Now available on PC, gamers looking for a pure horror experience should pick up Inner Chains.

From the Press Release
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before.

One does not get to set the rules in the world of Inner Chains. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

A planet in the distant future. A rock floating in space that is no longer what it had once been. Without human interference, nature has been adapting to the new conditions, reclaiming what was once taken away. In its pursuit of perfection, it began to assimilate with the abandoned technology giving life to biomechanical beings.

Left to its own devices, man-made technology has also changed as it tried to adjust to the new environment. A strong symbiosis soon developed between technology and nature. It became difficult to determine what is alive and what is mechanical in the world of Inner Chains.

After several million years of biomechanical evolution, mankind once again became an important part of the ecosystem. However, it hasn’t regained an advanced stage of development. As a result, the human race, oblivious to its own history, cannot fully comprehend or control the powerful technology at its disposal. The people living in the world of Inner Chains take this situation for granted and focus on using the planet’s resources to their advantage. There is also something that has not changed through the millennia: humans are still subject to basic social issues such as faith, dominance, oppression and manipulation. This led to the emergence of multiple castes, and, in consequence, to the supremacy of one particular group. They had discovered these mechanisms first, learned how to use them well that helped them rise to power. Others had to submit.

As one of the inhabitants of this world, your head is filled with the teachings of the Ruling Caste. Your only goal is to get to a mythical place called the Last Hope and leave this degenerated, dying planet once and for all. You embark on your journey full of fanatical zeal, but soon it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems in this strange world. You have to fight for survival, face hostile fauna and flora, and overcome your own weaknesses. You need to stay observant to your surroundings and explore the secrets of the game’s world. Your survival depends entirely on your watchfulness, logical judgment, quick reflexes, accuracy and the ability to use the environment to your advantage.

Features
Dark biomechanical world with deadly fauna and flora

Stunning visuals set in dystopian surrealist style

Variety of challenging opponents

Breathtaking locations with unique settings

Atmospheric, tenebrous soundtrack

Thrilling action combined with intense elements of terror

Buy Inner Chains on Steam

Buy a physical copy of Inner Chains

The post Hellish Adventure Inner Chains Launches on PC appeared first on Dread Central.

Coming this Summer to Spike TV is “The Mist”, a television adaptation of the Stephen King novella. Telling the story of a small town that becomes prey to a strange mist and the dangers within, the story was adapted into a film in 2007 that was directed by Frank Darabont. Now, this series will attempt to take the story one step further and really explore the possibilities that might occur when such an event happens.

Below is a new behind-the-scenes video where the cast and crew of the film show off new scenes, how shots were filmed, and explain what this show will bring to the table. Obviously there are spoilers, so I’d watch it carefully if you want to remain surprised when the series premieres.

“The Mist” stars Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, Dan Butler, Isiah Washington, Jr., and Frances Conroy. It premieres on Thursday, June 22nd, at 10pm ET/PT.

Synopsis:
“The Mist” centers around a small town family that is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout, an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world and, in some cases, each other. Family, friends, and adversaries become strange bedfellows, battling the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain morality and sanity as the rules of society break down.

The post Go Behind-the-Scenes in Spike’s The Mist appeared first on Dread Central.

Wild Eye Releasing unleashed American Mummy in a limited edition Blu-ray 3D/2D set earlier this month, and now they’ve offered us three copies to give away to our readers.

Charles Pinion directed the film, which he also co-wrote with Greg Salman. Suziey Block, Aidan Bristow, and Aaron Burt star.

To enter for your chance to win, just send an email to contests@dreadcentral.com including your FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS along with “American Mummy” in your subject line. We’ll take care of the rest.

This contest will end at 12:01 AM PT on May 29, 2017. Note: By entering this contest, you are consenting to allow Dread Central and its subsidiaries use of your email address.

Just to avoid confusion, note that the film was originally called American Mummy, changed to Aztec Blood for a bit, and now has returned to the former title for its Blu-ray release.

Synopsis:
A group of university students in the New Mexico desert unearth an ancient mummy, on which one of the students performs a secret blood ritual, awaking the death-hungry spirit of an Aztec king. This lord of the dead soon possesses each of the students in his bid to spread evil to the world.

The post Win a Limited Edition Blu-ray of American Mummy appeared first on Dread Central.

The female-driven anthology XX is on its way to home video courtesy of Magnet, and we have an exclusive clip for you! Look for the film on Blu-ray/DVD tomorrow, May 23, 2017.

The directors include: Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with “THE BIRTHDAY PARTY”; Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight) exorcises “HER ONLY LIVING SON”; Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S trilogy, Southbound) screams “DON’T FALL”; and Jovanka Vuckovic (The Captured Bird, former editor of Rue Morgue Magazine) dares to open “THE BOX.” Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (La Casa Triste) wraps together the stories of terror, blood, and mayhem.

Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool, Angela Trimbur, Sheila Vand, Mike Doyle, Christina Kirk, Kyle Allen, Peyton Kennedy, Peter DaCunha, Ron Lea, Jonathan Watton, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Morgan Peter Brown star.

Synopsis:
XX is a female-driven horror anthology with each director given full creative license to tell any story they choose revolving around a female protagonist. While the directors have been given free creative rein within budget and time constraints, all of the segments themselves involve the horror genre.

The post XX – Exclusive Blu-ray Clip Opens the Box appeared first on Dread Central.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a very important charity, at least in my eyes. Without going into too much detail, my family was the recipient of a Make-A-Wish and it was a wonderful experience. That’s why I feel like I need to write this story, as a way to help them out. Also because the full story is simply badass and I love what’s going on here.

Allow me to introduce you to Monster Charity Project, which is based in the UK. Here’s what they’ve done: they took 25 of the top sculptors and SFX artists in the United Kingdom and have given each a Frankenstein’s Monster-inspired bust, which itself was created by the University of Bolton Special & Visual Effects team [Source]. These artists were then given one instruction: turn it into whatever you want. Go nuts. Go crazy. Be as imaginative or as subtle as you like. Just have fun and make something special.

Once the artists are done with their artistic escapade, the busts are then returned to the Monster Charity Project, who will later this year auction them off online with 100% of the proceeds going to the UK Make-A-Wish Foundation. That’s right, all of the work that goes into making these busts, from the team that cast them to the artists that transform them, is donated freely of their will.

The busts will go on tour throughout the summer at various conventions, giving people the chance to see them and, hopefully, pick on one (or more) to bid for. Then, on October 31st, the online auction begins and runs until November 5th. Below are samples of the various busts that have been created!

You can follow them on Facebook or on Twitter.

The post Frankenstein’s Monster Busts Used to Recreate Judge Dredd, Iron Maiden’s Eddie, and More appeared first on Dread Central.

Titan has a new book out now titled Dark Cities, and it brings together some of the most exciting award-winning and bestselling authors writing in horror today, including MR Carey, Paul Tremblay, Amber Benson, and Tim Lebbon.

Edited by Bram Stoker Award winner Christopher Golden (Snowblind, Ararat, Of Saints and Shadows), this anthology of new writing takes us primarily to urban settings–shadowy back alleys, crumbling brownstones, gleaming high-rise towers, and city hall. Terrifying urban myths, malicious ghosts, cursed architecture, malignant city deities, and personal demons (in business or relationships) are twisted into something worse… virtually anything that inspires the contributors to imagine some bit of urban darkness.

Along with the authors mentioned above, additional Dark Cities contributors include Sherrilyn Kenyon, Scott Smith, Cherie Priest, Joe R. Lansdale, Seanan McGuir, and Jonathan Maberry.

Synopsis:
Today’s most talented horror writers bend their skills toward the darkness, creating brand-new tales guaranteed to keep you awake at night— especially if you live in the dark cities. Far worse than mythical creatures such as vampires and werewolves, these are horrors that lurk in the places you go every day—where you would never expect to find them. But they are there, and now that you know, you’ll never again walk the streets alone.

The post Titan Unleashes 19 Tales of Urban Horror in Dark Cities appeared first on Dread Central.

Last summer, IDW released a mini-series titled Godzilla: Rage Across Time. Consisting of five issues, it saw the King of the Monsters battle through various periods across history, including feudal Japan, medieval England, BC-era Rome, and even back to the so-called “Age of Monsters”!

But it was the second issue of this series that showcased the true power of the giant lizard when he traveled to ancient Greece and fought against the legendary Greek Gods of old, such as Poseidon, Ares, and even Zeus himself! We’ve seen Godzilla face off against dozens of monstrous foes but going against the might of not one God but several? That’s awesome (proper definition) stuff!

The story begins when two warring human factions are utterly destroyed by the titular beast. Unaware of Godzilla, the slaughter of these factions leads the Pantheon of Greek Gods to discuss their current situation, to recognize that they are in a place where the humans recognize them but no longer call for their aid. While some of the Gods see this as an issue that needs to be addressed, Zeus, in all his ego, dismisses them and their concerns. Suddenly, Godzilla lands at the foot of Mount Olympus, a huge wave washing away the city at the foot of the mountain. It is there that the battle between Godzilla and the Gods takes place.

I won’t spoil the rest of the story for you but it’s pretty damn epic. If Godzilla can face off against the Greek Gods, I suddenly find myself wondering how he’d far against Kratos from the God of War games. Hmmm….

If you want to pick up a copy of the entire Rage Across Time series, you can do so through IDW.

The post Did You Know That Godzilla Faced Off Against the Greek Gods? appeared first on Dread Central.

If you have an aversion to having sharp objects shoved up your ass, I suggest you avoid the NSFW trailer for the new Japanese movie Ghost Squad.

In the film, a group of murdered young girls rise from the grave to take revenge on their killers. We see a ton of brutality in the trailer, namely a carving knife being deeply inserted into a guy’s butthole at 0:32. Revenge indeed.

We’re big fans of director Noboru Iguchi round these parts. The guy bought us Dead Sushi, RoboGeisha, The Machine Girl, and the “F is for Fart” segment of The ABCs of Death. It looks like Ghost Squad will be yet another OTT splatterfest from the guy who does them so well.

The lead characters in the film are played by members of the band Nomakes, with Iguchi himslef providing the trailer’s narration. Ghost Squad will be released in Japan later this year, and I wouldn’t blame you for now wearing a pair of steel underpants.

The post NSFW Ghost Squad Trailer Stabs You in the Ass appeared first on Dread Central.

Alright, for all you fans of the melding of horror with rock/metal, we’ve got a treat for you today! We’ve teamed up with shock artist Wednesday 13 to bring you an exclusive interview clip where he talks all about his love of horror, how it’s influenced him, and how he’s become a part of the horror convention world. It’s clear that he’s a passionate fan of the genre, so check this out and be sure to keep an ear out for his upcoming album Condolences!

Wednesday 13 is also confirmed to headline the Dogtooth Stage at Download Festival on Saturday 10th June with his full electric set, as well as two additional shows in Dublin (Thursday, June 8th at Voodoo Lounge) and Belfast (Friday, June 9th at Limelight 2). Download tickets are available from http://downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets and Irish tickets from www.ticketmaster.ie. For more upcoming dates, check out Bands In Town.

You can pre-order Wednesday 13’s latest album Condolences via Nuclear Blast.

Wednesday 13 online:
Official Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

The post Exclusive: Wednesday 13 Talks About His Love of Horror appeared first on Dread Central.

Our friends over at Horror-Fix have launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Horror Boards collectible tabletop game.

Kickstarter Campaign Announced for Horror Boards: Collectible, Expandable Horror Game System
SPRINGFIELD, IL – 05/16/2017 – Horror-Fix is pleased to announce the launch of a Kickstarter campaign that will allow the public to meet Horror Boards. Horror Boards is a collectible, expandable horror themed tabletop gaming system.

“We can’t believe this type of game has never been done before,” says Ash Hamilton, Game Designer of Horror Boards and Owner of Horror-Fix.com. “This Kickstarter campaign, to raise $15,000, will help us manufacture our units and finalize our packaging components so Horror Boards can arrive in homes across the world as soon as possible”.

Horror Boards takes the horror genre events from the screen to our tabletop gaming fingertips by combining killing victims, finding weapons, fighting the victim that just won’t die, and plot twists, with horror archetypes battling each other, AND teaming up to take out as many victims as possible at once. Horror Boards answers the age-old question of, “Who would win in a horror movie battle royale?”

“We’ve put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the making of this game. We think everyone who gets their hands on it will love it as much as we do!” says Chanell Hamilton, Project Manager.

Horror Boards is being produced by Horror-Fix, which has a history of running some of the most to them being successfully funded via crowdfunding. Now, they are proud to step out from= behind the curtain, introducing Horror Boards directly to consumers. Horror Boards is more than a board game to Horror-Fix; it is their love-child 6 years in the making.

To learn more about Kickstarter and supporting Horror Boards $15,000 campaign, please
visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/horrorfix/horror-boards-collectible-expandablehorror-game-s

The post Horror Boards is a Tabletop Game with the Highest Bodycount appeared first on Dread Central.

Developed by Tangentlemen

Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Available on PS4

Do you deserve a second chance?

Does anyone?

It’s a big question with endless answers.

In Here They Lie, that’s the question you need to answer.  What’s tricky is that you need to answer it without really knowing how big or small that question is.  Do you need forgiveness?  From who, and for what?  What did you do?  What did you do???

Tangentlemen, a studio made of of veteran developers who worked on such projects as Call of Duty and Tomb Raider, have created a game that places you in the shoes of a man in pursuit of a woman in a world that starts bad and gets worse.  An initial cut scene tells you little, but hints that you’ve reunited with her, at least briefly.  You’ve suggested that you should rekindle a relationship that’s been lost…and you’re at least mostly to blame for that, given her words.  She tells you to think it over, as it’s a big decision, and off you go, onto a subway train.

And straight into hell.

Here They Lie was initially a PSVR exclusive.  However, they’ve added the ability to play the game without VR, and that’s how I played it.  I can’t speak to the VR experience, other than to say that, of course, scares would be more intense and traversing the hellish landscapes would be even more nervewracking.

In 2D, the game is still beautiful.  Absolutely stunning.  Everything is almost monochromatic.  Almost, because bursts of color appear.  Dana, the woman you pursue, is wearing a gold dress, and literally radiates with golden color.  She lights up her surroundings like a chunk of the sun, embodied in a stunningly gorgeous black woman.

Dana’s golden shine isn’t the only color.  The other color is almost entirely red.  The red of blood, of neon, of fire.

See, the city you’re left in once your initial train ride stops isn’t like any you’ve seen.  Everything has a retro feel, as if it’s something in the middle 20th century.  Even Dana’s dress and your character’s clothing (seen by looking down or into mirrors) feel so.  Yet, there are modern surveillance cameras and other anachronistic signs that this isn’t exactly any city you should know.

It becomes evident early on that you aren’t alone.  Animalistic grunts are the first sign, flashes of shadows the next.  Before long, you’ll spot one of the beasts (men?) behind the hints.  If you’re not careful, that sighting will be fatal.

That’s the crux of the gameplay here.  Similar to Outlast, you have to get from point A to point B without getting too much attention from these and other roving creatures that seek to harm you.  Death, however, isn’t a major setback.  Checkpoints are frequent and merciful.  Sometimes I found myself past a pinch point upon revival.  I can’t stand stealth gameplay, yet Here They Lie rarely got on my nerves. This isn’t nearly as involved as Outlast and similar survival horror titles.  The action is a means to an end, the story is key.  Most enemies can be bypassed with a little clever thinking and timing, but they’re also quite forgiving.  Give them a little space and you can probably escape before they lock on to murder you.

The tale becomes less and less stable and more surreal as it progresses.  As you go, you’re faced with literal horrors.  The horrors of man.  Every sin you can imagine, played out in front of you, and only rarely are you given a chance to change them.  As you move through the game, things become very confusing.  Sometimes you’re punished for doing what seems to be the “right” thing.  Others, you should clearly have the ability to change, yet can’t.  Futility is very real.

What it all means is the point of the entire affair.  Chances are you won’t be able to sort out the reason for your journey until it’s about to end, and that’s fine.  That’s another statement about life, I think.  The resolution shocked me, not because it was a traditional twist so much as it was so far outside the tale I thought I was part of.

That’s the brilliance of Here They Lie: it forces you to make choices without being capable of understanding the import of them, and then forces you to take responsibility for those choices once it’s all explained.  As such, the ending is as much of a gut-punch as the game is.

The thing I was reminded most of during the course of the game was Jacob’s Ladder.  A doomed soul traversing the city of his memory, tempted and tormented, chasing the golden ideal of everything good in his life while constantly dogged by wickedness both done to him and by him.

What did you do to Dana?  Should you give it another try?  Should you get a second chance? Do you deserve one?

I’ll tell you, few games affect me emotionally like Here They Lie did.  I wanted to stop more than once, simply because I didn’t want to be forced to face another situation like the last.  I wanted to take a shower and watch cartoons, and possibly drill a hole in my head to let the darkness out.  It’s tough, graphic, brutal stuff that wears its M rating like a crown.  Every kind of violence is represented here, stark and without glamour.

When deciding whether or not you should give Here They Lie a go, consider the following things.  It’s not terribly expensive.  I got it for around half price during a flash sale, and it’s only $20 full price.  It’s not terribly long.  I played through it over the course of an evening, maybe four hours.  There’s minimal replay value, although a post-game chapter select is available to try other choices.  The ending is up to you: you won’t change it by your actions as much as justify your own choices. The stealth action is not the focus, the story is.  You won’t play this like Outlast to stream your latest clever escape, as that’s just not the point.

I recommend it.  Highly.  It’ll scare you, unnerve you, and force you to consider possibly the most important question a human can ask themselves:
Do I deserve a second chance?

The post Here They Lie (Video Game) appeared first on Dread Central.

If you’re in the Florida area and you’re in the mood to go to a great convention this weekend, make sure to check out Orlando’s MegaCon, which has announced that it will be hosting its first ever Saints & Sinners Film Festival! This event will showcase, “…the very best domestic and international horror, science-fiction, and fantasy short films and features of the year!”

From the official press release:
As a centerpiece of Saints & Sinners, the made-in-Florida cult classic Mako: Jaws of Death screens at 1pm on Saturday, May 27th in Room N319 at the Orlando Convention Center. Director, cult movie legend and Florida filmmaker William Grefé will be the special Guest of Honor and appear live in person! Enjoy a lively, informative Q&A session + meet-and-greet with Grefé post-screening as he reminisces about the Mako production and Florida locales. William Grefé will also be receiving the FIRST EVER MegaCon LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in a special ceremony following the screening/Q&A!

Released in 1976, Mako: Jaws of Death reexamines the classic Grefé cinematic themes of ecology, horror, and twisted human nature. Richard Jaekel portrays “Sonny Stein”, a Vietnam veteran with an uncanny ESP connection to Mako sharks, originating from an eerie combat incident when he was saved by one. Empowered by an occult medallion granted to him by a Filipino shaman, he uses his weird mental abilities to exact revenge on unscrupulous rascals who dare harm his beloved shark friends: a strip-club owner and quack scientist. Like his 1972 rattlesnake hit Stanley, Mako spins the strange tale of a loner befriended by deadly creatures who only wish to be left alone. Also stars Harold “Odd Job” Sakata, Jennifer Bishop (Impulse), and Luke Halpin (Flipper).

Plus: the Cast and Crew of the upcoming Action/Horror Web Series Dawn and the Dead will be at the Saints & Sinners dealer’s booth (#3164) on Friday for pictures and autographing Exclusive promotional posters for the series. And to all Zombie Cosplayers: Dawn and the Dead will be filming a special zombie horde scene at 10am on Saturday, May 27th – and anyone in Zombie make-up/costume may be part of the filming!

The post Florida Readers! Check Out the First Annual MegaCon Orlando Saints & Sinners Film Festival appeared first on Dread Central.

A new trailer for the upcoming supernatural horror film Wish Upon has been released and this one isn’t pulling any punches about what it hopes to offer. Basically, if you make a wish, things are going to go South, REAL fast.

Directed by John R. Leonetti (Annabelle), produced by Sherryl Clark (Cloverfield), and written by Barbara Marshall, Wish Upon stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Alice Lee, Kevin Hanchard, and Sherilyn Fenn. It comes to theaters on July 14, 2017.

Synopsis:
Twelve years after discovering her mother’s suicide, 17-year-old Clare Shannon (Joey King) is bullied in high school, embarrassed by her manic, hoarder father, Jonathan (Ryan Phillippe), and ignored by her longtime crush. All that changes when her father comes home with an old music box whose inscription promises to grant its owner seven wishes.

While Clare is initially skeptical of this magic box, she can’t help but be seduced by its dark powers and is thrilled as her life radically improves with each wish. Clare finally has the life she’s always wanted, and everything seems perfect – until the people closest to her begin dying in violent and elaborate ways after each wish. Clare realizes that she must get rid of the box but finds herself unable and unwilling to part with her new and improved life – leading her down a dark and dangerous path.

The post New Wish Upon Trailer Amps Up the Consequences of a Wish Gone Wrong appeared first on Dread Central.

We all know that Universal is getting into the cinematic universe game alongside Marvel and DC by creating a action/adventure horror series built around their classic Monsters. Now it seems like they’re ready to go full force into this new chapter by releasing a teaser for what they’re calling their “Dark Universe”.

The below trailer takes footage from the classic monster titles that were, in many ways, the foundations for the horror world we have today. You’ll see scenes from Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and more.

Additionally, a new photo was released of Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, Johnny Depp, and Javier Bardem, the first three of whom are in the upcoming The Mummy while Depp will be starring in The Invisible Man and Bardem as Frankenstein’s Monster.

The announcement also reveals that the motion logo for this venture will be composed by Danny Elfman. We’ll be seeing it first prior to The Mummy, which opens on June 9th.

Elfman explains:

“I grew up on monsters,” said Elfman. “Monsters were my life, and these iconic Universal monsters were almost like my family. I simply wouldn’t be the same without them. When I got the opportunity to compose a theme for the Dark Universe logo, of course I jumped at it. What could be more fun than connecting to this world that has always been so deeply imbedded in my psyche? I tried to find something that was new but still had some connections with the past—the origins—at least in a subtle way. Something that was looking forward to a creative, fertile, imaginative future that Dark Universe will enter, and at the same time saluting the heritage of the tragic heroes (or anti-heroes) of my childhood. To the Monsters!!!!“

It is also confirmed that Bill Condon will be directing Bride of Frankenstein, which will be the next title in the Dark Universe franchise. While we were supposed to get another entry on April 13th, 2018, that has been cancelled for Condon’s entry, which will bow on February 14th, 2019.

“I’m very excited to bring a new Bride of Frankenstein to life on screen, particularly since James Whale’s original creation is still so potent,” stated Condon. “The Bride of Frankenstein remains the most iconic female monster in film history, and that’s a testament to Whale’s masterpiece—which endures as one of the greatest movies ever made.”

The most important piece of information that came with this reveal is that the thread that connects each of the films has been laid out:
At its organizing principle, Dark Universe films are connected by a mysterious multi-national organization known as Prodigium. Led by the enigmatic and brilliant Dr. Henry Jekyll, Prodigium’s mission is to track, study and—when necessary—destroy evil embodied in the form of monsters in our world. Working outside the aegis of any government, and with practices concealed by millennia of secrecy, Prodigium protects the public from knowledge of the evil that exists just beyond the thin membrane of civilized society…and will go to any length to contain it.

This sounds wildly ambitious and, to be honest, I’m 100% into it! Give me this universe and everything that it has to offer!

The post Universal Pictures Announces Their Dark Universe and Lay Out Their Future Plans appeared first on Dread Central.

We told you about the new series “Judge Dredd: Mega City One” a couple of weeks ago, and recently on the 2000 AD Thrillcast, producer Brian Jenkins, and executive producers Jason Kingsley and Mark Stern sat down to talk a bit about what to expect from the series including (within the first 5-minutes) who they’d like to have play Dredd!

“The great thing about Karl [Urban who played the character in Dredd] is, he’s actually a big fan of the comic book, and he’s a really nice guy, and I know him well enough to speak to him personally,” said Kingsley. “We have had many conversations prior to this about all sorts of different things. He’s also a very busy full-time professional actor. So, we are going to have some long and complicated conversations, I would imagine, and we’ll see where we go. It’s too easy to tell yet. But if we can use him, and he is available to us, then I think that would be absolutely brilliant.”

The guys also revealed that they’re looking ahead at potentially delivering 5 to 10 seasons and maybe some spinoffs. The future is wondrously dark for Judge Dredd! We cannot wait to see where this goes. Check out the whole show below.

The post Judge Dredd: Mega City One – Producers Want Karl Urban to Return appeared first on Dread Central.

It was only yesterday we posted that, after six entries, Germany’s Constantin Film would be rebooting the Resident Evil film franchise with a new six-film run. Now it’s come out via Deadline that James Wan will be producing the first of these films, which is going to be based on a script by Greg Russo, who wrote the upcoming Mortal Kombat adaptation (which Wan is also producing). The film will also apparently feature a brand new cast. No director for the project has been announced.

Wan is incredibly busy being a producer these days, getting behind projects such as Mortal Kombat, Annabelle: Creation, The Nun, Insidious: Chapter 4 and is an executive producer on the upcoming Saw: Legacy. Even though he’s directing Aquaman for the DC cinematic universe, it seems like he’s happy keeping one foot firmly planted in horror!

The post James Wan to Produce Resident Evil Reboot appeared first on Dread Central.

Yep, there’s nothing funnier than looking a demon square in his hole. Or something like that! A new horror comedy is buzzing around Cannes as Screen Daily reports that UK sales outfit SC Films has boarded international sales rights to completed US horror-comedy Demon Hole.

Demon Hole charts the fallout after a fracking crew drills a hole on sacred Native American land unleashing an ancient demon, which then terrorizes six teens serving community service in a remote forest.

Writer-director is Josh Crook, producer is Lori Crook and exec producer is Allen Bain, producer of Rachid Bouchareb’s Just Like a Woman and 2014 US action feature Revenge of the Green Dragons.

Cast includes Samantha Scaffidi, Austin Ramsey, Paris Campbell, Summer Bills and Adrian Denzel.

Crook said: “The current crop of horror movies has gotten too severe and grim. While scary, they’re also depressing. Taking influence from John Hughes as much as it does John Carpenter and Wes Craven, Demon Hole brings the vibe of the 1980s back and invites the audience to enjoy the ride.”

More as it comes. Check out the first stills below.

The post Stare into a Demon Hole at Cannes appeared first on Dread Central.

2003’s Open Water was a pretty scary little movie that stood completely on its own. In 2006 Hans Horn’s tepid film Adrift got rebranded in the U.S. as Open Water 2: Adrift. Now, over a decade later, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water for a true sequel comes another rebranding!

Screen Daily is reporting that Australian sales outfit Odin’s Eye has closed a number of key deals on director Gerald Rascionato’s first-person shark thriller Cage Dive, which will be rebranded Open Water: Cage Dive for a number of key markets including the U.S.

Cage Dive follows three American tourists making an audition tape of them shark cage diving to submit to an extreme reality show. But a catastrophic turn of events leaves them stranded in baited waters of South Australia, surrounded by hungry great white sharks. The film was produced by Rascionato’s Just One More Productions and Charles Barsamian’s Exit Strategy Productions.

The post Cage Dive Becomes Open Water: Cage Dive appeared first on Dread Central.

Well, that was remarkably fast! Even though Alien: Covenant (review) literally just opened in theaters, we already have a look at the steelbook home video packaging for it and a new Alien 6 Film Collection release.

Not many details are available at this time, but you can expect the usual along with some new bells and whistles (maybe 4k?) when these hit home video sometime this fall.

Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby star in Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott directed the film, which was written by John Logan and Dante Harper based on a story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green.

Synopsis:
Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

The post Alien: Covenant – Fox Unveils Steebook Home Video Packaging and New Alien 6 Film Collection appeared first on Dread Central.

A trailer has arrived for Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord’s animated horror film Zombillénium out of Cannes, and we have it for you right here! Dig it!

Emmanuel Curtil, Alain Choquet, Kelly Marot star in this feature film adaptation of Arthur de Pin’s Zombillenium comic books that will open this year’s edition of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, which runs June 12-17.

Synopsis:
Zombillénium, the Halloween theme park, happens to be the one place on earth where real monsters can hide in plain sight. When Hector, a human, threatens to disclose the true identity of his employees, the Vampire Park Manager has no other choice but to hire him. To see his daughter, Hector must escape from his Zombie and Werewolf co-workers.

The post Zombillenium Chows Down on a Trailer appeared first on Dread Central.