in this genre, and others. I just did another film with him called Phantom Halo. Alex McKenna is a woman you’re going to see a lot of moving forward. So, yeah, I really loved working in Greenville, Mississippi, and loved working with Victor and everybody in the cast. This guy named Don FauntLeRoy, who was the cinematographer, just did amazing work, and the film looks terrific. I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a forest trying to shoot something, but he just did a great job and has worked with Victor on a number of different projects over the years. So I’m hoping that Dark House is going to draw some of the horror fans in because it’s an intricate and action-filled story with lots of twists and turns.

DC: Speaking of the action, I wasn’t expecting there to be so much action in this. Was it a nice change of pace to get in on some of the action as opposed to being the one who orchestrates it?

TB: Yeah, that of course has been one of the hallmarks about the Saw films, that John Kramer is sort of the hand behind it all, and in this case I’m on-site and ready for bear. I liked being in the Deep South, and I loved being in the woods so it was all good.

DC: Your career to me is pretty fascinating because most actors start in the horror genre and then go more mainstream when they achieve greater stardom. Do you feel like you’ve done the exact opposite, and do you think horror has gone more mainstream because of the success you’ve had and enjoyed?

TB: Do I think horror is more mainstream now? Yes, I do. I think the envelope is always being pushed further in terms of what can be put on screen, and I think that more people go to horror films now. The success of the Saw films... it bridges languages also. Saw is popular in the Far East; it’s popular in South America and all over Europe. Yeah, the whole thing about genre is it gets talked about a lot, but when actors become actors, you become an actor to play as many different kinds of characters as you can. Even with John Kramer or with Seth in Dark House, I’m always playing someone I try to bring some dimension to that’s not in the script necessarily. They don’t need me to play out exactly what impression the script creates. They need me to fill in this character and make him as multidimensional as all human beings are. No one is all one thing or something else. That’s one of the nice things about Dark House, that there’s some mystery as to who this guy is. That mystery pervades the film once you meet him, and I think there’s a really fascinating underlying story in this film about good and evil in the world. [Seth] is a working guy from the Deep South and he’s been around for thousands of years and he can look lots of different kinds of ways and if we ever do another one of these, he will.

DC: You mentioned how an actor is always looking for different roles to play. Is there still a type of role out there that you’d really like to try and play at some point?

TB: Oh yeah, good question, Drew. I’m looking for the most complex people that I can find, and obviously it has a lot to do with the script. I don’t think I’ve actually done my best work yet. I think that playing John Kramer was a terrific opportunity and I was able to do some really great stuff with that guy and I very much appreciate that. And playing Seth, I felt the same way. I felt I was able to create another kind of character and another kind of texture. But what kind of character am I looking for? Someone who’s smart and sensitive and cares. He can still be powerful and edgy, but very often when you’re a powerful, edgy guy in a film, they don’t develop the other aspects of you. So I’m waiting to do the love scenes, ya know?

DC: Well, I will look forward to seeing you in some sex scenes in the future, and in the meantime, good luck with Dark House!

Dark House is now available on VOD and Blu-ray and hits theaters in NY and LA TODAY, March 14.

Dark House, which follows the terrifying road trip of a young man in search of his dark past, is the freshman effort of LA-based Charles Agron Productions. It is directed by Victor Salva, who co-wrote the script with producer Charles Agron, based on a story by Agron. In addition to producing the film and co-writing with Salva, Agron plays a lead role.

Along with Bell, up-and-coming young actor Luke Kleintank (“Pretty Little Liars,” 1000 to 1), Alex McKenna (“Crossing Jordan”, “Dallas”), Zack Ward (Postal), and multiple award-winner Lesley-Anne Down (“Upstairs/Downstairs”) star.

Synopsis
When Nick Di Santo learns that his father is not only alive but can possibly reveal the origin of his son's dark gift, he sets out on a trip that takes him to an abandoned mansion he thought only existed in his childhood imagination.

Special Features
- Behind-the-Scenes featurette

Word has just hit the wire that in honor of his 50th anniversary, everyone's favorite fire-breathing turtle, Gamera, will once again be gracing the big screen in 2015. We eagerly pray for the return of Guiron as well!

According to the Anime News Network, Japanese retailer Amiami is listing the summer 2014 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Tokusatsu Newtype magazine for release on May 16th. According to the retailer, this issue will have a lead feature with a scoop on "a new Gamera launching. Breaking a long silence, that famous Gamera will finally return! Along with it the article will see the earliest unveiling of imageboards [pre-production art]!"

The giant turtle monster Gamera made his debut in Daiei's 1965 film Daikaijū Gamera (Gamera the Giant Monster). His last feature film was the completely horrendous kid-friendly Chiisaki Yūsha-tachi Gamera (Gamera the Brave) in 2006.

If you missed out on the massively kick-ass 90s trilogy of films which consisted of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996), and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), do yourselves a favor and see these flicks now! You can get all three of 'em on Blu-ray for just $8.00 (order below)! They're just incredible. In fact, the only thing wrong with them is that Isis ends on a cliffhanger that's addressed within the first few minutes of Gamera the Brave, and then this particular storyline is put out to pasture as a means to reboot the franchise for children. Le sigh!

It was just about two years ago when we posted a review of Tin Can Man (read it here), and then... nada. But proving yet again that good things come to those who wait, we finally have release info on the film!

BrinkVision will be releasing the critically acclaimed, award-winning Tin Can Man on VOD and Special Edition DVD on April 22nd.

The film has been described as "terrifying, frightening, superb, and stylish... It's David Lynch by way of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."

It's directed by Ivan Kavanagh and stars Patrick O'Donnell, Emma Eliza Regan, and Michael Parle.

If you'll be in or around New York City in April, Kavanagh's latest horror film, The Canal, will be having its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Tin Can Man Synopsis:
Recently dumped by his girlfriend for another man, working in a job he hates, things could be better for Peter. One night, while he is alone in his apartment, there is a knock at the door. His life will never be the same again.

It's Friday. Almost the entire working world is sitting there watching the clock waiting to go home and chill out for the weekend. Why not pass the time by spreading a little (very) early holiday cheer with everyone's favorite mama's boy?

Jason Xmas is a ten-part mini-series that has Jason going after his victims during Christmastime. A quick trivia note: The opening scene was shot in Blairstown, NJ, where the original film was shot. Fans will probably recognize the street from the movie.

In this first episode Jason invites himself to a family's holiday reunion. The mystery of Jason's latest target will become unveiled as the series continues. A new episode will be released monthly up until the exciting conclusion this upcoming Christmas 2014!

Maine-based director Corey Norman will be debuting his first feature, The Hanover House, at the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival in April; and he dropped us a line with more info on the film, including its trailer. Check it out!

Starring Brian Chamberlain and Casey Turner and marking the return of Anne Bobby (Clive Barker's Nightbreed) to the horror genre, The Hanover House is directed by Norman and co-written and produced him and Haley Norman.

Norman told us, "The Hanover House was filmed over the course of 16 days in January and May of 2013 using a RED Epic camera. One thing that sets the production of The Hanover House apart from other haunted house films on the market is the fact that we filmed in an actual haunted house. Built in 1883, this farmhouse, which is located in the mountains of western Maine, has been the home of supernatural phenomena for the last hundred years. Former residents have been shaken awake by a full body apparition of an old man, seen a full body apparition of a young boy playing on the stairs, seen floating orbs of energy above them in their beds, and had objects removed from the walls and placed in other areas of the house. At least two former babysitters refuse to ever step foot in the house again."

The Hanover House premieres on April 5th with a repeat screening on April 6th at the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival in Maine, and per Norman it is currently close to selling out so if you're in the area and want to attend, be sure to hit the link for all the details.

For more info on the film, visit The Hanover House on Facebook.

Synopsis:
Returning from his father’s funeral, Robert Foster is faced with the unimaginable: He hits a young girl with his car. In a desperate attempt to save her life, he seeks help at a nearby farmhouse. Little does Robert know that the house has been waiting for him his entire life. Once inside its walls, Robert must overcome his own personal demons in an attempt to save both his wife and himself. But there’s a problem... only one may leave The Hanover House alive.

While I personally love modern horror films and all of their deliciously gory bells and whistles, my heart belongs to the old black and white horror/sci-fi flicks of the 50s and 60s. If you're in the same camp as I am, you'd better listen up.

Below you'll find the first official trailer and artwork for writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's new tale of old terrors, The Late Night Double Feature... a 2-in-1 film if you will.

Shane Donahue, Cherie "Rhuby" Gallinati, Mark Haider, Elizabeth Kaiser, Michael Kaiser, Stephanie Mihm, Daniel R. Sjerven, J. Andrew Wilkins, Mike Cook, Catherine Hansen, Alice Mihm, Daniel Mihm, Elliott Mihm, James Norgard, and Douglas Sidney star.

The Late Night Double Feature was written, directed, and edited by Christopher R. Mihm with stop-motion animation by Norman Yeend. Monster costume and special effects makeup are by Mitch Gonzales with electronic tonalities by Peter K. Flynn.

The Late Night Double Feature will hold its world premiere on Saturday, April 26th, in Minneapolis, MN. Advance tickets are now available here!

Synopsis
A double bill of 1950s-style B-movie shorts from writer/director Christopher R. Mihm, the king of "new old, good bad" movies!

"X: The Fiend from Beyond Space"
On a decades-long mission to Alpha Centauri, the crew of the UESPA spaceship Endeavor are awakened from LD-sleep to find themselves in orbit around a rogue planet. Finding nothing but a seemingly dead alien on the planet's surface, the Captain decides to bring it aboard for further study. But the crew quickly realize the creature is not dead... and it's very hungry.

"The Wall People"
Following the death of his wife, scientist Barney Collins (Douglas Sidney) finds solace in his new role as a single dad to his only son. However, when the boy disappears from his bed under mysterious circumstances, Barney loses his grip on reality and becomes a shut-in. Eight years later, he resurfaces with a wild theory: His son has been taken by an otherworldly entity that steals sleeping children through interdimensional portals in their bedroom walls! He enlists the help of his old colleagues (Mike Cook and James Norgard, reprising their roles as Dr. Edwards and Dr. Gabriel, respectively) to potentially save his son from the clutches of this inhuman threat—or prove he is certifiably insane!

We're at the halfway point of "The Following" Season 2, and despite its flaws we're sticking with it until the bitter end. If you're a glutton for punishment also, here are a few stills and a preview of Episode 2.09, "Unmasked."

"The Following" Episode 2.09 - "Unmasked" (3/17/14, 9-10PM; repeats 3/22/14, 9-10PM)
JOE CARROLL DELIVERS A DEADLY MESSAGE - Ryan, Max, and Weston discover information that leads them closer to uncovering the mole within the FBI, which leads to complications of its own.

Meanwhile, Joe and Micah execute a plan that threatens the Korban cult in order to announce a message to Ryan and the world.

Cast: Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy; James Purefoy as Joe Carroll; Shawn Ashmore as Agent Mike Weston; Valorie Curry as Emma Hill; Connie Nielsen as Lily Gray; Sam Underwood as Luke; Jessica Stroup as Max Hardy; Tiffany Boone as Mandy Lang

Guest Cast: Shane McRae as Robert; Jake Weber as Micah; Jacinda Barrett as Julia; Sprague Grayden as Carrie Cooke; David Call as Lance; Valerie Cruz as Agent Gina Mendez; Leslie Bibb as Jana

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

When it comes to Texas-based horror conventions, it doesn't get bigger or better than Texas Frightmare Weekend. That being said, it sounds as if things have just gotten a bit bigger! Read on for the details.

From the Press Release
Texas Frightmare Weekend is back, badder than ever, May 2nd through the 4th, offering up more celebrity guests, more vendors, and more amazing tie-ins than ever!

This year TFW is teaming up with the incredible Alamo Drafthouse Dallas to screen five classic Frightmare-themed films during the week leading up to the festival… culminating with a star-studded secret screening of one of horror’s greatest masterpieces on May 1st!

On April 27th Texas Frightmare Weekend kicks things off in style at Alamo Drafthouse Dallas with a special 3D screening of The Creature from the Black Lagoon, celebrating the classic film’s Sixtieth Anniversary! On the following night they revisit the birth of one of modern horror’s greatest franchises with James Wan’s Saw. On the 29th TFW celebrates its Terminator reunion with a special double-bill of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And on the 30th it’s your chance to relive the event that birthed found-footage horror: The Blair Witch Project! Later that same night TFW celebrates one of fandom’s biggest underground hits – the toe-tapping Repo! The Genetic Opera.

If that’s not enough, Texas Frightmare Weekend caps off its week of films with a secret screening of an undisputed masterpiece of the horror genre, featuring the writer/director and key talent in-person!

TFW is arguably America’s largest gathering of horror celebrities, professionals, and fans – now celebrating its ninth amazing year. The blockbuster event – again returning to The Hyatt Regency DFW – boasts over 10,000 attendees annually and has hosted hundreds of genre legends, including Clive Barker, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Englund, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, and Cary Elwes!

Celebrating the festival’s partnership with the greatest movie theater chain in the world, Texas Frightmare Weekend 2014 will also re-name its popular on-site screening room The Alamo Drafthouse Grindhouse Cinema!

Celebrity guests at TFW 2014 include living legend George A. Romero and the cast of Dawn of the Dead; Saw’s Tobin Bell; The Creature from the Black Lagoon’s Julie Adams and Ricou Browning; a Terminator reunion featuring Michael Biehn, Earl Boen, Linda Hamilton, Peter Kent, Kristanna Loken, and Robert Patrick; Japan’s ass-kicking warrior princess Asami; Hellraiser’s Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, and Barbie Wilde; Paradise Lost’s Jason Baldwin; the cast of AMC’s "The Walking Dead"; Full Moon founder Charles Band; Repo! The Genetic Opera’s Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre, and Alexa Vega; the legendary Linda Blair; Night of the Demons’ Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, and Kevin Tenney; Doctor Giggles himself, Larry Drake; and The Blair Witch Project’s Heather Donohue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, and Eduardo Sanchez!

Additional guests include Phil Fondacaro, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, John Kassir, Nick King, Kurando Mitsutake, Kyle Labine, Tyler Labine, Chris Marquette, Michael Parks, Lou Taylor Pucci, artist Gary Pullin, musician Twiggy Ramirez, Dee Snider, Jen and Sylvia Soska, artist Ben Templesmith, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Jill Whitlow, and many more!

All tickets for the show are now on sale at the Texas Frightmare Weekend website, and reservations at the Hyatt Regency DFW are also available here if you want an early jump at what is always a completely sold-out event hotel.

Stay tuned to Dread Central for more announcements from the show as we approach 2014!

Never mind helping old ladies cross the street or any other good deeds that the Boy Scouts are known for. For our money any Scout worth his salt will have to fend off hordes of flesh-eating ghouls before we give him a merit badge.

According to THR, Tye Sheridan, the actor who broke through playing opposite Matthew McConaughey in last year's indie drama Mud, has nabbed his first studio movie. The young thespian has signed on for the lead role in Boy Scouts vs. Zombies, Paramount's horror comedy to be directed by Christopher Landon.

The story centers on three high school Boy Scouts who must use their skills to battle vicious zombies after their small town faces an outbreak. Sheridan will play the budding honors student who is handsome and athletic but doesn't know it yet, still lacking the confidence needed to talk to girls he likes.

Production is set to begin in spring 2014 after Landon polishes the screenplay. The film is being produced by Todd Garner and his Broken Road Productions, Andy Fickman and Betsy Sullenger of Oops Doughnuts, and Bryan Brucks and his Brucks Entertainment. Broken Road’s Sean Robins is exec producer.

We'll be back soon with more, scout's honor!

Director Leigh Janiak of the much talked about SXSW Midnighter Honeymoon (review) was cool enough speak to us about her little film with big ideas and why Gareth Edwards’ Monsters might be the reason that the film exists at all.

Honeymoon will also be playing during the Tribeca Film Fest next month so you have a chance to catch it there if you missed down in Austin, Texas.

DC: Do you like being a part of the Midnighters slate at a festival? Do you think it highlights the film more, and do you mind it premiering so late at night?

LJ: No, I love it; I think it’s actually great. The movie isn’t a typical horror movie, but it’s definitely genre so I’m thrilled to be included with the Midnighters. I’m just really excited.

DC: Just to separate you from the pack a little bit from the other films at the festival, how have you been describing the film, and what led you down the path to making it?

LJ: I like thinking about it as an intimate, grounded genre movie. I think that’s the best way to describe it. It’s more like a sci-fi psychological thriller. My writing partner had been writing scripts for years and doing the whole, ‘We’re going to go pitch to production companies’ and doing that whole side of the business. It was around 2009 that I had seen Tiny Furniture and Monsters, and both of those resonated with me. That was when we made the decision that the next project we do is going to be something I am going to make no matter what. I was so inspired by Monsters particularly because the things that they did with that budget were just unbelievable.

DC: I’m glad you mentioned Monsters; I love that film. It’s crazy that Gareth Edwards is now directing Godzilla.

LJ: Can you believe that trailer? It’s awesome; I’m so excited about it.

DC: Maybe you’ll end up going down the same path and wind up directing Mothra.

LJ: Yeah, exactly. I would be thrilled to follow in his footsteps.

DC: It’s probably a little bit of a heady question, but what really got me into horror and kept me coming back to the genre is the social commentary. Something like Alien, for example, coming after Roe v. Wade in the late ‘70s with a woman as the lead and a xenomorph that impregnates you; that film had some subtext about abortion.

LJ: Totally.

DC: So, in Honeymoon are you saying something about the horrors of starting a family, or is there anything deeper going on that you’d like people to pick up on?

LJ: Well, listen, without getting too pretentious about it, for me, this is an intimate Body Snatchers movie. I think that if there’s some kind of social context to that, it just has to do with what the nature of identity is and how that’s changing in our society today.

DC: About getting too pretentious, a lot of directors say that sometimes, and I think it’s great to talk about if there really is an intention. I don’t think it necessarily turns anybody off.

LJ: Yeah, and I think it’s actually... if we want to get really pretentious, it’s this idea of the uncanny and how something extremely familiar can become unfamiliar and horrific. And I think that’s actually the center of the movie, and the relationship between Paul and Bea is how someone you think you know better than anyone else can become essentially a monster.

Written and directed by Janiak, the film stars Rose Leslie ("Game of Thrones") and Harry Treadaway (Control).

Synopsis
Young newlyweds Paul and Bea travel to remote lake country for their honeymoon where the promise of private romance awaits them. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night. As she becomes more distant and her behavior increasingly peculiar, Paul begins to suspect something more sinister than sleepwalking took place in the woods.

We told you earlier that the franchise scared up by Takashi Shimizu was getting a new entry entitled Ju-on: Owari no Hajimari (translated: Ju-On: The Beginning of the End), and today we have the first official bit of teaser art!

Ochiai Masayuki (Infection, Hypnosis and the 2008 remake of Shutter) is directing. Thus far Nozomi Sasaki has been cast along with Kai Kobayashi as the dreaded Toshio Saeki.

The flick is filming now with a release date already slated for June 28. That's pretty fast.

Synopsis
An elementary school teacher named Yui (Sasaki) visits the home of a boy named Toshio Saeki (Kobayashi), who's been absent from school for a long period of time. When she arrives, she re-lives the horrific tragedy which occurred in the Saeki household 10 years earlier. A cardboard box left in a closet holds the key to revealing a long-hidden truth.

It's been awhile since we've heard anything about Leprechaun: Origins, which is set to reboot the always fun Leprechaun franchise. Though we've got nothing for ya today, we do have an exciting announcement to share so read on for details!

We've just learned that, perfectly timed with St. Patrick's Day, WWE Studios will be unveiling the very first clip from the film, which stars WWE superstar Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl as the title character, this coming Monday night.

Check out the announcement video below, and look for the film to be released sometime this summer!

Leprechaun: Origins also stars Stephanie Bennett, Teach Grant (The Tall Man, Devour, Repeaters, “Cult”), Bruce Blain (“Supernatural”), Adam Boys, and Brendan Fletcher ("The Killing,"Freddy vs. Jason, 13 Eerie).

The original Leprechaun, which featured comedic elements, followed an evil leprechaun searching for his pot of gold while avoiding four-leaf clovers. “The tone is going to be a little darker, a little more traditional horror than the Warwick Davis ones that people remember, trying to find a way to please fans of that genre; but at the same time this is really being played for scares,” said WWE president Michael Luisi in an earlier interview.

Producers are keeping details of Harris Wilkinson's script under wraps to keep the franchise's new direction a secret.