Looks like the season finale for Showtime’s “Dexter” broke all sorts of ratings records for the network. The innovative series continues to be one of the best written and acted shows on television. So, why haven’t I written much up on season 4? Because I haven’t seen it!

Unlike Perez Hilton or the fat guy at Ain’t it Cool News, I’m a financially-humble blogger who just can’t afford both HBO and Showtime. But, as luck would have it, my cable provider is hosting a free Showtime trial this week so I will finally catch up to my favorite serial killer this side of Patrick Bateman.

So, in the meantime, I’m posting these pictures of Julie Benz (Dexter’s wife) taken at a TV Guide Hot List party last month.

The 37-year-old actress is definitely a highlight of the show and has appeared in the horror flicks: Saw 5, Held Hostage, 8MM 2, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, and Satan’s School for Girls.

Benz has also starred on the television spook shows: “Angel,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Roswell.”

The nominations for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced today and, as is to be expected, there wasn’t much love for the horror/sci-fi genres. Among the notable omissions are J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot (over $380 mil in worldwide box office) and Oren Peli’s little horror-indie that could Paranormal Activity (over $150 mil worldwide box office), both distributed through Paramount Pictures. Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 did managed to score a nom for Best Screenplay and James Cameron’s smurfs-in-space epic Avatar secured four nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

Horror and sci-fi did fare better in the television categories. Showtime’s serial-killer drama “Dexter” and HBO’s vampire serial “True Blood” received nominations for Best Drama and nailed acting noms for their respective leads Anna Paquin and Michael C. Hall. In TV’s supporting actor category, Emmy award-winner Michael Emerson locked down a nom for his portrayal of sinister mastermind Benjamin Linus on ABC’s “Lost.”

The 67th annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by actor/comedian Ricky Gervais. NBC will broadcast the show live from the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 17, 2010. For a complete list of nominees, visit the Golden Globes’ website.

Now, check out the contenders and their competition (horror/fantasy noms are in bold):

Best Picture: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, Up in the Air.

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Supporting Actor: Matt Damon (Invictus), Woody Harrelson (The Messanger), Christopher Plumber (The Last Station), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Actor (Comedy/Musical): Matt Damon (The Informant!), Daniel Day-Lewis (Nine), Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man).

Best Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell (District 9), Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated), Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air), Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds).

Best Original Score:Michael Giacchino (Up), James Horner (Avatar), Marvin Hamlisch (The Informant!), Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man), Karen O. and Carter Burwell (Where the Wild Things Are).

Best Original Song: “I See You” – Avatar, “Winter” – Brothers, “The Weary Kind” – Crazy Heart, “I Want to Come Home” – Everybody’s Fine, “Cinema Italiano” – Nine.

Best Televison Series — Drama: “Big Love,” “Dexter,” “House,” “Mad Men,” “True Blood.”

Best Performance by an Actress in Television Series — Drama: Glenn Close (“Damages”), January Jones (“Mad Men”), Juliana Margulies (“The Good Wife”), Anna Paquin (“True Blood”), Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”).

Best Performance by an Actor in Television Series — Drama: Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”), Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”), Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”), Hugh Laurie (“House”), Bill Paxton (“Big Love”).

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in Television Series/Movie: Michael Emerson (“Lost”), Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”), William Hurt (“Damages”), John Lithgow (“Dexter”), Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”).

This is the first official poster for Summit’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The film is directed by David Slade and will make its way into theaters on June 30, 2010.

The third chapter’s synopsis reads:

Bella and Edward have been reunited, but their forbidden relationship is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking her revenge. And Bella is forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggles between vampires and werewolves continues. But there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality?

At a glance, Eclipse appears to be the same old angst-riddled, tweeny-bopper supernatural romance, but it should be noted that the man holding the reigns to this new chapter is the director of the viciously brutal and gory 30 Days of Night (number 4 on our 15 Vampire Movies That Won’t Make You Gay list).

Will Slade’s involvement give the franchise some much needed teeth … or  was taking the project just a means for him to score mountains of cash to spend on coke and beautiful Euro models? Either way, I respect the guy.

"I want to make sweet love to your throat."

ABC will air a one-minute promo spot for “Lost: Season 6” during tonight’s episode of “The Forgotten.” Set to a haunting rendition of “Amazing Grace” by country icon Willie Nelson, the clip culls footage from the Emmy award-winning series’ previous five seasons.

Because I know no one is watching “The Forgotten,” I have posted the promo here:

According to executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, ABC promos for the beloved sci-fi series will not feature any new footage so creative little mash-up spots like this are the most we can expect. Spain’s Cuatro network got the ball rolling last month with their own promo set to Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place.” To see that clip, click here.

“Lost’s” sixth and final season begins on Feb. 2, 2010.

The winners of Spike TV’s 7th annual Video Game Awards have been announced. Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves scored many of the evenings top prizes, including Game of the Year, Best Graphics, and Best Playstation 3 Game. The horror genre, unfortunately, didn’t fare too well this year, with just Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 winning an award for Best XBox 360 Game.

Jack Black Gets Brutal!

Sci-fi and fantasy ruled, however, in the voice categories. Sex kitten Megan Fox commanded Best Performance by a Human Female for her contribution to the Luxoflux game Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Huge Jackman and the cast of Activision’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine won Best Performance by a Human Male and Best Cast, respectively. And, funny-man Jack Black took home the Best Voice award for his turn as Eddie Riggs in Electronic Arts’ heavy-metal fantasy game Brutal Legend.

Snoop Dogg and white beyotch!

Show highlights included sneak peek trailers for Halo: Reach and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, performances by Snoop Dog and The Bravery, and a look at a Tron: Legacy light-cycle and its sexy rider Olivia Wilde. Other celebs at the event: Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Samuel Jackson (Snakes on a Plane), Tricia Helfer (Them), Mike Tyson, Tony Hawk,  Zach Braff (“Scrubs”), and many more.

Wilde Ride

For a complete list of winners, visit Spike TV.

Zimbio has over 200 photos of the event, but I’ve compiled a short gallery here for your immediate viewing pleasure:

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Playboy cover model America Olivo and Bitch Slap costars Julia Voth and Erin Cummings jiggle their way through a new promotional trailer for director Rick Jacobson’s ode to T&A cinema. Inspired by late night Girls Gone Wild commercials, the spot finds the top-heavy babes engaging in a bikini car wash, pillow fight, and sensual girl-on-girl massage.

Take a peek:

Bitch Slap costars Lucy Lawless (”Xena: Warrior Princess”), Renee O’ Conner (Boogeyman 2), Minae Noji (Earth and Beyond), Debbie Lee Carrington (Scary Movie 3), and Quentin Tarantino stunt babe Zoe Bell (Kill Bill, Death Proof). To see more eye-popping photos and a trailer, go here.

Bitch Slap struts into theaters for a limited release on Jan. 8, 2010. America Olivo can be seen in the June 2009 issue of Playboy.

Eighteen-year-old actor Tyler Posey is set to play the lead in MTV’s upcoming cable serial Teen Wolf. Based on the 1985 werewolf-comedy of the same name, the series will revolve around Scott McCall, a high-school outcast who gains powers and popularity after being bitten by a wolf. Costars include Crystal Reed as the love interest, Dylan O’Brien as the best friend, and Tyler Hoechlin as the series’ villain.

MTV describes the new Teen Wolf as a dramatic thriller with comedic and romantic plot lines. “Criminal Minds” creator Jeff Davis is attached to write the pilot episode and will serve as executive producer along with “Prison Break’s” Marty Adelstein and “Medium’s” Rene Echevarria.

Michael J. Fox Drinks Tyler's Milk Shake.

The original Teen Wolf starred Emmy award-winning actor Michael J. Fox. The film grossed an impressive $33 million upon its release in ’85 and remains a cult classic today. Teen Wolf Too, starring Jason Bateman, didn’t fare as well, raking in only a little over $7 million in 1987.

On a personal note, I just don’t see how they can top this:

You don’t need a Ouija board to welcome the paranormal into your home this month. Paramount Home Entertainment is providing fans of its indie-horror hit Paranormal Activity the opportunity to host a red carpet screening of the film’s home edition at their residence on Dec. 28. To sweeten the deal further, the studio is also throwing in a brand new home theater system.

Interested fans can sign up for their chance to win the screening and entertainment center by visiting the Paranormal Activity website. The DVD and Blu-ray disc editions of the movie will be in stores on Dec. 29.

Produced and directed by Oren Peli for an estimated $15,000, Paranormal Activity has now scared up over $140 million worldwide. Peli is currently at work on his followup Area 51, which will once again be distributed through Paramount Pictures.

Warner Bros. promotional push for its epic remake of the 1981 fantasy-adventure Clash of the Titans is well under way and downright exciting. The studio has released a new balls-to-the-wall trailer for the film that includes a look at Medusa and the Cracken.

Check it out:

Clash of the Titans is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) and stars Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton, and Ralph Fiennes. The film arrives in theaters on March 26.

It’s hard to know what possessed Sigourney Weaver to reveal secrets about the yet-to-be-announced Ghostbusters 3 project, but we give thanks to Zuul. During an interview with the UK’s Channel 4 News, Weaver announced that Ghostbusters 3 will be made and that Bill Murray will return as a ghost.

Weaver says:

I’m afraid to say it is happening, I hope people are excited about that. I don’t know if I’m going to be in it, I have had a couple of calls asking ‘would you read the script.’ I know that my little son Oscar – who was kidnapped from me – I think he has grown up to be a ghostbuster. I might be in it; I see nothing wrong with being in it, although I don’t think I will have a big part. I think Bill Murray has a little more to do with it – he’s a ghost.

The original Ghostbusters was released in 1984 and grossed over $290 million worldwide. Ghostbusters 2 grossed over $215 million worldwide in 1989. Both films were directed by Ivan Reitman and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and Weaver.