Scream queen Jordan Ladd plays a woman on a blind date with a serial killer who has murdered and taken on the identity of the man she was meant to meet in writer and director John Fitzpatrick’s short film, Brentwood Strangler. Set in Los Angeles during Christmas, the film follows the couple on their ill-fated date
Ladd made her feature film debut in 1995’s erotic thriller Embrace of the Vampire, starring a nude Alyssa Milano. She’s since toplined Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever and Paul Solet’s Grace, both critically acclaimed, and starred in a string of notable horror films, including Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, Broken Lizard’s Club Dread, and Roth’s Hostel II.
Twentieth Century Fox stuffs our stocking this yuletide season with a new Deadpool trailer to warm the cockles of our black hearts. Showcasing the antihero’s humor and knack for mayhem, the footage promises a “different kind of superhero story.”
Deadpool is a deformed, foul-mouthed mercenary with regenerative healing powers acquired after an experimental medical procedure to cure his cancer gets botched.
Ryan Reynolds toplines as Deadpool and is joined by Morena Baccarin (”Gotham”) as Copycat, Gina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) as Angel Dust, newcomer Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and T.J. Miller (”Silicon Valley”) as Weasel.
Here’s hoping you’ve survived family, excessive eating, and all the yuletide cheer that comes with the season. We couldn’t think of what to get you guys so we didn’t bother. But, feel free to eyeball our list of 12 Babes of Christmas Horror as it is the gift that keeps on giving.
Of course, we hate being grinchy so please enjoy these carolers as they attempt to sing Silent Night while their holiest of holies are throttled by a Sybian:
British actress Katherine Waterston is set to play the female lead in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequelAlien: Covenant. Waterston stars alongside Michael Fassbender, who played David the android in Prometheus.
Alien: Covenant finds the crew of the colony ship Covenant coming upon a planet they believe to be an uncharted paradise only to discover it’s a hostile hellhole inhabited only by David.
Waterston has been making her name in such indie features and critical darlings as Inherent Vice, Steve Jobs, Sleeping with Other People, and Robot and Frank. Horror fans may recognize her from the 2012 serial killer drama The Factory, starring John Cusack and “Dexter” alumna Jennifer Carpenter.
Waterston will next be seen in the J.K. Rowling penned Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Anchor Bay has released a trailer for co-directors Kevin and Michael Goetz’s American remake of controversial French thriller Martyrs.Produced by Blumhouse and Safran Company, the film is written by Mark L. Smith (Vacancy) and stars Bailey Noble (”True Blood”) and Troian Bellisario (”Pretty Little Liars”).
Released in 2008 to critical acclaim, Martyrs tells the tragic tale of Anna, a severely traumatized young woman out to kill the cult members who abducted her as a child. Her plan goes south when she and her BFF, also a child abuse survivor, are caught by the cult convinced God can be reached through pain.
The remake is solid, but lacks the punch of the original, doing away with much of the gore and torture. It arrives in theaters Jan. 22 and on home video and VOD Feb. 2.
Porn star Sarah Vandella stars in Werewolves in Heat, a “new breed of comedy” from Slices co-director Lance Pollard. Set in Death Valley, the horror-comedy pits a group of college friends against supernatural forces when they hire a couple of hookers for a house party from outlaw bikers with a werewolf connection.
Vandella plays the queen of the werewolves in the film, now available on home video. The role marks her mainstream acting debut, but her X-rated work has been filled with dramatic challenges, i.e. Buns of Anarchy, Big Titty Jewish Princesses, and Unplanned Parenthood.
In addition, horror fans may have stroked to Vandella in porn parodies of Friday the 13th, Psycho, and American Horror Story.
Paramount has released the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond, its second sequel in the rebooted franchise. Fast & Furious director Justin Lin is at the helm now that J.J. Abrams left that turkey for the only saga that matters.
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return as Captain Kirk and lil buddy Spock. Zoe Saldana is also back Uhura, but gets a run in the hot action babe race by Kingsman stunner Sofia Boutella, playing a mean, powder-white alien (pictured).
Twentieth Century Fox has released the first trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence, a sequel to the master of disaster’s epic 1996 alien invasion classic. Set 20 years after the events of the first film, IDR once again finds earth on the brink of extinction as a new wave of aliens attack. The film arrives in theaters June 24, 2016.
Leading the charge for the humans are Bill Pullman as U.S. President Whitmore, Jeff Goldblum as tech wizard David Levinson, Judd Hirsch as Dave’s dad, and Vivica A. Fox as former stripper Jasmine. New heroes include Sela Ward as acting U.S. President Lanford, Liam Hemsworth as not Will Smith, and Maika Monroe as President Whitmore’s recast, hotter daughter, Patricia.
Twentieth Century Fox has released the first trailer for Marvel’s X-Men: Apocalypse, the newest entry in the blockbuster franchise. Bryan Singer is back at the helm with James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) reprising their roles.
New mutants this go around—that we’re excited about—are played by “Game of Thrones'” Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Straight Outta Compton’s Alexandra Shipp (Storm), newcomer Lana Condor (Jubilee) in her acting debut, and geek goddess Olivia Munn (Psylocke), who needs to be featured a lot more, please!
“90210” star Shenae Grimes is set to star in The Rake, a horror film from Red Band Films based on an urban legend about a deformed humanoid creature with a thin build and long rake-like claws that mutilates people while they sleep.
The Rake follows three siblings as they return home to reconcile with the death of their parents 20 years ago and discover a connection to the urban legend. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Tony Wash and co-stars Zombeavers stunner Rachel Melvin.
Grimes broke into acting on “Degrassi High: The Next Generation” and landed “90210” right after. Horror fans may recognize her from roles in producer Bryan Fuller’s (“Hannibal”) Dead Like Me: Life After Death and Wes Craven’s Scream IV.
