Capcom and CyberConnect 2 just announced the new downloadable content for Asura's Wrath with the first set to release on April 3rd. If you are still not convinced, then we have a new trailer and images for the great content to come!

From the Press Release
A collaboration between Capcom and Japanese developer CyberConnect2, Asura’s Wrath introduces a brand new style of gameplay that redefines the action genre. Fusing Asian mythology with science fiction, Asura’s Wrath delivers unprecedented levels of dynamism, drama, and interaction. Through a mix of range attacks and visceral close quarter action, players will fill Asura’s ‘Burst Gauge’ unleashing the full force of his rage and delivering devastating attacks on those who betrayed him.

Following this will be DLC that promises Asura’s ultimate battle where the strongest take on the angriest. The world’s greatest warriors from Street Fighter®, including Ryu, appear before Asura challenging him to a fight and creating a DLC offering that fans won’t want to miss.

Asura’s Wrath now available for Xbox 360 and PS3.

To learn more on Asura's Wrath and its downloadable content then visit the official Capcom website.

Actor/writer/director/producer/special effects maven Phil Nichols is one of the busiest guys we know, but in honor of our Indie Horror Month celebration, he took some time to drop us a line with an update on what he's been up to.

First off, casting is complete on Phil's upcoming stage production of Frankenstein at the Country Playhouse in Houston, Texas (more info on the play can be found by clicking here). The cast includes a few Renfield: The Un-Dead alums along with several newcomers.

Cast Members:
Victor Frankenstein: Sam Martinez
The Creature: Michael Raabe
DeLacey (the blind hermit): John W. Stevens
Hana Metz, Body Snatcher: Melissa Nichols
Petunia Schmidt, Body Snatcher: Mary Westbrook
Body Snatcher Boy: Taylor Biltoft
Elizabeth: Maredith Zaritski
Justine: Amesti Reioux
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Angela Denny
Alphonse: Vance Johnson
Henry Clerval: Steve Dowell
Herr Mueller: Bob Galley
Frau Mueller: Jan Potts
Mueller’s Policeman/William Candidate: Enrique Joel Vazquez

Crew Members:
Director: Phil Nichols
Production Designer: Melissa L. Nichols
Costume Designer: Deborah Blake
Creature and SPFX Make-Up: Facades FX Make-up Lab
Lighting and Sound Design: Rod Harty

Next up are preliminary sketches and a couple of early sculpts Phil did of the zombie possum that will be featured in Niko Red Star's Juice: Zombie Alley Vol. I (formerly Zombie Alley). Nichols' Facades FX is handling animatronic fabrication for the various stages of the mutated zombified possum creature. Phil told us, "We’re building three stages of mutation and zombification of the critter as well as FX for it being decapitated, skinned, and cooked, then putting itself back together! We're doing the FX all practical - no CG for the Undead Possum!"

Here's the synopsis of the film from when we first heard about it last year:

A meteor falls from outer space, and Momma (the moo-moo wearing, shotgun toting, brains of the operation) and Greasy Earl (her deadbeat mechanic son) find the rock, discover it has highly addictive properties, take it back to their auto body shop, and make white trash meth out of it, which starts a zombie apocalypse.

This fun horror/comedy follows a struggling rock band as they wrestle with drugs, sex, rock and roll... and a unique twist on zombies and the monster genre as the mutated Momma, Earl, and their “Juicehead” lackeys ravage the town and spread the infection in an attempt to build their Evil Auto Empire.

Nichols has also somehow found time in his schedule to give guest lectures on FX make-up at some of the Tier 1 universities in Texas. He recently did a zombie make-up FX demo for Rice University in Houston and sent us the following pictures and video clip to share with our readers.

Lastly, Nichols promises that once he gets through this year of horror theatre work, he’ll be focusing on producing some more movies of his own. He's writing several new projects that Facades FX Films will be handling beginning in 2013-2014. So be sure to keep him on your radar!

Lord knows New York City can be an absolute circus at times that can teeter on the brink of losing complete control. Still, it's an amazing place, but it takes a lot of people to keep it that way. Speaking of which...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rosario Dawson is teaming with "The Walking Dead"'s Gale Anne Hurd to bring her graphic novel to A&E.

"O.C.T." is being developed with both women attached as executive producers. Though "O.C.T." -- an acronym for the NYPD’s Occult Crimes Taskforce -- is still in its early stages, it is being considered as a star vehicle for the Sin City actress.

The scripted drama, an increasingly appealing genre for the cable network, will explore the inner workings of the task force, which was established after the Civil War to make the New York City streets safe from practitioners of black magic, demons from another dimension, and all manner of supernatural malcontents.

Like the graphic novel co-created by Dawson and David Atchison, "O.C.T". will center on the character of Sophia Ortiz, a new member of the bureau who uses magic, spells, ghosts, the undead, and the unnatural. At the heart of the story is an ongoing struggle between the "O.C.T." detectives and an organized demon force attempting to take over Manhattan. (At one point Dimension Films was developing a big-screen version.)

News of the project comes as A&E wraps up its best quarter on record, with the network best known for "Hoarders" and "Storage Wars" posting gains in the key adults 25-to-54 demo (now averaging 819,000 viewers) and with total viewers (1.6 million). If ultimately ordered to series, "O.C.T." would join a scripted slate that includes
"The Glades", "Breakout Kings", and the upcoming "Longmire".

The script will be penned by The Unusuals’ Jorge Zamacona, who also will serve as a producer alongside Dawson and Hurd, who is particularly well-versed in the graphic novel to TV business as evidenced by the success of AMC's "The Walking Dead". Atchison, Ford Gilmore, and Tony Shasteen, the graphic novel's illustrator, will join them as producers.

There's no doubt about it... one film that absolutely slays most horror fans is Clive Barker's Nightbreed. While we all wait patiently for the director's cut to surface somewhere (hell, anywhere), it turns out the man himself is in talks to bring the horrors of Midian to the small screen.

During a recent interview on his website about his recent health scare and other various tasty bits, Clive dropped the following on fans:

"We are also actively in conversation about doing a Nightbreed television series which will be for cable, so it will have a chance to be as sexy or as graphic in terms of the violence as we need it to be. For example, do you have Spartacus over there? Oh my God, it redefines gruesome... I also applaud them for finally realising it’s not a bad thing to see a manhood once in a while – it’s not as if half the world doesn’t see it daily..."

Barker continues, "The sensitivity of our culture has sort of caught up with Nightbreed. I don’t wish to be immodest, but the general sense is that the movie failed because people didn’t want to associate with the monster and I think our culture has changed – I think our culture is now ready to embrace the ambiguity. You’ve only got to look at Twilight where obviously the monsters are the good guys – I’m not a huge fan but I’m enough of a fan to watch and see monsters being celebrated."

Bring it on, baby! Thanks to DC reader Jinx for the heads-up!

There’s something about gas masks and bound wrists we just can’t overlook so when we got our first look at the poster for Natalie’s Lose Lose, we had to pass it along to you.

Written and directed by Eric Williford, Natalie’s Lose Lose is a 95Forty Productions film that stars Danielle Adams, Natalie Victoria, Jose Rosete, Marian Liddel and Todd Houghton. The film is about a young woman named Natalie who awakens to find herself bound and gagged to a chair. Who is responsible for putting her in this situation? More importantly, why did they choose her? Muh-wa-ha-ha.

We’ll update you on this one as we get more. To dig up some info on your own, visit the official 95Forty website. You can also “like” the 95Forty Facebook page and follow 95Forty on Twitter (@95Forty).

Some good old fashioned cheesy mayhem is on its way from Phase 4 Films as they're bringing the long talked about Sand Sharks Stateside to bite you directly on your ass!

From the Press Release
Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the video-on-demand (VOD) world premiere of SAND SHARKS on April 1, 2012. Directed by Mark Atkins, SAND SHARKS stars reality star and daughter of famed wrestler Hulk Hogan, Brooke Hogan (“Hogan Knows Best,” “Brooke Knows Best”), and Gina Holden (Final Destination 3, Fantastic Four, Saw 3D: The Final Chapter). The action thriller also features a special appearance by Brooke Hogan’s brother, Nick Hogan (“Hogan Knows Best”).

Jimmy Green, a prodigal party boy, is throwing the spring break festival of a lifetime on the island of White Sands. Little do the hundreds of teenage party-goers know, an underwater earthquake has cracked open a crater beneath the ocean’s surface. This demolition unleashes the most menacing beasts to ever rule the waters, and the only predator to ever swim through sand. It mercilessly feeds on anything that crosses its path, and it is up to those left on the island to stop the carnage.

The World Premiere of SAND SHARKS will be available on Comcast, Cox, Insight and Cablevision.

We get sent a lot of videos around these parts. Some are good, most are bad...and some? Well, some scare the shit out of us. This latest video falls into the latter category. Check it out.

For those of you unaware of the legend of the demon known as ZoZo, we suggest you tool around the ZoZo Ouija Spirit Blog to familiarize yourself. In a nutshell, ZoZo is the name of a malevolent demon who most commonly uses the Ouija board to attack the living, resulting in bad luck, poor health, and in some cases... death.

No matter what you believe, it's hard to argue the fact that anything which opens the door to the unknown cannot always be a good thing. Everything we do in our lives has consequences. That being said, check out the video below.

Real? Fake? Viral for one of the several projects coming out involving the Ouija board including one named I Am ZoZo? Tell us what you think below.

Last year up-and-coming filmmaker Keith Hodder made quite a splash in the indie genre community with the faux Grindhouse-style trailer Van Gore he co-directed with Peter Strauss and Jerrad Pulham that was selected to be a part of the Hobo with a Shotgun home release.

Now Hodder is back with his latest project called Shift, a short thriller about recent university graduate Ryan Stewart (Nick Stojanovic), who travels to Toronto with dreams of big success but instead comes face to face with harsher realities.

When he's jobless and out of money, Ryan has to make peace with his own personal defeat and make the long drive back home to eastern Canada. But things take a different turn when he picks up a clever and manipulative hitchhiker (Christian McKenna), who begins to test Ryan's emotional and psychological limits along the way.

Recently Dread Central caught up with Hodder to hear more about his latest project, the inspiration behind the story of Shift as well as more on another short film project he recently worked on called The Tortured.

Check out our interview with Hodder below, and make sure to check back here later this week for more coverage in honor of Dread Central's Indie Horror Month celebration.

Dread Central: Talk a bit about the story of Shift and what inspired it; it seems like a very relatable story (guy struggling with success) that really resonated with me.

Keith Hodder: Shift came to because I was really wanting to do something different. Something more natural and ultimately more to the dramatic formula. I was working on Stephen King's Bag of Bones in the summer, and a lot of the job required that I drove between home and the set. So every day I was driving and I had the time to think and ponder and get an idea churning; I guess it's not surprising that I created a road film.

But I also remember thinking that I wanted to create a film that symbolized the struggle that we all go through at the same point in Ryan's life. The transition from school to the "real world" so to speak. I wanted to approach a lot of that discussion with the respect for the characters much like John Hughes would in The Breakfast Club and all his other fantastic films. I wanted it to be a film that captured a moment that we all go through. It's something we can all relate to, the anxieties placed on us at such a time, whether it is from internal or external sources. I believe there's a little bit of Ryan in all of us and it didn't hurt that, when I was done with the job, I drove back from Nova Scotia to Toronto.

Dread Central: You've got two very strong lead men in this; can you discuss your casting process and collaborating on Shift with both of them?

Keith Hodder: I'd never worked with Christian and Nick before, and the casting process was definitely fun and exciting. We knew what we wanted out of both roles and we knew that they both called for some fantastic actors. I'm really pleased with those guys - they really delivered and blew the characters out of the water. I was amazed by their commitment to the roles they were given and their ability to add some of their own flair into it.

I believe we did a day or two of casting, and when both of them came in, we knew we wanted them to be a part of Shift. Collaborating with them was very fun and lent to lots of laughs on set. I'm the sort of filmmaker that is serious when the camera is rolling, but between takes I enjoy fostering a humorous relationship with the actors (usually calling them assholes or something like that) and these guys handled that perfectly.

Dread Central: Even though most of the film is just two guys inside a car, I'm guessing there were still a lot of filming challenges on Shift.

Keith Hodder: Oh yeah, filming was challenging. Making a road film can be an incredibly unpredictable experience, and for someone who is an overt planner, that was a very difficult thing to come to terms with. We didn't have the financing and funds to close off certain roads and streets so we literally had to throw our actors in the picture car and then get the camera rolling.

We also had to find roads that were long enough to support long takes where the actors were spouting out their dialogue. We'd usually get two to three takes per length of road and then would have to turn around, take the drive and reset and start again. It was definitely a lengthy process. We shot for six days straight in Mississauga, Ontario, and I believe three or four of those days were driving scenes while the others were interiors.

Honestly, I really enjoyed shooting the interiors, and we had a great team the contributed so much to the film that, while the process challenged the group's patience, it was an amazing learning experience.

Dread Central: Shift has such a different tone than Van Gore did- was that intentional on your part to showcase your own different styles of storytelling?

Keith Hodder: Well, yes and no. Van Gore was completely different than anything I have done before and it was a blast to shoot. To be upfront, I am still very divided on where I'd like my filmmaking to go. If I continue with Van Gore, then I will be seen as a horror director and will guide myself through that niche.

There's nothing wrong with that as there is a lot that can be done with the genre, but I love films like Shift and I love action and crime so I'd be hesitant to dive into one niche. With that being said, feature ideas for Van Gore are still floating around so, as you can see, I'm very conflicted.

Dread Central: So what are the plans for Shift- is it going to be making the festival rounds? Do you see this story as a feature-length film down the road?

Keith Hodder: Definitely! The plan from the get-go was to send it around to festivals. We have a potential of 19 marked out, and we've thus far submitted to the majority of them. So yes, I'd love for it to do the rounds in a few festivals and then that'd be that. I have a very punctual mind so once I am done with a project, I am done with it. I don't see a feature for the future of Shift as I am already running around on another idea now.

Dread Central: I noticed that you also co-directed another short film called The Tortured; what can you tell us about that project?

Keith Hodder: The Tortured was shot last January in Thomaston, Georgia, of all places. I'd been frequenting YouTube at that time and had come across some very talented guys by the name of Nick Laurant and Brett Driver. We all starting chatting over YouTube and Facebook and then we eventually decided that it was time for us to make a film together so I flew down, Nick flew over from LA and Brett was from the area and we shot The Tortured.

We cast all local Atlanta talent and I was blown away by what each of the actors put on the table. It was a very exciting project and it can be found on YouTube whether it be on my channel or Nick's.

If you like Dinner for Fiends episodes that consist mostly of us jabbering about nothing of great importance, then this nearly two-hour installment is going to be music to your ears.

Myself, Uncle Creepy, Matt Fini, Buz, and (for about a half-hour) Andrew Kasch have returned for a Dinner for Fiends that might leave you with indigestion of the mind.

Everything starts off fine as we discuss in spoiler-y details the season finale of “The Walking Dead”. That’s when I make the grave mistake of bringing up the outrageous online meltdowns people are having over the ending to the video game Mass Effect 3, and suddenly the show turns into a Matt Fini therapy session. You’ll hear in painstaking detail why this game broke Fini’s heart and left him a bitter, broken shell of a man.

Then the technical difficulties begin as Space Baby tries desperately to remind me why I continue to be no fan of Skype.

But on the plus side, I think this might be the first DFF in ages that is 100% rape-free.

From there the Amanda Seyfried serial killer flop Gone gets spoiled, as does the Halle Berry shark dud Dark Tide, even more so the indie chiller ATM. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance gets burned as well. You’ll also hear our thoughts on the trailers for Dark Shadows and Prometheus. We’ll top it off with some viewer mail for dessert.

Dinner is served.

Editor's Note
What you're about to listen to came within a hair of being a lost episode. For whatever reason we were riddled with technical difficulties, which led to Buz nearly killing himself cutting together the original recording with Foy's back-up recording. Yes, the Foywonder saved the day. It took over a week but Buz managed to Frankenstein it together for you. Yes, you will hear the occasional weirdness and interference. The only thing we can do is blame it on the Space Baby. Sorry for the mess. Won't happen again.

The news just never stops, man. Every time we think that we're done for the day, boom, another story hits our radar. Good thing we live and breathe for this stuff. Moving on ...

According to Variety The Incident star Kenny Doughty, who just joined the cast of Bong Joon-ho's Snow Piercer, is set to make his feature directorial debut with Vengeance Waits, a British revenge thriller written by first-time scribe C.D. Carver. Richard Coyle, who stars in Radius-TWC's English-language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher, is attached to star in the film, which Turnover Productions and Swing It Films are producing. Lensing is scheduled for September.

Oldboy helmer Park Chan-wook is producing Snow Piercer, a post-apocalyptic thriller that stars Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Tilda Swinton. Set in a world covered in snow and ice, the story follows a train full of travelers who struggle to co-exist.

The animated horror comedy Hell & Back just got a lot funnier thanks to a new cast member who'll be lending his talents to the whole devilish affair. Read on for the latest.

Deadline reports that Bob Odenkirk has come aboard to co-star in the stop-motion comedy Hell & Back, joining an ensemble voice cast that includes Mila Kunis, Nick Swardson, TJ Miller and Rob Riggle.

The feature, the first from stop-motion Robot Chicken studio ShadowMachine, is an R-rated comedy about two best friends who must rescue their buddy from the depths of hell.

Odenkirk will play the Devil, who’s been running Hell since before time began, and it’s starting to get on his nerves. The actor-writer-director currently co-stars on AMC’s "Breaking Bad" and has won two Emmys for writing.

More as it comes.

After this week "The Vampire Diaries", "The Secret Circle", and "Supernatural" all go on spring break, but first here are Producer's Previews of "The Murder of One", "Sacrifice", and "Party On, Garth", respectively.

"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 3.18 "The Murder of One" (3/29/12 Air Date; 8:00-9:00 PM):
SAVIOR OF THE CURSED AND THE DAMNED — Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) focus a new project that will bring them closer to destroying Klaus (Joseph Morgan), and they quickly bring Elena (Nina Dobrev), Caroline (Candice Accola), and Matt (Zach Roerig) in on the plan.

After Klaus threatens someone close to Bonnie (Kat Graham), she has no choice but to work on the spell he needs. Meanwhile Klaus and Rebekah (guest star Claire Holt) find the perfect motivator to convince Finn (guest star Caspar Zafer) to cooperate with them, but Rebekah is more interested in her own brutal plan to take revenge on Damon.

Stefan’s emotional turmoil leads him to a dangerous confrontation with Klaus and, later, to a heartbreaking moment with Elena.

J. Miller Tobin directed the episode written by Caroline Dries.

Watch as executive producer Julie Plec discusses the impact of the special oak and the impact of hurting Rebekah.

"The Secret Circle" Episode 1.18 "Sacrifice" (3/29/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
A WITCH HUNTER TRACKS DOWN A MEMBER OF THE CIRCLE WITH A MESSAGE FOR BLACKWELL — Jake (Chris Zylka) gets a surprise visit from an old acquaintance named Samuel (guest star Chad Rook), a witch hunter, who has a message for Blackwell (guest star Joe Lando) about Eben’s (guest star Sammi Rotibi) surprising next move. Cassie (Britt Robertson) intervenes, forces Samuel to reveal his news, and is stunned to find out what Eben is trying to resurrect.

Meanwhile Diana (Shelley Hennig) is frustrated that keeping the secrets of who they are is building a barrier between her and Grant (guest star Tim Phillipps).

Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) agree to help out Adam (Thomas Dekker) at the Boathouse and in return get him to help them use their magic to enhance their love lives.

Nick Copus directed the episode written by David Ehrman.

In this preview executive producer Andrew Miller reveals that a witch hunter will come to Chance Harbor with a message.

"Supernatural" Episode 7.18 "Party On, Garth" (3/30/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
GARTH IS BACK TO HELP THE WINCHESTERS — Dean (Jensen Ackles) is surprised when he gets a call from Garth (guest star DJ Qualls) asking for the brothers’ help on a case.

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean discover they are battling a Shojo, a Japanese creature sent to seek revenge on enemies. The worst part about fighting a Shojo? You can only see it when you’re drunk.

Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Adam Glass.

The video features executive producer Robert Singer reintroducing Garth and the Shojo.

For more on all three of these shows, visit The CW.

As mentioned in the story below this one, our favorite CW shows are going on hiatus, returning the week of April 16th, and here are the synopses for "The Vampire Diaries" Ep. 3.19, "Heart of Darkness"; "The Secret Circle" Ep. 1.19, "Crystal"; and "Supernatural" Ep. 7.19, "Of Grave Importance".

"The Vampire Diaries" Episode 3.19 "Heart of Darkness" (4/19/12 Air Date; 8:00-9:00 PM):
TYLER RETURNS TO MYSTIC FALLS — Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) set off together to make sure Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) is safe in Denver and to see if his special abilities can help reveal the information they need about ancient vampire bloodlines. It doesn’t take them long to learn that Jeremy has been hanging with the wrong people.

Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) both go to brutal extremes in their search for the missing weapon.

Caroline (Candice Accola) is thrilled when Tyler (Michael Trevino) returns to town, but Tyler soon suspects that something has been going on between Caroline and Klaus.

Matt (Zach Roerig) has his hands full trying to keep Rebecca (Claire Holt) busy organizing the school’s upcoming 1920s Decade Dance.

Chris Grismer directed the episode written by Brian Young and Evan Bleiweiss.

"The Secret Circle" Episode 1.19 "Crystal" (4/19/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
THE OTHER BLACKWELL CHILD IS REVEALED — To protect themselves from the witch hunters, Jake (Chris Zylka), Cassie (Britt Robertson), and Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) seek out Jake’s grandfather, Royce (guest star John de Lancie), to find his family’s crystal and are confronted with disturbing theories about the events of sixteen years ago.

Meanwhile Diana (Shelley Hennig) tries to balance her pursuit of the Glaser crystal with Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) and Adam (Thomas Dekker) with her romantic life with Grant (guest star Tim Phillipps), who demands to know what she’s hiding. At the same time Callum (guest star Michael Graziadei) attempts to re-insert himself into Melissa’s life.

Charles (Gale Harold) and Jane (guest star Ashley Crow) plot their move against Blackwell (guest star Joe Lando).

Omar Madha directed the episode written by Micah Schraft.

"Supernatural" Episode 7.19 "Of Grave Importance" (4/20/12 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 PM):
AN OLD HUNTER FRIEND RECONNECTS WITH SAM AND DEAN — Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) get a call from Annie Hawkins (guest star Jamie Luner), an old hunter friend, asking for help on a case. When they arrive in town, they find out Annie has disappeared.

They trace her last whereabouts to an old abandoned house that is haunted by a powerful ghost.

Tim Andrew directed the episode written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming.

For more on all three of these shows, visit The CW.

The word just reached us that a true legend passed away earlier this week, and we're saddened to pass on the news that actor Warren Stevens, who appeared in Forbidden Planet as well as numerous TV shows, died in Sherman Oaks, California, on Tuesday, March 27th at age 92.

Stevens, who suffered from lung disease, also acted in "The Twilight Zone" in both 1962 and 1986, "The Outer Limits", "One Step Beyond", and "Alfred Hitchcock Present", among many other films and TV series.

Born in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, Stevens attended the Naval Academy but left before graduating due to problems with his vision, though he later served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He developed his interest in acting while at Annapolis and did summer stock before entering the service during the war. After WWII he returned to summer stock, worked in radio, and joined the Actors Studio in New York. He made his Broadway debut in 1947 and appeared in several other plays on the Rialto. His small but important role in "Detective Story," which later became a film, led to a contract at 20th Century Fox.

Stevens was twice married and divorced. He is survived by three sons, Adam, Matthew, and Lawrence.

We here at Dread Central offer our sincere condolences to Warren's friends, family, and constituents. Thanks for the memories, sir!

Syfy must really be hoping that viewers have 2012 disaster fever because by the end of May a good 75% of their original movies for the year will have been disaster flicks.

That will continue with a trio of space age disasters premiering over the next six weeks: Seattle Superstorm, Alien Tornado, and Space Twister.

Syfy sent out the following press release officially announcing the April premieres of Alien Tornado and Space Twister.

Alien Tornado, premiering Saturday, April 14 at 9PM (ET/PT), stars Jeff Fahey (Machete) and Kari Wuhrer (Sliders). In the movie, aliens attack Earth, using deadly electrical tornadoes as weapons. A farmer, his brilliant high school daughter and a tornado blogger race against the clock to find a way to thwart the horrific invasion. Alien Tornado is a production of Active Entertainment.

Erica Cerra, star of Syfy’s hit series Eureka, plays the mother of a teenage genius in Space Twister, premiering Saturday, April 28 at 9PM. Other-worldly storms -- similar to the ones comprising the eye of Jupiter – begin destroying the planet, disintegrating everything they touch. A high school student’s science project becomes the mysterious key to ending the catastrophic storms and saving civilization. A production of Cinetel, Space Twister co-stars Mitch Pileggi (Sons of Anarchy).

Space Twister was originally entitled Super Storm, but that was almost certainly changed because Syfy is already premiering a sci-fi disaster flick this very weekend entitled Seattle Superstorm. There’s clearly only room for one Super Storm on the schedule.

In Seattle Superstorm, a UFO crashes into the Puget Sound somehow touching off catastrophic weather and only Esai Morales (“Caprica”) and Ona Grauer (House of the Dead) can save the city. It premieres Saturday night at 9/8 Central.

Syfy has posted two clips from Seattle Superstorm in which extras first run for cover from lightning strikes and a tornado that takes down the Space Needle, and then more extras and Esai Morales run for cover from fireballs falling from the sky.

Syfy has also posted two clips from Space Twister in which you’ll see characters trying to survive not getting electrocuted or burned alive. What you won’t see: a space twister. Booooooo!

For some reason Syfy has not posted any clips from Alien Tornado, possibly because they’re afraid that the sight of blue energy tornadoes is neater looking than anything in the other four clips. I did find the international trailer for Alien Tornado (under the even more uber-generic alternate title Tornado Warning) online so you can see for yourself.

For those of you like myself that much prefer Syfy movies with monsters and killer animals, I’m afraid we’ll all have to wait until June when the network goes all-out premiering a new one each Saturday night during the month: Roger Corman’s Piranhaconda, Jersey Shore Shark Attack, The Asylum’s Bigfoot, and Arachnoquake.

See that headline? Yeah, I'd totally go see that movie. Sasquatchploitation is near and dear to our hearts here at Dread Central and we're always happy to let you know about a new Bigfoot movie stomping our way.

Hannover House has acquired the exclusive, worldwide production rights to Primate, a sci-fi thriller about a cryptozoological creature that terrorizes a team of Bigfoot researchers. The property was written by Andrew Sands (Airspeed, Beyond Loch Ness) and is planned for a USA production in September.

Although story and plot details have been intentionally quarantined, Hannover House reports that Primate suggests that the creatures may be part of a surviving tribe of Gigantopithecus hominoids. This early primate, currently known only through fossil findings, towered over 8-feet in height, and has been pegged as a possible identity for the legendary Bigfoot sightings.

Interest in Bigfoot and the field of cryptozoology has exploded in recent years, due in part to the successful Animal Planet cable series "Finding Bigfoot" as well as features such as the Hannover House video hit, Boggy Creek: The Legend is True. The Hannover House video, directed by Brian T. Jaynes (Humans vs. Zombies) has exploded into a major sell-thru video hit, and has stimulated the company's interest in similarly themed films.

I love Amazon, I really do. I order a huge chunk of my movies through them, I love my Kindle and Kindle Fires and I just set up their streaming on my PS3. But they're starting to scare me with what can only be called their quest for world domination. Keep reading for the skinny.

According to Deadline, Amazon Studios has unveiled their slate of upcoming movie productions - with a healthy amount of genre-related material included:

Origin Of A Species:

An ex-cop faces the greatest obstacle of his life after his three German Shepherds are infected with rabies and terrorize a small, Midwestern community. His estranged wife feeds her sexual desire for one of her students, even as fear grips the town and the body count rises.

Darkest Before Dawn:

A renegade group of corrupt cops attempt to curb crime by employing a bloodthirsty vampire, but when the creature turns on his captors, all hell breaks loose.

Touching Blue:

A teenage girl with the power to track people by things they held - and who gets burned if people touch her - is pulled into the hunt for a serial killer who is targeting people like her.

ZvG: Zombies Vs Gladiators:

In ancient Rome, a team of gladiators must fight its most vicious opponent ever... Zombies. As the outbreak spreads and the creatures run wild, it's up to our heroes to save the city.

Blackburn Burrow:

Just before the Civil War engulfs the South, a nameless man with a mysterious past fights to save a young girl from the supernatural horrors infesting a small Appalachian town in Northern Georgia.

Children of Others:

Skylar is thrilled to finally be pregnant— until she discovers her unborn baby is not entirely human. Pursued by a government agents, she races to discover whether the child she carries is the first wave of an alien invasion or the key to humanity’s salvation.

In addition, Amazon Studios will evaluate original scripts within a 45 day window after they’re submitted. According to Deadline, they will "pay up to $10,000 to extend its initial option for 18 months and add the project to the Development Slate. Writers of rejected scripts can choose to have them posted so others can critique them. Here are some of the other rules and conditions. Amazon announced its movie-making plans, and an output deal with Warner Bros, in 2010. The company says that since then it has featured 700 test movies and 7,000 scripts, and awarded more than $1.9M. But some Hollywood writers warned aspiring screenwriters that the program could restrict their copyright and authorship rights."

There's no doubt about it. ABC's journey down "The River" was a rocky one. The freshman show definitely traversed some peaks and valleys, but in the end it got a lot more right than it did wrong. So with the first season wrapped, the question beckons... When can we expect the DVD?

According to ABC Studios, expect season one of "The River" to street on May 22nd. Extra content has yet to be revealed, but we're told this set will be packed with bonus features and deleted scenes. We're still waiting on cover art, so expect an update when we get it.

"The River" stars Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, and Joe Anderson. Jeff Galfer and Thomas Kretschmann co-star in the ABC Studios television project produced by Oren Peli and his Paranormal Activity franchise collaborators Jason Blum and Steven Schneider. The pilot episode was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Orphan, House of Wax).

Synopsis
Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Greenwood) went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and new acquaintances includes the sexy and resourceful Lena (Eloise Mumford), loyal mechanic Emilio (Daniel Zacapa), and lethal bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Thomas Kretschmann).

We've all heard about the infamous Nightbreed extended cut although it's a terrible tragedy that only a small group of people have head the pleasure of seeing it. One group, 'Occupy Midian', is intent on changing this, however, so keep reading to find out how you can support them.

To support 'Occupy Midian', head over to their Facebook Page and "Like" it. That way you can stay in the know while showing your support for an official release of this version.

To help whet your whistle, here's a glimpse of Doug Bradley re-dubbing his lines as the voice of Lylesberg for what is being referred to as the "Cabal Cut" of Clive Barker's Nightbreed.

LA-based Dilemma entertainment and marketing agency is breathing new life into Season 1 of the online horror series Chopper this month with more episodes, more characters, more VFX and more music. And we have some exclusive stills of the upcoming mayhem to share!

From the Press Release:
International fright icons Tyler Mane (Michael Myers, Halloween) and Andrew Bryniarski (Leatherface, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) will be joined by rising stars Tim Phillipps (The CW’s "The Secret Circle"), Quinn Dahle ("Conan O’Brien"), and others as new episodes begin to roll out on Friday the 13th of April via the project’s YouTube Channel and continuing every weekend through the end of April.

Marketing support has been provided by brand sponsors including The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and Sullen Clothing to name just a few. Promotional and viral videos laying the groundwork for a transmedia-driven back story have already surpassed 1 million cumulative views since content first became available at the launch of last summer's Mayhem Festival. The series also features music and cameos from influential heavy metal bands including Ministry, Unearth, Underoath, and Machine Head as well as buzz-heavy newcomers Attika7, The Slow Forward, and Straight Line Stitch.

In essence, Chopper is a contemporary spin on the timeless Sleepy Hollow mythology. Storylines revolve around a headless outlaw biker seeking vengeance in the afterlife by killing mortal sinners. Dilemma’s principal J.C. Christofilis also served as writer, producer, and director on the series and worked closely with the Rockstar Mayhem Fest promoters to actually integrate the festival as a pivotal location in the storyline. A special contest has been launched to cross-promote both Chopper’s reboot and the 2012 incarnation of the Mayhem Festival, which has just begun selling tickets via their official Mayhem Festival website.

CONTEST DETAILS: Starting today through the end of April, anyone who shares a photo via Chopper’s Facebook page or Twitter account (@ChopperLives) that is a legible picture of their purchase receipt for tickets to any of the 2012 Mayhem Fest tour dates will be entered into a random drawing to win a Chopper VIP prize package. You must share the picture via Chopper’s official social media platforms ONLY!

The prize package includes:
• One-of-a-kind decapitated head prop used in the series to create the actual chopped off neck effect for Chopper (see pictures)
• CD bundle containing albums from 10 bands that have been part of the Mayhem Festival and/or Chopper’s soundtrack including: Machine Head, Ministry, Slayer, Unearth, The Slow Forward, Straight Line Stitch, Underoath, Attika7, Anthrax, and Slipknot
• Customized photo of you as a decapitated victim of Chopper promoted via Chopper’s social media
• New Chopper poster being created by influential artist Godmachine, signed by Tyler Mane and director J.C. Christofilis

Winners will be announced the last weekend of April on the same day as the final episode for Chopper rolls out. Official rules can be found via our the Chopper Facebook page. Be sure follow Chopper’s official Twitter and Facebook accounts to stay up-to-date with additional series announcements and gain access to exclusive content. And subscribe to the Chopper YouTube Channel to keep up with old and new videos.

Along with the exclusive photos, we've got an updated poster and trailer. Check 'em out, and let us know what you think!