New Horror and Suspense Movies in Theaters and on DVD: Week of December 15, 2013
Mischief Night
Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a mysterious intruder the night before Halloween.
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Ridge War Z
The last three survivors of the worst battle of the great zombie war recount their horrific memories to an author who is writing a book about their experiences.
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The Secret Village
With a past connected to the Salem witches, a small village attracts a young journalist named Rachel, who is sent to unravel and compose a column. Rachel begins a formal investigation, attempting to interview residents and get an authentic inside story on the phenomenon. A few bizarre encounters with the locals start to get Rachel questioning her stay. Cultish hooded figures start to appear, taking part in dark rituals and ghoulish chanting. Rachel can’t help but think this clan is out to cutoff her investigation, and stop her from uncovering the truth about The Secret Village.
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Silence
An ailing former scuba diver, who faces extremely tough times, begins experiencing otherworldly incidents. Colby suffers an accident that effects his hearing. The death of his wife causes him to become even more withdrawn. He begins to hear things his family can't.
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Toad Road
Stuck in a dead end town, young James kills time with his druggie friends, engaging in debauched chemical intake to the point of unconsciousness, until he meets Sara, a sweet new arrival to their group. However, Sara wants James to take her further into the world of narcotics experimentation (just as James was contemplating abandoning this lifestyle), and she also wants him to introduce her to the sinister local legend of Toad Road, a spot deep in the forest that is apparently home to the Seven Gates of Hell.
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Tormentor
In this 1973 Italian giallo, AKA Death Carries a Cane, Ketty, a photographer living in Rome, accidentally witnesses the murder of a young woman at the hands of a razor-wielding maniac. Ketty and her fiance, Alberto, go to the police--only to learn that two other witnesses to the crime have been slashed to death. Ketty fears that she will be the next victim when her ballerina friend Magda is brutally killed by the same elusive culprit. The police are baffled, unable to find a motive. It is Alberto who discovers the connection: all the murdered girls were dancers. Investigating further, Ketty finds a photo identifying the killer. But before she can warn Alberto, Ketty is trapped in a lonely greenhouse, stalked by the homicidal madman!Trauma
AKA Rings of Fear, this 1978 Italian thriller revolves around a private school for girls that is sent into waves of horror when one of the students is found brutally murdered. Young investigator DiSalvo finds dead ends everywhere... until he uncovers a startling connection between the school and a sinful villa outside of town which panders to rich men's fancies.
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The Whip and the Body: Remastered
In this 1963 Gothic thriller from the legendary Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, Christopher Lee stars as Kurt Menliff, the sadistic son of a wealthy Count, who returns to the family castle, much to the dismay of his family, their servants, and the beautiful woman with whom he shares a fondness for the lash. When Kurt is found murdered, it brings no peace to those who had feared him, as his vengeful spirit cannot be contained by the grave, and he returns to torment those unfortunate enough to remain within Menliff Manor.
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Z-War
Legendary action star Fred "The Hammer" Williamson leads one of the last remaining groups of human survivors in a zombie apocalyptic world. When his group saves a mysterious wanderer with an unknown past, they must come together to protect their outpost from hordes of flesh eating zombies and even deadly human raiders bent on their destruction.
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