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New Horror Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of June 1, 2008

What's Coming Out This Week?

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

This week, Dario Argento's Mother of Tears sees a limited release, while The Eye heads a full slate of DVDs hitting shelves.

Mother of Tears

Mother of Tears© Mitropoulos Films
An American student in Rome unknowingly unleashes a long-dead witch upon the world, causing a wave of crime and violence. This is the third in director Dario Argento's witch-centric "Three Mothers" trilogy, which began with 1977's Suspiria and 1980's Inferno.

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Alucard

Alucard DVD© Brain Damage
This modern-day retelling of Dracula is apparently best viewed in a mirror.

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The Beast: Special Extended Edition

The Beast: Special Extended Edition DVD© Timeless Media Group
Peter Benchley, the author who brought you Jaws, followed it up with this 1996 TV miniseries that in no way resembles his more famous work. This one takes place in a small coastal community whose waters are terrorized by a giant squid, not a shark. And the guy who tries to convince everyone of its existence is a fisherman, not a cop. TOTALLY different.

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Clean

Clean DVD© Brain Damage
A serial killer with a heart of gold attends a snuff party with the intent of getting rid of the murderous scum...other than himself.

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The Cry: La Llorona

The Cry: La Llorona DVD© Monterey
This film explores the Mexican tale of La Llorona ("the crying woman"), a ghostly figure seen weeping for her dead children, this time transplanting the legend to New York City. Not to be confused with "My Sharona," the hit from The Knack.

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The Evil Woods

The Evil Woods DVD© Lions Gate
A group of wild 'n crazy high school kids goes off into the middle of the forest to party, only to find out that it's supposedly haunted by the ghost of the "Beer Hunter" (really!), an axe-wielding maniac who killed people who tossed beer cans into his woods. Woodsy the Owl would've been more understanding.

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The Eye

The Eye DVD© Lions Gate
Jessica Alba is un-blinded by science, with ghostly consequences.

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The Innocent

The Innocent DVD© Brain Damage
Four students spend the night in an abandoned hotel haunted by the ghost of a murdered child. Hmmm...maybe that's why it's ABANDONED.

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The Machine Girl

The Machine Girl DVD© Tokyo Shock
Japanese school girl + ninjas + yakuza + chainsaws + flying guillotines + machine gun amputee appendages + arterial spray = the greatest movie of all time?

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Memoirs of the Evil Dead Double Feature

Memoirs of the Evil Dead Double Feature DVD© Sub Rosa
This gruesome twosome features the movies The God Memoirs, about a psychopath seeking to rid the world of sinners, and Gut Pile, about a man who tries to cover up a hunting accident, only to have the victim come back for revenge.
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