On the heels of news that former Faith No More front-man Mike Patton will be the voice of the new Bionic Commando, the press notes for Warner Brothers’ upcoming horror film I Am Legend reveal that the versatile singer has also lent his vocal chords to director Francis Lawrence’s eagerly-anticipated adaptation of the influential novella by author Richard Matheson. In the film, Patton provides the unearthly cries of the abhorrent former humans transformed into flesh eating ghouls by a highly contagious virus.

Having recently attended a sneak preview of the eagerly anticipated frightener without even realizing that one of my favorite vocalists was involved, this viewer can attest that the sounds these creatures emit are enough to have even the most steely-nerved viewer squirming in their seat.

Curious as to what we thought about the rest of the film?
Just drop by the All Movie blog on December 14th for the full review.

Until then, be sure to run out to your local bookstore and grab two copies of Matheson’s original novella – one for yourself and the other to hand off for the holidays. It’s a quick and thrilling read, and there’s still plenty of time to blast through it before the big screen version hits theaters this Friday.