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Pat Seals of Flyleaf Tells Us His Top Ten Horror Movies

6 hours ago | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

As we've mentioned previously, November 10th is the release date of the band Flyleaf's new CD, entitled Memento Mori, and to help celebrate the occasion, their bass player, Pat Seals, has taken time out of his hectic schedule to prepare for Dread Central readers a list of his Top Ten favorite horror movies.

Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.

Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):

1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor

This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The »

- The Woman In Black

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Sweatshop to Show as Part of Nychff

7 November 2009 8:17 AM, PST | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »

A veritable feast for fans of horror and dark fantasy, this month's New York City Horror Film Festival will host more than 50 films and shorts at the Tribeca Cinemas.  The festival boasts works from F. W. Murnau and William Lustig, as well as the new film Sweatshop.  Our readers should take particular interest in Sweatshop, as two of the men behind it are Icons friends Ted Geoghegan as writer, and America's Baddest Kid John Torrani in a producer role.  Sweatshop shows on November 20, and I'll be there to cover the event for Icons.

 Come out and show your support for Sweatshop and other horror films at the Nychff, a festival dedicated exclusively to horror lovers.

Read the official press release below, which includes contact information for the Tribeca:

New York, NY – November 5, 2009 – Organizers of The 2009 New York City

Horror Film Festival (Nychff) today announced this year’s feature film

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Bill Lustig to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

6 November 2009 3:05 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The Nychff is taking place this November in the Big Apple, and not only are they showcasing a solid horror line-up, they're also presenting a lifetime achievement award to one of our own.

The festival’s 2009 feature film presentations are:

Must Love Death (Feature / Horror / Comedy) / Directed by Andreas Schaap

Disappointed by love and suicidal, Norman arranges to meet a group of like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting, the alleged suicides go very wrong, and hilarity and blood start to flow freely.

Sweatshop (Feature / Horror) / Directed by Stacy Davidson

A group of rave promoters decide to throw a party in an enormous vacant factory... But when the oversexed friends throw back a few drinks and begin setting up, they soon realize a beastly all-seeing presence resides in this enormous place, and it drags a mammoth, inhuman weapon that serves only one purpose: to end the lives of anyone who trespasses here. »

- Uncle Creepy

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New York City Horror Film Fest 2009 lineup announced

5 November 2009 4:43 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The organizers of the New York City Horror Film Festival have announced the movies they’re presenting in the 2009 edition. The fest runs Thursday-Sunday, November 19-22 at the Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street at Canal Street), with an opening-night party Wednesday the 18th at 8 p.m. at Blvd (199 Bowery near Spring Street).

The lineup of features includes:

• Blood Night: The Legend Of Mary Hatchet, Frank Sabatella’s urban legend-inspired teen-terror feature co-starring Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris

• Cornered!, directed by Daniel Maze, in which a group of poker-playing buddies are trapped and slaughtered in a convenience store by a masked slasher

• Maidenhead, from writer/director James Spanos, starring The House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen as a young man dealing with a new love and a very bad dad (Michael Parks)

• Must Love Death, a black-comic shocker about a suicidal man embroiled with homicidal maniacs, shot in English »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu?" Hell Yeah!

5 November 2009 4:18 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

'Hell Yeah!' is an ongoing series in which horror filmmakers, critics and fans share their take on movies they love. This month: vampires! I know I might seem a little off-base harboring deep love for the 1979 remake of Nosferatu, considering F.W. Murnau's silent 1922 original is basically the first feature film about vampires ever committed to celluloid, and unofficially (or illegally, to be fair) the first-ever screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's iconic novel Dracula. In the minds of most vamp fans, Murnau's film is a landmark in motion picture history... so why pass it over for a later interpretation by another German auteur, the eccentric Werner Herzog – whose main claim to infamy was hauling a... »

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NYC Horror Film Festival lineup announced, includes Maidenhead!

5 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

It's time again for the NYC Horror Film Festival which runs from November 18-22 and will be held at the Tribeca Cinemas located at 54 Varick St and Canal St. What's playing you ask?

The Aj Bowen (The Signal) starrer which looks like a sweet arthouse vampire flick called Maidenhead. (trailer) This seems to have disappeared shortly after it's announcement over a year ago, so I'm glad it's getting some play!

Another gem is the weird horror comedy Must Love Death (review) which I'm still dying to see.

and much more! Check the full list after the break and head to the official website for the schedule, a list of shorts, and to buy tickets!

Cornered (Feature / Horror)

Directed by Daniel Maze

A serial killer is stalking the gritty streets of Los Angeles. It’s all over the news, but that doesn’t stop the crew at a local convenience store from their weekly poker game. »

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'Planet of the Vampires?' Hell Yeah!

3 November 2009 12:08 PM, PST | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

'Hell Yeah!' is an ongoing series in which horror filmmakers, critics and fans share their take on movies they love. This month: vampires! I'm a huge horror film fan, but I'm not especially drawn to vampire films for some reason.  That's not to say I dislike vampires... it's just that I'm a bit more selective when it comes to that particular slice of the horror genre.  I love Carl Theodor Dreyer's dreamlike Vampyr (1932) and F.W. Murnau's sinister Nosferatu (1922).  Larry Fessenden's Habit (1996) is one of the best vampire films in recent memory.  But today I'm going to talk about an entirely different flavor of vampire film: Mario Bava's Planet Of The... »

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Daily Wtf: Twilight’s Edward Cullen named the most popular vampire in movies

26 October 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Either it’s a sign of the end times or a sign of Twilight’s undying popularity (pun intended) but Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen has been named moviedom’s favorite vampire.

In a survey conducted by ad agency Pearl & Dean, Twilight’s Cullen received 38% of the vote from more than 3,000 movie-going fans. Behind Cullen is Christopher Lee’s classic Dracula and Wesley Snipes’ Blade. Fruity fanged one Lestat, played by Tom Cruise in Interview With the Vampire, was No.4.

Kate Beckinsale’s Selene from the first two Underworld films napped top prize for a female with Salma Hayek’s snake-charming and hip-shaking Santanico Pandermonium (From Dusk Till Dawn) taking second amongst women.

“People love to be scared witless, particularly at this time of year,” said Pearl & Dean CEO Kathryn Jacob. “Edward Cullen being voted firm favorite movie vampire is testament to the fact that people still enjoy a good bloodsucker. »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Lists of Doom XXX: Travis Miguel of Atreyu

26 October 2009 7:18 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

For those that like a little rock with their horror, it's time for another installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom. This is the spot where we talk with some of your favorite bands to get their takes on the world of horror.

With their latest effort Congregation Of The Damned due in-stores tomorrow via Hollywood Records, we caught up with Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel to get his thoughts on the films that scare him.

It's time for Lists Of Doom 30...

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) - Ruggero Deodato

"Cannibalism, chopping up turtles straight from the river, beating monkeys to death so they can feast on them, gratutious nudity, and rape....fun for the whole family!"

Zombie (1979) - Lucio Fulci

"The Lucio Fulci flick has one thing every other zombie movie never had - a shark, eating a zombie."

*Pictured left on the cover of Fangoria #8

Return Of The Living Dead Part II »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Lists of Doom Xxiv: Violent Soho

13 September 2009 6:53 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Greetings Fango Fiends! It's time once again for another installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom - the column where we track down some of your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) bands to get their thoughts on on the world of horror, and which films scare them.

Australia has long been a source for fine rock 'n roll, and for our 24th installment, we caught up with Violent Soho - a band you probably haven't heard yet, but will hear much of in the year to come.

Their recent release, We Don't Belong Here was a hit down under, and now the band is set to conquer the 'States with 2010 release date set for their next set on Ecstatic Peace/Universal.

Certified Fright Fans and Fango Fiends, the band spilled their guts on their top 10 favorite fright flicks!

1. Psycho - (1960) - The original and the best horror film of all time. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Vampires: Why Here, Why Now?

10 September 2009 1:52 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

It's not a myth. They are among us -- in book stores, on movie screens, TV sets and billboards, in graphic novels and video games all across the land. The vampire genre has been with us since Dr. John Polidori's 1819 The Vampyre, followed by Bram Stoker's 1897 neck-biter, through the silent screen's Nosferatu (1922), the Bela Lugosi movies from the 1930s and '40s, Hammer Horror films ('50s and '60s,) TV's Dark Shadows (1966-1971), Anne Rice's best seller Interview with a Vampire (1976), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer series (1997-2001). While each had singular popularity, vampires' fictional presence has never been greater than it is today. Stephanie Meyer is the current queen of vamp-lit with a reported 70 million copies of the Twilight series sold, followed by the super-hit Twilight movie. Tanya Huff, Charlie Huston, Rosemary Laurey and Drew Silver... »

- Tom Alderman

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In Lieu Of Today's Dailies, How About A Full Vampire Movie?

20 August 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

There's not a whole lot of news pouring out of Hollywood today. Other than the news We make, of course. I'm sure I could dig up a few snippets, such a "Deadwood" star John Hawkes joining "Lost" as a recurring character in its final season (The Hollywood Reporter) or a new, unused trailer for "Halloween II" surfacing (Bloody Disgusting), but wouldn't you rather watch a movie about vampires?

This isn't just any vampire movie. This is F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu," starring Max Schreck as the freaky looking blood-sucker. I'm not entirely certain that it's the first vampire movie, but it's certainly one of the most well-known and frequently revisited films of cinema's silent era. All of you Twilighters in particular, check this out and keep an open mind. It's challenging even as silent film goes, but it gives you an early glimpse of the fundamental elements that helped turn "Twilight" into phenomenon. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Madness or Genius? : The New Vampire Revival

20 August 2009 7:43 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Ever since Bram Stoker went on the most successful writers retreat of all time and penned Dracula, the vampire story has molded and helped evolve not only the horror genre as we know it today but, really, film as a whole. Watching Max Schreck walk out of the shadows in 1922's Nosferatu is still kinda unsettling and is surely an image we've seen as much as we have Bogart smoking, Eastwood with a smoking gun or Brando looking smoking cool. The count has been remade a countless number of times and to date there are nearly 200 feature film versions of Stoker's fanged one alone. So with the help of this years staggering, pitch perfect Let The Right One In, HBO's new series True Blood doing all kinds of things all over the world, Chan Wook Park's hopefully masterful Thirst on the horizon and some small time franchise thing called The »

- Neil Innes

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The history of vampires on film and what Twilighters can read to feel like a kid again

9 June 2009 10:31 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

While an attempt to chronicle the absolute magnitude of on-screen vampires throughout cinematic history might be one hay of a daunting task, Terra King has certainly done a worthwhile job of it. Says she, The famous film clip of "Nosferatu" which literally means ....nothing, apparently is was a term Bram Stoker made up, although he did credit it to a writer of a much earlier time. "Nosferatu" was released in 1922... »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Co-Author Chuck Hogan Talks The Strain

3 June 2009 8:10 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Hitting bookstores across the country on June 2nd, is the first book in a horrifying trilogy co-authored by horror-meister Guillermo del Toro and thriller/mystery award-winner Chuck Hogan. The Strain is but an introduction to some of the most horrific vampires to be seen or read about in Quite some time (apologies to those folks who enjoy the romantic vampire novels – not my thing). Just imagine what horrors del Toro could come up with, multiply that by 100 and you Might be close, And add into that all the facts and reality that only a thriller writer could come up with and you have what might be The horror novel of the summer.

Dread Central spoke with The Strain co-author Chuck Hogan to find out how this project started, what it was like to work with del Toro and what fans of The Strain (review here) Might have in store for »

- thebellefromhell

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Nsfw! Pervula - The Naughty Nosferatu

21 May 2009 6:27 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

One day I was sitting in the Fango offices at my desk when a package arrived. It was addressed to me courtesy of the Fangoria Frightfan Filmfest. I opened it up and there were seven short films inside, one of which was entitled Killer Krapper (which, I will admit got me, as I love bathroom humor), and I thought to myself, anyone who calls their film Killer Krapper is likely okay with me. Little did I know… There was another film included called Pervula: He Wants To Suck Your …! I quickly inserted Pervula into my machine and sat back to watch. What I saw was the single most hysterical short film I’d ever seen. I started to laugh, and quite loudly. Then, I ran to share it with my boss, and just watching him and hearing his comments had me in stitches. I wasn’t sure at that point »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Marla Newborn)

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Lists of Doom XI: Billy & Jon from Unholy

30 April 2009 4:51 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Welcome to the 11th installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom - the column where we track down some of your favorite bands to find out what scares them! If it's your first time reading, feel free to catch up on the first 10 installments by clicking here.

For this installment, Fango caught up with Billy Price (Vocals) and Jonathan Dennison (Guitar) of the band Unholy, who are currently on tour in support of New Life Behind Closed Eyes, their second full-length, and first for Prosthetic Records.

So what horror films strike fear into the hearts of these Syracuse natives?

1) Nosferatu - Fw Murnau - 1922

To this day Max Schreck (the vampire) still holds the crown as the most amazing cinematic vampire ever.  Murnau was a pioneer of capturing the feel of true nightmare to film.  Almost 90 years after its birth of Nosferatu, nothing can hold a candle to our immortal friend. »

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Monster Movies- Ten of the Best

18 April 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

As much as the incomparable John Cusack in High Fidelity made it über cool to compose ‘top fives’ – or ‘top tens’ in this case – personally, I’ve always found it a colossal struggle, as though I’m somehow betraying otherwise very close friends; a mother forced to select favourites from her brood.

Given that my book, Monster Movies, contains 75 or so (all) marvellous monster flicks that have been granted inclusion within the 45,000 words/200-ish pages for one reason and one reason alone (they’re fine examples of the genre), I’d like to nominate each of these films as a top monster movie. But – and I capitalise ‘but’ to emphasise the shackles of my brief – if forced down on my knees with pistol pressed to temple, the following films listed below would compose a Top Ten Monster Movies of All Time, and I’ll endeavour to explain why.

As for »

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Lists of Doom IX: Dominik Stammen of Born From Pain

17 April 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Welcome to the ninth installment of Fangoria Musick's Lists Of Doom, our new column where we'll be catching up with some of our favorite bands and giving them a place to talk horror. Since this is Fangoria, we're gonna pick these musician's brains to find out what scares them.

For part 9, we caught up with Dominick Stammen, guitarist of Born From Pain - one of the premiere forces in European Hardcore. Dominick took a few moments during the band's current European tour to give Fango the rundown of his top 10 horror films, and why they still scare him.

1. Alien Quadrilogy

I've just watched the first part again. Considering the release date, it's amazing how good everything still looks. Still very creepy after all these years, definitely an all-time classic! Alien 3 might be the best out of the four, but I love them all!

2. Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, »

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What Films Did TCM 'Forget' On Its 15 Most Influential List?

15 April 2009 2:41 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Tonight I watched the new Criterion Blu-ray release of Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear and at the top of the film I was reminded of the influence it had on the opening of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch as cockroaches were tortured by a young boy compared to the scorpion that was thrown onto a pile of ants at the opening of Peckinpah's feature. However, does this mean Wages of Fear should be considered one of the all-time most influential films? When TCM released their list of top 15 most influential films of all-time they opened up a much larger can of worms than I had actually assumed they did as conversations began sprouting up all over the Internet. The two most frequent comments I saw regarding the list (not dealing with specific film omissions) were: 1.) there weren't any films listed that were released after 1977 (Star Wars) and »

- Brad Brevet

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