Horror DVD Releases: 01/02/2007
 By John Marrone

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Chop Shop (2003)

Plot Synopsis:  The tale of one woman who will stop at nothing to get her life and integrity back in order. Riding on a psychological rollercoaster, this heroine deals with it all to fight back against the elements that brought her down. Inspired by true events. ~ VideoUniverse.com

DVD Features Included:  Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

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The Covenant (2006)

- trailer (flash)

Plot Synopsis:  Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2, DEEP BLUE SEA) directs this supernatural thriller about descendants of powerful New England families. The sons of Ipswich are legendary at Spenser Academy, the local boarding school. Handsome and popular, these four teenage friends can trace their roots to the founding families of the Ipswich Colony, settled in the late 1600s. For years these Massachusetts families have harbored the secret that they possess supernatural powers. Their descendants--Caleb (Steven Strait), Reid (Toby Hemingway), Tyler (Chace Crawford), and Pogue (Taylor Kitsch)--have inherited magical powers that first manifested themselves when the boys turned 13 years old. In a nutshell, they can do anything. As they approach their 18th birthdays, they are preparing to "ascend," which means their powers will grow stronger. The downside? The magic is seductive and addictive, and causes premature aging with each use. Ringleader Caleb tries to keep his friends from using magic recklessly, but as the school year begins, strange events and a strong gut instinct convince Caleb that someone is using very powerful magic. Meanwhile, Caleb is exploring his newfound affection for transfer student Sarah (Laura Ramsey). To Caleb’s dismay, Sarah becomes a pawn in a power struggle with a descendant of the fifth founding family of Ipswich, a line thought to be lost during Salem’s witch trials. Is Caleb strong enough to maintain his power and keep his family and friends safe, or will he yield to this new threat and sacrifice himself? The film draws interesting parallels between the luring, addictive power of magic and the addictions real teenagers face. The sufficiently creepy setting echoes New England and sets the stage for supernatural phenomena. THE COVENANT also stars Sebastian Stan as Chase Collins, a wealthy newcomer to Spenser, and Jessica Lucas as Kate, Sarah’s roommate and Pogue’s girlfriend. ~ VideoUniverse.com

- Official Site

DVD Features Included:  Region 1 Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio: Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Commentaries -
1. Renny Harlin - Director
Featurettes -
1. "Breaking the Silence: Exposing the Covenant"

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Dark Places (1973)

Plot Synopsis:  Masquerading as a hospital administrator, a former mental patient inherits the estate of a man who killed his wife and children. As the dead man's spirit slowly takes possession of the house's new inhabitant, the horrible crimes of the past are repeated. ~ VideoUniverse.com

DVD Features Included:  Keep Case
Audio: (unspecified) - English

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The Darkroom (2006) (
review)

- trailer (windows media)

Plot Synopsis:  Locked up in a mental hospital years ago after being found wandering the streets without any memory of his past, an institutionalized man suddenly starts having visions from his former life. The mystery man escapes and connects with a troubled teen, then slowly begins remembering the identity that was once his, and receiving glimpses of the darkness that the future holds. ~ VideoUniverse.com

DVD Features Included:  Region 1 Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround - English.
Closed Caption - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Michael Hurst - Writer/Director; Mark A. Altman - Writer/Producer
Deleted Scenes
Featurette - THE DARKROOM EXPOSED - THE MAKING OF DARK ROOM

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Ghost Ship/Dreamcatcher

Plot Synopsis

GHOST SHIP (video montage) - In the midst of a 1962 pleasure cruise, the passengers and crew of Italian luxury liner the Antonia Graza are systematically slaughtered and left in pieces by a gang of terrorists. Forty years later, the ship is spotted drifting in the Bering sea. Fresh off a six-month journey, an Alaska-based seafaring salvage team lead by Murphy (Gabriel Byrne) and Epps (Julianna Margulies) are approached by a Canadian weather spotter (Desmond Harrington) who noticed the derelict vessel on a flyover. Tempted by the possibility of untold riches, the crew takes on the job of tracking down the ship. Once aboard though, strange things start to happen, beginning with Epps's sighting of the ghost of a little girl. After the team finds a cache of gold, all hell breaks loose, and the angry ghosts make themselves known--and begin destroying the intruders one by one. Purely and simply a floating haunted house tale, GHOST SHIP is a creepy thrill ride that compensates for its lack of originality with some creepy art direction and a number of very grisly special effects. Director Steve Beck (13 GHOSTS) keeps things appropriately dark, and coaxes suitably world-weary performances from Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies, who makes an appealing heroine. - Official Site

DREAMCATCHER (trailer) - Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As adults, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), and Pete (Timothy Olyphant), reunite every winter at a cabin deep in the Maine woods to hunt, drink, and celebrate the bond they share with Duddits (Donnie Wahlberg) and each other. However, this year their wilderness reunion is marred by disturbing incidents which begin with the discovery of a lost, sick hunter and a frozen figure in the middle of a remote road. As events escalate and horrific creatures emerge from unsightly spaces, heavily armed government operatives, led by the imposing Colonel Curtis (Morgan Freeman), arrive in the area, and soon the situation becomes an all-out battle for the fate of humanity. A crazy-quilt combination of horror, thriller, sci-fi, drama, and action genres, DREAMCATCHER features aspects of other King screen adaptations such as STAND BY ME, IT, and THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, along with films such as THE THING and SIGNS. Seemingly disparate elements that filter into this giddily strange story include creeping red mold, fatal bowel movements, deadly worms with needlelike teeth, an imaginary space called the "memory warehouse," a deranged military officer, and an ailing man obsessed with Scooby-Doo. Director/screenwriter Kasdan, along with veteran screenwriter William Goldman, revel in the absurdity of the tale, crafting an often chilling and sometimes funny film that delights in its own thoroughly entertaining outrageousness. - Official Site

~ VideoUniverse.com

DVD Features Included:  Region 1
Keep Case
2-Disc Set
Disc One: DREAMCATCHER
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Endings
Deleted Scenes (4)
Featurettes -
1. "DreamWriter" - A Look At Stephen King and the Writing Process
2. "DreamWeavers" - The Visual Effects of Dreamcatcher
3. "DreamMakers" - A Journey Through Production

Disc Two:  GHOST SHIP
Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer

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Snakes on a Plane (2006)

- trailer (windows media)
-
fake auditions (flash)

Plot Synopsis:  Snakes on a Plane's magnificently self-explanatory title triggered a cascade of buzz and anticipation, and fans of truth in advertising will be relieved to learn that the movie lives up to its billing in every way: there are many snakes, they are on an airplane, Samuel L. Jackson is there to show them who's boss, and the results are just as fun as they are silly. Jackson stars as Nelville Flynn, an FBI agent escorting a witness (Nathan Phillips) on a flight to Los Angeles. Phillips is supposed to testify against an evil mobster, but the details really aren’t important, and the filmmakers are smart enough to focus on what counts: a variety pack of poisonous snakes is released mid-flight. To make matters worse, the snakes are crazed and violent because of pheromones, leading to the truly classic Samuel L. Jackson line, "Great. Snakes on crack." With the notable exception of Jackson, most of the cast couldn't act its way out of an airplane barf bag, but that’s probably for the best, as good performances would only serve as a distraction from the snakes--who have no trouble springing out of luggage compartments, toilets, and even mouths. The flight includes a standard array of monster-bait, including an arrogant rapper (Flex Alexander), his bodyguard (Kenan Thompson), a flight attendant on her last trip (Julianna Margulies), a rich princess (Rachel Blanchard), and an irritable misanthrope (Gerard Plunkett). But mostly, there are snakes. The script is full of punch lines, some intentional and others not, but the movie expertly treads the line between spoof and sincere B-movie, and fans of both genres should be thoroughly satisfied. ~ VideoUniverse.com

- Official Site

Fullscreen DVD Features Included:  Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio: Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes (10)
Gag Reel
Music Video
TV Spot
Trailers -
1. Theatrical Trailer
Commentaries -
1. Director David Ellis, Samuel L. Jackson, and more
Featurettes -
1. "Snakes on a Video" Cobra Starship, includes music video
2. "Pure Venom: Making of Snakes on a Plane" featurette
3. "Snakes on a Blog" featurette
4. "Meet the Reptiles" featurette
5. "VFX" featurette
Interactive Features:
Easter Eggs

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in
FULLSCREEN or WIDECREEN format


Tales of Voodoo Box Set

Plot Synopsis

Contains Ten films:
*Volume 1: Jungle Virgin Force/ Hell Hole
*Volume 2: Ghost Ninja/ Primitives
*Volume 3: Rapist /Devil’s Express
*Volume 4: Cannibal Curse/ Temple of Hell
*Volume 5: Dog Called Vengeance/ Scorpion Thunderbolt ~ Amazon.com

DVD Features Included:  Standard Screen
Soundtrack English
English Subtitles

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ALSO BEING RELEASED ON DVD:

Dragon (2006)
-
trailer (flash)/Official Site
Asylum Films - Not Rated - 90 minutes
Color - Standard Screen - Soundtrack English
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