Sam Raimi

To Hell with Adriana Barraza!

A Movieland blog let loose today that Adriana Barraza, whose acting credits include "ER" and Alejandro González Iñárritu's Babel, has been cast in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell.

Ghost House Goes Underground

What strikes me most funny about this article is the reference in the very first line to “the booming horror genre”. Like horror’s never made money before? Like it’s this newly discovered method of getting a lot for a little?

Drag Me to Hell Cast Rounds Out

More names have been added to Sam Raimi’s return to horror, the possession film Drag Me to Hell, according to The Hollywood Reporter this morning. Shooting begins on Monday in LA.

Character Breakdown for Drag Me to Hell!

When something like this comes across our virtual desks here at Dread Central, I usually have a moral dilemma regarding what we should do with it. On the one hand, looking at a breakdown of who the characters are in a film can reveal some important spoilers. On the other, when the film is as hush-hush as Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, it’s our civic responsibility to spread as much info on it as we can... that's how I sleep at night.

30 Days and Beyond for Raimi?

Sam Raimi has been a busy man this year. The director made sure Spider-Man brought in the bucks and he looks to do the same with another comic book-turned-film this year, 30 Days of Night (review). Raimi is acting as producer on this project, but his presence can be felt.

Raimi Ventures Into the Night

And this time he don't have Ash or Spidey to watch his ass! Variety reported today that Raimi, fresh off of spinning his latest web, is ready to trade in his director's spandex in favor of producing something with a bit more bite. What does this all mean? Good news for vampire enthusiasts that's what!