Yahoo! Movies: New Suspense/Horror DVD Releases

Van Helsing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:52 -0000

Set in the late 19th century, monster hunter Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing (Jackman) is summoned to a mysterious land in East Europe to vanquish evil forces... evil forces with names like Count Dracula (Roxburgh), the Wolf Man (Kemp), and Frankenstein's Monster (Hensley). Assisting him once he gets there is Anna (Beckinsale), the heir of a long-running family committed to hunting down and destroying Dracula. (2 hrs. 12 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

The Wraith

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:51 -0000

A marauding gang of car-racing delinquents terrorize the residents of a small town, until a mysterious, otherworldly stranger arrives to challenge the ruthless roadsters. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Feb 2, 2010

Scooby-Doo

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:50 -0000

Scooby Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang take their animated antics to the big screen as a live-action movie. In this story, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have a bit of a falling out and go their separate ways, but they're drawn back together again by fate, in this case taking the form of the mysterious Spooky Island amusement park and the strange behavior being exhibited by the young visitors to the attraction. This is a case that only the Mystery Machine gang can tackle - if only they can get over their differences. (1 hr. 45 min.) Release date: Mar 2, 2010

Kingdom of the Spiders

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:49 -0000

Shatner, as a veterinarian, is puzzled by the deaths of farm animals when he discovers colonies of deadly tarantulas surrounding a rural community. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Jan 19, 2010

The Shining

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:48 -0000

Frustrated writer Jack Torrance takes a job as the winter caretaker at the ominous, mountain-locked Overlook Hotel so that he can write in peace. When he arrives there with his wife and son, they learn that the previous caretaker had gone mad. Slowly Jack becomes possessed by the evil, demonic presence in the hotel. (2 hrs. 26 min.) Release date: Feb 2, 2010

An American Werewolf in London

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:47 -0000

In John Landis' (THE BLUES BROTHERS, ANIMAL HOUSE) dripping black comedy, two American students (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) on a European vacation wander into a creepy local pub in Northern England and are quickly thrown out. Stranded and alone in the dark countryside, the pair get lost in their search for warm lodging. Little do they know that they are about to be changed forever by an ancient terror as they walk along the moors on a moonlit night. Only one of the students survives a deadly attack by a supernatural beast--at least he thinks he survived, until the next full moon rolls around. Terrific makeup effects (by Oscar winner Rick Baker), clever editing, and raunchy tongue-in-cheek humor made this suspenseful and thrilling horror effort an instant classic. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Seed of Chucky

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:46 -0000

Following the events of 'Bride of Chucky,' killer dolls Chucky and Tiffany are now faced with the challenge of raising their child, Glen (Boyd), becoming a family of killer dolls. (1 hr. 27 min.) Release date: Jan 25, 2010

Cape Fear

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:45 -0000

A deranged convict seeks revenge on the attorney who improperly= defended him. (2 hrs. 8 min.) Release date: Jan 22, 2010

Frankenstein

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:44 -0000

FRANKENSTEIN is James Whale's first stylish, expressionist film (INVISIBLE MAN, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN) to grace the Universal horror cycle of the 1930s and 1940s (DRACULA, THE MUMMY). Scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and his hunchbacked assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye), embark on an unholy mission by stealing a body from a graveyard and a human brain from a medical college. Unbeknownst to Frankenstein, however, Fritz takes a violent and murderous abnormal brain. Henry's strange letters about his experiments worry his fianc�e, Elizabeth (Mae Clark), and friends Victor (John Boles) and Dr. Waldman (Edward Van Sloan). They arrive at Frankenstein's laboratory to find the spectacular scene of creation under way--and Frankenstein intoxicated with his own godlike power.

FRANKENSTEIN is in many ways the original horror classic, virtually creating the genre itself, leading to numerous sequels and myriad imitators. Whale's ability to give humanity to the Monster is one of the film's most stunning successes. (1 hr. 11 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Slither

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:43 -0000

An alien plague wreaks havoc on a small town. (1 hr. 36 min.) Release date: Jan 25, 2010

Dracula

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:42 -0000

This is the first screen version of Bram Stoker's famous tale based on the smash hit stage production. It launched Lugosi's career in horror movies and invited vampires across Hollywood's threshold forever. (1 hr. 25 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

The Invisible Man

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:41 -0000

With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) provides another stylish, blackly comic entry in the popular Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. When a mysterious man, face wrapped in bandages and wearing dark goggles, arrives in a small English village one snowy night, things start to go awry. Jack Griffin (Claude Rains), a chemist who has discovered an invisibility formula, wants desperately to find the antidote, but a side effect of the drug is driving him insane. Becoming gradually more unhinged, Griffin strips off his nose, bandages, and clothes before the stunned villagers and sets about terrorizing the countryside. When he progresses from mayhem to murder, Griffin's beloved Flora (Gloria Stuart) and colleague Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan) work with police to try to capture the elusive Invisible Man. It is a race against time to stop Griffin's plans to make the world "grovel" at his feet. Watch for the stunning special effects during the snowy climax to this gripping, atmospheric horror classic. (1 hr. 11 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

The Mummy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:40 -0000

The mummy Kharis, from ancient Egypt, is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a British archeology team. (1 hr. 12 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

The Others

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:39 -0000

THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned. Meanwhile, the two children, Anne and Nicholas, must constantly stay in the dark because they are deathly allergic to light. Then one day three people show up to take over for Grace's disappeared staff, and trouble starts to brew. The odd trio--an aging nanny, an elderly gardener, and a young mute girl--seems to have a slightly different agenda than Grace and the children do. But when Anne starts talking to strange, unseen people, the scares start building to an incredible climax. (1 hr. 41 min.) Release date: Dec 22, 2009

The House on Sorority Row

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:38 -0000

Seven senior sorority sisters are soon sorry when they plan to play a pitiful prank on their house mother! Their cranky matron gets even crankier when the girls decide to hold their graduation party at the Sorority House although they know that the house mother has closed it for the summer. She catches one of the girls in bed, which raises her crankiness level to the boiling point. When the girls' revenge goes deadly wrong, however, the girls find they suddenly have more to worry about than boys and grades. (1 hr. 32 min.) Release date: Jan 12, 2010

The Creature From the Black Lagoon

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:37 -0000

A research team digging in the Amazon comes across the fossilized hand of a human fish creature. That night, the creature emerges from the swamp to kill. So begins one of the more recognizable classics of the science fiction and horror genres. Shot originally in 3-D, this has been a late-night TV hit for decades. The hand makes its way back to the oceanographic institute and soon conscientious scientist David Reed (Richard Carlson), greedy scientist Mark (Richard Cunha) and the beautiful girl they fight over, Kay (Julia Adams) are heading up the Amazon to find more fossils. Instead, of course, they run into the real thing, and terror begins. While Mark and David fight over what to do next, the creature falls in love with Kay, and makes plans of his own. Island diver Ricou Browning plays the creature in the spectacular underwater scenes, the highlight being a beautifully creepy scene of Kay going for a swim, while the smitten creature swims along below her, transfixed. The pounding, horrific score is credited to conductor Joseph Gerhsenson but was actually written by a team of composers, including Henry Mancini. (1 hr. 19 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Captive

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:36 -0000

No description available (90 hr.) Release date: Dec 22, 2009

The Bride of Frankenstein

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:35 -0000

Dr. Frankenstein is forced to tempt fate once again by creating a suitable mate for his monster. (1 hr. 15 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Twinsanity

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:34 -0000

Twins Jacki and Julian share a bizarre fantasy world with their teddy bear. Their strange relationship is threatened when they are pulled into London's sleazy underside where nothing is what it appears to be. Release date: Jan 26, 2010

Altered

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:33 -0000

Years ago aliens abducted five men but returned only four, claiming the unluckiest one as their own. Fifteen years later, the remaining men, bonded tightly together by their shared traumatic past, manage to seize one of the aliens responsible for their friend's death. But as they develop a way to get revenge, the alien makes plans of its own. Release date: Jan 22, 2010

The Box

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:32 -0000

From SOMEWHERE IN TIME to I AM LEGEND, writer Richard Matheson's tales have frequently made their way to the screen, and this adaptation of his story "Button, Button" is no exception. Richard Kelly (DONNIE DARKO) directs Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in this horror film about a couple who find a box that has power over life and death. (1 hr. 56 min.) Release date: Feb 23, 2010

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:31 -0000

Bad-taste slasher movies never had it so good. In this horror/comedy movie, the film's hero purchases an antique motorcycle. Somehow, the bike gets a taste for blood and behaves in every respect just like a traditional vampire (shunning crucifixes, etc.). It also has a taste for human and animal flesh, and is given to dismembering its victims. (1 hr. 40 min.) Release date: Feb 16, 2010

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:30 -0000

Originally released in 1970, this erotic thriller from director Sergio Martino stars horror film star Edwige Fenech as Julie Wardh, a woman forced to suspect one of the men closest to her of being a cruel murderer. A cult favorite among fans of Italian horror, THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH is both over-the-top in its graphic violence and nudity, and strangely chic. The film features other faces familiar to the giallo genre (a subset of Italian horror made up of films that follow the same formula as popular Italian pulp novels), including George Hilton, and Ivan Rassimov. Release date: Feb 9, 2010

The Wolf Man

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:29 -0000

In this horror classic, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) returns to his father's castle in Wales to join a beautiful woman (Evelyn Ankers). Talbot escorts her to a local carnival, where a gypsy fortune teller, Bela (Bela Lugosi), predicts the horrors that await and brings to light the curse of the wolf. Later, Bela, who already has transformed into part man/part wolf, attacks Larry to transform him as well. (1 hr. 11 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Dead Silence

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:28 -0000

There is an old ghost story in the sleepy town of Ravens Fair about Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who went mad. Accused of the murder of a young boy, she was hunted down by vengeful townspeople who cut out her tongue and killed her. They buried her along with her "children," a hand-made collection of vaudeville dolls. Since that time, Ravens Fair has been plagued by death. The ghastly dolls from Mary Shaw's collection have gone missing from the grave and reappeared over the decades. In the dead of night--wherever they are glimpsed--families are found gruesomely murdered... with their tongues torn out. Far from the pall of their hometown, newlyweds Jamie and Lisa Ashen thought they had established a fresh start. But when his wife is grotesquely killed, Jamie reluctantly returns to Ravens Fair for the funeral, intent on unraveling the mystery of her death. Once reunited with his ill father and his father's new young bride, Jamie must dig into the town's bloody past to find out who killed his wife and why. As he uncovers the legend of Mary Shaw, Jamie unlocks the story of her curse and the truth behind the song from his childhood: if you see her and scream, you will never speak again. (1 hr. 30 min.) Release date: Jan 22, 2010

Dead Snow

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:27 -0000

Depending on the audience, the sub-sub-genre of the Nazi zombie movie could sound like the best or worst of cinematic offerings. But DEAD SNOW received rave reviews from audiences at Sundance, promising that this Norwegian horror comedy will be a favorite for genre fans. In the film, a group of friends think they�re in for a trip filled with skiing, drinking, and hooking up, but a defrosting band of Nazi zombies have something else in store for the vacationers. (1 hr. 31 min.) Release date: Feb 23, 2010

Sorority Row

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:26 -0000

THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (1983) gets an update with this horror movie remake. In SORORITY ROW, a prank at a sorority house doesn't go according to plan, and one of the sisters ends up dead. However, the deaths don't end there, and a serial killer begins to murder the girls one by one. This chiller stars Carrie Fisher, Rumer Willis, and Briana Evigan. (1 hr. 40 min.) Release date: Feb 23, 2010

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:25 -0000

Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak book series for young readers takes a bite out of the screen with this adaptation from writer-director Paul Weitz (ABOUT A BOY). When 16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) attends a circus sideshow, he gets far more than just a few hours of gaping at the strange performers. Vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) makes Darren into one of his own, and the teen soon joins the tour, traveling along with the bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and the barker (Ken Watanabe) as he's drawn into a war between the supernatural creatures. Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, Willem Dafoe, and Jane Krakowski co-star. (1 hr. 49 min.) Release date: Feb 23, 2010

The Fiend

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:24 -0000

As though enough pretty young women to fill a stadium haven't already been murdered in these films, a young man under the influence of a religious cult goes on a rampage of 'redemption,' murdering countless -- what else? -- young women. Release date: Feb 16, 2010

The Stepfather

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:23 -0000

PROM NIGHT director Nelson McCormick tackles another horror remake with this update of the 1987 thriller. This time, it's NIP/TUCK's Dylan Walsh stepping into the sticky shoes of the stepfather, and GOSSIP GIRL's Penn Badgley is the young man who suspects him of murderous malice. (1 hr. 41 min.) Release date: Feb 9, 2010

Zombieland

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:22 -0000

A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie-slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone. (1 hr. 22 min.) Release date: Feb 2, 2010

The House of the Devil

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:21 -0000

A coed struggling to pay her rent ends up taking the wrong part-time job in writer-director Ti West's old-school, 1980s-set horror flick THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL. Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) is a sweet-natured and retiring young woman, unlike her rambunctious, loud, and self-assured best buddy, Megan (mumblecore stalwart Greta Gerwig). After moving into a new apartment, Samantha is desperate for a way to make a few more bucks. When Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) comes on campus looking for a babysitter, Samantha jumps at the opportunity. Once she convinces Megan to give her a ride to the creepy old Ulman house, Samantha learns that the job is not quite what was advertised--Ulman and his wife (Mary Woronov) don't even have a child. He tells Samantha that she just has to stay in the house with his elderly mother-in-law while he and the missus go out to celebrate the lunar eclipse. When she balks at the change of plans, he offers her more money. As the night goes on, it becomes clear that Samantha is a much bigger part of the Ulmans' plans for the evening than she would ever want to be. West established his genre credentials with low-budget cult favorites THE ROOST (which also starred Noonan) and TRIGGER MAN. THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL also stars A.J. Bowen and Dee Wallace. The movie had its world premiere in the Midnight section of the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. (1 hr. 33 min.) Release date: Feb 2, 2010

The Phantom of the Opera

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:20 -0000

The masked phantom of the Paris Opera House schemes to make a beautiful young soprano the star of the opera company and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best (Color) Cinematography. (1 hr. 32 min.) Release date: Jan 31, 2010

Saw VI

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:19 -0000

The makers of the Saw films continue to make Rube Goldberg roll over in his grave with this sixth film in the series. SAW VI finds Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) the target of a FBI investigation, but that won�t stop him from continuing the murderous mayhem started by Jigsaw. (1 hr. 31 min.) Release date: Jan 26, 2010

Pontypool

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:18 -0000

It�s not just the snow storm that�s chilling in this Canadian zombie movie from director Bruce McDonald (THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS). Stephen McHattie (WATCHMEN) stars as controversy-courting radio DJ Grant Mazzy, who can only find work in Pontypool, Ontario, where he broadcasts his show from the church basement. The monotony of relaying the small-town news of a blizzard is broken when Grant begins to report strange stories of violence to his listeners. It is soon revealed that there�s a virus infecting the whole town, and Grant and his coworkers barricade themselves in the office. But the virus doesn�t use the standard methods of blood or air for its transmission; instead, language is responsible for the disease, which leaves Grant wondering whether it is better to spread the news or keep quiet. (1 hr. 36 min.) Release date: Jan 26, 2010

Die Hard Dracula

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:17 -0000

Stunt man/actor Peter Horak makes his directorial debut with this campy retelling of the Dracula myth. Count Dracula (Ernest Garcia), when not practicing his violin, enjoys nothing more than terrorizing the residents of a small village in the Eastern European berg Moravia. At least until Steve Hillman (former Bugle Boy model Denny Sachen)--an American student vacationing in Europe to forget the tragic water-skiing death of his girlfriend--comes to town and decides to put an end to the neck biter's nasty deeds. Teaming up with the "fearless" vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Bruce Glover), Steve leads a crusade against the Count and his legion of vampire vixens, to results both horrifying and hilarious. Release date: Jan 26, 2010

Bad Biology

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:16 -0000

No description available (1 hr. 25 min.) Release date: Jan 26, 2010

Creek

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:15 -0000

A family's involvement with the Nazis comes back to haunt them after 70 years in this thriller from director Joel Schumacher. Dominic Purcell (PRISON BREAK) and Henry Cavill (THE TUDORS) star as brothers united by a search for vengeance. Release date: Jan 19, 2010

Halloween II

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:14 -0000

Rob Zombie returns to the world of HALLOWEEN with this sequel to his film. (1 hr. 41 min.) Release date: Jan 12, 2010

The Final Destination

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:13 -0000

On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave... escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one--in increasingly gruesome ways--Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. (1 hr. 22 min.) Release date: Jan 5, 2010

A Blood Pledge

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:12 -0000

No description available (1 hr. 28 min.) Release date: Dec 29, 2009

Diagnosis: Death

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:11 -0000

No description available (1 hr. 20 min.) Release date: Dec 29, 2009

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:10 -0000

GAVIN & STACEY�s James Corden and Mathew Horne leave the safe environs of Essex for the surprisingly scary Wales in this horror comedy. Two men travel to a Welsh village for a holiday, but find their time to relax cut shockingly short when they realize they have to battle a bevy of beautiful, fanged femme fatales. Release date: Dec 29, 2009

Hansel and Gretel

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:09 -0000

A callow young traveler finds himself in a most peculiar predicament after crashing his car in the forest and being taken in by a strange family in this sinister fairy tale from second-time director Yim Phil-Sung. Lee Eun-Soo was driving though the forest and talking on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend when he swerved to avoid running over road kill and winded up wrecking his car. Dragged from his car in a daze by a serene young woman, Lee is spirited to the "House of Happy Children" in the heart of the forest. Though the couple who owns the home and their three young children are more than accommodating, their injured guest begins to suspect that something is amiss when his cell phone loses all reception and he discovers the land line is out of order. The following morning, as Lee struggles in vain to locate his car, it gradually begins to dawn on him that these are no ordinary woods. (1 hr. 56 min.) Release date: Dec 29, 2009

Paranormal Activity

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:08 -0000

A haunted house makes no secret of the fact it is not pleased with its new tenants in this independent tale of supernatural horror. Katie (Katie Featherson) and Micah (Micah Sloat) are a twentysomething couple who've just moved into a new home in San Diego, California. Katie has an interest in the paranormal and believes that malevolent spirits have been following her since childhood, though Micah is not so easily convinced. However, after several nights of loud noises and strange happenings, Micah starts to agree with Katie that some sort of ghost may have followed them to the new home. After a paranormal researcher tells the couple he can't help them, Micah decides to take control of the situation and sets up a battery of video cameras so that if a spirit manifests itself, he can capture its behavior on tape. Once the surveillance cameras are in place, Katie and Micah bring in a Ouija board in an effort to talk to the spirits, a move that deeply offends the ghosts. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY was the first feature film from writer-director Oren Peli. (1 hr. 39 min.) Release date: Dec 28, 2009