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I love the films of David Cronenberg. In fact, he’s kind of a hero of mine. His body horror films are the inspiration behind my own films, including Dysmorphia and my upcoming film, Banquet.
So it gives me no small measure of joy to report that from Staurday, January 12th, the greatest TV channel in the UK, [...]
The human body is a wonderful thing but every single one of has a deep rooted fear of anything going wrong with our own bodies. I think that is what makes “body horror” so unnerving. The definition of body horror is “horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from the graphic destruction or degeneration [...]
“Long live the new flesh…”
David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, aside from being one of the director’s best works, was also my first exposure to the films of Cronenberg. So, this news causes my heart to sink a little…
Deadline are reporting that commercial director Adam Berg is the man that Universal have approached to direct the remake.
Berg previously won the [...]
Back in March, we brought you the news that horror titans, David Cronenberg (The Fly, The Brood, Scanners) and Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Darkman) would be teaming up to bring us their vision of Wendy Moore’s novel, The Knifeman.
Now, Knifeman, has its star…
Deadline are reporting that Oscar nominee (and fellow Brit), Tim Roth, is [...]
On this day in horror…
1976. Emily Booth is born. Booth is a mainstay of the British horror scene and has starred in: Pervirella, Cradle of Fear, Evil Aliens, Doghouse, Sacred Flesh, The Reverend, Inbred; had an uncredited role in Event Horizon and featured in a segment on Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse.
1980. Jordana Brewster is born. Probably [...]
On this day in horror…
1937 marks the passing of American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft. His works of fantasy, horror and weird fiction have thrilled and inspired many and is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the last century. Lovecraft established the Cthulhu Mythos which is a fictional universe which continues [...]
Most film fans, whether they like horror or not, will probably recognise the following two names:
David Cronenberg and Sam Raimi.
No? You don’t? Well, the former has brought us such body horror classics as Shivers, The Brood and, of course, the 1986 reimagining of The Fly, while the latter, directed the Evil Dead trilogy, Darkman and [...]
…and they’re absolute CORKERS! I’ll get right to it.
From the Press Release:
Grimm Up North is pleased to announce its second offering of blood and fear in this year’s gloriously gut-wrenching horrorfest as Lucky McKee’s The Woman. The must-see controversial film is co-written by award-winning horror novelist Jack Ketchum (Red, The Girl Next Door, The Lost) and [...]
More news emerging from Comic-con.
Deadline (again) are reporting that David Cronenberg’s classic head-popping, veiny, sci-fi horror Scanners is set to make the transition from big screen movie to small screen TV series.
Deadline say, “David Cronenberg’s science-fiction horror classic Scannersmay be headed to the small screen. The Weinstein Co.’s Dimension Films is developing a drama series adaptation [...]
