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Horror Movies 2012: Underworld, Woman in Black, Cabin in the Woods & more

By Anthony Pearson Jan 6, 2012, 21:12 GMT

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Daniel Radcliffe and ghostly goings on in Hammer's eerie period piece - THE WOMAN IN BLACK

When is it released? -
February 3rd (US), February 10th (UK).
Who does it star? -
Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Liz White, Janet McTeer, Tim McMullan, Roger Allam, Alisa Khazanova, Shaun Dooley, Mary Stockley, Cathy Sara, David Burke, Victor McGuire, Lucy May Barker and Daniel Cerqueira.
What is it about? -
Based on the classic ghost story, "The Woman in Black" tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House.
Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been dying under mysterious circumstances. When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black, Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror.
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John Cussack plays author Edgar Allan Poe, whose gruesome tales come to fruition in - THE RAVEN

When is it released? -
March 9th (US and UK).
Who does it star? -
John Cussack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Pam Ferris, Kevin McNally, Brendan Coyle and Dave Legeno.
What is it about? -
In this gritty thriller, Edgar Allen Poe (John Cusack, "Being John Malkovich") joins forces with a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans, "Immortals") to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders. Directed by James McTeigue ("V For Vendetta"), the film also stars Alice Eve ("Sex and the City 2"), Brendan Gleeson ("In Bruges") and Oliver Jackson-Cohen ("Faster").
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Investigate the hotel of the dead in - THE INNKEEPERS

When is it released? -
February 3rd (US), TBA (UK).
Who does it star? -
Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, George Riddle and Lena Dunham.
What is it about? -
After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees - Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) - are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels. As the Inn's final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage "ghost hunters" begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel's long unexplained history.
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Joss Whedon writes a genre changing horror with - THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

When is it released? -
April 13th (US and UK).
Who does it star? -
Chris Hemworth, Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchison, Richard Jenkins, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Bradley Whitford, Brian White and Amy Acker.
What is it about? -
Five friends visit a remote cabin in the woods... Bad things will happen.
If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER - Say no more.

When is it released? -
June 22nd (US), August 2nd (UK).
Who does it star? -
Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell, Robin McLeavy and Alan Tudyk.
What is it about? -
Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov reinvent the time-honored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced - as fierce, visceral, intense and bloodthirsty. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER brings to the screen the secret life of our nation's favorite president...as history's greatest hunter of the undead.
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Kate Beckinsale is back kickin ass as sexy vampire Selene in - UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING

When is it released? -
January 20th (US and UK).
Who does it star? -
Kate Beckinsale, India Eisley, Charles Dance, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James and Kris Holden-Ried.
What is it about? -
Underworld Awakening brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D. Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. The film is produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman, and Richard Wright. Len Wiseman wrote the initial story for Underworld Awakening, the fourth installment in the Underworld franchise, which is based on characters created by Kevin Grevioux and Wiseman. The screenplay was written by John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczyinski, Allison Burnett and Wiseman.
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Tim Burton and Johnny Depp adapt classic gothic soap opera - DARK SHADOWS

When is it released? -
May 11th (US and UK).
Who does it star? -
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Gulliver McGrath, Christopher Lee and Bella Heathcote.
What is it about? -
n the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet--or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles. Also residing in the manor is Elizabeth's ne'er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloe Moretz); and Roger's precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gulliver McGrath). The mystery extends beyond the family, to caretaker Willie Loomis, played by Jackie Earle Haley, and David's new nanny, Victoria Winters, played by Bella Heathcote.
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Popular horror franchise's also return in late 2012 with the releases of "Halloween III 3-D" (October 26th US), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" (October 5th US & UK) and "Paranormal Activity 4."