Last year, FEARnet did a little field testing in Los Angeles at the site of the notorious Blackout Haunted House, widely considered one of the most extreme attractions ever designed. This year, the creators of Blackout are changing the game with a new kind of “horror theater” entitled Blackout: Elements. If you haven't heard of Blackout, let's just say it takes the basic haunted maze concept to a whole new level, forcing the participants into a literally hands-on (and adults-only) nightmare – one so extreme that patrons must sign a waiver before crossing the threshold. The creators of Blackout: Elements don't go into detail about what makes this year different, but describe the experience as “longer and more intimate,” clocking at around 30 minutes, with guests facing the terror alone. Blackout: Elements will launch in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago this fall, and you can get the exact dates, locations and ticket info (including reservations,...
- 8/22/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Feature Ryan Lambie 9 Aug 2013 - 06:08
This week's crowdfunding selection includes an animated haunted house documentary, and a story about ads in the back of old comics...
The thing weirdest thing about crowdfunding websites is their ability to invent a demand for stuff you wouldn't necessarily think would have a market. Only this week, we've stumbled on a successful campaign for some sort of gigantic stone tortoise, some magic multimedia eggs from another dimension, and God only knows what this card game's all about.
While not all of these things are to our taste, we're happy that crowdfunding provides a platform to all kinds of eccentric ideas - and that's the loose theme for this week's selection of projects, which includes a macabre point-and-click adventure, a spooky animated short film, and an illustrated story about what happens when a kid decides to buy all the stuff from the back of an old comic.
This week's crowdfunding selection includes an animated haunted house documentary, and a story about ads in the back of old comics...
The thing weirdest thing about crowdfunding websites is their ability to invent a demand for stuff you wouldn't necessarily think would have a market. Only this week, we've stumbled on a successful campaign for some sort of gigantic stone tortoise, some magic multimedia eggs from another dimension, and God only knows what this card game's all about.
While not all of these things are to our taste, we're happy that crowdfunding provides a platform to all kinds of eccentric ideas - and that's the loose theme for this week's selection of projects, which includes a macabre point-and-click adventure, a spooky animated short film, and an illustrated story about what happens when a kid decides to buy all the stuff from the back of an old comic.
- 8/7/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Haunted house movies have become such a regular part of the movie release slate recently that you might feel exhausted by them. Maybe you think you.ve seen it all by now. Well, hold that thought, because you haven.t yet seen horror auteur Vincenzo Natali.s take on haunted house. The trailer above, tipped by The Playlist, is for Natali.s Haunter. Okay, the title is a snooze, but this creepy feature boasts ghosts, a mystery, a serial killer, and something deeply twisted. Written by Brian King, Haunter stars Abigail Breslin as Lisa, a teen girl desperately bored of her family.s mind-numbing routine. But then she realizes they are not the only ones living in their home.well, living might not be the right word. The house is haunted by a string of girls all murdered over the years by a methodical serial killer. Now Lisa must join...
- 7/31/2013
- cinemablend.com
It’s been a bang-up year for horror films. Evil Dead, The Conjuring, Mama … like them or loathe them, they’ve managed to get audiences into the seats for some scary thrills. Coming up this October, just in time for Halloween, is Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter, starring Abigail Breslin. The trailer for the film just hit today and honestly, it doesn’t look half bad.
Abigail Breslin stars as a teenage girl trying to save her family from a seriously screwed-up haunted house in this thriller. There’s more to the story, given details that hit when Haunter was originally announced, but the trailer does not seem to want to reveal the whole plot in one go.
From what’s shown here, the film looks like your standard haunted house fare, which can be just fine. There are ghosts and slamming doors, an evil that will not die, murders and...
Abigail Breslin stars as a teenage girl trying to save her family from a seriously screwed-up haunted house in this thriller. There’s more to the story, given details that hit when Haunter was originally announced, but the trailer does not seem to want to reveal the whole plot in one go.
From what’s shown here, the film looks like your standard haunted house fare, which can be just fine. There are ghosts and slamming doors, an evil that will not die, murders and...
- 7/31/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Welcome back to This Week In Discs! As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh Leon (Aaron Poole) has returned to his estranged mother’s (Vanessa Redgrave) home for the first time in years, but it’s her death that brought him back. Charged with going through her belongings before selling off the property he discovers that before she passed away his mother had developed an odd fascination with angels. The discoveries continue as strange events begin happening that lead him to believe his mother may be trying to communicate with him from beyond. Haunted house movies, both the good ones and the bad, usually share little more than a desire to entertain and scare, but the rare ones try to do a little more than that and make audiences feel or think as well. Writer...
- 7/30/2013
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The latest horror frenzy hit the big screens on July 19 in the form of ‘The Conjuring,’ a haunted house flick based on real events. So are we looking at a screamtastic classic, or just a mediocre snoozer? See what the critics thought!
One day you’re moving into a gorgeous house in New England — it’s always in New England — and the next thing you know, you’re being haunted by evil supernatural spirits. So goes the plot of The Conjuring, the latest installation in the haunted house horror movie genre. We love a good supernatural domestic screamer, but so many have fallen flat (ahem, The Amityville Horror remake), will The Conjuring be any different?
‘The Conjuring’ Reviews
New York Times
The Conjuring isn’t just primarily set in the 1970s, it also taps into the paranoia that is both an evergreen American trait and a crucial characteristic of films of that era,...
One day you’re moving into a gorgeous house in New England — it’s always in New England — and the next thing you know, you’re being haunted by evil supernatural spirits. So goes the plot of The Conjuring, the latest installation in the haunted house horror movie genre. We love a good supernatural domestic screamer, but so many have fallen flat (ahem, The Amityville Horror remake), will The Conjuring be any different?
‘The Conjuring’ Reviews
New York Times
The Conjuring isn’t just primarily set in the 1970s, it also taps into the paranoia that is both an evergreen American trait and a crucial characteristic of films of that era,...
- 7/19/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Like all good Trekkies at the Con, I had to get my Captain Kirk fix. I got to mainline mine while moderating the "Comedy Legends of TV Land" panel with Wayne Knight (Newman!), Roseanne Barr and the one and only Mr. William Shatner! Hanging with William Shatner on Thursday at Comic-Con is like being Buddy the Elf with Santa Claus. I kept saying to myself, "I know him!" Favorite moment was when Shatner had Roseanne tell a dirty joke in exchange for a chance to hear him sing. Guess what he sang: the National Anthem. Lol. Running into Jack Black,...
- 7/19/2013
- by Carrie Keagan
- PEOPLE.com
Unfortunately I missed this awesome one-hour Visionaries panel at Comic-Con this year. The panel featured a discussion between Guillermo Del Toro and Jon Favreau. Thanks to /Film we have the entire conversation, which you can read below.
Question: How are you guys doing?
Guillermo Del Toro: Excrement!
[Everyone Laughs]
Question: How was the flight?
Guillermo Del Toro: It was painful, but I’m here. As I said earlier having a bulging… Having anything bulging after 40 is a hint of death.
Jon Favreau: I got an email from Guillermo a few days ago saying, “I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make it, I’m in pain.” And I said, “Oh my God,” the whole… part of the fun of being here and doing this is to be sitting next to this guy, because he has been an inspiration and a mentor and a friend...
Question: How are you guys doing?
Guillermo Del Toro: Excrement!
[Everyone Laughs]
Question: How was the flight?
Guillermo Del Toro: It was painful, but I’m here. As I said earlier having a bulging… Having anything bulging after 40 is a hint of death.
Jon Favreau: I got an email from Guillermo a few days ago saying, “I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make it, I’m in pain.” And I said, “Oh my God,” the whole… part of the fun of being here and doing this is to be sitting next to this guy, because he has been an inspiration and a mentor and a friend...
- 7/25/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
One of the more interesting movie panels at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con International was the one-hour Visionaries discussion between filmmakers Guillermo Del Toro and Jon Favreau. We have gotten the entire conversation transcribed so you at home can read it for yourself. I highly recommend it. Hit the jump to listen to Favreau and del Toro discuss the art of filmmaking, current and future projects, and much more. Question: How are you guys doing? Guillermo Del Toro: Excrement! [Everyone Laughs] Question: How was the flight? Guillermo Del Toro: It was painful, but I’m here. As I said earlier having a bulging… Having anything bulging after 40 is a hint of death. Jon Favreau: I got an email from Guillermo a few days ago saying, “I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make it, I’m in pain.” And I said, “Oh my God,...
- 7/25/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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