THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2: GHOSTS OF GEORGIA may have no connection to the original other than the basic subject matter, but there was continuity behind the scenes. Tom Elkins, who edited the first film, made his directorial debut on the sequel, which he discusses with Fango in this exclusive interview.

Are you ready for THE ABCs OF DEATH? Were any of us, really? With one punchy line—“26 Directors, 26 Ways to Die”—the film announced itself as a highly anticipated, highly insane romp through one of our earliest tools of education. Attempting to learn you the alphabet something fierce, the horror anthology and its roster of some of genre’s best international talent leaves no repulsive, splattered, pearl-clutcher of a stone unturned. Jake West, director of DOGHOUSE, landed “S” and subsequently crafted a multi-faceted, swiftly-paced piece. Here, he speaks to Fango about his own love for the subgenre and more.

It’s a week before Halloween when Fango ventures to the set of JACK ATTACK, a new horror short set during pumpkin season intended to scare you out of your gourd. Directed by Bryan Norton, creator of PENNY DREADFUL, and Antonio Padovan, it stars V/H/S’ Helen Rogers; Fango spoke to all three, and we’ve got a few exclusive photos as well.

By the end of 2013, Derek Mears will longer be known principally as the guy who took on the legendary mask of Jason Voorhees in the FRIDAY THE 13TH reboot. His turn inside a remarkable creature suit as Edward the Troll is being cited as one of the best things in the just-released HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, and later this year he tussles with fellow Jason Kane Hodder in HATCHET III. He discusses those roles and more in this exclusive Fango interview.

Get ready to feel old: When asked what’s next on her slate following a star turn as terrified teen Alex in PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 (out on DVD/Blu-ray this Tuesday), effervescent young actress Kathryn Newton replies, “I’m doing my high school academic decathlon tomorrow.” Although already an experienced film and television actress, Ms. Newton’s tender age is uncommon; especially with the horror genre’s often shameless propensity for stuffing much older actors into teenage roles. It’s Newton’s authenticity and fresh appeal that adds spark to a franchise on its fourth installment and entices audiences to ride once again through the reliable PARANORMAL funhouse.

British actress Gemma Arterton’s career has seen her literally running the gamut, from big-ticket actioners like the 007 film QUANTUM OF SOLACE, CLASH OF THE TITANS and PRINCE OF PERSIA to the intense, confined thrills of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED. Now she’s kicking butt again as one-half of the heavily armed sibling team in HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (opening Friday from Paramount). Arterton spoke to Fango about her most adventurous role yet, as well as her upcoming vampire drama BYZANTIUM and a reunion with her DISAPPEARANCE director.

The BBC's controversial RIPPER STREET makes its US debut this Saturday, an eight-episode exploration of survival, obsession and trauma in the wake of the Ripper murders - and offering up a grim supposition about the uses of the very first movie cameras.