In news that makes me sick to my stomach (mainly because I owned this), the original 1979 VHS tape of John Carpenter's classic Halloween from Media Home Entertainment has sold for an astronomical $13,220 (plus $3.77 shipping of course).

The sale ended on May 31st, and the item's description follows... "This is a Halloween MEDIA VHS tape. What you see in the picture (below) is what you get if you decide to bid and win it."

Bidding started at $20.99, lasted seven days and garnered 52 bids in total among three different bidders, one of whom bid it up to $200.00 by himself, followed by another user who brought the bid up to an uncontested $1,000.00. Suspicious? Yeah, the bidding history on the item seems a little fishy, that's for sure.

Halloween stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles and Charles Cyphers and tells the tale of "a psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood who escapes on a mindless rampage while his doctor chases him through the streets."

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Ready to watch another rehash of the same old footage from World War Z we've been seeing over and over again? Then check out this new TV spot, entitled "Fight!"

Look for World War Z in theatres on June 21st. It stars Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Eric West, Matthew Fox, David Morse, and James Badge Dale.

Synopsis:
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

Related Story: See all the World War Z banners here!

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When it comes to artwork for vintage Blu-ray/DVD releases, Scream Factory has always been ahead of the game. Today they've unveiled the artwork for John Carpenter's 1987 masterpiece Prince of Darkness, and all we can say is, "Wow!"

"Check out the official, spot-on and nightmarish new artwork for our upcoming Collector’s Edition of John Carpenter’s ‘Prince Of Darkness’, illustrated by artist Justin Osbourn. (As always, the original theatrical poster image will be on the flip-side for you purists to enjoy too.) Pre-order links will be up soon at ScreamFactoryDVD.com where there will be an exclusive limited 18” x 24” poster offer with purchase. More details on extras will be announced later on this summer.”

Street date is set for September 24th. For more in the meantime visit the official Scream Factory website, and "like" Scream Factory on Facebook.

Synopsis
Proving that you can never guess what you'll find when you clean out the basement, a man of the cloth discovers that ultimate evil has made a hiding place in his cellar in this tale of terror. Father Loomis (Donald Pleasence) is a priest who discovers a strange object in a church basement -- a canister filled with a swirling and volatile green substance. With the help of Professor Birack (Victor Wong), Loomis discovers the startling truth about his find -- it seems that Satan, who is actually an alien life form, had a son, and the essence of the devil's spawn is trapped inside the canister. The evil spirit has been guarded by a group calling themselves "The Brotherhood of Sleep," but the spirit has the ability to free itself whenever it decides the time is right...and it seems that time is just around the corner. Prince of Darkness was directed by horror master John Carpenter; he also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym Martin Quatermass.

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A new one-sheet for The Frozen Ground, the directorial debut of Scott Walker, who also wrote the script which is based on true events surrounding Alaska’s most notorious serial predator, Robert Hansen, has come our way. Dig it!

Synopsis:
The film follows Alaskan detective Glenn Flothe (Nicolas Cage) as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for 13 years. As the bodies of street girls start to add up in Anchorage, fear strikes a chord with the public. Risking his life, Detective Flothe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a 17-year-old escapee reveals key information about the case, Flothe is finally able to trail the killer. But will he catch him in time to save the next victim?

Radha Mitchell, Vanessa Hudgens, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson also star.

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Author and filmmaker Gregory Lamberson is one of the busiest guys we know. He just wrapped on horror comedy Dry Bones, kicked off The Legend of Six Fingers, and has two more projects already waiting in the wings!

From the Press Release:
Author and filmmaker Gregory Lamberson (Slime City Massacre, The Jake Helman Files) has wrapped principal photography on the horror comedy Dry Bones and has announced a full slate of upcoming independent feature film projects which will be filmed in the Buffalo-Niagara region.

Lamberson wrote Dry Bones, which he co-produced and co-directed with Michael O’Hear (pictured below), who stars alongside Debbie Rochon (also pictured below), who endured a seven-hour make-up and costuming process to become the succubus Lilim. “We shot Dry Bones over 19 days, mostly on weekends,” says Lamberson. “It looks terrific, and the performances are first rate. I put together a great team to make this, and I want to work with them on future projects. I‘d intended for Dry Bones to be my last micro-budget feature, but it was such a good shoot, the best I’ve been on since Slime City Massacre, that I’m ready to dive into other projects.”

First up is The Legend of Six Fingers, written and directed by Sam Qualiana, who created Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast. Lamberson is producing. Six Fingers is a found footage film about two documentary filmmakers searching for a Bigfoot-like creature that has three fingers on each hand. Rochon appears in the film, and other horror icons will play roles as well. Craig Lindberg is creating the key special effects.

“Sam was my cinematographer on Dry Bones, and he mentioned this project on set one day,” Lamberson explains. “He said the right words, ‘I’m going to do this,’ so I said I’d produce it. We share a love for monster movies, and since making Snow Shark, he’s worked on Model Hunger, Return to Nuke Em High, Battledogs, and now Dry Bones. That’s a hell of a filmmaking education, and he’s ready to make another film of his own. We wrapped Dry Bones last Wednesday, took a day off, then started shooting Six Fingers on Friday before Debbie left.” Production continues through the summer.

Once Six Fingers has been completed, Lamberson will direct the comedy Killer Rack from a screenplay by Paul McGinnis, who appears in Dry Bones. Killer Rack concerns a young woman who gets breast implants which turn out to be possessed. “Paul’s script won the original screenplay competition at Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival, which I help run. We had a guest judge, Joseph O’Brien, and I didn’t even read the script until we were shooting Dry Bones. It’s the funniest script I’ve ever read, I kept laughing out loud, and I told Paul that same day that I had to direct it, so he and I are co-producing it. The script obviously has an outrageous premise but also a sweet love story; it reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors, only with man-eating boobs instead of a carnivorous plant.”

Last on Lamberson’s slate is Frankenstein’s Monster. “I’ve dreamed of making this film since high school, when I was influenced by the TV movies Frankenstein: The True Story and Dan Curtis’ Frankenstein with Bo Svenson. I’ve developed the script in my head for years, but I’ve always shied away from making it because I wanted to concentrate on original projects. The time is right to stitch this monster together.”

Lamberson will appear at Niagara Falls Comic Con in Niagara Falls, Ontario, this weekend and has two novels being published this year: Storm Demon, Book Five in his occult detective series The Jake Helman Files, will be in stores in October; and The Julian Year, the first TREEbook (Timed Reading Experience E-book) for iPads, will be released by Medallion Press in December. Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, which runs November 8th-14th, is currently accepting submissions.

Look for more on all of Lamberson's upcoming projects soon!

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Life on other planets? It’s a possibility that continues to fascinate us as other planets are found in our universe. All of these discoveries, UFO sightings and possible alien contactees make us ask questions about the mysteries of life.

For example, are aliens visiting our planet just for the hockey and beer? Or Canadian comedy? Or is it because Canadians are so damn nice?

According to an article in The Toronto Sun, UFO sightings in Canada have doubled in the past year. UFO Research posted its listings of annual UFO sightings, and the researchers claim there are more sightings because “more people are looking”. Experts (How do you get that title anyway? Is there an online application for that?) all agree most sightings can be chalked up to natural phenomena like rampant drunkenness. Still, eight percent of the sightings are unexplained.

The scientific community is starting to take the idea of life on other planets more seriously. Sunday, June 9th, on the Discovery Channel Canada, world renowned scientists are discussing the possibility of alien life in the documentary Aliens: The Definitive Guide. In all, however, most scientists agree that while there might be life on other planets, said life probably doesn't have the ability to visit us due to the vast distances and perils of interstellar travel.

Too bad, they’ll miss the Stanley Cup finals this year, eh?

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If you happen to be located near Coventry in the UK, you may be interested to know about the launch event for This Is Horror's latest chapbook release, Roadkill (review here). Start your engines!

Meat and Blood Fugue author Joseph D'Lacey's Roadkill will be launched this coming Saturday, 8th June, at Waterstone's book store, Smithford Way, Coventry. In attendance will be D'Lacey himself, accompanied by fellow scribe Adam Nevill (The Ritual, Last Days) and host Jasper Bark. The launch will take place between 15:00 and 17:00, and it is free to enter -- so don't be scared to pop in to say hello and grab a copy of this latest excellent chapbook.

Synopsis:
Two vehicles, stripped to the bare essentials, accelerate to 180 miles per hour on a deserted highway. Their journey along this dead straight stretch, known as the Final Five, will decide the fate of the drivers – forever. Only one hundred seconds separate them from the finish line as they hurtle towards their destiny, dreaming of glory.

But this is one highway they’ve never traveled before, and neither of them knows what they’ll find out there. One thing is certain: Every road has its obstacles.

For more info visit the This Is Horror website and Waterstone's Coventry on Facebook.

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Summer has barely kicked off, but The CW doesn't want you to forget that come fall there will be plenty of new TV shows vying for space on your DVR, and to make sure you remember, they've released extended promos for "The Originals," "The Tomorrow People," and "The 100."

You might recall "The Originals" is being paired with "Supernatural" on Tuesday nights while "The Tomorrow People" is airing Wednesdays following "Arrow." "The 100" is being kept in the wings for now as a midseason replacement. Below are the new previews and some abbreviated synopses. Click the related story link for more details.

"The Originals" (Tuesday, 8PM)
The city Klaus once ruled has fallen under new leadership, and now he wants it back.

"The Tomorrow People" (Wednesday, 9PM)
Stephen is on the brink of becoming someone extraordinary, but he has no clue.

"The 100" (Coming Midseason)
After a nuclear apocalypse, civilization on planet earth was destroyed. 100 juvenile prisoners will be the first to set foot on ground after 97 years. What will they discover?

Related Story: The CW Reveals Fall Schedule - Supernatural Paired with The Originals on Tuesday and More!

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The late great Lon Chaney, Jr., is synonymous with one classic monster movie character, and if you don't know which, you should trade in your horror fan membership card. (Yes, we have them. Okay, maybe we don't, but it'd be cool if we did.) Years after his demise his family is now suing the studio that he helped put on the map.

According to Deadline, Chaney Jr’s family today went after Universal in the courts for more than $1 million in damages. In a nine-page breach of contract and other claims complaint filed Monday in LA Superior Court, Chaney Entertainment alleges that Universal Studios Licensing uses the Wolf Man/Mummy/Frankenstein actor’s likeness for merchandise and goods and services despite the fact that a representation agreement between the studio and the company expired on December 31, 2008.

“Universal’s continued exploitation of the Chaney’s rights has been done intentionally in conscious disregards of the rights of Chaney, and with malice, fraud, or oppression towards Chaney, thereby entitling Chaney to an award of punitive damages according to proof at trial,” reads the complaint. Seeking restoration of full rights to the actor’s likeness and image, a full accounting and payment of funds allegedly due plus 10% per annum in interest, the complaint also wants all legal fees paid by the defendants as well as consequential and punitive damages.

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If horror having anything to do with teeth sends shivers down your spine, then you may want to to steer far away from these latest two clips from The Haunting of Helena. Hell, you may wanna stay away from the whole movie! Unless you're like us and love all sorts of bloody things!

Synopsis
A tale of a mysterious woman, a little girl, and her single mother, THE HAUNTING OF HELENA presents a new twist on the legend of the Tooth Fairy.

After a divorce, Sophia moves to the south of Italy with her daughter, Helena. Their new home, an apartment within an austere building of the Fascist age, is a chance for them to start a new life. But inside an old storage room hides a mysterious closet and a buried secret. After the loss of Helena’s first baby tooth, a chilling obsession begins and an apparition haunts her sleep. Dreams become nightmares. Nightmares become reality. When Helena collects her classmate’s fallen teeth with an urgent hunger, it is clear that there is far more to their new home than can be seen. Sophia finds herself in a terrifying fight to save her child while maintaining her sanity. THE HAUNTING OF HELENA will keep you at the edge of your seat as it slides in agony along the sharp blade of psychological terror.

THE HAUNTING OF HELENA will be released in select theaters on June 21, 2013. It will be available on Cable VOD in partnership with Tribeca Films and for digital streaming on June 18, 2013.

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We're back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Slayer, Devildriver, Nine Inch Nails, August Burns Red, Behemoth, Motionless in White, P.O.D., The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghost and more.

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NEWS
As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has been released on bond from the San Diego County Jail for attempting to hire a hitman to murder his wife.

Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor says that the band has completed a new album and will release it this year on Colombia Records.

Slayer have been rejoined by former drummer Paul Bostaph.

Devildriver will release their tenth album, Winter Kills, on August 27th via Napalm Records.

Behemoth have announced The Satanist as the title of their forthcoming album, which is due out this full on Metal Blade Records.

Former Eighteen Visions and Throwdown bassist Mick Morris passed away from a pre-existing heart condition. Rest in peace.

MUSIC
Listen to a new August Burns Red song titled "Spirit Breaker" here. Their fifth album, Rescue & Restore, comes out June 25th on Solid State Records.

Listen to a new The Black Dahlia Murder song titled "Goat of Departure" here. Everblack will be out on June 11th via Metal Blade Records.

VIDEOS
Watch Motionless in White's music video for "America" here. It was directed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot. Infamous is out now on Fearless Records.

Watch The Word Alive's music video for "Life Cycles" here. It's the title track from their latest album, which is available from Fearless Records.

Watch Tesseract's music video for "Singularity" here. It features some pretty cool practical effects. Altered State is out now on Century Media Records.

Watch Continents' music video for "Pegasus, Pegasus" here. Idle Hands is out now on Victory Records.

TOURS
P.O.D. and Flyleaf are co-headlining a tour this summer. Dates are here.

Ghost have announced a few U.S. shows leading up to their appearance at Lollapolooza. Check them out here.

Be sure to check back every Monday for the latest music news!

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Though we're still waiting for Lionsgate to give the horror comedy Hellbenders a Stateside release, an international trailer for the truly funny flick has popped up online that's a bloody good time. Dig it!

From the Press Release:
Lionsgate has acquired JT Petty’s horror comedy Hellbenders for North America, Canada and India. Film Arcade is releasing theatrically in North America, with a date to be announced shortly. Hellbenders stars Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins, Jr., Andre Royo, Robyn Rikoon, Macon Blair and Dan Folger. The film was produced by Jon Denny, Lawrence Mattis, David Moscow, Mark Pederson and Aldey Sanchez. Circle of Confusion and OffHollywood Pictures produced the film in association with Ambush Entertainment. Hellbenders was shot in digital 3D.

The movie, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, follows the exploits of the Brooklyn-based Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, known as Hellbenders, a team of lewd and blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery in order to be damnation-ready so they can drag the worst of demons back to Hell. When one of the foulest demons possess one of their own and threatens the existence of both Brooklyn and the world, the Hellbenders’ faith is tested.

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Following the global premiere of World War Z, British rock band Muse performed live from Horse Guards Parade Grounds, St. James' Park, and we've got footage of the event and more. Check it out!

Look for World War Z in theatres on June 21st. It stars Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Eric West, Matthew Fox, David Morse, and James Badge Dale.

Synopsis:
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

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Formerly known as The Healer, the first stills, poster, and trailer for The Between have hit the interwebs, and we have every bit of the material right here for you. Check it out and look for more soon!

Giorgio Serafini directs, and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, The Hunger Games), Joel Courtney (Super 8), James LeGros, and Peter Bogdanovich star.

Synopsis
An ailing father, who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery, takes his teenage kids into the woods to try to recapture their early closeness before he and his wife divorced and everything changed. But the three are swept into a supernatural adventure, in which only their father, Chris, “The Healer,” has the ability to control their destinies. Lost in a haunted forest from which there seems no escape except death, this moving and sensitive script tells a beautiful story of a family’s tragedy and resilience.

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A handful of new stills from Anchor Bay's The Demented have landed flat on our desks, and we've flipped 'em here for your zombie-loving hearts to ingest. Check them out, and look for the flick on DVD and Blu-ray soon!

From the Press Release
Horror films often take their cue from daily newspaper headlines, feeding on the all-too-real fears of the everyday world. Like the best science fiction, sometimes horror lies just around the corner or beyond the bend of what we know. On July 30th, Anchor Bay Films unleashes the biological warfare thriller The Demented on Blu-ray™/DVD combo pack and DVD. From the creative minds behind I Spit On Your Grave and A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Demented is a terrifying excursion into a plague-infected world...where one moment off guard is all that keeps us from becoming them.

With a hot cast including Sarah Butler (I Spit On Your Grave), Brittney Alger (21 Jump Street), Kayla Ewell (“The Vampire Diaries”), Richard Kohnke (“The Carrie Diaries”) and Michael Welch (The Twilight Saga franchise), The Demented will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last frame! SRP for the Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack is $29.99 and $24.98 for the DVD.

The Demented follows six college friends as they meet up for a carefree weekend in a beautiful rural home. A terrorist missile attack in a nearby town infects much of the townspeople with a deadly virus that induces rabies-like symptoms...with devastating consequences. Ravenous and fast, the infected townspeople turn their sights on the vacation home where the friends are gathered...and are now barricaded. How long can they hide? Even with the infected “sleeping” in the streets, can they make their escape? If so, to what?

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Ready for another "Dispatch" from the set of "The Walking Dead"? This week AMC chats with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd about Season 4's ravenous new walkers, which characters would make great producers, and more.

Q: Sports teams have a boot camp-like practice to get back in shape for the season. What do you do to get everyone back in the swing of things on the set of "The Walking Dead"?

A: We have to hit the ground running every season. We do have zombie school every year so our walkers get up-to-speed. It's really more of a winnowing-out process -- extras who are eager to become zombies come in and audition for Greg [Nicotero], and he selects the ones that are most unique and believable. But in general, this is our fourth season, and people are so eager to get back. After the first set-up this year, everyone applauded and cheered.

Q: Every year the walkers show us something new. What can fans expect from Season 4's walkers?

A: I think we'll have walkers who are even more ravenous than before. We're in a world where there are fewer people and more walkers, and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw that on-screen this season.

Q: What's been one of the biggest challenges of producing a show like "The Walking Dead"?

A: We have serious weather issues to contend with. We had one day where there was a torrential downpour and a tree fell on the set so you just have to roll with stuff like that. Other times you realize that a character that you thought might live actually has to die.

Q: Is being executive producer of a show about a zombie apocalypse similar to surviving one in any way?

A: I do ask myself that from time to time. The good news is I know who my go-to people are to survive, and those are important skills to have. I've learned a lot about surviving without the niceties and the air-conditioning and the other usual things that we take for granted. I'm pretty good in the woods now, too. And I'm looking forward to firing a crossbow.

Related Story: Official "The Walking Dead" News Archive

Q: Is there anything specific you do to try to keep morale up on the more intense days of shooting?

A: We, along with AMC, provide treats every week. The producers get together and provide something special; sometimes it's late-night coffee or sorbet or gourmet mac and cheese -- fun things like that. As the saying goes, an army runs on its stomach so we really do make sure that we have the best food available. If you keep people's stomachs happy, it tends to make all the uncomfortable heat, humidity and bugs more bearable.

Q: As an executive producer, do you have a mantra that guides your work?

A: I think one of my mantras is, "Good enough isn't." There's not one person on the show or behind the cameras who doesn't embrace that. Sometimes people who've worked on other shows come here and are actually shocked that we take a show about a zombie apocalypse so seriously. There is not one character on the show that is the same as the actor portraying them. That's remarkable.

Q: Which character on the show do you think would make the best producer?

A: Rick Grimes [Andrew Lincoln] would make a fantastic producer. He always puts the needs of everyone before his own, and that's what a producer has to do. At the same time, I think that Daryl Dixon [Norman Reedus] has a fantastic ability to just get things done without being asked -- another skill set important for producer.

"The Walking Dead" returns in the fall of 2013.

To stay up-to-the-minute on all things walker related, follow @WalkingDead_AMC on Twitter and visit "The Walking Dead" on Facebook. For more be sure to hit up the official "The Walking Dead" page on AMC.com.

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Sure, some of you might think it would be great to stay a teenager and never age, but as this new clip from Neil Jordan's Byzantium (review here) reminds us, being 16 forever can really suck!

Byzantium is in UK cinemas now and heading to the US on June 28th.

Byzantium, written by Moira Buffini and directed by Neil Jordan, stars Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Caleb Landry Jones, Danny Mays, Jonny Lee Miller, Tom Hollander, Bradley James, and Sam Riley in the vampire flick wherein Arterton stars as Clara, a vampire who has to protect herself and her daughter (Ronan) from those seeking to plunge a stake through their hearts.

Related Story: You'll See Double in This New Clip from Byzantium

Synopsis
On the run for murder, two young "sisters" arrive penniless at an English seaside town. Clara is a fiercely modern woman who has her eyes on the future and no time for the past. Teenager Eleanor is shy and innocent. Yet, they both hide the same secrets: They are really mother and daughter, and they are both ... vampires!

Eleanor is exhausted by 200 years on the run and desperate to settle down. But little does she know that her mother has been protecting her all of the years from their own kind, "The Brotherhood". To escape them, they must either blend in or continue running away. But just as they think they may have escaped, their past rapidly catches up with them.

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A new sneak peek of World War Z aired during last night's Season 3 premiere of "The Killing" on AMC, and while it doesn't have much we haven't seen already, we thought we'd post it here in case you missed it.

Look for World War Z in theatres on June 21st. It stars Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Eric West, Matthew Fox, David Morse, and James Badge Dale.

Synopsis:
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.

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Another new still from V/H/S/2 (review) has arrived with a friendly reminder! Look for the flick to hit iTunes/On Demand on June 6th followed by a July 12th theatrical release via Magnet Releasing.

For more information right now, check out the official V/H/S/2 Facebook page!

V/H/S/2 is produced by The Collective, Salient Media, and Brad Miska and Tom Owen’s Bloody Disgusting. Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Edúardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, and Jason Eisener all directed entries in this latest anthology. The cast includes Adam Wingard, Lawrence Levine, L.C Holt, Kelsy Abbott, and Hannah Hughes.

Synopsis:
Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his abandoned house and find another collection of mysterious VHS tapes. In viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be terrifying motives behind the student’s disappearance.

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Last year the FEARnet original comedy series "Holliston" came storming out of the gate to become wildly popular among horror fans and, according to series creator and star Adam Green, grew a following outside the horror community as well.

"Holliston" returns to FEARnet this Tuesday, June 4, and Dread Central was lucky enough to sit down with Green to talk about the evolution of the series from its initial offering last year until now and what fans can expect to see with this new season.

"I think the biggest difference from Season 1 to Season 2 is there is a level of confidence now," Green said. "It's very evident from the first 30 seconds. Not that we've necessarily hit our groove, I think we had a groove in Season 1, but that we know that it's working and we're not afraid anymore. And the "Holliston" Christmas Special really showed that. Because with Season 1, a lot of times we found ourselves debating…'Do we pull back on some of this emotional stuff?' 'Are people going to hang with this or are they going to be "get to the next joke already or get to the next horror reference or horror moment"?' But once Season 1 started airing, it was almost immediate how positive the response was. We really did not expect it."

Green continued, "Nobody had ever done this before. It's really uncharted territory, so we were expecting the worst. We didn't know if horror fans would watch a sitcom in the first place. And would they be like 'This is too weird.' or 'Why is there a laugh track?' or just 'What the fuck? What are these two idiots doing?' The fact we are acting in it, although the fact is we're barely acting because we're just being ourselves. We figured there would be people who would be like 'These two suck.' Because it wasn't in the cards that we were supposed to be sitcom stars. That just wasn't expected. But lo and behold we barely got any negative reaction."

Not only did "Holliston" not receive negative reactions, the response was more amazing than Green could ever have imagined. "The best part about it is when you do a movie like Hatchet, Spiral, Frozen, you get an influx of fan mail and a lot of it is usually like 'I love this movie' or maybe a question or two. But "Holliston" wasn't typical fan mail," Green said. "They were almost like thank you letters. The letters we would get would be like four to 10 pages long and the main four of us (Green, Joe Lynch, Corri English, Laura Ortiz) read every single one of them because we see each other all the time and they would come by the office where I would drop a stack of mail down and say 'You guys have got to read this.' People would write to us with their own stories about things they're struggling to do. Surprisingly, only about one percent of them were for people who are trying to be filmmakers. It was always a very unique, different story about something someone was aspiring to do. And also people's personal stories about the break-up they never got over or the one they're going through now."

Green understands that between the laughs and F/X, the characters in "Holliston" are simply experiencing the same things as their audience. "I think what the characters are going through is very universal for horror fans," Green said. But you don't have to be a horror fan to identify with these characters. It definitely has a level of coolness to it. My hamster's name is Horace Pinker. We showed the show to a room full of elderly people…I'm still not sure how that happened…and I'm thinking 'This is gonna bomb.' But they laughed at everything! Even the Horace Pinker thing. They thought that was the funniest name ever. They don't know that that's the killer from Shocker, it's just a silly name for a hamster. But the idea that all these characters are in purgatory and they all have a dream bigger than where they are now, they all have something that they're hoping to accomplish with their lives and going through the things that everyone goes through. And I think that's the thing everyone identifies with."

But as universal as the themes and characters are in "Holliston," Green appreciates the fact that his horror brethren enjoy the show on a much deeper level. "The horror fans in particular, which was really the first line we had to cross, a lot of them were just saying thank you for portraying horror fans as real people," Green said. "A lot of people are quick to judge us and are like 'If you like that stuff, then all you care about is blood and guts and monsters and jump scares and depravity and it's not true. If anyone in the world understands what it's like to be beaten down and disenchanted and dejected and not get the girl and not get the guy and not get the job you want, it's us. And I think that's why we stick together and that's why horror is a community where other genres just have fans. You don't see romantic-comedy conventions."

Green sees the new season of "Holliston" as much freer. The premise has been developed and now Green can simply advance the story. "We don't need to set up the characters in Season 2 like we did in Season 1,"Green said. "We don't need to establish the world and the tone and who everybody is and what the relationships are. It's all there now and just like with every sitcom, Season 2 is better. And, I hate to say better because I love Season 1, but it's just off and running now."

And as good as Season 1 was, it was perhaps the "Holliston Christmas Special" that FEARnet ran over the holidays, that brought the show to an entirely new level. "What you saw in the Christmas Special was us being able to run with what we wanted the show to be, which wasn't just absurdity and weirdness and funny and gory moments, but genuine heart. We made the Christmas Special, which was extremely personal to me because it really mirrors my life at that time."

It was perhaps a scene that was deleted from the network airing of the "Holliston Christmas Special" (but ran online) that had the biggest impact on the viewers. "The scene that most people had comments about was the hallway scene with me and Corri at the end of the episode," Green said. "It was all improv because I wanted it to be real, and I didn't want to know what I was going to say. And she was crying and I was crying and the boom operator was crying and everybody was just like 'Holy shit!' and we debated that scene for a long time. Is it too much, will it turn people off? And the scene was cut for television, but that scene was the one most people wanted to talk about. It was very hard to do and…brave, I guess…to put myself out there like that. It's one thing to act or do interviews, but it's another to completely bare your soul and breakdown and cry in front of everyone, especially when you're the guy who made Hatchet."

Green discussed the adventure of creating the show. ""Holliston" is my favorite thing I've ever done, my most passionate passion project, the thing I came out here to do," Green said. "A lot of people don't know about that because I didn't really talk about it. When I was doing promotion for Hatchet, people would ask me 'What is your dream project,' You don't want to admit to another sane human being that 'I really want my own sitcom that I write, direct, show run, produce and star in.' You can't really say that to someone because it's ridiculous. And the fact that it took 13 year to get this thing going…because it had been set up at various other places over the years. As the development process would progress, it would become something I didn't want it to be. Like the first thing to go would always be the imaginary alien in the closet and, of course, all the horror stuff. It could never be that we would be horror directors. It always had to be something else. And they took the whole tone of it and my voice and sense of humor would go."

Adam Green stars in "Holliston" on FEARnet. Season 2 begins this Tuesday, June 4. Green also writes and directs the show. He stars beside Joe Lynch, Corri English and Laura Ortiz.

Look for Part 2 of this interview tomorrow.

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