```htmlJames Gunn celebrates his 59th birthday today, August 5. The Superman filmmaker, who successfully transitioned from screenwriting to directing in the mid-1990s, has a passion for the grotesque.

I love a good B-movie. Nine times out of 10, I will take lighthearted silliness over a film that takes itself too seriously. And if ever there was a movie that no one could accuse of taking anything ...

The premise: A meteorite crashes outside a small town in South Carolina, and it’s got a passenger. A parasite from space oozes out from its core and sets out in search of vessel, and it finds one in ...

Aliens bent on taking over the world, a rural Southern town, careless people who try to investigate mysterious sounds and objects, zombies, a damsel in distress... Do any of these things sound ...

"Slither" slimes into theaters, an old-fashioned creature-feature where the emphasis is on cheese. Or, in this case, Cheez Whiz. This writing-directing debut from the guy who concocted that ripoff ...

Tomorrow, James Gunn ventures into wild space-opera territory with Guardians of the Galaxy. But just like Peter Jackson, Gunn started out directing gonzo horror — and we’re going to take a look at the ...

We’ve made no secret of our admiration for special effects artists. This week, we got to talk with Dan Rebert, the Effects Producer for MastersFX, the house that created the aliens of Stargate ...

Spiders crawl, snakes slither and the creatures of the night take the spotlight during two upcoming Halloween events at the Los Angeles Zoo. Boo at the Zoo boasts crafts, trick-or-treating, ...