New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of January 4, 2009

Eight horror movies (granted, I'm not sure at what point the Butterfly Effect films became horror) in select theaters for one week only. Be there or don't.

From David S. Goyer, writer of The Dark Knight, Dark City and the Blade movies, comes this story of a young woman is haunted by the spirit of her unborn twin brother, who died in the womb.

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This 10-pack of cheesy horror flicks ranges from killer birds to killer killers: Jack the Ripper Goes West (1973), Click: The Calendar Girl Murders (1990), Birds of Prey (1987), Don't Panic (1987), Stigma (1978), Double Exposure (1983), Black Candles (1983), Evil Eye (1974), To Kill A Stranger (1983) and Playback (1988).

The director of the backwoods cannibal tale Wrong Turn delivers more realistic thrills in this story of a policewoman (Eliza Dushku) obsessed with capturing a serial killer. Personally, I'd let Eliza Dushku catch me.

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Two loser brothers who cut lawns for a living deal with customer service issues by killing customers.

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Eight wild and wooly cult films from the '70s and '90 (What, no love for the '80s?): The Young Graduates (1971), The Van (1977), Death Machines (1976), Brain Twisters (1991), Wild Riders (1971), Don't Answer the Phone (1990), Chain Gang Women (1971) and The Specialist (1975).

A couple on a romantic trip to the lake must throttle a bunch of snot-nosed kids who give them guff in this British thriller.

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Actor Alan Cumming makes his directorial debut with this tale of a failed composer who holds his writer tenant (David Boreanaz) captive while hatching a plot for achieving the fame he's so long desired.

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Can't wait for the next Twilight movie? Try this flick about star-crossed lovers: one a vampire, the other a human who's father is researching the secret to immortality. Hopefully, there's no baseball involved.

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Two couples encounter ghostly goings-on when they visit a secluded cottage in the woods.

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