Alligator: Lionsgate

Twelve years ago two incidents occurred which bore no similarity until now. After returning from their Florida vacation, the Kendal family decided their pet baby alligator was too much of a nuisance and flushed him down the toilet. At the same time, Slade Laboratories was conducting secret hormonal experiments with dogs and the dead dogs were disposed of in the city sewer. The baby alligator fed on the dead dogs... and after twelve years its body chemistry took on grotesque mutations. When several brutal murders are discovered, David Madison is put on the case to find the so-called Jack-the-Ripper killer. But this is no human psychopath - it is a ravaging animal-turned-monster bent on destroying everything in its wake.

Shelve this one alongside all the other classics. Like BOA, KOMODO VS. COBRA, ANACONDA and…oh well….you get the idea.

Blade: House of Chthon (review): New Line

The House of Chthon, an ancient evil sect of vampires, is growing stronger everyday. Led by the vampire overlord Marcus, their objective is to create a vaccine that will give rise to a new breed of super vampires, immune to vampire weaknesses. In order to stop them, Blade joins forces with the ruthless and beautiful Krista Starr, whose brother was slain by the vampires and who will go to incredible lengths to infiltrate the House of Chthon. With her help, Blade will do everything he can to win this war before it's too late.

Rapper Sticky Fingaz takes over for Wesley “I need to pay the IRS” Snipes in this extended edition of the television series pilot.

BloodRayne 2: Deliverance: Vivendi Visual

It's a hundred years later, and the vampire Rayne has arrived in the town of Deliverance, Montana where a group of vampire cowboys have emerged. Led by Billy the Kid, hell bent on creating his own kingdom, he slaughters townspeople and rounds up children. He spares the life of Chicago Chronicle reporter Newton Pyles. Rayne aligns herself with Pat Garret, a member of the long-thought dead Brimstone society, a dishonest preacher, and a low life named Franson, to stop Billy the Kid and show the world how the West was really won.

Uwe Boll lives and this sequel comes with a copy of the video game and a comic book—to compensate for the fact that no one from the original film bothered to comeback for this one.

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things: VCI

The story focuses around a theater troupe, led by Alan (Alan Ormsby) a mean-spirited director, who travels by boat to a small island for buried criminals. Alan begins a séance to raise the dead after digging up the body of a man named Orville Dunworth. Afterwards Alan goes to extremes to degrade the actors, using the corpse of Orville for his own sick jokes. The dead return and force the troupe to take refuge in the old house. They must decide whether it's best to stay put until day, provided the old house holds up against the undead onslaught, try to all flee through the pitch black cemetery and forest to the boat, or have one person brave the obstacle in hopes that they can bring back help in time.

A new special edition of Bob Clark’s classic film includes a tribute to the late, great, director himself.

Closure: Sony Pictures

On their way to a party, lovers Alice and Adam are brutally assaulted by a gang. Shattered by the incident, they embark on a revenge spree against their attackers, venting rage they never knew they possessed.

Poor Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny gets to do cool Showtime series like Californication and she’s stuck in trash like this—released in the UK as STRAIGHTHEADS.

Dead in the Water: Indican

Hot sisters, Tiffany and Jen lug along their boyfriends for a weekend retreat at their parent s cabin in the woods. However, upon arriving the foursome find the cabin empty, the parents MIA, no cell reception and of course their car just died! As darkness falls the twenty-somethings must fight for their lives as Zombies attack the cabin and death comes for them with a vengeance! And what do you do when you're surrounded by Zombies in the middle of nowhere?... Use the local lake as your escape, but what if evil lies beneath the water -- you die.

The Dead One (review): Echo Bridge

Based on the original comic book, "El Muerto". Trapped in a purgatory between this world and the next, 21-year-old Diego wanders the streets of L.A. in search of a human sacrifice for the vicious Aztec gods that control his soul. But the sacrifice they want is Maria, his own girlfriend. The Dead One is the story of Diego's fight against the dark gods for his soul...and for the soul of the woman he loves.

It’s That 70’s Show alum and pop-princess-dating dude Wilmer Valderrama staring in the Mexi-CROW.

Dorm of the Dead: Phoenix

At Arkham University, campus snobs Clare and have a score to settle with goth chicks Sarah and Allison. And when Amy accidentally unleashes a campus zombie epidemic, Clare picks Sarah as the perfect candidate to join the walking dead. But Clare and Julie may end up on tonight's menu.

This one has Tiffany Shepis in it fanboys. Fingers on the pause button for the nude scene—or—is that just me?

Final Draft: Genius Entertainment

A screenwriter suffering from writer’s block decides to lock himself in his apartment for 18 days in order to meet a career-making deadline. His script involves characters from his past, including a terrifying and disfigured clown. As cabin fever sets, he soon finds himself living in a world where what’s real and what’s fiction begin to cross lines with chilling and fatal consequences.

It’s a good week for ex-TV stars as Dawson’s Creek—and rising horror film vet—James Van Der Beek gets locked in for some seriously derivative Stephen King madness.

Grindhouse Presents—Death Proof (review): Weinstein/Genius (TEX’S PICK OF THE WEEK)

A deranged stuntman stalks his victims from the safety of his killer car, but when he picks on the wrong group of badass babes, all bets are off in an adrenaline-pumping, high speed, white-knuckle automotive duel of epic proportions, where anything can happen.

I know YOU saw it in the theaters. But where the hell was everyone else? This is my Pick of the Week for such obvious reasons (See my Death Proof T-Shirt!!!)

House of 1000 Corpses (review) (Blu-Ray Disc): Lionsgate

Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000 horrors that await.

1000 corpses in 1080 lines of resolution! Just buy it now.

In the Site: Laguna

A girl is getting medical treatment in a hospital where she happens on a strange little boy wandering the hospital halls. When she goes back home she receives a message on her computer that transports her to a parallel universe where she will have to uncover the mysterious death of the boy she saw before.

The Insatiable (review): ThinkFilm

Harry Balbo, a shy salesman, witnesses a violent killing by a sultry female vampire who rips the head off her victim. When no one will believe his story, Harry decides to track her down before she strikes again. Upon finding her, he is seduced by her beauty and cannot kill her. Instead, he captures and imprisons her in a cage in his cellar. Now, she must convince Harry to feed her before she slowly wastes away. Not wanting to kill her, and not able to release her, Harry is faced with a complicated decision; does he follow his heart or protect mankind from a bloodthirsty vampire.

Sean Patrick Flannery and Michael Biehn star in this Sexy Vampire tale that will make you think twice about keeping the undead as pets.

Italian Giallo Collection (BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, WATCH ME WHEN I KILL): VCI

Giallo" films are characterized by extended murder sequences featuring excessive bloodletting, stylish camera work and unusual musical arrangements. The literary whodunit element is retained, but combined with modern slasher horror, while being filtered through Italy's longstanding tradition of opera and staged Grand Guignol drama. The genre had its heyday in the 1970's, with dozens of Italian Giallo films released. This collector's set has a trio of Giallo's that fit that genre perfectly—BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and WATCH ME WHEN I KILL.

Two of these films (BIRD and BLOOD) are must own examples of the genre. Why would you not already have them in your collection?

Jekyll: BBC/Warner

London, 2007. Tom Jackman is the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He has made a deal with his dark side: a body share. What Mr. Hyde doesn't know is that Tom has a family. There is a wife and two children that he'll do anything to protect from his dark side. With all the resources of modern technology, and the best surveillance hardware, he's determined to keep his dark side in line. He's done a deal with his own devil. What neither of them knows is that an ancient organization, with limitless wealth and power, is monitoring their every move, and a plan over a century in the making is coming to fruition.

Masters of Horror—Sounds Like (review): Anchor Bay

Larry’s job is to listen. As the head of a tech-support company, he has to keep tabs on the conversations between the customers and his employees. But when his son tragically dies, his sensitivity to sound gets turned up—all the way up. He can hear things crawling in the walls, internal organs swishing, and eyeballs moving, but he can’t turn any of it off. Instead it brings him closer and closer to the brink of insanity, and that’s when the real horror begins.

I hated this episode from Director Brad Anderson (SESSION 9)…and I love Brad Anderson. Hope you liked it better than me.

Masters of Horror—The Washingtonians (review): Anchor Bay

What if everything we believe about our sacred icons of American history turned out to be a complete lie? Suppose, for example, that The Father Of Our Country was actually a blood-crazed cannibal?

I thought George Washington could not tell a lie? Damn revisionist history!

THE ROGER CORMAN COLLECTION (BLOODY MAMA, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, GAS-S-S, THE PREMATURE BURIAL, THE TRIP, X: THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES, THE WILD ANGELS, THE YOUNG RACERS; 4-disc set): MGM/Fox

No body makes ‘em like ROGER CORMAN and this set from MGM/FOX collects 8 Classic Films. First up, in BLOODY MAMA, Shelly Winters, Robert DeNiro and Bruce Dern take on The Great Depression as Ma Barker and the gang. An artist wannabe discovers his talent for Modern Art and murder in A BUCKET OF BLOOD. Everyone over the age of 25 is killed by a deadly GAS-S-S. It’s a Ray Milland double feature with The PREMATURE BURIAL and X: THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES. Jack Nicholson wrote it and Peter Fonda’s stars in the counter-culture classic, THE TRIP. And finally, it’s all the road rage you hip cats can handle in THE WILD ANGELS and THE YOUNG RACERS.

Severance (review): Magnolia Home Entertainment

Working nine to five is a real killer, but teambuilding holidays can sometimes be even worse. A coach lurches out of the hustle and bustle of Budapest and heads towards the mountainous border. Aboard are seven employees of the international weapons manufacturer Palisade Defense, global suppliers of innovative weaponry for the past 75 war-torn years. The lucky group is being treated to a team-building weekend at the company’s newly built luxury spa lodge by their president, George Cinders. But things quickly go awry as the colleagues find themselves faced with the chop when a deadly enemy sabotages their corporate weekend.

Imagine OFFICE SPACE if Peter, Michael and Samir actually took their fellow co-workers out like they did that damn copy machine. That’s this movie. This movie is awesome! An added bonus for fans of DEAD LIKE ME and THE FACULTY, we get Laura Harris in the film too!

The Victim: Tartan

An aspiring actress is asked by the police to help them solve a murder case by portraying the victim who was a popular beauty queen. But each time she reenacts the part, she experiences the victim’s terror and sufferings at the hands of her tormenters. This draws her into trying to unlock the mystery behind the tragic death, but the closer she gets to the truth, the greater the danger to her own life.

This film will totally lose you about an hour in…so PAY ATTENTION.

Watch Me When I Kill: VCI

Antonio Bido directed this well-crafted Italian Giallo thriller, which borrows from the masters of the genre—Mario Bava and Dario Argento. The story concerns a young nightclub dancer who witnesses a murder and the efforts of her lover to track down the killer before he can get to her.