FX has aired a new television promo for “American Horror Story: Asylum” entitled "Enter the Asylum". Being committed October 17, the new season is set at an East Coast asylum for the criminally insane in 1964, and revolves around Jessica Lange's new character -- a nun -- and her boss at the institution, played by James Cromwell. Episode 1 – “Welcome to Briarcliff” (Airs October 17, 10:00 pm e/p) – "Welcome to Briarcliff Manor, a notorious insane asylum home to the deranged serial killer, Bloody Face. Lurking in the shadows of this “sanctuary of healing” are terrifying evils that blur the boundaries between reality and insanity." Written by Tim Minear; directed by Bradley Buecker. Clea Duvall, Chris Zylka, Joseph Fiennes, Chloe Sevigny, The Voice’s Adam Levine, Mark Consuelos and newcomer Lizzie Brochere round out the cast. Other returning cast members set to play new roles include Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Evan Peters and Lily Rabe. The first installment of “American Horror Story” earned 17 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, tying for the most of any program this year and setting a record for the most Emmy nominations for a miniseries in basic cable history. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto and Tim Minear are Executive Producers of “American Horror Story: Asylum.” (more...)

Summit just shared with Bloody a trio of clips from the ever-so-populoar Sinister. In the film arriving in theaters October 12, "Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity." Tugg Sinister to see it in your city first! Ethan Hawke, James Ranson and Juliet Rylance all star in this horror flick from Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson. Here's my review and Evan Dickson's even more positive thoughts. (more...)

For the second consecutive year, AMCTV.com has launched “The Walking Dead” original webisodes, titled “Cold Storage,” developed, produced and directed by Emmy Award winning special effects guru Greg Nicotero. "'Cold Storage' tells the story of a young man, Chase (played by Josh Stewart), trying to reach his sister in the early days of the zombie apocalypse. He finds temporary shelter in a storage facility run by a former employee named BJ (played Daniel Roebuck); however, things are not what they appear." In addition to Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises) and Roebuck ("Lost"), the cast of “Cold Storage” includes Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever) as Kelly and Chris Nelson (Kill Bill) as Harris. Season three of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” premieres Sunday, October 14 at 9pm ET. (more...)

Every year Hatchet, Hatchet II and Frozen director Adam Green directs a new horror short in the spirit of Halloween. This year's short stars David Moore (Avatar) and Kane Hodder (as Michael Myers!) in "DRIVING LESSONS - Halloween 1978 Deleted Scene". "In John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween, Michael Myers was suddenly able to drive a car after having sat in a sanitarium staring at the wall since childhood. While the filmmakers addressed this slight plot hole briefly in the original movie with a throw away line by Donald Pleasance (“Maybe someone around here gave him lessons”), we here at ArieScope Pictures were fortunate enough to track down a never-before-seen deleted scene from HALLOWEEN that thoroughly explains what really happened. "Our 14th annual Halloween Short Film parodies our favorite slasher film of all time and stars Joel David Moore and Kane Hodder (Hatchet 1-3, Friday the 13th 7-10) as “Michael Myers”." (more...)

The wait is finally over. What has already been a stellar year for horror fans is about to get even better with the long awaited Resident Evil 6. Capcom’s “throw everything and see what sticks” approach has resulted in four different campaigns that practically feel like their own games, the return of the highly addictive Mercenaries mode, and a new competitive Agent Hunt mode. Either this strategy has paid off, giving fans of the series a variety of different ways to enjoy this ambitious game, or everything could buckle under the weight of its lofty goals. Let’s find out. (more...)