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If you missed one of 2023’s more underrated horror movies, we’ve got great news: Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter is heading to streaming next month.

Look for The Last Voyage of the Demeter to arrive on Paramount+ with Showtime on February 11, 2024.

Directed by André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), this latest Dracula movie leaves the comedy of Renfield behind for a classic, Hammer-style horror movie at sea. The film is an adaptation of a single passage from Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, known as “The Captain’s Log,” which has never been adapted like this before.

The film is “based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula. The chapter tells the story of the Russian schooner, Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – twenty four unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London.

IndieWire reached out to the cinematography nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards (Emmys). Once again, we used the data to build a chart and find tendencies. It seems that Sony takes the lead with the Venice. Also, it’s a nice surprise to explore the Kinefinity Mavo Edge and the Blackmagic Ursa 12K in that prestige list. Furthermore, there’s a solid presence of Red too.

The 75th Emmy Awards 75th Emmy Awards: Cinematography nominees and cameras

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in American prime-time television programming from June 1, 2022, until May 31, 2023, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony will be broadcast on Fox on January 15, 2024, with the Creative Arts Emmys on January 6 and 7, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, following a delay from September 2023 due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Nominations were announced...

The demonic nun Valak, first introduced in The Conjuring 2 before receiving her own spin-off with The Nun in 2018, is set to return to the big screen when The Nun 2 reaches theatres on September 8th. With that date so close, TV spots have been promoting the upcoming release – and we have gathered three TV spots together in the video embedded at the top of this article. Check it out!

The Nun 2 is directed by Michael Chaves from a screenplay by Akela Cooper (Malignant) and the writing duo of Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing (The Autopsy of Jane Doe). The film has the following synopsis: 1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit The Nun follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak – The Demon Nun.

Bonnie Aarons is back in the role...

Toward the end of last year, it was announced that The Conjuring 4 is in the works at New Line Cinema, with James Wan and Peter Safran producing and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who previously worked on the scripts for The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, writing the screenplay. Wan has previously hinted that The Conjuring 4 could turn out to be the last film in the franchise… and if it is, it has a fitting title for a final installment. While at CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, Warner Bros. revealed that the next movie is titled The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Nothing is known about the plot at this time, and the movie also doesn’t have a director attached to it at the moment.

The title reveal for The Conjuring: Last Rites isn’t the only bit of promotion Warner Bros.

The American Society of Cinematographers is handing out its 37th annual ASC Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton, and Deadline is posting the winners as they’re announced. See the list below.

The night’s first prize went to Carl Herse for HBO’s Barry, which won for Episode of a Half-Hour Series.

The society’s nominees for its marquee Theatrical Feature Film prize are Roger Deakins for Empire of Light, Greig Fraser for The Batman, Darius Khondji for Bardo, Claudio Miranda for Top Gun: Maverick and Mandy Walker for Elvis. Fraser won the ASC’s top prize last year for Dune, en route to winning the Cinematography Oscar.

The ASC film winner has won the Academy Award nearly half of the time — 17 times in its 36 years. Bardo, Elvis and Empire of Light will vie for the Best Cinematography Oscar on March 12 against All Quiet on the Western Front (James Friend...

The winners of the 59th Cinema Audio Society Awards were announced March 4 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Oscar nominees “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Batman,” “Elvis,” and “Top Gun: Maverick” were all nominated here as well, with “Top Gun: Maverick” proving the victor.

Other winners included “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Only Murders in the Building.”

Hosted by comedian Ben Gleib, the evening also included previously announced honorary awards. Alejandro González Iñárritu accepted Cas’ Filmmaker of the Year honor, while five-time Oscar nominee Peter J. Devlin accepted the Career Achievement Award.

See the full list of winners, marked in bold, below.

Motion Pictures: Live Action

Winner “Top Gun: Maverick”

Production Mixer: Mark Weingarten

Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Burdon

Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Taylor

Scoring Mixer: Al Clay

Scoring Mixer: Stephen Lipson

Foley Mixer: Blake Collins Cas

“All Quiet on the Western Front...

The horror comedy Renfield isn’t the only Dracula movie Universal Pictures will be releasing this year. Completely unrelated to Renfield (so don’t expect Nicolas Cage to show up in it) is their August 11th theatrical release The Last Voyage of the Demeter, which is based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Directed by André Øvredal, The Last Voyage of the Demeter stars (according to The Hollywood Reporter) “Corey Hawkins as a doctor aboard the Demeter, Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship’s captain, and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter’s first mate. The ensemble cast includes Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Nikolai Nikolaeff, and Javier Botet.” And during a recent interview with Collider, cast member Dastmalchian promised the movie is going to “scare the crap out of people”.

Dastmalchian said, “Horror is (André Øvredal’s...

The Singaporean film industry is experiencing an unprecedented production boom. At least 14 homegrown films are due to release this year, a 50% increase from 2018, with another 15 in development, per the Singapore Film Commission.

Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.

Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.

Ithaca Fantastik Festival 2017 returns this November in Ithaca, New York, and we have details on what will be screening at the festival, including the new horror comedy Tragedy Girls. Also in today's Highlights: Bram Stoker busts, details on the short film Terror at Station 13, a look at a new teaser trailer for Shortwave, information on 2-Headed Shark Attack screenings, and a new Prodigy teaser trailer.

Ithaca Fantastik Festival 2017 Lineup Announced: Press Release: "Ithaca, NY, September 19, 2017 - The Ithaca Fantastik (If) festival returns to Ithaca, New York, November 3-12, 2017 with a carefully curated selection of new and classic genre films. With less than a month and a half to go, If is announcing exciting changes, its first wave of titles, and a truly inspired retrospective!

Returning audiences will notice an expanded schedule as the festival grows from half a week to a full nine days. The festival’s two weekends will...

About Scared To Death: The Thrill Of Horror Film Opens September 30, 2017 Organized by the Museum of Pop Culture, Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film (#ScaredtoDeath) takes an in-depth look at more than a century of horror cinema. From blood-thirsty vampires to unrelenting zombies and fiendish slashers, this immersive experience presents the …

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The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) has announced their latest exhibition, called "Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film." This exhibition covers over one century of horror cinema and features displays of props and costumes from Friday the 13th, Blade, Bride of Frankenstein, and so much more, and we have official details and photos from this horror lover's dream!

Press Release: Seattle – The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) announced the opening of a new exhibition, Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film. Organized by MoPOP, this original exhibit takes an in-depth look at more than a century of horror cinema. From blood-thirsty vampires and unrelenting zombies to fiendish slashers, this immersive experience presents the broad range of iconic horror villains and the stories over the generations that have brought them to life.

Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film opens at MoPOP on September 30, 2017.

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Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) has announced that they will be launching a new exhibit called Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film on September 30th, which will focus on an in-depth look at more than a century… Continue Reading →

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Bela Lugosi fan alert! This Monogram horror opus is yet another narrative-challenged fumble of unmotivated, incomprehensible characters… but Bela’s great in it, in a central role. He’s a sympathetic, non- maniac this time, if you don’t count his tendency to go into trances and smother random houseguests. Savant’s review has the lowdown on the interesting cast; Tom Weaver’s commentary has the authoritative lowdown on whole show.

Invisible Ghost

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1941 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 64 min. / Street Date March 21, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95

Starring: Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, Clarence Muse, John McGuire, Betty Compson, Ernie Adams, Terry Walker, George Pembroke .

Cinematography: Harvey Gould, Marcel Le Picard

Film Editor: Robert Golden

Original Music: hahahahah, good one.

Written by Helen Martin & Al Martin

Produced by Sam Katzman

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Horror movie fans come in two varieties, obsessive and dangerously obsessive. Back...

Despite its name, Scared to Death isn’t a remake of Bela Lugosi’s only color film of the same name or the 1981 monster movie which also shares the moniker. It’s actually a slasher set in a haunted house on Halloween.… Continue Reading →

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A dancing slider teaser for Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal and its city-wrecking monster has been revealed ahead of the film’s April 7th release. Also: preview pages from Spectral: Ghosts of War, Erika Ervin (Ahs: Freak Show) joins the Dead Squad cast, a Wizard World website update, Havenhurst release details, and a Scared to Death trailer.

Watch the New Slider Teaser for Colossal: “An unapologetic party girl dreams of a fresh start only to discover a mysterious and fantastical connection between herself and a city-wrecking monster on the other side of the globe.”

Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Colossal stars Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson, and Austin Stowell. Following its time on the big screen at Sundance, Colossal will be released in theaters on April 7th by Neon.

If interested in reading a review of Colossal from our very own Heather Wixson, visit:

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Celebrities took a walk on the wild side for Kate Hudson’s annual Halloween party in Los Angeles on Friday night.

The hostess led a pack of pal dressed in white corset gowns and feather hair pieces, giving off some Old West vibes.

“It’s time to party! Before we put the phones away we want to thank @absolutelyx for sponsoring us this year #elyx #skål #LetsDoThis,” Hudson, 37, said in an Instagram post.

Jessica Alba and her Bff Kelly Sawyer tag-teamed as the British sitcom duo Patsy and Edina from Absolutely Fabulous.

“#Abfab w my boo @kellysawyer #patsyandedina #bff #Halloween,...

It’s the moment you wait for the entire horror film. It’s not just a plot twist or a payoff but a trigger to your deepest emotions. You want to be shocked and sickened and saddened when the killer is revealed, the hero suddenly dies, or the mystery is solved. Most of all, you want your jaw to be on the floor. **Spoilers obviously ahead**

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The Brood (1979)- Mommy knows best

David Cronenberg’s third horror film is his first truly great movie and also his first superbly acted film. The Brood’s ensemble is solid but Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar stand out as maverick doctor Hal Raglan and his disturbed patient Nola Carveth. Nola’s estranged husband Frank (played by Art Hindle) teams up with Dr. Raglan in the film’s suspenseful climax. He confronts Nola while Raglan attempts to rescue Frank’s young daughter from a group of murderous deformed children.

Next week at Tfh we're featuring a modest tribute to Bela! ... Lugosi, of course. The films include Invisible Ghost (helmed by Gun Crazy's Joseph H. Lewis), 1947's Scared To Death, and the subject of today's Saturday Matinee, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla. The sole reason for the existence of Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla is Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. If anything, that considerably narrows down the blame for this 74 minute pleasure-killer from 1952. It was at the height of Martin and Lewis' extraordinary success in the early fifties (each appearance was a near riot, on stage and off, a bobbysoxer's version of Beatlemania) that a motley collection of crooners and comics rushed in to steal some of the limelight. None were so brazen (or motley) than the team of Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo. Mitchell was an erstwhile lounge singer with a predilection for imitating smooth...

Justin’s latest run-in with the law could be the subject of several ‘SNL’ sketches, HollywoodLife.com has learned.

As serious as a DUI arrest may be, the internet has been having a field day in the wake of Justin Bieber‘s incarceration — and the jokes have only just begun! In fact, HollywoodLife.com has learned Exclusively that Saturday Night Live writers are already working feverishly to add Justin-related content to this weekend’s episode.

“The writers are scrambling to do a Justin Bieber Wolf of Wall Street-type skit on his troubles as the cold open, and Seth Meyers is definitely adding stuff to ‘Weekend Update,’” our insider tells us. “They’re definitely going to make one of their main skits about the arrest.”

This certainly wouldn’t be the first time Justin found himself a target of SNL‘s jokes.

‘SNL’ Mocks Justin Bieber After Egging Scandal

Just last weekend,...

Justin Bieber may have been smiling in his mug shot after his Jan. 23 arrest, but after his televised bond hearing the singer was reportedly crying his eyes out. Find out all the details — including an Exclusive read on that mug shot by a body language expert — below the jump!

Justin Bieber is facing fines and jail time for driving under the influence, drag racing, resisting arrest without violence, and driving with an expired license after his Jan. 23 arrest in Miami Beach. He looked almost eerily happy in his mug shot, but HollywoodLife.com has Exclusive details on how Justin really feels about his arrest.

Body Language Expert: Justin Is ‘Scared To Death’ In Mug Shot

Justin is smiling like it’s school picture day in his mug shot, but body language expert Dr. Lillian Glass tells HollywoodLife.com Exclusively that it’s nothing but an act.

“This is not a genuine smile,...

Review Kaci Ferrell 8 Jan 2014 - 07:28

Ravenswood returns with more fun supernatural horror. Here's Kaci's review of Revival...

This review contains spoilers.

1.6 Revival

After a mid-season break, Ravenswood is finally back this week with an episode full of delightfully campy supernatural horror.

For those of you who don't watch the parent show, you missed Caleb returning to Rosewood in order to break up with his girlfriend Hanna because he didn't want her to come to Ravenswood and get involved with the hellish nightmare that has become his life. For those of us who do watch the parent show, I want us all to take a moment and just appreciate how dire things are in Ravenswood that Caleb would want Hanna to stay in Rosewood, in a place where murder, mayhem, and Mona are all considered part of the town charm — where A lurks, just waiting to fake another teen girl's...

Ravenswood recap: “Scared to Death” By Aleina McGettrick In last week’s episode of Ravenswood we left off with Miranda (Nicole Gale Anderson) leaving with the ghost of her mother to an unknown place. Although we all wish this was her happy ending, we know it definitely is not. This week, on the midseason finale of Ravenswood, the show started out with Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) having a sort of dream of where Miranda was. She was shown in a room with her mother and father and a strange little girl — her parents claimed that the girl was wondering by herself … Continue reading →

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Review Kaci Ferrell 20 Nov 2013 - 07:49

Ravenswood reaches its mid-season finale with characteristically brilliant camp horror. Spoilers ahead...

This review contains spoilers.

1.5 Scared To Death

In the mid-season finale of Ravenswood, we finally learn the truth abou Caleb and Miranda's doppelgangers and get a surprise dropped on our heads.

I have to preface this review with the one negative thing I have to say about the series thus far. I'd rather get it out of the way now so that we can talk about the delicious, campy goodness that this episode had in store for us and end on a high note.

I have to wonder how many people are watching Ravenswood who haven't seen its parent show, Pretty Little Liars. I would dare to venture that the answer is "not many." Accordingly, those viewers have had years to get used to Caleb and Hanna's relationship. It's not a "shipping" thing,...

"Ravenswood" threw an interesting character into the mix in its midseason finale, "Scared to Death." Meet Max (Isabel Myers), who we're pretty sure is some kind of middleman for the devil. Yikes.

We hope to see more of her, she's terrifically scary and we can't wait to find out what she's up to with Dylan.

Here are Max's creepiest moments from "Scared to Death" -- the one of her looking under the bed is our favorite. What were your favorite moments in the "Ravenswood" midseason finale?...

The midseason finale of "Ravenswood" offered some excellent scares -- pee-your-pants good, so don't make fun. Just like Olivia said.

The Curse

For a minute, we really thought the show killed off Caleb Rivers and we were actually super-pumped. Not because we want him to die, of course, but just ... that's such a bold dramatic choice. Sure, Miranda's a main character too, but not in the same way. That would've been incredibly daring.

But Caleb is Ok. And we're fine with that too. What we're more interested in is the fact that the little girl Max and Dylan appear to be some kind of minions for the devil. The show doesn't explicitly say that, but Max's "in Hell" comment and the duplicitous ghosts of Miranda's parents and Dylan saying "he" won't be pleased -- all signs point to the devil, which makes "Ravenswood" 1000x scarier than "Pll" ever could be.

"Ravenswood" is ending the first half of Season 1 Tuesday night (Nov. 19) with "Scared to Death." Star Brett Dier teases for Zap2it that they shot at a haunted house and that he wishes he could be part of a flashback.

"The place where we're shooting in was actually pretty spooky. It was a mansion and I don't think anybody lived there for a long time. ... I wandered around in the house by myself and I was really scared," says Dier. "It kind of looks like the 'Addams Family,' that mansion. We shoot in there a lot. There's a lot of action [there] in episode 5."

Norman Buckley, who directed the episode, posted this photo (right) to Tumblr along with the caption, "Be careful where you go." Perhaps that is a clue to what Dier is talking about?

But anyway, part of the action in episode 5 stems from the "Scooby Gang," as Tyler Blackburn calls them,...

"Ravenswood" is wrapping up the first half of Season 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 19 with "Scared to Death," which star Nicole Gale Anderson teases for Zap2it will feature the gang in a race to save Miranda and a creepy little girl who is not what she seems.

"The next episode basically starts off with Miranda waking up in this amazingly perfect dream home with her mom and her dad and this cute little girl named Max and everything seems picture-perfect," says Anderson. "But what she doesn't know is that it isn't quite what it appears to be."

"Caleb, it comes to him in a dream, he quickly starts to piece together all the clues he found within that box from the last episode and the four Ravenswood kids try to figure out the clues to find Miranda."

We were wondering if this little girl Max is there to help or hurt...

"Ravenswood" is bringing an action-packed midseason finale next week with "Scared to Death," which Britne Oldford teases for Zap2it what is happening with Remy and her sleepwalking problem moving forward.

"The dreams that she's having are definitely affecting her physically. Not too much mentally, but she's growing very weary and very tired," says Oldford. "Her sleepwalking does definitely evolve and you'll see why she's sleepwalking, what happens when she's sleepwalking and it really comes to a head, actually, when we come back. So we'll have to see what happens."

In addition to her sleep problem, Remy also has one of the parents on the show who seems to be more than perhaps he or she is letting on. But is Remy's dad in on the curse?

"I think that Simon Beaumont has some sort of an idea as to why the town is the way it is," says Oldford.

"Ravenswood" is coming to a midseason close next Tuesday and Tyler Blackburn tells Zap2it that "Haleb" fans might not be too happy.

"I can't say for sure if [Hanna and Caleb] break up or not, but things won't be the same, let's just say that," says Blackburn. "It's a very delicate situation because a lot has transpired in Ravenswood for Caleb, a lot that he wants to keep secret from her. That definitely puts him in a sticky situation."

He has to make some decisions and some of them I don't think are going to go over well with some of the 'Haleb' fans. But I think it's a necessary choice that he makes."

Part of the sticky situation Caleb is in has to do with Miranda (Nicole Gale Anderson), who is now a ghost and yet for whom Caleb might have some feelings.

"It's a complicated situation. He does [have feelings for Miranda], but it's...

Since the first batch of Ravenswood episodes were designed to serve as an introductory teaser, the mid-season finale is rapidly approaching (new episodes return January 7) and ETonline scored an exclusive photo from the game-changing episode.

Video - Tyler Blackburn Talks Nightmare-Inducing Ravenswood

Titled Scared to Death, the finale features the gang racing to save Miranda, which allows the show to delve deep into the relationship between those original incarnations of Caleb and Miranda, as you can see above!

Video - Ravenswood Star Reveals His Biggest Fear

Ravenswood airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC Family.

Last week's Castle featured Kevin Ryan balking at a possibly cursed DVD. But the stakes get considerably more dangerous for the detective in "The Wild Rover" when he goes undercover with the Staten Island mob.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Seamus Dever about the peril his alter ego will be facing, which of his coworkers can't keep their hands off his wife and what is in store on episode 100 of the ABC hit...

It sounds like Detective Ryan is doing some undercover work in the next episode. What can you tell us about that?

So basically, before Kevin Ryan was a homicide cop he was a narcotics cop and one of things that he did was go undercover. It was sort of one of these things were he spent 14 - 15 months in the Staten Island mob, gaining their trust. Getting to know people and getting people to trust him.

"Scared to Death" brought one of the creepiest killing methods together with some of the funniest scenes of Castle Season 5.

Below, our Castle Round Rable team of Chandel Charles, Jim Garner, and Christine Orlando are joined by Castle fan Amanda from The 12th Fan Forum to ponder who was the biggest scaredy cat at the precinct and which celebrities made our bucket lists.

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What was your favorite scene?  

Amanda: I loved the scene at the end where Kate saw Castle's "bucket list" from three years ago and learned that his number one was to be with her. Super sweet and romantic!

Chandel: Probably when Castle initially watched the deadly DVD. His face at the end, upon realizing the consequences was really worth a screenshot.

Jim: I liked Espo backing up Ryan on not watching the DVD. Tried to act all tough, but dude was afraid.

Christine: My favorite...

Welcome back, TV Fanatics! After a few weeks off, Castle returned with "Scared to Death," a lighthearted episode to follow up the intense two-parter we had just enjoyed.

Ready to discuss?

The Ring? On a fun play off of “The Ring” movie, the weekly case dealt with the death of victims who had received a mysterious package containing an evil DVD. Not going to lie, kinda freaked me out a bit. I definitely asked myself, “are they showing these clips again??"

I can’t blame Espo and Ryan for not wanting to watch it either! Leave it to the genius of Rick Castle to figure out such an odd link between the victims. This was an enjoyable hour filled with laughs to follow up from "Hunt."

The only thing that threw me was that there was no mention of what they had just been through. Not a word about Alexis or his father.

Do you like scary movies? How about scary episodes of "Castle" focusing on horror-movie tropes like "Scared to Death"? If the answer is yes, then the episode airing on Monday (March 18) was definitely the one for you. Filled from beginning to end with spine-tingling moments straight out of the supernatural realm, "Scared to Death" was good, scary fun.

But how many horror-movie tropes did "Castle" manage to cram into a single episode?

A haunted DVD: I have never watched "The Ring" (neither the Japanese nor the American version). The creepy images and the promise of death? That is exactly why.Useless calls to the police: The first murder victim called 911. It didn't do any good. It never does...Power outages: When the lights go out, you know you're done for.Deaths at midnight: All the best scary murders happen at midnight.The creepy inn: Sure, it was the off-season. But...

You'd think that a murder would be sufficient evil for a mystery like "Castle." In the upcoming episode, "Scared to Death," however, we get the possibility of evil ghosts haunting their victims to death. Is Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) about to be the next target of these malicious spirits?

All seems basically fine in the first video -- you know, other than the corpse. Seriously, that is one freaky dead body. The instant association with "scared to death" works very well. Also, if the victim were not scared of evil spirits of some nature, what's with all of the supernatural paraphernalia?

As the second video shows, Castle has decided that ghosts are most definitely to blame in the murder of the week.

It may not be ghosts, of course. Plenty of other horror-movie monsters and psycho killers are willing to choose their victims based on recent sexual escapades. Castle might...

New Castle season 5,episode 19 short spoiler teasers & title hit the net. Recently, Spoiler TV revealed a new,short spoiler tease and title reveal for the upcoming Castle episode 19 of season 5 by way of Zap2it,and it turns out that we'll see Castle suffering from a broken leg in this one. However,it won't stop him from being nosy enough to spot a new murder going down outside his apartment building. And you can bet he'll be quite alarmed by the situation,and more. The episode is entitled, "The Lives of Others." Their spoiler teaser reads like this: "While stuck at home with a broken leg, Castle believes he witnesses a murder in the apartment across the street." In related news, Castle will finally be delivering some brand new episodes this Monday night,March 18th after coming off almost and entire month hiatus. They'll be airing episode 17 titled, "Scared To Death,...

Simply put, Rick Castle turns down sex from Kate Beckett on this Monday's Castle Season 5 installment.

Yes, you read that correctly.

To understand why, we direct readers to the following clip from "Scared to Death," in which our favorite investigative crew happens upon a corpse and Castle says it looks like the woman has been literally, well, scared to death:

 Castle Clip: "Scared to Death"

So when Castle himself watches what he believes to be a haunted DVD? And then Beckett propositions him? And he thinks back to almost every horror movie? It's inevitable that this hilarious reaction would ensue:

 Castle Clip: Resisting Temptation...

This Monday on ABC’s Castle, the Case of the Week has Rick treading carefully… and not necessarily in the direction of Kate’s bedroom.

Related | TVLine’s 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled?

In the Ring-like episode “Scared to Death,” a young woman appears to have literally been [see episode title] three days after watching a “haunted” DVD. As Kate and Rick delve into the dark mystery, everyone’s favorite novelist becomes convinced that he too is marked for death when he accidentally watches the same “cursed” video.

Related | Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Castle, NCIS, Once Upon a Time,...

Can a person be scared to death? Are haunted videos real? These are questions that the "Castle" episode, "Scared to Death" asks. Even the photos from this one are creepy.

Before you get too worried, we can assure you that this is not one of those serious, dark episodes of "Castle." It's instead a silly, dark episode of the show! The presence of Wes Craven as a guest star helps to prove that.

The case begins with the death of a young woman. She appears to have been literally scared to death.

Of course, Castle (Nathan Fillion) can't ignore something like death by fear. Is this book responsible?

The evidence actually points more in the direction of a "haunted" DVD that the victim watched three days before her death. Castle watches this video as well. Does that mean he is next?

In the meantime, the victim's roommate (guest star Vivian Kerr) comes home.

New Castle season 5,episode 17 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC dropped the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 17 of season 5. The episode is titled, "Scared To Death," and it sounds quite intriguing and weird as Beckett and Castle investigate a girl who was literally spooked to death after watching a horror DVD,and more. In the new,17th episode press release, when a young woman appears to have literally been scared to death three days after watching a "haunted" DVD, Castle and Beckett are going to delve into one of their creepiest cases yet. To make matters worse, Castle will also become convinced that ,he too, is marked for death when he accidentally watches the cursed video. In addition to that, Master of horror ,Wes Craven, will make a special quest appearance. Episode 17 is scheduled to hit the airwaves on Monday,March 18th at 9pm central time on ABC.

Following the conclusion to this week's Castle Season 5 two-parter, fans likely need a breather.

They need a break from all the action, which included Alexis being kidnapped and, of course, the introduction of James Broslin as Rick's father.

With that in mind, the ABC hit is off the air until March 18. On that date, we'll be treated to "Scared to Death," a new episode that freaks Castle and Beckett out after a woman appears to have died after watching a "haunted" DVD.

Even more frightening? When Castle accidentally watches the same film and worries he will suffer from the same fate. Uh-oh!

Browse through photos from the installment now and get an idea of what's to come:

Visit our Castle photo gallery for even more sneak peeks at the upcoming episode!

New Castle season 5,episode 17 not airing,delayed until late March 2013. Hey Castle fans. We've got a bid of bad news for you. It turns out that the upcoming Castle episode 17 of season 5 titled, "Scared To Death," won't be airing for quite a while as it has been delayed for a couple of weeks. Three weeks to be exact. What you'll want to do, is mark your calendars for March 18th,2013, because that's when episode 17 will finally air. Castle isn't the only show that's doing this, so you guys aren't alone in this great treachery. Also, we do have some good news. TV Line is claiming that we will most likely see a Castle season 6 as ratings for the show, are very strong right now. In addition to that, ABC did leave us with this great sneak peek/spoiler clip (below). It reveals that we'll see Castle and Beckett doing a...

New Castle season 5,episode 17 interesting spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, ABC dropped the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Castle" episode 17 of season 5. The episode is titled, "Scared To Death," and rightfully so as Beckett and Castle appear to investigate a new murder where the victim has literally been scared to death,and more. In the new "Scared To Death" episode, a situation is going to go down with the Ledgeworth Asylum and a serial killer ,named Nigel Murphy, who is locked up there. Some girl is revealed to have died after literally being scared to death. Apparently, the girl saw something on a mysterious DVD that was quite horrible to her eyes to say the very least. At one point, Castle is going to reveal, he saw the video,and that he's next. For what? Is the deepest of mysteries for now,...

Peter Pan (Diamond Edition) Disney is releasing their classic animated adaptation of Peter Pan on Blu-ray this week and looking over the complete selection of titles hitting shelves today this really looks to be the best of the lot. Granted, Criterion has The Ballad of Narayama coming out and the next title does interest me, but overall this is just not a week to be buying movies.

 

House of Cards Trilogy: The Original UK Series Along with releasing the new miniseries "House of Cards" on Netflix Instant last Friday, Netflix also has the complete original BBC adaptation streaming online. So why would you spend money to buy the Blu-ray edtion? I really don't know, but it's coming out and I've heard it's great. So if you can find the time, maybe stroll on over to Netflix and add it to your queue as well or if you have deep pockets purchase it.

“Maybe I was straitjacketing myself because even back when I was doing Tulsa or Teenage Lust, I wouldn't go see movies about teenagers. I wouldn't look at books if they were about teenagers, because I was afraid that either I would be influenced or that someone had already done something that I had done, or someone was doing it better. I was just afraid to look at anything, because I didn't want any ideas. I don't know why, but I didn't. Just frightened. Scared to death.”

—Larry Clark

“I am a complete man, having both sexes of the mind.”

—Jules Michelet

When you have nothing, the very wise Luc Moullet tells us, you should cultivate relentless artifice. These days, Larry Clark is almost there, down to one thing: Marfa, a bitty town in Texas. And Marfa has been oft blessed, first just obliquely by Edna Ferber, then harder by George Stevens,...

Scared to Death opened this week in 1947, and stars Bela Lugosi in his only color film. Full disclosure here, I haven’t seen it, but after reading the plot description I am intrigued. It revolves around a beautiful young woman who has literally died of fright; she also narrates the backstory. The story boasts several curious elements including a hypnotist played by Lugosi who shows up with a mini me at his side, a death mask, and a Nazi subplot.

For the modern horror fan, the Italian classic Suspiria and the genre-changing Ringu need no introduction. You can read FEARnet’s guide to Dario Argento here, it includes a crash course on Suspiria. Ringu was responsible for embedding the image of a faceless, hair-covered ghost girl, crawling out of the TV in the nightmares of the masses. It spawned countless satirical versions and copycat versions in other movies. Watch clips from all three films below.

Some may have thought that British movie director Michael Winner died years ago. He stopped making films in the ‘90s and even wrote his own joke obituary which was picked up on by some media and taken seriously. Winner continued to live in London and found a new career as a film critic with the long-running “Winner’s Dinners” column in the Sunday UK Times newspaper. Winner is remembered in the film industry as well as the restaurant scene for his abrasive personality,

He directed Charles Bronson in six films including three, The Mechanic, Death Wish, and Death 3, that landed in my Top Ten Tuesday: The Best of Charles Bronson list from July 2010 http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2010/06/top-ten-tuesday-charles-bronson/). His other Bronson collaborations were Death Wish 2, Chato’S Land, and The Stone Killer. Death Wish was a monstrous hit for both the star and director, yet in his autobiography Winner Takes All...

Watch out boys! Despite her southern charm, Bachelorette host, Chris Harrison, says that there's more to Emily Maynard than meets the eye. Bachelorette Emily Maynard has a killer smile, a rockin' body and charisma to boot, but host Chris Harrison says that shouldn't fool viewers! "She's a pistol," Chris admitted today on Live with Kelly. "Perfect on a stick." Emily, 25, and her clan of handsome suitors are currently filming in Toronto, after stops in Bermuda and her hometown of Charlotte, Nc. Though rumors have surfaced that Emily signed up for the show for fame and fortune, the blonde beauty claims that she's looking for love. But if any gents are there for the wrong reasons, beware of the wrath of Emily, warns Chris."She's sweet until the time she's not." Jennifer Kamm More Bachelorette News Emily Maynard’s First One-On-One Date As ‘The Bachelorette’ — Romantic Details Emily Maynard’s Ex:...

Anna (Noomi Rapace) and her eight year old son, Anders (Velte Qvenild Werring), are moved to a modest apartment block on the outskirts of Oslo as part of the witness protection program. Scared to death by the violent past she’s escaped, Anna takes no risks with Anders, protecting him from all elements, even the draft.

As she starts to warm to her surroundings, she purchases a baby monitor from a friendly salesman, Helge (Kristoffer Joner), as a way of allowing Anders some breathing space while obeying Child Services’ strict rules. However, when she starts to hear disturbing noises through the monitor that aren’t coming from Anders, her paranoia resurfaces and it soon becomes apparent that all it not as clear-cut as it may seem.

While it would be easy for Babycall to slip into a normal pattern of predictable scares and cheap thrills, writer and director Pål Sletaune...

With the highly anticipated horror comedy anthology Chillerama finally hitting Blu-ray and DVD this week and his top-secret mockumentary about to exclusively premiere on Dread Central very soon, hot up-and-coming actor Anton Troy surely has a lot of things to talk about. As a result we're excited to present our exclusive interview with the star of Tim Sullivan’s segment of Chillerama, "I Was A Teenage Werebear".

What do we need to know about Anton Troy?

Anton Troy: Well, I’m an actor in the horror anthology film ‘Chillerama’. Which is a great deal of fun. I’m very passionate about my art. I try to bring a level of humanity to all of my portrayals.

How did you get involved with Tim’s segment of the movie?

At: I got involved through Gabby West, who’s also in the movie; she’s the winner of ‘Scream Queens 2...