New Horror Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of August 17, 2008

Based on the mythology created by the legendary early 20th century writer H.P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu tells the tale of a man who returns to his home town to find it full of dark secrets tied to an apocalyptic cult rumored to dabble in human sacrifice. Oh, and it's led by his father.

This box set gathers six movies created for Spanish television by some of the hottest horror directors in Spain. Think of it as Masters of Horror...en Español! Titles include: The Baby’s Room, about a haunted nursery; Xmas Tale, about a vengeful zombie dressed as Santa; A Real Friend, about a girl who befriends a man who resembles a vampire; To Let, about an apartment with a twisted landlady; Spectre, about an elderly man who encounters a woman from his youth who hasn't aged; and Blame, about a woman who moves in with a friend and discovers her dark secret.

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What could be better than a double dose of Uwe Boll movies? A lemon eye wash? A gasoline sandwich? Gangrene perhaps? Experience two horrible vampire movies for the price of one, if you dare...

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In the second season of Dexter, the Miami Police Department turns their attention from the Ice Truck Killer to the Bay Harbor Butcher -- someone we know all too well.

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Mockbuster specialists The Asylum aim to muck up another established work with this adaptation of the Russian horror tale Viy by Nikolai Gogol, about a man whose faith is tested when he must spend three nights with an undead witch.

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This slasher about an axe-wielding murderer returning from the grave appears to have a budget of three Snickers bars.

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Is getting two cheesy, low-budget films for the price of one a deal or a punishment? In this double feature, we get Harvest of Fear, about a masked killer stalking teens (You don't say!), while in Demonic, other teens encounter evil nymphs in a haunted forest.

This trio of Sci Fi Channel creature features feature a killer crocodile (Croc), a killer bear (Grizzly Rage) and a killer squid (Eye of the Beast) versus a killer James Van Der Beek.

A psycho ex-teacher escapes from a mental institution and tracks down the object of his obsession, a former student on her prom night. PG-13 action ensues.

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Unlike the other double features that Universal is releasing this week, this one actually has a good film in it: The Dark Hours. It's about a psychiatrist who goes to a remote cabin to spend a relaxing weekend with her husband and sister, only to be taken hostage by an ex-patient who's not too pleased about the treatment she prescribed for him. The other movie, The Rockville Slayer, works nicely as a coaster.