2013 is just around the corner, and with it, it’s bringing a whole host of new films. From remakes of horror classics to bizarre comedy-horrors, find out what I’ll be first in line to see next year…
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1. “Texas Chainsaw 3D” (2013)
A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.
Director: John Luessenhop
Writers: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde and Scott Eastwood
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2. “Warm Bodies” (2013)
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Writers: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich
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3. “Carrie” (2013)
A sheltered high school girl unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peers.
Director: Kimberly Pierce
Writers: Stephen King (novel), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (screenplay)
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore and Judy Greer
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4. “World War Z” (2013)
A U.N. employee is racing against time and fate, as he travels the world trying to stop the outbreak of a deadly Zombie pandemic.
Director: Marc Forster
Writers: Max Brooks (novel), Damon Lindelof (screenplay)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and David Morse
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5. “The Conjuring” (2013)
A family encounters spirits living among them in their New England farmhouse.
Director: James Wan
Writers: Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farminga and Ron Livingston
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6. “Erebus” (2013)
Erebus is an anthology horror film inspired by the well-documented history of supernatural phenomenon in Rhode Island.
Director: Ricky Laprade
Writers: David Langill, Nick Beaubien
Starring: Michael Berryman, Michael A. LoCicerio and Ally Tully
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7. “Evil Dead” (2013)
Mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads to danger and horror.
Director: Fede Alvarez
Writers: Sam Raimi (1981 screenplays), Fede Alvarez (screenplay)
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Jessica Lucas
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8. “Antiviral” (2013)
After becoming infected with the virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist, Syd March must unravel the mystery surrounding her death to save his own life.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Writer: Brandon Cronenberg
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon and Malcolm McDowell
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9. “The Midnight Game” (2013)
After playing a pagan ritual on a dare, a group of high school students find themselves trapped in an endless cycle of their worst fears.
Director: A.D. Calvo
Writers: Rick Dahl
Starring: Renee Olstead, Deborah Twiss and Robert Romanus
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10. “Maniac” (2013)
The owner of a mannequin shop develops a dangerous obsession with a young artist.
Director: Franck Khalfoun
Writers: Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Starring: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder and Liane Balaban
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11. The ABCs of Death (2013)
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty
Directors: Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano,Xavier Gens, Thomas Cappelen Malling , Jorge Michel Grau, Anders Morgenthaler,Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun , Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yudai Yamaguchi
Writers: Kaare Andrews, Simon Barrett, Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi,Yoshihiro Nishimura, Simon Rumley, Srdjan Spasojevic, Nacho Vigalondo, Dimitrije Vojnov, Ti West, Yudai Yamaguchi
Starring: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Iván González and Kyra Zagorsky
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