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2008

House


 Year  Country
 2008  USA
 Run Time   MPAA Rating
   
 Category  Color
 Feature  Color
 Director
 Robby Henson
 Writer(s)
 Rob Green
 Starring
 Allena Bale | JP Davis | Julie Ann Emery | Leslie Easterbrook
 Sub Genre
 Adaptation
 Keywords
 God | Killer | Knives | Novel | Religious | Serial
 Themes
 Survival
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Plot Synopsis:

On a deserted back road in Alabama , Jack and Stephanie find themselves driving fast and running late. Their world suddenly changes when a strange accident leaves them stranded with no car, no cell phone coverage, and no help in sight. They have no choice except to continue on foot. As darkness approaches, they round a bend and see a small sign at the top of a long gravel driveway: The Wayside Inn.


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Exclusive Pics from House!
Trailer for Religious Horror House

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Alphabet Killer, The


 Year  Country
 2008  USA
 Run Time   MPAA Rating
   
 Category  Color
 Feature  Color
 Director
 Rob Schmidt
 Writer(s)
 Tom Malloy
 Starring
 Cary Elwes | Eliza Dushku | Timothy Hutton | Tom Malloy
 Sub Genre
 Supernatural
 Keywords
 children | Letters | Murder | New York | Rochester | Serial | True
 Themes
 Serial Killer
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Plot Synopsis:

Rochester, NY, Megan Paige (Dushku) is a driven police investigator whose commitment to the job borders on obsession. Her fiance, Kenneth Shine (Elwes), is also a lieutenant with the Rochester PD. They're currently working on one of their worst cases yet, the murder and rape of a 10-year-old girl named Carla Castillo. When Megan puts it together that she was murdered in Churchville, she is convinced they are dealing with a serial killer. She becomes so caught up she begins to have hallucinations... and a bloody Carla begins to haunt her regularly.


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Interviews:
  • Malloy, Tom & Terlecki, Russell (The Alphabet Killer) Audio

  • News:
    Anchor Bay Catches The Alphabet Killer
    Alphabet Killer Caught?
    The Alphabet Killer's Big Trailer
    Dushku After a Killer
    Schmidt on Masters, Killers

    Gallery:

    http://www.alphabetkiller.com/


    Able


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Marc Robert
     Writer(s)
     Marc Robert | Will Stotler
     Starring
     Christa Azzola | Christian Wewerka | Johnny Melville | Michael Pink | Sabine Krause
     Sub Genre
     Survival
     Keywords
     Anarchy | Berlin | Chaos | Germany | Paralyze | Virus
     Themes
     Disease
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    Plot Synopsis:

    Terrified Berliners struggle to survive each other and their own failing bodies during a sudden epidemic of progressive paralysis


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    News:
    Virus Film Able to Premiere at Sitges

    Gallery:

    http://www.stotlerrobertfilm.com/able_story.html


    Satanic Panic


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Marc Selz
     Writer(s)
     Marc Selz
     Starring
     Cyn Dulay | James Vallo | Nikki Taylor Melton | Tim Krueger
     Sub Genre
     Survival
     Keywords
     Camping | Devil | Gore | Robes | Satan | Teens | Woods
     Themes
     Satanism
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    Plot Synopsis:

    Depicting the titular affliction which overtook our country and reached its peak in the mid-80's before tapering off. Seems that the Satanists are still going about kidnapping, abusing and killing innocents, but they're far less conspicuous now...


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    News:
    Satanic Panic Premiere Set
    Satanic Panic Wraps, New Pics!
    Panic For a Satanic Trailer
    Selz Panics With Satan

    Gallery:

    http://www.satanicpanicthemovie.com/


    Mother of Tears


     Year  Country
     2008  Italy
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
     102 min  R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Dario Argento
     Writer(s)
     Adam Gierasch | Dario Argento | Jace Anderson
     Starring
     Adam James | Asia Argento | Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni | Crisitan Solimeno | Daria Nicolodi
     Sub Genre
     Sequel
     Keywords
     Blood | Monkeys | Mothers | Third | Violence | Witches
     Themes
     Witchcraft
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    Plot Synopsis:

    A young American art student, Sarah, unwittingly opens an ancient urn that unleashes the demonic power of the world's most powerful witch. As a scourge of suicides plague the city and witches from all over the world converge on Rome to pay homage, Sarah must use all her own psychic powers to stop the Mother of Tears before her evil conquers the world.


    Reviews:
  • Mother of Tears (DVD)
  • Mother of Tears (2007)

  • Interviews:

    News:
    Mother of Tears Winners Announced!
    Dinner for Fiends: Two Years of Dread!
    Three Discs of Halloween, Plus Mothers & Feast DVD News
    Three Mother of Tears Clips
    Zine Review: Rue Morgue #78
    Complete Mother of Tears Theater List!
    Mother of Tears U.S. Site Opens
    Mother of Tears in Theatres Soon!
    Argento, Friday Box Sets?
    U.S. Mother of Tears Trailer!

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    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001AR0D6I/evilshopnet


    I Sell the Dead


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Glenn McQuaid
     Writer(s)
     Glenn McQuaid
     Starring
     Angus Scrimm | Dominic Monaghan | Larry Fessenden | Ron Perlman
     Sub Genre
     Comedy
     Keywords
     Grave Robbing | Period | Priest | Redemption | Ressurection | Women
     Themes
     Zombies
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    Average: 4 (1 vote)
    Plot Synopsis:

    Fessenden and Dominic Monaghan play two thieves sentenced to death. The second opts for confessing his endless misdeeds to a priest. The life and times of two graverobbers follow!


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    News:
    Final Films for Toronto After Dark
    I Sell the Dead Full Trailer Online!
    Exclusive New Pics From I Sell the Dead!
    Exclusive: Effects Man Talks I Sell the Dead!
    First Look at I Sell the Dead!
    Hellboy 2 Start Date

    Gallery:

    http://www.isellthedead.com/


    Echo Game, The


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Briany Feeney
     Writer(s)
     Brian Feeney | John Ross
     Starring
     Alisha Seaton | Angela Landis | Judy Clement | Laurel Vail | Melissa Lee
     Sub Genre
     Survival
     Keywords
     Daughter | Girls | Hunting | Killers | Lesbians | Lovers | Psycho | Safety
     Themes
     Psychic
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    Plot Synopsis:

    The Echo Game revolves around April Reilly (Seaton), who receives a letter from her former lover Rachel (Landis), who was believed to have died ten years earlier. The letter and its urgent warning spark a chain of events that sends April’s life spiraling out of control.


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    News:
    Exclusive FX Shots & Comments on The Echo Game!
    Exclusive Echo Game Shots
    Exclusive Look at The Echo Game

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    Acolytes


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Jon Hewitt
     Writer(s)
     Jon Hewitt | Shane Krause | Shayne Armstrong
     Starring
     Hannah Morgan Lawrence | Joel Edgerton | Joshua Payne | Michael Dorman | Sebastian Gregory
     Sub Genre
     Revenge
     Keywords
     Double Cross | Molestation | Murder | Perversion | Revenge | Teenagers
     Themes
     Blackmail
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    Plot Synopsis:

    The story of three young teenagers named Mark (Gregory), James (Payne) and Chasely (Lawrence) who stumble upon a serial killer’s hunting ground. Instead of going straight to the police with the evidence they’ve uncovered, Mark and James decide to blackmail the serial killer into killing the man (Dorman) who committed a horrible crime against the two boys years ago. Needless to say, all does not go as planned.


    Reviews:
  • Acolytes (2008)

  • Interviews:
  • Hewitt, Jon (Acolytes)

  • News:
    Full Film Lineup for Screamfest 2008!
    Acolytes Bully a Trailer

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    Igor


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       PG
     Category  Color
     Animated Feature  Color
     Director
     Anthony Leondis
     Writer(s)
     Chris McKenna
     Starring
     Eddie Izzard | Jennifer Coolidge | John Cleese | John Cusack | Steve Buscemi
     Sub Genre
     Comedy
     Keywords
     Creation | Frankenstein | Labs | Life | Overcoming | Riches | Scientists
     Themes
     Monsters
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    Plot Synopsis:

    Igor is a playfully irreverent comedy that brings a new twist to the classic monster genre. In a world filled with Mad Scientists and Evil Inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a Mad Scientist himself and winning the annual Evil Science Fair.


    Reviews:
  • Igor (2008)

  • Interviews:

    News:
    Exclusive Igor Clip!
    Igor Game & Toy News
    Video Dread Exclusive: Igor Writer & Director
    Switch Thrown on Igor Trailer
    Igor Invents a One Sheet
    Toy Fair 08: Master Replicas' Igor & Halo
    Igor and His Toys
    Igor Gets Game
    Corgi Gets Igor Toys

    Gallery:

    http://igor-movie.com/


    Bryan Loves You


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
     92 min  R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Seth Landau
     Writer(s)
     Seth Landau
     Starring
     Brinke Stevens | Daniel Roebuck | George Wendt | Lloyd Kaufman | Tiffany Shepis | Tony Todd
     Sub Genre
     Mystery
     Keywords
     Brainwashing | Following | Leader | Murder | Religion
     Themes
     Cults
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    Plot Synopsis:

    In the early ‘90s, a 32-year-old psychotherapist (writer/producer/director Seth Landau) began to suspect that his small Arizona community was being taken over by a homicidal religious cult known as ‘The Bryans’. His entire ordeal was captured on camcorder footage and security tapes. They are the video musings of a highly disturbed young man. This is what was recovered.


    Reviews:
  • Bryan Loves You (DVD)

  • Interviews:

    News:
    UPDATE: Bryan Loves Dark Delicacies
    Bryan Loves You, Contests and Distribution
    New Bryan Loves You Teaser!
    Bryan Makers Told to Stop
    Bryan Loves Updates!
    This Trailer Loves You
    Wendt and Todd Find the Love

    Gallery:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001AYWY8Q/evilshopnet http://www.grassrootstheory.org/bryan.htm


    Splinter


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Toby Wilkins
     Writer(s)
     Ian Shorr | Kai Berry
     Starring
     Jill Wagner | Paulo Costanzo | Shea Whigham
     Sub Genre
     Survival
     Keywords
     Bugs | Convict | Criminal | Host | Monster | Parasite | Trapped
     Themes
     Isolation
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    Plot Synopsis:

    Trapped in an isolated gas station by a veracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.


    Reviews:
  • Splinter (2008)

  • Interviews:
  • Wilkins, Toby (Splinter)

  • News:
    Fifth Splinter Podcast is Live!
    Free Splinter Screening this October!
    Exclusive Director Interviews: Screamfest LA
    Splinter Podcast #3: The Wizard!
    Splinter Trailer is Here!
    New Splinter Podcast
    Full Film Lineup for Screamfest 2008!
    Splinter Poster Revealed!
    Grudge 3 Helmer's Splinter Site is Live!
    Magnet Gets a Splinter

    Gallery:

    http://www.splinterfilm.com/


    Plaguers


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Brade Sykes
     Writer(s)
     Brad Sykes
     Starring
     Alexis Zibolis | Bobby James | Noelle Perris | Steve Railsback
     Sub Genre
     Sci Fi
     Keywords
     Blood | Demons | Flesh | Fuel | Monsters | Pirates | Spaceship | Virus | Zombies
     Themes
     Aliens
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    Plot Synopsis:

    When a band of sexy space pirates hijack a fuel-transport vessel bound for Earth, an alien virus known only as "Thanatos" is accidentally released. The contagion mutates its victims, transforming them one after another into ravenous, demonic creatures. Pirates and crew must join together to destroy the undead Plaguers as the ship nears Earth, threatening to infect the entire planet.


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    News:
    Exclusive Behind the Scenes Clip, Dates for Plaguers
    Plaguers Awarded, North American Premiere Set
    Exclusive Pics & Update on Sykes' Plaguers
    First News & Pic From Plaguers

    Gallery:

    http://www.plaguers.com/


    Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer


     Year  Country
     2008  USA
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
     85 min  R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Jon Knautz
     Writer(s)
     John Ainslie | Jon Knautz | Trevor Matthews
     Starring
     James A. Woods | Rachel Skarsten | Robert Englund | Trevor Matthews
     Sub Genre
     Comedy
     Keywords
     Curse | Fighting | Heart | Monsters | Plumbing | School | Teacher | Tentacles
     Themes
     Monsters
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    Plot Synopsis:

    As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with a pestering girlfriend, therapy sessions that resolve nothing, and night classes that barely hold his interest. After unleashing an ancient curse, Jack's Professor undergoes a transformation into something not-quite- human, and Jack is forced to confront some old demons... along with a few new ones.


    Reviews:
  • Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (DVD)
  • Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2008)
  • Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2008)

  • Interviews:
  • Scott, David (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer)

  • News:
    Jack Brooks 2?
    Jack Brooks Slays Fantastic Fest!
    Exclusive: Best Buy to Get Bonus Jack Brooks Disc!
    Win Some Cash From Jack Brooks!
    Jack Brooks: DVD Slayer!
    SDCC 08: Jack Brooks Interviews
    Go to the Drive-In With Jack Brooks!
    SDCC: 08: See Jack Brooks With Dead People!
    Fantasia 2008: Day 9
    Jack Brooks This August!

    Gallery:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001C0NMU2/evilshopnet http://www.brookstreetpictures.com/jackbrooks/


    Let the Right One In


     Year  Country
     2008  Sweden
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Tomas Alfredson
     Writer(s)
     John Ajvide
     Starring
     Henrik Dahl | Kare Hedebrant | Lina Leandersson | Per Ragnar
     Sub Genre
     Love
     Keywords
     Adolesence | Blood | Darkness | Kids | Romance | Survival
     Themes
     Vampires
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    Plot Synopsis:

    Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other peoples blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Let The Right One In is a story both violent and highly romantic, set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982.


    Reviews:
  • Let the Right One In (2008)

  • Interviews:
  • Alfredson, Tomas (Let the Right One In)

  • News:
    Let the Right One In U.S. Trailer!
    Original Director Talks Right One Remake
    Dinner for Fiends : The Death of Horror
    Official Let the Right One In Poster
    Dinner for Fiends: Death Racing Out of the Closet
    Toronto After Dark Names First Eight Films!
    Magnet Unleashes Six Shooter Films
    Fantasia 2008 Winners!
    Fantasia 2008: Day 9
    Fantasia 2008: The First Week

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    Martyrs


     Year  Country
     2008  France
     Run Time   MPAA Rating
       R
     Category  Color
     Feature  Color
     Director
     Pascal Laugier
     Writer(s)
     Pascal Laugier
     Starring
     Catherine Begin | Morjana Alaoui | Mylene Jampanoi | Patricia Tulasne | Robert Toupin
     Sub Genre
     Torture
     Keywords
     Child | Fighting | Friends | Kidnap | Relgion | Torture | Vengeance
     Themes
     Revenge
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    Plot Synopsis:

    A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.


    Reviews:
  • Martyrs (2008)

  • Interviews:

    News:
    R.I.P. Effects Man Benoit Lestang
    TIFF's Midnight Madness 2008!
    Frightfest 2008 Schedule Live!
    Martyrs Promo Reel
    Weinsteins Get Wild Trio

    Gallery:

    http://www.martyrs-lefilm.com/