Oh, those crazy Ghost House guys. Just when we thought they'd never produce a good movie, they went the "big boy" route and delivered the icily fantastic 30 Days of Night. It was so damn good, it almost made us forget about previous DH offerings like Boogeyman, The Grudge 2, Rise: Blood Hunter and The Messengers. (OK, so their first flick, The Grudge (remake), wasn't too rotten, but damn if I can remember anything about it.)

So what will the Ghost Housers be doing with some of that 30don money? Churning out a bunch more video sequels, of course! Fangoria brings us the word on a whole bunch of upcoming stuff...

Boogeyman 3 -- Yeah, Boogeyman 2 hits DVD early next year. This one's Part 3. Brian Sieve (Boogeyman 2) is writing the script.

The Grudge 3 -- Toby Wilkins (Kidney Thieves) directs and Brad Keene (The Gravedancers) writes this "culture reversal" sequel.

The Messengers 2 -- Screenwriter Todd Farmer returns for this prequel -- that couldn't possibly be much lamer than the first entry. So that's good news.

Rise 2 -- Gary Jones (Crocodile 2: Death Swamp) directs and Ben Ketai (30 Days of Night: Blood Trails) writes this Liu-less sequel to the witless Lucy Liu vamp flick.

So basically someone at Ghost House decided to make a sequel to EVERY ONE of their films, regardless of quality or actual demand for a sequel. (Check out the Fango report for all the good news.) Here's hoping that the inevitable 30 Days sequel is done with some class ... and a budget.

When last we checked in with Lucy Liu's vampire flick Rise: Blood Hunter, Monika told us about a juicy scene from the film supposedly "leaked" to an eager audience of rabid fanboys looking for some blood, gore and hot lesbian vampire action. Sadly, almost as soon as the clip was on YouTube's servers, it was taken down -- I'm sure to preserve the dignity of all involved. At that time we also learned the film had been languishing "on the shelf" for awhile (as they say in the biz) but had finally been given a release date.

Fortunately, especially for fans of the aforementioned hot lesbian vampire action who didn't get a chance to see the clip on YouTube, the release date seems solid and to prove it, distributor Samuel Goldwyn Films has dropped the first one sheet poster for the film for your consideration. I'm a big fan of Lucy Liu and would pay good money to watch her kick some vampire ass, or really, do almost anything. Plus, I'm also a horror fan who usually likes these kinds of movies. So, following that logic, this movie should be right up my metaphoric ally. Oddly enough though, looking at the poster I had the opposite reaction. I was rather amused instead of interested. Why? The tag lines.

I don't know about you, but when I see tag lines on a poster that say things like: "From the Producer of the Grudge franchise and the writer of Gothika" I tend to worry a little. It just seems like quite a stretch and a bit like desperation time on the part of the distributor. Or maybe I'm just too sensitive. The poster looks just fine and pretty much follows the standard horror conventions for films of this genre. Plus Lucy Liu looks great (as expected) and the film also features the excellent Michale Chiklis of TVs The Shield and my soon-to-be-wife, the super-sexy Carla Gugino too. Put that all together and you really might have something. To find out exactly what that "something" is, check out the flick when it hits theaters June 1st. Or go to Tribeca.

I'm not sure if this is a actual leak, or if Ghost House Pictures is trying to finally drum up some buzz for Rise. In the summer of 2005, Lucy Liu filmed the vamp flick, intended to be the actress' step into the horror genre. With names like Michael Chiklis and sexy Sin City alum Carla Gugino co-starring, and Marilyn Manson popping up as a bartender, you'd think it would have sped its way to horror fans' eager eyes. It didn't, but now Arrow in the Head has gotten a tip to a clip that has found its way to YouTube. It's all sexy, lesbian, sweaty and blood-lickingly NSFW.

According to IMDB, the movie will finally be released on June 1st. What's it about? Well, Lucy plays a reporter who wakes up, undead, in the morgue. More than a little ticked about her predicament, she vows revenge against the vamps who put her there, mainly, I would assume, the other lady (who appears to be Gugino) in the clip. One by one, she hunts them down. Does it sound familiar? At least Liu didn't suffer the same fate. However, this was the last live-action film on Mako's long resume -- the man who did guest spots in just tons of shows over the years, and who was also the voice of Master Splinter in the upcoming TMNT before he died last July. The movie could be cool, but the delays don't give me much hope.

Actress Samaire Armstrong's birthday is on Halloween - it's fitting, then, that when she first became an actress she really wanted to do a horror flick. The young actress scored double in that regard and can soon be seen in both Stay Alive and Rise, two upcoming horror movies. However, Armstrong recently told Sci Fi Wire that she was finished with genre and had no plans to return to it. In fact, she was quite emphatic about the point, saying "I will never do a scary movie again, I'm really serious. I will NEVER do one again. I don't see any conditions or circumstances that could change my mind about that." Armstrong admits that despite her desire to do a horror film, she has never been a big fan of the genre, and says that filming her recent movies provided a number of spooky experiences that she does not want to repeat. She says "You get to the point where you do too many seances or play with the Ouija board, and that's enough."

This makes perfect sense to me. I don't tend to watch many horror flicks, but I can understand wanting to avoid them after too much exposure, especially if you are the sort of person who gets spooked easily. For those of you who are made of more solid stuff, however, you can catch Stay Alive on March 24th, and Rise later this year.