Some of the best holiday fare out there is pretty scary - Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Rankin and Bass's RUDOLPH, SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Hell, people forget all the time just how dark IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is. But it warms my heart knowing that each Halloween, in the City of Buffalo, thespians and artisans bring to "life" George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD as a theatrical experience. I spoke to Paul McGinnis, who directs this production each year.

Why choose NOTLD as an annual production?

I remember being blown away by the script the first time I read it. It translated so well onto the stage, something I ... (more…)

King Kong, among the screen's most powerful and enduring icons, will re-emerge on the famed and newly upgraded Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour in summer, 2010 as a thrilling and ground-breaking 4-D multi-sensory marvel, a new signature attraction for Universal Studios Hollywood.

The new King Kong attraction, based on the Oscar(R)-winning 2005 Universal Pictures film, will combine thrilling visceral effects with the world's largest Surround Digital projection system to create a next-generation theme park experience.

Larry Kurzweil, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios Hollywood, said: "King Kong has been an integral part of Universal Studios Hollywood for decades ... (more…)

Is it appropriate for me to write a review of The House of Horrors & Haunted Catacombs in Depew, a suburb of Buffalo, New York? My insight into this gigantic haunted attraction dates back some six months to mid-April 2007 while on the set of the Mini-Movie Gruesome. During the weekends I spent on the set, I had the privilege of roaming various parts of the haunt in depth. It was obvious to me then that this was not your ordinary haunted house: hidden inside an unassuming strip mall, behind the blacked glass doors of an old Ames department store was an incredibly large floor plan containing the four haunted attractions that make up The House of Horrors and Haunted Catacombs.

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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD KICKS OFF "HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS," SOUTHLAND'S MOST INTENSE HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE, WITH 5TH "EYEGORE" AWARDS "SCAREMONY" HONORING HORROR GENRE STARS ROGER CORMAN, PATRICIA ARQUETTE, SHAWNEE SMITH, SHERRI MOON, COREY FELDMAN AND DON MANCINI

WHO:

Award-winning writer / producer / director / actor of 120 horror films, Roger Corman; Emmy Award-winner Patricia Arquette (Medium) and star of the horror films, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Stigmata; Sherri Moon, star of Rob Zombie's horror films, Halloween and House of 1000 Corpses; Shawnee Smith, star of the Saw horror film franchise; Corey Feldman, star of the upcoming ... (more…)

This year, Universal Theme Park's Halloween Horror Nights 17 is resurrecting a few old friends; Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. Known for their impressive ability to make the movies reality with their world-class rides and attractions, Universal has teamed up with New Line Cinema to bring these legendary horror characters to life.

If youv'e ever wondered what it would be like to actually step inside a horror movie, then you must make it to Universal this year. With haunted houses based on Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dead Silence and The Thing, this year's lineup of haunted attractions is any horror fan's dream come ... (more…)