In a move that leaves me somewhat unsettled, the upcoming Clock Tower movie is getting a fresh director in. Martin Weisz, who had a hand in The Hills Have Eyes 2, will be helming the project following the departure of three other candidates, dismissed for largely unknown reasons, including visions not meshing well twixt the director and the studio.

And so they bring in the guy who gave us the truly craptacular sequel to the truly craptacular remake of a truly craptacular film…and expect us to be squealing with joy? I’m astonished beyond all reckoning. In fact, I’m having an increasingly hard time seeing how this can be any good. How? How can it? I mean, granted, the Clock Tower series was a freaky set of games, and Scissorman practically made for a horror franchise, but can the strength of the script unaided by any kind of directorial skill still be good?

Well, I’ll hold out hope…and you can join me. Until we get to see for ourselves, which will take some time as shooting doesn’t start until July, we always have the Nightmare on Elm Street trivia to see some of Wes Craven’s non-Hills work.

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