These will be The Last Days on Mars for Liev Schreiber

You had me at Liev Schreiber! The previously titled The Animators, The Last Days on Mars is being produced by Qwerty Films’ Michael Kuhn and Andrea Cornwall and stars Liev Schreiber, Olivia Williams, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas, Tom Cullen, Goran Kostic, and Johnny Harris with Ruairi Robinson at the helm

Two more join Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain

The Strain has been rolling along at a steady pace for FX lately as they’ve just added two more to Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire series based on the novels he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan. The latest additions to the cast go to Titanic’s Jonathan Hyde and Inglorious Basterds’ Richard Sammel (above), reports THR.

Turns out the Poltergeist remake is really a sequel

Coming right off the news of some plot details for the upcoming Poltergeist “remake” MovieHole revealed some details on the upcoming project and shed some light on the story. It looks like Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist will actually be a reboot of the franchise while the film itself will be a sequel which takes place years after the Freeling’s were chased out of town.

Maniac gets an official theatrical poster

Bloody Disgusting got ahold of the official theatrical poster for Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac and it’s pretty damn cool. Elijah Wood stars in the remake as he takes on the terrifying lead role of a serial killer with a fetish for scalps. The film will open in select theaters, iTunes and VOD platforms on June 21st.

Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England gets a hauntingly trippy trailer

Ben Wheatley is hands down one of the most exciting new voices in the horror genre with his films like Kill List and Sightseers solidifying a rightful spot in the world of horror. Wheatley is a name you will no doubt be seeing a lot of around these parts and thankfully for us fans of the genre, he seems to never stop working as his next psychedelic horror flick A Field in England has already gotten its first trippy trailer.

Plot details emerge for the Sam Raimi produced Poltergeist remake

Gil Kenan’s upcoming remake of Tobe Hooper’s 1981 classic Poltergeist is happening whether we want it to or not so read on folks for some new details! According to Bloody Disgusting, the upcoming remake will follow Eric Bowen and his family who, after he loses his job, relocates to a new town to start over. His daughter, Madison, is abducted, making him truly understand what’s important in life: family. In the new version, Eric’s wife, Amy, can communicate with the dead.

Trailer for Europa Report makes contact

Finally, a full length trailer for the Sharlto Copley starring sci-fi horror flick Europa Report is here and it has that great old-school feel to it. I’m always completely blown away by how low-budget sci-fi films manage to make themselves look so damn big — Duncan Jones’ Moon comes to mind. So far Europa Report looks like another fantastic addition to the a genre which is great news because we could always use more great sci-fi flicks. The trailer is very solid as offers just enough chills to get under your skin without revealing a whole lot.

Simon Leach is a very, very sick man. After Dark brings on Children of Sorrow

After Dark Originals has just announced the fourth film in its second series with Jourdan McClure’s Children of Sorrow. The film aims to deliver a petrifying look into a cult psyche which was written by Ryan Finnerty and stars Bill Oberst Jr and Hannah Levien.