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woop by axemurder	Jul 15th, 2009 01:43:27 PM
cant wait for this at fright fest UK
oh by axemurder	Jul 15th, 2009 01:43:54 PM
and first you maggot sucking fuck sticks
It's about damn time... by McDylbot	Jul 15th, 2009 01:45:59 PM
Can't wait to see this one... Looks awesome!
That second movie poster by CobraKai	Jul 15th, 2009 01:52:17 PM
Looks like a close up of Cheech's face from the story below this one.
Yeah this was cool by Series7	Jul 15th, 2009 01:53:12 PM
Like 2 years ago when it was suppose to come out. I still amazes me how crap like this seems to never get fucking released right, but vomit like Pink Panther 2 came off without a hitch.
Theatrical release by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead	Jul 15th, 2009 01:55:20 PM
Of course not, those cocksuckers! Oh well, at least we finally get to see it! I'm super stoked! Me personally, I would have preferred to see this over a new Saw movie but unfortunately, the studio heads don't really give a fuck about what we want as compared to what they all tell each other we want.
The first cover is so much better... by Chewtoy	Jul 15th, 2009 01:57:40 PM
I don't really get the point of the cardboard sleeves for DVD cases. Packaging can't get much more pointless.
How awesome that they made Anna Paquin look like she's 40 on the by CopOnTheEdge	Jul 15th, 2009 02:01:48 PM
She could be Joan Allen! Buy me a ticket, mom!
I don't get the point of DVDs anymore by Series7	Jul 15th, 2009 02:04:59 PM
Now that I am out of college I can afford cable and netflixs so I am always too busy trying to watch movies I've yet to see or that just came out, and every single fucking tv show that was ever made (thanks DVR!). I ain't got time to look back.
Saw Moriarty's screening last year of this film... by CopOnTheEdge	Jul 15th, 2009 02:05:09 PM
It's unreleasable as is, not due to gore but to the general idea of (semi spoiler) a nutcase killing kids that come to his door on Halloween with poisoned candy. I wonder if they FINALLY made some cuts to it, which would not only make the film better but allow it to be released. Dougherty could check his ego at the door, cut maybe 5 minutes of the film and get a wide release. He hasn't had much going on in the past two years since he shot this (three years ago now?) so maybe he should get over himself.
Starring a young Robert Culp! by daggor	Jul 15th, 2009 02:21:19 PM
Look at the first cover again. It's Culp, I tell ya!
How long before Paquin has to fend off questions... by Hint_of_Smegma	Jul 15th, 2009 02:34:26 PM
...about her getting her tits out on True Blood...? I'm betting she gets 4 minutes grace before someone brings it up. Stoked for this on DVD, glad it's finally on its way to my grasping paws.
Won't live up to the hype... by landosystem	Jul 15th, 2009 02:39:16 PM
I've been hearing about this movie for too long for it to live up to all my expectations of it, but I'm still dying to see it.
Dear EVERYBODY at AICN . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 15th, 2009 02:48:44 PM
. . . after endless hype, this movie better rock my fucking world by the time I finally see it. That is all.
daggor by RaveX	Jul 15th, 2009 02:50:12 PM
dylan baker for bill maxwell in inevitable GAH reboot!
Any OFFICIAL word on why this didn't get a theatrical release? by Gilkuliehe	Jul 15th, 2009 02:50:48 PM
Seriously, I can't for the love of me figure out why they wouldn't give this a theatrical run. What the fuck, Warners.
Terrible movie from a bad writer. by Professor_Monster	Jul 15th, 2009 02:53:20 PM
Yet, they keep selling him on this site.
This movie never got released because-- by The Reluctant Austinite	Jul 15th, 2009 03:02:51 PM
--modern Hollywood marketeers can't figure how to market an original film. Nobody will go see something they haven't already heard of (* see "Drag Me to Hell"). They knew they had to release it around Halloween and they were afraid of the "Saw" franchise which has owned that slot for the last five years. Also, the film is an anthology, a type of storytelling that is completely out of vogue at this time. They just didn't want to risk spending money to market it when they had no idea how to do so in the first place and felt it was a losing game to even try.
...I hope that 2nd DVD cover isn't a spoiler. by Mike_D	Jul 15th, 2009 03:04:24 PM
and fuck the studio for not releasing this in theatres
No Marc Price = Fail by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 15th, 2009 03:07:43 PM

bad writer? by Adelai Niska	Jul 15th, 2009 03:08:18 PM
The only things I've ever ehard of from this guy are X2(brilliant) and Superman Returns (one hour of great, an hour and a half of boring). I'd say that adds up to 3:1 ratio of good to bad so far.
So that's why we get films like "Transformers 2" by The Reluctant Austinite	Jul 15th, 2009 03:08:49 PM
and "G.I. Joe", and "Asteriods", and "Monopoly". Because these are things you've HEARD OF and have some attachment to. Now, it would stand to reason that most of you have heard of HALLOWEEN and many of you even enjoy the dark holiday, and might even spend 8 bucks to see a film set during that time, but it's too big a risk for the money men who right now think the only horror films people will pay to see are based on other films they've already seen.
Stuntcock Mike by dancetothebeatofthelivingdead	Jul 15th, 2009 03:13:44 PM
I fucking get it! Skippy 4 life, son!
Still don't get.... by InfiniteRegress	Jul 15th, 2009 03:15:57 PM
...why there's no theatrical release. Saw this last Halloween in LA at Manns Chinese (thanks to Moriarty) and it'd fucking awesome and needs to be seen on the big screen. Cinematography and production design are just beautiful. Still, I'll be there for the comic-con screening along with all the friends who I've bored to tears with how great it is.
Also.... by InfiniteRegress	Jul 15th, 2009 03:18:45 PM
....the second cover is stupid. It completely gives away the big reveal of what Sam - the little guy who appears in all the stories and torments the great Brian Cox in the finale - looks like. Happily, there are plenty more surprises in the film. Any news on what's going to be on the DVD? The animated short Season's Greetings would be an obvious inclusion, I'd imagine, given that it's sort of the seed that this film grew from.
PIssed, Too - But At Least It's Coming on Blu-Ray... by Read and Shut Up	Jul 15th, 2009 03:20:22 PM
...the friggin' suits have NO IDEA how to market a movie that isn't "I STILL Don't Know What the Fuck You Went and Did Last Summer" - the douches. Still I'm thrilled I'll have a copy in my hands pretty soon.
Dammit! I thought this was the Skippy film. by hst666	Jul 15th, 2009 03:28:38 PM
I own the soundtrack to that one.
Yeah all the AICN hype for this film by Series7	Jul 15th, 2009 03:35:45 PM
I think the last time it took for a AICN hype film to finally be seen was Nightwatch. At least that was foreign.
Hey look! It's Veridian Dynamics' weaponized pumpkin! by MrMysteryGuest	Jul 15th, 2009 03:38:59 PM

DVD cover by Mr.FTW	Jul 15th, 2009 03:46:52 PM
The movie posters were way better, why didn't they use one of those?
Paranormal Activity by CHRISTIANBALES_BILEDUCT	Jul 15th, 2009 04:14:35 PM
Now that Trick r Treat has a release date(ish) is there any word on Paranormal Activity? Every review I read said it's a creepy as fuck film but there were rumours of it being remade and it seems to have dropped off the face of the earth since then.
MrMysteryGuest by CHRISTIANBALES_BILEDUCT	Jul 15th, 2009 04:16:00 PM
Nice catch! We're sorry. You're welcome.
bout fucking time this movie is coming out! by Judge Briggs	Jul 15th, 2009 04:36:59 PM
it's been on my netflix saved list for fucking years! fuck you WB for not releasing it sooner, you re-res!
I like that the eyes of poster #2 look like sphincters... by FlickaPoo	Jul 15th, 2009 04:48:28 PM
...little, puckered, glowing sphincters.
Geez, that second cover screams Direct-to-DVD by skimn	Jul 15th, 2009 04:57:57 PM
Z-movies always feature a close up of the creepie thingie.
This movie is SO Two Thousand And Late by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGHTS	Jul 15th, 2009 05:05:13 PM
Uh huh.
Pumpkin = Killer Klowns from Outer Space by Vic Twenty	Jul 15th, 2009 05:06:25 PM
There's a piece of crap for ya.
Who do I need to complain to? by darthsynn	Jul 15th, 2009 05:21:05 PM
I'm sick of quotes on DVD covers. "The Best Film of the Year!" Why can't they put these on the back?
Bale! Did you just quote Fergie?? by skimn	Jul 15th, 2009 05:24:29 PM
That, sir, should get you banned.
Saw this last year at the AICN screening... by Kirbymanly	Jul 15th, 2009 05:26:44 PM
...and it STUNK. I could see the punchlines to the stories coming from a mile away. Lazy, lazy writing. It is not being released because it just isn't that good. Don't blame the suits...they have released FAR worse films than this before.
I am overly and unhealthily excited for this movie by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 05:29:25 PM
I've been waiting a long time to see it. Halloween is the most fun holiday of the year and the only one I even see the point in going all out for. Horror movie marathons are common place at my humble abode but October is Horror 24/7. I really, really hope this movie lives up to my excessive expectations because I will be buying it blind (just like Night of the Creeps).
I am overly and unhealthily excited for this movie by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 05:29:26 PM
I've been waiting a long time to see it. Halloween is the most fun holiday of the year and the only one I even see the point in going all out for. Horror movie marathons are common place at my humble abode but October is Horror 24/7. I really, really hope this movie lives up to my excessive expectations because I will be buying it blind (just like Night of the Creeps).
And double posts are the devil by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 05:30:40 PM
I should know
how could WB not give this a theatrical run? by GLENN_THE_TOOL	Jul 15th, 2009 05:34:15 PM
all the word of mouth i've heard about this film from screenings have been stellar. but apparently, some stuffy suit at WB had a problem with the fact that a bunch of kids die in the movie, so the got shelved. i too have an unhealtyhy obsession with all things related to Halloween, so i've been anticipating this movie's release since i heard about it roughly two years ago.
How bout a fucking spoiler warning, huh?! by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon	Jul 15th, 2009 05:35:59 PM
Cause if that's what the kid looks like under the hood I'm supremly pissed!
they just gave away a plot point by Jesiah	Jul 15th, 2009 05:48:44 PM
.....in that dvd cover. Kind of obvious without seeing it that's what would happen, but they should have at least TRIED to keep it a surprise.
Not the one with Ozzy and Gene Simmons then? by Moviegimp	Jul 15th, 2009 05:51:40 PM

That first cover reminds me of Halloween III. by Kid Idioteque	Jul 15th, 2009 05:53:57 PM
And for me, at least, that is a VERY good thing. Season of the Witch was ridiculous, creepy, stupid, but hilariously campy fun. I hope this is the same. I think this will be a blind-buy for me.
Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 has... by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 06:02:26 PM
one of the most memorable and shocking kid death scene in a film, ever. Although I think The Beyond tops the blood spattered cake.
G-Force gets released to theaters while this goes to DVD by ackack	Jul 15th, 2009 06:16:06 PM
At least its getting released, I guess.
The best horror film... by Logan_1973	Jul 15th, 2009 06:18:14 PM
...that no one has seen.
G-Force making a lot of money= the apocalypse by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 06:19:03 PM
Pay attention folks, the signs are everywhere!
hopefully they change the cover art before it hits the street by Jesiah	Jul 15th, 2009 06:21:08 PM
Its not like joe public bought that spookyass sam doll that came out
ThePilgrim by Jesiah	Jul 15th, 2009 06:24:54 PM
Burton killed that little kid in Sleepy Hollow. Not onscreen, but that's one of the closest I've ever seen kids being killed. The other that I can recall is one of The Puppetmaster movies where a kid fucks around with Torch or whatever the fuck the name of the puppet with the flamethrower was called. Initially Torch wasn't gonna kill him, but the kid whipped him or some shit like that, next thing you know Torch looks at the camera really pissed with flames starting to rise and then you get the idea.
The kid in Sleepy Hollow death scene by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 06:37:19 PM
was actually way more disturbing than actually seeing the death. God do I love tha movie, I've even got the poster over my bed. Get it, 'cause it's called Sleepy Hollow?
Jesiah... by Kirbymanly	Jul 15th, 2009 06:53:25 PM
Don't worry about spoilers in any of their materials. If you have only have a brain in your head you'll be able to see what is coming next in this film 15 minutes before it happens. Complete let-down for me.... and I LOVE shit like this.
What about the kid slaying in A HISTORY OF VILOENCE? by Logan_1973	Jul 15th, 2009 06:56:08 PM
Remember in the beginning in the hotel, when baddie #2 shot the girl right in front of our...oh wait never mind. Damn cutaways.
Fucking travesty this is straight-to-DVD. by DarthCorleone	Jul 15th, 2009 06:56:44 PM
Serious idiocy by the studio.
And, yeah... by DarthCorleone	Jul 15th, 2009 07:00:51 PM
...that second cover sucks. Way to spoiler, jackasses.
absolutely asinine by palewook	Jul 15th, 2009 07:14:46 PM
that this film doesn't get a theatrical release. someone needs to get fired.
I call 'shenanigans' on not wanting to spend money for marketing by Darkman	Jul 15th, 2009 07:21:40 PM
DARK KNIGHT made the studio more money than most of us will see in ten lifetimes. They, easily, could've spent 10-15 million pushing this film. Bunch of pussy-ass dumbshits. Still, can't wait to see the film.
For those of you chomping at the bit, though... by DarthCorleone	Jul 15th, 2009 07:35:40 PM
...don't get your motors too revved up. It's a fun movie, but it's not the second coming of whatever horror masterpiece you hold most sacrosanct. Take it with that expectation, and you'll be fine.
Why not a theatrical release? by dr sauch	Jul 15th, 2009 07:35:43 PM
Why is the movie industry so obtuse and insane?
It's a fun film... by Banshee7	Jul 15th, 2009 07:56:45 PM
but like DarthCorleone said, it's not the second coming. I love it though. It's got a great look and cool "vibe" to it. Glad I can get it on BR finally.
August Screening in Toronto by potishen	Jul 15th, 2009 07:57:16 PM
This is being screened at the Toronto After Dark Fest in Aug.
Kid Deaths . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 15th, 2009 08:27:37 PM
. . . the Kintner boy death in Jaws still kind of gives me a chill. In Tentacles, the worst of all Jaws ripoffs, a baby gets dragged under, bassonet and all. Anybody seen Deadly Eyes? If not you have to. Giant, killer rats played by dachsunds in costumes. The movie is basically shit, but there's a gruesome, off camera baby death w/ a nasty trail of blood from high chair to basement. Freaked me OUT as a kid. Best kid death EVER is the kid in sleeping bag getting swatted into a tree by inside-out bear in Prophecy. I'm sure I can think of some others. . . oh yeah, Pet Semetary.
NO FUCKING THEATRICAL RELEASE?!?!? by D.Vader	Jul 15th, 2009 08:46:34 PM
Why has there been no fucking story on this? We've been following this movie for years, and you casually tell us there's no theatrical release by just showing us the DVD box art? What the fuck is this shit?
Why not release this theatrically? by D.Vader	Jul 15th, 2009 08:49:53 PM
I can't think of a SINGLE reason why they didn't bother to release this last Halloween? Or this Halloween? Or Halloween 2 years ago? Anna Paquin is a more recognizable star now, thanks to True Blood. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS STUDIO?
I agree- TERRIBLE cover by D.Vader	Jul 15th, 2009 08:56:18 PM
I haven't seen this movie, but I didn't want to have the kid's face spoiled. Ugh.
Put a spoiler tag on this article by D.Vader	Jul 15th, 2009 08:58:06 PM
For God's sake, give this site some dignity back.
Kids got killed in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem by D.Vader	Jul 15th, 2009 08:59:00 PM
Where's your excuse now, Warner Bros?
kids get whacked in by frank cotton	Jul 15th, 2009 09:11:07 PM
FEAST 2 and HIGH TENSION
Feast had a kiddie death by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 09:21:53 PM
as well as the two movies that Frank Cotton mentioned
I have not seen Feast 3 by SoylentMean	Jul 15th, 2009 09:22:37 PM
No idea what gruesome demises are in that movie.
Can't Wait to See This Get Cancelled by ThusSpakeSpymunk	Jul 15th, 2009 10:04:34 PM
I can't wait for them to announce that the DVD/BD release for this will be "indefinitely delayed." The fact that they're not giving an official street date is cause for ominous rumblings from beyond the world ...
imho best "kid killing scene" or unseen by Jesiah	Jul 15th, 2009 10:41:16 PM
"Master Skywalker! There's too many of them! What are we going to do!?" Cut to shot of kids in the background, Anakin igniting his lightsaber in the foreground, kid(s?) flinching simultaneously as he ignites it, hilarity ensues. Oh George if you only filled episodes I-III with more scenes like that you'd still be the celebrated artist instead of tinkerer/re-editor.
Mimic had two kids getting killed by the giant bug.. by Nerd Rage	Jul 15th, 2009 10:47:36 PM
But I think the actual slayings are off screen though.
oh what bout the beginning of "The Untouchables" by Jesiah	Jul 15th, 2009 10:48:59 PM
"Hey Mr.! You forgot your--" BOOOOOOOMMM!!!
About freaking time. by BurnedNotice_Dude	Jul 16th, 2009 12:09:40 AM
Been waiting for this.
No theatrical release = CRIME by scrivener	Jul 16th, 2009 01:27:06 AM
I guess I'll be one of the lucky few who had a chance to see this on the big screen (Screamfest 2008). I can attest to the fact that this is, in fact, one of the top 3 best Halloween-themed movies ever made. This could have been a massively successful new franchise, but Warner Brother's has tiny, shriveled, retard balls and sat on the film for two years before killing it like a pumpkin-smashing fat kid. Fuck you, Warner. Fuck you in your ignorant fucking face. At least the public will finally get to see what they've been missing...
Okay, it's not just kids dying... by CopOnTheEdge	Jul 16th, 2009 01:27:32 AM
...it's a grown man poisoning HALLOWEEN CANDY. Um...can ya see the copycat murder trials coming a mile away? Yeah, so can the studio. And bottom line...the movie's not THAT good, guys. Trust me, I was at that screening. A couple of the segments kick ass and there's some cool visuals and that's about it. The one nudity scene has a bunch of chicks with small boobs. I mean if that's not a crime, then WHAT IS I ASK?!!! (No, Anna Paquin is not naked -- strike three!)
They killed... by atruthandalie	Jul 16th, 2009 03:43:18 AM
...the little girl in the red dress and the boy who couldn't clean the bathtub in Schindler's List.
SACKBOY THE MOVIE by ironic_name	Jul 16th, 2009 04:05:12 AM

skimn by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGHTS	Jul 16th, 2009 04:53:36 AM
Did I? My dickish boss said it to me last week when I was late arriving and it amused me. Now I know where he got it from, I'm HORRIFIED.
Don't forget... by McDylbot	Jul 16th, 2009 05:19:30 AM
Planet Terrors kiddie death. Even though it was off screen, still gives me judders just thinking about it...
9 Minute Clip Here. by Spiderwalk	Jul 16th, 2009 05:54:55 AM
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HEY! SPOILER TAG FOR THAT SECOND COVER! by BeeDub	Jul 16th, 2009 07:14:37 AM
What the hell, huh?
Kids death by skimn	Jul 16th, 2009 10:11:13 AM
Has there been no mention, considering the Halloween them, of Halloween 3 Season Of The Witch? Didn't Buddy Kupfers die a bug infested death, thanks to the Halloween mask?
Will def be buying this on blu ray by Jawa 007	Jul 16th, 2009 10:43:55 AM

Can't wait for "Creepshow" on blu-ray by ufoclub1977	Jul 16th, 2009 11:01:30 AM
I loved this movie so much, saw it first weekend in 1982, I even own the soundtrack on CD. Such a fun cohesive movie with crazy style!
Creepshow..what a fun old school cast by skimn	Jul 16th, 2009 11:24:50 AM
Leslie Nielsen pre-Dreben, Hal Holbrook, Fritz Weaver, and my favorite segment EG Marshall. Stephen King, though, should keep his roles to cameos and walk-ons. His acting wouldn't pass in a Three Stooges short.
SoylentMean, you beat me to it. by TheLastCleric	Jul 16th, 2009 12:53:49 PM
That kid death in Feast was fast but pretty violent: eaten alive in front of his mother. Incidentally, I think Feast was the film everybody keeps claiming Drag Me To Hell was: Funny, grusome and at times genuinely scary.
CopOnTheEdge, are you serious? by TheLastCleric	Jul 16th, 2009 12:59:47 PM
The whole concept of poisoning or otherwise contaminating candy at Halloween time has been a persistent urban myth for decades, even though the actual instances of such a crime occurring have been incredibly rare. Hell, there is a scene in Halloween II where a kid has a razorblade in his mouth from what we infer was tainted candy. I seriously doubt the studio backed away from a theatrical release over that single plot element.
Masters of Horror Episode: "Jenifer" by Jesiah	Jul 16th, 2009 03:02:27 PM
It's not an on scene death but I thought it should be an honorable mention SPOILER the cop guy comes home and finds Jenifer in the basement eating the body of the little asian girl (little as in single-digit age). Sure it (the asian girl's body) was mostly guts and only the torso and head were left, but I thought that was pretty gruesome to show a body like that so young even if it was prolly just a dummy.
Is this anything like "the terrific Hatchet?" by reflecto	Jul 16th, 2009 03:11:19 PM
If so count me out.
TheLastCleric... by CopOnTheEdge	Jul 16th, 2009 05:55:23 PM
Studios don't shelve a movie that cost $20 mil. and has several name actors in it over the "inability to market it." They shelve movies because they're either a) horrendous, or b) have some element that presents possible lawsuits against them. The film isn't THAT bad to warrant not being released, so I'm going with option B. It's a different corporate landscape now with horror movies than the days of Halloween II. And remember the film, "The Program," where on opening night multiple groups of teenagers were injured (and some killed, I believe) re-enacting a stunt from the film. It doesn't mean it will happen, just that it could so the studio covers their ass.
Oh man, do I remember that shit from "The Program" by SoylentMean	Jul 16th, 2009 06:18:26 PM
Darwin Awards were on a fuckin' conveyer belt.
Not a remake of the one with Skippy from "Family Ties?' by KarlKolchak	Jul 17th, 2009 12:04:04 AM
If so, that's good. Actually, it's surprising that a great, genuinely scary movie about Halloween and kids trick-or-treating has not been made yet. There's a lot of potential there.
Will Be Cancelled by ThusSpakeSpymunk	Jul 17th, 2009 08:43:50 AM
The "street date" for this will be "indefinitely delayed." Studious would rather piss blood than release anything quality.

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