Hoodoo For Voodoo

Hoodoo For Voodoo was shot in New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina hit, and as such it offers a bit of a different point of view, especially from what’s common from low-budget films. The film takes us on a wild chase through houses and backyards, but also through live Mardi Gras footage and through an airport for what’s viewed as a quality high-end direct to video film. While Hoodoo For Voodoo has a bit of amateur acting going on, it did manage to collect the “Scream Queen Hall of Fame” for various appearances throughout the movie.

If you’re a cult film fan, you should take note, as Debbie Rochon makes several appearance throughout the film, and it casts Linnea Quigley as the Voodoo Priestess. Tiffany Shepis makes an appearance alongside these two, appearing in a few scenes, one of which is a lesbian makeout death scene, similar to what you’d find in Wicked Lake, only reversed. If it wasn’t for the small budget of the film, you’d likely have a killer hit on your hands with Hoodoo for Voodoo.
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Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In was the recipient of the critics award at this years Natfilm Festival in Copenhagen. The film is really hit and miss, so you’re either going to love it or hate it. The director, Tomas Alfredson has stayed true to the art house roots he started in Four Shades of Brown and he typically steers clear of formulas and cliches which are related to tales of vampires.
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The Gates of Hell

If there’s not some type of law which prevents horror movies from assuming the same name as another, there should be. The Gates of Hell is not a remake of the classic movie of the same name, as it’s not even really a zombie movie. There’s already been some confusion about that and no doubt the producers are hoping to capitalize off of the original film’s popularity. Lots of those who attended the Screamfest film festival assumed it was either a revival or a remake. It’s neither, and rightly so, as I can’t recommend it to even my most die hard horror fans.

The movie revolves around a mutant freak as a villain instead of zombies, while our heroes are stereotypical filmmakers who are looking to make a documentary on the hauntings of some mansion. Blair Witch Mansion, anyone? The title would be more fitting. Anyway, the direct of the movie wants to ensure his cast gets scared enough to sell the film, so he hires a friend to put on a rubber mask and mess with their heads. In pretty much the only redeeming scene of the movie, the guy never gets around to it as he’s the first to die.
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Children Teaser & Hi-Res Stills

Tom Shankland’s The Children, which was formerly known as The Day, will be released across the UK on December 5th. (Currently no word on a US release, but we can only hope!) The official website for the movie is now live and several teasers for the film have been released. They are quite short, but what they do show is enough to creep you out and make you want to watch the film. You can view the poster for the movie here on Haunted Hell, or you can visit the official website for more. The premise for the movie is pretty creepy and the poster only serves to creep you out more.
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Horror In Your House: Halloween Boxed Set

Released only three days ago was the 6 disc re-release of the Halloween series which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the whole series. This boxed set includes the original Halloween directed by John Carpenter, as well as Halloween IV, Halloween V, and the Halloween: 25 Years of Terror documentary. Each disc also contains various special features related to the movie, including deleted scenes and commentary. There are only 20,000 units of this boxed set being made, which also includes a latex replica of the famous Michael Myers mask. These movies are available in both standard DVD and Blu-Ray formats, so whatever your taste is in DVD disks, you’ll have Halloween in your house! This isn’t the only release of the Halloween series to date, but it is the first boxed set which features several of the movies together.
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Halloween DVD Release

Rob Zombie wrote and directed the 2007 remake of John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher flick which will be hitting store shelves everywhere on October 21st in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. The movie features Malcolm McDowell in the Donald Pleasance role, along with Scout Taylor Compton taking the role formerly played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Of course, the story is the same. At age 10 Michael Myers murders several people in his home town of Haddonfield Illinois and as a result, he spends several years in a psychiatric institution. On a dark night, he escapes the institution and returns to his hometown where he goes on another killing spree. In contrast with the old film, the new film features more time spent developing Michael’s childhood than the old film.
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Trick r’ Treat

Trick r’ Treat isn’t due out until 2009, but the premise for the movie is worth mentioning early. The movie takes place in an unnamed town during All Hallows Eve in which four groups of people all have their own unique story to tell. One story follows Dylan Baker and his son who have perhaps too much fun with a group of trick or treaters, with another following Anna Paquin and her friends who are out partying it up in the middle of the woods. Another story follows a group of kids who are taking pumpkins to the site of a crash where it’s said the spirits of the dead are haunting the area. Last, we have an old man who gets visited by a costumed boy who teaches him the meaning of the holiday.
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Dance of the Dead Released

The film was originally shown at London’s Frightfest, but Ghost House Underground will be releasing a DVD version for your fans who want to sink your teeth into it. The movie is basically comedic teen oriented horror which attempts to pull off a zombie comedy hybrid. The storyline is pretty cookie cutter, a power plant causes a zombie outbreak and only the geeks in town can save the town. The redeeming quality of the movie is the script and nicely acted characters, not to mention a whole batch of fine performances from the actors who are actually the age which they are playing. You’ve got your goofball hero and his sidekicks saving the day, which is little more than you could expect from this indie film.
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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

There have been a lot of horror movie homages over the past few years, from Hatchet to Behind the Mask. These films mainly relish in winking at the audience in regards to their past horror movie references and trivia. It’s pretty rare when these films actually rise to transcend their self-referential genre and become one of the great films which they are emulating.

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer pays homage to all the old school monster flicks and Evil Dead style demonic possessions. The difference between Jack Brooks and the other types of tribute films is that Jack Brooks actually stands on it’s own two feet as a bad ass movie which packs horror and comedy into the same punch. The storyline is pretty simple. Small town plumber Jack Brooks has some anger management problems. He’s seeing a shrink, but the sessions don’t seem to be helping him much. When he was a young boy, he saw his whole family ripped apart by a creature. Since the event, he has always blamed himself and just hasn’t been the same. Jack Brooks is enrolled in a night time biology class with his girlfriend Eve, but only because she insisted on it. Eventually, Jack helps his professor with some plumbing problems the professor has been having at an old house the professor has been renovating.
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Jigsaw Will Call Your Friends & Family

In preparation for the theater release of Saw V, Lionsgate has provided its fans with the means to scare everyone they know silly. At the website saw5.varitalk.com, you can have Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) send a message either via phone or e-mail. The gimmick has been used before, most recently with New Line Cinema’s Snakes on a Plane. However, this is just a bit more scary, considering Jigsaw actually says both your friend’s name, as well as yours. The message he relays is quite freaky, but keep in mind there are certain times of day the system will deliver the message. If you’re hoping to give your friend a huge scare in the middle of the night, you’re out of luck. The system will refuse to send the mail until day light. Nevertheless, if the tool remains up until the movies release, I can see a few people having fun with this after watching the premiere.
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