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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of February 5, 2012

What's Coming Out This Week?

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There are no theatrical horror/suspense movies releasing this week, but Breaking Dawn Part 1 leads the way over a range of campy home video releases.

Ashes

Ashes© Osiris
An experimental cure for AIDS ends up being worse than the disease, eating away at patients' bodies and minds.

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Dorm of the Dead

Dorm of the Dead© Brain Damage
During a zombie outbreak on a college campus, a slacker leads his younger brother and a ragtag group of students to the school TV station in hopes of sending out a broadcast for help.

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Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust

Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust© Midnight Releasing
A young man who escaped the clutches of a serial killer returns to his lair (no need to call the police, I guess) to rescue his brother, who is likewise dumb enough to get himself caught by the psychopath.

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Machete Joe

Machete Joe© Peace Arch Trinity
When a group of filmmakers venture into the desert to debunk the urban legend of a machete-wielding killer roaming the land, they discover that -- shocker -- the legend is true!

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Metal Shifters

Metal Shifters© Anchor Bay
In this SyFy fare, an alien organism turns scrap metal into a literal "killing machine" that runs roughshod through a small Idaho town.

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Return to Horror High/Return of the Killer Tomatoes

Return to Horror High/Return of the Killer Tomatoes© Image
Before he was an A-list celebrity, George Clooney appeared in a pair of late '80s horror-comedies: the slasher spoof Return to Horror High and the cult film sequel Return of the Killer Tomatoes.
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Stormhouse

Stormhouse© Lionsgate
In this found footage film, a secret military experiment has captured a supernatural entity, but because they didn't call Ghostbusters, the spirit escapes and runs amok.

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Supershark

Supershark© Retromedia
TV icons John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard') and Jimmy "JJ" Walker (Good Times) star in this camp affair about a giant prehistoric shark that can not only walk on land, but also fly in the air.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 DVD© Summit
Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to Jacob Black, Bella Swan has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences.

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Yakuza Weapon

Yakuza Weapon© Well Go USA
The latest endeavor in extreme Japanese gore (Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, Helldriver) finds the son of a murdered Yakuza boss transformed into a robotic killing machine and setting out to avenge his father's death.

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