After she leaves the TARDIS in a few weeks’ time, Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is staying within the fantasy genre for one of her next projects, the horror movie Oculus. The Intrepid Pictures film starts shooting in Alabama this autumn. According to their press release, the plot begins 10 years after a horrifying family incident left two young children […]
HBO has finally confirmed that True Blood will be returning for a sixth season. The news doesn’t really come as a surprise, given that there was considerable speculation about who would be running the series when (rather than if) it received the renewal. Current co-executive producer Mark Hudis will become executive producer/showrunner as part of a deal he signed with […]
Although there were multiple reports around the internet last month that a TV series based on William Friedkin’s 1973 film The Exorcist was in development, the director himself has told […]
Fourteen years after it was pulled from DVD shelves, the full version of Little Shop of Horrors is finally returning to stores. Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut is […]
This year didn’t see the strongest showing by genre shows at the BAFTAs, but in addition to the special award given to Steven Moffat by the stars of his two shows, Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch, BBC Three’s underestimated series The Fades won Best Drama. Unfortunately cancelled by the BBC after only one series, the apocalyptic series at least can take […]
The CW has given an early pick-up to two of its success stories: Supernatural, which will go into an eighth season of monster-hunting adventures for the Winchester brothers, and The Vampire Diaries, entering its fourth year. The official press release simply calls Supernatural a “fan favourite,” and hails The Vampire Diaries as “bloody good drama” which is the network’s top-rated […]
Remakes of The Mummy and Van Helsing are top of the agenda for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman as part of their new deal at Universal Studios. The writer/producers have […]
Jonathan Frid, who played the vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows, has died, aged 87. The actor, who makes a brief cameo appearance in Tim Burton’s new version of the […]
After wandering away from the franchise’s roots with the third film in the most recent series, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal has decided to go back to basics with […]
Jeremy Carver, currently co-showrunner on Syfy’s adaptation of Being Human, is stepping back across to the CW’s Supernatural next season, if the show gets picked up, according to a report at Deadline. He will be replacing Sera Gamble, who is leaving Supernatural after being involved with the show since its inception. Carver was a co-producer on the CW hit during the […]
Although mystery series Castle isn’t normally Sci-Fi Bulletin’s territory, a recent interview with executive producer and creator Andrew Marlowe suggests that things are straying in our direction. Starring Firefly/Serenity’s Nathan […]
The Woman in Black: Angels of Death will be coming to cinemas next year, courtesy of Hammer, who have given the go-ahead for a sequel to their highly successful horror movie. Set forty years after the events of the first film, which stars Daniel Radcliffe, Angels of Death will be written by Jon Crocker, based on an original story by […]
The battle between the descendants of the storytelling Grimm clan and the various creatures in and around Portland, Oregon is set to continue into a second year, with NBC giving an early renewal to fantasy series Grimm. The news was broken by writer Akela Cooper, who tweeted, “Walk into the office this morning & our showrunners David Greenwalt & Jim […]
Suranne Jones, currently starring in ITV cop drama Scott and Bailey, has been cast as Eve opposite The Fades’ Tom Ellis in Joe Ahearne’s adaptation of James Herbert’s horror story […]
As well as featuring Jessica Lange as a new character, the second season of American Horror Story will see a large role for Star Trek star Zachary Quinto. He will be joined by fellow season one cast members Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe, with “everyone… playing the opposite of what they played before,” according to executive producer Ryan […]
Although she won’t be reprising the role of Constance for the second season of surprise FX hit American Horror Story, Jessica Lange will be the focus of the show’s sophomore year. Executive producer Ryan Murphy told EW, “We have designed the second season of American Horror Story completely around her character. This will really be the Jessica Lange show so […]
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