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LIONSGATE Releases October DVD Slate
By Dave Dreher

Sep 10, 2007, 17:45

LIONSGATE loves horror fans and this October they have some Halloween gifts for us.  Check out the cool stuff heading our way for the haunt season:

October 9
Night of the Living Dead 3D
Barb and her brother Johnny arrive late for the burial of their aunt and walk straight into a nightmare!  With zombies on their heels, Barb flees the cemetery and is rescued by Ben, a local college student.  The two seek refuge in the nearby farmhouse of the Cooper family, where the laid back residents aren’t remotely prepared to have their lives turned into a horror movie.  Barb is destined for an even grimmer confrontation – with the dark secret of the pyrophobic mortician, Gerard Tovar, Jr!  DVD special features include commentary, “The making of Night of the Living Dead 3D,” Q&A with filmmakers, “Filming in 3D – a behind the scenes look” and a theatrical trailer and TV spot.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
 
Holla
Monica St. John, star of the popular sitcom “Baby Gurl,” and six of her closest friends head for a weekend escape to Camp Diamond Creek, a remote cabin in the mountains. Along the way, the gang spots Troy, Monica’s boyfriend Dwayne’s ex-con cousin, hitch-hiking and reluctantly picks him up.  When they arrive at the cabin, Monica’s agent appears uninvited, hoping to convince Monica to renew her contract.  During the night, a news story implicates Troy in connection with a brutal murder.  Dwayne tries to reassure the gang that though Troy may be a thief, he isn’t capable of murder. Just as Dwayne professes Troy’s innocence, the lights go out and bodies start dropping.  Is it Troy the ex-convict, Greg the agent, Dwayne the boyfriend, or one of the “hater” friends?  Any of them could be next!  DVD special features include audio commentary with director H.M. Coakley, writer Camille Irons Coakley and actress Shelli Boone and “Horror Story: The Making of Holla” featurette.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
 
October 16
Amityville Triple Feature
Three films from the terrifying Amityville franchise are now available in one DVD collection for the first time ever. Amityville Triple Feature includes a trio of terrifying films – Amityville Dollhouse, Amityville 1992: It’s About Time and Amityville: A New Generation – and will be released just in time for Halloween.  The DVD set provides enough suspense, chills and thrills to satisfy any horror film fan.
Pricing: DVD $29.98
 
Amityville Dollhouse
A replica of the Amityville, Long Island haunted house is given to a young girl to play with as a dollhouse.  Shortly thereafter, the demonic terror that gripped the original dwelling emerges from the child’s small model and brings evil on a much larger scale.
 
Amityville 1992: It’s About Time
Jacob Sterling brings home an antique clock with more than just chimes inside. Strange occurrences and dangerous crimes break out in the once peaceful California suburb, driving Sterling and his family into insanity.  Only when a teenage outcast unlocks the secret of the evil forces can their spell be broken and the sterling family be pulled back from the brink of madness.
 
Amityville: A New Generation
When an artist is given a gothic antique mirror, he unknowingly opens a doorway to unspeakable horrors when he discovers his Amityville related past and the terrifying future awaiting him and his friends.
 
Experiment in Torture
The skin-crawling, terrifying new horror film, Experiment in Torture, arrives on DVD this October.  Lured by the smell of easy money, several beautiful exotic dancers agree to spend the weekend at the remote, mountain getaway of a wealthy voyeur.  Once there, the girls are drugged, tied up and slowly tortured to death with everything from a blowtorch to an electric drill by a killer who uses their bodies as a canvas for his twisted, sadistic art.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
 
October 23
Fido
Years ago, the earth passed through a cloud of space dust, causing the dead to rise with a craving for human flesh.  A war began, pitting the living against the dead.  In the ensuing revolution, the corporation ZomCon was created and defeated the legions of undead.  They domesticated them, making them our industrial workers and servants – a productive part of society.  ZomCon would like the people of Willard to believe they have everything under control…but do they? At least one person doesn’t think so.  
 
ZomCon’s head of security has moved in across the street from eleven-year-old Timmy Robinson, who is already a little suspicious of this newly created world.  Timmy’s Mom refuses to be the only housewife on the block who doesn't have a zombie of her own.  When she brings a zombie servant home, Timmy discovers a new best friend and names him Fido.  Even though Dad has a bad case of zombie-phobia, Timmy is determined to keep Fido, even if he does eat a random human every now and then.  Sometimes, it takes a dead man to teach us all what it means to be alive.  DVD special features include “The Making of FIDO” featurette, audio commentary with director Andrew Currie, producer Mary Anne Waterhouse and actress Carrie-Anne Moss, deleted scenes with optional director audio commentary, storyboard, makeup and concept art galleries, composer select scene audio commentary track and Zomcon “Zombie Me” Creator exclusive DVD-Rom feature.
Pricing: DVD $28.98
 
SAW III: Director’s Cut
Go inside the mind of one of the most terrifying villains in horror film history with the 2-disc SAW III: Director’s Cut DVD.  Featuring even more gut wrenching footage, this new UNRATED Director’s Cut version of the film opens up Jigsaw’s world with new bonus materials including “ultimate villainous” commentary with actors Shawnee Smith and Tobin Bell, a trivia game, music video, filmmaker faves, make-up “how-to’s” and more!
 
Jigsaw has disappeared.  With his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished.  While city detectives scramble to locate him, two people are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
Pricing: DVD $26.98
 
SAW Trilogy
For the first time ever, get all three special edition, unrated SAW movies in one DVD collection with the release of the SAW Trilogy.  The 6-disc DVD box set is packaged in a special limited edition, collectible 3-D puppet head box , and includes SAW: Uncut, SAW II: Special Edition, and the all new SAW III: Director’s Cut, which features even more gut wrenching footage and bonus features including “ultimate villainous” commentary with actors Shawnee Smith and Tobin Bell, a trivia game, music video, filmmaker faves, make-up “how-to’s” and more! The SAW franchise has become the most successful global independent horror franchise in history making this DVD collection a must-have!
Pricing: DVD $49.98 (6-disc set)
 
October 30
Captivity
Renowned Academy Award® nominated director Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields) delivers Captivity, a psychological thriller that details the terror of the crimes of abduction and confinement.   Starring “24’s” Elisha Cuthbert, Captivity delves deep into the minds of both the captor and the victim.  Available on DVD in both a rated and unrated version complete with different endings; the special features are consistent across both versions with deleted scenes and two “behind the scenes” featurettes.

 Top cover girl and fashion model Jennifer Tree has it all – beauty, fame, money and power.  Everyone wants her… but some more than others.    Alone after a charity event, she is drugged and kidnapped. Held captive in a cell, Jennifer is subjected to a series of terrifying, life-threatening tortures that could only be conceived by a twisted, sadistic mind.   Called one of the most controversial films of the year, Captivity will leave you terrified and looking over your shoulder wondering if you could be next!
Pricing: DVD $28.98

Much more on these releases including reviews as their release dates approach.  Keep it here.


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