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The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with brand new sixth installment Final Destination: Bloodlines, but will the film be playing in theaters or going direct to streaming?

Franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick brings confirmation this week that the upcoming Final Destination: Bloodlines will not only be playing in theaters, but in IMAX theaters as well!

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment, which is scheduled to arrive in theaters next year with no specific release date at this time. Stay tuned.

The cast for the hit franchise’s sixth installment includes Teo Briones (“Chucky”), Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game), Richard Harmon (Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor).

Theatrical and in IMAX.

The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with Final Destination: Bloodlines. With filming now underway, THR reports that three actors have joined the lead cast, including “Chucky” actor Teo Briones.

Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game) join Teo Briones, who played Junior Wheeler in season one of “Chucky,” as the leads in the sixth installment of the horror franchise.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment that also includes Richard Harmon, Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor) among the cast.

Production is now underway in Vancouver.

What can we expect from the upcoming Final Destination 6? Speaking with Collider, franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick offered up an intriguing (and mysterious) tease last year.

“This film dives into the film in such a unique way that...

Stars: Grant Vlahovic, Alexander J. Baxter, Josefin Jönsson Tysén, Tracey Roath, Jay Martens, Roy Campsall | Written by Alexander J. Baxter, Jay Martens | Directed by Alexander J. Baxter, Leigah Keewatin, Jessica Moutra

Jikirag opens with text telling us that we are in the year 1263Ad and a band of refugees from a plague has made a settlement in the middle of a forgotten forest. Nature granted them refuge on the vow that they take no more from the land than they needed. But now years have passed and their hunger has outstripped their vow.

Shapur and Ewan (Alexander J. Baxter; The Man in the High Castle) are searching the forest for Shapur’s son. They find the boy’s body but something else finds them and they return to the settlement badly wounded. The next day Alis ventures into the woods and after having a vision seem to become possessed.

Seeking...

Over the past few years, screenwriter Simon Barrett has risen to prominence among film fans in general and horror fans in particular, especially for his last two collaborations with director Adam Wingard. Both the duo’s 2013 feature You’re Next and their 2014 film The Guest have garnered acclaim, with Barrett’s work also appearing in the horror anthology series V/H/S and V/H/S 2, as well as in The ABCs of Death.

The Vicious Brothers are another horror filmmaking duo that have seen their star rise, particularly with their 2014 alien invasion feature Extraterrestrial, as well as their involvement in the found footage horror films Grave Encounters and Grave Encounters 2. Consisting of the duo of Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz, the filmmakers have had other directors handle their written scripts, but have yet to direct from a script written by someone else.

That is set to change in their upcoming project,...

Two's company and three's a crowd--but four can soar! At least that's what the good folks at haRFMFul Productions, Sick Puppy Pictures, MOnsterworks66 and Lion Arch Productions believe as they prep a three-feature slate to shoot in Louisiana later this year or early in 2016!

Rycke Foreman (haRMFul), Phil Condit (Sick Puppy), Maria Olsen (MO66) and Lionel Archuleta (Lion Arch) are developing a slate of three horror-comedies for production in Louisiana and are presently attaching cast and finalizing budgets before approaching La. investors. The three films, Happy Ending, Hacked Off and Grizzled! (#Hehog) are all zany romps through HorCom Land featuring lovely ladies, buckets of blood, hunky heroes and terrifyingly funny Big Bads.

The films may all live in the same genre, but they each have their own special stamp of entertaining insanity:

Happy Ending is no stranger to MoreHorror fans who will remember that, at Madam Wang's House of Happy Ending...

Shades of Mr. Gray: The Vicious Bros.’ Unsatisfying Close Encounter

Following the unanticipated success of their 2011 film debut, Grave Encounters (which feels very much like the derivative, found footage version of a variety of other abandoned mental hospital narratives, including Brad Anderson’s Session 9, but hey, someone managed to squeeze out Grave Encounters 2 for good measure), the Vicious Bros. are back with a sophomore effort, Extraterrestrial. Can you guess what it’s about? Reportedly based on a tale they drafted back in their college days, the film bears the earmarks of pedantic indistinctness, a generic thrust of recycled, disambiguated alien abduction narratives that’s not only hopelessly shallow but utterly routine.

April (Brittany Allen) and longtime beau Kyle (Freddie Stroma) are heading off to a weekend getaway at her parents’ cabin, about to be sold as part of what sounds like a tense divorce settlement. A trip already...

Despite such bland, generic branding, the Vicious Brothers’ Extraterrestrial shies away from repeating the same mistakes of their ambitiously convoluted last film, Grave Encounters 2, by reaching for a fast-paced, fun-filled watch that’s more in line with their original Grave Encounters. Alien invasion movies have been recycled time and time again – a statement also easily said about found-footage – but the Vicious Brothers decide instead to go the route of reinvention. Why not just have a ton of fun playing with other-worldly stereotypes? Unfortunately there’s no reward without risk, as this haunting chase won’t go down in history, but if you’re looking for a confident horror flick about gangly grey men, strap in and hold on. The ride may be bumpy, but enough flashing lights and shadowy figures distract from a passable simplicity – or maybe I was just brainwashed to believe as much?

This is going to...

Professionally known as The Vicious Brothers, Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz are two of the rising names in genre film making. They’ve written and directed the outstanding Grave Encounters (2011) and wrote its sequel, Grave Encounters 2 (2012). Currently they’re out promoting their latest film, Extraterrestrial and took some time to sit with Horrornews.net to talk about it.

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If they hadn’t stopped running, Francois would maybe still have all of his fingers. A young couple is pursued by an unseen prairie predator in a new clip from Leprechaun: Origins, hitting VOD platforms next week.

This time around, the Leprechaun is portrayed by WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. From Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Leprechaun: Origins is set for an August 26th VOD release and will come out on Blu-ray and DVD on September 30th. The movie is also scheduled to open in select theaters on August 22nd. We have the new clip below (via Moviepilot!):

“WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on...

If you're one of the fans who are eagerly anticipating the WWE's Leprechaun: Origins, starring WWE Supertstar Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl, then consider your lucky charms officially rubbed!

From the Press Release

Lionsgate and WWE Studios announced today that Leprechaun: Origins, starring WWE® Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle®” Postl, will have a limited theatrical run on August 22nd.

The announcement comes after an enthusiastic reception at this year’s Comic-Con, where fans were given a sneak peek at footage from the reimagined franchise. The move is intended to support promotional efforts during the film's multi-platform release on August 26th for Digital HD, Video On Demand, and Pay-Per-View and September 30th on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital).

Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days), and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

The Leprechaun has the ultimate luck of the Irish, but those who cross his path have some of the worst luck in the world. The horror franchise that began in 1993 will be reborn late this summer with Leprechaun: Origins, and a new trailer for the film has been released at Comic-Con, along with a first-look image of the Leprechaun.

This time around, the Leprechaun is portrayed by WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. From Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Leprechaun: Origins is set for an August 26th VOD release and will come out on Blu-ray and DVD on September 30th. We have the film’s recently released Comic-Con trailer that gives us the first glimpses of the Leprechaun as he stalks a group of backpackers, as well as the first Leprechaun image revealed at Comic-Con (image courtesy of Variety!):

“WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun,...

The crowds at the San Diego Comic-Con were treated to the first look at the creature featured in WWE's Leprechaun: Origins, starring WWE Supertstar Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl, and as always we have that for you right here with a new clip. Dig it!

Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days), and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs. Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Look for Leprechaun: Origins, on VOD August 26th and DVD and Blu-ray on September 30th.

Special features on the home video releases include both the “Leprechaun: An Icon Reborn” featurette and “Leprechaun: Behind the Blood” featurette.

Related News: #SDCC14 Exclusive: WWE Superstar Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl and Director Zach Lipovsky Talk Leprechaun: Origins

Synopsis

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town’s chilling secret.

Jennifer Aniston is out! Hornswoggle is in!

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town’s chilling secret. Ben (Dunbar), Sophie (Bennet), David (Fletcher) and Jeni (Roxburgh) quickly discover the idyllic land is not what it appears to be when the town’s residents offer the hikers an old cabin at the edge of the woods.

We told you that WWE Films' Leprechaun Origins is hitting Digital HD and Video On Demand on August 26th and then Blu-ray and DVD on September 30th via Lionsgate Home Entertainment already, but wait! There's more! Fans of the franchise are about to get Extremely lucky!

From the Press Release

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl (pictured) stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation.

The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand, and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days), and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two...

Similar to last year’s Chucky Blu-ray collection being offered with the release of Curse of Chucky, Lionsgate is working on a Leprechaun Blu-ray box set that will include Leprechaun: Origins and all of the original movies:

Santa Monica, CA (June 9, 2014) – WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town’s chilling secret. Ben...

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WWE Studios has released the first trailer for their horror movie Leprechaun: Origins, which is a reboot of the original cult franchise. I've enjoyed the Leprechaun films that have been made over the years because of how absurd they were. I was especially entertained by the cheesy humor. The reboot seems to have ditched the humor aspect of the franchise and the filmmakers seem to be going for more scares this time around. As much as I enjoy horror films, this doesn't look that good to me.

"Leprechaun: Origins concerns two young couples who, while backpacking through the Irish countryside, 'quickly discover the idyllic land is not what it appears to be be when [a] town’s residents offer the hikers an old cabin at the edge of the woods. Soon, the friends will find that one of Ireland’s most famous legends is a terrifying reality.'”

The movie was directed by Zach Lipovsky,...

WWE Studios and Lionsgate Studios have co-produced an upcoming film titled Leprechaun: Origins. This film brings the wee people to the big screen and they have bloody intentions. Leprechaun: Origins is the seventh film from this horror franchise, which began in 1993. This latest film will include wrestling superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. As well, Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason) will star. This time the leprechauns do not lay in wait at the end of rainbows. Instead, these wily tricksters await in the woods. When a young couple take residence in a small cabin, this creature of legend begins to kill and kill and kill. Now, Ireland's famous green legend is on a murder spree, which no one can stop! Fans of horror can preview the film's official trailer below. The clip shows...

The Leprechaun has the ultimate luck of the Irish, but those who cross his path have some of the worst luck in the world, for they’ll be lucky to survive his wrath. The horror franchise that began in 1993 will be reborn late this summer with Leprechaun: Origins. The first full-length trailer for the film doesn’t give us a good look at the Leprechaun, but it does feature his potential victims.

This time around the Leprechaun is portrayed by WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. From Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Leprechaun: Origins is set for an August 26th VOD release and will come out on Blu-ray and DVD on September 30th. Check out the press release for the film’s synopsis and bonus features, and we also have the the movie’s first full trailer:

“WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun,...

Entertainment Weekly just unleashed the trailer for the upcoming WWE reboot of the Leprechaun franchise. Take a look at it below.

Trailer

Ok…so that was a teaser huh? Gutteral growls and nice looking young’ns getting picked off one by one. While we don’t see the “reborn icon”, we at least know that if you are curious about this entry, the wait will not be long. Per the press release below, the film will be available on demand on August 26.

From the Press Release:

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass...

The first trailer from the WWE's Leprechaun: Origins, starring WWE Superstar Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl, is here along with some release news! Look for it on Digital HD and Video On Demand on August 26th and then Blu-ray and DVD on September 30th via Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

From the Press Release

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation.

The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand, and Pay-Per-View on August 26th and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30th. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days), and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

The Blu-ray and DVD include two...

WWE Studios has just released the first full trailer for their upcoming reboot of the Leprechaun franchise, Leprechaun Origins. The seventh film in the series will not be getting a theatrical release, but will instead be heading to VOD on August 26th and DVD September 30th.

Here is the trailer via Entertainment Weekly (you will have to go to the EW site if you are on a mobile device, their embed will not work)

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher...

Today’s filmmakers often appear to be in an arms race to create the biggest beasties imaginable. But the truth is you don’t need to be the size of Godzilla — or even a Big Ass Spider! — to create monstrous amounts of mayhem.

All of which brings us to some important news for horror nuts and, in particular, fans of the Leprechaun series of films. Lionsgate and WWE Studios announced today that the franchise reboot Leprechaun: Origins will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand, and Pay-Per-View on Aug. 26. The seventh Leprechaun movie, and the first to star WWE...

God bless Lovefilm, they seem to know what their customers want and act accordingly.

Every time the summer holidays or half term roll around they add a bunch of kids entertainment and now as we are in October and it’s coming up to Halloween they add a whole load of horror films for your viewing pleasure.

Cinema distributors could learn a thing or two from this model, exactly how many horror films are being released in cinemas this Halloween? Oh that’s right only one, The Haunting in Connecticut 2, which doesn’t even make sense as its set in Georgia.

Django Unchained (2012)

Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film is not his best as some have claimed. Tarantino really milks people’s love of his dialogue in the mid-section which means that the pace drags massively for about 30 minutes. It’s not like in Inglorious Basterds where the pace of...

Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and Indiecan will release director John Poliquin's 2012 Canadian-American horror feature "Grave Encounters 2" on DVD and Blu-ray, March 12, 2013, written by The Vicious Brothers as a sequel to the 'found-footage' 2011 feature "Grave Encounters":

"...'Alex' (Richard Harmon), a young film student obsessed with the story of a missing TV crew, starts getting tips from an anonymous online source that one of the crew may still be alive, but trapped in a psychiatric hospital.

"Alex then persuades a group of his friends to help him break into the institute at night and record everything they encounter on camera, but the supernatural forces that inhabit the asylum clearly have their own sinister plans for the filmmakers..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Grave Encounters 2"...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 5, 2013

Price: DVD $26.95, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.95

Studio: Tribeca/Cinedigm/New Video

The 2012 horror movie Grave Encounters 2 is the inevitable follow-up to the 2011 found-footage fan favorite Grave Encounters.

Two years ago, a film crew traveled to Canada to shoot an episode of the ghost-hunting reality show Grave Encounters inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital. After voluntarily locking themselves inside the building overnight with cameras placed everywhere, they found themselves lost in a labyrinth of endless hallways and terrorized by the ghosts of former patients. The found footage was later released as a feature film, a horror phenomenon that many people believed was just a movie.

In Grave Encounters 2, film student Alex Wright (Richard Harmon, TV’s The Killing) is obsessed with the first film and after receiving a message from a mysterious blogger with the screen name, “Death Awaits 666,” decides to visit the real psychiatric hospital...

Music video and commercial director John Poliquin takes over duties helming this film, but The Vicious Brothers have stayed on to write the screenplay. Said screenplay, much like Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows, plays with the concept that the original film really existed, though unlike BW2, GE2 still keeps the found footage aesthetic.

The film starts off promising enough with video of YouTube fan reviews of the original film, which most of them hate. One of those vocal critics is film student Alex (Trevor Thompson) who has big dreams of doing an original horror film of his own. Suddenly he starts getting strange online messages from someone with the handle "Deathawaits6" urging him to visit the hospital location used in the of the first film. He begins to do some research and learns that everyone who made Grave Encounters has either disappeared or died. Even The Vicious Brothers are...

Music video and commercial director John Poliquin takes over duties helming this film, but The Vicious Brothers have stayed on to write the screenplay. Said screenplay, much like Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows, plays with the concept that the original film really existed, though unlike BW2, GE2 still keeps the found footage aesthetic.

The film starts off promising enough with video of YouTube fan reviews of the original film, which most of them hate. One of those vocal critics is film student Alex (Trevor Thompson) who has big dreams of doing an original horror film of his own. Suddenly he starts getting strange online messages from someone with the handle "Deathawaits6" urging him to visit the hospital location used in the of the first film. He begins to do some research and learns that everyone who made Grave Encounters has either disappeared or died. Even The Vicious Brothers are...

Indiecan Entertainment is thrilled to announce the Toronto debut of Grave Encounters 2, the sequel to the incredibly successful breakout horror film Grave Encounters. See it at the Carlton Cinema February 15th-22nd

Following on the heels of Viral Indie Horror Sensation, the original Grave Encounters, which boasted a trailer with more than 25 Million views prior to its release, comes the second installment from the twisted minds of dynamic horror-auteur duo The Vicious brothers. Grave … Continue reading →...

The first Grave Encounters won some minor acclaim early last year when released straight to DVD as it went places that Paranormal Activity wouldn’t dare. Here was a film with a set up familiar to anyone who went to the cinema in the hopes of seeing something in the corner of a static video camera.

The advantage was that Grave Encounters actually went and showed you the supernatural force in all its angry, face twisting glory. The result was a genuinely tense ride that was scary amongst so many low-budget found footage cash-ins that clog the shelves. Barely a year later, the sequel is now available and is something of a mixed bag.

The plot gets all Meta for the sequel and oddly reminds one of Human Centipede 2 in a way. Alex (Richard Harmon) is a film student who reviews films on his YouTube channel. His review of the...

It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a very light week this week, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, February 4th 2013.

Pick Of The Week

Death Race 3: Inferno (DVD/Blu-ray)

Repentant convict Carl Lucas (Luke Goss) aka Frankenstein is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom, Lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet: the first-ever desert Death Race. Through South Africa’s infernal Kalahari Desert, Lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat. Also starring Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames, Death Race: Inferno is an insane, action-packed thrill ride.

Grave Encounters 2

Stars: Richard Harmon, Shawn C. Phillips, Jennica Fulton, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Charlie Kerr | Written by The Vicious Brothers | Directed by John Poliquin

I never really bought into the hype over Grave Encounters. I thought it was a watchable found footage film based in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, that although had some nice ideas was nothing special. In its defence though compared to some of the films based in the sub-genre it was better, and at least the story by The Vicious Brothers was not lazy. Now that Grave Encounters 2 is being released in the United Kingdom yet again I find myself moving into the world of the found footage film and hoping that it’s not more of the same.

After Grave Encounters was released it got mixed reviews, something we are shown at the start of Grave Encounters 2. One person though, Alex a film student wants to know more.

Hollow

Stars: Emily Plumtree, Sam Stockman, Matt Stokoe, Jessica Ellerby | Written by Matthew Holt | Directed by Michael Axelgaard

Picture the scene, two couples in the countryside with a video camera, a dead relative and a cursed tree. Yes, you picked out the warning sign there, the video camera. What we have in Hollow is yet another found footage film. 2012 was quite a year for this style of film and some may have hoped that we’d have less of them but with this, V/H/S and Grave Encounters 2 being released with just a few weeks between them the trend is still continuing. Now just to see how good Hollow actually is.

The story revolves around a group of friends who have a weekend away at a village in Suffolk that have a legend surrounding an ancient tree which is said to hold an evil spirit within it’s hollowed out interior.

Another year winds down, and it's time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2012's horror offerings. We're giving you ten different lists this time, and per usual they come in a variety of formats, each reflecting the unique styles of our writers. We've also compiled them to come up with the year's overall winners and losers.

And don't be lazy by just reading along! Give us your own lists in the comments section below. We want to hear what you thought of the year in which we dodged the Mayan apocalypse but find our beloved genre facing some dark days as violent movies, video games, TV shows, etc., are coming under increased scrutiny following recent events.

But back to the matter at hand; we averaged out the top and bottom five vote getters on everyone's lists, and here are the results:

Best: The Cabin in the Woods...

Fango got the word that Dark Sky Films will release Conor McMahon’s killer-clown flick Stitches (pictured) on DVD ($24.98) and Blu-ray ($29.98) February 19; special features, if any, are to be announced. Art has appeared for New Video’s DVD ($26.95) and Blu-ray ($29.95) editions of Ciarán Foy’s Citadel, out January 29 with no bonus features announced, and the company also has Michael Axelgaard’s rural chiller Hollow hitting February 19 and the Vicious Brothers and director John Poliquin’s found-footage sequel Grave Encounters 2 set for March 12 on DVD ($26.95 each) and Blu-ray/DVD combo ($29.95 each) with a behind-the-scenes featurette on the former and a Vicious Brothers interview on the latter.

Speaking of found footage, that approach is applied to Mary Shelley’s creation in The Frankenstein Theory, in which a documentary film crew accompanies a professor—who believes the classic novel was based on fact—to the Arctic Circle. Directed by Andrew Weiner, the...

Fango got the word that Dark Sky Films will release Conor McMahon’s killer-clown flick Stitches (pictured) on DVD ($24.98) and Blu-ray ($29.98) February 19; special features, if any, are to be announced. Art has appeared for New Video’s DVD ($26.95) and Blu-ray ($29.95) editions of Ciarán Foy’s Citadel, out January 29 with no bonus features announced, and the company also has Michael Axelgaard’s rural chiller Hollow hitting February 19 and the Vicious Brothers and director John Poliquin’s found-footage sequel Grave Encounters 2 set for March 12 on DVD ($26.95 each) and Blu-ray/DVD combo ($29.95 each) with a behind-the-scenes featurette on the former and a Vicious Brothers interview on the latter.

Speaking of found footage, that approach is applied to Mary Shelley’s creation in The Frankenstein Theory, in which a documentary film crew accompanies a professor—who believes the classic novel was based on fact—to the Arctic Circle. Directed by Andrew Weiner, the...

Fango got the word that Dark Sky Films will release Conor McMahon’s killer-clown flick Stitches (pictured) on DVD ($24.98) and Blu-ray ($29.98) February 19; special features, if any, are to be announced. Art has appeared for New Video’s DVD ($26.95) and Blu-ray ($29.95) editions of Ciarán Foy’s Citadel, out January 29 with no bonus features announced, and the company also has Michael Axelgaard’s rural chiller Hollow hitting February 19 and the Vicious Brothers and director John Poliquin’s found-footage sequel Grave Encounters 2 set for March 12 on DVD ($26.95 each) and Blu-ray/DVD combo ($29.95 each) with a behind-the-scenes featurette on the former and a Vicious Brothers interview on the latter.

Speaking of found footage, that approach is applied to Mary Shelley’s creation in The Frankenstein Theory, in which a documentary film crew accompanies a professor—who believes the classic novel was based on fact—to the Arctic Circle. Directed by Andrew Weiner, the...

If you spent October in the asylum - The Collingwood asylum, that is - you can relive the experience of Tribecafilm.com's series of 'hidden horrors' from Grave Encounters 2 all year round. Over the course of last month, you accessed these videos by pressing and holding down your Shift key + 666 on our homepage and revelling in some shocking surprises from the frightening follow-up film by The Vicious Brothers. Catch all the frights, ghosts and the unexplainable with Tribeca Film's Shift 666 playlist, which serves as a showcase of this unique campaign. Enjoy it all at once... if your nerves can take it! For more great Tribeca Film content, trailers and more, subscribe to our YouTube channel. Like Grave Encounters 2 on Facebook. Follow The Vicious Brothers on Twitter.

From wildlife narrator and animal lover to film critic, Randall of Honey Badger Don't Care fame talks you through the terrifying trailer of Grave Encounters 2. With his faithful kitty by his side, Randall adds his own special brand of commentary to the thrills and chills of this preview of the Vicious Brothers' latest. To quote Randall, 'It's some scary sh*t!' We couldn't agree more! Grave Encounters 2 is now on nationwide VOD. Search your zip code and cable provider below to see where Tribeca Film titles are available in your area. You can also check it out on iTunes, Amazon, and Vudu.

The Profane Exhibit is a film which I am eagerly awaiting. An anthology of extreme horror, The Profane Exhibit marks Ruggero Deodato's (Cannibal Holocaust) first directorial project in almost a decade. We are one short closer to release, as Marian Dora's (Zombie Nation, Cannibal) segment, "Mors in Tabula" wraps. Sneak a peek with this still:

In "Mors in Tabula," a middle-aged woman suffering from incurable cancer is offered an operation that could be her "last chance." But the surgeon has only his own desires in mind...

Other directors signed on to The Profane Exhibit include Michael Todd Schneider (August Underground's Mordum), Andrey Iskanov (Philosophy of a Knife, Visions of Suffering), Ryan Nicholson (Famine, Grave Encounters 2), special effects makeup artist Sergio Stivaletti (Cemetary Man, The Stendhal Syndrome), Coffin Joe (Awakening of the Beast, A Capital dos Mortos), Richard Stanley (Hardware, The Theatre Bizarre), Yoshihiro Nishimura (Dead Sushi, The ABCs of Death...

This week Michael & I sit down and talk about the new film Excision, released by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment.

Show Notes:

Intro

What We’ve Been Watching (1:34)

Michael: Vampire Circus (Michael’s Hammer Horror articles), The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Girl, Some short films for Sliff, Martha Marcy May Marlene Andy: The Voice, Sons of Anarchy, Dexter, Cloud Atlas

Picks of the Week for October 30, 2012 (24:19)

Michael’s Pick:

Price: -

Andy’s Pick:

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News (36:36)

A Teaser for the Teaser for ‘Evil Dead’ The Trailer of ‘Evil Dead’ is Here! Local Horror Film ‘Coyote’ Debuts Trailer Watch Tony Stark’s Life Crumble Away in the First Trailer for ‘Iron Man 3′ Movie Review: ‘Grave Encounters 2′ Where Should ‘Paranormal Activity 5′ Go From Here? Let The Speculation Begin!

Break (40:57)

Excision Discussion (42:49)

Outro (1:19:14)

Contact us Email Michael & Andy at podcast@destroythebrain.com...

So, Day Five of Toronto After Dark 2012 is officially wrapped, which means we are now a little past the halfway point of the festival. Part of me always gets sad when this happens, but the other part just reminds that part that there are still four more days of fun and movies ahead, and then I cheer up. Anyhow, tonight was dubbed “Scary Night” because both features that played fit pretty solidly into the horror genre, so I put on my Ghostbusters tee and headed out to watch some films with ghosts and mutant children!

The night kicked off with a short titled, Annie and the Dog, which was a solid tale of a priest and a policeman headed to an exorcism. It was well-made and had a lot of humor included; even though it eventually headed into darker territory. If you get the chance, you should seek it out,...

Grave Encounters 2

Directed by John Poliquin

Written by The Vicious Brothers

Canada/USA, 2012

Remember when The Blair Witch Project caused a bit of a kerfuffle back in 1999? Thanks to a potent concoction of viral and apocryphal marketing, the film caused a bit of a furor amongst the movie-going public, with heated debates over the story’s strongly implied authenticity. However, by the end of the movie’s fifteen minutes of fame, even the most ardent of the ‘it’s real’ crowd succumbed to reason and accepted it as a work of fiction. Now, imagine if those fifteen minutes were stretched to a hundred, and into a film that tries to prove the veracity of itself and the contended sequence of events it’s documenting, while simultaneously looking like a clichéd found footage horror movie, and you have Grave Encounters 2, the sequel to the marginally effective 2011 predecessor.

In it,...

Hey , boils and ghouls… Jeff here with another Toronto After Dark 2012 update for you all! Sunday was Day 4 of Toronto After Dark 2012, and as usual, it was longest day of the festival, with four different features and four short films. Usually by Sunday night, folks are hitting what I call the Tadff Wall… You’re tired from several days of back-to-back films, late nights at the pub, and – for those of us who review films and cover the festival – trying to find time to do your writing. This year was no different, and while it wasn’t a bad day of films, I have to say that it was fairly middle-ground; especially for a day with almost 12 hours of back-to-back screenings.

Things kicked off at 1pm with a short film called Frost, which I did not get a chance to see due to some subway delays. I heard the film was pretty crazy though,...

Grave Encounters was a found footage film that tried to set itself apart from others by claiming it was a ghost hunter’s show and that these are the events that really happened. Well, the sequel Grave Encounters 2 tries to fool the audience again with a film student who becomes obsessed with the first movie. He believes someone is trying to contact him from the original film to prove the footage was true.

Grave Encounters 2 stars Richard Harmon as Alex, a film student who is currently working to create the best and most original horror film. He has a weekly v-log where he discusses films of the genre and Grave Encounters is a film that he gives a horrible review to. Soon after he is contacted on his Youtube page by someone named “Death Awaits.” Not happy with how his film is going, he becomes more intrigued with...

Title: Grave Encounters 2 Director: John Poliquin Starring: Richard Harmon, Dylan Playfair, Stephanie Bennett, Leanne Lapp, Howard Lai, Sean Rogerson, Ben Wilkinson Using Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz’s found-footage horror flick “Grave Encounters” as a self-referential leaping-off point, “Grave Encounters 2″ gathers up a head of loose-limbed steam and bundles it up in a rather impressive technical package, but ultimately fumbles it away on a story that buckles under the weight of layered self-consciousness. Film student Alex Wright (Richard Harmon) is one of many folks obsessed with the original “Grave Encounters,” whose YouTube trailer was a viral sensation. Opinions on the movie are wildly divergent, but some people believe it to have [ Read More ]

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Interview with John Poliquin (Director - Grave Encounters 2)

Welcome to the Monster Movie Podcast. This week we go ghost hunting at the Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital and we face down a poltergeist haunting a family in their new apartment. Then we face our fears with an interview with director John Poliquin. This week monster host Doc Rotten reviews the VOD release of Grave Encounters 2 and Apartment 143 currently available… More...

I caught the first Grave Encounters at the end of a mini-marathon of rather terrible indie horror films, so once I realized I liked the movie, I was rather enthusiastic about it. Written and directed by Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz (aka The Vicious Brothers), Grave Encounters didn't re-invent any wheels, but it did prove to me (and several other people) that "found footage" horror could continue to hold some mystique outside of The Blair Witch Project, [Rec], and Paranormal Activity. The combination of found footage indie horror mixed with one of those innumerable "ghost hunter" series simply worked for me, and I admired the filmmakers for keeping things simple, straightforward, and kinda spooky.

  The sequel, on the other hand, is a rushed, dull, uneventful, grating, tiresome, and ultimately infuriating piece of self-congratulatory nonsense that suffers from the same problems as Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and (god help us...

Sequels are an essential part of the horror genre. Revisiting a particular horrific scenario allows us to experience new thrills in a familiar setting — when we watch a horror sequel, we're braver now that we know the world and its rules, making us feel more like participants in the terror rather than helpless victims.

Unfortunately, a good horror sequel is a rare thing. It's a daunting task to make a fresh experience out of a now-familiar world. But every once in a while, it works. And works wonders.

With Halloween on the horizon and us in the mood for some franchise-friendly scares with the likes of "Paranormal Activity 4," "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" and "Grave Encounters 2," we've compiled what we believe to be the Top 9 Horror Sequels. Please feel free to add the 10th in the comments section should the mood strike you as well.

(Before we begin, we'd...

Jeff is ready to geek out! That means it must be time for the Toronto After Dark Film Festival starting October 18th and running through October 26th. Shawn Savage, Jeff Konopka and Kirk Haviland get down and dirt with the entire festival line up. This is a content packed podcast filled with all the info a festival-goer could want. If you can’t attend the Toronto After Dark Film Festival this year this will be a great way to get ready for our future casts that will follow Jeff’s journey into madness of festival land Toronto. These are movies that are going to be talked about throughout the next year. If you’re a horror, cult, genre movie fan than these are most likely movies that you’re going to want to see. Inbred, American Mary, Rec 3… Movies… you’ll… want… to… hear about. As you’ll notice there...

One of the sequels I was really waiting for. What did I think of it ?? In 2011 Grave Encounters was a found-footage horror phenomenon from the Vicious Brothers, with a trailer garnering over 20 million views on YouTube. Many people believed it was just a movie. They were wrong, and film student Alex Wright is out to prove it in Grave Encounters 2. "While researching the events depicted in the original film and the subsequent disappearance o…...