| 1 | Superstition |
| Posted on Friday February 5, 2010, 00:15 by cosmos35 |
Wow this film shit the living daylights out of me so much when I first saw it, this would be great as a remake Read More
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| Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2009, 20:51 by bdgr |
how about maniac cop?!! Read More
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| 3 | Not that obscure.. |
| Posted on Tuesday February 24, 2009, 08:53 by jackalcoz |
But long overdue for a remake anyway.... The Devil Rides Out.
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| 4 | Prince of Darkness? |
| Posted on Monday February 23, 2009, 18:03 by Sappy |
As in John Carpenter. Horribly dated piece of Horror-Cheese, but very cool plot. Something along the lines of a church (???) full of archetypes all having the same dream about the end of the world, brought about by a portal to another dimension that they're all investigating. It's got karate, zombie-inducing posessions, and a pinch of time travel, if memory serves! Read More
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| Posted on Saturday February 21, 2009, 14:14 by purplefluke |
A shocker remake? Ace! I remember when X-Files started it drove me nuts trying to work out where i had seen Mitch Pilleggi before!!!
I'd like to see Wes Craven's Deadly friend, cheesy but i reckon it has a load of potential in the right hands!! A new version of Dolls!!??!....anything with those porcelain dolls coming to life freaks me out! Read More
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| 6 | Re: Slugs |
| Posted on Friday February 20, 2009, 15:58 by losthighway |
I have this film on VHS, although it's shown quite regularly on the Horror Channel. It was cut by 42secs on video in the UK - not sure what was cut though tbh. Plus, it's supposed to be based on the Shaun Hutson novel but isn't that faithful as I recall...I HATE slugs, they make my skin crawl so why on earth I felt the need to own a film about killer ones, I'll never know!!?? The things we watch as kids eh! Interesting factoid... The director of Slugs, Juan Piquer, also directed the horror cult classic 'Pieces', which was released on Grindhouse DVD over in the States late last year and is definately worth picking up. It's a 2-discer and is SO bad it's hilarious. Seriously, it's a film that really should be seen if you're a true horror fan! :) Read More
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| 7 | Shocker IS being remade!! |
| Posted on Friday February 20, 2009, 15:48 by losthighway |
In a recent interview, Craven said that a Shocker remake is currently in the very early stages at Universal. Must get my hands on a copy of the original! Read More
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| Posted on Friday February 20, 2009, 10:21 by deathbat6661 |
I'm sure they started to remake Terror Train but it was put on the back burner or something. I do remember hearing something about a remake already. Read More
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| 9 | Re: Giles83/Slugs |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 22:31 by MadMatt |
Glad I could help! I believe Hutson disowned it, and considering the man isn't exactly Shakespeare himself, I guess that says a lot...
Oh, and Wes Craven just announced he's working on remakes of Shocker and People Under The Stairs. www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=15655 Read More
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| 10 | Re: MaddMatt/Slugs |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 14:32 by Giles83 |
MadMatt, I think your right about this mate http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093995/
Dear oh dear it looks dreadful! Seemed scarey when I was 5 though lol
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| 11 | Sleepaway Camp |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 13:28 by hughjass |
Would love to see this remade if only to mindf&ck all the unsuspecting teens that would go and see it! Decent casting of the lead (and bodycasting?!) would be required though.
Watched it after seeing a documentary on slasher flicks and even though I knew the outcome it is still very disturbing. Read More
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| 12 | Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 13:15 by evs75 |
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark...this was a 70's horror film about a housewife who thinks she hears things in a house coming from a sealed up fireplace, before long, the monkey like creatures with red shrivelled heads, start to terrorise the housewife when she sleeps. They knock an ashtray from her night stand in the middle of the night; they tug at her skirt and won't let go; they turn off the lights in the bathroom while she's showering - and go at her with a straight razor. Eventually they get her and drag her into the fireplace and the husband gets there too late...S**T SCARY...I CAKED MY PANTS (as a child obviously!!!)
But nobody, especially not the work-consumed Alex, believes Sally's fantastic story that there are tiny monsters inhabiting the house; and worse - that they want to take "her spirit." Read More
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| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 12:17 by filmburner30 |
I forgot about the Dr Phibes Movies they would make a cracking remake with there novel deaths.
Oh The Living Dead of Manchester Morgue
Vampire Lesbos
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| 14 | Theatre of Blood |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 03:37 by stinkymiller |
You leave Theatre alone!
As for the others Dead Heat is a thoroughly entertaining film, Joe Piscopopopo is brilliant in it! Wonderfully cheesy performance! Edgar Wright would do a bang up job on that (although was I the only one to find Hot Fuzz a laugh free zone?). Read More
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| 15 | Oh, and Dark Star... |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 00:11 by MadMatt |
...was directed by John Carpenter. No remake could capture its lo-fi charm! ;) Read More
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| 16 | Night Of The Creeps |
| Posted on Thursday February 19, 2009, 00:09 by MadMatt |
That is indeed an excellent film with slug-like beasties in it. I don't know why that didn't initially leap to mind when the question was first posed. That must be the one. A key 'influence' on Slither, I'd imagine, so we've already kind of had a remake of it... Read More
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| Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2009, 23:02 by nesta37 |
I know its not really a horror, but i always wanted a remake of James Cameron's Dark Star Read More
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| 18 | Street Trash |
| Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2009, 20:03 by SpunkyMcDougal |
Killer Klowns is a good call....no remake could be as dementedly as brilliant as the original Demons and I would settle for a re-release rather than remake of Street Trash which I remember seeing as a teenager...do I really remember a game of piggy in the middle with someones winky??? Read More
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| 19 | The Stuff |
| Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2009, 16:19 by cenaris |
...Is too good a premise not to bring back. And the zombie cop one would be awesome.
there's gotta be one with a "Gray Goo" theme that could be brought back as well, surely? Read More
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| 20 | Night of the Creeps |
| Posted on Wednesday February 18, 2009, 10:55 by artemus |
Night of the creeps needs to be either re-released or re-made, it is an excellent comedy horror from Director Fred (Monster Squad) Dekker (who needs to make more movies). Sadly there is only one existing print , I was lucky enough to catch a showing of it at a horror festival last October. I highly recommend it Read More
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| 21 | slugs |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 22:11 by mdogg81 |
there was a movie called slugs and it was shit. came out about the same time as a film called bugs which was err.... shit! Read More
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| 22 | Re: Giles83/Slugs |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 18:40 by MadMatt |
Could it have been an adaptation of the Shaun Hutson novel? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093995/ Read More
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| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 17:23 by llyxja |
Hmm I think maybe that slug movie might of been a movie adaptation of a James Herbert horror novel called slugs, otherwise it could of beena doctor Who episode where these green slug things started eating people on a spaceship- freaked me out! Read More
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| 24 | Killer Slugs |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 16:34 by Giles83 |
Not asking for a remake or anything, but can any one remember a horror from the 80's about killer slugs lol! Sounds appalling and most probably is but surely would provide a few late Friday night laughs!
What about a remake of 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read More
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| 25 | Rabid Grannies |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 15:43 by bilbo64 |
What a classic..........ummm ok well maybe not. The idea is fantastic, but alas it was poorly executed. In this day and age it could be truly amazing! Read More
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| 26 | Deepstar Six |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 13:25 by monkeywrench |
This would make a brilliant remake, as long as you ignore that it's a horrible Alien rip off. The original's storyline and setting was cool, however the monster SFX were just so horrible, with a bit of an update it could be awesome. AWESOME! Read More
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| 27 | Or... |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 13:11 by Cadiliniel |
...how about the remakes stop and up-and-coming horror filmmakers get thier chance to make a mark on the genre?! I know so many filmmakers who make interesting, if not necessarily original, horror films who will never get the attention they deserve when all studios are interested in is remaking films people already love enough.
Also, Demons? NO. The film does not need to be remade at all!
I'm baffled that Empire has even dedicated a feature to 'horror movies that *should* be remade'. How about 'horror filmmakers who should have more attention paid to them' or 'horror films that should never have been remade in the first place' or, just plain 'horror shouldn't be remade'. Read More
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| 28 | Ghoulies |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 13:09 by jtm21361 |
Yup, thats right............Ghoulies Read More
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| 29 | Hmmm |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 13:08 by thegodfathers |
How About C.H.U.D? Read More
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| 30 | Great Idea |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 12:50 by montroy |
Definately agree with Theatre of Blood. I think keeping the Shakesperian deaths theme would work best & then maybe Superstition.
One for me wouild be The Medusa Touch - 1980's Richard Burton psychic shocker Read More
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| 31 | Don't Fancy Any of These |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 12:47 by badsanta |
Don't fancy any of these. How about Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things? Or Tombs of the Blind Dead? Read More
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| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 12:19 by filmburner30 |
Lets remake Theatre of blood its an ace premise.
I was thinking about other Larry Cohen classics like Its Alive ,Q the Winged Serpent and Maniac Cop
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Chud
Trancers
Night of the Creeps
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| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 12:02 by dicky chip |
how about re-making the Blob? Chuck Russell did a great job directing the last remake but was sadly let down by cheesy pre CGI effects. Read More
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| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 11:52 by roundeyeblues |
I have but one word: Critters Read More
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| 35 | RE: The Stuff |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 11:23 by Beno |
They got to remake "The Incredible Melting Man" , with today's CGI it would be awesome . Read More
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| 36 | The Stuff |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 10:30 by smilemuch |
The truth about Actimel???? Read More
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| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 08:38 by Quolm |
I would love to see a remake of The Swarm too! I love looking at the posters of these films. Read More
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| 38 | Dead Heat |
| Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2009, 03:55 by paulburdin |
Ain't seen the film, but Joe Piscopo? Tallentless? Annoying? You never seen him in the best of Eddie Murphy's SNL? He's ACE!!! Read More
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| 39 | Re: John76 |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 23:55 by MadMatt |
You hit the nail on the head there. While I couldn't imagine cancelling my subscription, the cheeriness with which Empire has started greeting every remake announcement for the last couple of years has left me both baffled and a little depressed. I know we've always had remakes throughout cinema history, and there are several examples that are every bit as interesting as (or occasionally superior to) the original movie. But the volume and frequency of remakes/reboots/reimaginings in this last decade has become utterly ludicrous. Whether you have only the tiniest emotional attachment to the source material or have never even heard of it, the fact that Empire seems to be constantly bending over backwards to justify and make excuses for yet another bloody remake is a little soul-destroying. We should be doing everything we can to encourage filmmakers to give us new experiences, rather than become their enablers by acting as enthusiastic apologists for their lack of fresh ideas. Rant over.Read More
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| 40 | Phase IV |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 23:34 by The Equalizer |
I saw Phase IV as a lad on telly many many moons ago. It scared the bejabers out of me!
What a good film though. I spent many a year trying to locate it, and so far I have only heard rumour of it on IMDB - so how did Empire get hold of the cover sheet?
One of the best bits was when you realised the ants were actually going to win. Damn their alien modified brains! When they built shiny sided ant-hills to heat-out the scientists was inspirationaly. It'd look great with tonnes of our six-legged friends on HD. David Attenborough eat your heart out! Read More
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| 41 | Why??? |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 22:39 by John76 |
Why does Empire think it's okay to remake anything?! I don't care how shitty the original effects/acting/plot were - shouldn't we as moviegoers be demanding fresh(ish?) ideas instead of reheated shite? This new attitude of Empire pisses me off no end. No wonder I've stopped buying the mag. Read More
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| 42 | Society... |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 21:53 by LustForLeith |
anyone? Anyone? Read More
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| 43 | so many great memories... |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 21:44 by mdogg81 |
waxwork!!! shocker!!! films id all but forgotten about but ur list has brought back some great memories. A few of my favourites include ticks, watchers (starring 1 of the coreys i forget which 1), mans best friend and the awesome terrorvision!!! somebody please remake these films Read More
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| 44 | wow |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 20:12 by caroline24 |
I haven't heard of any of these films, but man, they look like fun, even with the thing about killer worms. for some reason almost all of these movies look great to me. Remake any one of them, please! Read More
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| 45 | My suggestions |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 19:34 by TheMadFatChickKiller |
Titan Find (it's the closest you get to remaking Alien, erm, without actually remaking Alien), Robert Rodriguez to direct. Lifeforce - gratuitous nudity, campy acting, loads of b and c list British Actors, c'mon Edgar Wright, THIS is the movie you should be making. Night of the Lepus, which I can explain in four words. Giant. Killer. Fucking. Rabbits. Joe Dante would be perfect. Read More
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| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 18:16 by themarquis |
I remember a lot of these movies from my younger days, but the one that really sticks out in my mind as deserving of a remake is 1975's Race With The Devil. Peter Fonda and Warren Oates being chased across the country in their campervan by satanists - what a pitch. Great car chases, a terrifying scene involving rattlesnakes, and a brilliantly grim ending. Sadly, it doesn't all quite add up to the sum of its parts, but it's a cracking little genre flick and I've been hoping for a remake for ages. My vote for director would have to be Tarantino, if only to atone for Death Proof. Read More
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| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 17:35 by ec10condemned |
I totally thought the ultra-classic House starring the unflinching George Wendt, who knows EXACTLY what movie he's in. Stuffed sword fish coming to life, flying garden tools, and let's not forget the movie's greatest aspect, Vietnam flashbacks supported by Bull from Night Court. I'd love to see this remade, but without any new technology. I want the monsters to be foam rubber, and strings to be showing. Make it happen hollywood. I'll accept circus peanuts as payment. Read More
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| 48 | I remember... (edit) |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 16:38 by losthighway |
Just to clarify... SHOCKER is now available in a special edition DVD and WAXWORK keeps popping up on the Horror Channel every now and again. Read More
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| 49 | I remember... |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 16:25 by losthighway |
SHOCKER and WAXWORK... The latter is now available in a special edition DVD and the latter keeps popping up on the Horror Channel every now and again. As a child I remember going to a friend's house and they had rented Shocker on VHS, his mum rang mine to ask if I could watch it with them and she said no! :( Can't recall when I finally got around to seeing it but I do still have the novelisation of it somewhere and read that instead beforehand. Well there's a will, there's a way! ;) It was a decent film as I recall, must have a look on Amazon! Read More
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| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 16:24 by keef_mac |
There's so many obscure horror films from the 80's that were downright awful, but when i was young i loved going to the horror section in xtravision (blockbuster) and looking at the back of the boxes, seeing the pictures of the really gruesome effects! In fact, even now i love looking at really random direct to dvd film cases and reading the description, most recent examples being Zombies On A Plane and I Am Omega starring Mark Dacascos! Read More
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| 51 | Dark Night of the Scarecrow |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 16:15 by Najemikon |
I've never seen Dark Night of the Scarecrow but my parents raved about it and indeed a quick search in Google shows this 1981 TV movie is much loved, with a cracking premise. A retarded man (Larry Drake, I think) tries to hide from a lynch mob by disguising himself as a scarecrow. They find him and murder him, but he comes back for revenge. A remake would at least prompt a DVD release of the original so I could finally see the damn thing!
I always liked Homebodies. That could do with an update too. Read More
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| 52 | Hmmm....Spiral Staircase |
| Posted on Monday February 16, 2009, 16:08 by hairspray15 |
Althought it isnt really a horror film i really think an update of THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE is long over due!!! Just imagine what a gothic grand guignol chilling masterpiece Guillermo Del Toro could turn this back and white chiller into!!!! I mean i love this film becuase it is a scary, dark and at some points delerious shocker!!! Add a pinch more suspense and maybe a little violence( I mean everyone expects it these days!!!) and i think you ould have an instant mordern classic!!! Read More
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