New Horror Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of Dec. 16, 2007

Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton team up for the sixth time in the only theatrical horror release of the week. The classic tale of Sweeney Todd, a barber who moonlights as a serial killer and revenge seeker, has been told many times since the 19th century, but this film adapts the 1979 Stephen Sondheim musical -- which is music to Broadway fans' ears.

Cult hero Bruce Campbell stars as an astronaut who returns to Earth, only to discover that all of humanity has been enslaved by a bug-like race of aliens who have a tendency to bite your head off...literally.

It's hard enough getting a date in high school. Imagine trying to do it when you're a zombie. Such is the scenario in this British horror-comedy starring Samantha Mumba.

A young woman who harbors repressed anger from childhood abuse is set up on a blind date that goes horribly awry when her inner demons are awakened.

Seven tales from Mexico to thrill and chill, featuringing a killer doll, a giant rat and a deranged Vietnam vet. Titles include: Vacation of Terror 1 & 2 (Vacaciones de Terror 1 & 2), Hell's Trap (Trampa Infernal), Cemetery of Terror (Cementerio del Terror), Grave Robbers (Ladrones de Tumbas), The Demon Rat (La Rata Malidita) and Don't Panic (Dimensiones Ocultas).

This three-disc set celebrates Sam Raimi's classic low-budget shocker with two versions of the film, six new featurettes, outtakes, deleted scenes and production footage for the true "dead" head.

Get both Evilmaker films (Evilmaker and Abomination: Evilmaker II) for the price of one! This series revolves around a haunted house that has a nasty habit of possessing it inhabitants and making the kill everyone in sight.

Controversial director Rob Zombie's "re-imagining" of John Carpenter's classic 1978 slasher delves into the horrible secrets from killer Michael Myers' childhood. Word has it he received a world-class pantsing.

A group of tourists discover that the legend of madman Victor Crowley is very much real. This throwback to '80s slashers had a limited theatrical run but is poised to make a "killing" on video.

Straight from a time in cinematic history that brought us The Omen, The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby comes this weird film stars a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins as the mother of a killer demon baby.