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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of January 18, 2009

What's Coming Out This Week?

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

A busy week: Underworld 3 gets a wide release, while Donkey Punch, The Lodger and Outlander enjoy limited runs. A strong DVD week boasts the latest entries in the Saw, Boogeyman and Vacancy series, plus Cold Prey and the long-awaited Amusement.

Donkey Punch

'Donkey Punch' movie poster.© Magnet Releasing
British vacationers aboard a yacht in Spain must decide what to do when one of them dies in a freak accident.

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The Lodger

The Lodger© Sony
A woman begins to wonder if the tenant in her guest house is a serial killer who's been imitating Jack the Ripper. Based on the same book used for Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name.

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Outlander

Outlander movie poster© Third Rail Releasing
During the reign of the Vikings, a humanoid man in a spaceship crash lands in Norway, unleashing a fearsome alien monster known as a Moorwen that has stowed away onboard. Captured by the Vikings, the humanoid visitor must convince them of the need to track down and destroy the creature.

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' movie poster.© Lakeshore Entertainment
The third movie in the werewolves vs. vampires Underworld franchise goes back in time to trace the origin of the ongoing war between the two species.

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Amusement

Amusement DVD© Warner Bros.
In this anthology, three young women are stalked by a homicidal ex-schoolmate with a grudge and a penchant for disembowelment.

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Boogeyman 3

'Boogeyman 3' DVD.© Sony
In this third entry in the series, the monstrous Boogeyman feeds off of the fear of students in a college dorm, leaving a pile of bodies in his wake.

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Cold Prey

Cold Prey DVD© Anchor Bay
Five young adults on a snowboarding trip are forced to take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge occupied by a deranged killer.

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Exorcismo

Exorcismo DVD© BCI Eclipse
Spanish horror legend Pauh Naschy stars in this 1974 Exorcist rip-off as a priest trying to exorcise a young woman possessed by her father's spirit.
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Moonlight: The Complete Series

Moonlight DVD© Warner Bros.
He's a private eye. He's a vampire. He's cancelled. Oh well, now you can enjoy the only season of Moonlight over and over again on DVD.
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Old Hag

Old Hag DVD© Sub Rosa
Workers in a warehouse fall prey to a deadly force after they receive a crate containing the supposedly dead body of a serial killer. Inspired by the sleep disorder known as Old Hag, in which the sleeper awakens paralyzed.
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