Welcome to THE WEEKLY SLAUGHTER, a weekly update on what horror movies are being released theatrically and on DVD each week. With the ‘horror movie season’ quickly coming upon us, this will be your tool to stay updated on what new movies are coming out when, so you’re not left standing in the cold. So without any further babbling from yours truly, behold this week’s WEEKLY SLAUGHTER!
THE BLACK DAHLIA
Rated: R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language
Directed by Brian De Palma
Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart
Run Time: 2 hrs. 1 min.
The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department.
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MASTERS OF HORROR: DANCE OF THE DEAD
Rated: Not Rated
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Starring Robert Englund, Jonathan Tucker
Run Time: 59 min.

Showtime has amassed some of the greatest horror film writers and directors to bring to you the anthology series, “Masters of Horror”. For the first time the foremost names in the horror film genre have joined forces for the series consisting of 13 one-hour films each season.
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CRYPT OF THE VAMPIRE
Rated: Not Rated
Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Starring Christopher Lee
Run Time: 1 hr. 24 min.
Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor;Carmilla. A young woman becomes intrigued by the mysterious deaths surrounding Laura after a carriage accident outside the castle forces her to stay. They become close friends until Laura becomes convinced the spirit of Carmilla is forcing her to kill.
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