Trick or Treat: Upcoming Exhaustive Book on HALLOWEEN Films
By Jonathan Stryker

There have been some truly beautiful books produced in the past two decades on the making of certain films and film series.  The Stanley Kubrick Archive by Alison Castle and published by Tashen is one of the largest and most ambitious.  J. W. Rinzler's The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film and The Making of The Empire Strikes Back were long overdue forays into the process behind one of the most successful films series of all time.  Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th by Peter M. Bracke had enough tidbits to satisfy the most ardent follower of Jason Voorhees' body count.  JAWS - Memories from Martha's Vineyard by Jim Beller and Matt Taylor brings to reader as close to the making of JAWS as possible in book form.  Following this pattern, a new book is in the works to tell the story of Michael Audrey Myers and his murderous legacy in Haddonfield, Illinois.

Penned by filmmaker and author Justin Beahm, Halloween: The Complete Authorized History will be released in October 2013 to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the release of John Carpenter's seminal masterpiece. The book will cover the making of all eleven HALLOWEEN films, beginning with HALLOWEEN (1978) and ending with the latest, HALLOWEEN 3D.  Heavily illustrated, the book will be a bonanza for HALLOWEEN fans as it will contain rare documents, images, promotional materials and artifacts pulled from the archives. 

The book's official website can be seen here.

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Feast Your Eyes On Some RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Coolness
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Sure, it's almost half a year away but it's never too early for a sneak peek at some RESIDENT EVIL coolness.

The new film sub titled RETRIBUTION will hit theaters on Sept. 14th and will continue the saga of Alice and the Umbrella Corporation. 

Story wise, here's what we are looking at:

The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

You know Milla Jovovich will be back and this time around she's bringing Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, Michelle Rodriguez, Shawn Roberts, Johann Urb, Kevin Durand, Boris Kodjoe and Bingbing Li along for the fun.

That's a nice new banner up top and below here we have the brand new one sheet.

Love it!

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Sink Your Teeth Into The First Three Minutes of The Next Episode of THE WALKING DEAD
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I've told you in past articles about the second half premiere of THE WALKING DEAD.  It's titled NEBRASKA and it picks up right where we left them back in Dec.

Not much else to say about it but the fine folks over at AMC did pass along the first three minutes of the premiere and you're going to want to check it out.

Rumor has it that this second half of the season is going to pick up the pace a bit.  I have to admit, this first half of season two was a bit dull.  Well done, well written, looked great but a little lacking on the zombie action end of things.

So hopefully the rumor is true and we'll get to see lots more of FX wizard Greg Nicotero's work.  So, check out this first three minutes and get yourself ready for THE WALKING DEAD.

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CHILLER Sets Air Date for BRIAN KEENE'S GHOUL
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Now here's some good news to kick off our day.

BRIAN KEENE'S GHOUL has finally found itself an air date on CHILLER.  Hot off a successful little run at SLAMDANCE to time is right to bring this one home to the fans.

Based on Brian Keene's kick ass novel by the same name GHOUL tells a coming of age tale that is one of this fans most favorite books ever.

April 13th is the magic date.  Circle it on your calendar.  April 13th.

Yes, that is a Friday the 13th, btw.

To recap, GHOUL, Chiller TV, Friday April 13th.  It don't get much better than that.

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A Preview of the new ABC series THE RIVER
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When you see the name Oren Peli you should pretty much just figure that we are going to be treated to some type of "found footage" type of project.  The good thing is, nobody does it better.

His new project, THE RIVER is a bit of a hybrid as you will see when you check out the video below.  It starts off as a standard made for TV drama and then becomes a "found footage" thriller.  Judging from what you are about to see, it looks kind of promising.  Steven Spielberg executive produces.

The series stars Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, and Joe Anderson. Jeff Galfer and Thomas Kretschmann co-star and most of Peli's Paranormal Activity crew is along for the ride.

Story wise, it all goes something like this:

Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Greenwood) went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and new acquaintances includes the sexy and resourceful Lena (Eloise Mumford), loyal mechanic Emilio (Daniel Zacapa), and lethal bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Kretschmann).

It all debuts Feb. 7th on ABC so mark it on your calendar.

Here's the preview:

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