Ghost Watcher 2 Director(s): David A. Cross (Ghost Watcher) Writer(s): David A. Cross (Ghost Watcher) Starring: Jillian Byrnes What impresses me most about director/writer David A. Cross is that Lions Gate distributed his first effort, Ghost Watcher, at the end of October 2004. A year later, in the same month of 2005, Ghost Watcher II [...]

Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness Release Date: 26 October 2004 (Russia) Genre: Action | Fantasy | Horror Director(s): Jay Andrews (aka Jim Wynorsi) Writer(s): Ion Ionescu, A.G. Lawrence (Snakehead Terror), Bill Monroe, & Jim Wynorski Starring: Michael Paré, Sandra Hess, Fintan McKeown When I first saw Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness back when it premiered on Sci-Fi [...]

Frankenstein Reborn Release Date: 28 August 2005 (USA) Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller Director(s): Leigh Scott (Art House, The Beast of Bray Road) Writer(s): Leigh Scott (Art House, The Beast of Bray Road) Starring: Rhett Giles,Thomas Downey, Joel Hebner I’m loving The Asylum’s current creative plan for their in-house productions. Much of their films [...]

Frankenstein Release Date: 2004 Genre: Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi Director(s): Marcus Nispel (Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake) Writer(s): John Shiban Starring: Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Adam Goldberg, Michael Madsen On the commentary track for Frankenstein, director Marcus Nispel speaks about how nabbing Parker Posey for the lead role in this extended pilot episode for a [...]

Final Examination Release Date: 3 January 2003 (USA) Genre: Horror | Thriller Director: Fred Olen Ray (as Ed Raymond) Writer: Sean O’Bannon (Air Rage) & Kimberly A. Ray Starring: Kari Wuhrer, Brent Huff, Debbie Rochon One of the things that I always hear from directors, producers, writers, etc. is that once they sell a movie [...]

Feeding the Masses Release Date: 16 August 2005 (USA) Genre: Horror Director(s): Richard Griffin (upcoming Raving Maniacs) Writer(s): Trent Haaga (Hell Asylum, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV) Starring: Billy Garberina, Rachel Morris, Patrick Cohen After September 11th comedian Bill Maher put out a book called “When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Bin Laden.” [...]

The Fanglys Release Date: 8 June 2004 (USA) Genre: Horror Director: Christopher Abram Writer: Christopher Abram Staring: Robert Harvey, Laurie Reaves, Christopher Abram With a filming budget of only $2,837, The Fanglys is easily one of the lowest budgeted direct-to-video flicks to receive semi-wide distribution ever. Coincidentally, The Fanglys also just so happens to be [...]

The Fallen Ones Release Date: 2005 Genre: Fantasy | Horror Director(s): Kevin VanHook (Frost: Portrait of a Vampire) Writer(s): Kevin VanHook (Frost: Portrait of a Vampire) Starring: Casper Van Dien, Kristen Miller When Casper Van Dien and dumb blonde extraordinaire Kristen Miller team up to battle an ancient giant in a made-for-Sci-Fi-Channel film, the question [...]

Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers Release Date: 31 January 2006 (USA) Genre: Horror Director(s): Leigh Slawner (Hillside Cannibals, Frankenstein Reborn) Writer(s): Leigh Slawner (Beast of Bray Road, Art House) Starring: Erica Roby, Noel Thurman, Griff Furst Attention opportunistic screenwriters: North Dakota Hacksaw Massacre. Wolf Basin. Dusk of the Dead. When a Killer Calls. Take [...]

Exorcism Release Date: 1 April 2004 (UK) Genre: Horror | Thriller Director(s): William A. Baker Writer(s): William A. Baker Staring: Brian Patrick Clarke, Jack Donner, Tony Burton Exorcism’s one of those films that’s bound to do sell well at AFM this year, what with its decent production values and competent story, but is landing D.O.A. [...]