"We have storyboards from the film, we'll be printing the scripts from both the original TZ episode and the TZ film adaptation and we have commentary from a number of those involved (Shatner, Donner). Plus, the editor, Tony Albarella, will have extensive commentary."

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Video Interview: Joe Dante on The Necessity of Horror
Joe Dante was recently at Comic-Con and as for what he was promoting, I have no idea. As far as I know, he wasn't there to sell or pitch me anything. Both him and Roger Corman were in attendance this year, and amongst the hardcore geek community, it was a big deal.

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Former Isle of Man prison stars in horror film
A former prison on the Isle of Man is being used as the set for a British horror film.

Victoria Road Prison features as the Slasher House in the film of that title. Filming finishes at the site at the start of August.

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Daniel Radcliffe hopes new horror movie role will change boy wizard image
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he is looking forward to his role in new film The Woman In Black because he hopes it will free him from his connection to the Harry Potter franchise.

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Butch Patrick of 'The Munsters' Set to Marry Big Fan
You know the saying "there's someone for everyone"? Well, it's true. Butch Patrick, 57, who played young Eddie Munster on "The Munsters" TV show in the '60s, is getting married. And not to just anybody. He'll tie the knot with his self-described "biggest fan," with whom he used to correspond when they were kids.

Continued at Yahoo.

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Foley News: Full details on Mick Foley starring in comedy/horror movie (w/VIDEO)
TNA wrestler Mick Foley is scheduled to star in a comedy/horror movie titled "Savage Hot Babe Massacre." The movie is a short film where Foley plays the character, "The Huge Psycho."

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4 Films That Inspired Let Me In Director Matt Reeves
Filling up seconds with paragraphs of words, director Matt Reeves impressed a full Comic-Con crowd with his technical knowledge and his film fandom. Those who could keep up with him, at least. The man spoke in the knowing pace of a hundred miles a minute with an audience fortunate to catch words like Hitchcock, Kino, and Dutch Angle like pennies from Heaven amongst the strikingly long statements.

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DOING IT DARK
On Saturday July 31st at 2:00p.m. Dark Delicacies will host a DVD release signing for the film Ray Bradbury's Chrysalis.

Scheduled at press time to be on hand for the signing were Ray Bradbury, Producer Robert Lay, Jr., Creature FX Designer Lee Romaire, Composer Brandon Moore, and Actors Glen Vaughn, Elina Madison, Corey Landis, Larry Dirk, and Darren Kendrick.

Dark Delicacies is located at
3512 West Magnolia Blvd,
Burbank, CA

Written by Ron Marz (WITCHBLADE) and featuring the art team of Michael Broussard (THE DARKNESS), Rick Basaldua (THE DARKNESS), Sal Regla (Magdalena) and Sunny Gho of IFS (Velocity), the Artifacts event series promises to be Top Cow's most ambitious art series to date and will weave together story lines from a number of Top Cow titles. The first issue kicks off with the abduction of Hope, the daughter of Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado and quickly spirals into a conspiracy, which threatens to destroy the entire Top Cow Universe.

"We have been working on Artifacts for almost two years and nothing has been more gratifying than hearing and seeing the reaction from reviewers and fans alike," commented Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. "Ron, Michael, Rick, Sal, Sunny, and Marc have delivered a breath-taking, show-stopping first issue and let me assure you, we are just getting warmed up."

"We've been talking about Artifacts being a chance to put our best foot forward, so to speak, in terms of introducing the entire Top Cow Universe to readers," added Marz. "So I'm absolutely thrilled with the response we've received, especially going to a second printing so quickly. I'm proud of what Michael and I and everyone else on the creative and editorial teams has produced, and I want to get it into as many hands as possible."

On Saturday, July 31st, Top Cow will co-host two bi-coastal launch parties to celebrate the release of this momentous first issue. The Los Angeles release party will be held at Collector's Paradise from 7-10pm PST. Broussard, Basaldua, and Publisher Filip Sablik will be at the event signing copies of the Collector's Paradise exclusive variant cover of Artifacts #1, as well as an exclusive limited edition print featuring art from Broussard. Collector's Paradise is located at 7131 Winnetka Ave in Canoga Park. Additional information can be found at the store's website at ComicsAndCards.net.

The New York release party will be held at Midtown Comics at Times Square from 3-5pm EST. Marz will be at the event signing copies of the Midtown Comics' exclusive variant cover of Artifacts #1. Midtown Comics is located at 200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue) in New York. Additional information can be found at the store's website at MidtownComics.com.

Momentum for the race to Artifacts began after the publisher released an Artifacts guide as part of the Top Cow Artifacts #0 Free Comic Book Day issue. Artifacts #1 is the perfect place for faithful readers to see their loyalty pay off, and for new readers to enter the Top Cow Universe.

Artifacts #1's success joins other recent sold-out Top Cow titles – The Darkness/Pitt #1, The Darkness/Pitt #2, Tracker #1, Pilot Season: Murderer #1, Pilot Season: Demonic #1, Angelus #1, Angelus #2 and Magdalena #1.

Artifacts #1 Second Printing will be in stores August 18th, 2010.

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AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005) is coming to BLU-RAY this September, 14. Personally, I thought it was better than the original, and I'm not about to take sass offa anyone who thinks otherwise.

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'Let Me In' red band trailer hits (video)
One of the nice surprises at Comic-Con was seeing how faithful Overture's remake of arty Swedish horror film "Let the Right One In," titled "Let Me In," is to the source material.

Continued at Hollywood Reporter.

Created by Marc Silvestri, written by Jeff Katz, and illustrated by Silverstri and Allan Jefferson, "Crosshair" follows a former CIA assassin turned suburban superdad who faces his most dangerous enemy ever - himself. Justin Weller learns that he has 48 hours until a suppressed program in his brain will turn him into an unstoppable killing machine aimed at the President of the United States. Weller races against the clock to uncover and reverse the source of his trigger.

"When Top Cow showed us this story, we jumped at the chance to work on this project with them," said Hoberman. "Our companies are similarly aligned with the goal of delivering one-of-a-kind stories."

"Crosshair is a unique premise in which the main character is both the hero and the villain," said Lieberman. "This dichotomy is very unsettling, which makes it a fantastic twist for audiences."

"After working with the Mandeville guys on 'Alibi,' we knew Crosshair could not be in better hands," said Top Cow President Matt Hawkins. "When they said they wanted to turn the property into film, Marc Silvestri and I were incredibly excited."

Mandeville's partners Hoberman and Lieberman will produce. Crosshair writer Katz will co-produce for Top Cow. Executive producers are David Manpearl of Mandeville, "Crosshair" Creator Silvestri and Top Cow's Hawkins.

Top Cow lit up the comic book industry when Universal's adaptation of Top Cow's "Wanted," starring Angelina Jolie, scored $207 million in worldwide box office in 2008.

This is the second collaboration between Mandeville and Top Cow. At last year's Comic-Con, the two joined forces to develop a feature version of Top Cow's title, "Alibi."

When a strikingly handsome but naive Dorian (Barnes) arrives in Victorian London he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry Wotton (Firth), who introduces him to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Lord Henry's friend, society artist Basil Hallward (Chaplin) paints an exquisite portrait of Dorian to capture the full power of his youthful beauty and when it's unveiled, Dorian makes a wishful vow to give anything to stay as he is in the picture – even his soul. When his flippant pledge is fulfilled – his portrait ages while he does not – the young master descends down a path of horror, wickedness, debauchery and murder in order to hide his terrifying secret.

From director Oliver Parker, who has made a career out of directing Wilde's plays "The Importance of Being Ernest" and "An Ideal Husband," comes this stylish adaptation certain to thrill genre aficionados and literary adaptation fans alike. National Entertainment Media presents DORIAN GRAY in 16x9 widescreen (1.78:1). The DVD sports 5.1 Surround Sound and the Blu-ray edition features DTS-HD Master Audio; both have English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Both are packed with bonus features, including audio commentary with director Parker and screenwriter Toby Finlay, multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes including cast/crew interviews, deleted scenes and more.

Artist David Marquez (Syndrome: The Graphic Novel) will illustrate the pages of all five issues of the continuing epic, which fan-favorite and Eisner Award-nominated author Phil Hester (Firebreather, The Darkness, Green Arrow) will write.

Days Missing: Kestus continues the tale of The Steward, a mysterious being who has the ability to literally "fold" days of time, secretly removing critical days from history. At the end of the first series, hints were dropped that The Steward was not alone in his powers. The second series will focus on his relationship with a new being, Kestus, as well as more days for him to "fold."

Hester and Marquez joined Archaia's SDCC panel along with Roddenberry Productions' CEO Rod Roddenberry. Fans were treated to a limited run, complimentary preview book written by Creator Trevor Roth and drawn by David Marquez.

"Archaia and Roddenberry Productions have assembled five of the best cover artists in the industry today to lend their talents to this exciting franchise," said Archaia Editor-in-Chief Stephen Christy. "It just goes to show that Days Missing is one of the best science-fiction comics out there, and this new set of issues will not only just add to its popularity, but bring in new fans!"

Days Missing: Kestus will be published under Archaia's new Black Label line of titles, which specializes in co-developing intellectual properties with prestigious partners who are seeking to flesh out and realize their original ideas through the use of Archaia's resources.

Issue #1 of Days Missing Vol. 2: Kestus (five-issue miniseries, full color, $3.95, 32 pages, Diamond Order Code JUL10 0764) is set to debut in September wherever comic books are sold.

Future updates on the series, including preview images and other behind-the-scenes material, can be found at www.daysmissing.com.

The biggest winners and losers of Comic Con 2010
And you'll notice that Tron Legacy isn't on the list — in its third year at SDCC, Tron Legacy maintained the high level of buzz it already had among the SDCC crowd. There's a big difference between "buzz maintenance" and generating new buzz. Ditto for a lot of other Comic Con favorites that continued to be Comic Con favorites, but didn't really gain or lose new buzz.

So with that said, here goes, in no particular order:
The buzz winners of SDCC 2010:

Universal Dead

SDCC10: 'Celebrate the Web' Event Wows Fans
Some of the creators at the event who showed footage or trailers from their projects included Shawna Trpcic from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Melanie Merkosky from Continuum, Kelly Parks from Universal Dead, Christopher Preksta and Curt Wootton from The Mercury Men and The Bui Brothers from Pryce.

Continued at TheFlickCast.