More Hollywood Horror Anguish

Looks like Hollywood has responded rather quickly to my post "Can Jason Save Movies?" by harvesting some Spanish gold:

"The Hitcher" scribe Jake Wade Wall has written a remake of the 1987 Spanish horror film "Anguish."

The 1987 Bigas Luna terror follows two girls who, while watching a scary film, finds themselves in a horror movie of their own when their life starts to echo the film's plot.

Wall is writing the adapted screenplay for Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. No director has been signed on yet.

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Can Jason Save Horror Movies?

What happened my beloved Hollywood horror movies that used to make me freaking scream like a Banshee? Where have they gone? Overseas. Seems like Japan, the land of the rising sun, and it's neighboring countries are churning out some really high-end, quality horror flicks while Hollywood seems content to churn out remake after remake with today's release of Friday 13th (2009).

Yes, they've actually included the year 2009 in the title because this film has seen more makeovers than a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. Seems like Friday 13's Jason is the go to guy when it comes to horror franchises.

Actually, Jason's the James Bond of horror without the hot babe fringe. No wonder Jason's pissed off! But hey, any fighter knows that sex before the big match is a big no-no. And trust me, Jason the whole horror industry is counting on you to deliver a knockout hit. So, in the immortal words of Rocky Balboa "Cut me, Mick."

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Audition grabs you by the throat!

Audition is a classic horror thriller that will have you reaching in the dark for the light switch or let me put it another way, the Japanese girl in this movie makes Fatal Attraction's Glenn Close look like a girl scout selling cookies.



There's something deeply unsettling and disturbing in this tale of boy meets girl, the wrong girl, that is makes this Harry Wish He Never Met Sally. And yet, Audition is mesmerizing, compelling and riveting like a car crash you can't help but steal a glance at.



As you can see from Audition's trailer, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." One thing is for certain, Audition by director Takashi Miike sure did make this Banshee scream!

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