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Image Source: Getty / Albert L. Ortega If you're a fan of either Gilmore Girls or Supernatural, then you no doubt have strong feelings about Jared Padalecki. The 34-year-old actor has left quite a mark on Hollywood with his various roles over the years, and his personal life is just as intriguing. Did you know he's actually incredibly superstitious? Or that he's kind of a school nerd? On top of all his quirks and charms, Jared is also a devoted family man: he is a loving husband to actress Genevieve Cortese, and together they have three beautiful children, 5-year-old Thomas, 3-year-old Austin, and their newborn daughter, Odette. Keep reading for even more fun facts about him. Yes, he's really that tall. Jared is actually 6'4" in real life! He's a total brainiac. While in high school, he won the National Forensic League championship in duo interpretation alongside his debate partner, Chris Cardenas.

Jared Tristan Padalecki was born 19 July 1982 in San Antonio, Texas. Jared is 6' 4" and of Polish descent. He has an older brother, Jeff and younger sister, Megan. Jared attended James Madison High School, San Antonio and in his senior year, he was the Presidential Scholars Program candidate and he and his classmate, Chris Cardeans won the National Forensics League National Championship in Duo Interpretation in 1998. Jared went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude in May 2000. His intention was to study Engineering at the University of Texas. If he wasn't an actor, he wanted to be a teacher just like his mother, Sherri. Sherri teaches Heroes, Myths and Legends at a San Antonio High School, so perhaps Jared was always destined to play some kind of supernatural hero, heartthrob in some show or other. He was best man at his brother's wedding and was at his sister's graduation from Ut- Austin.

House of Fears is, for the most part, fairly typical slasher fare. It stars a pack of mid-to-late twentysomethings who are killed off one by one, save for a couple of brave brave fighters. It does, however and somewhat surprisingly, keep the gratuitous violence to a minimum, and there's nary a sex scene in sight. However, it doesn't have much else going for it — the writing's not that great, the cinematography's not that great, and the acting's certainly not that great. The overall plot has vague potential — some high school kids break into a theme-park style haunted house the night before its grand opening, only to find that their fears begin coming to life because of a tiny cursed statue!

The fears themselves are for the most part pretty general, ranging from claustrophobia, to a psychotic clown (as if there's any other kind), to being stabbed, to being buried alive.

Jared Padalecki has taken his relationship with girlfriend Genevieve Cortese to the next level. Following rumor that the depicter of Sam Winchester in "Supernatural" has proposed to the 28-year-old actress, his representatives have confirmed to E! Online that the two are indeed engaged.

Few weeks ago, Genevieve, who played Ruby in the fourth season of the hit CW's series, fueled engagement report as she set her Facebook relationship status to engaged. Later, she and Jared have been rumored to have set their nuptials in Idaho in February. However, the actor's representatives refused to comment on the wedding plan.

Before secretly dating Genevieve Cortese, with whom he shared some sex scenes in "Supernatural", Jared Padalecki was engaged to Sandra McCoy. Unfortunately, three months after the news was broken in March 2008, the actor called off his engagement with the actress/dancer.

A couple more cult-fave slasher flicks of the early ’80s receive the special-edition treatment via DVDs that arrive November 24. Fango got the details on a new disc of Mark Rosman’s 1983 The House On Sorority Row (the basis of the current big-screen remake Sorority Row) from Liberation Entertainment, and the DVDebut of 1980’s Silent Scream from the new Scorpion Releasing.

House On Sorority Row, previously issued on a bare-bones disc by Elite, has been given a fresh transfer from a recently discovered print for this 25th Anniversary Edition (even though the film is technically 26 years old). The film is now supplemented with:

Audio commentary by writer/director Rosman Alternate ending Photo gallery Trailer

Retail price is $19.95. Silent Scream, directed by Denny Harris from a script by Jim and Ken Wheat (who also produced) and Wallace C. Bennett, is set at a boarding house where a group of college students take up residence,...

Way back in February (where has this year gone?) we told you about a little film called House of Fears. Hell, we even showed you the trailer. Then it just disappeared. Until now.

You can now pre-order the film from Amazon (link below) for swift delivery when it's released from Vivendi Entertainment on November 24, 2009.

The film, starring Corri English, Sandra McCoy, and Corey Sevier, tells the tale of six friends who sneak into a haunted house the night before it opens for Halloween, only to find that their evening of fun has turned into their worst nightmare. Yay!

Dig on the trailer again and the box art! Thanks to Joey Monda for the tip-off!

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And the parade of new trailers today continues, this time with an interesting looking little flick called The House of Fears. Murders in a spook house? I am so there!

The film, starring Corri English, Sandra McCoy, and Corey Sevier tells the tale of six friends who sneak into a haunted house the night before it opens for Halloween, only to find that their evening of fun has turned into their worst nightmare. Yay!

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You will find here the first teasers, stills, posters, synopsis rumors about upcoming horror movies !! "House Of Fears" - Sales Art Here's a new art for Ryan Little's "House Of Fears". In the film six friends sneak into a haunted house the night before it opens for Halloween, only to find that their evening of fun has turned into their worst nightmare. Corri English ("The Unborn"), Sandra McCoy, Michael J. Pagan and Corey Sevier star. "Neowolf" - Website and New Art Her's a sales art for Yvan Gauthier's "band from hell", "Neowolf", which follows two college lovers face an ancient evil when a strange rock band comes to town. "Bitten" - Sales Art Synopsis Here's the sales art for the Jason Mewes starrer "Bitten", which was directed by Harvey Glazer. A lovelorn...