Archive for the ‘Horror’ Category

The Wolfman

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: USA:125 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the moon is full the legend comes to life

 

Cast: Simon Merrells … Ben Talbot
Gemma Whelan … Gwen's Maid
Emily Blunt … Gwen Conliffe
Benicio Del Toro … Lawrence Talbot
Mario Marin-Borquez … Young Lawrence
Asa Butterfield … Young Ben
Cristina Contes … Solana Talbot
Anthony Hopkins … Sir John Talbot
Art Malik … Singh
Malcolm Scates … Butcher
Nicholas Day … Colonel Montford
Michael Cronin … Dr. Lloyd
David Sterne … Kirk
David Schofield … Constable Nye
Roger Frost … Reverend Fisk

 

Plot: Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.

Legion

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

 

Cast: Paul Bettany … Michael
Lucas Black … Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson … Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki … Charlie
Charles S. Dutton … Percy Walker
Kevin Durand … Gabriel
Jon Tenney … Howard Anderson
Willa Holland … Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh … Sandra Anderson
Dennis Quaid … Bob Hanson
Jeanette Miller … Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow … Minivan Boy
Doug Jones … Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg … Burton
Yancey Arias … Estevez

 

Plot: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind… add synopsis

New Moon

Monday, November 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 130 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Next Chapter Begins

 

Cast: Kristen Stewart … Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner … Jacob Black
Robert Pattinson … Edward Cullen
Billy Burke … Charlie Swan
Ashley Greene … Alice Cullen
Anna Kendrick … Jessica
Christian Serratos … Angela
Michael Welch … Mike
Justin Chon … Eric
Christina Jastrzembska … Gran / Bella
Jackson Rathbone … Jasper Hale
Russell Roberts … Mr. Berty
Michael Sheen … Aro
Jamie Campbell Bower … Caius
Christopher Heyerdahl … Marcus

 

Plot: After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family…

 

Awards: 4 nominations

After.Life

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Life is the symptom. Death is the cure. See »

 

Writers: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (writer) and Paul Vosloo (writer) … See »

 

Cast: Liam Neeson … Eliot Deacon
Justin Long … Paul
Christina Ricci … Anna Taylor
Josh Charles … Tom Peterson
Chandler Canterbury … Jack
Celia Weston … Beatrice Taylor
Anna Kuchma … Restaurant Patron
Rosemary Murphy … Susan Whitehall
Shuler Hensley … Vincent Miller
Malachy McCourt … Father Graham
Laurel Bryce … Young Anna Taylor
Bill Perkins … Security Guard
Luz Alexandra Ramos … Diane
Laurie Cole … School Principal
Mark Gerrard … Waiter
Barbara Singer

 

Plot: A young woman caught between life and death… and a funeral director who appears to have the gift of transitioning the dead, but might just be intent on burying her alive. Full summary » Full synopsis »

The Fourth Kind

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.

 

Cast: Milla Jovovich … Abbey Tyler
Will Patton … Sheriff August
Hakeem Kae-Kazim … Awolowa Odusami
Corey Johnson … Tommy Fisher
Enzo Cilenti … Scott Stracinsky
Elias Koteas … Abel Campos
Eric Loren … Deputy Ryan
Mia McKenna-Bruce … Ashley Tyler
Raphaël Coleman … Ronnie Tyler
Daphne Alexander … Theresa
Alisha Seaton … Cindy Stracinski
Tyne Rafaeli … Sarah Fisher
Pavel Stefanov … Timothy Fisher
Kiera McMaster … Joe Fisher
Sarah Houghton … Jessica

 

Plot: A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:109 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.

 

Cast: John C. Reilly … Larten Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson … Steve
Chris Massoglia … Darren Shan
Jessica Carlson … Rebecca
Michael Cerveris … Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson … Murlaugh
Patrick Fugit … Evra the Snake Boy
Daniel Newman … Pete
Morgan Saylor … Annie
Don McManus … Mr. Shan
Colleen Camp … Mrs. Shan
Ken Watanabe … Mr. Tall
Salma Hayek … Madame Truska
Orlando Jones … Alexander Ribs
Frankie Faison … Rhamus Twobellies

 

Plot: A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.

Saw VI

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: Canada | USA | UK | Australia

Runtime: 90 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The Game Comes Full Circle

 

Writers: Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) Patrick Melton (screenplay)

 

Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor … Mark Hoffman
Mark Rolston … Dan Erickson
Betsy Russell … Jill Tuck
Shawnee Smith … Amanda Young
Peter Outerbridge … William Easton
Athena Karkanis … Agent Lindsey Perez
Samantha Lemole … Pamela Jenkins
Tanedra Howard … Simone
Marty Moreau … Eddie
Shawn Ahmed … Allen
Janelle Hutchison … Addy
Gerry Mendicino … Janitor
Caroline Cave … Debbie
George Newbern … Harold Abbott

 

Plot: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw’s legacy…

The Stepfather

Friday, October 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:101 min

Languages: English | German

Director:

Tagline: This fall Daddy's home.

 

Cast: Dylan Walsh … David Harris
Sela Ward … Susan Harding
Penn Badgley … Michael Harding
Amber Heard … Kelly Porter
Sherry Stringfield … Leah
Paige Turco … Jackie Kerns
Jon Tenney … Jay
Nancy Linehan Charles … Mrs. Cutter
Marcuis Harris … Detective Shay
Braeden Lemasters … Sean Harding
Deirdre Lovejoy … Detective Tylar
Skyler Samuels … Beth Harding
Blue Deckert … Captain Mackie
Jason Wiles … Dylan Bennet
Kara Briola … Real Estate Assistant

 

Plot: Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes and suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand.

Splice

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: Canada | France | USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Science's newest miracle…is a mistake. See »

 

Cast: Adrien Brody … Clive
Sarah Polley … Elsa
Delphine Chanéac … Dren
David Hewlett … Barlow
Abigail Chu … Young Dren
Stephanie Baird … Elsa / PD
Amanda Brugel … Melinda Finch
Brandon McGibbon … Gavin

 

Plot: Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with… See » Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination See »

Zombieland

Friday, September 25th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Horror

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This place is so dead

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … Tallahassee
Jesse Eisenberg … Columbus
Emma Stone … Wichita
Abigail Breslin … Little Rock
Amber Heard … 406
Bill Murray … Himself
Derek Graf … Clown Zombie rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Margaret Swindall … Featured Hero Zombie

 

Plot: The horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies…

 

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Pandorum

Friday, September 25th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English | Vietnamese | German

Director:

Tagline: Don't fear the end of the world. Fear what happens next.

 

Cast: Dennis Quaid … Payton
Ben Foster … Bower
Cam Gigandet … Gallo
Antje Traue … Nadia
Cung Le … Manh
Eddie Rouse … Leland
Norman Reedus … Shepard
André Hennicke … Hunter Leader
Friederike Kempter … Evalon
Niels-Bruno Schmidt … Insane Officer 'Eden'
Asia Luna Mohmand … Child Hunter
Delphine Chuillot … Young Bower's Mother
Wotan Wilke Möhring … Young Bower's Father
Julian Rappe … Young Bower
Domenico D'Ambrosio … Wounded Officer 'Eden'

 

Plot: A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities.

The Box

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: You Are The Experiment

 

Cast: Cameron Diaz … Norma Lewis
James Marsden … Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella … Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn … Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne … Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone … Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs … Dana
Celia Weston … Lana Burns
Deborah Rush … Clymene Steward
Lisa K. Wyatt … Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier … Martin Teague (as Mark Cartier)
Kevin Robertson … Wendel Matheson
Michele Durrett … Rebecca Matheson (as Michele Durett)
Ian Kahn … Vick Brenner
John Magaro … Charles

 

Plot: A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.

Daybreakers

Friday, September 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: Australia | USA

Runtime: 98 min

Languages: English

Director: Michael Spierig

Peter Spierig

Tagline: In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource… Is Us.

 

Writers: Michael Spierig (written by) & Peter Spierig (written by)

 

Cast: Harriet Minto-Day … Lisa Barrett
Jay Laga'aia … Senator Turner
Damien Garvey … Senator Westlake
Sahaj Dumpleton … Homeless Vampire
Allan Todd … Businessman
Gabriella Di Labio … Businesswoman
Ben Siemer … Police Officer
Peter Welman … Police Officer
Ethan Hawke … Edward Dalton
Callum McLean … Vampire School Kid
Jarrad Pon … Vampire School Kid
Victoria Williams … Vampire School Kid
Zoe White … Vampire School Kid
Aolani Roy … Vampire School Kid
Tiffany Lamb … News Reader

 

Plot: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind. add synopsis

Jennifer's Body

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

All Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 102 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: She's evil… and not just high school evil.

 

Cast: Megan Fox … Jennifer
Amanda Seyfried … Needy
Johnny Simmons … Chip
Adam Brody … Nikolai
Sal Cortez … Chas
Ryan Levine … Mick
Juan Riedinger … Dirk
Colin Askey … Keyboardist
Chris Pratt … Roman Duda
Juno Ruddell … Officer Warzak
Kyle Gallner … Colin Gray
Josh Emerson … Jonas Konelle
J.K. Simmons … Mr. Wroblewski
Amy Sedaris … Needy's Mom
Cynthia Stevenson … Chip's Mom

 

Plot: A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Sorority Row

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Sisters for life… and death.

 

Cast: Teri Andrzejewski … Bra-Clad Sister
Adam Berry … Danny
Megan Wolfley … Trampoline Sister (as Megan Elizabeth Wolfley)
Robert Belushi … Amazed Senior Guy
Marie Blanchard … Over-It Sister
Briana Evigan … Cassidy
Zack Garrett … Thwarted Guy
Margo Harshman … Chugs
Rumer Willis … Ellie
Jamie Chung … Claire
Leah Pipes … Jessica
Audrina Patridge … Megan
Matt O'Leary … Garrett
Julian Morris … Andy
Debra Gordon … Mrs. Tappan

 

Plot: A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.

The Human Centipede

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Horror

Release Year: 2009

Country: Netherlands | UK

Runtime: Netherlands:90 min | Netherlands:90 min

Languages: English | German | Japanese

Director:

Tagline: 100 % medically accurate

 

Cast: Dieter Laser … Dr.Heiter
Ashley C. Williams … Lindsay
Ashlynn Yennie … Jenny
Akihiro Kitamura … Katsuro
Andreas Leupold … Det. Kranz
Peter Blankenstein … Det.voller

 

Plot: Two pretty American girls are on a road trip through Europe. In Germany they end up alone at night with a broken car in the woods… See » Full synopsis »

 

Awards: 3 wins See »

Halloween II

Friday, August 28th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 min | 119 min (unrated director's cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Family Is Forever

 

Cast: Sheri Moon Zombie … Deborah Myers
Chase Wright Vanek … Young Michael (as Chase Vanek)
Scout Taylor-Compton … Laurie Strode
Brad Dourif … Sheriff Lee Brackett
Caroline Williams … Dr. Maple
Malcolm McDowell … Dr. Samuel Loomis
Tyler Mane … Michael Myers
Dayton Callie … Coroner Hooks
Richard Brake … Gary Scott
Octavia Spencer … Nurse Daniels
Danielle Harris … Annie Brackett
Richard Riehle … Buddy the Night Watchman
Margot Kidder … Barbara Collier
Mary Birdsong … Nancy McDonald
Brea Grant … Mya Rockwell

 

Plot: Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael’s deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

The Final Destination

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

All Genres:
Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 82 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Take the trip in Real D 3D

 

Cast: Bobby Campo … Nick O'Bannon
Shantel VanSanten … Lori Milligan
Nick Zano … Hunt Wynorski
Haley Webb … Janet Cunningham
Mykelti Williamson … George Lanter
Krista Allen … Samantha Lane
Andrew Fiscella … Andy Kewzer – Mechanic
Justin Welborn … Carter Daniels
Stephanie Honore … Nadia Monroy – Mechanic's GF
Lara Grice … Cynthia Daniels
Jackson Walker … Jonathan Grove – Cowboy
Phil Austin … Samantha's Husband
William Aguillard … Kid #1
Brendan Aguillard … Kid #2
Juan Kincaid … Newscaster

 

Plot: After a teen’s premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.

Carriers

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Thriller, Horror

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:84 min

Languages: English

Director: Àlex Pastor

David Pastor

Tagline:

 

Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci … Danny
Chris Pine … Brian
Piper Perabo … Bobby
Emily VanCamp … Kate
Christopher Meloni … Frank
Kiernan Shipka … Jodie
Ron McClary … Preacher
Mark Moses … Doctor
Josh Berry … Survivalist #1
Tim Janis … Survivalist #2
Dale Malley … Survivalist #3
Dylan Kenin … Tom
LeAnne Lynch … Rose
Jan Cunningham … Passenger
Mary Peterson … Laura Merkin

 

Plot: Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are dangerous than any virus.

A Perfect Getaway

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min | 108 min (unrated director's cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Let The Games Begin.

 

Cast: Steve Zahn … Cliff Anderson
Timothy Olyphant … Nick
Milla Jovovich … Cydney Anderson
Kiele Sanchez … Gina
Marley Shelton … Cleo
Chris Hemsworth … Kale
Anthony Ruivivar … Chronic
Dale Dickey … Earth Momma
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo … Supply Guy
Wendy Braun … Debbie Mason
Jim Cruz … Helicopter Pilot
Angela Sun … Counter Girl
Leandra Gillis … TV Anchor
Amit Yogev … Waiter
Carlos Alberto Lopez … Camera Samaritan

 

Plot: Two pairs of lovers (Zahn & Jovovich, Olyphant & Sanchez) on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.