Jessica Alba leads the way for theatrical releases this week with her remake of The Eye, while Shrooms scores a VERY limited release. It's a big week on DVD, with the Nicole Kidman-Daniel Craig vehicle Invasion and more than a dozen other assorted goodies (and a few baddies) heading to video shelves.
Greenhouse Gore Two-Fer
© Subversive Cinema
Botanical horror fetishists, rejoice! The Gardener (1975) features a sinister gardener who casts a supernatural spell over the woman who hires him. In The Freakmaker (1974), a mad scientist (Is there any other kind?) breeds humans with plants.
The Invasion
© Warner Brothers
This incarnation of the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers was the first of two big-budget disappointments in 2007 (along with The Golden Compass) starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.
Lake Placid 2
© 20th Century Fox
Maybe they'll change the name of the lake after this outbreak of giant crocodile munchies.
Punk Rock Holocaust 2
© Halo 8
A headless serial killer targets punk rock bands, stealing the heads of his victims to replace his own.
Right at Your Door
© Lions Gate Entertainment
A radioactive bomb is unleashed in Los Angeles, causing people there to become even more selfish, self-absorbed and paranoid than they already are.
Tragic Ceremony
© Dark Sky Films
In this 1972 Italian gore-fest, a bunch of hippies stumble upon a satanic sacrifice, with no munchies in sight!
The Unknown Trilogy
© Allumination FilmWorks
This horror anthology features a trio of stories, one about a gambler, one about a boy's fear of a funeral parlor and the third about a grieving father.
Val Lewton: Man in the Shadows
© Warner Brothers
Narrated and produced by Martin Scorsese, this documentary examines the legacy of producer Val Lewton, who was responsible for high-quality, "classy" horror films in the 1940s, such as Cat People, I Walked With a Zombie and The Body Snatcher.
