New Horror and Suspense Movies in Theaters and on DVD: Week of January 26, 2014
This week, Armistice gets a limited theatrical run, while home video releases are led by Dark Touch, Argento's Dracula, Antisocial, Do You Like My Basement?, House of Bodies and I Will Follow You Into the Dark.
A man finds himself trapped in the Warhouse. Imprisoned, he is forced to fight for his life against grotesque, inhuman opponents. He must kill every day or die himself.
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Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world. With nowhere else to turn, they barricade themselves indoors with only their phones, laptops and other tech devices. They use their devices to research the possible cause of this outbreak. Information and video footage over flow their computers as they descend further into the cause and the ensuing chaos. As the virus spreads, the mood in the house changes from fear to paranoia. Who is safe? Who can they trust?
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Horror master Dario Argento returns with a bloody, luridly creepy 3D version of the classic vampire tale, drenched in gore and sex. An unsuspecting Englishman arrives in Transylvania, lured by a job with a local nobleman. But the undead Count Dracula's real target is the man's innocent young wife. Featuring the iconic Rutger Hauer as vampire hunter Van Helsing and the inimitable Asia Argento as a local all-too-eager to fall under the Count's sway.
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In this Korean offering, So-yeon suffers from claustrophobia, the result of a childhood trauma. But she has a nice life as a pet groomer -- that is, until the cops give her a cat to look after. Its owner was just murdered in the elevator. That's when the nightmares start. A little girl, haunting her sleep. So-yeon needs answers. But now, her best friend is dead too, and she doesn't know what to believe. It can't be true. Curses aren't real. Are they?
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In a remote town in Ireland, 11-year-old Neve finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve’s explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful neighbors Nat and Lucas take her in with the supervision of a social worker. Neve has trouble finding peace with the wholesome and nurturing couple, and horrific danger continues to manifest.
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Stanley Farmer was rejected universally by the film world. His frustration provoked a darker side and soon cunning, guile, devilish charm and a sociopath's streak compelled him to produce a home-made magnum opus. A film that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and demands the attention of the very world that spurned him.
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In this 1974 Italian "nunsploitation" film, a young woman in the 13th century is sent by her overbearing father to a strict nunnery in Portugal where she is subjected to torture, rape and whippings by the Church leaders. She soon finds herself in a position of freedom and ultimate power, and with a Muslim army in tow, she leads her warriors back to the convent to castrate, rape and kill all in their path.
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In this 1967 British horror movie, a tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for her father s murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), experimenting with the transfer of souls, places her lover s soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. With no memories of her past life, she becomes driven by a ghostly revenge and carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
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Armistice
A man finds himself trapped in the Warhouse. Imprisoned, he is forced to fight for his life against grotesque, inhuman opponents. He must kill every day or die himself.
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Antisocial
Five university friends gather at a house party to ring in the New Year. Unbeknownst to them, an epidemic has erupted outside, causing outbreaks around the world. With nowhere else to turn, they barricade themselves indoors with only their phones, laptops and other tech devices. They use their devices to research the possible cause of this outbreak. Information and video footage over flow their computers as they descend further into the cause and the ensuing chaos. As the virus spreads, the mood in the house changes from fear to paranoia. Who is safe? Who can they trust?
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Argento's Dracula
Horror master Dario Argento returns with a bloody, luridly creepy 3D version of the classic vampire tale, drenched in gore and sex. An unsuspecting Englishman arrives in Transylvania, lured by a job with a local nobleman. But the undead Count Dracula's real target is the man's innocent young wife. Featuring the iconic Rutger Hauer as vampire hunter Van Helsing and the inimitable Asia Argento as a local all-too-eager to fall under the Count's sway.
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Beast of Hollow Mountain/The Neanderthal Man
This double feature of monster movies from the '50s includes The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and The Neanderthal Man (1953).
The Cat
In this Korean offering, So-yeon suffers from claustrophobia, the result of a childhood trauma. But she has a nice life as a pet groomer -- that is, until the cops give her a cat to look after. Its owner was just murdered in the elevator. That's when the nightmares start. A little girl, haunting her sleep. So-yeon needs answers. But now, her best friend is dead too, and she doesn't know what to believe. It can't be true. Curses aren't real. Are they?
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Dark Touch
In a remote town in Ireland, 11-year-old Neve finds herself the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that killed her parents and younger brother. Suspecting a gang of homicidal vandals, the police ignore Neve’s explanation that the house is the culprit. To help ease her trauma, dutiful neighbors Nat and Lucas take her in with the supervision of a social worker. Neve has trouble finding peace with the wholesome and nurturing couple, and horrific danger continues to manifest.
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Do You Like My Basement?
Stanley Farmer was rejected universally by the film world. His frustration provoked a darker side and soon cunning, guile, devilish charm and a sociopath's streak compelled him to produce a home-made magnum opus. A film that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and demands the attention of the very world that spurned him.
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Deluxe Edition
John Barrymore stars as the titular characters in this 1920 classic recounting a visionary scientist's ill-fated attempts to unleash the human mysteries that dwell beneath the shell of the civilized self.
Flavia the Heretic
In this 1974 Italian "nunsploitation" film, a young woman in the 13th century is sent by her overbearing father to a strict nunnery in Portugal where she is subjected to torture, rape and whippings by the Church leaders. She soon finds herself in a position of freedom and ultimate power, and with a Muslim army in tow, she leads her warriors back to the convent to castrate, rape and kill all in their path.
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Frankenstein Created Woman: Collector's Edition
In this 1967 British horror movie, a tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for her father s murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), experimenting with the transfer of souls, places her lover s soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. With no memories of her past life, she becomes driven by a ghostly revenge and carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
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