Hey, Marvel! Make These Five Comic Book Movies for the Horror Fans!

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Monday, February 06, 2012

Marvel comics' Johnny Blaze is returning to the big screen this month when Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance arrives on February 17th.  Being comic book fans here at Shock, we thought now would be a good time to take a look at some other Marvel characters worthy of a cinematic interpretation that aren't exactly "boy scouts."

Inside, you'll find a look at some of the other popular horror-themed Marvel characters we want to see in films and how they could be pulled off on the big screen.

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The Full Trailer for Oren Peli's The River

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Monday, February 06, 2012

CraveOnline has posted the full trailer for The River, the new horror series from Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli and Michael R. Perry. The River premieres on ABC on Tuesday, February 7 at 9/8c. The show is described as follows...

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Eli Roth Produces, Stars in Earthquake Thriller With Selena Gomez

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Monday, February 06, 2012

More details have been revealed regarding the latest project Eli Roth (Hostel, Inglousious Basterds) is involved with not as a director, but as a co-writer, actor and producer.

Deadline.com says a bidding war is underway for the script to Aftershock, which Roth penned with Guillermo Amoedo and director Nicolas Lopez.  

The film is said to be set on an island where the residents of an insane asylum are set free in the wake of earthquake.  Roth plays the leading man and co-stars with Selena Gomez.

Shooting began four weeks ago in Chile.

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Three More TV Spots for Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance

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Monday, February 06, 2012

We have three more TV spots for Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, opening in 2D/3D on February 17th, including the preview that aired during the Super Bowl.

The film sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Nicolas Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son's body on the kid's birthday.

Head inside for the spots, some of which include new footage.

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Watch An Exclusive Clip from Playback

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Monday, February 06, 2012

Playback, a new supernatural thriller starring Christian Slater, is now available on VOD, courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.  

The film, directed by Michael A. Nickles, also stars Ambyr Childers, Toby Hemingway, Jonathan Keltz, Jennifer Missoni, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Johnny Pacar and Alessandra Torresanias.

The synopsis breaks down like this: While digging into their town’s infamous past, a group of high school students unwittingly unlock an even darker secret. Now, an evil spirit has been awakened and will stop at nothing to find his true heir.

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RIP Bill Hinzman 1936 - 2012

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Reports are coming in tonight that Bill Hinzman has passed away at the age of 75.  A man who wore many hats in the film industry, Hinzman is best known as the iconic "cemetery zombie" in George A. Romero's 1968 milestone Night of the Living Dead.

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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Pre-Order Incentive

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Capcom is offering something special for Resident Evil fans who pre-order the upcoming video game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.  Those who put their orders in now will land a "Welcome to Raccoon City" metal sign.  Be quick about it...only 1,000 signs are being made.  Head inside for a look.

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Chronicle Opens At Number One, The Woman in Black Takes Second

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

It was a tight race all weekend, but Chronicle - the found footage thriller - came out on top at the box office with $22 million.  That's an impressive debut for newcomer director Joshua Trank and stars Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan and Alex Russell.

Could a sequel follow?  It's possible.  Trank and writer Max Landis have a trilogy envisioned.  

After the jump, find out how The Woman in Black - another film which made its debut this weeked - fared.

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Watch The River's Audience Reaction Preview

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

A new preview for The River TV show has hit the web, taking a cue from the Paranormal Activity promos in which viewers were seen "reacting" to the horrors on the screen.  Apropos considering both The River and Paranormal Activity come from the same creator, Oren Peli.

Bruce Greenwood, Joe Anderson, Paul Blackthorne, Paulina Gaitan, Leslie Hope, Eloise Mumford, Shaun Parkes, Thomas Kretschmann and Daniel Zacapa star.  The two-hour premiere begins on ABC February 7.

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Clancy Brown, Ethan Peck Join Nothing to Fear

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Clancy Brown and Ethan Peck are set to star in Nothing to Fear, the upcoming horror movie produced by famed guitarist Slash.

Brown is said to play an "evil pastor."  We presume this was the role Thomas Hayden Church had been circling months ago before his name was removed from the project.  Anne Heche, James Tupper, Willa Holland, Rafi Gavron and Jennifer Stone are also set to star.

THR adds Peck will play a "townsperson with a past" in the film.

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Terror Awaits in Halloween Harvest 3D

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Sunday, February 05, 2012

The Nakamura Group Advantage has announced the Canadian and German co-financed production Halloween Harvest 3D, a new horror movie written John Tynes, Mitch Wilson and Dirk Hagen.  Hagen will also direct.  After the jump, you'll find a synopsis for this haunted attraction-gone-bad flick.

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Want Another Photo from Riddick? Sure You Do!

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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Another photo from Riddick has arrived.  The fourth image from the production since Vin Diesel began shooting in Montreal with writer-director David Twohy.  The pic comes on the heels of yesterday's official announcement which revealed the full cast and plot details (click the link for more and head inside for more Riddick action).

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