Cabin Fever... The much talked about Cabin Fever remake is here...well at least the trailer is, check it out below. A remake of the 2002 film, the synopsis reads A group of five friends are terrorized at their getaway cabin....so make of that what you will. The film stars Gage... Continue Reading →
Martyrs trailer
Martyrs...It's going to be a monumental task for this remake to reach the emotional level that the original did but you can't judge a film till you see it, so putting that to one side... the Martyrs trailer is here. The film is released 22 January 2016 in Theaters and Digital HD and February 2... Continue Reading →
Don’t Look Now – it’s being remade
Classic Roeg film gets the treatment...In a sign of the times, Don't Look Now is being shopped for Studios to make, from there they will pick a writer, director, actors - you know those people that aren't producers. As news comes through will be sure to let you know.The original 1973 film (which if you haven't seen it... Continue Reading →
Now it’s The Entity getting a remake
James Wan is involved...Another day, another reported remake. This time it's The Entity, the supernatural tale of physical and sexual abuse, that was originally made in 1982, with Barbara Hershey. Now James Wan is in line to produce the remake with The Conjuring writers Chad & Carey Hayes on board to write the script. Wan... Continue Reading →
Remakes Are Not The Enemy
@lcfremont sets about reminding us just why remakes have a place in horror...The remake has become a much maligned beast in the horror world and while this is, mostly, understandable, it's also an unavoidable thing that will continue on. Always and forever. Remakes are an unusual thing in the sense that a film remake is... Continue Reading →
Housebound already being remade
Another day, another remake...In one of the more unnecessesary things to happen recently, Housebound (our review) is being remade. Are New Zealand accents to hard to understand? It boggles the mind...Its been reported that New Line have grabbed the rights and will remake the film with the originals creator Gerard Johnstone serving as producer.The synopsis... Continue Reading →
Texas Chain Saw Massacre 40th Anniversary
TCM 40th Anniversary special!Throughout the year Haddonfield Horror has been giving you reviews and views on the Texas Chain Saw Massacre (and it's sequels) for the 40th Anniversary. October 1 was the actual day and so with that in mind we have cobbled together everything we have written on this and crammed it all into the one post - just... Continue Reading →
I Know What You Last remade
I Know What You Did Last Summer remake...More remake news, with the inexpicably popular I Know What You Did Last Summer getting a reboot, under the watchful eye of Oculous creators Mike Flanagan & Jeff Howard. Once again the film will based off the novel by Lois Duncan, hopefully they can incorporate more of the nastiness... Continue Reading →
Kiri Kiri – Audition to get the remake treatment
Get your piano wire at the ready - the Audition remake is on the way.Ah remakes, almost a sub-genre of their own now days. Takashi Miike's violent tale about wife grooming finding the your love, by having them try out is creepy and has some of the more wince inducing moments you are likely to find. Now... Continue Reading →
Shane Black to reboot Predator
Shane Black comes full circle as Predator reboot looms...Shane Black, yes he of the Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Long Kiss Goodnight and (in this humble editors opinion) the greatest action film of all time - The Last BoyScout (and that small low budget film Iron Man 3) is writing up a treatment for a reboot of... Continue Reading →
Film News – Pumpkinhead gets a remake
It looks like Pumpkinhead is going to get a reboot...The original film, a classic of it's time produced by Dino de Laurentiis and starring Lance Henriksen and Jeff East, came out in 1988 and spawned a rash of really dodgy made for TV movie sequels produced by Brad Krevoy and the Motion Picture Corporation of... Continue Reading →
DVD Review – Carrie (2013)
Out on DVD and Blu-ray today, this is a whole new definition of a Carrie out, and a reminder of Jozef's review of the film...Been There. Done Better. They’re All Going To Laugh At You.Oh boy, we’ve been through it all now guys haven’t we? We've seen the classic Universal monsters of ye olde cinema... Continue Reading →
Film News – Amityville appoints director and casts stars
The latest Amityville Horror remake/sequel/whatever-it-is-now has appointed the director of Maniac Franck Khalfoun to take the reins...The long awaited film is also set to star Jennifer Jason Leigh and Bella Thorne. The screenplay is by Daniel Farrands (Halloween - the Curse of Michael Myers) and Casey La Scala (exec producer on Donnie Darko) and it... Continue Reading →
In Defence of…. Fright Night (2011)
I clearly remember seeing Fright Night for the first time. It was so very grand and full of 80's horror greatness: the nerdy hero with an even nerdier best friend, the beautiful girl who stands by her man at all costs and, best of all, the ridiculously handsome, charming and undeniably irresistible vampire next door.... Continue Reading →