It will be one "dark knight" this October as Spike TV presents the third annual "SCREAM," a celebration of the best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic genres.

BURBANK, Calif. - Rocked by the mysterious death of Lionel Luthor and the sudden disappearance of his son, Lex, the town of Smallville will be put further on edge this fall with the arrival of two new villains.

Director Frank Darabont has dismissed horror movies such as Hostel and Saw as "degrading." Darabont has based three of his films, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and the upcoming The Mist, on Stephen King novels but despises the brutality found in many contemporary horror movies.

Filmmaker Frank Darabont has hit out at movie mogul George Lucas for preventing Steven Spielberg from shooting his script for the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel, claiming his efforts were "a waste of a year".