Fright Night to get revamped

A pair of classic horror films look set to be the latest movies to get revamped, it has been revealed.

Rumours surfaced on Shocktillyoudrop.com that 80s horror flick Friday the 13th and Vampire chiller Fright Night are to be remade.

According to Shocktillyoudrop.com, producer Scott Strauss along and Screen Gems have together picked up rights to the film and are looking to see Fright Night reborn into the Noughties.

Commentators seem to be viewing the project on the whole with apprehension: Fright Night is roundly held by critics to be one of the great horrors of the 80s, it was certainly a box office hit and even won a couple of Saturn Awards.

The original Fright Night starred William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys and Roddy McDowall.

Meanwhile slasher film Friday the 13th featured stars such as Kevin Bacon and although it was not well received by many mainstream film critics, it went on to a cult among slasher-film fans.

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