Remakes galore

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Threads have been abuzz about remakes of old horror movies recently. I did some digging and found out these movies being remade :-

The Birds - (original 1963) Hitchcock movie, needs no intro

The Blob - (original 1958) 1st remake 1988.

The Bad Seed - (original 1956) first flick to have a child killer.

Black Christmas - (original 1974) believed to be the 1st slasher.

Black Sabbath - (original 1963) Mario Bava movie.

The Crazies - (original 1972) Romero movie. (Romero is executive producer this time around)

The Creature of the Black Lagoon - need I say?

Day of the Dead - (original 1985) Romero flick. (Romero aint involved with this one whatsoever though)

The Entity - (original 1981) being remade by "Ringu" fame Nakata.

Evil Dead - needs no intro, but this time no Ash.

The Hitcher - (original 1986) Rutger Hauer may have small role.

It's Alive - (original 1974) being remade by Larry Cohen again.

Near Dark - (original 1987) same story and script.

Night of the Living Dead 3D - needs no intro, remake of the 1968 classic in 3D.

The Omen - (original 1976 starred Gregory Peck) supposed to be released on June 6, 2006 (6/6/6)

Piranha - (original 1978) remake is made by Chuck Russell

Prom Night - (original 1980) supposedly different script this time.

Suspiria - (original 1977) remade by Dimension Films

The Wicker Man - (original 1973) Nicholas Cage stars in this one.

The Wolf Man - needs no intro. Being remade by Benecio Del Toro.


Plenty more will be up soon. For more news, watch this thread...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by _____V_____
Threads have been abuzz about remakes of old horror movies recently. I did some digging and found out these movies being remade :-
Black Christmas - (original 1974) believed to be the 1st slasher.

i'll say it before someone else does ..

its probably at least the second -
Bava's Bay of Blood (Twitch of the Death Nerve) beat it by a couple of years)


god knows there's probably something before that too..

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[SIZE=3][FONT=courier new][COLOR=skyblue]O.K. I'll admit your list of remakes is a good one I for one am interested in the new Wolfman directed by Del Toro. I hope his brother will be in it.

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Originally posted by urgeok
i'll say it before someone else does ..

its probably at least the second -
Bava's Bay of Blood (Twitch of the Death Nerve) beat it by a couple of years)


god knows there's probably something before that too..

my bad there...you are right urge, the first one (if we have to take all murder mysteries into the slasher genre) was in the 40s...Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None"...

The first independent one was "Peeping Tom"(1960)...the year in which "Psycho" released too...then there was Herschel Gordon Lewis' "Blood Feast(1963)...

Bava's "Blood and Black Lace" came in 1964...and "Bay of Blood" in 1971...

I missed quite a few of em... :D

although its claimed that "Black Christmas" was the first horror film to use the "the calls are coming from inside the house" plotline...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by _____V_____
although its claimed that "Black Christmas" was the first horror film to use the "the calls are coming from inside the house" plotline...

screw it .. it's Canadian so it's the only one that matters :D

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lol hey urge, whatcha doin for the summer? can you afford a trip to the west for the Fangoria show? It ll be worth it...

[urgeok]

Originally posted by _____V_____
lol hey urge, whatcha doin for the summer? can you afford a trip to the west for the Fangoria show? It ll be worth it...

i think that would be cool ... but my wife wouldnt even consider that one :)

i'm saving my money for the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear her ein Toronto in September...

its combined with The Space Channel, Anime, Comic, and Gaming convention so I'm bringing the family this year....

will shatner and leonard nimoy will be there ..
not every day you get to meet 2 of the most recognized figures in the world :)

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Originally posted by urgeok
i'm saving my money for the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear her ein Toronto in September...

will shatner and leonard nimoy will be there ..
not every day you get to meet 2 of the most recognized figures in the world :)

Thats a good show developing. I may attend if I m not busy with other stuff at that time. It should be wacked and kickass!

I wanna meet Nimoy...he rocks! :D

[urgeok]

the dilemma is - what do i take to get signed ?
the movies, the books ?

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take the books...you can always save the pages...