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New Horror/Suspense Releases in Theaters and on DVD: Week of January 1, 2012

This week, The Devil Inside gets a wide theatrical release, Beneath the Darkness gets a limited release and Shark Night, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Contagion hit home video.


Beneath the Darkness


Ely Vaughn is a pillar of the community in tiny Smithville, Texas. But since the tragic death of his wife two years earlier, Ely has withdrawn from his neighbors, while local teens spread stories of supernatural goings on at Ely's mansion -- which is also the funeral home. When high school friends Travis, Abby, Brian and Danny decide to check out the rumors, they stumble on a grotesque, long-hidden secret. The sadistic mortician next door will now stop at nothing to literally bury his past.

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The Devil Inside


Her entire life, Isabella Torelli believed her mother brutally murdered three people because she was clinically insane. After being told the murders occurred during an exorcism, she sets out to discover the truth. While documenting her experience with a film crew in Italy, she becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms.

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1313: Actor Slash Model


Cult filmmaker David DeCoteau continues his run of homoerotic horror with the 1313 series of films. In this entry, a failed actor stalks male models after losing out on an acting role to one of them.

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1313: Wicked Stepbrother


An 18th birthday bash turns into a bloodbath when a crazed killer crashes the proceedings.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five

The fifth season of the long-running Hitchcock-hosted anthology series ran for 38 episodes from 1959 to 1960 and featured guest stars like Walter Matthau, Steve McQueen, Peter Lorre, Dick Van Dyke, William Shatner and Burt Reynolds.


American Scream King


A couple of wannabe filmmakers decide to make a horror movie by killing people for real.

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Attack of the Vegan Zombies


When vineyard owners get a witch to cast a spell to help their crop, they don't anticipate that the spell will cause the plants to spread a zombie outbreak.

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Contagion


A lethal airborne virus becomes a fast-moving epidemic, causing the worldwide medical community to race to find a cure and control the panic. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark


A young girl sent to live with her father and his girlfriend in a restored mansion discovers creatures living in the basement. When the beasts turn nasty, the nightmare begins, and the child is unable to convince the adults of the imminent danger. Based on the 1973 TV movie of the same name.

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Don't Let Him In

A group of friends on a weekend getaway start to wonder if the newcomer in their midst is in fact a serial killer.
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