With principal photography having just kicked off on Silent Night, Steven C. Miller’s Silent Night, Deadly Night remake, in Winnipeg, the director phoned us from the set to chat about his killer Santa flick.

“This one’s going to be dark,” said Miller (pictured right) of his approach to the remake of Charles E. Sellier, Jr.’s controversial 1984 slasher film, which revolved around an unhinged teenager who embarks on an axe murder spree while dressed as Saint Nick. “I love the original movie, and I love the mean spirit of it. I felt like it took itself pretty seriously, and while there is (going to be) some dark humor in this one, we are handling it ‘straight’ and it’s definitely a horror film and it’s definitely a ‘Santa with an Axe’ film. It’s going to be really crazy, and really gory, and at the same time have some really great characters at its heart.”

Of those characters, the remake has attracted the talents of notable actors Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King (Sin City), Jamie Kennedy (Scream), Brendan Fehr (Final Destination), Lisa Marie (Sleepy Hollow), Donal Logue (Shark Night 3D) and Ellen Wong. King is set to play Deputy Sheriff Aubrey Bradimore, who battles the killer Santa terrorizing her small Midwestern town.

“Jaime is a good friend of the producers,” said Miller of the casting, “and she read the script and really enjoyed it, and it also helped that we had Malcolm McDowell attached. Malcolm is just a great guy. I got to sit down with him for breakfast, and we just really hit it off and both felt like this could be a really fun remake.”

“With Jamie Kennedy, he’s a good friend of mine,” continued Miller, whose other directorial genre credits include the features Automaton Transfusion and the upcoming The Aggression Scale and Under the Bed. “So we just tried to reach out to the people that I felt could make some really great moments in the movie and elevate it beyond what we are typically seeing lately in remakes. We want to do something a bit more fun, exciting and elevated.”

With practical effects being handled by Vincent Guastini’s V.G.P. Effects (we’ll be hitting the shop to chat with Vincent regarding his approach to the film’s creations later this week so stay tuned for that), we asked Miller what ratio of practical to CG effects we might expect in the finished film.

“It’s going to be 100 percent practical,” Miller replied, who was at the time prepping the first shot of the film, an exterior crime scene. “I’m a practical guy. I love practical effects. I think anything I can see on set and touch on set is more exciting. I think I owe it to the audience and the fans of these movies to stay practical and not take it to another CG level.”

As for the critical reaction to the marketing of the 1984 film, which featured the axe-wielding Santa in television ad spots, it was extreme. Critics Siskel and Ebert publicly shamed the filmmakers, and a grass roots movement of angry parents picketed theaters screening the film, which led it to being withdrawn from theatrical release two weeks after its debut. We asked Miller if he was concerned that such a thing may transpire with his remake.

“No, I feel like the world has changed quite a bit since then,” he offered. “I can’t imagine that now. I mean, I’ve seen pretty intense movies over the past few years that have come from the foreign market that are really great, and I can’t imagine that people would react that way now to the remake.”

With regard to Miller’s The Aggression Scale (which releases to the home video market via Anchor Bay Films on May 29th; read the review here and see the trailer below), “I really love the movie,” reflected Miller. “We shot it in twelve days so it was an extremely fast shoot for an action movie, and I think it came out really great. I think it’s a huge step up as far as the action elements go from what I thought my first film Automaton Transfusion was. We were able to put together some crazy sequences that I think are pretty unheard of for the budget level we shot the movie at.”

According to the Mayans the world is set to end this December despite the best efforts of one John Cusack. In light of this latest bit of news, we're kind of okay with that. At least if the world implodes, we won't have to sit through another Scary Movie sequel.

But of course that will never happen. Know why the Mayans stopped writing their calendars? Because they ran out of room. There's just so much room on a friggin' stone wheelm ya know? Besides that, would you wanna have to carve another of those? Talk about a pain in the ass.

In any event, yes, according to Entertainment Weekly, Malcolm Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) will direct Scary Movie 5 with production slated to begin this summer. Casting is under way but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee.

We previously told you about Phil Nichols' upcoming stage production of Frankenstein at the Country Playhouse in Houston, Texas, and now we've gotten word that he also has a Frankenstein film project in the pipeline with the working title The Sick and Twisted Tale of Frankenstein.

Phil was kind enough to send over some preliminary artwork for The Sick and Twisted Tale of Frankenstein: The Undying Monster along with pictures of the finished sculpture of the facial prosthetic for both the stage and film projects. When we inquired whether showing off the sculpt might be a bit of a spoiler, Phil replied, "The look of the Creature really isn’t the surprise in the feature—the Bride will be!"

The Sick and Twisted Tale of Frankenstein is the first movie Nichols and his sister, Melissa, are doing through Facades FX Films. They are currently in the script and early pre-production phase. The cast so far includes Shelley Boozer (Renfield: The Un-Dead, Blood Sucking Babes from Burbank) as Detective Mary Shelley solving a modern mystery of a kidnapped scientist and a body count of mangled corpses with missing parts. Sam Martinez (Renfield: The Un-Dead) will play Victor Stein, a modern descendant of Victor Frankenstein; Yankie Grant (Renfield: The Un-Dead, Backstabber, Burned Soul) will play City Coroner Dr. Joan Polidori; newcomer Amesti Reoux will play Justine Moritz, who is brutally murdered as the movie opens and becomes the raw materials for the Creature’s mate. Also in the cast are Renfield alums Bobby Simpson III as Detective George Byron, Melissa L. Nichols as Helen McDougal (a body snatcher), and, finally making his screen debut, Michael Raabe as the Creature.

As for the plot, Nichols explains that "it’s now more than 200 years after the events in Mary Shelley’s book occurred, and through the years the Creature keeps coming to the descendants of Frankenstein to fulfill his promise of making him a mate. We catch up to them in the 21st century with the current descendant of Frankenstein, Victor Stein, a war vet conscripted by the Creature to complete the task or face certain death as all his ancestors have. It will be a classic 1980’s-1990’s style slasher film in structure with a lot of blood, gore and viscera. I am writing, directing, and doing the Creature and make-up FX work."

Check out the poster and photos below, and look for more soon. For additional details on the stage play, click here, and stay up-to-date on everything Phil and Melissa are working on by visiting Facades FX Lab on Facebook.

The Walking Dead from Telltale Games is a five-episode game series inspired by the highly popular comic series from Robert Kirkman, and Episode 1 is available now on PlayStation Network, PC and Mac. Check out the official launch trailer!

The game series will act as a prequel to the comic series, and although you are introduced to two new protagonists in Lee and Clementine, you will also get more backstory on vital characters to the comic such as Glenn, Hershel and Lilly. Narrative is Telltale's specialty so comic fans will feel right at home in this new cel-shaded gem.

From the Official Press Release
Episode One, 'A New Day', and the following four episodes deliver an experience tailored by the decisions that each player makes, leading to multiple paths through the story. Players take on the role of Lee Everett, a man convicted of murder, now given newfound freedom and a chance at redemption in a world devastated by the undead.

Intense life or death situations will force the player to explore the darker sides of human nature, and they will meet familiar characters and visit locations from the world created by Robert Kirkman, foreshadowing the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead comics. The first episode sells for 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, $4.99 on PlayStation Network, and on PC and Mac as a season pass covering all five episodes for $24.99 from the Telltale Online Store and other digital distribution outlets.

For more information on the game, check out the official The Walking Dead website.

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Crysis 3 won't release until next year, but you can expect lots of upcoming coverage for the game that is sure to be one of the biggest 2013 releases. Read on for more details and to check out the beautiful graphics on display in the new trailer!

In the new gameplay trailer for Crysis 3, you witness Prophet heading back into New York to attempt to reclaim the infested city from the invading Ceph. But don't just take my word for it. As Prophet says, "There is one thing left to do--hunt them all down and take back the city."

About Crysis 3
The award-winning developer Crytek is back with Crysis 3.

Return to the fight as Prophet, the Nanosuit soldier on a quest to rediscover his humanity and exact brutal revenge. Adapt on the fly with the stealth and armor abilities of your unique Nanosuit as you battle through the seven wonders of New York’s Liberty Dome. Unleash the firepower of your all-new, high-tech bow and alien weaponry to hunt both human and alien enemies. And uncover the truth behind the death of your squad while reestablishing the power of human will in a rich story full of exciting twists and turns.

Crysis 3 is the ultimate sandbox shooter, realized in the stunning visuals only Crytek and the latest version of CryENGINE can deliver. Assess Adapt, and Attack starting spring 2013 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

For more information on the game, check out the official Crysis website.

Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation Vita launches in less than a week on May 4, 2012, and to give you even more reasons to pick up the game, NetherRealm Studios will be including the Klassic Skins pack for free in the new PlayStation Vita version.

The new trailer for the game shows off the klassic male combatants tearing each other apart in their old skool swag. This nostalgic look at the game is just one of the many reasons to check out Mortal Kombat next week, so read on for more details and Finish Him!

About Mortal Kombat
Available in stores on May 4th, Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita handheld system provides an on-the-go fighting game experience with brand new gameplay features and tons of new content developed exclusively for the revolutionary handheld system. Mortal Kombat delivers an all-new Challenge Tower mode with 150 brand new missions, including Touchscreen Fatalities, X-ray moves and more.

For more information on the game, check out the official Mortal Kombat website.

Indie film In the House of Flies has finished production and is ready to hit the festival circuit, and to help generate buzz (pun intended), director Gabriel Carrer (PGC) sent over the new teaser poster and theatrical trailer for us to share.

Director Carrer and writer Angus McLellan are taking us to the memorable retro-Eighties with the uncomfortable and distressing psychological thriller In the House of Flies featuring punk-rock legend, social commentator, prominent writer, publisher, and actor Henry Rollins; award-winning Canadian actor Ryan Barrett; and talented newcomers Ryan Kotack and Lindsay Smith.

Synopsis:
June 1988... Summer Was Never The Same.

In the House of Flies tells the story of young lovers whose lives are inadvertently changed forever. An innocent couple, Heather (Smith) and Steve (Kotack), suddenly find themselves abducted. By whom? For what purpose? Alone, isolated, and locked in an undisclosed, suburban basement, Heather and Steve find themselves pawns in a psychological mind game with their diabolical hosts.

Surrounded by several mysterious and locked suitcases – each containing valuable clues to their very own survival - Heather and Steve must exploit what remains of their bruised intellect and depleting sanity to escape the authority of their unidentified and brutal abductors (Rollins and Barrett). From this day forward, summer was never the same.

For more visit In the House of Flies on Facebook.

The search is over in terms of finding writers to adapt Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert's graphic novel Crawl to Me. Read on to see who will be bringing the novel to life for the screen.

From the Press Release
The first printing of Alan Robert's critically acclaimed horror graphic novel Crawl to Me (IDW Publishing) sold out within a week of its release, back in January 2012. As a result, the award-winning publisher will be pressing a special hardcover version this summer, titled Crawl to Me: Evil Edgar Edition. As previously announced, director David A. Armstrong, cinematographer for the successful box-office hit franchise Saw, is attached to direct a live-action adaptation of Crawl to Me for the big screen. Additionally, screenwriters David White and T.J. Cimfel have recently signed on to pen the Crawl to Me screenplay. Robert will produce, alongside his partners Jeff Mazzola (Descent) and Christopher White (My Super Psycho Sweet 16 franchise).

"It’s exciting to watch this thing come to life by people who are super passionate about telling this story," says creator Robert. “Over the last few months, we’ve received about a dozen different treatments from various writers to adapt the property. I can safely say that T.J. and Dave’s unique take on the material definitely stood out from the rest. We’re extremely proud to announce that they’ve officially joined the team.”

David White and T.J. Cimfel wrote the contained thriller Shut In, which is currently under option at Ombra Films. Additionally, Cimfel's supernatural thriller No Tell Motel was recently produced by Enderby Entertainment and is scheduled for release in late 2012.

“Crawl To Me really appeals to us because it builds a haunting story around an emotional and intelligent core. It has characters you can connect with, yet doesn’t sacrifice any of the visceral thrills you want from a good horror story. It's the perfect combination for us to tackle,” says White and Cimfel. “The artwork really drew us in. It’s a dark story, but it’s told through these beautiful images that you can’t turn away from. And there’s a cinematic flow to the action—the story’s screaming to be put on the screen.”

The Crawl to Me graphic novel, written and illustrated by the Brooklyn-bred Life of Agony bassist, collected the original 2011 comic series with a painted cover by renowned Monocyte artist Menton3. The introduction for the book was written by Robert's former cartooning teacher and legendary comics artist Walter Simonson (Thor).

Synopsis:
When husband and wife Ryan and Jessica move into their first home together, strange things begin to occur. Half-eaten animals and other remains are found inside the basement’s crawl space. Their family dog disappears within the house. Distant voices are heard from beneath the floorboards. The couple begins to think that an evil entity is living inside their walls and nothing can prepare them for what they’ll discover. Ryan and Jessica soon realize that they must set aside all they believe to be true in order to face their inevitable reality.

We just got word on a new trailer from the Noel Tan directed Filipino film Darkest Night, which will be released in the U.S. later this year. Check it out!

Not sure if that's the title I would have gone with considering the final Batman movie comes out later this year as well, but maybe they'll grab some extra ticket sales when some bumpkins accidentally wander into their film thinking they're about to see the Caped Crusader and Bane duke it out. Hey, every dollar counts, right? The film stars DJ Perry, Anne Gauthier and French Filipina. It also features Issa Litton, Nic Campos, Jill Palencia, Marife Necesito, Zeny Sevilla, Kevin Vitug and Jonas Gruet.

If you like the trailer, be sure to check out the Darkest Night website and the Darkest Night Facebook page.

From the Press Release
Darkest Night unfolds in a “found video and documentary” style. Its story plops American actor DJ Perry right in the middle of the action to allow western audiences to experience a “holiday” trip away from home. Eastern audiences will identify with the many vivid Asian characters, as well as the local and family setting. Perry's character in the film, Ken Tyler, is introduced to the traditional-minded family of his Filipino fiancé, Susan Reyes (played by Anne Gauthier), during a Christmas Day family reunion. What follows is a dark, horrific trip not to be missed, as demonic forces slowly come into play.

Darkest Night combines Western demons with Eastern spiritual traditions to come up with an original recipe for suspense and terror.

With animated horror flicks doing pretty well lately, it was only a matter of time before Pixar threw its sombrero into the ring, and now that they have, it's time to celebrate by painting skulls! YAY!

Variety reports that Pixar has announced its latest project in development, setting a 2015 release target for a toon based on the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos.

Pixar chief John Lasseter made the announcement Tuesday evening on the CinemaCon stage, adding that Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson would head up the project.

Look for more soon!

Time to add some red hot spice to your horror news as the trailer has come for the latest Latin tale of lunacy, Fin, or The End for you few out there who don't know a single bit of Spanish.

Jorge Torregrosa directs from a script written by Cell 211's Jorge Guerricaechevarría and The Orphanage's Sergio García Sánchez. Maribel Verdú, Clara Lago and Daniel Grao star.

Synopsis
A group of old friends get together for a weekend in a mountain cabin. Years have gone by and yet nothing seems to have changed between them. But lurking behind the laughter and stories is a murky episode from the past that continues to haunt them. A strange, sudden incident alters their plans, leaving them stranded and with no line of communication to the outside world. On their way for help, the group starts to disintegrate, just as a new natural order is unveiled before their astonished eyes.

Roger Corman graced Syfy with a Sharktopus. For his foray into producing for the Epix network, the “King of the B’s” is busting out Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader (in 3D no less) and has assembled quite a cast for a movie about a giant cheerleader on a rampage.

Shockingly, Roger Corman did not produce the 1950’s cult classic Attack of the 50-Foot Woman or its 1990’s remake starring Daryl Hannah. He also had nothing to do with 1995’s Attack of the 60-Foot Centerfold; that was Fred Olen Ray’s homage. Now, at the ripe old age of 86 (and still kicking), Corman is finally getting a piece of the giant woman on the attack action with Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader.

Synopsis:
Aspiring college cheerleader Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. However, the drug has an unforeseen side effect - Cassie starts to grow and grow and grow.

The titular 50-foot cheerleader will be played by Miss Georgia Teen USA 2007 Jena Sims (pictured above). She’s done some TV acting, but this is her biggest role to date. No pun intended.

Trying not to get trampled beneath her enormous feet will be the likes of Treat Williams (Deep Rising), Sean Young (Blade Runner), Ryan Merriman (“Pretty Little Liars”), Ted Raimi (“Xena: Warrior Princess”), and Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000). You just know that if he hadn’t passed away, David Carradine would be in this cast somewhere as well.

Corman is merely handling the producing duties on this Epix network production. Directing duties fall to Kevin O’Neil, a longtime visual FX guy who previously directed Corman’s Dinocroc and Dinoshark. The script is by Mike MacLean, who just happens to be the guy that also wrote Sharktopus and the upcoming Piranhaconda.

Variety reports that Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader is slated to premiere sometime in August on Epix as part of a new slate of original programming for the fledgling movie channel that is a joint venture of Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate.

Fernando Barreda Luna, director of the 2010 film Atrocious, has announced a collaboration with writer Sean Wathen for his first English language horror flick, The Dragger.

Luna announced that Wathen will write the film and the ball is already rolling. "We are developing our next horror project called The Dragger," Luna said. "The film began pre-production in January. This will be my first English language film, and it's being produced by my wife, Jessica Villegas. For now all I can say is that we're shooting in the U.S. and that it will scare the hell out of you!"

You've gotta like the sound of that! Especially when it's coming from a guy who directed a film entitled Atrocious! Gotta figure he knows his horror! More info on this as it becomes available.

From the Press Release
Up and coming screenwriter Sean Wathen first made the trades a few years back for co-writing the spec script The Field, which was optioned to GG Filmz (Machine Gun Preacher). More recently Wathen sold two scripts to producer Klaus von Sayn-Wittgenstein (Bear and Wolf Town). The screenplays were Psychology of Murder and The Lazarus Incident, which are both scheduled to begin production this year.

Since the beginning of 2012, Wathen has been working with Atrocious director Fernando Barreda Luna and Nabu Films to write Fernando's first English language film, The Dragger. The logline is being kept under wraps at the moment, but it's said to be a blend of traditional and found footage horror.

If you're like us, you're somewhat curious to see what Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow) can do as a small-scale producer. We'll be finding out soon enough as his low-budget apocalyptic tale Hell (Bright) is coming at us this summer.

Hell is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and stars Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari, and Angela Winkler. Look for it on VOD on August 9th and DVD on August 21st.

Synopsis
It was once the source of life, light, and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into a baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzlingly bright. Marie (HERZSPRUNG), her little sister Leonie (VICARI), and Phillip (EIDINGER) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into Tom (ERCEG), a first-rate mechanic who becomes indispensable. But can they trust him? Tension grows in the small group. As if things weren't bad enough, they are lured into an ambush. Their real battle for survival begins.

Personally speaking, I love found footage flicks, and I also love anything to do with the Frankenstein Monster. Putting the two together, though? I just don't know, man. In any event...

According to New York Magazine's Vulture, Radio Silence, the directing quartet consisting of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, and Chad Villella, are in negotiations with Lionsgate to direct The Reawakening, another found-footage horror script, this one from screenwriter Luke Dawson (Shutter) that’s equal parts Flatliners and Frankenstein.

This joins the myriad other Frankenstein projects that have been announced and making the rounds. We'll let you know when we dig up anything further.

There are few things more satisfying than seeing Rutger Hauer continue to kick ass while making movies. Word has just hit the Net of a wicked new flick starring everyone's favorite alumnus of Disneyland, and we've got the details.

MovieHole is reporting that Rutger Hauer is joining Christian Slater and Peter Facinelli for Way of the Wicked, a new film from director Kevin Carraway.

Lawrence Salva’s (Seven Below) script centers on a detective (Twilight star Facinelli) on the trail of a murderer, who is led to believe that a local teenager, harboring some sort of strange supernatural power, may be involved. Slater plays the man’s disbelieving boss while Hauer plays a man-of-the-cloth who aids the cop on his mission.

More on this one soon!

We've all been there, man. On a road trip, smokin' weed, drinking with our friends, disappearing in the desert once our van breaks down, becoming little more than meat for the beast...

From the Press Release
Big Screen Entertainment Group (PINKSHEETS: BSEG) is pleased to announce the acquisition of foreign sales rights for "DEAD STOP," an exciting, suspenseful thriller from filmmakers who've worked on "THE HUNGER GAMES," "ALICE IN WONDERLAND," and "SAW III, IV, V & VI."

"DEAD STOP" is about a group of teenagers who set out on a ski trip only to have their vacation thwarted when their van breaks down in the middle of the California desert. One by one, the teenagers mysteriously disappear. With limited water and food supplies, they must make a choice to stay in the van or take their chances going out into the desert to look for help.

"We're extremely excited to share 'DEAD STOP' with audiences everywhere. This project has been a labor of love from the beginning, and Kimberley Kates and the rest of the team at BSEG are exactly the kind of passionate, energetic sales team that we strive to collaborate with," said director Jonas Stolpe.

"DEAD STOP" was co-produced by Sam Hurwitz and Jonas Stolpe.

"With Sam and Jonas' experience on big budget films, we are thrilled about this new movie and the nail-biting suspense they have created," stated BSEG CEO Kimberley Kates.

Sales for "DEAD STOP" will commence at the Cannes Film Market May 16th, which attracts buyers from all over the world. BSEG executives are pleased to be attending this prestigious market.

Around a week or so ago Among Friends, the new flick from horror icon Danielle Harris, had a very swanky premiere in Los Angeles which was sponsored by Knockout Energy Drink, FEARnet and the Viscera Film Festival, and now you can spend some time checking out the sights!

And wow, are these some sights!

The film was written by Alyssa Lobit, who also stars along with director Danielle Harris, Christopher Backus, Jennifer Blanc, AJ Bowen, Dana Daurey, Brianne Davis, Kane Hodder, Kamala Jones, Chris Meyer, and more.

Among Friends centers on a group of old friends who get together for a dinner party, but of course clearly things aren't quite what they seem. The flick is said to be an Eighties style horror comedy in the vein of April Fool's Day, Clue and Happy Birthday to Me along with some other fun stuff!

For more visit the official Among Friends website for more info and "like" Among Friends on Facebook.

Another adaptation of a toothy young adult tale featuring vampires is headed our way courtesy of Palomar Pictures, and we've got all the details you can sink your teeth into right here. Two vampire puns in one sentence? We win the Internet!

According to Deadline, Palomar Pictures has acquired screen rights to Blood of Eden, a book series by young adult author Julie Kagawa. The series begins with "The Immortal Rules", which Harlequin Teen published this week.

“It’s simply a great story with an electrifying heroine,” said Palomar principal Joni Sighvatsson. “It makes the series an ideal subject for a film adaptation. Julie’s ability to familiarize the reader with this complex world in a few pages demonstrates the cinematic qualities of her imagination and complements my own sensibilities as a film producer.”

"The Immortal Rules" is set in the future world where humanity has been decimated by a deadly virus and exists primarily as a food source and slave class to vampires that run things. The first book revolves around a young girl who is turned into a vampire and has to choose between her dreams of overrunning the vampire overlords or embracing the idea that she is now one of them.

Tonight, April 25th, marks the debut of "Total Blackout", a new series in which contestants are plunged into blinding darkness to confront their deepest fears. Check out several video sneak peeks from the premiere along with the trailer shown during the Syfy Upfront.

Synopsis:
Hosted by Jaleel White ("Family Matters"), "Total Blackout" is a half-hour extreme game show in which contestants battle each other and their fears in a series of challenges, confronting their own worst enemy - themselves. However, there is a twist: All the challenges are played in complete darkness; no lights, no blindfolds and no-holds barred as the players face their fears and unexpected surprises in a series of nerve-wracking games.

"Total Blackout" airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on Syfy. For more visit "Total Blackout" on the Syfy website, "like" "Total Blackout" on Facebook, and follow Syfy on Twitter.