Every day can be Halloween at Clatto Verata. So, it is in that spirit that I post the following Halloween pics of celebs who have at some point been in a horror flick.

Audrina Patridge (Sorority Row) as a Genie.

Keep Wishing

Jessica Alba (Machete, The Eye) as Dora the Explorer.

Admit It. You Want to Explore Your Pants Right Now.

Eliza Dushku (Wrong Turn, The Alphabet Killer) as a zombified Bonnie of Bonnie & Clyde fame.

Stick'em Up

Mickey Rourke (Sin City, Angel Heart) as … actually I think this is just Mickey Rourke after falling into a tub of cocaine.

Careful Mickey! That Blonde Is Gonna Snort You!

Bai Ling (“Lost,” Chain Letter) as … the Lady-Boy who killed David Carradine in Thailand.

Tubuku Is Not In Bai's Vocabulary

Holly Madison (Scary Movie 4) as the Queen of Hearts.

Is Holly a Secret Juice Newton Fan?

James Gandolfini (Fallen) as Homer Simpson.

"Doh! I Still Can't Figure Out That Sopranos Ending!"

Rutina Wesley (“True Blood”) as a Pirate Wench.

Rutina's Got Da Pirate Booty! Oh No, I Didn't!

Jessica Lowndes (Autopsy, The Haunting of Molly Hartley) as Sexy Referee.

When 90210 Bombs, Jessica Can Work at Foot Locker!

Ashley Greene & Kellan Lutz (Twilight) as some kind of Peacock and Gay Superhero in Sneakers, respectively.

Twilight Zone

AnnaLynne McCord (The Haunting of Molly Hartley, Day of the Dead) as Bored Batgirl.

"This Sucks"

Alyson Hannigan (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) as a Kangaroo with Baby Roo.

This Photo Makes Me Feel Bad About Spanking It to Alyson

Can’t sleep? Then check out award-winning filmmaker Drew Daywalt’s Bedfellows:

Overture Films announced today that production had begun on Let Me In, director Matt Reeves’ (Cloverfield) highly anticipated remake of the  2008 Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. The film is being shot in New Mexico and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz (500 Days of Summer) in the lead roles. Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer Films, says:

This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story. The brilliance of that story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality.

Let the Right One In is based on the best selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma.

The folks at HollywoodReporter.com announced today that Paramount Pictures is looking to produce a sequel to its supernatural hit Paranormal Activity. Shot for $15 thousand by first-time director Oren Peli, Activity has already scared up $85 million domestically. Can the studio summon similar interests in a sequel? Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman seems to think so. He states:

Our team will come up with the right creative and marketing approach to make sure that we benefit from a sequel.

You know what would benefit me? Getting rid of hand-held horror. Paranormal Activity features a likable and talented cast (newcomers Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat), a scary/fun story, and some of the most creepy images committed to film. But, all that shaky-cam action makes me want to puke. I know the film aims to create a real-time vibe for its audience, but is it really necessary to jerk the camera during every frame? I have starred in many of my family’s home videos and not once have they looked like they were shot by a Parkinson’s patient. Am I alone on this?

The Top 5 List of hand-held horror flicks that made me physically ill:

5. District 9

Aliens come down to earth and get treated like black people. Smart and action packed. I was sick an hour in.

4. Seventh Moon

This flick has Amy Smart, engaging folklore , creepy zombies, an exotic location (China) and … Amy Smart! Unfortunately for me, it’s directed by Eduardo Sanchez, aka Mr. Blair Witch.

3. Cloverfield

Interesting concept. Flashy effects. Brilliant poster. Produced by J.J. Abrams (Lost). I got sick 30 minutes in.

2. The Blair Witch Project

Groundbreaking marketing campaign. Believable actors. Super creepy scenes. I loved the story. Vomited in parking lot immediately after.

1. Paranormal Activity

When the camera is on the tripod in the bedroom, this movie is freaky good stuff. When it’s in Micah’s hands, it’s vertigo city.

The gents at AskMen.com took a short break from fawning over Fall’s most chichi jackets for men to write up a list of the Top Ten Scariest Video Games currently on the market (click here to see complete countdown). Topping the list are:

3. Left 4 Dead

2. Resident Evil 4

1. Dead Space

So, what do you think Blogsuckers? Did the dapper lads at AskMen.com get it right?

I’ve heard Left 4 Dead is a blast to play online. Unfortunately, the idea of getting my fragile gamer ego stomped on by groups of tween mouth-breathers keeps me from giving it a try. I’ve loved the Resident Evil series since its days on the original Playstation, but part four gives me vertigo if I play longer than five minutes, which wouldn’t be a problem if Mrs. Muertos didn’t mind me keeping a puke bucket next to the armchair.

Dead Space … now there’s a game that makes the hair on my ball sack stand.

On the flip side, we at Clatto Verata have listed the Top Three Potentially Most Frightening Stories currently on AskMen.com (sorry, we didn’t actually read’em) :

3. Reasons Women Withhold Sex
(Do guys really want to know this?)

2. Top 5: Naked Date Ideas
(It rarely works out the way you imagine)

1. Picking Up Women on Public Transport
(Just a bad idea)

Welcome to the Spookshow

I was among the scum of the earth that gathered at the Hollywood Palladium on Halloween night to see Rob Zombie perform live in support of his upcoming disc, Hellbilly Deluxe 2. The show kicked off at 10 p.m. with the one-two, cranium-rattling punch of “What’s Lurks On Channel X” and “Superbeast,” both off Zombie’s 1998 triple-platinum Hellbilly Deluxe CD. Mosh pits erupted and I suddenly found myself being shoved around by the likes of Ronald McDonald and Tinky Winky the purple Teletubby. Back in the day, I would have mindlessly pushed back while pogoing, mouth agape and screaming, “Zombie!” But, in my old age, I find that I’ve developed an aversion to elbows in the teeth and shirtless, fat guy sweat. So instead, I found refuge among an island of floor rooted fist-pumping headbangers and watched Zombie howl through “Super-Charger Heaven” as fireballs exploded behind him.

Zombie’s pact with the devil has kept him youthful and plenty agile. The 43-year-old rocker ran miles on the Palladium stage, skipping from amp to amp and dancing like a possessed marionette around his band. In addition to the Halloween festivities at hand, the evening also marked a wedding anniversary for Zombie and his actress wife Sherri Moon. Zombie followed the announcement with the serenade “Sick Bubble-Gum,” an infectious new hip-shaker destined to be stripper anthem. Other new songs performed included “What?” and the inspired “Werewolf Women of the SS.”

Jumbo Tron screens provided an ongoing montage of titillating grind-house movie clips, Hentai images, and kitschy, eye-popping retro-erotica starring busty and topless babes of yore. I had forgotten how much production goes into a Zombie show. In between songs, Zombie egged the crowd on with stories (i.e. drawing their first sold out audience during an opening stint with Danzig after the release of 1992’s monster groove “Thunder Kiss ’65”), good-natured taunts (“Shows used to be brutal back then. You guys are kind of tame!”), and cheerleading (serving up a severed head prop for the audience to throw around the venue). The concert ended near midnight with a booming rendition of “Dragula.”

Photo Courtesy of Bruja Corleone

Zombie’s band is made up of John 5 on guitar, Piggy D. on bass, and Tommy Clufetos on drums. The show’s set list also included: “American Witch,” “Living Dead Girl,” “Demon Speeding,” “House of a 1000 Corpses,” “Scum of the Earth,” and old White Zombie favs “More Human Than Human,” and “Thunder Kiss ’65.”

Can You Show Me the Way to Zombieland?

Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is slated for early release in 2010 through Roadrunner Records. Rob Zombie parted ways with longtime label Geffen Records in October. For tour info, visit www.robzombie.com.

Mama, I'm Coming Home

I love Halloween and haunted attractions. The sight and sound of scantly-clad girls screaming their heads off while running away from crazed killers just warms my little black heart. In my hometown of Los Angeles, no one handles fright duties better than the folks at Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights. The annual event boasts unrivaled production values and the most terrifying cast of movie villains and spooks. Of course, this is child’s play for the studio that introduced the world to such famous movie monsters as Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman.

"I Think I Feel the Flu Coming On"

The best way to enjoy the Horror Nights event is to purchase the VIP package that includes “front-of-the-line” privileges. This will ensure that you have enough time to experience all the mazes, and will also allow you the opportunity to laugh at the suckers stuck in line. This year, Mrs. Muertos and I  survived the caves of My Bloody Valentine, Michael Myers’ old stomping grounds, and Jigsaw’s infamous traps. All three mazes featured gleefully gross reenactments of each movie’s most brutal murders. Walking … er limping … through the first five chapters of Saw provided the biggest rush for me. However, I have to admit that last year’s Saw maze in Brea, CA was far more creepy and engaging, thanks in part to its more intimate and interactive setting.

Hang In There, Buddy!

The “Terror Tram” dropped us off at the back lot where we were once again chased by the Bloody Valentine Killer, Michael Myers, and a roving band of homicidal clowns. We sought refuge at the Bates Motel, but were run out of dodge by notorious mama’s boy Norman Bates. Further down the Psycho-path (ha! get it!) we came upon the gruesome airplane wreckage from the 2005 War of the Worlds remake. From the looks of it, the passengers, dead and alive, were now nothing more than zombie kibble.

Dead Heads

Back on the upper lot, the Shaun of the Dead zombies roamed the park’s fog-heavy London sector in search of brains, a ten-foot tall Devil busted cabbage-patch and running-man moves to Disturbed’s “Down with the Sickness” on the main square, and the bloody, half-naked Saw dancers, who I’m convinced must have been abducted from a nearby Spearmint Rhino stage, grinded against ea ch other as fireballs lit the night sky above them.

Cutters Need Love Too

The Muertos-Cam is on its last legs, but it offers the following gallery for your viewing pleasure.

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Uh-Oh. Looks Like That Time of the Month

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SLAYER!!!

If you love your mom, but hate strippers, hookers, ballet dancers, busty waitresses, party girls, biker babes, sexy massage therapists, and really just anyone with boobs and a vagina, you will eat up Slayer’s new animated/live action short Playing with Dolls. The twenty minute film made its debut on MySpace Video and will also be available on the Deluxe Edition of the thrash band’s upcoming disc World Painted Blood. Directed by comic artist Mark Brooks, the short follows a brutal serial killer during a ruthless murder spree.

The video is beyond slick and features a deliciously fucked up storyline that calls to mind the 1982 slasher classic Pieces and the hilarious 1990 horror-comedy Frankenhooker (minus the laughs). Gotta warn you: it’s gruesome stuff. You may want to view it alone. Personally, I waited for Mrs. Muertos to go to the spa before watching it.

Slayer (I mean SLAYER!!!!!) unleashes World Painted Blood on Nov. 3.

The Evil Dead Rise Again!

I was 12-years-old when I first saw Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead on video. It had everything a boy could want: graphic over-the-top gore, scary demons, and a cocksure hero in Ash Williams, played by the very groovy Bruce Campbell. But, what made The Evil Dead the greatest movie ever made in my young, impressionable eyes was what happens to Ash’s sister Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss) when she’s lured into the woods by evil forces. In what is known as the “tree rape” scene, Cheryl is stripped, spread, and raped by long and thick tree roots. The sequence is so outrageous and disturbingly erotic (anyone?) that it immediately warped my mind and planted the seed that would lead to my shameful obsession with Japanese tentacle porn.

Now, many years later, it looks like I will finally get a chance to see Ash, Cheryl, and the trees on the big screen. The Evil Dead will soon be playing midnight showings in theaters across the nation. Clatto Verata friend and Grindhouse Releasing’s head of theatrical distribution David Szulkin sends us the following press release:

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Grindhouse Releasing is bringing Sam Raimi’s original horror classic THE EVIL DEAD back to the big screen as a midnight movie.

Raimi and producers Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell gave the go-ahead for a series of EVIL DEAD revival screenings to Grindhouse Releasing partner Bob Murawski, the film editor of Raimi’s SPIDER MAN 1, 2 & 3, DRAG ME TO HELL and the EVIL DEAD sequel ARMY OF DARKNESS.

Stephen King hailed THE EVIL DEAD as “the most ferociously original film of the year” when the movie premiered in 1981.

Shot in Michigan and Tennessee, Raimi’s low-budget directorial debut was released independently with a self-imposed ‘No One Under 17′ rating for its graphic violence and gore.

THE EVIL DEAD launched Raimi and Tapert’s careers and made star Bruce Campbell a cult icon, spawning two hit sequels: EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN and ARMY OF DARKNESS.

The EVIL DEAD trilogy has become a fan phenomenon, ranked among the most popular and acclaimed horror movies of all time.

With a remake reportedly in the works, this theatrical release gives fans a chance to experience the original as it was intended to be seen. A special screening of the EVIL DEAD trilogy sold out L.A.’s New Beverly Cinema this summer.

“Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like EVIL DEAD – especially on the big screen,” says Bruce Campbell. “I’m really glad it’s back. People are gonna be hurt.”

Formed by actor/director Sage Stallone and Murawski, Grindhouse Releasing restores and distributes classic horror and exploitation films. The company teamed with Quentin Tarantino in the ’90s to revive Lucio Fulci’s Italian horror classic THE BEYOND.

A similar theatrical break is planned for THE EVIL DEAD, with midnight screenings in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Dates and venues will be announced at GrindhouseReleasing.com.

For bookings, contact David Szulkin at info@grindhousereleasing.com.