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Feast your eyes on the first poster for Mike Epps’ hilarious new comedy Meet The Blacks. The film will release nationwide on April Fool’s Day (April 1st) – no joke!

In the meantime, check out the trailer.

From writer/director/producer Deon Taylor, Meet The Blacks is comedy/horror hybrid spoofing the hit film “The Purge,” and stars Mike Epps (“The Hangover,” “50 Shades of Black,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), George Lopez (“Lopez Tonight,” “Swing Vote,” “Balls of Fury”), Mike Tyson (“The Hangover” series “Scary Movie 5”), Bresha Webb (NBC’s “Truth Be Told”), Zulay Henao (“True Memoirs of An International Assassin”) as well as a ‘who’s who’ of pop culture personalities including Gary Owen (“Ride Along”) Charlie Murphy (“The Chappelle Show”), Tameka “Tiny” Cottle (VH1’s Ti & Tiny with Rap artist husband Ti), gossip columnist Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney (Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner), Vine star Andrew Bachelor, and comedians Lil Duvall,...

"Django Unchained" star Jamie Foxx will be taking a spin behind the camera for Syfy. The network announced that the Oscar-winning actor will be executive producing, writing and directing an at the moment untitled five-episode horror anthology that will air this fall. This isn't Foxx's first attempt at the genre -- he was an executive producer on and directed an episode of "Nite Tales," an attempt at an urban horror series adapted from a 2008 TV movie hosted by Flavor Flav (how far the project got isn't entirely clear). This new series comes through Foxx's Foxxhole Productions and Universal Cable, and will be morality tales in the vein of "The Twilight Zone" and "Tales from the Crypt." Episodes will run a half-hour and will premiere during Syfy's annual 31 Days of Halloween programming marathon in October. "This is a project that I've wanted to do for a long time and I'm so...

Okay, so we're not talking about the director of Chain Letter making a Street Fighter movie or anything like that, but Deon is just about ready to start on his latest frightful endeavor. Read on for details.

From the Press Release

It was announced today that multi-hyphenate writer, director and producer Deon Taylor (The Hustle, Chain Letter, Nite Tales: The Movie, Dead Tone) has chosen Akuma as the next feature film project for his new Hidden Empire Film Group label. New York-based Screen Media Films, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Screen Media Ventures, LLC, has secured worldwide distribution rights to the horror film and is planning on the Us theatrical release next fall.

Taylor will direct the film and produce alongside Roxanne Avent. Taylor also wrote the screenplay with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol.

The movie follows a young Japanese woman, Akira, who is looking to put her life...

Screen Media Films has announced that Dean Taylor ( The Hustle , Chain Letter , Nite Tales: The Movie , Dead Tone ) will next direct Akuma (Japanese for "Demon"), a supernatural tale planned for release in fall of 2012. Taylor will direct the film and produce alongside Roxanne Avent from a screenplay that he wrote with Blayne Weaver and Joe Bockol.   The movie, which Taylor describes as a mix between Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist , follows a young Japanese woman, Akira, who is looking to put her life back together after a recent tragedy. As she pushes hard to overcome these problems she soon realizes that she's fighting something very dark. It is noted that the film will employ a "handheld style" in the shooting, which will take place in Los...

Actress and producer Alyshia Ochse may not be a name you immediately recognize, but we here at Dread Central feel like that’s going to change very soon. The up-and-comer recently appeared in the brand new pilot episode of Deon Taylor’s revamped “Nite Tales” series as well as horror short The Guest (which she also produced) that bowed online earlier this month.

In honor of Indie Horror Month, we caught up with Ochse to talk about how this Midwestern actress got her start in the industry, what inspired her to get into producing films and her experiences working in the horror genre and why she’s found it a welcoming experience for her career.

Ochse always knew she was destined to work in the entertainment industry. “I wanted to be an actress ever since I could talk. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to be anything other than an actor really.

Cherilyn Wilson (The Roommate ) takes a bath in Deon Taylor's 2010 horror flick, Chain Letter. Taylor is also the mastermind behind Flavor Flav's Nite Tales. In related news, Flav's Fried Chicken opened Monday in Clinton, Iowa. "My chicken ain't no joke. I ain't scared to go up against the Colonel, tastewise.." said Flav! Check out the Nsfw Chain Letter clip, the trailer and the commercial for Flav's Fried Chicken below!

My thoughts on Nite Tales: The Series can be summed up very simply and concisely. I hate this show. I hate everyone involved in this project. I hate the producers who put up the money to make this piece of crap. If you like Nite Tales, I want to punch you in the face. Flavor Flav, even your self-aware camp cannot save this show. Nite Tales is The Twilight Zone without brains, creativity, or talent, and if you must watch it, I recommend getting extremely drunk or high before doing so.

Nite Tales only lasted for five 20-minute episodes, but it still took alcohol and excessive yelling at my television to get through the experience. The first episode involves a security guard in a warehouse full of mannequins. The second episode was about a young woman who visits a psychic to try to contact her father who died a year ago.

There are a few horror themed titles moving to DVD and Blu-Ray the week of January 18th. Death Race 2 is available Tuesday, the 18th and a review for this title is here: Death Race 2 Review. This is a tale of the future, where criminals are television's number one celebrities (much like now e.g. Lyndsay Lohan). Also releasing on this date is Buried from director Rodrigo Cortes ("Dirt Devil"). Here, a civilian contractor in Iraq is deposited deep beneath the earth's surface and he only has a few hours of air left to come up with his own ransom. Finally, director Deon Taylor (Chain Letter) has put together the television series Nite Tales in a DVD version. Some of these titles will have more extras than others. Check out all three in more detail below.

Buried

Director: Rodrigo Cortes.

Writer: Chris Sparling.

The synopsis for Buried:

"Paul is a U.

It's so exciting when new genre shows make it to television.  And it's great to hear that Jamie Foxx will be executive producing a new one called Night Tales.  Based on a Bet movie, Nite Tales: The Movie, Night Tales is planned as a half-hour anthology show.  The current plan sees 26 episodes broken up over two seasons.  More after the jump. While the article in Variety didn't specify a network, Foxx and partner Deon Taylor are looking to go the cable route.  "Some of them will be very, very horrorfied, and others will be more supernatural," Taylor said. "But they're all PG; there won't be any superbloody things happening to people." Foxx and Taylor...

Jamie Foxx is preparing to scare U.S. TV audiences - he's writing and producing a star-studded horror series co-hosted by Denise Richards and his rumored girlfriend Stacey Dash. Foxx and business partner Deon Taylor will co-executive produce "Night Tales", a horror anthology series based on 2008 TV movie "Nite Tales: The Movie".

The pair has already co-written and co-directed the pilot and several half-hour episodes, featuring guest spots from rapper Method Man, funnyman Tom Arnold and actor Jason Mewes. A network is not yet attached to the series but Taylor insists the scary show won't be restricted to adult audiences.

He tells Variety, "Some of them (the episodes) will be very, very horrified (sic), and others will be more supernatural. But they're all (rated) PG (parental guidance suggested); there won't be any superbloody things happening to people."...

Los Angeles, Oct 28 – American singer-actor Jamie Foxx is writing and producing a star-studded horror series, which will be co-hosted by Stacey Dash, who is reported to be his girlfriend, and actress Denise Richards.

Foxx and his business partner Deon Taylor will be the executive producers of ‘Night Tales’, a horror anthology based on 2008 TV movie ‘Nite Tales: The Movie’, reports imdb.com.

The two have co-written and co-directed the pilot and several half-hour episodes that have guest appearances from rapper Method Man, funnyman Tom Arnold and actor Jason Mewes.

Taylor insists the.

Jamie Foxx is preparing to scare U.S. TV audiences - he's writing and producing a star-studded horror series co-hosted by Denise Richards and his rumoured girlfriend Stacey Dash.

Foxx and business partner Deon Taylor will co-executive produce Night Tales, a horror anthology series based on 2008 TV movie Nite Tales: The Movie.

The pair has already co-written and co-directed the pilot and several half-hour episodes, featuring guest spots from rapper Method Man, funnyman Tom Arnold and actor Jason Mewes.

A network is not yet attached to the series but Taylor insists the scary show won't be restricted to adult audiences.

He tells Variety, "Some of them (the episodes) will be very, very horrified (sic), and others will be more supernatural. But they're all (rated) PG (parental guidance suggested); there won't be any superbloody things happening to people."...

Deon Taylor's been carving himself a nice little niche in our genre with his films Nite Tales, Chain Letter, etc., and now, along with producer Jamie Foxx, Taylor is looking to bring his anthology flavor to TV with an episodic version of "Nite Tales".

According to Variety the horror anthology is already in production on 26 half-hour episodes, envisioned to split over two seasons. Foxx and Taylor have co-written and co-directed the pilot and several other episodes with Tom Arnold, Method Man and Jason Mewes among those appearing in different segments.

Taylor said the anthology would be a hybrid of "Tales From the Crypt" and "The Twilight Zone." "Some of them will be very, very horrorfied, and others will be more supernatural," Taylor said. "But they're all PG; there won't be any super bloody things happening to people."

But super bloody things are fun! Come on, Deon, give us the goods!

Denise Richards and Stacey Dash will host the on-going television spin-off of the anthology horror film Nite Tales , by Deon Taylor. Hosting duties originally went to Flavor Flav. The change was probably made when Jamie Foxx came aboard as executive producer on the television series. Foxx and Taylor are planning 26 episodes (two season's worth of programming), the former is also trying his hand at co-writing and co-directing a few episodes. Actors such as Tom Arnold, Method Man and Jason Mewe appear in Nite Tales , a blend of Tales from the Crypt meets The Twilight Zone . There's no word yet as to where the series will air.

It’s not often we write articles about award-winning performers here on Dread Central, which makes this all the more exciting for yours truly. This past weekend Deon Taylor (Dead Tone, Chain Letter) invited Dread Central exclusively out to his set in Los Angeles to give us a look at the revamping of his Night Tales (previously Nite Tales) brand of horror.

Previously hosted by everyone’s favorite hip-hop hype man Flavor Flav, the new Night Tales will be hosted by Stacey Dash (Clueless) as a vampiress, demonstrating a new, serious and sexy direction for both the television series as well as the feature film.

In addition to the new direction of Night Tales, Taylor also introduced us to his brand new producing partner, Oscar and Grammy Award winner Jamie Foxx. The collaboration marks Foxx’s first true foray into the horror genre, something that excites the renowned actor greatly.

Here is the trailer for Deon Taylor's Chain Letter. The film stars Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga), Betsy Russell (The Saw franchise), Brad Dourif (Child's Play) and Bai Ling (Crank: High Voltage). Taylor hopes to find a distributor for his movie at this year's Afm. It follows a maniac who murders teens when they refuse to forward a chain letter. Taylor also directed Nite Tales: The Movie starring Flavor Flav.