We adored the innocent girl Nell and her twisted spine that contorted whenever her sweet little soul was possessed by an evil being from hell. And while The Last Exorcism might have been the end to Cotton Marcus and his film crew, Eli Roth has new plans for Nell in his sequel. We caught up with with the newly…
Codex Gigas: Devil's Bible or Just an Old Book?
Scholars find a demonic drawing within a mysterious religious artifact taken as a spoil of war over five hundred years ago. At face value, the story of the Codex Gigas sounds like the script for Indiana Jones 5, but behind the gloss lie genuine questions. What exactly is this artifact? Did an evil monk create it in a…
Does the new red band trailer for The Devil Inside scare you?
Cleanse the long holiday weekend with blood and demon fire! Behold the new trailer from The Devil Inside, a movie about priests drowning babies and possessed ladies! While we're weary of yet another found footage film, we're suckers for a good exorcism. But will it be scary? You decide.
The Last Exorcism not actually The Last Exorcism: Studio greenlights a …
It's no real surprise that the producers from The Last Exorcism are keen to make a sequel. The mockumentary grossed $62.5 mil worldwide on a budget of $1.6 mil. But what are they going to call it?
In the 15th century, Satanic automata wigged out churchgoers
Automata were... theologically and culturally familiar, things with which one could be on easy terms.
They were funny, sometimes bawdy, and they were everywhere... Mechanical devils were...rife. Poised in sacristies, they made horrible faces, howled and stuck out their tongues to instill fear in the hearts of…
Why all stories should end happily
There are a lot of cinematic crimes committed in the name of ending movies on a feel-good note. The twists range from technologically advanced spacecraft having one major weakness, to bad guys being swayed to the side of good after a brief pep-talk from a hero. These cheap ploys frustrate audiences, but they are in…
"Drive Angry" is the best exploitation movie in years
Drive Angry is one of those delightfully tasteless movies that turns dumb, gross fun into true artistry. This horror flick is like the three-headed devil child of David Lynch and Rob Zombie - it was crafted with loving care by film nerds who love exploitation movies, and every blood-soaked minute is pure, unhinged…
Robert Rodriguez's Black Mamba short stars Kanye West, Bruce Willis and …
Check out this strange trailer for Robert Rodriguez's Nike movie called The Black Mamba. Apparently Bruce Willis, who is the devil, wants Kobe Bryant's shoes (because Kobe's the greatest player in the world... *cough*). And now Bryant has to play on a basketball court of fire (OK that part was cool). Danny Trejo's…
13 killer films that take place in just one room
Looking for some thrillers that take place entirely in a single enclosed space? Agent Orange from Quiet Earth has counted down 13 of the most nail-biting flicks confined to four walls.
