New Sexy Black Devil Doll Pics

Four brand new behind the scenes Black Devil Doll have been posted up to the official site! But be warned they aren't "work safe". Check them out below.

From the sick and twisted mind of Shawn Lewis, former editor and publisher of Blackest Heart Magazine and the creative force behind Rotten Cotton Graphics, comes the sleaziest Blaxploitation Horror film ever envisioned.

Is There Really a Problem With Horror Remakes?

Horror remakes are becoming as common as the sight of Britney Spears in the tabloids or the over-the-top hype that surrounds every goddamn reality TV show these days. Everyone slates them, most people don't want them but why do the studios keep getting them made and why do they keep making money? So it begs the real question. Is there a genuine problem with horror rehashes?

Im the past few years we've seen an incredible increase in the amount of horror movies that have been remade. We've seen remakes of existing non-english speaking international horror's such as The Ring and The Grudge. We've seen remakes hiding behind descriptions such as 're-imagining' like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And hell, we've even seen remakes of remakes!!! So clearly we're swamped, we're spoilt for choice. Is Hollywood completely out of ideas, has it dried up that quick that no-one can be bothered anymore.

It's not just horror of course, most genres in the past decade have been victim to the dreaded remake status. Yet horror seems the most popular choice. But the truth is they don't exactly get rave reviews but they make a pretty penny. So as long as money outweighs the artistic flair and creativeness of writers and filmmakers out there we're gonna be stuck with them for a very long time to come.

Everyone has their opinion when it comes to a whether or not you think a movie works, or even if it's good or not. I admit I appreciate tripe sometimes and love mindless dreg. But not always. But in all cases I would ALWAYS suggest trying the original first. It's easy to be sucked into the campaigns these days that 'big up' the latest horror fest, especially if you're young and more willing to pay your bucks to see a fresh and vividly coloured gore-fest as opposed to old grainy black and white horror flick that wouldn't these days look out of place on afternoon tv. But I would ask you to reconsider and always expericence the original, for what it is, before taking on the modern retelling.

And in case you were really interested. Here's a little shortlist of what I consider to be the best of the remakes in the past 10 years.

Dawn of the Dead (great retelling and the original is actually my fave zombie movie)
Halloween (brave and brutally shocking, extremly well executed)
House on Haunted Hill (my guilty pleasure, well hammed up by Geoffrey Rush)
The Ring (not as genuinely terrifying as the original but a damn good effort)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (gory and nasty and pretty well done really)
The Hills Have Eyes (shocking and sick - loved it!)

And here are the ones to avoid - but keep in mind, it might not all be down to it being a bad remake. But I think it would be better to check out the original first

Dark Water (absolutely terrible)
The Grudge (better than Dark Water but still disappointing)
The Omen (absolutely pointless project)
The Haunting (best bit was seeing Owen Wilson decapitated)
Psycho (ideal for modern audiences, but probably a pointless shot by shot retelling)
Black Christmas (made me almost lose faith in horror and life)
The Wicker Man (tried to forget about this. god damn you Cage!)

And finally.....
When A Stranger Calls (f'cking pointless and equally awful. nuff said)

And finally how about the remakes that scare the hell of me just thinking that people would even consider redoing...

The Evil Dead (why even try. still feel Evil Dead 2 was good enough to be a remake)
The Fly (will have to pretty special to beat Cronenbourg's 1986 effort)
Last House on the Left (gonna have to be pretty shocking)
Prom Night (going out on a limb and saying this will be hugely disappointing)
Piranha (oh go on then)
The Thing (why oh why again!!!!?)
Friday the 13th (will have to do something special!)

There you have it. Agree or disagree but unless we can get out of this creative rut in the genre we're gonna be bogged down with rehash after rehash until we don't have a creative bone or brain cell left.

First Few Minutes of I Am Legend!

Yahoo! got their hands on the first few minutes of I Am Legend, which show that even when the world is devoid of humans, it’s still dangerous to drive the streets of New York City.

Check out the 3-minute scene right here, and dig the full international trailer for I Am Legend below.
The film opens across the US today!

Watch Whole First Episode of Sarah Conner Chronicles!

If you head on over to CC2k you can watch the entire pilot episode for The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which will air on January 14, 2008 on Fox.

Set after the events in 'Terminator 2' Sarah Connor and her son John, trying to stay under-the-radar from the government as they plot to destroy the computer network Skynet in hopes of preventing Armageddon.

Click here for more on the show.

Sweatshop Cast Details & Pics!

Dread Central have followed up on their exclusive from last month on Stacey Davidson's latest horror effort Sweatshop. And now the world can see the official cast announcement and first pics of all the major players!

For those of you who may have seen Davidson’s first film, Domain of the Damned (aka Necrophobia), most of the cast for Sweatshop will seem familiar; starring in Sweatshop is Ashley Kay who, as Davidson puts it, "[had] so many bit appearances in "Domain" that she could literally be a drinking game." Kay plays the lead, Charlie...of course, knowing nothing about the plot it’s hard to tell you guys what that role entrails, but I can almost guarantee she’ll get bloody at some point.

Also returning from Domain are Naika Malveaux, Krystal Freeman and Brent D. Himes. Cast members from Mel House’s Closet Space are also part of Sweatshop, including Danielle Jones, Peyton Wetzel, Melanie Donihoo (the girl on the Closest Space poster).

"Of course no horror cast is complete without a maniacal, bloodthirsty murderer!" Davidson told Dread Central, "Filling the shoes of "The Beast" is Jeremy Sumrall, who many convention goers may know as proprietor of the horror merchandise boutique Necrobilia."

"These guys have been so much fun to work with, I sometimes have to remind myself that it is in fact work." Davidson admitted, "Be sure to say hi to the cast if you see them on the 2008 convention circuit! We're really looking forward to getting out there, meeting more horror fans, and showing the world the vision of insanity that is Sweatshop!"

You can start by making virtual friends with them at the official Sweatshop MySpace page.

Check out the cast pics below!

Hellboy & His Gun in New Pic!

A new photo of Hellboy holding his new gun, dubbed "big baby" at the official website, has appeared online for HELLBOY II:THE GOLDEN ARMY.

Ryan Rotten provided the first look of this gun set to premiere in the sequel next summer from director Guillermo del Toro. The sequel

stars Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice and John Hurt.

Plot Summary: With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in "Hellboy 2." Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar®-nominated director

Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy").

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development--pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann--the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY will hit theaters July 11, 2008.

First Set Photos of X-Files 2

The first set photo for the production of THE X-FILES 2 has made its way online by way of Comingsoon. They're filming the stand-alone supernatural thriller (plot unknown) in Vancouver.

Show creators Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz created the screenplay while Carter is lensing the film. The Fox production stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit and Billy Connolly.
THE X-FILES 2 will hit theaters July 25, 2008.

To check out more images which don't really show much at all but still worth a peek here courtesy of Flynet Online.