New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of October 26, 2008

In this 1980 Australian thriller known as Harlequin, a mysterious magician and faith healer worms his way into a politician's family, with grave consequences.

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In this an animated prequel to the video game Dead Space, space miners discover an ancient artifact on a remote planet that unleashes a violent alien race. It's always the space miners' fault, isn't it?

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If it's French director Jean Rollin, it's gotta be vampires + sex + violence + atmosphere resembling a Calvin Klein commercial.

A cheesy double feature from the '70s: In Curse of Bigfoot, a team of students searches for a prehistoric creature. In Cathy's Curse, a child's toy gives a little girl telekinetic powers.

This collection of works based on H.P. Lovecraft tales centers on the feature-length film Strange Aeons: The Thing on the Doorstep, based on Lovecraft's short story The Thing on the Doorstep, about the unfortunate match between a scholar and a young heiress with mysterious hypnotic powers. Also included on the DVD are Patrick Weber's short film Maria's Hubris (also based on The Thing on the Doorstep) and the animated shorts From Beyond and Don't Feed the Book.

Who knew the comatose could be so dangerous? A telekinetic man in a coma begins to kill those around him when they try to pull the plug in this Australian thriller from 1978.

A chainsaw-wielding serial killer terrorizes a college campus, collecting body parts from each of his victims to create a human jigsaw puzzle in this notorious 1982 shocker.

A fast food restaurant built on top of an Indian burial ground becomes the site of an epidemic outbreak of zombie chickens. Singing and dancing ensue.

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Grieving from the loss of a loved one, Derik leaves college and hitchhikes home to reconnect with his childhood friend Jason, only to find that he's joined a mysterious cult that slowly draws in Derik.

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Also known by the cheesier title Holocaust 2000, this 1977 Italian production stars Kirk Douglas as a man who fears that his son might be the anti-Christ, a fear that was apparently widespread in the '70s.