Brittany Murphy in 'Deadline' & 'Across the Hall'

Thanks to Bloody Disgusting I now know that Brittany Murphy (The Dead Girl) is a very busy woman these days. She is set to star in upcoming The-Grudge/The-Ring-Style film Deadline, a movie about "troubled divorcee, Mary Kee, who begins to receive mysterious phone calls from an unknown caller. She quickly begins to feel haunted in her own home. When she discovers that the person is calling from the past, Mary realizes that she will have to kill her in order to survive. But how do you kill someone living in the past, and what will happen if she fails?"
Murphy is also starring in Across the Hall, which is coming to select theaters December 4.
A quiet night takes a dangerous turn when Julian receives a frantic phone call from his best friend, Terry. Terry claims to have followed his unfaithful fiancée, June, to a seedy hotel on the other side of town. To make matters worse, he’s staked out the room across the hall from her, a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a revolver in the other. Julian pleads with his friend to stay put while he rushes to avert disaster.

'Demonic Toys 2' Trailer

With the release of the next Puppet Master film comes the release of Demon Toys 2: Personal Demons. I'm more excited for Puppet Master, but this looks like it might be fun, too. Don't take it too seriously or you're going to be disappointed, I can guarantee you that. (You probably already know this if you've seen Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys).

A Weekend in Vegas

I'm back! I haven't posted anything in a week (except for the trailer of Paranormal Effect a minute ago) and after my friend Jon started weeping for more AtomicFox, I just knew it was time to get back on track.
I spent this past weekend in Las Vegas (!!!) so I've just been kind of catching up with everything for a few days. Vegas was awesome, so I just thought I'd fill you guys in on my weekend. Originally this weekend was supposed to be all about Lady Gaga, but her concert got canceled. It was still really fun, though, and I still get to see her in January!Friday was a long day of flying. I went from Florence, SC to Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas. I finally got there and met up with my sister. We went to our hotel (The Palace Station), dropped off our stuff, and hit the town. Well, we actually just went to the movies on Friday (the original night of the concert). I saw Paranormal Activity again because my sister hadn't seen it yet. Then we saw The Fourth Kind, which I thought was effectively creepy. Actually, the scariest part for me was just listening the the psychologist talk about the happenings. She was creepy as hell. You know what I'm talking about if you've seen it. After that we saw 2012, which was a ton of fun. It was highly entertaining, and it was really cool to be in Vegas while watching Vegas collapse on the big screen.Saturday we went to Madame Tussaud's at the Venetian Hotel. I met all my favorite wax celebrities (there isn't a Lady Gaga one yet). It felt nice to put my hand on Johnny Depp's waxy chest.
After hanging out with Wax Oprah, we started walking down the strip. We stopped at the Coke store and bought this tray of 16 different international drinks for $7. Some of them were nasty, but a few were really good. When all was said and done, all I wanted was a real Coke.
After that we went over to the Luxor and saw the Bodies exhibit (my second time for that, too). The best part of that thing is all the fetuses. Sounds gross, but it's fascinating. Have any of you seen the exhibit?
Next we went to the Titanic exhibit and got to see a bunch of artifacts and recreations from the ship. They even had a HUGE piece of the actual Titanic. I wanted to touch it but I wasn't allowed. Continuing the ocean theme, we went to Mandalay Bay to see the Shark Reef aquarium. I pet the sting rays for about 30 minutes. They're my favorite things ever. Then we went to see The Lion King! It was amazing. If you ever get the chance to see it, do it. The beginning performance of "The Circle of Life" was so beautiful I almost cried. I sound like such a sap!
I didn't get to see Gaga, but Vegas is always fun no matter what. I think my favorite part is all the half-naked people, perverts, and little hooker trading cards all over the place. Know what I mean? So, sorry this post is very un-horror related (there were 2 major short movie reviews up there somewhere!).

'Paranormal Effect' Trailer

Here's an idea. Let's take The Grudge and force it to have a baby with Paranormal Activity! Sounds like that's what we're getting here with Paranormal Effect. Apparently they couldn't even tweak the name a bit more to make it a less obvious copy cat. Who knows though, maybe it will be genius. Hah. Anyway, watch out for this gem in January on Video On Demand. For real though, I don't care how many times I see a creepy dead Asian, I still shiver a little.
Visiting her native Japan with her American boyfriend Darren, Reiko is disappointed to see him spend most of his time filming local stereotypes. Already upset, Reiko draws the line when Darren walks into a forbidden cave, which, according to local beliefs, enshrines shinto gods since the dawn of time. From then, Reiko and Darren start witnessing strange things happening around them, some of which they manage to catch on camera. Will they have time to understand what is upon them before it is too late?

Swedish Horror 'Mara'

Below you can watch the teaser trailer for upcoming Swedish horror film Mara, which allegedly has something that Let the Right One In is lacking. Huh? Well, even if it doesn't live up to that very confident statement, I'll probably still enjoy it. I love Scandinavian horror. "In the dark woods of Sweden, five young people are all alone in an old isolated summer cottage. What should have been a nice relaxing weekend soon becomes a living nightmare, as the party is haunted by something evil and terrifying from the past."

'The Resident' Info

With the resurrection of Hammer Films comes this promising film, The Resident. No release date is available, but I hope it comes out relatively soon. I'm a rather impatient person.In the film, Hilary Swank plays a doctor who moves into a Brooklyn loft. Becoming suspicious that she's not alone in her new home, she discovers her landlord is a stalker.

'Cotton' Image

Courtesy of Bloody Disgusting, I've got a hi-res still from upcoming film Cotton. Eli Roth is producing the movie, and Daniel Stamm is directing. The story concerns an evangelical minister who turns against religion and decides to participate in a documentary, in which he practices his last exorcism.