- The relentless masked killers from Rogue Pictures’ horror-thriller hit, “THE STRANGERS,” will make their theme park debut with vivid appearances in “House of Horrors: Meet the Strangers,” one of many terror-filled mazes featured in Universal Studios Hollywood’s ”Halloween Horror Nights” event, beginning on Friday, October 3.
“THE STRANGERS” deadly stalkers, “Doll Face,” “Pin Up Girl” and “The Man in the Mask,” will join a “murderers’ row” of Universal notorious celluloid creature that includes The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, Chucky and “Psycho’s” Mother Bates.
- The ears of FEARS recently heard producer and director Andrew van den Houten is currently reviewing and in talks with author John Skipp to bring his novella THE LONG LAST CALL to the big screen. The story deals with a group of people at closing time at a Midwestern strip club. As they’re about to call it a night “he” comes strolling in - a well-dressed stranger with a briefcase full of cash to spend. This is no normal customer, and his money is a bit unusual too. Every dollar he spends stirs up a bit more hatred, a little more repressed rage in whomever he gives it to. The night passes, pressure builds, and the stranger just smiles. He knows it’s just a matter of time before all of his blood-drenched plans fulfilled.
- Evidence of mankind’s creator also plays host to our worst nightmare, as Anchor Bay Entertainment and Electronic Arts present DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL, the feature-length movie prequel to one of the hottest new video games of the year.
- Universal Studios Hollywood’s short film competition timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event in October is now onto the next level!
The TOP 10 short films have been selected by celebrity judges Don Mancini (director, “Child’s Play”), Bill Moseley (actor, “House of 1,000 Corpses”) and Corey Feldman (actor, "The Lost Boys")!
Available: September 16, 2008 (DTV)* Director/Screenplay: Nolan H. Lebovitz Cast: Cole Hauser, James Cromwell, Laurence Fishburne, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and James Denton. Synopsis: Jimmy Vaughn (Cole Hauser) is a young, ambitious FBI agent who undertakes the mission of infiltrating a long-established underworld figure named Ziggy. Ziggy has evaded the FBI for decades and Vaughn feels he has the strength and skills to take him down. What he doesn’t expect is the brutal initiation rites into Ziggy’s world. After enduring beatings and interrogations, Vaughn receives his final test - to inflict severe physical and psychological torture on Ziggy’s accountant (Laurence Fishburne), whom he alleges stole money from him.
Universal Studios Hollywood recently conducted auditions for Freddy's Fly Girls, who will serve as featured dancers at this year's Halloween Horror Nights event, due to begin Friday Oct. 3 and continue for 13 nights in October and on Nov. 1
- Issuing a dare to “Live Your Worst Nightmare,” Universal Studios Hollywood has ratcheted up the intensity level to present a new “Halloween Horror Nights” for 2008. This year’s event will pair Hollywood’s top entertainment scenic and special effects artists with a cast of thousands to create terrifying new experiences including a “Terror Tram” excursion that will feature a stopover at the infamous Bates Motel, a new scare zone based on the hit movie, “The Strangers” anda bloodcurdling new “Nightmare on Elm Street” maze, all contributing to Southern California’s most intense Halloween experience.
On Friday, September 5th, Lionsgate and Nicolas Cage will roll out the English language remake of the Pang Brothers’ BANGKOK DNAGEROUS, with the Pang brothers at the helm and screenwriter Jason Richman putting a slight different spin on their 1999 screenplay. Their 1999 version was recently re-released – August 5th, 2008 – by First Look Pictures on DVD. If you’re not familiar with the Pang Brothers, these are the Hong Kong film mavericks that created “The Eye (aka Jian gui)” franchise, “Infernal Affairs (aka Mou gaan dou)” that the Academy Award winning “The Departed” was based on, and “Re-Cycle (aka Gwai wik)” that recently had a run on the Sundance Channel on Demand. They made their American debut with the Ghost House Pictures’ film, produced by Sam Rami, “The Messengers.”
- The ears of FEARS recently heard producer and director Andrew van den Houten is currently reviewing and in talks with author John Skipp to bring his novella 
- Evidence of mankind’s creator also plays host to our worst nightmare, as Anchor Bay Entertainment and Electronic Arts present 
On Friday, September 5th, Lionsgate and Nicolas Cage will roll out the English language remake of the Pang Brothers’ BANGKOK DNAGEROUS, with the Pang brothers at the helm and screenwriter Jason Richman putting a slight different spin on their 1999 screenplay. Their 1999 version was recently re-released – 
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