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This year, Peacock is bringing everything you need to face your fears, with more than 150 new Halloween titles heading to the service through October.

From Universal classics like Frankenstein, The Raven, and Phantom of the Opera to nostalgic favorites like Child’s Play, The Craft, and Candyman to frightening franchises like Saw, The Purge, and Leprechaun, and the best of Blumhouse like Get Out, Halloween Kills, and Happy Death Day, Peacock has all the titles to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Two new originals – James Wan’s horror series Teacup and the satanic panic thriller Hysteria! – and The Mouse Trap‘s streaming debut will also be available.

Peacock Halloween 2024 Lineup

Peacock Originals

October 10: Teacup (Peacock Original)

New Episodes: October 17, October 24; Finale: October 31

Teacup follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Inspired by...

Peacock invites you to face your fears this Halloween with more than 150 new horror titles headed to the streaming service from September 1 straight through All Hallow’s Eve.

From Universal classics, like Frankenstein, The Raven and Phantom Of The Opera, and nostalgic favorites, like Child’S Play, The Craft and Candyman, to frightening franchises, like Saw, The Purge and Leprechaun, and the best of Blumhouse, like Get Out, Halloween Kills and Happy Death Day, Peacock aims to be “your Halloween HQ with a full spectrum of scares to enjoy.”

Not to mention, two new originals – James Wan’s horror series, Teacup, and satanic panic thriller, Hysteria! – as well as the streaming debut of The Mouse Trap.

Here’s the full Halloween 2024 lineup from Peacock…

September 1

30 Days Of Night (2007)

Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville 3-D

The Amityville Harvest

Amityville Moon

The Amityville Uprising

Bride Of Frankenstein

Candyman (1992)

Child’s Play (1988)

The Creature Walks Among Us...

Peacock was the underdog streaming service of the summer with the broadcast of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now, NBCUniversal’s little streamer that could is gearing up to be the primo destination for spooky season. On Tuesday, Peacock declared its intent to “be your Halloween HQ” this year with the addition...

With the Halloween season finally on the horizon, streaming services are pulling out their best content for horror fans, though one platform is boasting a particularly massive lineup.

Peacock, the premiere streaming service of NBC Universal, recently revealed their list of incoming films and television shows for September, with various horror franchises taking the spotlight. From classic monster movies to iconic slashers, the streamer is gearing audiences up for spooky fall viewing. Starting on Sept. 1, Peacock is rolling out dozens of horror films, many of which are brand new to the platform and some of which are completing its collection of entries to entire franchises.

Related: Peacock Premium Prices to Rise in August

For fans of 80s-era slasher movies, the many sequels to Child's Play are headed to the streamer, including the more comedic entries, Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky, as well as the second season of the...

The most wonderful time of year is nearly upon us! With Halloween season just around the corner, Peacock unveiled an impressive lineup today of more than 100 Halloween, horror, thriller, and spooky season titles hitting the platform this September.

Get ready, the list is massive…

Whether you’re looking for recent releases like Hypnotic, or cult gems like Slither, Peacock invites you to face your fears in September. Binge complete freakish franchises like Chucky, Saw, and Amityville, or tune-in for fun family fare that includes Ghostbusters and Casper. Look for a variety of classic horror to arrive on the streaming service mid-September.

Speaking of “Chucky,” if you’re looking to catch up on the series ahead of season three, Peacock brings “Chucky” season two to their Halloween HQ on September 4. That gives you a whole month to catch up before the October 4 premiere of “Chucky” season three.

Full Peacock Halloween horror highlights below.

To mark the release of Creeping Horror on 17th April, we’ve been given a special edition Blu-ray to give away to 3 winners.

Four more tales of terror from the vaults of Universal Pictures, starring Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Rondo Hatton.

A maniacal hunter and collector of wild animals uses them to dispose of rivals and enemies in the shockingly violent Murders in the Zoo (dir. A. Edward Sutherland, 1933). Bela Lugosi stars in a creepy tale of strange characters, secret passages and a murderer who masters the art of “mind over matter” in Night Monster (dir. Ford Beebe, 1942).

What started out as a treasure-making scheme ends up deadly for a group of people stuck in a haunted castle with a killer known as “the Phantom” in Horror Island (dir. George Waggner, 1941). And finally, Rondo Hatton is “the Creeper”, a giant of a man used as an instrument of evil...

Features the voices of: Matt Ryan, Ray Chase, Robin Atkin Downes, Grey Griffin, Camilla Luddington, Damian O’Hare, Lou Diamond Phillips | Written by Ernie Altbacker | Directed by Matt Peters

Constantine: The House of Mystery is essentially a series of previously released DC animated shorts tied together with an all-new short based on the adventures of John Constantine in the titular House of Mystery (which was also the name of a DC comic back in the day that introduced the likes of Swamp Thing). Surprisingly, the animated short is actually set after the last series of DC animated movies, before the recent reboot in 2020, when the Justice League faced Darkseid and the Apokolips War and ended the then 15-movie run of animated DC features.

Constantine: The House of Mystery starts directly after the end of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, with the heroes licking their wounds and realising the end of the world was still nigh.

To celebrate its release, we’re giving three lucky winners a copy of the new collection of DC Animated shorts, Constantine – The House Of Mystery on Blu-Ray!

The new DC Showcase line of animated shorts elevates the beloved characters Constantine, Kamandi, The Losers, and Blue Beetle. In the anchoring short, John Constantine wakes up in the eerie House of Mystery with no recollection of how he got there. Fortunately, Zatanna and his friends are all there. Unfortunately, they have a bad habit of turning into demons and ripping him to shreds, over and over again!

Matt Ryan reprises his live-action and animated role as the Hellblazer himself in Constantine – The House of Mystery. Camilla Luddington (Grey’s Anatomy) and Ray Chase (Licorice Pizza) reprise their roles as Zatanna and Jason Blood/Etrigan, respectively. The shorts are directed by Matt Reeves (Constantine – The House of Mystery and Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth!

Classic horror film lovers get excited, as Turner Classic Movies just unveiled its movie lineup for the Halloween season. I’d run through and list all the classics that will be popping up throughout the month, but there’s just too many to list. This is Turner Classic Movies after all. Check out the full lineup below, and let us know if you’re excited for any of these! (via Bloody Disgusting)

Wednesday October 3, 2018

8:00 Pm The Unknown (1927) Dir: Tod Browning

9:00 Pm The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Dir: Rupert Julian

10:45 Pm The Monster (1925) Dir: Roland West

Thursday October 4, 2018

12:30 Am The Penalty (1920) Dir: Wallace Worsley

2:15 Am The Unholy Three (1925) Dir: Tod Browning.

4:00 Am He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Dir: Victor Seastrom

Saturday October 6, 2018

2:00 Am Deadly Friend (1986) Dir: Wes Craven

3:45 Am Demon Seed (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell

Sunday October 7, 2018

8:00 Pm The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Dir: Christy...

I’ve always had a great appreciation and fondness for horror anthologies, and I devoured horror comics as a kid; whether it was House of Mystery or Creepy magazine, they never failed to fire my imagination in short, sharp bursts. When the Romero/King collaboration Creepshow (1982) came out, my dream of seeing these kinds of stories translated to film was nothing but revelatory. I soon discovered it was not the first of its ilk, and began a journey through dusty video store shelves looking for its long-lost relatives. One of my first (and favorite) finds was Vault of Horror (1973), a five-fingered punch to my nascent, pubescent, omnibus-loving heart.

Released by Cinerama Releasing stateside in March and produced by Amicus (the fine folks behind its predecessor, Tales from the Crypt), Vault of Horror (aka The Vault of Horror, for the easily confused, I guess) was not as well received by critics as Tales,...

His illustrations may have caused you to dread the next full moon, avoid the swamp on your shortcut home, or ignite your imagination with a peek into the post-apocalypse. Through his artwork, Bernie Wrightson has influenced and inspired generations of horror fans, so it is with great sadness that we inform readers that the prolific artist has passed away at the age of 68 after a long battle with brain cancer.

Wrightson's wife, Liz, shared the somber news of her husband's passing earlier today on the artist's official website and Facebook page.

A fan of EC Comics growing up, Bernie Wrightson, aka "Berni," began working on projects for both DC and Marvel early in his career, co-creating the complex character Swamp Thing with writer Len Wein in the early ’70s. Bernie later worked for Warren Publishing, where he helped bring H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe stories to life on the paneled page.

The concept of the DC Comics’ mystical characters gathering to combat occult evil always sounds good but of course, execution is everything. When it was done sparingly, as in Swamp Thing #50, it was quite effective. As an ongoing series, it proved tough to manage since each player was plucked from a title that had a fairly unique look and feel.

That said, the newly released animated Justice League Dark film is incredibly entertaining and certainly a cut above the last half-dozen releases. From a story by Jld writer J.M. DeMatteis and Ernie Altbacker, Altbacker’s script shifts the super-heroic DC Universe to supernatural threats that Superman (Jerry O’Connell), Wonder Woman (Rosario Dawson), Green Lantern (Roger Cross) and the others are less equipped to handle. Altbacker is no stranger to heroes and magicians with credits including Spooksville and Green Lantern: The Animated Series and he does a fine job weaving the various threads.

Check out the new clip from tomorrow's Us premiere of Justice League Action. Constantine, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman arrive at the House of Mystery and they're joined by Green Arrow, Swamp Thing and Plastic Man. This is a pretty powerful team but they're going against foes that have the ability to nullify their abilities. Perhaps a team of non super-powered vigilantes like the Dark Knight and Emerald Archer are better suited for the task? We also have these official stills from WB Animation which reveal the Djinn that our heroes will be teaming up to stop. Will you be tuning in to the premiere, tomorrow at 6pm on Cartoon Network? Be sure to visit Cbm later today for my full review of the premiere. The world’s greatest DC Super Heroes are heading to Cartoon Network in the premiere of Justice League Action, an all-new animated series that will kick off with “Shazam Slam,...

Well well well it looks as if DC's Dark Universe hasn't been scrapped, after all.  In fact, it's looking like production will be moving swiftly if their new producer has anything to say about it.

A few months ago, writer/director, Guillermo Del Toro walked away from this project in favor of the now indefinitely delayed Pacific Rim 2.  As soon as that happened, most of the movie world thought that DC's Dark Universe, aka Justice League Dark, would be just another great idea that failed to come to fruition.  However, all is not lost.

Enter producer-extraordinaire Scott Rudin who's resume consists of The Truman Show, No Country For Old Men, The Social Network, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Captain Phillips, Ex Machina, and the recently finished Zoolander 2, among many others.  With a resume like his, it's a small wonder why Warner Bros. has tabbed Rudin to work on this movie.

25 Best Horror Films of 2014

We here at Sound On Sight believe horror transcends explicit gore, jump scares or supernatural content, which is why you’ll soon notice our list ranges from independent art films to psychological thrillers to parodies, satire and more. Surprisingly, vampires lead the pack this year, along with found footage flicks, but there are a few comedies, one remake and even some strange love stories as well… read the full article.

The Best Documentaries of 2014

As is usually the case, 2014 held a rich vein of great nonfiction cinema … that went mostly untapped by any wide audiences. But just because documentaries are perpetually under-served by popular (and even critical) attention doesn’t mean that we should neglect these films. This is a celebration of all the best docs to come out this year… read the full article.

30 Best TV Series of 2014

2014 has been yet another fantastic year for television,...

Constantine, Season 1, Episode 8: “The Saint of Last Resorts”

Written by Carly Wray

Directed by T.J. Scott

Airs Fridays at 10 pm Et on NBC

“The Saint of Last Resorts” breaks the mold of a lot of previous Constantine episodes, which partially set up the character of John Constantine (Matt Ryan) as some kind of cynical, occult superhero instead of the hell-bound bastard and con-man from the Hellblazer comics. Instead of having Constantine initiate the case of the week with Zed’s (Angelica Celaya) scrying, this time he gets a call from his magic tutor, old flame, and member of the Newcastle crew Anne-Marie (Claire van der Boom), who has seen a baby snatched by a supernatural force. Because this is personal, John leaves Zed on her own at the House of Mystery, giving her first solo plotline to show how she has grown as a character, along with revealing a...

Constantine, Season 1, Episode 3: “The Devil’s Vinyl”

Written by David Goyer and Mark Verheiden

Directed by Romeo Tirone

Airs Fridays at 10 pm Et on NBC

The character of John Constantine is rooted in music as much as he is in magic or being a con artist. Before he was master of the dark arts, he was the frontman for Liverpool punk outfit Mucous Membrane. (Which gets a much needed shout out in this episode.) Even before he was fully fledged and named character, he was a guy in the background of Swamp Thing #25, who artist Stephen Bissette wanted to look like Sting. But enough of the origin story stuff. “The Devil’s Vinyl” is the strongest episode of Constantine to date as David Goyer and Mark Verheiden construct a plot filled with the trickery, double crosses, soul bartering, and exorcisms that were the Hellblazer comic’s stock and trade,...

I'm not saying Halcyon International's Still Night Monster Movies have been slow to materialize but they're just now getting around to the second, third, and fourth films in the series and I'm fairly certain I first reported on these way back in 2010.

Dracula Reborn was the film that launched Halcyon International's attempt to recapture the old school magic of classic monsters movies with their "Still Night Monster Movies" label. Let's just say it came and went with little fanfare. Not entirely the fault of the film seeing as how Halcyon doesn't really do much to help promote their films.

I'm about to tell you about three new films they have coming out but I can't tell you who wrote, directed, or stars in (with one exception) any of them because the company doesn't bother with such matters on their website.

So the second film in the series is The Mummy Resurrected.

It has been dismissed over the years as cheesy, cheap and laughable but, as has been the case on many occasions, Hammer Films have had the last laugh. They boast a back-catalogue that is to horror movies what The Rolling Stones’ discography is to rock music. Fifty-nine years after the release of their first horror movie proper (The Quatermass Xperiment), Hammer’s films have survived scrutiny and re-evaluation and have now attained National Treasure status. Moreover, in terms of sheer importance, the Hammer films were some of the most influential of the past half-century. The ripple-effect of their imitators cashing in on their success would beget the careers of some of the biggest names in Hollywood today.

And yet since 1984 Hammer has been a dormant entity, existing only in the memory: a pile of ashes, a cape and a signet ring waiting to be reanimated by the crimson, jugular discharge of some poor,...

Even though she was never a writer or artist, Karen Berger is one of the most influential people in comics. She has won three Eisner Awards for Best Editor and singlehandedly created the Vertigo imprint for DC Comics while recruiting some of comics’ greatest talents to work for DC (Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman). By the end of the 1980s, the books she edited (Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, The Sandman, Shade, the Changing Man, Animal Man) became the “Berger-verse”, whicheventually turned into the Vertigo imprint. Existing on the edges of the DC Universe and later becoming mainly creator owned books, Vertigo was a place where talented creators had relative freedom to create comics of any genre from horror (Hellblazer), fantasy (Books of Magic), crime (100 Bullets), modern day fairy tales (Fables), or even books that transcend genre boundaries, like Sandman, The Invisibles, or Preacher. During her 20 year tenure as executive editor of Vertigo,...

The first sales artwork and trailer for the second feature under the "Still Night Monster Movie Series," The Mummy Resurrected, have arrived; and you can almost smell the cease and desist coming for the poster. Check it out!

Also coming in the "Still Night Monster Movie Series" will be several more films whose titles stick to the formula of naming a monster and then coupling it with an action word that begins with the letter "R."

Frankenstein Regenerated Werewolf Rebellion Creature Returns

Lauren Bronleewe, Elizabeth Friedman, Iyad Hajjaj, and Fouad Hajji star in the film, whose director has yet to be named. Alan Smithee maybe?

The Mummy Resurrected revolves around a team of archaeologists who discover an ancient mummy, unleashing a deadly curse from its eternal tomb.

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Hammer and Horror Film Day!

Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )

Central Hall Westminster.

Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh

UK’s longest running film fair and convention.

Now in it’s 40th year!

The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,

Canada and South America.

Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.

Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!

With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.

Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.

From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.

Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!

Coming up in the first weekend of October, the 4th -6th, is the return of Fan Days, presented by Dallas Comic Con! The guest line-up covers the whole gamut of popular sci-fi/fantasy genre, featuring Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman, Torchwood and Arrow’s John Barrowman, Harry Potter’s Tom Felton, Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun, Defiance’s Grant Bowler and Stephanie Leonidas, Star Wars’ Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Tom Kane, Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff and Jamie Bamber, Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito and Charles Baker, Smallville’s Michael Rosenbaum, Green ranger Jason David Frank, comic legend Neal Adams, legendary artist Simon Bisley, horror artist icon Bernie Wrightson, 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles, FaceOff artist Rj Haddy, and so many more!

Make sure you can get in to see your fave stars, artists, and creators and buy your tickets online by Monday, September 30, 2013 to guarantee pre-registration for your admission tickets.

Writers: Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire

Penciller: Doug Mahnke

Inkers: Christian Alamy, Keith Champagne, Doug Mahnke, Marc Deering, Walden Wong

Colorists: Nathan Eyring, Pete Pantazis, Gabe Eltaeb

Publisher: DC Comics

After the events of last issue which was full of conflict between different superheroes and involved a lot of switching teams, Jla #7 decided to slow down the pace. The last third of the comic moves the plot quickly and sets up an even bigger conflict that the earlier ones. But Jla #7 is mostly characters wandering around and reaching dead ends. However, Jeff Lemire and Geoff Johns use this traveling time to explore different characters in “Trinity War” that haven’t been fleshed out. Element Woman, Atom, Martian Manhunter, and Simon Baz are the recipients of this character development. Even though five inkers and three colorists are credited on this issue, Doug Mahnke gets to draw a few beautiful spreads and fight scenes.

With Scott Snyder’s Batman Year Zero origin story beginning a new arc on his run of Batman this week, we thought we would look back to our own origin stories, tracing back to how we entered into the world of comics. Sure, the Sound On Sight comics team may not have origin stories as epic as some of the superheroes out there, but going back is a great way to look at how we were all introduced to comics, and why we write about them today. Here’s how it all began…

A Toxic Beginning

by Tony Nunes

I remember the plucking of my comic book virginity well. Easter of 1991, a scrawny nine year old version of myself, Ghostbusters and Star Wars obsessed and well on his way to becoming a full-fledged geek finds his first comic book in one of his Easter baskets. Ok, enough talking about myself in the third person.

We live in a media world that has been oversaturated with vampires; particularly in recent years, as the young adult fiction market seems to have blossomed into an excuse for girls to be whisked away by creatures of the night. It’s ruined the entire concept of vampirism, really; with very few exceptions in cinema or literature.

Thank the gods we have comics to remind us that even when it comes to a monster as overused as the vampire, there are still stories to be told, if done well. I give you three examples from this week’s hefty load of quality material.

I, Vampire #19

Story: Joshua Hale Fialkov

Art: Fernando Blanco & Andrea Sorrentino

Why It Works: Narrative intelligence. The problem with a lot of vampire stories is that they focus entirely on the state of vampirism without venturing outside of it to bring in antagonists or storylines that might feature well otherwise.

We return with the latest edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes an exclusive poster reveal for Oaz: Nan from Hell, preview pages from the horror anthology comic Eeek!, and much more:

Exclusive Poster Reveal for Oaz: Nan from Hell: “Ed awakes one morning to find his Nan has become one of the living dead, trapped in his house by his flesh eating Nan he struggles to cope, with a little help from his friends he tries to survive the day, but the more Nan feeds the stronger she gets and soon it becomes a battle to keep the house zombie free.”

Written and directed by, Craig T. James, Oaz: Nan from Hell stars Marcus Carroll, Abigail Hamilton, Oliver Ferriman, Nia Ann, Sabrina Dickens, William Huw, Josh Wood, and Steve Purbrick. To watch the trailer for Oaz, visit the official website at: http://www.

Asylum Press will be releasing Jason Paulos Eeek! As a digital horror anthology on all digital platforms. This is right up my alley! I have always loved the comics. The old Style EC Comics were always fun to read. This take on Eeek! is a throwback retro-style anthology including all-new horror tales guaranteed to to make your stomach begin to knot! Taking the black humour from EC comics and blending it with the creativity of House of Mystery a…...

Frank Forte announces that Asylum Press will be releasing Jason Paulos’ Eeek! As a digital horror anthology on all digital platforms.

This retro-style anthology of all-new horror tales is guaranteed to give you the eeries and the creepies! Taking a pinch of black humour from EC comics and mixing it with the art stylings of House of Mystery and Warren comics, Eeek! blends a heady broth that hits you like a burning incense stick … Continue reading →...

That staple of horror, Hammer have just launched at youtube channel that will feature exclusive new content from current Hammer productions as well as…get this….carefully restored classic Hammer feature films to stream online including The Quatermass Xperiment, The Man In Black and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter. The Classic Hammer TV series such as Hamme House of Mystery will also hit the channel. Check out the Hammer youtube channel by clicking here.

To the delight of fans worldwide Hammer, Britain’s most celebrated genre film brand which recently produced box office smash The Woman in Black and the acclaimed Let Me In, today launches its first dedicated YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/hammerfilms. For the very first time, exclusive new content from current Hammer productions as well as carefully restored classic Hammer feature films will be available to stream online.

The Hammer Films Channel will carry a range of exclusive new content, previews, commentary and behind the scenes material from upcoming new productions such as The Quiet Ones starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and The Woman in Black: Angels of Death, the follow up to the worldwide box office hit, The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

In addition, the Hammer Films Channel will stream a collection of Hammer.s well-known classic feature film titles including The Quatermass Xperiment, The...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

Abrams

Art And Making Of The Dark Knight Trilogy Hc, $40.00

AC Comics

Femforce #160 (not verified by Diamond), $9.95

Action Lab Entertainment

Double Jumpers #2, $3.99

Airship Entertainment

Girl Genius Volume 11 Agatha Heterodyne And The Hammerless Bell Hc, $48.95

Girl Genius Volume 11 Agatha Heterodyne And The Hammerless Bell Tp, $22.95

Alpha Control Press

Lost In Space Encyclopedia II, $39.95

Amryl Entertainment

Cavewoman Natural Selection #1 (Of 2)(Devon Massey Regular Cover), $3.75

Cavewoman Natural Selection #1 (Of 2)(Devon Massey Special Edition), $6.95

Ape Entertainment

Helldorado East Eats West Tp, $9.99

Kung-Fu Panda Volume 1 Everyone Is Kung-Fu Fighting Tp, $19.99

Penguins Of Madagascar Volume 2 #1, $3.99

Strawberry Shortcake Volume 2 #1, $3.99

Arcana Studio

Dive Gn, $12.95

Archie Comics

Mega Man Volume 3 Return Of Dr. Wily Tp, $11.99

Sonic The Hedgehog #239, $2.99

Sonic Universe Volume 3 Knuckles Returns Tp, $11.99

World Of Archie...

Don’t panic. Stephen Sommers hasn’t made another Mummy movie. The Mummy: Resurrected is a new low budget creature feature designed to be in the vein of the classic Universal mummy movies of old.

But just between you and me, it kind of looks like something The Asylum would have produced nearly a decade ago.

It was almost two years ago when Halycon International Pictures announced a slate of films based on classic horror characters under the “Famous Monsters of Filmland” banner. Something must have fallen through with the makers of the magazine that also bears that title because the slate of films was redubbed the “Still Night Monster Movies Series”.

The first film in the series is Dracula: Reborn. We first brought you that trailer nearly a year-and-a-half ago. The movie still doesn’t have an IMDb page. It does have screening dates at the Cannes...

Dread Central has discovered, that perhaps the “world’s most haunted” house in the world, the Winchester House of Mystery in San Jose, CA is letting its spooky story be put to film. Hammer, a subsidiary of Exclusive Media, a company that produced The Woman In Black and Ides Of March, is the studio set to turn the wacky story of Sarah Winchester and her quest to never-stop-building into a movie. The place is a creepy tourist trap, and sure has a fun and “true” story behind it, and could be an enjoyable horror film. Hopefully it’s not just a move made purely for marketing purposes, though that would hardly be surprising. It is Hollywood.

It’s that time again… okay, it’s a little past that normal time, thanks to the Mix March Madness wrapup, but here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for July 2012.

What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.

And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.

Once more, into the breach? Banzai!

As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1

Written by Len Wein

Art and cover by Jae Lee

Backup story art by John Higgins

1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...

After making quite a name for himself in creator-owned comics, such as the creepily claustrophic Elk’S Run and the descent-into-madness tale Echoes, Josh Fialkov is now making room for horror in DC’s New 52 and flirting with science fiction in Idw’s Doctor Who series. We got to talking about vampires and their role in the new Dcu, as well as people’s changing perceptions of vampires in general (which of course you can read more about in Famous Monsters Of Filmland 261). And as Fialkov indicates, you can certainly read more and more of his darkly-leaning stories on the comic racks these days…

Famous Monsters. So tell me about I, Vampire. Do think this is the first time DC has ever so prominently featured horror characters in its major titles?

Joshua Hale Fialkov. Well, there’s a rich history of horror at DC, back to the House of Mystery and House of Secrets stuff,...

One of the perhaps lesser known vampire sagas of the last twenty-five years is I…Vampire, writer J. M. DeMatteis's comic about a vampire lord and his lover/rival that ran in DC's House of Mystery from 1981 to 1983. As part of its "New 52", DC has just relaunched the comic, with writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Andrea Sorrentino, to positive reviews. After the jump, learn what Fialkov considers the top 5 vampire sagas of all time. "1.) I'm gonna cheat and say Richard Matheson's I Am Legend. Technically they're vampires. Barely, but technically they're vampires. And then 2.) Buffy and Angel. I'll even lump those two together. 3.) The Lost Boys. I'm crazy about Lost Boys....

The patron comic book of Monday Mix-Up has always been The Brave And The Bold, a comic book that delighted in mashing up weird combinations of characters, usually Batman with characters that made almost no sense to combine with, like Deadman, Kamandi, Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Lois Lane, Scalphunter, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Unknown Soldier, the Guardians of the Universe, the Joker, R’as al Ghul, and the House of Mystery. This tradition has been carried on in the TV series Batman: The Brave And The Bold, which has included many of those combinations and added Space Ghost to boot.

But for some, those combinations just aren’t going far enough. For those, we present The Brave And The Bold: The Lost Issues. Now you can find the missing team-ups with Batman and Jack Bauer, Iron Man 2020, Spider-Man 2099, Harvey Birdman, Groo, Galactus, Dirty Harry, Darth Vader, and Adam West.

Because you demanded it, true beli– no wait, that’s the other guys.

But we’re here with the solicitations for DC Comics for Novemeber, coming soon to a Previews catalog near you. The New 52 keep rolling along, and we have the Sergio Aragones version of Batman immortalized in a statue.

So let’s take a look!

Details? Yes, we have details…

Justice League #5

Written by Geoff Johns

Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

1:25 Variant cover by Eric Basaldua

1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee

On sale January 18 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us

Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

Now, with the teenaged powerhouse Cyborg at their side, this group of individual heroes must somehow put their differences aside to face the terror of Darkseid!

This issue is also offered...

In the latest of our comprehensive series of reviews of DC Comics' 52 relaunched titles, we take a look at I, Vampire #1. Who's it by?

I, Vampire #1 is written by Joshua Hale Fialkov (Echoes) and drawn by Andrea Sorrentino (God of War). What's the history?

The star of I, Vampire is Lord Andrew Bennett, a man from the 16th century who was transformed into one of the undead but swore to himself never to relinquish his humanity. He was introduced in issue #290 of DC's horror comic House of Mystery in 1981, invented by Jm DeMatteis and Tom Sutton. His primary antagonist was Mary, Queen of Blood, who had been his mortal lover but was corrupted when he transformed her into a vampire. The 'I... Vampire' storyline ran for two years in House of Mystery before its conclusion, and Bennett (more)...

Here’s what hits stores this week!

DC Comics

Action Comics #1 (Rags Morales Regular Cover), $3.99

Action Comics #1 (Jim Lee & Scott Williams Variant Cover), Ar

Action Comics #1 (Rags Morales Black & White Variant Cover), Ar

Animal Man #1, $2.99

Astro City Life In The Big City Hc (New Edition), $29.99

Astro City Life In The Big City Tp (New Edition), $17.99

Batgirl #1, $2.99

Batwing #1, $2.99

Brightest Day Volume 3 Hc, $29.99

Cuba My Revolution Tp, $17.99

Detective Comics #1, $2.99

Green Arrow #1, $2.99

Hawk And Dove #1, $2.99

House Of Mystery #41, $2.99

I Zombie #17, $2.99

I Zombie Volume 2 U Vampire Tp, $14.99

Justice League International #1, $2.99

Legion Of Super-Heroes Volume 2 Consequences Hc, $24.99

Looney Tunes #202, $2.99

Men Of War #1, $3.99

New Teen Titans Games Hc (resolicited), $24.99

O.M.A.C. #1, $2.99

Scooby Doo Where Are You #13, $2.99

Static Shock #1, $2.99

Stormwatch #1, $2.99

Swamp Thing #1, $2.99

Sweet Tooth #25, $2.99

Marvel Comics

Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Circus Of The Damned Book 2 The Ingenue Hc (Premiere Edition), $19.99

Avengers Assault On Olympus Hc (Premiere Edition), $29.99

Avengers Assault On Olympus Hc (Premiere Edition)(Direct...

Vertigo's "Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition", available November 16, 2011, is written by Bill Willingham, with illustrations by Shawn McManus, Paul Guinan, Mark Buckingham and cover by James Bennett :

"...the new hardcover collection of tales from 'Fables' writer Bill Willingham, includes the miniseries 'Proposition Player', 'The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad and Thessaly- Witch For Hire' plus 'The Dreaming', 'Merv Pumpkinhead: Agent Of D.R.E.A.M.', 'The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams But Were Afraid To Ask', plus Willingham's short stories from 'House Of Mystery' and 'Flinch'..."

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A lot to go over, including a whole lot of second issues and a hardcover collection of all of last month’s #1 issues. So let’s get to it!

Justice League #2

Written by Geoff Johns

Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado

1:200 B&W variant cover by Jim Lee

On sale October 19 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us

Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

What happens when the World’s Greatest Detective takes on the world’s most powerful alien? You’ll find out when Batman and Superman throw down. Batman will need all his intellect, cunning and physical prowess to take on The Man of Steel.

This issue is also offered as a special combo pack edition, polybagged with a redemption code for a digital download of the issue.

DC Comics is doing more than revamping their signature line of comics with the coveted issue #1 on the front cover. More than 52 titles will be affected, and this also includes a line of comics that explores the dark and mysterious side of the DC Universe.

Swamp Thing and Animal Man are just one of many titles that's seeing the resurrection man–not in the literal sense, but in celebrating a genre that may perhaps get a new label as well, depending on how well each of the series go.

According to the press release, "On the 40th anniversary of the character's creation, the New York Times bestselling writer of American Vampire, Scott Snyder, teams up with Yannick Paquette (Batman, Incorporated) to bring horror back to the DC Universe in Swamp Thing #1."

Most of these titles have respected names in the comic book industry working on these coming issues. The list includes Justice League Dark,...

DC Comics is doing more than revamping their signature line of comics with the coveted issue #1 on the front cover. More than 52 titles will be affected, and this also includes a line of comics that explores the dark and mysterious side of the DC Universe.

Swamp Thing and Animal Man are just one of many titles that's seeing the resurrection man–not in the literal sense, but in celebrating a genre that may perhaps get a new label as well, depending on how well each of the series go.

According to the press release, "On the 40th anniversary of the character's creation, the New York Times bestselling writer of American Vampire, Scott Snyder, teams up with Yannick Paquette (Batman, Incorporated) to bring horror back to the DC Universe in Swamp Thing #1."

Most of these titles have respected names in the comic book industry working on these coming issues. The list includes Justice League Dark,...

Here’s what hits shelves this week.

Action Comics #900 (Rodolfi Migliari 2nd Printing Variant Cover)

Action Comics #901 (and Variant)

American Vampire #15

American Vampire Volume 2 Hc

Batman The Brave And The Bold Emerald Knight Tp

Cartoon Network Action Pack #60

DC Comics Presents Green Lantern Willworld #1

Detective Comics #877

DV8 Gods And Monsters Tp

Gotham City Sirens #23

Green Arrow #12 (and Variant)

Green Lantern #66 (and Variant)

Green Lantern Corps #60 (and Variant)

Green Lantern Corps Revolt Of The Alpha Lanterns Hc

Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #10 (and Variant)

House Of Mystery Volume 6 Safe As Houses Tp

inFamous #6 (Of 6)

Justice League International Volume 6 Tp

Justice Society Of America #51

Strange Adventures #1 (One Shot)(and Variant)

Tom Strong And The Robots Of Doom Tp

Unknown Soldier Volume 4 Beautiful World Tp

Xombi #3, $2.99

5 Ronin Hc (and Variant)

Amazing Spider-Man #662

Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #6 (Of 6)

Captain America #618 (and Variant)

Captain America Man Out Of Time Hc (Premiere Edition)

Captain America Official Index To...

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Adventure Comics #526

Batman Beyond #5

Batman Long Shadows Tp

Brightest Day Volume 2 Hc

DC Comics Presents Son Of Superman #1

DC Universe Online Legends #7

Deliriums Party A Little Endless Storybook Hc

Dmz Volume 10 Collective Punishment Tp

Doom Patrol #22 (Final Issue)

Executor Tp

Freedom Fighters #9 (Final Issue)

Green Lantern Super Spectacular #1

House Of Mystery #37

I Zombie #13

Jonah Hex #67

Jonah Hex No Way Back Tp

Jsa All-Stars #18

Little Endless Storybook Hc (New Printing)

Looney Tunes #198

Scooby Doo Where Are You #9

Secret Six #33

Secret Six The Reptile Brain Tp

Superboy #7

Sweet Tooth #21

Tiny Titans Volume 5 Field Trippin’ Tp

Weird Worlds #5 (Of 6)

Annihilators #3 (Of 4)(with Variant)

Astonishing Thor #4 (Of 5)

Avengers Academy #13 (with Variant)

Avengers Academy Giant-Size #1 (with Variant)

Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Tp

Avengers Thor And Captain America Official Index To The Marvel Universe #13

Captain America Allies And Enemies Tp

Captain America First Vengeance #1 (Of 4)

Captain America Forever Allies...

Over the last few years, "Doctor Who" fans have seen their favorite Time Lord tackle alien menaces from one end of history to the other, but in a new miniseries kicking off next week, The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond take a page from your favorite fables.

Appropriately enough, "Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life" is written by Eisner-nominated "Jack of Fables" scribe Matt Sturges, with interior art from "Doctor Who: The Forgotten" illustrator Kelly Yates. The four-issue series sends The Eleventh Doctor and companion Amy Pond on an adventure that unfolds in a medieval fantasy world populated with knigts, castles, and yes, even a dragon.

I chatted up the "Fairytale Life" writer to get some details about The Doctor's latest adventure and pick his brain about the upcoming "Doctor Who" season premiere. You can also get an exclusive preview of the issue — which hits shelves April 20 — courtesy of Idw Publishing.

Here’s what hit shelves this week!

Aaron And Ahmed (Hardcover)

Batman Beyond #4

Brightest Day #23 (and Variant)

DC Universe Online Legends #5

Doom Patrol #21

Fables Volume 15 Rose Red (Trade)

First Wave Special #1 (One Shot)(and Variant)

Freedom Fighters #8, $2.99

Green Lantern Secret Origin (Trade)

House Of Mystery #36

I, Zombie #12

Jla 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 (One Shot)

Jonah Hex #66

Jsa All-Stars #17

Looney Tunes #197

Our Army At War (Trade)

Red Better R.E.D. Than Dead (Trade)

Scooby Doo Where Are You #8 (Trade)

Secret Six #32

Superman Batman Annual #5

Sweet Tooth #20

Time Masters Vanishing Point (Trade)

Vertigo Resurrected Hellblazer Bad Blood #1

Weird Worlds #4 (Of 6)

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38

Annihilators #2 (Of 4)(and Variant)

Avengers Prime (Hardcover Premiere Edition)

Avengers The Children’s Crusade #5 (Of 9)

Avengers Thor And Captain America Official Index To The Marvel Universe #12

Captain America Hail Hydra #4 (Of 5)

Carnage #3 (Of 5)(Clayton Crain 2nd Printing Variant Cover)

Chaos War (Trade)

Deadpool Family #1 (One Shot)

Emma #2 (Of 5)

Essential X-Men...

It’s that time of the year when we honor the best of 2010's movies, TV shows, books, music, and, yes, comics. In the latter category ComicMonsters.com is hosting its second annual Horror Comic Awards.

Voting is open via the ComicMonsters.com website from today, December 19th, 2010, through Friday, December 31st, 2010. May the most brutal comic prevail!

The categories and nominees for 2010 are:

Writer of the Year:

Peter Milligan – Hellblazer

Tim Seeley - Hack/Slash

Joe Hill - Locke & Key

David Hine - The Darkness: Four Horsemen

Robert Kirkman - The Walking Dead

Scott Snyder - American Vampire

Michael Alan Nelson - 28 Days Later

Mike Mignola - Hellboy

Artist of the Year:

Steve Pugh - Hotwire: Deep Cut

Gabriel Rodriguez - Locke and Key

Jacen Burrows- Neonomicon

Charlie Adlard - The Walking Dead

Leonardo Manco - Driver for the Dead

Alessandro Rak - A Skeleton Story

Rafael Albuquerque...