Scary Movies January-March 2008

Anchor Bay/Starz
Spiral A reclusive artist finds new inspiration in his latest subject, but will his inner demons come to haunt her as well? Street Feb. 5, prebook Jan. 3; DVD $26.97

BBC/Warner
Torchwood: The Complete First Season From the mind of creator Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk) comes the mysterious adventures of Captain Jack Harkness and his team of investigators, who use alien technology to delve into the unknown and fight a deadly alien virus. Street Jan. 22, prebook Dec. 18; seven-disc set $79.98

City Lights/WEA
Descent After Maya (Rosario Dawson) is violently attacked, she plots a revenge scheme that will render her as vicious as her attacker. Street Feb. 5, prebook Jan. 8; DVD $26.98

Dark Sky/MPI
Ricco the Mean Machine A sadistic ex-con goes hunting for the drug smuggler who stole his girlfriend and murdered his father in this complete and uncut version of the film, released after 30 years of censorship. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 17; DVD $19.98

Discotek/Ryko
Sexual Parasite A girl on her way to a hot bath stumbles upon a deadly demon in this unrated film; in Japanese with English subtitles. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 28; DVD $19.95

First Look
The Perfect Witness When an aspiring filmmaker catches a notorious serial killer in the act, will the filmmaker have the camera turned on himself? Street Feb. 19, prebook Jan. 15; DVD $26.98

Megasnake During an expedition to recover the remains of a prehistoric dinosaur, a deadly mythical creature is awakened. Street March 4, prebook Jan. 29; DVD $26.98

Fox
Lake Placid 2 In this sequel, the townsfolk must battle four of the offspring of the creature from the original movie. Street Jan. 29, prebook now; DVD $26.98

Genius
Croc A failing crocodile farm owner finds his star attraction missing, as the bodies begin to pile up. Street Feb. 5, prebook Dec. 25; DVD $14.95

Furnace Unrated While investigating a bizarre series of suicides inside a maximum-security prison, Detective Turner (Michael Paré) uncovers a nightmare more terrifying than the criminals inside. Street Feb. 12, prebook Jan. 2; DVD $19.95

Halo Eight/Ryko
Punk Rock Holocaust 2 The executioner’s headless, undead corpse returns to the Vans Warped Tour to look for its head, tearing the heads off band members as it searches for its own. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 28; DVD $19.95

Heretic/Ryko
Die and Let Live Benny throws a party in hopes of wooing his crush, Stephanie, but when the party is crashed by a group of bloodthirsty zombies, everyone must fight for their lives. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 28; DVD $19.95

Image
Soul’s Midnight Armand Assante stars in this vampire story based on an ancient ritual revolving around the legend of St. George. Street Feb. 12, prebook Jan. 15; DVD $24.98

Lionsgate
When Evil Calls A text message granting the recipient’s wildest desires triggers a series of freak accidents at a remote boarding school. Street Jan. 22, prebook Dec. 26; DVD $26.98

Killer Pad Directed by Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger), this film is about three friends who think they have struck gold on a Hollywood mansion rental deal until they discover it’s a portal to hell. Street Feb. 5, prebook Jan. 9; DVD $26.98

Maverick
Juarez Mexico A private investigator discovers the truth behind the murders of more than 400 girls who were raped, mutilated before their bodies were dumped in ditches in this thriller, which is loosely based on real-life events. Street Jan. 22, prebook Dec. 21; DVD $16.98

Monterey
The Cellar Door A young woman is unaware she has become the target of a crazed obsession until she wakes to find herself imprisoned in the basement of a serial killer. Street March 4, prebook Jan. 29; DVD $24.95

Paramount
Zodiac: Director’s Cut David Fincher’s film is based on the case files of unsolved murders that took place in the San Francisco Bay area during the ’60s and ’70s. Street Jan. 8, prebook now; two-disc set $36.99, HD DVD $39.99

Redemption/Ryko
Nature Morte In this psychological thriller set in the south of France, a suspected serial killer is found dead beside the body of his final victim. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 28; DVD $24.95

Screen Media/Universal
The Rage When victims injected with the rage virus escape, all hell breaks loose. Street Feb. 26, prebook Jan. 29; DVD $24.98

Sony
Resident Evil: Extinction Milla Jovovich reprises her role as Alice, who must fight against flesh-eating zombies in this $50 million-grossing, R-rated film. Street Jan. 1, prebook now; DVD $28.95, BD $38.96, PSP $24.94

Subversive/Ryko
The Gardener/The Freakmaker Subversive’s idea of going green is to present these two ’70s horror classics about gardening and plant/human mutations together. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 28; two-pack DVD $19.95

Tempe
Forest Primeval When an earthquake unleashes evil demons, a pair of amateur treasure hunters and a woman with psychic abilities must battle them. Street Feb. 19, prebook Jan. 18; DVD $24.99

ThinkFilm
The Killing Floor When a horror novelist moves into an apartment, mysterious events start to occur, and he must unravel who is stalking him before he falls prey to a deadly game of cat and mouse. Street Jan. 8, prebook Dec. 13; DVD $27.98

Warner
Martin Scorsese Presents Val Lewton: Man in the Shadows Scorsese narrates this look at the legendary film producer who created such thrillers as I Walked With a Zombie, Cat People and The Body Snatcher. Street Jan. 29, prebook Dec. 25; DVD $19.97, as part of The Val Lewton Horror Collection six-disc set $59.92

Weinstein/Genius
Solstice When one of a set of twins commits suicide, the remaining sister suspects her dead sister is trying to communicate with her. Street Jan. 1, prebook now; DVD $19.95 

—Compiled by Cheryl Biggs

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