Now this is a “Horror” Story I can Get Behind

As any of my friends can tell you, I am no fan of horror movies. Because, well, they scare me! lol … And unless they’re brilliant ala The Silence of the Lambs (which was really more a thriller, let’s be honest) or funny scary ala Scream, I have no interest in them… However, there is one upcoming “Horror” project that I will take a peek at.
It’s the new FX series American Horror Story from Glee and Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy. The dramatic thriller chronicles the lives of a therapist (Emmy nominee Dylan McDermott of The Practice) and his wife (Emmy nominee Connie Britton from Friday Night Lights) as they move to a new town and a possibly haunted new house following his affair. The show also stars Emmy nominee & Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under), Tony winner Denis O’ Hare (recently seen as a dastardly vampire ripping out spleens on True Blood) and two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange and it looks spooky good. For more on the show, click here and check out the first trailer for the series which premieres on FX in October.

American Horror Story

It will be a Scream…

So, I am not a big horror movie fan, but I have to say I loved the Scream trilogy. They were unique for their rich sense of humor juxtaposed with the usual stabbings, beheadings, shootings, and what not. They also brought Courtney Cox and David Arquette together not to mention re-invigorating Drew Barrymore’s career and reminding us that Neve Campbell was more than “Julia” from Party of Five. Well, now comes word from Entertainment Weekly that Scream 4 is about to start shooting, reuniting those three original stars and their surviving characters. I’m sure Campbell is super excited because um, what exactly has she been doing while her Salinger family from Pof5 became a Mean Girl, is fighting off the alien invasion on V, and got Lost on one of the best shows in history. The film will again be helmed by horror legend Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson (who’s enjoying the success of his current show The Vampire Diaries as well). Get ready to scream your heart out when Scream 4 hits theatres on April 15, 2011.