Got a news scoop? Send it now! NEWS HUB NOVEMBER 2005 - ARCHIVED BACK TO CURRENT MAREBITO - FROM TAKASHI SHIMIZU THE DIRECTOR OF: JU-ON (THE GRUDGE) Masuoka is a cameraman possessed by the craving to understand fear--what it is and where it ultimately leads. He wanders the Tokyo streets, a voyeur, hungrily looking for clues. Obsessing over the haunted expressions of the faces he has captured in his daily filming, in particular a man who committed a grisly suicide on the metro. He returns to the scene to better comprehend the dead man’s reasoning. Following his final gaze leads Masuoka to a door, an entry into a bizarre, cavernous underworld. Here among the ghosts and the subterranean robots called DEROs he finds a beautiful young girl chained to a rock. Saving her from her imprisonment he takes her home. But watching her from his web-cam at work each day he begins to suspect there is something truly inhuman about this girl with sharp teeth and who walks on all fours. When he begins to uncover her horrifying secrets Masuoka realizes that he has found the key to gaining the terrible knowledge he so craves... Want more information? Check out the official website... www.marebitomovie.com ---Contributed by Rich Carlin NEW SIN-JIN SMYTH WEBSITE! As you already know, Ethan and the team recently opened up their official forum on Guts and Gory, but that's not all! They have also had their website redeveloped in spooktacular fashion! Check it out. Also be sure to check out the exclusive pictures from the set of Sin-Jin Smyth on the official site and messageboard! ---Contributed by Rich Carlin Shivers IV, edited by Richard Chizmar Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce the fourth entry in this award nominated and bestselling anthology series! Shivers IV contains over twenty short stories from today's hottest writers, including William F. Nolan, Ed Gorman, Brian Hodge, Tim Lebbon, Al Sarrantonio, Ray Garton, T.M. Wright, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, and many others! Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, Shivers IV is available as a beautiful perfect-bound trade paperback for just $20! For more information check out the official site... www.cemeterydance.com ---Contributed by Rich Carlin WOLF CREEK Wolf Creek is scheduled to release in the US on December 25th, 2005. It stars John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath and Andy McPhee. It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend... Want to find out more? Check out the following website... http://www.killeroutback.com ---Contributed by Rich Carlin HOSTEL IS TERRIFYING! As you know, Pit of Horror recently hosted a screening of Eli Roth's new, upcoming horror flick Hostel in Dallas, Texas. The Pit's very own John Gray and Petch Lucas represented the site (and its readers) on the night, and John had this to say... "Hostel is the most frightening, disturbing, and violent horror film I have ever seen... I don't say that lightly either. You people are going to love it... hell, you may not even be able to watch the whole thing. It is intense. An advance review, and an in depth interview with Eli Roth coming this week. Also, a Pit exclusive (and hopefully firm) - A new date of January 6th, 2006!!!! Also, the Pit turnout was amazing...we packed that theatre and the Q/A went very well. Eli Roth is an awesome, down to earth person and is truly a master of horror." So keep your eyes peeled to the site for further developments about this instant classic... ---Contributed by Rich Carlin THE PIT TO HOST SPECIAL SCREENING OF HOSTEL! Pit Of Horror is proud to announce a special screening of writer/director Eli Roth's (Cabin Fever) harrowing new film Hostel for Monday, 21 November 2005 in Dallas. Executive-produced by movie auteur Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction), it's the tale of two American college students and their Icelandic buddy backpacking their way through Czechosolvakia in search of a rumored and decadent hostel of gorgeous and libidinous women. What they find instead is a sadistic compound of depravity and torture. Guests at the screening will include Roth, actress Barbara Nedeljakova and Pit webmasters John Gray (who will moderate the event) and Petch Lucas. In tandem with Pit Of Horror, Lions Gate Films is offering free passes for up to 161 seats for the show. RSVP us at pit@pitofhorror.com if you are interested in attending, and we will send you a pass for two. The screening will be at: Magnolia Theatre (West Village Shopping Center) 3699 East McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75204 (214) 764-9106 7:30 PM Monday, November 21 We hope to see you there! MURDER-SET-PIECES HAS ITS LENS SET ON YOU! Writer/Director Nick Palumbo's controversial serial killer opus Murder-Set-Pieces full-throttles onto DVD, and it's a killer package. The tale of an unhinged Teutonic fashion photographer who kills for kicks, brought in for $2.2 million, the film has generated a substantial buzz for its relentlessly stylized brutality. With appearances by genre faves Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination) and Ed Neal (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), the Murder-Set-Pieces DVD features a widescreen presentation (1.85:1 aspect ratio) remastered from the original 35mm negative, Dolby 5.1 audio; special introduction by Palumbo; "Gallery of Outrage"; production photos; Commentary by Palumbo and actor Sven Garrett, moderated by "Ultra Violent" managing editor Art Ettinger; Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailers; and More! Check the Fright Flix Productions site to view the trailer, as well as order the official Murder-Set-Pieces T-shirt designed by legendary illustrator Chas. Balun and our friends at Rotten Cotton. It's money well-spent. FIRST IMAGES FROM SYN-JIN SMYTH ONLINE !!! Ethan Dettenmaier and our friends behind the eagerly-anticipated new horror feature Sin-Jin Smyth have issued two exclusive shots from the film! The Pit is proud to present the following: If you're as excited about this rocking-assed upcoming flick as we are, sound off in the OFFICIAL SIN-JIN SMYTH MESSAGE FORUM. And keep your browser pointed at the Pit, where we'll be bringing you the latest news as it becomes available. MASTERS OF HORROR SOUNDTRACK REVIEWED! You've seen it on Showtime. You've heard some of the music. Now all you need is the soundtrack CD to Masters Of Horror and your life will be complete! This awesome two-disc set contains some crushing hard rock masterpieces by the likes of Mudvayne, Buckethead, Murder By Death and It Dies Today, who contribute a thunder-inducing cover of the Depeche Mode classic "Enjoy The Silence." Read John's review review of the album here, then head over to the Official Site and order yourself a copy on the double! CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN! Accomplished actor and horror icon to boot, Tony Todd has just joined us at Guts and Gory. Tony is a very fan orientated person and is looking forward to mixing it up with his fans on the forums. Make sure you stop by today and welcome Tony to the family! Tony Todd's Official Forum on Guts and Gory Got a news scoop? Send it now!