Richard Lynch Passes
“Halloween” actor Richard Lynch, who became a staple in horror and science-fiction movies with his scarred facial features, has died at age 76, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Lynch’s representative, Mike Baronas, told Reuters that Lynch’s body was discovered by…
Get Your B-movie Fix
When Scared Stiff premiered last week night at The Bar, a small crowd of bizarro movie buffs gathered to see cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. But it wasn’t just the campy Ed Wood-directed flick that brought folks in…
Creature
Imagine a space saga where the girls looked straight out of an Eighties music video and the sets are so very obvious and cheap. Add to the proceedings a black and slimy “creature” that borrows more than a little from…
Susan Tyrell Passes
Oscar-nominated actress Susan Tyrrell, known for roles in offbeat films including John Waters’ “Cry-Baby,” has died. She was 67. Niece Amy Sweet tells the Associated Press that Tyrrell died Saturday in her sleep at home in Austin. A Travis County…
Vampire Hunter
With set-pieces that include a vertiginous stand-off atop a perilous, flaming train, and The Battle of Gettysburg re-imagined with vampires thrown in for good measure, there’s no doubting that the absurdly-titled Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has all the makings of…
Monster Mash-up
If you happen to see brain-seeking zombies, many-eyed monsters and lab-created terrors roaming around downtown Elgin this weekend, don’t be alarmed — it just means Elgin horror fans are celebrating the halfway mark until Halloween. Friday and Saturday will witness…
20 From SYFY
NEW YORK – June 12, 2012 – To celebrate Syfy’s June extravaganza of four Saturday Original Movies – Jersey Shore Shark Attack (6/9), Piranhaconda (6/16), Arachnoquake (6/23) and Bigfoot (6/30) – Syfy Digital is offering fans a remarkable 20 movies…
A Piranhaconda Summer-NYT
There’s a surprising amount of television this summer that threatens to be good for you: “The Newsroom” on HBO. “Michael Wood’s Story of England” on PBS. “N.Y. Med” on ABC. “Political Animals” on USA. You might as well still be…
Midnight Movie Bucks
It’s no secret the movie industry is hurting and looking for new ways to charge us more when it comes to ticket sales. Fortunately, 3-D and IMAX showings have sated that need for now, but what’s next? How will they…
Rosalba Neri
Ms. Neri who also went under the name of Sara Bay is 73 years old today, June 19th, 2012. If you went to the drive-in movies during the ‘60s, chances are you saw her many times. Among the 99 films…
Comic-Con Film Festival
The 13th annual Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) is happening alongside the San Diego Comic-Con, and the lineup for this year’s event is now available. We have for you here both the horror/suspense and science fiction/fantasy schedules along with…
The Guyver
A race of aliens are trying to run the earth with an evil corporation. They have a reptile-like appearance, which I suppose pleases David Icke. Their next goal is to attain the guyver, a special device that turns the user…
10 delightfully cheesy 90s
In-depth analyses of the latest movies and TV shows are all part of our daily diet here on Den of Geek, but there are times when – particularly on a Monday – all you really want to do is watch…
Roger Corman Recalls Death Threats
Trashmeister John Waters and King of the B’s Roger Corman were a match made in cult-movie heaven at the 14th annual Provincetown International Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday. How to Survive a Plague: Sundance Film Review Prior to presenting Corman…
Sniggering at Prometheus?
See if you can guess which vapid, if visually impressive, Ridley Scott science fiction opus these quotes are describing: “Not the seminal science fiction film one wants from Ridley Scott…the sets and special effects are well done, but these things…
Corman In P Town
Roger Corman, the king of B movies, is living proof of P.T. Barnum’s observation that nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. But the iconic low-budget legend says he’s tried! The producer of cinematic popcorn such…
The Pom Pom Girls
THE POM POM GIRLS was a huge sleeper hit in it’s day and it’s easy to see why. Thousands of stoned kids across the land with beer in hand at the drive-in, watching this documentary-like fun fest on being a…
The Hobbit journeys to Comic-Con
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hits theaters on December 14, 2012 – but not before a three-hour stopover at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego this July. TheOneRing.net has also confirmed it will be presenting a Hobbit panel at the show…
Troubled Z
From release date shuffling, to extensive reshoots, to a last-minute hustle for a third act rewrite, it’s no secret that Marc Forster’s World War Z adaptation has been plagued with problems. But as this dystopian drama trudges toward five weeks…
Seeking Justice
There’s a surprising amount of star power behind the newly released straight –to-DVD thriller Seeking Justice (the film had a very small limited release). Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, January Jones, Jennifer Carpenter, Harold Perrineau and Xander Berkely star in a…