Weekly Slaughter #149
The one and only weekend in October that doesn't have a single genre flick hitting theaters. Not sure what's going on with that, but there it is. That's ok, cause there's enough newly released flicks hitting DVD to make up for it. Thomas Jane's DARK COUNTRY, the highly anticipated TRICK 'R TREAT, and the four films of the Ghost House Underground, including Val Kilmer in THE THAW (not to mention SEVENTH MOON, THE CHILDREN, and OFFSPRING) are getting the release treatment. Other titles hitting DVD today include THE GATE (SE), IT'S ALIVE (remake), and TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER (S1 & S2). I didn't even mention SAND SERPENTS, FEEDING GROUNDS, HIDE AND CREEP, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, or STAUNTON HILL--all of which are also hitting DVD today. Yikes! No wonder studios left theaters alone, everyone's gonna be inside catching up on their horrror from home!
SLAUGHTERING STORES THIS WEEK
DARK COUNTRY
Rated: R
Starring Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Lauren German
Directed by Thomas Jane
Run Time: 88 Min.
Two honeymooners rescue a mysterious car crash survivor in the Las Vegas desert. But their decision to save the man becomes increasingly regrettable when he turns on them, forcing the newlyweds to do the unthinkable. In a blur of paranormal chaos, the couple must take drastic measures to cover up their actions from the local police, ultimately leading each character to an inescapable fate.
TRICK 'R TREAT
Rated: R
Starring Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Quinn Lord, Leslie Bibb
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Run Time: 82 min.
The doorbell rings, the cry goes out: Trick 'R Treat! But, wait. What's actually going on during this ghostly All Hallows Eve? Something eerie and unexpected. Something splattered and spooky. Something that brings ghouls, vampires and werewolves into the night. Answer the door – a shocking surprise awaits. From producer Bryan Singer (director of X-Men and Superman Returns) and writer-director Michael Dougherty (co-scripter of X2 and Superman Returns) comes a multitale bag of wicked yarns, four cleverly interlocked stories built on Shocktober admonitions like always check the candy and don’t extinguish the jack-o-lantern before midnight. So answer the door now: Experience horror made for today's fright fan.
THE THAW
Rated: R
Starring Val Kilmer, Aaron Ashmore, Martha MacIsaac, Anne Marie De Luise
Directed by Mark A. Lewis
Run Time: 94 minutes
A research expedition to the Arctic discovers that a melting polar ice cap has released a deadly prehistoric parasite.
Source: AITH
