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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of November 1, 2009

What's Coming Out This Week?

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This week witnesses two major theatrical horror releases -- The Box and The Fourth Kind -- while a light slate of DVDs is headed by Dark Mirror and Sand Serpents.

The Box

'The Box' movie poster.© Warner Bros.
Norma and Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child who receive an anonymous gift: a simple wooden box that promises to deliver its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world.

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The Fourth Kind

'The Fourth Kind' movie poster© Universal
In Nome, Alaska, where unexplained disappearances plague the population, a psychologist interviews town residents and uncovers shocking evidence of alien abduction.

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Beast Within

Beast Within© Lionsgate
Also known as Virus Undead, Beast Within takes bird flu to the next level, as diseased birds spread a zombie epidemic.

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Bloody Beach

Bloody Beach DVD© Pathfinder
This Korean flick takes a page from American slashers, as an online chat group gathers for an in-person meet-up at a beach and ends up being stalked by a killer. The moral: never leave your computer.

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Contagio

Contagio DVD© This Is Not a Dream
A downed government satellite releases a toxic cloud that threatens a couple camping in the woods.

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Dark Mirror

Dark Mirror DVD© MPI
A family moves into an old house with mirrors that seem to reflect an alternate reality.

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Death of Evil

Death of Evil DVD© Amadeus
A Native American man uses his ancestral spirituality to battle evil spirits for the sake of his unborn child.

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The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge DVD© VCI
A teenager is invited by a distant relative to visit the haunted mansion Grenville Lodge, which holds dark family secrets.
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Gravestoned

Gravestoned DVD© Filmfrog
Pot farmers making a horror movie steal a corpse's arm to use as a prop, but the corpse isn't giving up his appendage so easily...

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House of Wax

House of Wax DVD© Warner Bros.
A lot of people don't realize that Vincent Price's 1953 hit House of Wax, later remade in 2005, was itself a remake of the 1933 thriller Mystery of the Wax Museum. This set includes both, with no Paris Hilton to be found.
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