"Blood-drenched" barely begins to describe Fede Alvarez's remake of "Evil Dead," a gore-for-broke affair that strips the flesh off Sam Raimi's cult-beloved comic-horror franchise and exposes the demons at its core. The presence of Raimi, original collaborator Rob Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell as producers should give the faithful permission to attend what would otherwise smell like a shameless exploitation of the 1981 film, but the high production values and nonstop action offered here should also please younger genre fans who've never bothered to rent it.

A big-budget, effects-laden, 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend may seem like the unlikeliest pairing yet of director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" ends up being smart, thrilling and a whole lot of fun.

After a particularly grueling day on the set of "The Walking Dead," star Andrew Lincoln went back to a dark, empty house alone and started to feel uneasy.

"Warm Bodies," the latest permutation of the zombie screen phenomenon, places heart over horror and romantic teen angst over sharp social commentary.

Zombies are terrible characters. That’s not to say there haven’t been plenty of good movies featuring zombies like “28 Days Later,” “Shaun of the Dead,” “Zombieland,” and the George A. Romero classics.

It's not really news that Arnold Schwarzenegger is back this year. Everybody else in Hollywood is, too, so why not the former California governor?

“Remember when allowing lawyers to advertise on TV seemed like a good idea.”

It turns out 2012 wasn't a total wash. The year had a little bit of everything - zombies, spies and fighting tycoons.

Underground bunkers. Food stockpiles. Suicide pacts.

Like the Tennessee outsider she plays in "Malibu Country," her new sitcom, Reba McEntire can relate to being a small fish in this land of swimming pools and movie stars.

Kids love Halloween — the costumes, the candy, the craziness and the fun — but when it falls on a weeknight, like it does this year, it can be a hassle for parents. Thanks to all the carnivals and trunk-or-treats going on around the East Valley this weekend, the whole family can enjoy themselves without having to worry about getting up the next morning for school.

Maybe it’s just the haze of nostalgia, but it seems that 40-plus years ago when I was trick-or-treating age, we could put the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, civil unrest and the drug culture out of our minds long enough for some good old-fashioned fun.

Creators of the legendary The Nest haunted house unveiled the world’s first integration of social media and scare tactics for a personalized fear experience. Using a program that combines Facebook Connect and RFID tracking technology, guests are given the option to sign in and get a credential badge to wear through the haunted house.

After three seasons on "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln has finally been pushed to the edge.

It's crunch time. "The Walking Dead" returns on AMC for a third season Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT. Millions of fans will be tuned in, ravenous for what awaits the zombie-beset mortals on the first of 16 episodes (eight now and eight more beginning next February).

Mesa’s Main Street will look like Halloween a bit early during downtown’s “Apocalypse Party”-themed Second Friday Night Out.

From funnel cakes and fun house mirrors to chainsaw carving challenges and the crashing, colliding cars of the Figure 8 Races, we love the Arizona State Fair.

It’s that time of year to get out and enjoy an entire day picking your favorite pumpkin, eating caramel apples, visiting a petting zoo and ending the night with fireworks and a haunted house. Or, to just take stroll through the pumpkin patch to snap a few photos with your family. Either way, the Valley has it all, and this is your one-stop guide for fall festivities in the East Valley.

LOS ANGELES — As far as Tim Burton's concerned, you can't keep a good dog down. And you can't keep a good, old-fashioned form of animation down, either.

Do you long for the days when Halloween was more about fun and games in your local community and less about ponying up a hundred dollars’ worth of candy to distribute to a bunch of ungrateful kids?

Get your fill of fright at the haunted amusement park at The Pavilions at Talking Stick, which features a live stunt show, zombie paintball, a kids park and three frightful haunts.

Performing Arts 2012-13 season preview

Have you ever wanted to learn the moves to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance?