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25 June 2008 1:42 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

**Update: A ton of pics have just been added to the WoH gallery, so be sure to check it out!**

So Ryan (plagiarize), his wife Katy and I missed most of the first day of the show, having to do things like “work” and “travel” and stuff, but that in no way dampened our return to the Weekend of Horrors in Secaucus, Nj. Man, am I glad I made it, too; during the show they announced that the Weekend of Horrors is returning to Manhattan, the Javits Center no less, for their next show, so this could feasibly be the last chance we had to get down and dirty in Jersey!

You know things are off to a good start when the first face you see is Ted Geoghegan’s. The name might not mean much to you, but Ted and I go way back to when we both ran

Johnny Butane

24 June 2008 1:07 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

It was revealed a few weeks ago that Eric Red is already planning his next project now that 100 Feet is nearing completion. Red, who is known for writing such '80s classics as Near Dark and The Hitcher, is currently penning Nightlife that he will also direct. The film is said to follow a woman searching for her sister and finds herself entangled in a deadly triangle together with a handsome male vampire and her next of kin. This past weekend Red revealed more details on the project. "Its a contemporary vampire story set in San Francisco. (Where Red plans on shooting the film.) Its very graphic in terms of violence and sexuality..."

23 June 2008 7:25 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

During the Weekend of Horrors this past weekend, Eric Red (pictured with John Fallon), screenwriter of The Hitcher and Near Dark and director of Body Parts and Bad Moon, took part in a Q&A to discuss his upcoming film, 100 Feet, which is still settling on a distribution deal. Once the film is out, he’s poised to return to the sub-genre he kicked so much ass with in Near Dark with a new vampire film called Nightlife.

Well, perhaps “new” isn’t the right word; Nightlife has actually been sitting in Red’s "to-do" pile for quite a while and came very close to getting made previously, but Icons of Fright reported from the Q&A that it’s in the very early stages of pre-production.

"It’s a contemporary vampire story set in San Francisco,” Red told the Fango crowd. ”It’s very graphic in terms of violence and sexuality.

Johnny Butane

22 June 2008 7:05 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Filmmaker Eric Red (screenwriter on The Hitcher, Near Dark, Blue Steel and director on Bad Moon & Body Parts) took part in a panel this weekend for Fangoria's Secaucus, Nj convention where he previewed his latest effort 100 Feet. On stage, he re-confirmed what he told us earlier this month in our Fright exclusive interview that he's returning to the vampire genre with his upcoming project Nightlife. The last time Red tackled the subject of "vampires in the real world" we got the fantastic Near Dark directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

He told the Fango audience that the script for Nightlife is complete and they're in the very early stages pre-production. As to the films plot, he told us in our interview that, "It’s a contemporary vampire story set in San Francisco. (Where Red plans on shooting the film.) It’s very graphic in terms of violence and sexuality. It’s about

12 May 2008 12:05 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

One film we're pretty excited about is 100 Feet, which features the big return of Eric Red - writer of such classics as The Hitcher and Near Dark - who will get behind the director's chair for a new horror-thriller starring the beautiful Famke Janssen. Today a new Cannes sales flyer was posted online and can be found inside. Read on for a look or click the title for poster, stills and more.

5 articles from 2008