Darren Lynn Bousman To Bring Us CINCO DE MAYO

Holidays and international days of celebration have long been used as themes in horror cinema. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Christmas and so on. But so far it seems that there hasn't been one which deals with CINCO DE MAYO. Until now. A new website has appeared for an upcoming movie apparently helmed by Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW III & IV, MOTHER'S DAY) along with what appears to be some kind of trailer/sales pitch. The trailer even includes a release date for May 5th, 2013. That's about the only info currently available. Whatever the case, the trailer actually looks pretty intriguing. See it for yourself below.

International Trailer For TOTAL RECALL

TOTAL RECALL is due to hit theatres in just a few months, but for those fans anxiously waiting here is a nice new action-packed trailer to help tide you over. Check out he brand new official international trailer below.

Synopsis: “Total Recall is an action thriller between reality and memory, inspired again by the story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” of Phiip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can make your dreams come true memories. For Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), an employee of the company, although a lover of his beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale), the journey of the mind seems to be the ideal remedy to its real-life frustrating memories as a super- Spy seem perfectly match their needs. But when the process is dead wrong, Quaid becomes a prey. He was sued not the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teamed with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to reach the head of the clandestine resistance (Bill Nighy) to stop Cohaagen. The boundary between fantasy and reality becomes blurred and destiny hangs by a thread when Quaid discovers his true identity, his real love and true destiny .”


TOTAL RECALL comes to theatres August 3rd.

APARTMENT 143 (2012) Review

Directed by: Carles Torrens

Starring: Kai Lennox, Michael O'Keefe, Rick Gonzalez

By now I'm really starting to get fed up with all of the disappointing found footage/POV horror flicks which seem to be released every other week. After noticing that all of the reviews on its IMDb page were positive however, I decided that I would give APARTMENT 143 the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully this is the last time  I make that mistake.

As most found footage films this one starts off suddenly without any opening credits or titles. A handheld camera helps to introduce a trio of paranormal investigators in a van on their way to an apparently haunted apartment. When they arrive they talk to the three inhabitants, father Alan (Lennox) and his son and daughter. They are told that strange occurrences have been happening in the apartment and  actually started to happen in the house the three lived in before they moved to said apartment. Alan talks about his late wife who was killed in a car accident and his young son tells the investigators that he has actually spoken to his dead mother. The trio set up their fancy equipment and settle in to wait for some strange happenings. We are then treated to (or maybe subjected to) pretty much every cliché you've ever seen in a paranormal flick. Doors slam closed on their own, lights flicker, items fly around the rooms, bed sheets are tugged at by invisible hands, ghostly figures appear in the background of photographs and so on.

Most of these events are captured and followed through the use of mounted cameras in a very PARANORMAL ACTIVITY style display. This footage is supplemented with shaky handheld camera footage and a soundtrack of the usual creaks, groans, screams and loud noises.

The investigators are accompanied by all manner of hi-tech equipment (one machine is even pixelated as though it's top secret or illegal), the functions of which are explained by very thin and vague descriptions that don't really explain much at all. 

The actors seem to do a good enough job but the characters are all completely unlikeable. The father is a spineless wimp, his daughter is a little bitch and the investigators grill the poor man like he's committed some kind of crime. I spent half the movie hoping they would just die already.

The movie takes it's time developing the characters but I felt that it delved a little too deeply into the relationship between father and daughter. These paranormal investigators (laughably calling themselves 'scientists') seem to think that they're counsellors or psychologists.

By the time the credits showed up I felt like I had just watched another tired PA rehash that brought absolutely nothing new to the table. It relied too heavily on cheap jump-scares and clichés and ended up being a below average ghost flick. I recommend you give this one a miss.

Four New Stills From THE ROAD

There are only a few movies coming out this year that I am really, really looking forward to. THE ROAD is one of them. I'm not sure why but I just have this feeling that it's going to be one hell of a creepy movie. I'm even more excited after seeing the four latest stills from the upcoming film. Check them out below.

THE ROAD hits theatres May 11th.

Synopsis: A twelve-year-old cold case is reopened when three teens are missing in an abandoned road. In the course of the investigation, deeper and gruesome stories of abduction and murders are discovered. After more than two decades, the secrets of the haunted road may finally be revealed.

Official Poster For THE POSSESSION

Not long ago the first still was released for the upcoming THE POSSESSION (formerly THE DIBBUK BOX), directed by Ole Bornedal and produced by Sam Raimi. Now thanks to Bloody-Disgusting it looks like we finally have an official poster for the film which you can check out below. Stay tuned for more goodies in the lead-up to the film's release on August 31st.

Synopsis: “Clyde Breneck and his 10-year-old daughter, Em, who purchases an antique box at a yard sale (while the real-life story it took place on Ebay). With the box, Em accidentally releases an ancient spirit that has one goal: to devour her. Clyde must team work with his ex-wife to put an end to the curse.”