Now he's really mad!

Like John Carpenter, Wes Craven will have his entire catalog remade when all is said and done. Last House on the Left isn't the only one currently in the works: Midnight Pictures is working on a 2009 release for Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy. Craven's silly but entertaining 1989 Shocker featured a homicidal TV repairman whose death in the electric chair sparks a murderous rampage, as he returns for vengeance through electric current and the power of television.

While the subtitle makes it sound like a sequel, the original Shocker used the subtitle in some releases, and as a tagline in print advertising. Don't be surprised if the new film drops the subtitle well before the release date.

Craven is planning to direct. In negotiations for the lead role of Horace Pinker: Kane Hodder, who has parlayed a series of cameos (based on his Jason Voorhees fame, as directors increasingly stock their horror films with in-jokes to curry fan[boy] favor) into meatier roles. It's not a bad match: both have mediocre bands named after them.

The role was originated by the surprisingly age-resistant Mitch Pileggi, only four years older than Hodder. Maybe Hodder will drop out and Pileggi will have a chance to reprise the part...