For a week ending with Friday the 13th, it’s pretty weaksauce on the horror front in terms of new releases. Nothing new in theaters, and only a handful of DVDs are being unleashed, including SUMMER’S MOON, THE ECHO, and INTRUDER. I suggest you have a party featuring FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 with The AITH Podcast and leave these new releases for the birds! Happy Friday the 13th, ya’ll!
SUMMER’S MOON
Rated: R
Starring Stephen McHattie, Ashley Greene
Directed by Lee Gordon Demarbre
Run Time: 92 Min.
Eager to find her estranged father, Summer (TWILIGHT’s Ashley Greene) sets out on a cross-country journey but soon has a slight run-in with the law. Much to her amazement, a local handyman rescues her. It’s an unusual connection, but she is quickly charmed and accepts his invitation to spend the night. The following morning she is in for a rude awakening when he decides to change the rules of attraction by trapping her in his house. Taken prisoner in the demented stranger’s basement, her dream has come to a bitter end and her real-life nightmare has only just begun.
THE ECHO
Rated: R
Starring Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner
Directed by Yam Laranas
Run Time: 96 min.
Fear and paranoia seep from every wall in this tense and creepy psychological thriller from the producers of The Ring and Dark Water. Jesse Bradford (W., Bring It On) is Bobby Walker, fresh out of prison and living in his dead mother’s apartment as a condition of his parole. Plagued by eerie echoes of the dead trapped in the building, Bobby’s terror mounts as he begins to suspect his neighbors had a sinister hand in his mother’s death … and could come for him next.
INTRUDER
Rated: UnRated
Starring Christena Doggrell, Jack Reiling, Gary Ferrar, Anthony J. Gallo, Arda Itez
Directed by Gregory Caiafa
Run Time: 85 minutes
When Andrew (Jack Reiling) and his troubled girlfriend, Lila (Christena Doggrell), travel to a peaceful country estate for a relaxing getaway, they unwittingly stumble into the clutches of a predatory killer who roams the dark woods near the house. On a stormy Halloween night, the couple and their friends fight of their lives as they try to elude the intruder, a bloodthirsty clown, whose vicious tricks push Lila to the brink of madness. This chilling horror-thriller is from first-time director Gregory Caiafa. Special Features: 16 X 9 Widescreen Edition of the film Audio Commentary By Director Gregory Caiafa and lead actress Christena Doggrell Director only commentary track Twelve minutes of Deleted Scenes A Blooper reel Release Trailer