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SUPERNATURAL: A Very Supernatural Christmas
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 12-16-2007)

Supernatural has probably been about the most solid series on television this season. While other series have featured as many bad episodes as good, and some featuring mostly bad episodes, (Are you listening Heroes, Journeyman, Bionic Woman, and...

The SUPERNATURAL Music of Christopher Lennertz
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-27-2006)

Film and television composer Christopher Lennertz received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for scoring the pilot episode of the WB series SUPERNATURAL, which just completed its first season last Ma...

Six More for Supernatural STONE HOUSE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 09-17-2007)

If you like John Carpenter's THE THING, you may be interested in this little talked about upcoming supernatural, THE STONE HOUSE. Ryan Rotten at Shock Till You Drop has revealed six more casting additions for the film. Brendan Miller, Shane West (The Leag...


Supernatural
by John Sinnott (Fri 09-15-2006)

...y people; SUPERNATURAL. Nominated for two Emmy's as well as a Saturn Award, the show garnered a lot of critical claim but still deserves a wider audience. It's a very good show that brings back quality creepiness to prime time TV. Sam Winchester (Ja...

Bell Joins Supernatural War Flick.
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 10-25-2001)

Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOT) has signed on board an untitled war film with supernatural overtones. The project, which is currently being shot in Prague by Michael J. Bassett from the helmer's own script. The film will tell the story of a group of British sol...

Stockwell Leading Supernatural SANCTUARY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 07-16-2008)

Lionsgate has set up John Stockwell as the director for their upcoming supernatural thriller Sanctuary, which screenwriter Stephen Susco adapted off of John Connolly's novel "Bad Men". Sobin Films is co-financing the project with Lionsgate while...

Supernatural menace from THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-02-2004)

Justin Theroux (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) and Julie Delpy (BEFORE SUNSET) will star in the supernatural thriller THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES. The actors will play the parents of a little girl who disappears under mysterious circumstances shortly after they move into...


Oldman Toplines New Supernatural Thriller
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 02-08-2008)

Thespian Gary Oldman and Cam Gigandet are in negotiations to lead a new Untitled Supernatural Thriller, says the Hollywood Reporter. The trade has them co-starring alongside Odette Yustman (Cloverfield) with David Goyer set to direct f...

Fivesome Board Supernatural UNBORN
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-05-2008)

Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba and Rhys Coiro have joined the supernatural thriller Unborn, says the Hollywood Reporter. They will join leading stars Gary Oldman and Odette Yustman in the Rogue Pictures project to be directed by Dav...

JJ Abrams Agrees to Supernatural Thriller
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 08-08-2007)

...andling a supernatural thriller that has been written by and will be directed by Josh Marston. Marston himself gained notice by his hit MARIA FULL OF GRACE and he's currently working on FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE. Currently, JJ Abrams is finishing up 1-18-...

CW Renews Smallville and Supernatural
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 03-03-2008)

The CW has announced some early pick ups for their line-up next fall. Two of the genre specific shows getting another season will be "Smallville" and "Supernatural". The long-running Thursday series Smallville will enter its eight seas...


SUPERNATURAL: The Magnificent Seven
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 10-06-2007)

Supernatural: Season One was my summer box set and it turned out to be a really good choice. Then, Season Two hit DVD so I blazed through it in order to be ready for the Season Three premiere. Season Two was even better than the first so I had h...

Trio On Board Facing Supernatural DEATH
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 02-02-2008)

Sean Bean (Fellowship of the Ring), Lena Heady (300, "Sarah Connor Chronicles") and Rupert Friend will be having some supernatural medieval surprises in BLACK DEATH, says the Hollywood Reporter. Geoff Sax will direct, based on a screenplay ...

NBC Gets New Supernatural Show
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 08-06-2007)

...ghts to a supernatural show created by scribe John Stephens. The show is based off a couple of regular cops dedicated to busting vampires, zombies and other criminal demons. No title for the show yet. This is on top of CBS having a vampire show, ...

Swank Looks to Star in Supernatural "Reaping"
by News Editor (Sat 03-12-2005)

Warner Bros. Pictures and Dark Castle Entertainment are in final negotiations with Oscar winner Hilary Swank to star in "The Reaping."The supernatural story centers a myth debunker who travels to a small, religious town in Texas to investigate occurrences...


Duchovny Knows Supernatural SECRET
by News Editor (Tue 04-26-2005)

David Duchovny has signed on to star with Lili Taylor and newcomer Olivia Thirlby in THE SECRET for direct Vincent Perez.The supernatural drama centers on the emotional triangle among a 16-year-old girl, her mother and her father. After the mother is kill...

Moore Leads Supernatural SHELTER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-29-2008)

Julianne Moore has been pegged to lead the supernatural thriller SHELTER, reports Variety. The film will be produced by Nala Films with a budget somewhere between 22 and 25 million. Swedish duo Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein (Storm) will direct the fea...

Ridley Scott Helming Supernatural STONES
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-13-2007)

Ridley Scott has a new supernatural thriller on the way, based around the Stonehenge mythology, reports Variety. The Fox 2000 film STONES was written by Matt Cirulnick and Scott will direct/produce the film through his Scott Free shingle. Cirulnick got th...

SUPERNATURAL Season One
by Stephen Lackey (Wed 07-18-2007)

I don’t remember why but for some reason when Supernatural first started I didn’t watch it. I think it conflicted with some show I was already watching. It looked good but by the time I was ready to start with the series I felt too f...


Costner Joins Supernatural NEW DAUGHTER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 10-24-2007)

Kevin Costner has joined the supernatural thriller NEW DAUGHTER, says the Hollywood Reporter. The actor will be joining the young actress Ivana Baquero (Pan's Labyrinth) for Gold Circle Films and Spanish director Luiso Berdejo. The film will be based on a...

Richard Laymon: A Horror Writer with BITE.
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)

...does: mix supernatural horror with dark suspense, but I resist those who want to lump him in with horror writers who have eschewed supernatural horror for what is essentially crime fiction. `You`re correct in saying that I have not ‘eschewed’ supernatu...

Goyer Has a New Supernatural Thriller for PLATINUM
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-09-2007)

Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company just got a bit busier as did writer-director David Goyer. They have a new supernatural thriller (untitled) in the works for Rogue Pictures, says the Hollywood Reporter. Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Full...

Supernatural CHEMICAL Nabbed by Warner Bros.
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-05-2007)

Veteran Monty Python second unit director, Julian Doyle, has recently wrapped up filming on the supernatural horror thriller, CHEMICAL WEDDING, says Hollywood Reporter. According to the trade, the project was written by Bruce Dickinson, a frontman for the...


ADV Films Announces the VHS and DVD Release of Orphen: Supernatural Powers (Tue 06-19-2001)

ADV Films is proud to announce the home video and DVD release of Orphen: Supernatural Powers, the second installment of the newest fantasy anime series from the #1 distributor of Japanese animation in North America. Based on the popular series of Japa...

A SUPERNATURAL Number
by News Editor (Sat 10-08-2005)

Cinescape visitor Rick dropped us a line about a recent episode of SUPERNATURAL. He had this to say about a number he called... I just got a chance to watch this weeks episode of Supernatural and I caught something interesting. Near the end of the episode...

Proyas to Helm Supernatural Thriller "Knowing"
by News Editor (Thu 02-17-2005)

Alex Proyas will direct the supernatural thriller "Knowing" for Escape Artists.The story centers a man who opens a time capsule that contains some terrifying predictions -- some have already happened and some are about to. The original script was written...

The Ups and Downs of Supernatural Blondes
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-31-2005)

...ural, the supernatural thriller, and the domestic drama, but the characters failed to engage and the other elements didn't really stand out. It was mining territory that had already been covered--and covered well--by shows like THE DEAD ZONE and MILLEN...


SUPERNATURAL: Bad Day at Black Rock
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 10-20-2007)

I like the funny fueled episodes of Supernatural. Honestly I prefer the darker ones but there’s no reason why we can’t take a break from the drama for a little humor. The only issue I might have is that some residual characters built...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...on.In the supernatural thriller One Missed Call, people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Stars Edward Burns and Shannyn Sossamon will be on stage to introduce film footage and answer questions.In Whiteout, Kate B...

SUPERNATURAL: Bedtime Stories
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 11-03-2007)

I’m an unabashed champion for Supernatural but when it slips I’m also the first one to mention it. There were missed opportunities in this episode even if the main story was a rehash of an idea that we’ve seen many times in previous...

Universal acquires a supernatural thriller
by Karl Schneider (Wed 11-08-2006)



TV Review: SUPERNATURAL - Time is on My Side
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 05-13-2008)

What a mistake the producers made by not finding a way to utilize “Time is on My Side” by the Rolling Stones. There wasn’t any great rock music in this episode and that song would have been very appropriate. The song has been a creepy on...

SUPERNATURAL LAW Update
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-01-2001)

There are rumblings of progress on the long in development SUPERNATURAL LAW, based on the comic book series by Batton Lash. According to Comics2Film, Universal Pictures has signed off on a treatment for the film that had been written by Nick Marine. Now, ...

Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Vol.#03
by Patricia Beard (-)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Translated by:Adapted by:What They SayThe Review

SUPERNATURAL: Dream a Little Dream of Me
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-09-2008)

This is a pure monster of the week situations with only a couple of minor exceptions. Now, with many shows that would mean a bad thing but with Supernatural, or at least with most episodes of the series, these single story episodes are still really g...


Supernatural Confirmed!
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Mon 01-14-2008)

Last week, I wrote about several series that are either returning or coming back over the next few months. There were some that I didn’t mention because I didn’t have confirmation that they were returning and when. One of those is Su...

Linda Blair and Amber Benson join CW's SUPERNATURAL
by Karl Schneider (Thu 09-14-2006)

According to TV Guide, Linda Blair (Original Exorcist) and Amber Benson (Buffy) have signed on to appear in various episodes of the CW's SUPERNATURAL.Blair will show up during November sweeps to bust stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, who play demon...

Carrey Set For Supernatural Comedy
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-01-2001)

Jim Carrey has sealed a deal to star in a Gary Ross (PLEASANTVILLE) helmed project out of Universal.In the as yet untitled film, Carrey will play a widower who becomes haunted by his late wife when he falls in love with a much younger woman. Along the way...

TV Review of SUPERNATURAL: Long Distance Call
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 05-05-2008)

What’s happening with Supernatural? This show has been consistently one of the best series on the air, but these last two episodes have been subpar in comparison to the previous seasons. Ghostfacers at least had some quirky characters that were...


Perlman Rescued in Untitled Supernatural Thriller
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-30-2007)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Taryn Manning, Ron Perlman, Henry Rollins, Valerie Cruz, Bill Moseley, Sarah Ann Morris and Ray Winstone are starring in the action thriller UNTITLED GEHENNA PROJECT, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Sean Connery's son, Jason Connery...

SUPERNATURAL: Mystery Spot
by Stephen Lackey, Columnist (Sat 02-16-2008)

This is two weeks in a row of gimmicks for Supernatural. Last week’s gimmick rose above its obvious limitations by its clever dialogue and fun characters. This week’s episode succeeds in the same way, but I have to ask, how long can ...

SUPERNATURAL: Ghostfacers
by Stephen Lackey (Sat 04-26-2008)

...pisode of Supernatural. This gimmick was amusing for a few minutes of the episode but it quickly became annoying. The reason it was so annoying is that I never believed that this Ghostfacers episode would be allowed to exist by the Winchester...

Ladd Leading Supernatural GRACE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-16-2008)

Leomax Entertainment is producing the psychological horror film Grace starring Jordan Ladd (Grindhouse), says The Hollywood Reporter. The film is getting adapted by director Paul Solet, based on his eponymous short feature. Leomax will distribute domesti...


Running the Gauntlet: Horror Author and Publisher Barry Hoffman
by Denise Dumars (Fri 08-04-2000)

...so writes supernatural horror. `I go through phases,` he says. `HUNGRY EYES (the first in a series) was strictly dark suspense/psychological horror. However, in the sequel (EYES OF PREY) there is a `healing forest` that is most definitely supernatural....

Yurara Vol.#01
by Ben Leary (Fri 01-25-2008)

...y and the supernatural drama form a decent, but not problem-free, alliance in a professional Shojo Beat package. Packaging: If you\'ve read any Shojo Beat titles before you know what to expect here. The front cover is a collection of the three leads i...

Beware of Doug: Douglas Clegg on Life as a Horror Writer
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-12-2000)

...eaders of supernatural horror and mysteries, Clegg`s fans find a common thread in his fiction--his love of the dark fantastic. `I started writing at about the age of 9, but it still took me until I was about 27 or so to actually write a novel and s...

DARK WATER
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sun 07-17-2005)

...ok like a supernatural virus carried on a cursed videotape. Here, Suzuki and Nakata plumb to much darker depths.Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki of SADA) is already a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown when we first meet her. And it wouldn't be ...


Yu Yu Hakusho Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 07-12-2004)

... official supernatural detective! The ReviewPackaging: Set up similar to Shueisha's original version, VIZ has Yusuke in full yanki outfit (long coat with gang tags on it, over long pants with belt.). This image is framed around VIZ's Shonen Jump GN co...

MR. X by Peter Straub
by Denise Dumars (Tue 11-09-1999)

... Straub`s supernatural fiction at its best. The novel opens with an introduction to Ned Dunstan, the protagonist, who is on his way home due to a premonition of his mother`s impending death. This kind of `feeling` that Ned has about this situation ...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF SECOND SEASON OF BLEACH ON ADULT SWIM (Tue 01-29-2008)

New Episodes Of Riveting Supernatural Action Series To Debut In March San Francisco, CA, January 28, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing compan...

Missing Vol.#01 - Spirited Away
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 05-05-2008)

... with the supernatural and his all-black wardrobe, but rather for his seeming indifference to pretty much any sort of human emotion. The discovery that he\'s recently managed to find a girlfriend, then, comes as such a surprise to them that they proba...


THE OTHERS
by Frederick C. Szebin (Fri 02-04-2000)

...e out the supernatural in the form of a college student’s ghost in her bathroom. And before you can say ‘We’ll be right back!’ she’s recruited by the university’s paranormal scholars, The Others, a group of mediums, psychics and empaths who help each o...

Viz Media Announces One Of The Most Anticipated Anime Releases Of The Year The Bleach Series On DVD (Tue 11-28-2006)

Action Packed Supernatural Adventure Of A Teen Who Sees Ghosts San Francisco, CA, November 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has a...

WHAT LIES BENEATH: Michelle Pfeiffer
by Matthew F. Saunders (Thu 07-20-2000)

... ARE INTO SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS RIGHT NOW?I think people have always...well, I think the supernatural is just another evolution, where we’ve taken it to another place in terms of scary movies and psychological thrillers. Maybe it’s just the year 2000....

DVD This Week: September 25th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-25-2001)

...perhuman, supernatural Jason Voorhees, an indestructible killer in a hockey mask.FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES offers people being killed by the superhuman, supernatural Jason Voorhees, an indestructible killer in a hockey mask. Jeez, but that so...


Dead Again
by Eric Moro (Tue 08-14-2001)

...n being a supernatural thriller and more on being a comedy, DEAD LAST utilizes very little in the way of special effects when it comes to telling its story. Instead, the producers focus on what they do best create funny situations through all too real...

A STIR OF ECHOES (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 06-07-2001)

...on of the supernatural carries that much more of a sense of the uncanny. (This is what Stephen King was talking about when he called Matheson one of his biggest influences--horror set not in far off Transylvania but in your own neighborhood.)After the ...

Tactics Vol.#01
by Julie Rosato (Thu 04-19-2007)

...all needs supernatural. He\'s able to see youkai of all kinds and has befriended them ever since he was a child. He has long dreamt of finding the powerful demon-eating tengu (and naming him Haruka), and all the time spent searching has made him quite ...

Broken on the Wheel of Publishing: A Conversation with Horror Writer Jack Ketchum
by Denise Dumars (Wed 05-03-2000)

...arily non-supernatural horror, which may explain why his work makes people squeamish and why he`s faced censorship in several cases. `SHE WAKES is supernatural, and so is some of my short fiction,` he says. `But for the most part I write about real peo...


Yu Yu Hakusho Vol.#05
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Tue 05-24-2005)

... official supernatural detective, charged with keeping the peace between the mortal and immortal realms. That peace has been shattered. A gang of demons call the Four Beasts is infecting humanity with a swarm of nasty supernatural brain bugs. The only...

Ringetsu Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 07-23-2007)

...something supernatural was related to the one month deadline that Naoto had to find a bride and impregnate her. That doesn\'t factor into the episode much at all but there is a supernatural element included nonetheless. The relationships that Naoto ha...

Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales - Goblin Cat
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 08-29-2007)

What They SayDeath has nine lives... In the Edo era of Japan, as cultural arts, modern science, and technology flourished, so too did the practice of mystical arts, as humanity faced the perils of the supernatural! In a village, at an old samurai reside...

Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales - Goddess of the Dark Tower
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 05-14-2007)

...hime, the supernatural inhabitant of a cursed castle. As a forbidden love between a mortal and a long-forgotten goddess begins to take hold, the horrifying existence of \"Forgotten Gods\" who feed on humans is soon revealed, inevitably leading to a de...


The Wizard Explored
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 05-01-2007)

...tural and supernatural kept getting in the way. And so did all those demons…The Golem and the Wondrous Deeds of the Maharal of Prague, Yudl Rosenberg (Yale University Press)This collection of interrelated stories about a sixteenth-century Prague...

xxxHolic Vol. #1 (also w/box)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 03-28-2008)

...meets the supernatural. The visual design of the show is one that has a good sense of depth to the backgrounds while the characters feel a bit out of place because of the designs. The transfer for this captures it pretty well and for the first three ep...

Wanderer, the Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 07-14-2004)

...o use his supernatural abilities often when riled up, but if trouble comes a calling he does not mind some Kansai fisticuffs. If it helps find Yui he'll do almost anything. Fighting can only take you so far. As Sei moves on he eventually tries to use ...

DVD This Week: August 13
by John Thonen (Tue 08-13-2002)

...le of the supernatural which finds an American, who spends his time debunking the supernatural, suddenly the target of a British warlock who commands a fearsome demon to do his bidding. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, who learned a thing or twelve about ...


Dead End (aka: The End) Vol.#02
by Jarred Pine (Wed 07-13-2005)

...like some supernatural beast. It is able to jump tall buildings, move with blazing speed, possesses ultimate strength, and appears to be blind. Stitch Head is one hell of a villain. The story weaves between Shirou, Stitch Head, and the yakuza master...

Notebook of a Demon Killer, Taimashin Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 09-22-2004)

...nk to the supernatural. Like a ying-yang master, they feel and control the flow of ki. Like a demon slayer, they pierce and skewer beasts with speed and precision. Like a priest, they rid they body of spirits. Like a medic, they treat the sick and woun...

Hyper Police Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 02-09-2005)

...girls and supernatural being to another level. There are fox-girls, dog-boys, lizardmen, giant bugs, demons, walking talking toadstools, werewolves and the list goes on and on. Mee also gives these characters some culture by creating beast specific clo...

Ghost Hunt Vol.#03
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 04-27-2006)

...where the supernatural beings were spirits. She really made their images look wispy and light. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast looks very simple and almost out of character. Costume designs are out of date and often contrast the personalities of th...


Amityville Horror, The (sequel)
by Coming Attractions (Fri 10-31-2003)

...us on the supernatural presense dwelling inside the Amityville house. As chronicled in the first picture and the book of the same title, The Amityville Horror told the story of the Lutz family and their encounters with unsettling supernatural manifesta...

xxxHolic Vol. #4 (Fri 08-01-2008)

...meets the supernatural. The visual design of the show is one that has a strong sense of depth to the backgrounds while the characters feel a bit out of place because of the designs. The transfer for this captures it pretty well and for the first three ...

Speed Grapher Vol. #1
by Bryan Morton (Fri 04-13-2007)

What They SayExperience the supernatural action, forbidden lust and conspiracy of this futuristic thrill ride! Death is in the hands of a photographer, assassinations are running rampant and all answers revolve around a beautiful and unimaginably powerful...

Ghost Stories Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 05-24-2006)

...ectacular supernatural finale that has critics and audiences screaming "with laughter. The Review!Tackling another round of standard school ghosts, Satsuki and friends bring the series to a rather decent close. Audio: For our primary viewing session,...


Karas Vol. #1
by Brett Barkley (Wed 04-26-2006)

...re of the supernatural catalysts for the strange and sometimes horrific events occurring around them. In this future Japan, the streets are always filled with blank-faced crowds, the city pulsing with a society oblivious to the spirits sharing the sam...

the Ring 2 Vol.#1
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 12-23-2004)

... into the supernatural aspects of Sadako and the Ring. What she will experience now will bring her closer to Ryuji, but it will also end up haunting her for the rest of the manga. She will have to face Sadako's power, as it appears to be spreading. Whi...

JoJo\'s Bizarre Adventure Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Wed 11-16-2005)

...ts of the supernatural and an evil incarnate vampire named Dio. Yes, this 20-year-old, 80+ volume manga is that much fun. Packaging: The cover features the original illustration from the 13th volume of the Japanese tankoubon release, with Jotaro doin...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXCITING AND DIVERSE ARRAY OF NEW MANGA SERIES FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2007 (Sun 07-22-2007)

Six New Series Deliver Unique Mix Of Historical Drama, Science Fiction, Award-Winning Comedic Romance and Supernatural Action San Francisco, CA, July 19, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and compreh...


Blood+ Novel Vol.#01 - First Kiss
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 06-16-2008)

...htforward supernatural action story should get a lot of entertainment out of it. Packaging: The cover art presents Saya in a high-school uniform with her trademark sword drawn. The character design here is a tad unusual, with a drawing style that ev...

Boogiepop (Novels) Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Fri 03-17-2006)

...emy and a supernatural creature named Boogiepop. Now, thanks to Seven Seas Entertainment, US fans can associate “Boogiepop” with the ongoing, 14+ volume “light novel” series that serves as the original source material for this ...

Category: Freaks Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 08-18-2005)

...lents and supernatural aid to keep these spirits away from the folly of human weaknesses. But can they succeed when the fruit of evil is so sweet?The ReviewPackaging: One thing I have noticed about DrMaster is how they have improved the presentation of...

Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (Mon 09-29-2003)

...s up at a supernatural rate – she was born, as an infant, in Urotsukidoji III, and physically much older by the end of it.) There’s also a kindly, seemingly elderly, wise Makemono named Gashim – though how he can be elderly is an inte...


THE LOST
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 03-14-2008)

Many horror films have been released that deal with a man who stalks unsuspecting women while they are camping. More often than not these men gain a supernatural quality strung out over multiple list of lack luster sequels. They rarely have any ...

DVD See Saw
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-14-2006)

...trip meet supernatural horrors. (O) DEAL OF THE CENTURY (Warner Bros.) Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver and Gregory Hines in what might be described as a 1983 comedy version of LORD OF WAR. (O) DENNIS THE MENACE (Warner Bros.) 1993 adaptation of Hank Ketc...

AFTERMATH / GENESIS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Fri 10-14-2005)

...skin. The supernatural horrors of the German silent era and the Universal Monsters cycle evolved into the more psychological terrors of producer Val Lewton's output of the 1940s, only to creep closer with PSYCHO's horror next door. The desperate sidesh...

Criminal Macabre
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 08-10-2004)

...gates the supernatural side of Los Angeles (for a price, of course.)Release Date:Unknown.Comments:Dark Horse published the first five-issue CRIMINAL MACABRE mini-series in 2003.Scoop Feedback:June 11, 2003... Here's some proof that writing comic books ...


"Last Quarter"
by Janet Houck (Fri 03-16-2007)

...ards the supernatural as the comatose Mizuki, trapped between life and death, meets Hotaru, a high school student who also had a traffic accident at the same time while searching for her cat, Sybelle. As Mizuki has lost her memory, Hotaru and her s...

The 2 Johns
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-06-2006)

...ddle of a supernatural power struggle. (O) THE DUDESONS (Rhino) Crazy sitcom stunt TV show from Finland! (O) EASTERN HORROR: MAGIC OF THE UNIVERSE / COUNTER DESTROYER (BCI Eclipse) More movie nuttiness from Godfrey Ho. (O) EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (Fox)...

Witch-Hunting, Mercedes Lackey, Dietz, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-03-2006)

...y Big Fat Supernatural Wedding. New in Hardcover: The Witchery, James Reese, Harper Collins Publishing In the middle decades of the nineteenth century, the witch Herculine is summoned from self-imposed exile by her teacher, Sebastiana d'Azur, and told ...

Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)

... numerous supernatural races that live in and around Cincinnati. For every action has its price, and when the vampire master Piscary is set free and the demonic Algaliarept dares to walk openly under the sun, even Rachel Morgan can't hide forever.&n...


Not on DVD Shopping List
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-06-2007)

...ony) 1941 supernatural comedy in which boxer Robert Montgomery dies off the heavenly schedule and brought back to Earth by guardian angel Claude Rains in the available body of a millionaire to win a title bout.   (O)   INCUBUS (Sony) ...

Look Ahead: Part 2
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-09-2007)

...sitive to supernatural phenomena try to discover a hidden danger.  The Mirror – Movie star Ben Stiller’s mirror image steals his life.  Mirrors (Fox) New horror from the director of The Hills Have Eyes about a mirror that bring...

YOKAI MONSTERS: 100 MONSTERS
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 08-13-2003)

Japanese cinema of the 1960s produced some of the wildest and weirdest movies ever made. 100 MONSTERS, part of a trilogy of supernatural adventures starring demon beasts from local legends, is one of the weirdest – sort of a horror version of H.R. PUFNSTU...

In Search of Alpha Vamps and Stephen King on stage
by Denise Dumars (Fri 11-17-2000)

...least its supernatural side. The Romance Writers Association even has, I`m told, a special subgroup for those who write SFnal, paranormal, and supernatural romances. One such writer recently profiled in Romantic Times magazine is Christine Feehan, who ...


Calling You Vol.#01 - Novel
by Greg Hackmann (Mon 07-09-2007)

...ns of the supernatural, if you\'re willing to overlook the underdeveloped plots and paper-thin characterizations. Packaging: The cover artwork is simple, featuring two high school students on either side of the title connected by a series of blood-red...

Night of the Beasts Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Tue 11-14-2006)

...ntriguing supernatural mystery with nice horror elements, but keeps true to the shoujo roots by providing a slowly budding relationship in the middle of it all. Packaging: A very bright and vibrant cover immediately grabs the eye's attention, with a n...

Yu Yu Hakusho Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 07-12-2004)

...mons, and supernatural fugitives, these two teenage punks don't stand a chance in Hell - unless they can call for backup... The ReviewPackaging: Set up similar to Shueisha's original version, Viz has the four members Team Yusuke in their more popular ...

xxxHolic Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 05-22-2008)

...meets the supernatural. The visual design of the show is one that has a good sense of depth to the backgrounds while the characters feel a bit out of place because of the designs. The transfer for this captures it pretty well. The small problematic are...


Horror Garage
by Denise Dumars (Fri 07-07-2000)

...eme, from supernatural horror to dark suspense. The non-supernatural horror works better overall, making me once again wonder why it seems like no one can write effective supernatural horror any more. Two of the stories deal peripherally with voodoo, a...

MERRICK
by Steve Biodrowski (Fri 12-01-2000)

It’s become something of an annual event: the new Anne Rice novel, every fall season, usually just in time for Halloween. For fans, it’s another chance to delve into a familiar world of vampires, witches, spirits, and other supernatural phenomena, all pre...

Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales - Yotsuya Ghost Story
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 07-11-2007)

What They SayCurses never die, but people do. In the Edo era of Japan, when cultural arts flourished and the samurai code of \"bushido\" emerged, humanity\'s fear of the supernatural was very real! Desiring to wed Lady Oiwa, an ambitious and calculating ...

Tactics Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-07-2006)

...ixture of supernatural and comedy elements but the anime version in these opening episodes seems to trend a bit darker and a touch less of the comedy which gives it a better balance and allows it to flow more smoothly. The premise of the series revolv...


Entering the Asylum
by Matt Kamen (Thu 05-17-2007)

...W’s Supernatural, which airs on ITV1 here in the UK. After an enjoyable time at last year’s convention, Insurgence, I was eager to see what was in store for fans this year.   Whereas at Insurgence we were treated to a modest –...

A CHRONICLE of oddities
by J. Rentilly (Fri 07-13-2001)

...ating the supernatural goings-on of THE CHRONICLE's hometown are ace reporter and former alien abductee Grace Antonelli (MELROSE PLACE's Rena Sofer), rebellious young newsie Tucker Burns (JACK & JILL's Chad Willet), streetwise photographer Wes Freewald...

Sex Craft
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 01-17-2008)

...ay in the supernatural world inside a school setting. If you took out the sex, you\'d easily see it playing out there though without anything that really lets it stand out. The sex of course provides the standout moment here for it, but when taken as a...

Demon Prince Enma Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-29-2007)

...up in the supernatural continues on here as Kapaeru\'s attention on young Sat-chan keeps Enma close to what\'s going on. Kapaeru\'s involvement with Sat-chan is a nice touch as it continues to make him the most human of all those that work with Enma an...


Ghost Stories Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-15-2006)

... with the supernatural with some that hit really close to home for some of them. Audio: For our primary viewing session, we listened to this series in its original language of Japanese. This series has a pretty standard stereo mix which has both dial...

Constantine
by Coming Attractions (Mon 03-15-2004)

...es of the supernatural world and manipulates others to defuse situations that threaten all life on our plane of existence.While the character in the comics is a true blood Brit (author Alan Moore partially designed Constatine's look and attitude based ...

ONE RAINY NIGHT
by Denise Dumars (Fri 06-30-2000)

...essly mix supernatural horror with grisly serial killings better than anyone; the fact that he can switch back and forth between the two (and most of his novels do this unusual thing) says something really important about why I`m recommending him at al...

Zombie Girl
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-20-2007)

... House, a supernatural drama written by and starring then 14-year old Celeste Davis. Well, Davis isn’t the only tween filmmaking prodigy out there.   (O)   PATHOGEN (Cheesy Nuggets) A 68-minute zombie horror feature, written, ...


SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999)
by Steve Biodrowski (Mon 11-22-1999)

...finds the supernatural elements pushed from center stage, while the mystery story plays itself out in one of those scenes where the villain explains in laborious detail everything that`s happened in the film so far. Unlike STIR OF ECHOES, fortunately, ...

Genre Films 2000: A Preview of Things To Come
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 01-27-2000)

...ller with supernatural overtones: a man tries to discover his mother`s killer, with help from communications from his dead father. A nice high concept, and Hoblit can deliver the goods to viewers. Anticipation level: 7. Box office: potential hit.HAMLET...

Get Over Those Terrible Gifts
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 12-24-2007)

...y Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, Ed by P.N. Elrod (St. Martin’s Griffith Press)   What newly married couple doesn't dream of a romantic retreat where they can escape the world for a while—but what happens when supernatural forces in...

The Veil
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 04-19-2004)

...es of the supernatural. Basically it's one of those television horror anthology series that popped up with steady regularity during the late 50s and early 60s. Ten episodes of this show were filmed for potential syndication, but there were no buye...


BLOOD FROM A STONE
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 10-22-2001)

...ablished 'supernatural' corner to its universe," says Lanning. "BLOODSTONE will be firmly rooted in that setting, but the tone of the book, rather than being dark and mysterious, is more irreverent and fun in a dark and mysterious way.""Nothing in the ...

Horror author Yvonne Navarro Branches out with BUFFY tie-in books.
by Denise Dumars (Tue 02-08-2000)

...er, I`m a supernatural glutton. I`d love to see more witchcraft and magical powers on the show.` Navarro has a passion for vampires. `There is just so much you can do with them. Spike is excellent, and I wish they`d bring back Drusilla--there was s...

Le Chevalier D'Eon Vol. #1
by Dani Moure (Wed 05-09-2007)

What They SayCreated by Tow Ubukata (Pilgrim Jager) and produced by Production I.G. (Otogi Zoshi, Ghost In The Shell), the supernatural anime series Le Chevalier D\'Eon injects historical drama into its horror-fantasy hybrid. Set in 18th-century France ju...

Henry Kuttner and THE LAST MIMZY
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 02-27-2007)

...olice the supernatural races. Trusting her superiors and lovers barely more than she trusts her worst enemies, Riley plays by her own set of rules. Her latest mission: to enter the heavily guarded pleasure palace of a criminal named Deshon Starr, a ...


I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)

...survival (SUPERNATURAL's full-season pick-up, for example, means TV Wasteland fave Richard "MIRACLES" Hatem gets to keep cashing paychecks). But how long before one of the shows still lacking renewal falls beneath the thresher's blade?And our first le...

HELLBOY
by Brian Thomas (Thu 07-29-2004)

...Mignola's supernatural action series developed slowly over its first few years, but the movie manages to deliver a significant progression in the lead character's history without this luxury, wrapping it all up in slam-bang monster action. At the heart...

Daredevil Versus Hercules and Santo
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 07-29-2003)

...nd’s 1959 supernatural anthology, with stories all supposedly based on true events, were previously available on DVD in awful transfers from a Canadian label. Culling 12 episodes together from the second season, this new series isn’t exactly given the ...

Alone in the Dark
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 01-17-2005)

...Premise:A supernatural investigator named Edward Carnby faces the horrors of the paranormal.Release Date:Janaury 28, 2005.Comments:Dimension Films was the first to develop ALONE IN THE DARK as a feature film. A screenplay by MAN-THING writer Hans Rodio...


R-POINT
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 02-18-2006)

The war movie and the supernatural horror movie rarely cross paths. It may be because War is Hell, and that's enough horror for any story. There's not much a horror movie can do beyond the shock material found in APOCALYPSE NOW or SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Who...

Pulse quickening
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-21-2006)

...nked to a supernatural computer virus. Includes featurette. NEW RELEASES (O) ACTION Complete Uncut Series (Sony) Jay Mohr stars as an unscrupulous Hollywood producer in this cult favorite comedy series which shocked some with its edgy sense of humor. 1...

"Blood Alone: Vol. 1"
by Janet Houck (Sat 12-30-2006)

...a simple supernatural detective story. Misaki is quite proud that Kuroe isn’t a Renfield, a mindless slave who lives to serve his vampire mistress. Instead, she refers to him as a partner, a term that carries much weight. It’s clear tha...

"An American Haunting"
by Brian Thomas (Thu 11-09-2006)

...s case of supernatural disturbance which took place in Robertson County, Tennessee from 1817 to roughly 1824, with many reporting related phenomena into modern times. John Bell (Donald Sutherland) is a hardy pioneer who is prosperous and well liked...


Those Who Hunt Elves Vol.#04
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Thu 08-05-2004)

...hotbed of supernatural talent to locate the missing spell fragments. However innocent this town may appear, though, there is the work of evil afoot, and the order for mischief is dictated by an elf with a terribly wicked agenda. Before you know it, Jun...

Harry Potter, Night Watch, Baxter & more
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 07-25-2006)

... become a supernatural horror flick with all the trimmings. Moscow, supernatural, gritty... I can't help thinking of the bangin' cliffhanger conclusion to the first Blade. For those Harry Potter fans that have had amnesia for the past 12 months, Sch...

Village, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)

Genre:Thriller/Supernatural.Studio:Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company:Blinding Edge Pictures.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Joaquin Phoenix (Lucius Hunt); Bryce Dallas Howard (Ivy Walker); William Hurt; Sigourney Weaver (Alice Hunt); Adrien Bro...

GODZILLAAAAA!!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-05-2006)

...use their supernatural powers against adults. Produced by Clive Barker. Includes commentrak and deleted footage. (O) PLAYTIME (Criterion) Jacques Tati's breathtaking and hilarious 1967 comedy has his befuddled everyman Hulot lost in a modern cityscape...


Ghost Hunt Vol.#02
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 02-01-2006)

...where the supernatural beings were spirits. She really made their images look whispy and light. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast looks very simple and almost out of character. Costume designs are out of date and often contrast the personalities of t...

Orochi Vol.#01
by Josephine Fortune (Mon 01-02-2006)

...a strange supernatural power - enters the picture. What is the secret of the Monzen family? It is only years later, when Orochi, in an unusual form, revisits the sisters in their adulthood that the secret is revealed, and along with it, the true natu...

KamiKaze Vol.#01
by Jarred Pine (Tue 03-07-2006)

... pages of supernatural battles and very cold characters, leaving the reader with more questions than answers. The true test is whether or not you’ll have the patience to wait four months for those possible answers. Packaging: TOKYOPOP uses the...

Underworld
by Coming Attractions (Wed 10-29-2003)

...cept with supernatural carnage.The UGO Network has partnered with UNDERWORLD and is showing the film's teaser exclusively on their website. Judging from the trailer's look, the film is looking like a fusion of BLADE, THE MATRIX, EQUILIBRIUM and Quentin...


Code Name: Golden - A Conversation with X-MEN Author Christopher Golden
by Denise Dumars (Wed 04-05-2000)

...s nothing supernatural in the books, but there`s something weird in each of them.` MEETS THE EYE is a zombie story, but not a supernatural one. `They`re zombies made in the traditional of SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW,` Golden says of the film based on W...

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Skeleton Key
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 06-02-2004)

Skeleton KeyGenre:Supernatural/Thriller.Studio:Universal Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Kate Hudson (Caroline); Peter Sarsgaard; Gena Rowlands, John Hurt; Joy Bryant; Forrest Landis.Who's Making It:Iain Softley (Dir...

DVD & VHS: September 10
by John Thonen (Tue 09-10-2002)

...le of the supernatural, THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, 1981's slasher, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, and the cop vs. serial killer tale, 10 TO MIDNIGHT. Thompson also wrote the original screenplay for a film which eventually became 1989's little seen FUTURE...


WITCH Craft
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Thu 06-13-2002)

...ly on the supernatural into an ongoing and budget-conscious television series, the show's creators developed a blending of genres that enables them to explore in great detail both the story's dramatic themes as well as the action sequences and mystical...

Olivia Williams Talks BELOW
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 08-20-2001)

Olivia Williams (THE SIXTH SENSE, RUSHMORE) has been talking about her work in the World War II era supernatural thriller, BELOW.While talking to Empire Online, the actress spoke of the film to come, saying, "I play Nurse Claire Page. It's set in the 1940...

Shyamalan's SIGNS Gets Production Team
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-08-2001)

... tell the supernatural story of mysterious crop circles appearing in the fields of a farm family living in rural Pennsylvania.SIGNS is being crafted with an eye towards a 2002 release.

The Shape of Chaos!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 07-27-2001)

For many, three is a mystical number reflecting symmetry and balance. The number three is also closely tied to ancient ritual and magic, so what better number to herald the return of the supernatural Shape and his unending reign of Samhain-inspired terror...


Carpenter Talks GHOSTS OF MARS
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 07-27-2001)

...y and the supernatural and sci-fi really live is in the movies and in literature, too. "Part of the fun is that, the more realistically we depict fantasy, sci-fi and horror on the screen, the more real they seem. And the other part is that you lose you...

SESSION 9
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 08-11-2001)

... anguish, supernatural evil or both are getting the better of the characters. SESSION 9 takes its title from a tape in a stack found by one member of a five-man hazardous materials clean-up squad who are hired to do a rush job on the crumbling, befoule...

Ruffalo Exits SIGNS
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 08-30-2001)

... tell the supernatural story a farming family in rural Pennsylvania whose home is the focus of crop circles.

CARRIE
by Scott Collura (Fri 08-31-2001)

...urgeoning supernatural powers; not her schoolmates, and not even her mad mother.De Palma kicks off the film by kicking his audience in the head, typically offering leering nudity during the opening credits as his camera tracks through the girls' locker...


Lurie Set For KNOWING
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 08-24-2001)

Director Rod Lurie (THE CONTENDER) has signed on to direct Escape Artists' thriller, KNOWING. The film, which has a script by Ryne Pearson, tells the semmingly supernatural story of a 1958 time capsule that is unearthed early. Among its contents are a ser...

Ghost World: The John Carpenter Interview Part 1
by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 08-24-2001)

... with the supernatural?" I wrote a treatment and he said, "I don't like this; it's like your old films and like your other movies." So I said, "All right." We raised some money in France and I needed a screenplay, so I called Larry [Sulkis] and said, "...

Hypnotizing Woody Part One
by Scott Collura (Sat 08-25-2001)

...decidedly supernatural twist. When Allen and Hunt's characters are hypnotized during a seemingly harmless nightclub routine, they come under the thrall of the dastardly hypnotist (played by M*A*S*H's David Ogden Stiers), who bids them to embark upon a ...

VITTORIO THE VAMPIRE: NEW TALES OF THE VAMPIRES
by J.A. Hitchcock (Mon 06-18-2001)

...er at his supernatural abilities the look of fear in the eyes of those who are not undead when they realize what he is and the shame that he can never be normal again.Rice aficionados may not be thrilled with this book, as it doesn't have familiar cha...


HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE: Film Preview
by Frank Garcia (Thu 11-23-2000)

...gage in a supernatural battle against an inexperienced, 11-year old boy who is just about to enter wizard school. The stakes? Potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in box office and merchandising revenues and the loyalty of a rapturous worldwide ...

A Conversation with Author Laurell K. Hamilton
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-15-2000)

...tead of a supernatural book series. `They probably have the most in common,` she says. `But I never looked at them that way.`The discussion of Anita`s boyfriends continues for some time. `Let`s just say that I don`t care who she chooses,` Hamilton says...

BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 09-26-2001)

...tting for supernatural horror), and there's the feeling that Saya is headed toward an even bigger climax soon after, perhaps in the war zone itself. It begs for a sequel, but why not provide a much more satisfying debut?Make no mistake though - that 48...

UNBREAKABLE (2000)
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 11-22-2000)

... that the supernatural events of Sixth Sense seem closer to our own real life experiences than what’s on display in Unbreakable. Even if you don’t believe in ghosts and the afterlife, almost everybody has had the creepy, childhood sensation of being in...


THE HEROIC TRIO: The Making of a Fant-Asia Classic.
by Craig D. Reid (Thu 11-16-2000)

... from the supernatural to keep the audience surprised. We wanted to make the film different from the first; even the design and action had different flavor. We killed Yeoh to elicit more emotion and feeling from audience.`Yeoh agrees, `Yes, the seque...

In God We Trust; All Others Pay Cash
by Denise Dumars (Fri 12-15-2000)

.... In this supernatural mystery, Cat Moselle is a reporter for a Weekly World News type rag. So she reports on all kinds of strange phenomena, all of which she and her colleagues believe is pure fiction. Then one night she is rescued from a mugger by a ...

BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR (1993)
by Craig Reid (Fri 06-08-2001)

Director Ronnie Yu`s beautifully made tale is based on cult martial arts novelist Jin Yong`s famous Chinese fable about rival Ming Dynasty clans and a forbidden love affair between a swordsman and a `wolf girl` who possesses supernatural powers. In order...

DVD News & Release Info for July 17
by John Thonen (Tue 07-17-2001)

...le of the supernatural which Raimi likely chose to prove his chops beyond the cartoon-like chaos of the films that had built his reputation, while the latter is a return to those very roots. Cate Blanchett excels here as a very average Southern woman w...


Stardate 07.16.01: ROBOCOP: PRIME DIRECTIVES premieres
by Michelle Erica Green (Mon 07-16-2001)

...mate with supernatural healing powers in THE GREEN MILE on Showtime at 8. On TNT at the same time, a band of outlaws hide out in a small town that turns out to be PURGATORY, where everyone's, well, dead. At 9, Sci-Fi offers Gus Van Sant's inferior but ...

SIGNS Shooting Location
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-12-2001)

... tell the supernatural story of a Pennsylvania farmer whose fields are the focus points for strange crop circle designs.

ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
by Andrew Osmond (Sat 06-09-2001)

Supernatural horror with real people: Roman Polanski faithfully adapts Ira Levin`s bestseller about a pregnant woman convinced she`s enmeshed in a satanic conspiracy. The cast is wonderful. Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer excel as the just-too-friendly el...

McKellen Assesses LORD OF THE RINGS
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 07-25-2001)

...trous and supernatural. Hobbiton may be peaceful, but only before the story starts! The music is appropriately emotional and atmospheric, using a full orchestra overlaid with solo voices, choir and single instruments the full range. I must stress that...


OUT OF THIS WORLD
by J.A. Hitchcock (Wed 10-17-2001)

...as "Love, supernatural style." Eww. I almost took the book back, but decided to give it a try since I love Hamilton's books so much. I'm glad I kept it. Whoever wrote the back cover copy should be shot. Although each short story is about love/romance i...

Judge Dredd Sequels (Wed 11-28-2001)

... Death, a supernatural being who comes from another dimension where it's illegal to be alive.Players: TBDDirector: TBDStatus: In developmentLatest Rumors: Shoreline Entertainment acquired the rights to the franchise from 2000 AD publishing with plans t...

NOCTURNE Feature Film
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 11-26-2001)

...s against supernatural menaces. While talking to the Hollywood Reporter, one of the film's producers, Scott Faye, spoke of the property, saying, "NOCTURNE provides a rich world and interesting characters that has the potential to become the next MUMMY ...

Carrey Entering DUST BOWL
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 11-16-2001)

... untitled supernatural comedy for Gary Ross at Universal. That film is scheduled to start shooting in March in New York City.


SPECIAL UNIT 2 Goes Full Season
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-14-2001)

UPN is happy enough with the ratings of SPECIAL UNIT 2 that they've ordered up a full season of the supernatural-action-comedy program.What this means is that the network went ahead and ordered nine further episode, which brings the program to a full seas...

Jim Carrey Projects
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 12-04-2001)

... untitled supernatural comedy for helmer Gary Ross.

A Filmmaker with Backbone Part Two
by Abbie Bernstein (Sat 12-15-2001)

...war and a supernatural element, and I will do it. It will not be THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE 2, by any means, but a lot of the original ideas transpose perfectly to the Spanish Civil War, and the Spanish Civil War is a cleaner, more schematic war, if you will...

Dec. 17 Dec. 23: The Dull Side of Christmas
by Sonia Mansfield (Mon 12-17-2001)

...es of non-supernatural causes, leaving the Slayer with an overwhelming feeling of helplessness. The fact that the Emmys overlooked the writing and the amazing performances of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan is a crime. You notice that reruns ...


X-MEN VISIONARIES: JOE MADUREIRA
by Jason Henderson (Wed 11-08-2000)

...cal anime supernatural super-team, and they`re X-Men all the way. Anime and manga strike me as the next logical step in American action (something that finally occurred to Hollywood over the last two years) and X-Men’s borrowing of that sensibility can...

THE VEIL
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Sun 12-16-2001)

... with the supernatural or fantastic events taking only a few moments of screen time and then with under-whelming effect.Things are helped out by atmosphere, or more accurately, suggested atmosphere. With horror king Karloff’s presence producing a Pavlo...

WICKED CITY
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 11-14-2001)

Back in the mid-1980s, the trend in Japanese animation began to shift slightly away from the sci-fi and mecha that was so overwhelmingly popular. Genres began to expand into grittier - but no less fanciful - territory of supernatural horror, especially th...

COLDHEART CANYON
by Chris Wyatt (Mon 10-29-2001)

...mage of a supernatural underworld where mortals may enter in order to beg an audience before the Queen of Hell. Somehow, the very room is alive with a dark force that compels Lupi and her guests. Powerful, but arbitrary in its favor, the room casts spe...


BELA LUGOSI JR. PRESENTS: NIGHT OF DRACULA
by Francesca Sorenson (Tue 10-09-2001)

...ula was a supernatural being.Also, Schildt set the book in Atlanta, but took little time to research the city. He makes many mistakes, like basing plot points on the fact that his main character can travel quickly between Atlanta and Columbus, even tho...

WHEN GOOD GHOULS GO BAD
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Fri 10-05-2001)

...ls of the supernatural sort start decorating the town in Halloween decorations—I wonder how they bought them—and one badly balanced pumpkin pile leads to Uncle Joe’s untimely death. Grief follows until Uncle Joe somehow comes back from the dead, still ...

JOY RIDE
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-05-2001)

There's a tendency to categorize non-supernatural scary movies with actual plots (as opposed to pure slashers) as thrillers rather than horror. However, thrillers are generally about protagonists trying to outwit antagonists somehow THE GLASS HOUSE and D...

Ledger Set For SIN
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-01-2001)

Heath Ledger is set to star in a project called SIN EATER, which will reunite the actor with A KNIGHT'S TALE helmer Brian Helgeland.Described as a supernatural romantic thriller, the film to come will feature Ledger in the role of a young priest aiding a ...


DOCTOR WHO: PSI-ENCE FICTION
by Tony Whitt (Fri 10-12-2001)

...eading to supernatural effects; a wood where terrifying things happen at night; and the awakening of a vast evil in the mind of a previously innocent person. But while "Fendahl" was a deeply terrifying piece of atmospheric horror fleshed out with belie...

INDIGO
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 10-10-2001)

...ch of the supernatural on the side, will devour INDIGO despite its flaws.INDIGOGrade: BAuthor(s): Graham JoycePublisher: Pocket Books Price: $14.00 

Regency Going To STAY
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-19-2001)

Regency has picked up a supernatural thriller script called STAY. Described as being in the vein of THE OTHERS and SIXTH SENSE, the script by David Benioff focuses on a pschologist at an Ivy League university attempting to thwart the suicide of one of his...

PROFIT On ANGEL?
by Frank Kurtz (Fri 10-12-2001)

As previously reported, ANGEL producer David Greenwalt would really like to have actor Adrian Pasdar play on ANGEL. More specifically, though, Greenwalt would like to see Pasdar reprise his old PROFIT series leads role, Jim Profit, on the supernatural ser...