The January horror train continues on the big screen this week, with THE TALE OF TWO SISTERS remake THE UNINVITED hitting theaters, along with the action-filled TAKEN. On DVD there’s plenty of guts but very little glamor, with the awesome-looking GUTTERBALLS, SHARKS IN VENICE, and REDNECK ZOMBIES coming your way! Who would have ever though January would be the new October when it came to releasing successful horror flicks? Will THE UNINVITED continue the $20M+ opening weekend trend? Stick around to find out!
SLAUGHTERING THEATERS THIS WEEK
THE UNINVITED
Rated: PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking.
Starring Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel
Directed by Thomas Guard, Charles Guard
Run Time: 1 hr. 27 min.
Anna returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother’s former nurse. That night, Anna is visited by her mother’s ghost, who warns her of Rachel’s intentions. Together, Anna and her sister try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother.
TAKEN
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Anjul Nigam
Directed by Pierre Morel
Run Time: 1 hr. 31 min.
Former government operative Bryan Mills begins the longest 96-hours of his life–and the hunt for the fearsome organization that has taken his daughter Kim.
SLAUGHTERING STORES THIS WEEK
GUTTERBALLS
Rated: UnRated
Starring Alastair Gamble, Mihola Terzic, Nathan Witte
Directed by Ryan Nicholson
Run Time: 96 Min.
From the director of LIVE FEED comes the most outrageous, gross-out flick of the year! A brutally sadistic rape leads to a series of bizarre gory murders during a midnight disco bowl-a-rama at a popular bowling alley. One by one, players of two teams meet blood-drenched gruesome deaths at the hand of a black bowling-gloved masked killer. This alley will run red with blood by sunrise and the shocking twist that reveals the killer will shock even the most jaded viewer!
SHARKS IN VENICE
Rated:R
Starring Stephen Baldwin, Vanessa Johansson
Directed by Danny Lerner
Run Time: 88 minutes
Traveling to Venice to investigate the mysterious death of his father, David (Stephen Baldwin), a famous archaeologist and diver, unearths a killer secret that lies beneath the Venetian waters. When a ruthless mob boss discovers his findings and kidnaps his girlfriend, David must brave the dangerous, shark-infested waters once again to recover the treasure and rescue his girlfriend. A dark and mysterious chase ensues and secrets are revealed in this sci-fi thriller.
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REDNECK ZOMBIES: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Pericles Lewnes
Starring W.E. Benson, Lisa DeHaven, William W. Decker
Run Time: 90 min.
When a clan of hillbily dirtfarmers turn a misplaced barrell of chemical waste into a whiskey still, going blind is the least of their worries as the toxic moonshine turns them into REDNECK ZOMBIES! Now they’re ready to invite a group of wayward yankees to a down-home feast of southern-fried gore and mayhem that will turn your stomach and tickle your funny bone! So grab a seat and set a spell with your favorite gut-chompin, tobacco chewin’ cannibal kinfolk from hell in REDNECK ZOMBIES!
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