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New Horror Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of September 14, 2008

What's Coming Out This Week?

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

In theaters, the Samuel L. Jackson thriller Lakeview Terrace aims to unleash some police brutality on the box office, while DVD releases present little opposition.

Lakeview Terrace

Lakeview Terrace movie poster© Screen Gems
Director Neil LaBute and actor Samuel L. Jackson combine forces to tell the tale of a policeman who develops a psychotic vindictiveness toward his new neighbors because they are an interracial couple.

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Beetlejuice: 20th Anniversary Edition

Beetlejuice DVD© Warner Bros.
Like Candyman with a fondness for fart jokes, Beetlejuice is a ghost you conjure by saying his name three times. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this hit horror-comedy that made it cool to not brush your teeth.

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Beyond the Door

Beyond the Door DVD© Code Red
This Italian mix of The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby from 1974 is about a pregnant woman who becomes possessed by a demon and gives birth to the Antichrist. Try explaining that to your HMO.

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The Breed

The Breed DVD© First Look
A re-package of the 2007 straight-to-DVD movie about a group of friends (including Michelle Rodriguez and Hill Harper) vacationing on a small island inhabited by a pack of killer, genetically altered dogs. And it looked so nice in the brochure...

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Death Note

Death Note DVD© Viz
In this Japanese hit, a young law student discovers a notebook that causes death to anyone whose name is written in it.

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Exploitation Cinema: Cemetery Girls/Vampire Hookers

Exploitation Cinema: Cemetery Girls Vampire Hookers DVDBCI/Eclipse
It's a groovy '70s vampire double feature! In the Spanish film Cemetery Girls (1972), four women spend the night at a sanitarium run by Count Dracula. In the Filipino production Vampire Hookers (1978), a vampire pimp rents out a stable of vampire prostitutes. Insert your own joke here.
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Exploitation Cinema: Terror/Satan's Slave

Exploitation Cinema: Terror Satan's Slave DVD© BCI/Eclipse
This British two-pack brings us Terror (1978), about a man whose cursed lineage brings death and destruction to a group of partygoers, and Satan’s Slave (1976), about a girl who moves in with her uncle, only to discover that he's a devil worshiper who plans on sacrificing her.
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The Legend of Bloody Mary

The Legend of Bloody Mary DVD© Lions Gate
A college student whose sister disappeared while playing the game Bloody Mary as a child sets out to uncover the truth about what happened to her.

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Monster Movie

Monster Movie DVD© Tempe
This low-budget POV movie in the tradition of Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project purports to contain found footage of a camping trip that goes awry when the campers are attacked by "reptilian lizards." Personally, I'd be more concerned if I were attacked by NON-reptilian lizards.

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Never Cry Werewolf

Never Cry Werewolf DVD© Peace Arch
Kevin "Hercules" Sorbo stars in this Sci Fi Channel fare about a teenaged girl who suspects that her mysterious next-door neighbor is in fact a werewolf. Makes you think twice about complaining about their yard.

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They Wait

They Wait DVD© Vivendi
A woman's young son is held in a "death grip," which is sort of the ghost version of a noogie. She must figure out what the spirits want in order to save her son from a wicked pantsing.

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The Valley of Tears

The Valley of Tears DVD© Image
A man on his deathbed is allowed a second chance at life by God if he can get his killer to repent for his sin.

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