Welcome back, boils and ghouls, to a very special edition of PAUL’S HORROR FLIX!  This week, you won’t have to venture to your local video store, or Amazon (or try to import something) to find the movies we’ll be chatting about – you just need to go to your local cinema!  That’s right, we’re discussing theatrical horror this week, with two very different, but still very horrific, movies!

• The Wolfman
• The Crazies

Check out the reviews after the jump, and start saving up money for the matinee!

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I know…I really wish I had something snarky to say about this.  I almost always do.  But the only thing I really don’t like about these Iron Man 2 trailers is their use of the Black Sabbath son.  I really kind of hate that song.

Lots of awesome fanboy moments – I wish they’d focus on Black Widow a little more (cuz she’s hot), but really, the appearance of the briefcase armor, the War Machine appearance…it’s all pretty kick ass.  The appearance of a ton of Iron Man-type bots has me hopeful that they’re building up to us seeing some Hulkbuster armor in the eventual Avengers movie.

Iron Man is due out in theaters (and IMAX) on May 7.  But not in 3D.  Thank god.

Hello there boils and ghouls!  It’s time for another wild and wacky version of PAUL’S MOTHER FRAKIN HORROR FLICKS!  Hell to the yes!  The excitement is boiling over isn’t it?  You’re just sitting there, laptop on the sink as you wait for the body in your bathtub to be eaten away by the battery acid, just DYING to know what movies we’re going to talk about this week.  Well, horror hounds, wonder no more, for today you get THREE horror reviews, of classic (coughmostlyshittycough) 80’s horror madness!

• Madman
• The Funhouse
• Happy Birthday to Me!

What are you waiting for?  A demonic incantation?  Continue reading after the jump!

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Come see it on the big screen!

If you’re in one of the lucky cities that Grindhouse Releasing has named for their EVIL DEAD theatrical tour!  There are special midnight screenings happening right now across the country, on a 35mm print, so you’re getting probably the ultimate theatrical representation of this cinematic classic.

I know I bag on Sam Raimi a lot (deservedly so), but I love all three of the EVIL DEAD flicks, and I’d love to check out one of these dates if I can swing it.  In fact, if you happen to live near Austin, they’re going to be showing a triple feature of all three EVIL DEAD flicks!

Check out all the info and tour dates here!

But the real question is…should any of them wield the shield?  According to AICN, the following eligible bachelors are in line to take on the mantle of the Star Spangled Avenger.

• Chace Crawford (GOSSIP GIRL)
• John Krasinski (THE OFFICE)
• Scott Porter (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
• Mike Vogel (CLOVERFIELD)
• Michael Cassidy (Lots o’ TV)
• Patrick Flueger (BROTHERS and THE 4400)
• Garrett Hedlund (TRON LEGACY)

First of all, I have to say….John Krasinski?  F*ckin’ really?  Who the hell thought that was a good idea?  And what happened to Captain Awesome (Ryan McPartlin), from Chuck?  As for the remaining choices, I’m not entirely familiar with any of them either.  Scott Porter seems like a decent choice, as does Chace Crawford (though I don’t see him as pulling off the muscle-bound Cap).

What say you?

John Carpenter’s The Thing has built a cult following since its release in 1982.  The film is a horror classic, hitting all the right notes with its manipulation of paranoia, isolation, and the sense of the unknown.  It’s natural that a studio would want to come along and steal some of that glory once again.  Rather than remaking The Thing once again, the studio has opted for a prequel that hits many of the same notes as the first film…but delves further into the mythos of the creature.  Is the early script draft by Eric Heisserer a resounding love letter to John Carpenter or just another insult to a horror classic (I’m looking at you Rob Zombie)?  Find out inside.

Warning: SPOILER HEAVY!

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Another week, another all-new, all-awesome edition of PAUL’S HORROR FLIX!  As promised, I’m back with a double dose of horror this week, and I decided to step up my game a little bit – sure, last week’s Demonic Toys 2 and Road to L had a small droplet of the red stuff, but this week’s contenders poured on ample amounts of what we like to see in our horror flicks – chunky, gooey, dripping blood and guts!

The two contenders this week are Cabin Fever: The Director’s Cut, out now on blu-ray, and Doghouse (currently only available on import DVD).  How do they measure up?  Find out after the jump!

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Puppet Master: Axis of Evil

Check out the announcement from Charles Band himself!

HOW ARE ALL YOU DUDES DOING?!!!!!!!

FINALLY SOME FAR-OUT AND AWESOME NEWS!!!!

PUPPETMASTER: AXIS OF EVIL HAS A JUNE 15TH RELEASE DATE!!! AND WE WILL SOON ANNOUNCE SOME TOTALLY MIND-BENDING LIMITED EDITION GOODIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVELY AT FULLMOONDIRECT.COM AROUND THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. WE ARE TOTALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW GREAT THE MOVIE IS TURNING OUT – AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY FINAL FX SHOT IS AS GOOD AS WE CAN GET IT!!!!

SO STAY TUNED!

Check out the trailer for the film below!

Is it just me or are the Olympics missing out on what would have been AMAZING commentary from Canada’s biggest luminaries, Bob and Doug McKenzie?  I’d much prefer to get my Olympic minute from these guys rather than Bob Costas and Al Michaels.  I mean, those dudes are great, but whatta’ they know about beer and back bacon or how to get a free case of beer by slipping a mouse into the beer bottle?

I should totally be producing these Olympics, eh?  I mean, dig this… they could sing their own theme song (with Getty Lee from Rush!).  Quality and economy from the McKenzie boys!

Still Shyamalan's best film.

So while out doing press for his upcoming movie Cop Out, Bruce Willis apparently said that, as long as M. Night Shyamalan and Samuel L. Jackson are up for it, he’s game for Unbreakable 2.  I’m in the minority of people (and I’m sure many of them read this site) who absolutely love the original Unbreakable.  In fact, I’d venture to say it’s Shyamalan’s best work to date.  It’s not a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination, but I love the deeply personal take on a superhero movie.  It’s not all flash bang all the time, and many films seem to forget that in exchange for big CG-laden special effects and giant explosions.  Unbreakable told a story that we don’t usually see in comics or movies, but it felt like it belonged in both.  Shyamalan and the cast have said that this was supposed to be the start of a trilogy – I’d love to see that fleshed out on the screen someday.  Will we see it?  It seems doubtful, but if The Last Airbender is a big hit, it’s possible it may happen (as long as Shyamalan doesn’t have to jump into Airbender 2 right away).

However, on the subject of films that will probably never see the light of day, Wesley Snipes is saying that he’d love to be involved in the new Blade film.  Despite the fact that the film is proposed as a reboot, Snipes would like to return to the titular role to continue the original film series.  I don’t see this happening, given his reputation for being difficult to work with on the previous movies.  But what it really all boils down to is that I’m just upset I’ll never see the end of the excellent TV series – Sticky Fingaz really did an excellent job with the character and only got better as the show went on.  I’d love to see him return to the role.