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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of October 5, 2008

What's Coming Out This Week?

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

This week, Quarantine hits theaters, while The Happening, Joy Ride 2, Feast 2 and Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer make their way onto DVD.

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds DVD© Dimension
This sequel to the 2006 cult hit horror-comedy Feast picks up where the last left off, as the monsters make their way to a nearby town for the main course.

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Ghost Hunters: Season 4, Part 1

Ghost Hunters: Season 4, Part 1 DVDBig Vision DVD
More ghost hunters...like, um, hunting ghosts and stuff.

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship DVD© Televista
Not to be confused with the 2002 film with Gabriel Byrne, this is a 1952 tale about a luxury ship that is haunted by the ghosts of a crew that disappeared years earlier.
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Halloween: Unrated Collector's Edition

Halloween: Unrated Collector's Edition DVD© The Weinstein Co.
If you can't get enough of Rob Zombie's Halloween...you probably weren't loved enough as a child. But you're in luck! This collector's edition packs in three discs of material.

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The Happening

The Happening DVD© 20th Century Fox
In The Happening, Mark Wahlberg battles a mysterious force that causes mass suicide -- but enough about his acting. Zing!

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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

Jack Brooks: Monter Slayer DVD© Anchor Bay
JB:MS traces the rise of Jack Brooks from plumber with anger management issues to plumber with anger issues and the ability to kick monster butt.

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Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead DVD© 20th Century Fox
In the straight-to-video sequel Joy Ride 2, two couples steal a car they assume is abandoned, but it turns out to belong to demented truck driver Rusty Nail, who begins a series of deadly cat-and-mouse games with the thieves.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray DVD© Warner Bros.
This 1945 adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel tells the tale of a man who sells his soul to remain young, while his portrait ages -- something Joan Rivers has been trying for years.
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Prey for the Beast

Prey for the Beast DVD© Brain Damage
Campers run into a large furry monster not named Mr. Snuffleupagus.

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Psycho: Special Edition

Psycho: Special Edition DVD© Universal
The classic Alfred Hitchcock story of a man, a motel and a mother gets the special edition treatment.

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