After last week’s massive Horror In Your House, this week’s list is pretty tame, although there are a few things worth checking out. Sony Home Entreatment will release ANACONDA 3: OFFSPRING, which looks hilariously bad, Summit is set to release TRAILER PARK OF TERROR and Universal Home Entertainment release THE STRANGERS on DVD. Read on to see what else hit retailers this morning.
Horror in your House
October 21, 2008
By: Tex Massacre
ANACONDA 3: OFFSPRING: Sony Pictures
A ruthless mercenary, Hammett and his team are on the hunt for a pair of giant snakes that have escaped and are on a mega-sized feeding frenzy. They must stop the onslaught before the reptiles reach the city.
BLOOD SISTERS 3D: Razor Digital
A strange string of disappearances has Tracy’s new college tense and paranoid. Her curious personality follows the blood trail right to the front door of one of the school’s sororities. Tracy and her roommate, Melissa, go undercover to rush the sorority, where soon they discover that they’ve bitten off more than they can chew, as their new sorority sisters are blood thirsty vampires!
CAMP BLOOD 3D: Razor Digital
Ten years ago, a series of brutal murders rocked peaceful, isolated Camp Blackwood. The killer was never caught and the camp, renamed “Camp Blood” by the locals, was closed. Today, two young couples decide to visit Camp Blood. Ignorant of the camp’s terrible history, they hike deep into the woods. Soon the campers realize they are not alone. Someone is watching… waiting. The murders at Camp Blood are far from over… they have only just begun.
THE LIMB SALESMAN: Indican
Gabriel Goode is the limb salesman — a disgraced doctor who regenerates limbs on the black market. When Goode travels to the water mining regions of the north to heal the cherished daughter of a wealthy water miner, dark family secrets are revealed, and Goode is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
THE PAUL NASCHY COLLECTION (BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL, EXORCISM, HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB, HUMAN BEASTS, VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES; 5-disc set): Deimos/BCI
EXORCISM–A dead man’s spirit returns as a vengeful demon taking possession of his daughter after she becomes involved in witchcraft. The girl turns into an obscenity-spewing, homicidal maniac, prompting a call to a demonology expert who might be able to purge the demon from her body.
BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL–An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three eccentric sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.
HUMAN BEASTS–A mercenary who double-crosses his partner and gets a bullet for his troubles. He is taken in by a wealthy doctor and his two beautiful daughters. During his recuperation, he s seduced by the girls and haunted by their mother s ghost. If he is going to survive the night, he ll have to make an escape.
HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB–Five hundred years after a warlock was beheaded, Scotland Yard is spurred into an investigation of a young girl s murder. The case soon evolves into the search for a madman and the appearance of flesh-eating ghouls.
VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES–Naschy tackles three roles in this film a Hindu mystic, his evil brother and the devil himself. Zombies, satanic voodoo rituals and gruesome killings combine to make ZOMBIES a bizarre ride in the best horror tradition.
THE STRANGERS: Universal (TEX’ PICK OF THE WEEK)
Inspired by true events, this heart pounding, nail-biting frightener mercilessly explores our most universal fears, where simply opening the door to a stranger leads to a grueling night of terror one could never imagine. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star in this relentless suspense thriller that will keep you up at night and make you never want to answer the door again!
TOKYO SHOCK DOUBLE FEATURE (DIECOVERY, TAXI TONIGHT): Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
DIECOVERY–Newlyweds Ton and Mook are looking forward to enjoying their honeymoon at a resort in the deep wilderness of Thailand. Beneath the tranquility and seclusion. There is something waiting for them, something with most evil intentions. Twenty-five years ago a young woman was brutally murdered at the very location Ton and Mook intend to visit. There, buried beneath a tree in the yard, a vengeful spirit waits. The couple unwittingly gets caught up in the wake of undead wrath! Now they must try to escape this ghostly nightmare and uncover the mystery in order to pacify this angry spirit’s unrest.
TAXI TONIGHT–Bunmee buys himself a secondhand taxi from Mr. Tong. One day, he picks up a woman who suddenly disappears! And ever since, Bunmee has been surrounded by mystery. All of his passengers see the spirit of the disappearing woman in his taxi. His nightmares become reality when he meets a woman living in a mysterious house. Now he must unravel the mysteries and learn the secrets buried deep within his taxi.
TRAILER PARK OF TERROR: Summit
Six troubled high school students and their chaperone are returning from a retreat when their bus crashes, stranding them in the middle of trailer park hell – literally. Without warning, hillbilly zombies looking for fun begin slaughtering the teens in gruesome fashion. With a rockin’ Southern-fried soundtrack, top-notch special effects and a devilish sense of humor.