Halloween Guide July-September 2007

Anchor Bay/Starz
The Black Cat From Masters of Horror: Season Two, Edgar Allan Poe is in debt, suffering from writer’s block and unsure if his wife’s failing health or her ever-present cat is driving him insane. Street July 17, prebook now; DVD $14.98

Shadow Puppets Cold, half-naked and frightened, a group of strangers realize they are not alone. Street July 24, prebook June 21; DVD $26.97

Masters of Horror: Season One Includes Dario Argento’s Jenifer, John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns and the rest of the episodes from the inaugural Showtime season, plus bonus features. Street Aug. 28, prebook July 31; 14-disc set $79.97

Unholy A mother is confronted with the grisly reality of her daughter’s suicide. Street Sept. 4, prebook Aug. 7; DVD $26.98

BCI/Navarre

Welcome to the Grindhouse: Pick Up/The Teacher and Evil Eye/Black Candles Double features of the original exploitation films that inspired the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse film. Both street July 3, prebook now; DVD $19.98 each

Dark Sky/MPI

Who Can Kill a Child? On a seemingly deserted island, Tom and his pregnant wife find the young occupants have murder in mind. Street June 26, prebook June 18; DVD $19.98

Eaten Alive: Special Edition From Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 20; two-disc set $24.99

EchoBridge

Ghoulies IV The battle is on between a demonic killer, a rule-breaking cop and creatures from the netherworld. Street July 3, prebook now; DVD $6.99

Wages of Sin A beautiful college graduate inherits a house in the countryside. Street July 24, prebook June 26; DVD $19.99

Fox

The Hills Have Eyes 2 At a testing facility in New Mexico, a group of National Guard trainees are unaware of the cannibalistic tribe that lies in wait in this $20.8 million-grossing R-rated film; Perfect Creature Dougray Scott and Saffron Burrows star in this dark tale of vampires who have climbed the evolutionary ladder. Both street July 17, prebook June 20; DVD $29.98 each

Genius

The Cradle A young couple and their infant son move to a small town, only to discover they are being haunted by the vengeful spirit of a child buried there years ago. Street July 31, prebook June 19; DVD $19.95

Casper’s ScareSchool The world’s friendliest ghost goes to school and is given his first assignment: scare “fleshies,” or else! Street Aug. 21, prebook July 10; DVD $16.95

Heretic/Ryko

The Blood Shed Meet the Bullions, your sweet, everyday, inbred cannibal family living next door. Street Sept. 25, prebook Aug. 31; DVD $19.95

Image

Darwin’s Nightmare It’s a real ecological horror in this simple story that starts with a bucket of fish and ends with starvation, pestilence and disease. Street June 26, prebook now; DVD $26.99

Lifesize/Koch

Puzzlehead When a robot’s creator casts it aside for a real person, it leads to a post-apocalyptic world of jealousy, rage and murder. Street Aug. 14, prebook July 17; DVD $24.98

Lionsgate

Brutal A young female deputy investigating the dismemberment of several corpses uncovers the killer’s pattern and finds that she’s next on his list. Street July 10, prebook June 13; DVD $26.98

Haunted Boat (DVD $26.98) During a weekend cruise to Catalina, Kevin and his friends are hurled into a terrifying chain of events when they are lost at sea and forced to face the thing they fear the most; Baxter (DVD $19.98) A sociopathic bull terrier kills his way to his perfect owner, in French with English subtitles. Both street July 17, prebook June 20

Dead Clowns Zombie clowns emerge from the bay to exact their revenge. Street July 31, prebook June 27; DVD $26.98

Borderline Cult Three serial killers team up to try to break the record of the most women slaughtered. Street Aug. 21, prebook July 25; DVD $26.98

Magnolia

The Host A man tries to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host, in Korean with English subtitles or dubbed. Street July 24, prebook June 26; DVD $26.98

Maverick

Bad Reputation An outcast gets revenge on her schoolmates through seduction and sadistic murder. Street Aug. 7, prebook July 13; DVD $19.98

MGM/Fox

The Stephen King Collector’s Set: Misery, Carrie 25th Anniversary Special Edition, Needful Things and The Dark Half. No Halloween is complete without the reigning King of terror—Stephen King, that is. Street July 3, prebook now; four-disc set $39.98, DVD $14.98 each

New Line/Warner

The Number 23 The $33.9 million-grossing film starring Jim Carrey is available in an unrated Infinifilm edition. Street July 24, prebook June 19; DVD $28.98

Polychrome/Warner

Gold Digger Killer In this urban horror drama, a woman seeks revenge on the misogynistic system. Street July 24, prebook June 19; DVD $19.97

Redrum/MTI

The Chambermaid Fiona Horsey stars in this tale of passion, betrayal and deceit. Street July 24, prebook June 26; DVD $24.95

Sony

Premonition Sandra Bullock stars as a woman who learns that her perfect life may not have been all that it appeared in this $47.9 million-grossing PG-13 film. Street July 17, prebook June 14; DVD $28.95, BD $38.96

Synapse

Horrors of Malformed Men One of the most notorious Japanese horror films, with English subtitles; Snake Woman’s Curse A chilling tale of revenge from beyond the grave. Both street Aug. 28, prebook Aug. 3; DVD $24.95 each

Tai Seng

The Mansion Sister The past never dies in this creepy horror film from Thailand; with English subtitles. Street July 24, prebook June 12; DVD $14.95

Tartan/Genius

Carved (The Slit-Mouthed Woman) This Asia Extreme film will have a simultaneous DVD release in the U.S. and Japan. Street Aug. 14, prebook July 3; DVD $22.95

TempeDVD

Basic How-To Halloween Makeups (DVD $9.99) Shows how to use makeup instead of a mask for a Halloween costume; William Winckler’s Frankenstein vs. the Creature From Blood Cove (DVD $14.99) A film in the tradition of classic black-and-white horror. Both street Aug. 28, prebook July 27

ThinkFilm

Bloodlines Deep in the backwoods of the South, a young woman awakens to find herself bound and chained. Street July 31, prebook July 5; DVD $27.98

House of Usher A young woman learns the terrifying secret of the house of Usher. Street Sept. 11, prebook Aug. 16; DVD $27.98

The Insatiable A shy salesman witnesses a violent killing by a sultry female vampire. Street Sept. 18, prebook Aug. 23; DVD $27.98

Warner

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! This original animated movie, set for a Cartoon Network broadcast in the fall, sends viewers on an adventure to the Himalayas. Street Sept. 4, prebook July 10; DVD $19.98

Supernatural: The Complete Second Season Released to coincide with the premiere of season three. Street Sept. 11, prebook July 17; six-disc set $59.98 

—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs

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