January is turning out to be quite the busy month for horror, with another theatrical release in UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS, and a galla of new shite hitting DVD, including REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, SAW V, and AMUSEMENT, as well as BOOGEYMAN 3 and VACANCY 2: THE FIRST CUT. Wow! All this, and just the third week in to the new year. Awesome stuff! And be sure to check out MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D if you haven’t already… it’s not to be missed!
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
Rated: R for bloody violence and some sexuality..
Starring Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos
Run Time: 1 hr. 32 min.
Explores the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA
Rated: R
Starring Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Run Time: 98 Min.
n the year 2056–the not so distant future–an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants–for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.
Rated:UnRated
Starring Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Tobin Bell, Betsy Russell, Julie Benz
Directed by David Hackl
Run Time: 92 minutes
With everyone else dead and rotting, it’s up to Hoffman to continue Jigsaw’s murderous traditions.
AMUSEMENT
Rated: R
Directed by John Simpson
Starring Katheryn Winnick, Reid Scott, Shauna Duggins
Run Time: 85 min.
A traumatized woman is questioned by a cop and a psychiatrist about three stories involving a clown, a hotel and a convoy, that involve her and two of her female friends from childhood.