Christopher Nolan’s final Bat flick comes out July 20th. Credit goes to Yahoo! Movies for the images.

Steven Paul (BABY GENIUSES, GHOST RIDER) is going to produce “Dracula: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” with Pearry Reginal Teo (DEAD INSIDE) on hand to direct what he hopes to be a “Twilight-like” franchise. Steven Paul had this to say about the movie, according to Shock Till You Drop: “It’s the first installment in a franchise about a young, romantic Prince of Darkness, his Army of the Undead and a series of events that shake Transylvania to its core.” A movie about Dracula and an army of undead and the four horsemen of the apocalypse sounds awesome. But making it a Twilight like franchise? And produced by the guy who did Baby Geniuses? I’m very skeptical, and that’s me being nice.

Mark Millar, the writer of the KICK ASS comic book, delivered a few tidbits about the upcoming sequel to the movie adaptation of his baby. We already knew that the movie was going to be based on the HIT-GIRL spin off and KICK-ASS 2, but it sounds like HIT-GIRL will act as the opening act and be followed up by KICK-ASS 2. And, if you were worried that Jeff Wadlow (the new director for the franchise) was going to censor some of the crazy violence and sex from KICK-ASS 2, don’t be. They don’t plan on dumbing down a thing. Thankfully, it sounds like the original cast should all be returning (Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Aaron Johnson), even if it’s not set in stone. Thanks to Ain’t It Cool News for the scoop, and the full interview can be found here.

Heavy, Doc. Apparently Hasslein Books have been working on a pair of BACK TO THE FUTURE companion books for some time (odd timing), and we’ve finally gotten a look at the two covers, thanks to Hasslein Books.com. The books are A MATTER OF TIME: THE UNAUTHORIZED BACK TO THE FUTURE LEXICON and BACK IN TIME: THE UNAUTHORIZED BACK TO THE FUTURE CHRONOLOGY, written by Rich Handley and Greg Mitchell, respectively. A MATTER OF TIME is essentially a BTFF encyclopedia and BACK IN TIME covers all the twists and turns Doc Brown and Marty took in the DeLorean, whether it was in the movies or the growing universe that sprung from them. Every book sold will lead to a $1 donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation which should entice more people to give it a look. Click on the cover above for a closer look.

Jason Gedrick (LUCK) has been hired as a Miami area strip club manager for DEXTER’s upcoming 7th season who, of course, will be at the heart of a murder investigation. This info comes courtesy of Hollywood Reporter. He joins Ray Stevenson (ROME) as the two main guest stars for the season thus far, following in the footsteps of John Lithgow, Julia Stiles and Jimmy Smits. Clearly, they are not as big of names as what Showtime’s favorite serial killer has played with in the past, but following last year’s game changer between Deb and Dexter, hopefully they can inject some life into a show that has had trouble following up Lithgow’s amazing performance in Season 4. We’ll find out September 30th at 9 PM on Showtime.

Christopher Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT RISES is coming, and the newest poster makes things look pretty bleak for Batman. The “fire will rise” on July 20th, when Christian Bale will done the cape once again (and for the last time), with Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, Marion Cotillard as the token love interest, Gary Oldman returning as Commissioner Gordon and Joseph Gordon Levitt as a police officer, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and Michael Caine as Alfred. Whew. What a cast.

While winter is always coming on GAME OF THRONES, the war of the Blackwater has been heading our way since Ned’s head was chopped off at the end of season one.  My favorite magazine (after Women’s Health), Entertainment Weekly, recently caught up with the HBO show’s creators, David Benioff and Dan Weiss, to discuss the epic battle that’s coming this Sunday and give a behind the scenes look at the George R. R. Martin penned episode.

While it “exceeded” their expectations, it wasn’t all easy. Turns out that they lost their director a week before and then found Neil Marshall (CENTURION) in a pinch, roughed a turbulent night in Belfast and filmed the battle at night for budgetary and badassery reasons. It is the kind of high stakes, massive, sprawling battle that is rarely ever seen in a TV show, and more indicative of a $200 million blockbuster as they mentioned, and is precisely why I’m so excited.

Here’s the preview if you weren’t stoked already, courtesy of HBO.

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Less than a week after the GRIMM season finale, Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt, the creators of NBC’s Friday night hit, sat down and talked with EW.com to preview the sophomore season of the fantasy drama. I will avoid any spoilers because the finale is still fresh, so check out the interview here if you want some information about the woman in black, Hank’s journey in season 2, and vague plans of the future. Information on Captain Renard is a must next year, and hopefully they know it.

All that Adem Comeaux ever wanted was something to believe in.

When Adem’s Grandfather dies under mysterious circumstances, he returns to his childhood home, the sleepy farming town of Terrance, Louisiana. As Adem struggles with the repercussions of his absence and attempts to heal his relationship with his sister Sam, he discovers that his Grandfather’s cotton farm hides an evil secret that threatens to tear both of their lives apart.

Before he can uncover the truth behind his family’s curse, Adem must decide what he believes in before losing what precious hope he has left.

Eventually, everyone has to face their demons.

I am always excited when I start a book knowing that it is the authors first published book. It is a bit of a gamble though, will I discover a new amazing writer or will I be totally disappointed? The not knowing is the fun part, but coming from such a respected publisher as DarkFuse I had a feeling it would be good.

I was definitely correct in my assumption. “Chorus of Dust” is a good start for Mr. Walters career. The story has very life like believable characters, a great storyline and atmosphere. Though at times the story’s pacing bogged down just a bit for me, it really didn’t take away from the overall tale and is a very impressive debut by Justin.

I especially loved how the story started and how it evolved as I got deeper into the story.

Ray is a writer that writes books about real life murderers. He writes the tales from the killer’s point of view and has made quite a good living doing it. He thought he was retired when he gets an opportunity to tell Adem Comeaux’s tale.

The story starts out in the prison Adem is in and from there Adem proceeds to tell Ray his side of the story. Adem tells Ray the tale of his family farm’s curse, and the death  and destruction it has brought his family. Throughout the story it would shift between Adem telling his tale and Ray and Adem sitting in the prison. I though that Justin handled this particularly well and I never felt he lost control of the story with the shifting back and forth. I especially enjoyed how Justin ended the story, just a really great ending.

I very much look forward to Justin’s second book and highly recommend you give “Chorus Of Dust” a try, you won’t be disappointed.