Synopsis: A group of six young tourists, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, however, the group soon find themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...

Available on Blu-ray and DVD beginning May 15th is the smash-hit supernatural horror film The Devil Inside, which was directed by William Brent Bell and co-written by Bell and Matthew Peterman (the duo that made '2006s Stay Alive). The movie uses a documentary-style found footage technique to explore exorcisms within the world of the Catholic Church. The film features a cast of mostly unknown actors including Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quaterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama, Suzan Crowley, Bonnie Morgan, Brian Johnson, Preston James Hillier, and D.T. Carney. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to attend a special event marking the release of the Blu-ray and DVD at the supposedly haunted Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles. In addition to taking a tour of the facilities and watching a exorcism demonstration featuring The Devil Inside's actress/contortionist Bonnie Morgan, IAR participated in a Q&A with Morgan and fellow actress Suzan Crowley, which was moderated by Los Angeles' very own White Witch. The two actresses discussed the movie, their roles, the Blu-ray and DVD release, acting in a found-footage film, the movie's unsatisfying ending, and the three alternate endings that were shot for the film. 

Opening in theaters on April 6th is a new horror film from first time feature film director David Brooks called ATM, which is based on a script by Chris Sparling (Buried). The film stars Alice Eve (She's Out of My League), Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), and Josh Peck (The Wackness). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to speak with director David Brooks about ATM. Brooks discussed the new film, it's scary premise, Chris Sparling's excellent script, shooting in one location, and actress Alice Eve. 

This week started off with the first official still from the thriller House at the End of the Street, and it's ending with the newly-unveiled theatrical for the upcoming film from Relativity Media.

The horror tale's leading lady, Jennifer Lawrence, is a bona-fide movie star thanks to her performance as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, but the trailer for House at the End of the Street doesn't rely upon her new ubiquity to sell the movie.  Instead, it opens with fierce intensity then doesn't relent for the ensuing two minutes, dropping lots of cool flashback effects and escalating the true sense of horror right up until the very end.

Opening on March 30th is the new horror film from Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) called Intruders. The movie stars an international cast of actors that includes Clive Owen (Sin City, Children of Men), Carice van Houten (Repo Men), Kerry Fox (Bright Star), and Ella Purnell (Never Let Me Go).

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to discuss his work on Intruders, as well as his upcoming reboot of Highlander. The talented director talked about Intruders, his unique visual style, the origin of fear, creating supernatural elements, casting Clive Owen, the current status of the Highlander reboot, his love for the original, whether or not it will be his next film, working on the script, conformation that it will be a reboot and NOT a remake, and possibly casting Owen as an immortal in the upcoming film. 

Relativity Media has released the first official still from House at the End of the Street, this year's atmospheric thriller starring none other than Jennifer Lawrence.  Doubtless many readers saw Lawrence over the last weekend, when The Hunger Games had the third-highest opening weekend in film history, undeniably making Lawrence a certified movie star.

In House at the End of the Street, Lawrence plays Elissa, who, along with her mother played by fellow Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue, move to a new town.  All is well until they discover that the house next door was the site of a horrific double murder and Lawrence's character begins a friendship with the only survivor, played by Max Thieriot.

Some topical news on the eve of St. Patrick's Day today, folks.  Tomorrow, after getting thoroughly housed on cheap, watery, disgustingly green-dyed beer, we can all pass out peacefully in puddles of our own vomit knowing that Leprechaun will be remade.  That's right, the film that kicked off the campy, improbable straight-to-video franchise, is going to be recreated with "a modern-day spin."

So there's a new trailer for The Cabin in the Woods, and while it probably still gives a little too much away, it basically plays like an abbreviated version of the first theatrical trailer unveiled back in December.  Basically, the idea here is that a group of five oh-so attractive college coeds head to a remote cabin in order to enjoy some hormonal frivolity in the timeless manner of  horror movie victims-in-waiting.  The Cabin in the Woods changes things up, though, in the nature of the menace they encounter out there in the woods.

Opening in theaters on March 9th is a new horror film from directors by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau called Silent House. The movie was filmed in several long, continuous shots and stars '2011s breakout actress Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) in the lead role. In addition to Olsen, the cast also includes Adam Trese (Zodiac), Eric Sheffer Stevens (Julie & Julia), and Julia Taylor Ross (ABC's Pan Am). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down and speak with actress Elizabeth Olsen about her work in Silent House. The actress discussed the new film, it's unusual shooting style, her physically and emotionally draining role, similarities to Martha Marcy May Marlene, why she's only played broken characters, whether the movie is a horror film or really a thriller and her favorite recent film of the genre. 

Opening in theaters on February 3rd is the new horror film from director Ti West (The House of the Devil) called The Innkeepers. Set in a haunted inn on its final weekend before going out of business, the movie stars Sara Paxton (Shark NIght 3D), Pat Healy (Dirty Girl), Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture), and Kelly McGillis (Top Gun). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had an opportunity to sit down and speak with director Ti West, as well as actress Sara Paxton about The Inkeepers. The duo spoke openly about the new movie, West's goal to make a "charming ghost story," casting Paxton in her role, what it was like for the actress to play a nerdy character for a change, "going Costanza," and what it was like for both of them to shoot a haunted house movie in an actual real-life haunted house.