As sad as it is that October is almost over, we horror fans can at least rejoice in the fact that we all had plenty to be thrilled about this year, especially on DVD.
At the Box Office we got:
Zombieland was a fantasticly fun hell of a ride that kicked all sorts of box office ass and gave us a much needed zombie fix...
The finally released Paranormal Activity kicked plenty of ass in theaters as well, even humbling the perennial Saw release with its word of mouth and fresh content.
The limited release of The House of the Devil (both in theaters and on some cable In-Demand services) gave us a retro treat that felt just right.
The Vampire's Assistant is definitely aimed at the Twilight crowd, but was fun for what it was...
We could have lived without the remake of The Stepfather, ewhich lacked the oomph of the original, thanks mostly in part to the absence of Terry O'Quinn.
And what to say of Saw VIIXXI... Enough already? Please, no more? For the love of all that is good, please stop! That about covers it.
On DVD we got:
Own it- Trick r' Treat, The Children, Audition (10th Anniversary Edition), The Gate (SE), Drag Me to Hell, Happy Birthday to Me, The Stepfather, Night of the Creeps, Orphan, Black Devil Doll, Sauna.
Rent it- Thaw, It's Alive, Gnaw, Left Bank, Infestation, The Killing Room, Wrong Turn 3.
Skip it- The Skeptic, Blood: The Last Vampire.
Rent it or Skip it, we can't decide- Offspring, Seventh Moon, Dark Country.
November looks to quiet down a ton now that Halloween has come and gone, but we still have some good things to look forward to none the less. At the theater we get The Box, The Road, and The Fourth Kind, each of which look like they could be well worth our horror dimes. On DVD we can look forward to... well, not a whole lot I'm afraid. Summer's Blood could be good, and the Blu-Ray of Near Dark is a must have, but the rest of the month's DVD offerings are iffy at best. I guess we will just have to watch and see...
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