10.30.07 5:00 AM CDT
• Movies
• Gilbert Macias
FRIGHT FLICKSHalloween is almost here, and with it comes a load of frightful new DVD releases. Here are some movies that will satisfy your craving for celluloid carnage.
EVIL ALIENS: UNRATED
In the vein of Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, this splatterfest about evil E.T.s running amok in a desolate town is loaded with mutilations, human-alien sex, and yes, even cringe-worthy probing. Once you get past the hammy acting and the mediocre CGI effects, this guilty pleasure is loads of bloody fun.
POLTERGEIST: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION DELUXE EDITION
Even after 20 years, this remains one of the best haunted-house movies of all time. The special effects hold up well, Jerry Goldsmith’s classic score is chilling, and there are great performances across the board.
HELLRAISER: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Clive Barker’s tale of pleasure, pain, demons and an ancient puzzle box remains one of the most imaginative and stylish horror classics of the ‘80s. Hell never looked better and now comes loaded with all new features in this new 20th anniversary edition.
DEMONS and DEMONS 2
These two Lamberto Bava-directed cult classics are finally available on DVD with brand new anamorphic widescreen transfers. Both flicks are about people being transformed into bloodthirsty demons and the chaos that ensues. There’s a slight tongue-in-cheek humor going on combined with some off-the-wall gore and Bava’s atmospheric style that make these a must see for any horror fan.
FROM BEYOND
Stuart Gordon’s [Re-animator/Dolls] adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tales is now on DVD for the first time. While the effects are a bit dated and the performances a little hokey, it’s nice to experience an outlandish horror film that’s not plagued with CG effects. They don’t make them like they used to.
THE TRIPPER
Throw some blood, guts and political satire into a meat grinder and you get David Arquette’s thrill-filled throwback to the 80s slasher. A cool cast along with loads of wicked humor and severed limbs make this a gory good time.
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From Beyond! Nice one! They screened it last weekend at the Aero, and I missed it. Probably a good thing - that movie used to mess me up as a kid.
Cannibal Holocaust. Watch it while eating barbecued spare ribs.