The New Year is finally here and we’ve got our very first edition of Horror In Your House for 2009. Beyond the break you can see what hits DVD this Tuesday, January 6th. Some highlights include Dimension Extreme’s EDEN LAKE (from the writer of THE DESCENT: PART II), Anchor Bay’s THE ALPHABET KILLER (from the director of WRONG TURN) and more.

Horror in Your House
January 6, 2009
By: Tex Massacre

THE ALPHABET KILLER: Anchor Bay

A ten year old girl is found brutally murdered outside the small blue-collar city of Rochester, New York, and obsessed police detective Megan Paige suffers a mental breakdown while trying to solve the crime. But when the child-killings resume two years later, Megan’s return to the investigation also brings back her own horrific hallucinations. Even if she can prove a `double initial’ connection to the slayings, will she hang onto her sanity long enough to catch a psychopath?

BETTER LIVING THROUGH KILLING: Burning Moon

Witness murder without shame as homicidal lawn care workers Otis and Welford Moses realize a Better Living Through Killing! It’s not that they hate people – they just like them better dead! See people massacred with baseball bats, rusty saws, lawn tools, and even a cat’s scratching post! The only problem is that the long arm of the law is hot on their trail! Oh… and there is a talking owl named Bonaparte who guides the Moses brothers on their killing spree.

DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 4: BCI Eclipse

THE YOUNG GRADUATES–Reflecting the humor and problems of the “love generation,” this is the story of high-school graduates, who, eager to grow up and experience life, find themselves involved in adventures they’d rather live without.

THE VAN–Bobby is an average teenager whose only interests are hot cars and hot girls. He spends his money on a sweet van hoping that he’ll finally be able to score with his new wheels. When his friend Andy needs some cash to get him out a predicament, Bobby loans him the money from his next car payment. Now Bobby must enter a drag race to win the money to save his van and win the heart of a girl.

DEATH MACHINES–An unnerving tale of the assassins dubbed `Death Machines’. Deadly, quiet and invincible, these killers are hired and trained by a worldwide organization to murder on command.

BRAIN TWISTERS–A mad, sci-fi thriller about an experiment in computer-generated mind control that goes out of control…and the body count is building!

WILD RIDERS–After murdering an innocent woman in Florida, two members of a motorcycle gang, Peter and Stick head to California to escape the law. They end up at a secluded mansion occupied by two young women. They are alone while the husband of one of the women is away on tour. Things start out harmless, but quickly escalate to rape, murder and revenge!

DON’T ANSWER THE PHONE–A deranged photographer terrorizes Los Angeles by strangling young women in their homes and taunting a psychologist during her call-in radio show. Two detectives are on the psyhos trail hoping he’ll make a mistake and lead them to his location.

CHAIN GANG WOMEN–A shocking story of brutality and bloodshed. Two convicts escape their penitentiary and blaze a trail of violence, rape and murder through sleepy American towns.

THE SPECIALIST–A beautiful woman, whose distinct talent is seducing men, is planted on a jury by a wealthy, old-fashioned, influential man to help him intimidate the opposing attorney and beat the prosecution.

EDEN LAKE: Dimension Extreme/Genius (TEX’S PICK OF THE WEEK)

When nursery teacher Jenny escapes to the country for a relaxing weekend away with her boyfriend, she is unaware of a romantic surprise he has in store. The location is perfect. A lake enclosed by woodlands, seemingly deserted. The scene is set for a picturesque proposal. But before the happy couple can enjoy the retreat, their peace is shattered by a gang of violent youths. What begins is a shocking and unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse, as Jenny is forced to fight back against her aggressors.

GHOST WRITER: Genius

John Vandermark has taken in a struggling writer, Sebastian St. Germain who overstays his welcome. When John discovers that Sebastian has simply been using him, he turns the tables on his young tenant in an effort to make him work off his rent debt. When Sebastian dies accidentally in the process, John tries to make it up to him by helping him get his book published posthumously. When the book is published, John can not help but take credit for the work of genius … and Sebastian comes back to haunt him.

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE: MTI

A sleepy town turns to a place of evil unrest when a covenant of vampires starts to feed there. One man tries desperately to uncover the Vampires secrets but in the meantime they ravage the locals and out-smart the Police. Now the only one with the power to stop them…is one of their own.

THE LEGEND OF SORROW CREEK: Brain Damage

Kayla and Jesse loved spending their childhood summers at their grandfather s secluded cottage in the pristine mountains of rural New England. Now, fifteen years since their last visit, the sisters return along with Kayla s boyfriend Dean and his best-friend Tobe for a much-needed break from their busy lives in New York. But when a simple fishing accident leads the foursome to follow an unexplored shortcut through the woods, the lives of this small group of friends are shattered forever as they suddenly find themselves facing the shocking and terrible curse of one of America s most haunted places.

LIVELIHOOD: Midnight Releasing

The lead singer of an 80’s rock band, a corporate lackey, and an evil mother in-law all die unexpectedly in a bizarre series of events. They come back to life, hoping to pick up where they left off, but are stymied in their efforts by prejudice, long hidden secrets, and the general inconvenience of being dead.

MIDNIGHT MOVIE: Peace Arch

In a seedy cinema during a midnight screening of `70s cult film The Dark Beneath, the line between reality and the film breaks down when a group of friends realize that the killer in the film is actually in the theatre and is after them…

NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Well Go USA

Employees of Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. have kept the family secret for a long time. For years it has been business as usual, until the top vampire in charge contracts a dreaded disease becomes senile forgetting that he s a vampire and starts killing off other vampire colleagues. A human efficiency expert and “Dead Mike’s” replacement are invited to work at Berm-Tech but soon they discover that some of their associates are not what they appear to be.

NEW YORK BLOOD: Midnight Releasing

Drug dealing mobster Vinny, who owns a neighborhood whorehouse, wants to take care of his father, Lorenzo a convicted murderer just released from prison. But things just don’t work out. The sins of the father and violence of the son overwhelm good intentions and lead to a blood soaked finale.