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Paramount and Platinum Dunes Bringing Us Existence 2.0 Adaptation

Another graphic novel adaptation is on the way ... this time from Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes! Are you ready for a look at another man's Existence 2.0?

First Casting News: Jon Bernthal is First Among The Walking Dead

Finally some sold casting news has hit for Frank Darabont's small screen adaptation of the Robert Kirkman zombie epic The Walking Dead for AMC! Words alone cannot describe how excited we are for this one!

Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane Want to Haunt You

If James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, Robert Kirkman certainly must be the busiest man in the comics biz. On March 29th he and Todd McFarlane present Haunt Volume 1. Featuring the artistic team of Ryan Ottley, Greg Capullo, and Todd McFarlane, with story by Robert Kirkman, Haunt Volume 1 from Image Comics collects Issues 1 through 5 of the series. Synopsis:

Dennis Iliadis to Direct Dead@17

Last House on the Left remake director Dennis Iliadis accomplished the impossible in my eyes. He took one of my favorite genre films, albeit one with some very rough edges, and fashioned a wholly satisfying (and grimy) remake that stands as a worthy companion piece to the original. Wondering what Iliadis is fixing his sights on next? Keep reading!

Get Ready to Find Out Whatever Happened to Rob Zombie's Baron Von Shock

Rob Zombie has proven to be quite the renaissance man in terms of working within our genre and beyond, and now the rocker is ready to try his hand at the world of comic books!

Start Date Set for The Walking Dead Pilot

There's not much that warms the heart of your old Uncle Creepy more than zombies, especially when they're contained within such a rich universe as the one created by Robert Kirkman in The Walking Dead. Which is why I'm ecstatic to report that a start date has been set for the filming of the pilot for Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead TV adaptation on AMC.

The Walking Dead Script Review Shambles Online

We here at Dread Central aren't looking forward to any single project out there as much as we are Frank Darabont's upcoming adaptation of Robert Kirkman's zombie saga The Walking Dead. Not since the early work of Romero has a Dead universe been so rich with detail and so brutal on its protagonists. Will all that horror and drama make it into the AMC series? Signs right now are pointing to yes.

AMC Officially Greenlights The Walking Dead

In early August we announced that AMC was very close to finalizing the deal to bring a live action version of Robert Kirkman's legendary zombie tale The Walking Dead to their network with director Frank Darabont at the helm. Good news, dead heads! The deal is DONE!

Twisted Pictures Wants You to Feel Sorrow

Another comic-to-film adaptation is in the pipeline, this one from Twisted Pictures, the company most known for its Saw films. It's called Sorrow and is the brainchild of Rick Remender, Seth Peck, and Francesco Francavilla published by Image Comics.

Ron Howard to Tackle Lovecraft?

We haven't heard anything about The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft since February, but man, is there something to talk about now! It looks as if director Ron Howard is done cracking codes and chasing demons. At least for now. Instead he's turning his eyes to tentacles and things in the walls.

Tour The Walking Dead via Google Maps

Have you ever thought about retracing the steps various members of The Walking Dead have taken over the course of the comic's narrative?

Frank Darabont Bringing The Walking Dead to AMC

We can barely contain our excitement! News just broke that the iconic comic series we hold dear to our hearts, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, is getting the series treatment at AMC with one of our favorite directors at the helm, Frank Darabont. Two words: Holy -and- Shit!!!

The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft

Image Comics has announced the imminent release of a new comic fictionalizing the life and times of H.P. Lovecraft. The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft blends a touch of reality with fantastical fiction, and puts the iconic author himself as the main character living in a world of nightmare.