Descendents (2008)

Descendents (2008)

Coming November 13th in Chile is a twist on the zombie genre called Solos or Descendents.

From the official site: "In an undefined future, the earth has been destroyed by man, and the air is polluted with a mysterious virus that turns humans into zombies. Only a few children are immune to the disease and have adapted to these extreme conditions and survived. Camille, a nine year old girl, wanders through these desolate wastelands, protecting herself from zombies and the armed military forces that roam the land killing anyone who might be infected. However, the little girl will find other kids like her that share a recurring dream: thay all have vision of the ocean as their destiny. Together they will try to survive the journey to the ocean in search of an escape."

The film is directed by Jorge Olguin and stars Camille Lynch, Carolina Andrade and Cristobal Barra.

So here it is ... Descendents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOBbYD0Md8A
http://www.descendentsmovie.com/

Splintered (2009)

Splintered (2009)

Friday's @ the Rant are for new, upcoming horror films. Short on time today, so here is Splintered which is receiving limited release this fall.

IMDB Synopsis: "Somewhere prowling in the darkest corner of a desolate, abandoned building on the edge of a wilderness is a dangerous animal. It's a human animal that lives by the rules of the wild, where survival is the only concern.

This creature of the night uses cunning and instinct to hunt and kill for pleasure. He has no qualms about his actions; he lives by his desires and he'll take what he wants.

SOPHIE, a teenager with a troubled past, strays into the abandoned building on a dare. She discovers what it's like to become the object of this animal's obsessive desire when she's locked in an isolated room, where no one can hear her screams.

In the night, sitting in the pitch black, waiting for the inevitable, Sophie is terrified by the the obsessive stare through the skylight of the impromptu jail.

Daylight brings GAVIN. He keeps the animal at bay as best he can. A protector of sorts, but a protector who also keeps her locked away. What bizarre relationship does this self appointed jailer have with the elusive prowling creature beyond the door?

Sophie's attempts at escape repeatedly end in failure, but she clings to the hope that she will be rescued by her friends, despite her fears of what might happen to them, if they come too close to the vicious animal? " more...

So here it is ... Splintered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiCnAmMnpE4

The Devil's Rain (1975)

The Devil's Rain (1975)

Today we return to revisit The Devil's Rain, a spectacular mess of a 70's movie - and one I enjoy seeing over and over. Ernest Borgnine chews the scenery like nobody's business and we also have William Shatner (Star Trek, Kingdom of the Spiders) and Tom Skerrit (Alien). If you look close you can see a cameo, early appearence by John Travolta (Carrie) before he was even a sweathog or disco king. The first three fourths of the film are all about build up and contains some interesting bits; however, the conclusion's melting rain is what you're waiting for. A fun movie.

So, thanks to My Flash Fetish and YouTube, here is the full movie ... The Devil's Rain

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Demons (1985)

Demons (1985)

Directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dario Argento (along with Bava), Demons is a facinating and confusing (and delightfully gory) Italian horror flick.

IMDB: "A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and posses the humans one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers." Click here for more.

Below, thanks to My Flash Fetish and YouTube, is the full movie for you to enjoy!

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The Brides of Dracula (1960)

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Hammer followed up their wildly successful Horror of Dracula with The Brides of Dracula in 1960. Peter Cushing is back as Van Helsing, but Christopher Lee did not return as Dracula. Instead, we follow up with the adventures of Cushing's Van Helsing as he chases down Baron Meinster. The result is a satifying vampire romp mostly due to Terence Fisher's confident direction and Peter Cushing's engaging performance.

So here it is ... The Brides of Dracula

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Horror of Dracula (1958)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Today we present the entire feature length film Horror of Dracula thanks to My Flash Fetish and YouTube. Filmed in 1958 by Hammer Films after the successful remake of Frankenstein with The Curse of Frankenstein, this film resurrected the horror genre presenting the thrills and scares in technicolor. Curse and Horror also launched the horror careers of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and forever stamped Hammer Films as the House of Horror on genre film fans.

In a day where remakes are rampant, some successful and some failures, it is interesting to note how successful and important Horror of Dracula and Curse of Frankenstein are to the history of the horror film. Each film is a remake (reinvisioning) of Universals Frankenstein and Dracula classics. Sure they had the novels to draw their inspiration from, still they made an agreement with Universal to make and distribute these films (and The Mummy as well) -- even though they could not use the famous Boris Karloff monster make up.

The Dracula franchise would be a successful one for Hammer Films throughout the 60's and into the 70's, finally killing of the Count with a Kung-fu mix called The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (The Seven Brothers meet Dracula in the States).

So here it is...enjoy!

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A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Yesterday we spotlighted The Uninvited, which is remake of today's trailer spotlight - A Tale of Two Sisters. This Korean horror flick from 2003 is a successful suspenseful yarn about two sisters returning home to find a terrifying secret.

So here it is ... A Tale of Two Sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDyWVOIY8Mg