Yesterday, horror-movie maestro Wes Craven revealed his favorite scary movies on MTV Movies Blog; today, as another special Halloween treat, writer-director-producer Frank Darabont divulges his terrifying faves. And he knows a thing or two about horror: While Darabont is most famous for adapting the screenplays for the Stephen King dramas "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile," he also co-wrote scripts for 1987's "Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors," 1988's "The Blob" and "The Fly 2," and 1994's "Frankenstein," and he wrote and directed 2007's surprisingly chilling "The Mist" (also based on a King novel). Plus, he recently teamed with uber-producer Gale Anne Hurd ("Aliens," the "Terminator" films, "The Abyss") to create the highly buzzed-about new zombie series, "The Walking Dead," which fittingly debuts on Sunday, Halloween night, on AMC.

MTV News caught up with Darabont and Hurd at New York Comic Con, where they engaged in a lively discussion about their horror-movie standbys. "My sort of traditional Halloween movie viewing experience starts with 'Night of the Living Dead' and then 'The Exorcist,'" Darabont said. "And then I usually wrap it up with 'Count Yorga, Vampire.'" Read More...

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Frank DarabontThis is one film that can't seem to catch a break. Mere days after it snagged an A-list star in Jamie Foxx, "Law Abiding Citizen" loses its director -- and given that he was none other than Frank Darabont, that's a pretty stunning loss.

According to Ain't It Cool News, the relationship between the film and its director "ended ugly" but no further details have been forthcoming. Read More...

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