







By: Heather Seebach

Star Trek Into Darkness, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine), the following films, ranging from indie horror to mainstream sci-fi, are the ones I am most eager for. Last year was a pretty good year for genre films, and 2013 already promises some exciting additions. While I am psyched for some of the blockbuster releases (), the following films, ranging from indie horror to mainstream sci-fi, are the ones I am most eager for.





15. Horns

This darkly funny horror is based on Joe Hill 's novel of the same name and stars Daniel Radcliffe , Juno Tem ple , and James Remar. Radcliff e's character awakens one day to find h is girlfriend has been killed and he is the prime suspect. Oh, and he has sprouted a pair of horns. The reason I am excited for this one is simp le: Alexandre Aja. Wheneve r that man jumps back into the director's chair, I follow.

Release Date: TBA





14. Among the Living

This is the latest from

Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the French directing d uo behind Inside and Livid. The synopsis is as follows: "Among the Living tells the tale of three youngsters who skip school, wander around an abandoned amusement park, and suddenly see a woman in chains being dragged around through a field by a man in a clown’s mask. Worse still, the masked man catches a glimpse of the boys.” Livid star Chloe Coulloud returns, as does Inside's femme fatale, Beatrice Dalle.

Release Date: TBA

No image from the film yet - so here are the handsome directors.

13. Evil Dead

rant here dea of this remake, check out my holding a grudge against the very i sincerely hope it blows me away. If you're still rward to this one. I blessing, Fede Alvarez behind the lens, and a surprisingly intense trailer , I am actually looking fo Sam Raimi's optimistic about a remake but with As a giant fan of the original film, I am cautiously





Release Date: April 12, 2013

12. Insidious: Chapter 2

I unabashedly love In sidious. I found it gen uinel y scary and all -around f un. And as much as I love gore, sometime it 's nice to take my mother to a horror movie. I put th is one so low on th e list because I do not think the original really need s a sequel , and because James Wan has another project due out this year (see #11). I hope this follo w-u p is not rushed. Regardless, I will waste no time seeing it in the theater.

Release Date: August 30, 2013

11. The Conjuring

This is James Wa n 's other directorial effort coming out in 2013. While I am sad Leigh Whannell did not write this one, I am encouraged by the positive early reviews. This 1970s-set ghost story centers on real-life husband-and-wife paranormal investigators , Ed and Lorraine Warre n, who are best known for their involvement in the Amityville haunting case.

Release Date: July 19, 2013

10. S-V/H/S

This follow-up to 2012's found footage anthology will feature segments from

Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way To Die), Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption), Eduardo Sanchez (Lovely Molly), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Timo Tjahjanto (Macabre) and Wingar d's frequent collabora tor Simon Barrett , who will be making his directorial debut.

Release Date: T B A (Sundance premiere - January 2013)



9. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Jessi ca Alba , M ickey Rourke, and more are back in Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's follow-up to their 2005 graphic novel adaptation. This one is also co-penned by Wi lliam Monahan (The Departed). With almost all the original talent back on-board - plus a few new ones - this sequel is sure to be just as fun as its p redecessor.

R e lease Date: October 4, 2012

8. Antiviral

Directed by Brandon Cronenberg ( yes, he is his son), this sci-fi/horror i s already making waves at film f estivals. It is about a clinic that sells live viruses harvested from cel ebrities to sell to obsessed fans. When an employee becomes sick with the same virus that kills a starlet, he becomes the target of collectors . This film looks g orgeous and has one incredibly unique s tory. Films like this get me really e xcited about the state of the sci ence fiction genre.

Release Date : TBA

7. Gravity

I love solitary outer space movies. And I love Alfonso Cuarón. Lucky for me, this one has both! George Cl ooney and Sandra Bullock star as astronauts who s urvive a space shuttle disa st er but the crash leaves the pa ir spiraling deeper into the blackness of space.

Cuarón has already promised a 2001-like atmosphere with some of his incredible long takes.

Release Date: October 18 , 20 1 3

NOTE: This image is from Solaris - there are no images yet released from Gravity

6. Pacific Rim

Transformers, this one has some genuine talent behind it. Check out the trailer here , say,, this one has some genuine talent behind it. nlike the ultimate wet-dream, and u ng giant man-piloted robots. It's s about giant monsters fighti Guillermo del Toro, and it' This one really does not need much explanation. It's

Release Date : July 12, 2013

5. You're Next

the film was pushed back. A lot. The wait is seriously crus hing me. The latest from director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett (A Horrible Way to Die) is abou t a family reunion that is interrupted by masked home invaders. It has genre darlings like A J Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, and Barbara C rampton. st of anticipated horror films last year, but This one actually made my li

Release Date: August 23, 2013

4. Elysium

District 9. Ever since I have been desperately awaiting his next film and it is FINALLY coming. And D9 star Sharlto Copley (pictured) is back - as the villain no less! Oh yeah, and some guy named Matt Damom stars. Whatever. There is no trailer yet but there is some sweet I was in love with director Neill Blomkamp from the moment I saw. Ever since I have been desperately awaiting his next film and it is FINALLY coming. And D9 star Sharlto Copley (pictured) is back - as the villain no less! Oh yeah, and some guy named Matt Damom stars. Whatever. There is no trailer yet but there is some sweet viral marketing

Release Date: August 9, 2013



3. Stoker

I am excited about m any of the films on this list based purely on the filmmaker(s). Stoker is no exception. While it looks like an amazing movie, I would see it no matter what because it is directed by Park Cha n-wook. If that name does not immediatel y sell you, you might be on the wrong website right now. Mia

. Check out the trailer Wasikowska stars as a young girl who loses her father, but develops an unhealthy infatuation with her creepy uncle (Matthew Goode). I confess, I am also excited to see Goode in a role like thisCheck out the trailer here

Release Date: Marc h 1, 2013 (limited)

2. Only God Forgives

Here is yet another film that has sold me entirely on its director. This time i t is Nicola s W inding Refn, of whom I have been a fan since I first saw Pusher. Since then, Refn has skyrocketed thanks to the critical success of Drive. Now his next collaboration with Ryan Gosling is on the way and I am psyched! Refn has described the film as a sort of wester n s et in the Far East. Whatever it is, I am there.

Rel ease Date: May 23, 2013 ( M y birthday! Best gift ever!)

1. World's End

Continuing the trend - it's Edgar Wright ! I will happily devour anything he makes. It helps that this one is the third and final film in Wright's unofficial "Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy." Simon Pegg and Ni ck Frost are back, along with other alumni of the trilogy, including the wonderful Martin Freeman and Paddy Considine. Rumor has it this one will lean toward sci-fi (as Shaun of the Dead covered horror, and Hot Fuzz was action). The competition is stiff, but it is practically a guarantee already that this will be my favorite film of 2013.

Release Date: October 25, 201 3

Possi ble 2013 R elease s

Th ese films may very well not b e released until 2014 but they look so prom ising , I did not want to exclude them.

Strata

Resolution creators, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. According to Benson, i t is h orror/action/comedy about a n ex-special forces soldier and a eco-biologist who are sent on a mission into the bac of E astern E urope . They become stuck in a th- century castle and things turn bloody . (source) andoned 14century castle and things turn bloody n ab kwoodsasternuropestuck in a This is the next film fromcreators, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.t is habout aex-special forces soldier and a eco-biologist who are sent on a mission into the bac

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Turbo Kid

T is for Turbo ( below) was an entry in the ABCs of Death 26th director competition . Although it narrowl y l ost the contest, it is being turned into a featu re film produced by Jason E isener (Hobo with a Shotgun)

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Paris I'll Kill You

A horror riff on the Paris, I Love You a ntholog y, this one will have segments from legend Joe Dante, Christopher Smith (Severence), Xavier Gens ( Frontieres) , David R. Ellis (Snakes on a Plane),

Christian Alvart (Antibodies)

and

Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky). What can I say, I'm addicted to horror a nthologies.