ABC to update Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
No sooner has NBC ordered an update of the Frankenstein story than rival network ABC plunders the horror vaults for a new version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of […]
Teen Wolf to "amp up the scares" for season two
With the finale of the first season recently aired in the States, Teen Wolf executive producer Jeff Davis has hinted at some future directions for the show’s second season. Some mild spoilers for the first season follow: Speaking to Zap2It, Davis said, “As long as we can keep a good balance of humour and romance, I’d really like to amp […]
Bryan Fuller has second run at The Munsters for NBC
Although the network passed on his first pilot for a revived version of comedy horror series The Munsters last year, NBC has asked Pushing Daisies‘ creator Bryan Fuller to prepare […]
Silence of the Lambs' Demme options King's JFK blockbuster
Hollywood’s resurgent love affair with the works of Stephen King is showing no signs of slowing down, with Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme optioning the rights to the […]
Harry Potter team to take The Stand?
Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves and director David Yates may turn their attention to a darker fantasy as their next project: Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel The Stand. The Hollywood […]
House producers revive Frankenstein
House executive producers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner are working on a new version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for NBC. The single script, which is described as “a modern-day take […]
1408's Greenberg and Piranha's Aja to dig up Pet Sematary?
Yet another Stephen King tale is apparently on the way to the big screen, with news that Paramount Pictures wants to revive the Pet Sematary franchise. Matt Greenberg, who adapted […]
Watch David Tennant in action in Fright Night trailer
Dreamworks have released a trailer for their updated remake of the 1996 horror comedy Fright Night, starring former Doctor Who David Tennant alongside Colin Farrell and Star Trek/Terminator Salvation‘s Anton Yelchin. […]
Fresh Tales from a reopened Crypt
The 1950s EC comics anthology Tales from the Crypt is set to inspire a new TV series, 15 years after an earlier version completed a seven year run on HBO. […]
SyFy developing The Sixth Gun
Occult western comic book The Sixth Gun is heading to Syfy as a six episode mini-series. The adaptation of the Oni Press series was announced at Comic-Con, and according to […]
Darabont steps down from The Walking Dead (updated)
According to a report on Deadline.com, Frank Darabont has stepped down as showrunner on the second season of The Walking Dead – which will come as a great surprise to fans of the series who attended Comic-Con last weekend, where the Shawshank Redemption director was enthusing about the new season. The Deadline report suggests that Darabont “never quite adjusted to […]
True Blood hints at ComicCon for seasons 4 and 5
The True Blood panel at this year’s ComicCon gave away certain hints about the direction of both season 4 and 5 of the hit HBO vampire show. As suggested in […]
Scanners – the TV series?
Following the success of The Walking Dead, Dimension Films are considering a TV series based on the David Cronenberg film Scanners, to which they hold the rights. Dimension have been […]
Scott promises "fresh notion" on artificial life in Promethus
Speaking to ComicCon via a video link from Prometheus‘s set in Iceland, director Ridley Scott dropped multiple hints about the content of his new movie and its link to the Alien saga. Asked whether there would be androids in the film, like Ash and Bishop in the earlier movies, Scott said there “may be two”, but added, “Robots and androids […]
Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods finally gets release date
After its release was delayed following the MGM bankruptcy saga, The Cabin in the Woods – described by co-writer Joss Whedon as “the horror movie to end all horror movies” – […]
Interview with the Vampire retold
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire is getting a makeover for a new graphic novel version. The story will be told from the perspective of Claudia, a 12 year old […]
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