Oculus

Former "Doctor Who" regular Karen Gillan is busy filming Mike Flangan's Oculus and as an early holiday treat has posted the first photo from the set, captioning it "spooky!"

More casting news has come in regarding Oculus from Intrepid Pictures and director Mike Flanagan (Absentia). Read on for the latest of who else will fall victim to the spookiness which awaits them.

More casting news has come in regarding Oculus from Intrepid Pictures and director Mike Flanagan (Absentia). A star has joined the cast who knows all about dealing with horrid unearthly creatures! Read on for details.

Karen Gillan is perhaps most known for her work on the beloved BBC series Dr. Who, but horror fans may remember her from the stylish almost-werewolf flick Outcast last year. She's gearing up for another bout with the supernatural - and this time it's personal!

If you've seen the spooky goodness that was Absentia, then you will be happy to hear that FilmDistrict has acquired Intrepid Pictures' horror project Oculus to be directed by Mike Flanagan from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Howard.

It's always interesting to see bigger outlets like Variety reporting stories about horror movies that we reported on over a year ago as if the news were well ... new.

We broke the story about Absentia (review here) director Mike Flanagan's next feature film Oculus just a few days ago, and now we have the official confirmation and first bit of teaser art! From the Press Release

With his film Absentia director Mike Flanagan permanently put himself on our radar by delivering an original horror flick that packed one hell of a punch. So the question beckons ... what's next?