Smiley Trailer Impressions: Smiley Becomes Serial Killer?

Smiley is an upcoming psychological slasher film directed by Michael Gallagher made by Level 10 Films starring Caitlin Gerard, Melanie Papalia, Shane Dawson, Andrew James Allen, and Liza Weil. Let's check out this horror film reminiscent of the Candy Man, but is it really what it seems?

Smiley
Plot / Synopsis

After discovering an urban legend on 4chan's /b/ board of a demented serial killer that has nothing but a carved 'smilely' on his face, Ashley, a mentally fragile teen, must decide whether she is going insane, or the next victim.

Watch Smiley movie trailer here:


Smiley Official Movie Trailer Impressions
Smiley Film Trailer Review

Well this is... refreshing? A new serial killer who now wears a smiley mask. The only question is Will it be more like the supernatural "Candy Man", or much more grounded to the truth like the "Scream" killer? Well basing from the genre it falls under, it obviously falls in the latter.

Well, we haven't seen that much slasher films and if ever this new Smiley becomes popular, then we may have ourselves a new series to follow. I just don't know if that's good or bad, but seeing the trend of films in Hollywood for the last decade or so, it is not that inconceivable. I just find it amusing how can a lighthearted emoticon like the smiley can be used as a theme or a mascot for a thriller. The only question is will they actually pull it off?

How about you guys, what do you think about an internet urban legends that may potentially be out there to kill you ala Bloody Mary? Share your thoughts about the Smiley official trailer in the comments section below:

Sinister Trailer Impressions: Demonic Entity Out to Get Children's Soul

Sinister is a 2012 horror film from the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious directed and screenplayed by Scott Derrickson, and written by C. Robert Cargill. Sinister stars Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio and James Ransone. Let's check out this upcoming horror film that holds a lot of promises:

Sinister
Sinister Plot / Synopsis

Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity of pagan myth known as Bagul.

Watch Sinister movie trailer here:



Sinister Official Movie Trailer Impressions
Sinister Film Trailer Review

Horror film fans may argue to whether Paranormal Activity and Insidious are effective and good horror films, but for the rest of the world that loved the two recent horror film titles would probably expect a lot from Sinister. Sinister is a horror film from the same producers that made Paranormal Activity and Insidious, so how does the trailer fairs up with its predecessors?

Sinister's premise is not really authentic, a family moved into a house with a gruesome history which will later haunt their family as well. The only redeeming qualities of horror films under these kinds of caliber and cliche are the scares. A good mix of jump and psychological scares is always a plus in my book and so far, Sinister has some of them. Hope the film would offer something new or has some weird twist, but even if without them I would still see this film being a big fan of horror film and as for someone who liked the Paranormal Activity and Insidious.

How about you guys? What can you say about this haunted house/ demonic possession film from the producers of Insidious and Paranormal Activity? Did you like the two films that the makers of Sinister recently produced? Share your thoughts on the comments section below:

The Inkeepers Trailer Impressions: Please Don't Go Down Into the Basement?

The Inkeepers is a 2012 horror film set in another haunted location that will likely to spook movie goer come February 2012. It is written, edited and directed by Ti West; Distributed by Dark Sky Films, and primarily stars Kelly McGillis, Pat Healy and Sara Paxton. What is to be expected of this horror flick gone spooktacularly wrong. Check out the trailer below and our impressions below:



The Innkeepers
Plot

After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees - Claire and Luke - are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels. As the Inn's final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage "ghost hunters" begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel's long unexplained history.

Watch The Innkeeper movie trailer here:



The Innkeepers Trailer Impressions
The Innkeepers Trailer Review

Do not go into the basement. They have been warned but did they listen? Of course not! Why would they? If they didn't went down there and started snooping around, then we won't have The Innkeepers trailer and film to review here.



The Innkeepers trailer looks like a decent horror film basing solely on this trailer. It provides a nice sense of mystery to how and what could possibly transpire inside this haunted inn on its last few days and the unfortunate fate of the people who dared to explore it. The trailer uses this nice classic music to give it this spooky vibe. Nice spooky effects but we hope it doesn't give just provides jump scares but authentic psychological horror. Will it be a good horror film? Well, that is the question. The trailer is crossing a fine line between decent and a mediocre What do you think about this trailer? Leave your opinion and thoughts about the Innkeepers at the comments section below:

The Devil Inside Trailer Impressions: Demonic Possession Addressed Through Science and Religion?

Demonic possessions have been used as a theme on most horror films and to whether you will believe them or not, one thing is certain Hollywood is here to make movies out of them. The Devil Inside is another exorcism-themed horror film set to be released on January 2012. What does the trailer say about this flick?



The Devil Inside
Plot

In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four demons possessing Maria.

Watch The Devil Inside Trailer here:






The Devil Inside Movie Trailer Impressions
The Devil Inside Film Trailer Reviews

A key to any successful film trailer is to build up hype without spoiling anything about the film and thank goodness The Devil Inside does everything right. The element of mystery is important to every horror film and although it has already featured some scenes with jump scares which this film might possibly have a lot, it somehow works in this trailer's favor. We have already seen horror films adapt this "based on actual events" gig, and so far it might still work. To whether the indie style shaky film will work well on this film is yet to be seen. The Devil Inside is one of those kinds of film that suggest you leave most of your belief system behind, and just enjoy the spooks and scares that this film has to offer.


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A decent trailer worthy of recommending from the trailer alone, but will it live up to its trailer once it officially hits the theaters on January? Share what you think of this trailer at the comments section below.

My Soul to Take - The Bloody Return of a Legend

It has been a while since popular horror film director and writer Wes Craven made a horror film. From the brilliant mind that created the classic horror titles like A Nightmare on Elm Street and A New Nightmare, comes a new horror film in 3-D about a horrific town legend, vengeance, and survival with My Soul to Take.



My Soul to Take Synopsis
Premise

n the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer.



Adam "Bug" Heller (Max Thieriot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad's terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that's returned, he must face an evil that won't rest...until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.

Watch the Official My Soul to Take trailer here:





My Soul to Take

http://iamrouge.com/mysoultotake

Directed and written by Wes Craven.
Distributed by Universal Pictures.
Studios by Rogue Pictures and Relativity Media.
Music by Marco Beltrami.
Cinematography by Petra Korner.
Starring Max Thieriot, Nick Lashaway, Zena Grey, Denzel Whitaker, Trevor St. John, Shareeka Epps.
Release date(s) October 8, 2010



Will Wes Craven bring back the authentic slasher horror experience that the 90's in known for with 2010 3-D horror film My Soul to Take? Tell us what you think on the comment section below.

Nightmare All Over Again - The Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot Trailer

One of the most popular and classic horror icons dating back as early as the 80's until 90's is now back with another reboot, Freddy Krueger. First there was Jason Vorquees of Friday the 13th so it is no surprise on what horror classic they'll reboot next, Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street.



A Nightmare on Elm street 2010 reboot welcomes you back the infamous Elm Street which once was the home to the hated child murderer, Freddy Krueger who was prosecuted and burned to death by grieving parents over his killing streak. He then resurfaced as a vengeful undead or demon who kills through dreams. Whatever happens in his victim's dreams will probably happened to them in the real world, not unless they wake up.



Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in the classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy’s trademark outfit is a fedora, red-and-green striped sweater, and four-bladed gloves.

This time Freddy is back with this new A Nightmare on Elm Street movie which is set to be release by 2010 by Warner Bros. worldwide. This time he is off to kill a group of teenagers through their dreams. What will their fate be by then, guess we are all be guessing until the release of this sleeper horror film by 2010.

Watch A Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot Trailer Here:

A Nightmare on Elm Street in HD




There are currently mixed reviews right now with this latest classic horror movie reboot, probably because actor Robert Englund will not be playing as the Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley, who played Rorschach in the WatchMen is now the new Freddy Krueger. Will he deliver the same scare as the previous actor has done? Will find out soon enough.

His Name Was Jason - 30 Years of Friday the 13th: A Retelling of The History of an Icon

Friday the 13th is one of the most despised movies by critics and moralists during its first few releases which had fueled the audience more to see the film rather than to ditch it. Now after 30 years (some say 29) of gorey camp slashing bloody mayhem Jason will be back on theaters with a remake entitled Friday the 13th, but before we actually see the remake let's take to know Jason a little more with a DVD special release His Name Was Jason 30 Years of Friday the 13th



"30 years ago a masked killer haunted the shadows of Camp Crystal Lake. Giving birth to 11 sequels and piling up an endless blood count... His Name Was Jason"



Here are some of short clips from the special 4 hour DVD of His Name Was Jason.

His Name was Jason - the Mask



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His Name Was Jason - The Banana Repulsive



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His Name Was Jason - Die, Jason, die



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Rattling Movies Inspired By the Love Month: "Friday the 13th" and "My Bloody Valentine 3D"

February or the Valentines is supposed to be a month where couples annually have these perfect solemn romantic time together, and what way to shatter that romantic scene than with these chilling movies related (in their own way) to February, the Love Month...

My Bloody Valentine 3D



About The Film:

Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a permanent coma. But Harry Warden wanted revenge. Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up...and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed.
Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine's Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Struggling to make amends with his past, he grapples with unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah, who is now married to his best friend, Axel, the town sheriff. But tonight, after years of peace, something from Harmony's dark past has returned. Wearing a miner's mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. And as his footsteps come ever closer, Tom, Sarah and Axel realize in terror that it just might be Harry Warden who's come back to claim them...

Presented in stunningly real, cutting edge 3-D projection.




See Also:
My Bloody Valentine 3D Trailer Youtube

Well the Town of Harmony isn't harmonious after all, is it?

Friday the 13th



You know his name and you've heard his story...
My first post of the all-time best killer of Hollywood horror film...

"Friday the 13th" 2009 Movie - Jason Vorquees is Back

Here is a compilations of the trailers for Friday the 13th (2009)



See Also:
Friday the 13th Trailer Youtube

If you were wondering why Friday the 13th is a rattling movie inspired by the love month it is because, the movie will hit the theaters at February.

"Carved: A Slit-Mouthed Woman" (Kuchisake-onna) Movies

As I've blogged about the Asian Urban Legend of the Slit-Mouthed Woman I've also encountered two movies which were inspired from it... the two movies were entitled "Kuchisake-Onna" or "Carved: A Slit-Mouthed Woman" Japanese Movies.

The first Japanese urban legend to movie adaptation release was last March 2007. The movie was internationally entitled as Carved: A Slit-Mouthed Woman which was also known as Kuchisake-onna in Japan where it was created. Here is a movie trailer of that movie:



Kuchisake-onna (2007) Movie Trailer



This is a Cinema-Repose's Video Comentary Review on the classic Urban Legend turned Movie "Carved: Slit-Mouthed Woman":



A prequel movie entitled Carved 2 or Kuchisake-onna 2 was also released this year at around March of 2008. This prequel tells about how the slit-mouthed woman came to be.







Resources:
Carved 1
Carved 2

Carved: A Slit-Mouthed Woman



Directed by
Koji Shiraishi

Written by
Naoyuki Yokota
Koji Shiraishi

Starring
Eriko Sato - Kyoko Yamashita
Haruhiko Kato - Noboru Matsuzaki
Miki Mizuno - Taeko Matsuzaki
Chiharu Kawai - Mayumi Sasaki
Rie Kuwana - Mika Sasaki
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa -Hideo Tamura
Kaori Sakagami - Saori Tamura

Carved 2



Directed by
Kotaro Terauchi

Written by
Kotaro Terauchi
Carolco

Starring
Rin Asuka
Yukie Kawamura
Akihiro Mayama
Masashi Taniguchi
Kota Kusano
Miki Hayashi
Erina
Hideo Nakano
Yosuke Saito
Mayuko Iwasa

Seven Years Later... "RESIDENT EVIL: Degeneration"

I remembered this game back in my high school days. It was the first ever "zombie game" on the gaming console that actually rocked and spooked the hell out of lots its gamers. Resident Evil or Bio Hazard aficionados is going to love this new animated movie follow up movie from the Resident Evil game series.



Spoiler Alert
(May Contain some story reviews, summary and images which might spoil you.)

The premise of the story is set seven years after the outbreak of the T-Virus in Racoon City. The threat of the zombie infestation is now under-controlled but terrorism and violence is still rampant in the new society.

Claire Redfield is now a non-governmental organization representative which handles search and rescue of chemical and bio-terrorist attacks. As Claire arrives at the airport for some official NGO business, catastrophic events after the other started happening. A zombie appeared at the airline terminal and attacked and started infecting (literally biting) by-standards. Later an airplane crashed down on the terminal containing a number of zombies (humans infected with the t-virus)






Claire, together with the remaining survivors sought refuge and radioed about their where abouts. An rescue team was sent to save the survivors which was lead by Leon Scott Kennedy together with ex-SWAT police officer Angela Miller and Rani Chawla.



What happened next was a series of events and conspiracy, all unfolding the plot about the government, the bio-terrorist, and the world (This is me saying that the spoiler is over).



The Resident Evil: Degeneration special DVD and Blu-ray releases are slated for December 17, 2008 in Japan and December 27, 2008 in North America. For loyal aficionados of the Resident Evil game series, this movie is definitely a must. It is the movie which will conclude the game series (...or not. You will know once you've watched it), just like what the Final Fantasy Advent Child movie did.



Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy


Here is a sneak peak (trailer) video of the Resident Evil: Degeneration also Biohazard: Degeneration:

RESIDENT EVIL DEGENERATION TRAILER
by PANZERDRAKO

Official Websites:
Sony Pictures Resident Evil: Degeneration

Resources:
Resident Evil: Degeneration in Wikipedia

Directed By
Makoto Kamiya

Written By
Shotaro Suga

Voice Actors
English version

Paul Mercier - Leon S. Kennedy
Alyson Court - Claire Redfield
Laura Bailey - Angela Miller
Steven Blum - Greg Glenn
Roger Craig Smith - Curtis Miller
Michelle Ruff - Rani Chawla
Crispin Freeman - Frederic Downing
Michael Sorich - Senator Ron Davis

Japanese version

Jin Yamanoi - Leon S. Kennedy
Yūko Kaida - Claire Redfield
Mabuki Antou - Angela Miller
Masanori Takeda - Greg Glenn
Rikiya Koyama - Curtis Miller
Akiko Yajima - Rani Chawla
Masashi Ebara - Frederic Downing
Masashi Hirose - Senator Ron Davis

"Friday the 13th" 2009 Movie - Jason Vorquees is Back

Friday the 13th, one of the most popular all-time suspense-horror film that swoop the 80s and the 90s by storm is back with its latest 2009 remake.



This 2009 remake will revisit the Camp Crystal Lake and its resident malignant killer Jason Vorhees. This will feature some scenes taken from the very first three Friday the 13th movies which will explain everything there is to know about Crystal Lake, Jason, his mask, and his killings with a somewhat different approach which we will never know until its theatrical release on the 13th of February 2009.



These are two of the teaser trailers from the upcomingFriday The 13th which will be out by February 2009.








Friday The 13th
Official Website:

http://www.fridaythe13thmovie.com/

Directed by
Marcus Nispel

Starring
Amanda Righetti,
Jared Padalecki,
Jonathan Sadowski,
Aaron Woo,
Travis Van Winkle
Odette Yustman

The Echo: A Filipino Adapted Horror Film

Again another Milestone that we Filipinos should be proud of. This time an original Filipino Horror Movie entitled "Sigaw", which directly translates to "Scream" in English has won about a handful of awards seen in their The Echo Official WebSite ( http://echothemovie.com/ ) has now been adapted by USA to "The Echo".

Here are the Movie posters of both Sigaw (2004) and The Echo (2008)



Sigaw by Directed by Yam Laranas


The Echo


Hope they make a good rendition of our very own "Sigaw". I will end this post with a scene from the movie:

The Crypt Keeper from The Tales of the Crypt

The Crypt Keeper is literally a zombie who is the voice by John Kassir from the famous (and maybe infamous) Horror anthology back in the 90's "Tales from the Crypt".

"Greeting Boils and Ghouls"



Ain't he lovely in tuxedo?



Shameless plugging? Nah, this is the Days episode.

The Crypt Keeper is a zombie(undead corpse) of some old guy who likes to tell stories with moral values but with bloody and unexpected consequences. Crypt Keeper is ghoulishly hilarious and undyingly lovely.

Crypt Keeper is insanely popular back then, this is a proof!



He is the walking Kama Sutra, His moves are to die for.



I wonder how much blood can mosquitos suck on Crypt Keeper?



"Finger Lickin' good" ... if he have one left?

Each episodes he dresses up relevant to the theme of the story. He also makes witty and hilarious comments and gestures that are certainly to die for... and then there is his signature laugh.

What platform do you have? Equal rights for the dead, perhaps?



"Okay say AH! You won't feel a thing after this, that is if you'e still alive after."



Guess what is his minimum sentence?



A tourist - literally a dead man walking

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Movie Web's Interview with the man behind Crypt Keeper's spooky yet funny Voice Actor John Kassir

http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/36/23936.php

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Wikipedia Says:

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series))

Tales from the Crypt is an American horror anthology TV series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO. It was based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and was produced by The Geffen Film Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. The series is not to be confused with Tales from the Darkside, another similarly themed horror anthology series.

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and about John Kasir who voiced over the Crypt Keeper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kassir

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