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

What's Coming Out This Week?

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Red

Red DVD© Magnolia
Old Yeller meets Death Wish as a Korean War veteran whose only companion is his dog, Red, seeks revenge on the adolescent boys who shoot and kill the dog. Based on the book by Jack Ketchum.

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The Shadows

The Shadows DVD© Water Bearer
A tense horror writer under a deadline finds inspiration when he accidentally hits a young man with a car, then unexpectedly falls into a love affair with him. However, the man has dark secrets that could signal an ulterior motive.

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Shiver

Shiver DVD© Dark Sky
From the producer of The Orphanage and Pan's Labyrinth comes this Spanish tale of a teen with a genetic aversion to sunlight who sets out to prove that he did not commit a local murder that he suspects was done by a creature who lives in the nearby woods.

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Strange Behavior: Special Edition

Strange Behavior DVD© Synapse
In this overlooked early '80s shocker, teens find themselves brainwashed and violent -- and this time, not by MTV!

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Syngenor

Syngenor DVD© Synapse
In this little-seen 1990 follow-up to the even littler-seen Scared to Death, a murderous mutant called a Syngenor ("synthesized genetic organism") escapes a military lab and terrorizes the city. Thanks a lot, science.

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Thirst: Special Edition

Thirst DVD© Synapse
In this 1979 film, a vampiric cult keeps tranquilized people alive in a hospital-like setting for easy feeding. Makes sense to me.

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Tokyo Shock Double Feature: The Commitment/The Unborn

Tokyo Shock Double Feature: The Commitment/The Unborn DVD© Tokyo Shock
A pair of 21st century Thai horror movies: In The Commitment a group of high school graduates offer gifts (like their souls) to a ghost at a shrine in order to get into prestigious colleges. In The Unborn, an injured woman wakes up in a hospital to find herself about to give birth and haunted by the voice of a child she can't see.
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Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology

Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology DVD© Facets
Four ghostly tales intertwine in this Malaysian anthology set during the Chinese Hungry Ghosts Festival in Kuala Lumpur.

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The Watcher in the Attic

The Watcher in the Attic DVD© Mondo Macabre
In this weirdo Japanese entry from 1976, the peeping tom owner of a boarding house in the 1920s witnesses a prostitute kill one her clients.
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Yeti: A Love Story

Yeti: A Love Story DVD© Troma
From the wacky folk at Troma comes this tale of a cult that sacrifices people to the creature known as the Yeti -- who turns out to be attracted to young men.

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Zombie Strippers

Zombie Strippers DVD© Sony
A secret government experiment accidentally unleashes a virus that turns people into zombies. This outbreak in particular hits women hardest, and a small-town strip club ends up taking its full brunt.

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