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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of February 8, 2009

What's Coming Out This Week?

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

This week looks like it could be lucky for Friday the 13th, as it's the widest new theatrical release (odd, given it's Valentine's weekend), while a rack of high-quality horror and suspense DVDs hit shelves, led by My Name Is Bruce, Blindness, The Lodger and Otto; Or, Up With Dead People.

Friday the 13th (2009)

Friday the 13th movie poster© Warner Bros.
This remake of the slasher classic is technically a "reboot." Or, as Candians say...um, reboot.

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Against The Dark

Against the Dark DVD© Sony
Steven Seagal vs. vampires. Need I say more?

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Are You Scared 2

Are You Scared 2© Lionsgate
In this sequel to "mockbuster" Saw knockoff Are You Scared?, players in a treasure hunt are stalked by a killer who targets them because of their popularity on YouTube. That "Chocolate Rain" guy better watch his back.

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Blindness

Blindness DVD© Miramax
In this frustrating drama-thriller, a woman (Julianne Moore) struggles as the only person left with sight in a detention center during an epidemic of blindness.

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Call Back

Call Back DVD© West Lake
After trying to seduce a naive young actress, an overly cocky young horror director has the tables turned on him when the actress and her girlfriend restrain him and proceed to torture him in the same manner that people in the film that made him famous.

Death Note II: The Last Name

Death Note II: The Last Name DVD© Viz
This second live-action movie based on the popular Japanese comic picks up where the first left off, as Light Yagami and "L" form an uneasy partnership in pursuit of the serial killer "Kira," who is, in fact, Light.

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Dorothy Mills

Dorothy Mills DVD© Weinstein Co.
A child psychiatrist is summoned to a secluded island community off the coast of Ireland to treat a girl she suspects of having multiple personality disorder but who may in fact be possessed by the Devil.

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Drive-In Cheezy Movie Collection

Drive-In Cheezy Movie Collection DVD© Music Video Distribution
This set of 12 movies from 1953 to 1986 provides the cheese; you provide the drive-in. Included are: Battle of the Worlds (1961), Dr. Blood's Coffin (1961), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), Horror Hotel (1960), Inn of the Damned (1974), Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1965), Robot Monster (1953), Lisa and the Devil (1972), Star Knight (1986), Headless Ghost (1959) and Baron Blood (1972).
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Friday the 13th: The Series Vol. 2

Friday the 13th: The Series Vol. 2 DVD© Paramount
The further exploits of adventurers tracking down Satan's antiques! Who needs Jason when you've got evil armoires?
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Grindhouse Double Feature Scary Horror Movie Collection

Grindhouse Double Feature Scary Horror Movie Collection DVD© Sub Rosa
This double feature contains Binge & Purge -- about a pair of cops who uncover an underground world of cannibalism while investigating the disappearance of a model -- and Killers by Nature -- about a pair of former high school nerds who develop a taste for blood while getting revenge on their bullies.
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