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How Real Is 'Most Haunted'?

2008-04-23T16:22:00.003+01:00

How Real Is 'Most Haunted'?

UK Living's hugely successful paranormal investigation series 'Most Haunted' sees the launch of it's 9th season on DVD here in the UK on Monday. And after 6 year's worth of investigations, live episodes and celebrity participants we ask the question, how real is 'Most Haunted'?

Yvette Fielding and husband/co-producer Karl Beattie and the team take us to various apparently haunted locations across the UK and spend 24 hours on location to try and communicate successfully with so-called astral beings.

I've been watching this series on and off over the past years and find it extremely interesting. But, like many others, are increasingly frustrated by the lack of undeniable proof of the existence of spirits.

Most of any particular 'bumps in the night', strange noises and eyewitness accounts are more often than not laid to rest by on hand Parapsychologist and resident sceptic Ciarán O'Keeffe. As a viewer of the show I'm often amazed and slightly unnerved by some of the things I hear and witness in the 'final cut' of each episode. Then O'Keefe appears at the end and suggests a number of other more grounded reasoning behind these apparent supernatural goings-on.

Where the hell's the Controlled Testing?

Most Haunted is frustrating on so many levels, none more than the lack of attempting to control particular environments for more substantial investigations. Most of the time each team member equipped with a camera with night-vision capabilities prefers to actually sit in a darkened room and film their face and not the actual room where it seems more of the action occurs. The majority who think viewers will find the teams reactions more exciting than the actual possibility of catching a glimpse of uninterupted evidence is laughable.

Each investigation often tries slightly different attempts to communicate. Yet, however, after all these years and all these episodes there still hasn't been a single, solitary undeniable piece of evidence to convince me. Here's a few more of my gripes...

Lock down cameras. Try wide shots of whole rooms/areas when the team are in there. This may actually capture stone throwing and the source of certain noises and light anomolies. Table movement always seems to be slightly out of shot on one end where of course a team member could be controlling the movement.

Use digital cameras. I watched a paranormal investigation show once on late night TV and they took lots and lots of photos of each area at night. And there were some fantastic and very difficult to explain outcomes. To me a video camera is simply replicating what the eye sees. An actual digtial camera can capture split seconds that the eye can easily miss, especially in pitch dark scenarios.

STOP FILMING YOURSELF! Why the need to film your own reactions. We've seen them a million times over. It's no good filming yourself and talking to the camera (which can STILL be done without the camera being on you) only to have a strange shadow walk past or a bang from across the room and you missing the shot. More often than not as soon as some strange occurrence happens the camera person instantly swings the camera around to try and film the source only to find out they're WAY TOO LATE. Unfortunately this just adds to the sceptisism of the whole experience.

I will continue to watch. And I wouldn't mind trying it myself. But let's hope the next season of Most Haunted will take on board some no-brainer suggestions from it's critics.

New Sexy Black Devil Doll Pics

2008-01-08T20:47:00.000Z

Four brand new behind the scenes Black Devil Doll have been posted up to the official site! But be warned they aren't "work safe". Check them out below.

From the sick and twisted mind of Shawn Lewis, former editor and publisher of Blackest Heart Magazine and the creative force behind Rotten Cotton Graphics, comes the sleaziest Blaxploitation Horror film ever envisioned.

Is There Really a Problem With Horror Remakes?

2008-01-08T01:17:00.001Z

Horror remakes are becoming as common as the sight of Britney Spears in the tabloids or the over-the-top hype that surrounds every goddamn reality TV show these days. Everyone slates them, most people don't want them but why do the studios keep getting them made and why do they keep making money? So it begs the real question. Is there a genuine problem with horror rehashes?

Im the past few years we've seen an incredible increase in the amount of horror movies that have been remade. We've seen remakes of existing non-english speaking international horror's such as The Ring and The Grudge. We've seen remakes hiding behind descriptions such as 're-imagining' like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And hell, we've even seen remakes of remakes!!! So clearly we're swamped, we're spoilt for choice. Is Hollywood completely out of ideas, has it dried up that quick that no-one can be bothered anymore.

It's not just horror of course, most genres in the past decade have been victim to the dreaded remake status. Yet horror seems the most popular choice. But the truth is they don't exactly get rave reviews but they make a pretty penny. So as long as money outweighs the artistic flair and creativeness of writers and filmmakers out there we're gonna be stuck with them for a very long time to come.

Everyone has their opinion when it comes to a whether or not you think a movie works, or even if it's good or not. I admit I appreciate tripe sometimes and love mindless dreg. But not always. But in all cases I would ALWAYS suggest trying the original first. It's easy to be sucked into the campaigns these days that 'big up' the latest horror fest, especially if you're young and more willing to pay your bucks to see a fresh and vividly coloured gore-fest as opposed to old grainy black and white horror flick that wouldn't these days look out of place on afternoon tv. But I would ask you to reconsider and always expericence the original, for what it is, before taking on the modern retelling.

And in case you were really interested. Here's a little shortlist of what I consider to be the best of the remakes in the past 10 years.

Dawn of the Dead (great retelling and the original is actually my fave zombie movie)
Halloween (brave and brutally shocking, extremly well executed)
House on Haunted Hill (my guilty pleasure, well hammed up by Geoffrey Rush)
The Ring (not as genuinely terrifying as the original but a damn good effort)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (gory and nasty and pretty well done really)
The Hills Have Eyes (shocking and sick - loved it!)

And here are the ones to avoid - but keep in mind, it might not all be down to it being a bad remake. But I think it would be better to check out the original first

Dark Water (absolutely terrible)
The Grudge (better than Dark Water but still disappointing)
The Omen (absolutely pointless project)
The Haunting (best bit was seeing Owen Wilson decapitated)
Psycho (ideal for modern audiences, but probably a pointless shot by shot retelling)
Black Christmas (made me almost lose faith in horror and life)
The Wicker Man (tried to forget about this. god damn you Cage!)

And finally.....
When A Stranger Calls (f'cking pointless and equally awful. nuff said)

And finally how about the remakes that scare the hell of me just thinking that people would even consider redoing...

The Evil Dead (why even try. still feel Evil Dead 2 was good enough to be a remake)
The Fly (will have to pretty special to beat Cronenbourg's 1986 effort)
Last House on the Left (gonna have to be pretty shocking)
Prom Night (going out on a limb and saying this will be hugely disappointing)
Piranha (oh go on then)
The Thing (why oh why again!!!!?)
Friday the 13th (will have to do something special!)

There you have it. Agree or disagree but unless we can get out of this creative rut in the genre we're gonna be bogged down with rehash after rehash until we don't have a creative bone or brain cell left.

More Alba in the Eye Remake

2007-12-20T17:49:00.000Z

Not only has the official site fully launched, but Lionsgate has provided B-D with another still from the PG-13 Jessica Alba starrer The Eye (trailer), the remake of the popular Thai horror film (Jian Gui) hitting theaters February 1.

Sydney, a young, blind violinist is given the chance to see for the first time since childhood through a miraculous corneal transplant. As Sydney adjusts to a dizzying new world of colors and shapes, she is haunted by frightening visions of death itself capturing the doomed and dragging them away from the world of the living. Terrorized and on the brink of insanity, Sydney must discover whose eyes she has inherited, and what secret visions they have held.

Exclusive Cloverfield TV Spot!

2007-12-20T17:46:00.000Z

ShockTillYouDrop.com has posted an exclusive new TV spot for Cloverfield, the J.J. Abrams-produced monster movie hitting theaters on January 18.

Directed by Matt Reeves, the film stars Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas and T.J. Miller.

Go here to watch the TV spot!

Trailer For 'The Ruins' Online

2007-12-20T17:45:00.000Z

The first trailer for THE RUINS has appeared online this morning courtesy of Atom Films Uploads. You can check out the upcoming horror-thriller from Dreamworks below or watch it in better quality when it's attached to SWEENEY TODD this weekend. The film, based on the best selling novel by Scott Smith, stars Jonathan Tucker(Hostage), Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone and Shawn Ashmore(X-Men).

Plot Summary: Based on the Scott Smith novel, "The Ruins" centers on a group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they accompany a fellow tourist on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

THE RUINS will hit theaters April 4, 2008 across the US!

Here's the first teaser trailer...

Raimi Comes Home to Horror!

2007-12-20T17:43:00.000Z

Sam Raimi is coming back to the genre that started him off.

Variety reports that his next movie will be Drag Me to Hell, based on a script written by him and his brother Ivan.

It's being called a "Supernatural Thriller", which means that it's a horror movie they hope makes a lot of money. They're going to be releasing the film through Raimi's Ghosthouse Pictures, and possibly be the first great film to come out of there. Raimi's longtime partner in crime Rob Tabert will be co-producing, and had some good words to say about the project.

"Sam calls it a 'spook-a-blast,' a wild ride with all the chills and spills that 'Evil Dead' delivered, without relying on the excessive violence of that film," Tapert said. "When one has done three very expensive movies, they get used to eating caviar. Sam will have to ponder what it means to come down from the mountaintop for a moment."

"The appeal to Sam on 'Drag Me to Hell' was returning to what he had once done and loved doing,, which was entertaining a very specific group of fans and providing a roller coaster ride for them," Tapert said. "He doesn't have the enormous pressure here that goes with handling a hundreds of millions of dollars franchise."

After this, Raimi is still planned to go to do The Hobbit since Peter Jackson wants nothing to do with it.

30 Days of Night Horror Movie Review

2007-12-19T19:03:00.000Z

Josh Hartnett top lines the latest horror movie from Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures and it’s a bloody brilliant vampire flick.

Set in Barrow Alaska, 30 Days of Night (which is based on the groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name) begins as the inhabitants prepare themselves for a month without sunlight. As the residents begin boarding up their houses and preparing for the harsh winter, a mysterious stranger appears in town and sets about cutting them off from the rest of the world. As the sun sets, Sheriff Eben and his estranged Fire Marshall wife Stella (who finds herself stranded in town after an accident causes her to miss the last flight out of Barrow) discover that they are completely isolated for the next four weeks…and that’s when the vampires show up…but how can they be stopped when sunlight never comes?

Ghost House Pictures has done it again. This film looks amazing, has a wonderful cast and is scary, violent and very gory. I can’t believe it’s only a 15 here in the UK.

I was a huge fan of director David Slade’s previous film Hard Candy and he once again proves his talents by making an entirely different kind of genre film. Hard Candy was light, bright and largely suggestive, 30 Days of Night is dark and very visceral.

The cast are all excellent, as is the effects work, set pieces, stunt work, locations and the creepy unusual score.

There are however a few elements which prevent the film from being totally flawless and these are mainly the disappearance and reappearance of characters throughout the run time. Eben’s brother Jake seems to have no trouble wandering around in just a jumper (when everyone else is kitted out in huge parkas, hats and mittens) and outrunning the vamps, and despite addressing a lack of hiding places earlier in the film (not to mention the fact that everyone in town is supposedly dead except our main characters) as the vamps would smell them out, a load of people fill the streets at the climax…where the hell were they hiding for a month?

OVERALL SUMMARY
30 Days of Night is gorgeously shot, well written, directed and acted and is unsettling to watch. This is a cut above the rest of the Halloween season’s big screen offerings.

Cold Prey: Horror Movie Review

2007-12-19T19:01:00.001Z

This Norwegian slasher movie has been causing a stir amongst genre fans this past year after a successful theatrical run in its homeland and now a wide DVD release in the UK courtesy of Metrodome Distribution.

The film focuses on five friends who go skiing at a remote mountain resort. When one of them becomes injured, the group is forced to seek shelter in the abandoned lodge buildings. It soon transpires that they are not alone.

This opens with a montage of TV footage and newspaper reports detailing searches for literally hundreds of missing skiers. We then meet our core group of characters before we are treated to some truly breathtaking scenery.

Atmospheric with some gorgeous overhead helicopter shots throughout, the locations are amazing, as is production design and the photography is similarly beautiful throughout. This film manages to be gritty without looking any less aesthetically pleasing.

There is quite a bit of blood and many wince inducing moments but these are achieved without ever having to be excessively gratuitous or gory. The cast are likeable and do good jobs and there is even some characterization going on here which is scarce in much of the genre’s similar efforts.

OVERALL SUMMARY
Cold Prey is not as terrifying or as gory as the critics would have you believe, but it is an extremely well made foreign slasher and one which I would highly recommend to genre fans.

Dance of the Dead Zombie Pics!

2007-12-19T18:15:00.000Z

Link: http://www.horror-asylum.com/news/article.asp?item=6073

Gregg Bishop's Dance of the Dead has given B-D a number of new world premiere stills.

On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance.

Werewolf Women of the S.S Film

2007-12-19T18:14:00.002Z

Rob Zombie has updated his blog with a simple question; "How many of you would like to see a full length movie of WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS?" The director has a three picture deal with Dimension, the first of them being the latest HALLOWEEN, which pulled in decent numbers for a low budgeted film (15 mil). We also know that Eli Roth will be releasing his TRAILER TRASH feature next summer.

In the end, the question may mean nothing but it seems that if he's asking, it's a good bet he has a financial backer (Dimension or someone else) for the project and he has a window in which he may direct it if the interest is high enough from his fanbase.

Here's the original trailer from the GRINDHOUSE film...

New Terminator 4 Plot Details!

2007-12-19T18:14:00.001Z

Joblo reports:
After a lot of back and forth on Christian Bale's role in TERMINATOR SALVATION: THE FUTURE BEGINS, CHUD are finally able to shine some light on the character and the plot. As it turns out, Bale's John Connor is NOT a major character in TERMINATOR SALVATION.

In fact they say he is "barely" in the script. The main character of SALVATION is Marcus, a "Riddick" like character who "was put 'out of commission' before the nuclear holocaust on Judgment Day and he wakes up about 15 years before the future we see in the original Terminator films, which puts the movie at about 2015 or so." So why did producers say Bale was "the star?" Well it's all in semantics. They said, "John Connor is an ongoing, very central character throughout the next trilogy." And CHUD confirms that. Bale's Connor will be a much bigger role in parts 5 and 6 but in SALVATION, his role is minor.

To read more about details from TERMINATOR SALVATION, which McG is scheduled to direct early next year, click here to head over to CHUD.

Screenings Planned for AVP 2

2007-12-19T18:13:00.001Z

Fox has announced via a press release that they will be giving special advance screenings of ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM in New York and Los Angeles. The special screenings will be done at 12:01 am on Christmas Eve. Here's the press release for those of you in those areas...

This Christmas Eve, as millions around the globe raise their voices in praise at midnight masses, New York City and Los Angeles-based fans of the iconic Alien and Predator can experience a very different take on the ritual …at special Midnight Mass-acre showings of AVP-R.

The events follow on the heels of Twentieth Century Fox servicing to press a special holiday gift: an AVP-R Christmas ornament promising that "This Christmas, there will be no peace on Earth."

There'll be little peace – but much fan anticipation – at the two Midnight Mass-acre locations: Hollywood's renowned Chinese Theatre and New York's Regal Union Square Stadium 14. The first 100 diehards in line at each Midnight Mass-acre will get a special stocking stuffer – commemorative shirts emblazoned with "I Survived Midnight Mass-acre Christmas Eve 2007."

Opening everywhere December 25, AVP-R sees the deadly beings from the two of cinema's scariest film franchises wage their most brutal battle ever – in our own backyard.

Plot Summary: In this follow-up to the worldwide hit "Alien vs. Predator," the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town – with the residents caught in the middle
To see the first 5 minutes (it will be longer in the theatrical version), click here.

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR:REQUIEM will hit theaters December 25, 2007.

Hellboy 2 Trailer On Thursday!

2007-12-19T18:08:00.000Z

Universal Pictures has passed word that the first trailer for HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY will premeire this week. The trailer will go live online at 3 PM ET/12 PST on Thursday December 20, 2007. The film was written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice and John Hurt.

Plot Summary: With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar®-nominated director Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy").

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development--pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann--the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY will hit theaters July 11, 2008.

Behind the Scenes Footage From X-Files 2!

2007-12-18T22:14:00.000Z

Last week some lifeless images hit the web from the set of 20th Century Fox's X-Files 2, now today a video featuring a tad more went online.

Below you'll find footage from the set in Vancouver of stars David Duchovny and Amanda Peet doing their thing. Not much still but it's better than nothing!

Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie and Adam Godley also star. The studio is keeping the film's logline under wraps, but stressed the pic is a stand-alone story and supernatural thriller that takes the complicated relationship between Mulder and Scully in new directions.

Two Posters: My Name is Bruce

2007-12-18T22:12:00.001Z

Last week you saw the trailer on BDTV, now you get not one, but two posters for Dark Horse's My Name is Bruce, which is looking for release in 2008.

You can check them both out below! Written and directed by, and starring Bruce Campbell, My Name Is Bruce is the tale of a small town set upon by demons after a group of teen-agers unwittingly unleash an ancient curse. Campbell, playing himself, is kidnapped off the set of a B horror movie and, despite his protestations that he's just an actor, is forced to play the role of his heroic movie character in order to save the town.

Japanese Trailer For AvP 2

2007-12-18T22:10:00.000Z

If you click here you can check out a red-band Japanese trailer for 20th Century Fox's Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, which arrives in theaters Christmas Day in the US.

In this follow-up to the worldwide hit ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town - with the residents caught in the middle.

First Casting For Saw V?!

2007-12-18T22:09:00.000Z

Bloody Disgusting reports:

B-D have been tipped off that Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson and Costas Mandylor will all return in Lionsgate's Saw V, which is slated for release on October 24, 2007. Now here lies the problem... I have absolutely no way of confirming this news. In the past we've been scooped names (*cough* Donnie Wahlberg) that have all been denied, only to be come a reality in the end. So take it for what it's worth, more flashback, a new future and more pain from Jigsaw and his creations. Watch for more updates as it comes in. Saw V will be directed by David Hackl off a script by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.

American Zombie Coming Soon

2007-12-18T22:07:00.000Z

Cinema Libre Studios alerted Fango that it will release Grace Lee’s undead mockumentary AMERICAN ZOMBIE to theaters next year, beginning with a New York debut March 28 to be followed by playdates in other cities.

The movie, which played this year’s Slamdance and South by Southwest festivals among others, has writer/director Lee and fellow non-fiction filmmaker John Solomon (playing themselves) setting out to capture the struggles of Revenants, i.e. high-functioning zombies, living and working in Los Angeles. Particular attention is paid to Joel, founder of ZAG (Zombie Advocacy Group), who devotes his unlife to achieving equal rights for the walking deceased and fighting the negative stereotypes created by the movies and other media.

Check out the trailer below, and look for more coverage of AMERICAN ZOMBIE as the release draws closer; the movie’s official website can be found here.

Happy Hellboy Holiday Card!

2007-12-18T22:06:00.001Z

While Batman seems to be getting further grounded in reality, Guillermo del Toro is going further into the realms of the fantastical with his second adventure of the crimson-skinned creature-puncher, Hellboy.

Joblo has come across this seasonal greeting card to send to all your friends and family:
"he's no fat guy in a red suit, but Hellboy can still help spread yuletide cheer. If you want to share the big lug's holiday greeting/threat with your favorite demon-lover, the Hellboy II site has an ecard for you."

Check it out here.

First Few Minutes of I Am Legend!

2007-12-14T14:32:00.001Z

Yahoo! got their hands on the first few minutes of I Am Legend, which show that even when the world is devoid of humans, it’s still dangerous to drive the streets of New York City.

Check out the 3-minute scene right here, and dig the full international trailer for I Am Legend below.
The film opens across the US today!

Watch Whole First Episode of Sarah Conner Chronicles!

2007-12-14T14:31:00.001Z

If you head on over to CC2k you can watch the entire pilot episode for The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which will air on January 14, 2008 on Fox.

Set after the events in 'Terminator 2' Sarah Connor and her son John, trying to stay under-the-radar from the government as they plot to destroy the computer network Skynet in hopes of preventing Armageddon.

Click here for more on the show.

Sweatshop Cast Details & Pics!

2007-12-13T16:01:00.000Z

Dread Central have followed up on their exclusive from last month on Stacey Davidson's latest horror effort Sweatshop. And now the world can see the official cast announcement and first pics of all the major players!

For those of you who may have seen Davidson’s first film, Domain of the Damned (aka Necrophobia), most of the cast for Sweatshop will seem familiar; starring in Sweatshop is Ashley Kay who, as Davidson puts it, "[had] so many bit appearances in "Domain" that she could literally be a drinking game." Kay plays the lead, Charlie...of course, knowing nothing about the plot it’s hard to tell you guys what that role entrails, but I can almost guarantee she’ll get bloody at some point.

Also returning from Domain are Naika Malveaux, Krystal Freeman and Brent D. Himes. Cast members from Mel House’s Closet Space are also part of Sweatshop, including Danielle Jones, Peyton Wetzel, Melanie Donihoo (the girl on the Closest Space poster).

"Of course no horror cast is complete without a maniacal, bloodthirsty murderer!" Davidson told Dread Central, "Filling the shoes of "The Beast" is Jeremy Sumrall, who many convention goers may know as proprietor of the horror merchandise boutique Necrobilia."

"These guys have been so much fun to work with, I sometimes have to remind myself that it is in fact work." Davidson admitted, "Be sure to say hi to the cast if you see them on the 2008 convention circuit! We're really looking forward to getting out there, meeting more horror fans, and showing the world the vision of insanity that is Sweatshop!"

You can start by making virtual friends with them at the official Sweatshop MySpace page.

Check out the cast pics below!

Hellboy & His Gun in New Pic!

2007-12-13T14:44:00.000Z

A new photo of Hellboy holding his new gun, dubbed "big baby" at the official website, has appeared online for HELLBOY II:THE GOLDEN ARMY.

Ryan Rotten provided the first look of this gun set to premiere in the sequel next summer from director Guillermo del Toro. The sequel

stars Perlman, Selma Blair, Luke Goss, Thomas Kretschmann, Doug Jones, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Roy Dotrice and John Hurt.

Plot Summary: With a signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold in "Hellboy 2." Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision of imagination from Oscar®-nominated director

Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy").

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).

Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development--pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann--the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY will hit theaters July 11, 2008.

First Set Photos of X-Files 2

2007-12-13T14:38:00.000Z

The first set photo for the production of THE X-FILES 2 has made its way online by way of Comingsoon. They're filming the stand-alone supernatural thriller (plot unknown) in Vancouver.

Show creators Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz created the screenplay while Carter is lensing the film. The Fox production stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit and Billy Connolly.
THE X-FILES 2 will hit theaters July 25, 2008.

To check out more images which don't really show much at all but still worth a peek here courtesy of Flynet Online.