Happy February Horror Lovers! It’s going to get real scary this week. We have four horror films hitting theaters this week including the highly anticipated Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and the horror anthology, Southbound. No, it’s not the 90’s, but yes, there is a new X-Files episode this Monday night, this time they go goofy with “Mulder and Scully meet the Were-Monster”. Finally, we have a rich bounty of DVD releases too including the second season of From Dusk Till Dawn, a new Batman movie entitled, Bad Blood, and the direct to video release of the Americanized version of Martyrs. Promising, no?
Here is what you can expect this week in horror.
Film
| Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Feb 5th) | ||
| RATING: | PG-13 | 
Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge — an army of undead zombies.
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| Runtime: | 1hr. 48 min. | |
| Director: | Burr Steers | |
| Written By: | Burr Steers, Jane Austen | |
| Regression (Feb 5th) | ||
| RATING: | R | 
A father is accused of a crime he has no memory of committing.
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| Runtime: | 1hr. 46 min. | |
| Director: | Alejandro Amenábar | |
| Written By: | Alejandro Amenábar | |
| Southbound (Feb 5th) | ||
| RATING: | UR | 
Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares – and darkest secrets – over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
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| Runtime: | 1hr. 29min. | |
| Director: | Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, Radio Silence | |
| Written By: | Roxanne Benjamin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Susan Burke, Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath | |
| The Pack (Feb 5th) | ||
| RATING: | UR | 
A farmer and his family must fight for survival after a ferocious pack of wild dogs infiltrates their isolated farmhouse. Through a series of frightening and bloody encounters they are forced into survival mode to make it through the night.
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| Runtime: | 1hr. 30min. | |
| Director: | Nick Robertson | |
| Written By: | Evan Randall Green | |
Television
| The X-Files (Feb 1st) 8pm | ||
| RATING: | TV-14 | 
Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster
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| Network: | FOX | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr | |
Blu-Ray / DVD
| Batman: Bad Blood – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | PG-13 | 
During their investigation into Bruce Wayne’s disappearance, even Alfred goes undercover to assist, and soon they all become involved with the mysterious Batwoman, who may have been the last to see Batman alive. But as the “Bat Family” continues to track him down, they come to the inescapable conclusion that the Dark Knight has gone over to the dark side, becoming Gotham’s newest and most deadly crime boss.
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 44 min. | |
| Directed By: | Jay Oliva | |
| Written By: | J.M. DeMatteis, Grant Morrison | |
| From Dusk Till Dawn – Season 2 – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | NR |  In season two of the supernatural crime saga, core relationships deepen and become more complicated as everyone tries to put their lives back on track after one very insane day. Santánico and Richie (living outside of Houston) are now partners in crime, resembling a more modern version of Bonnie and Clyde; Seth and Kate are scraping by as small time criminals south of the border; and Freddie Gonzalez has an almost obsessive focus on protecting his wife and young daughter in the suburbs. Carlos Madrigal and Scott Fuller emerge from the Titty Twister, changed men. They will all come together once again this time facing off against an even bigger threat.
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| Genre: | Crime, Horror, | |
| Runtime: | 448 mins | |
| The Giant Spider Invasion Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | R |  In this hilariously cheesy throwback to the giant-monster flicks craze of the 50s, giant spiders from outer space begin to invade Earth, when a huge black hole appears in a farmer s field outside a small town in Wisconsin. A NASA scientist deduces the invasion is the result of some sort of intergalactic gateway, as he devises a plan to stop the huge, hairy, creeping crawlers from devouring the local population.
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 24 min. | |
| Directed By: | Bill Rebane | |
| Written By: | Richard L. Huff, Robert Easton, | |
| Highway to Hell – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | R |  Chad Lowe (Life Goes On) and Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) star in this horror-comedy-action-adventure as young lovers, Charlie and Rachel eloping to Las Vegas for a secret wedding. Standing in their way is Satan, who has taken a liking to the lovely Rachel and has sent his Hell Cop (C.J. Graham, Jason from Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI) to bring her down to Hell where she can satisfy his devilish lust. When Charlie follows, he’s thrust into an expected world of living satanic bikers, cannibalistic blondes and a coffee shop where the only thing living is the food. The stellar cast includes Patrick Bergin (Patriot Games), Richard Farnsworth (The Straight Story), Pamela Gidley (Cherry 2000), Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator from Predator 1 & 2), Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld) with his wife Anne Meara as Medea, his son Ben Stiller as Attila the Hun and his daughter Amy Stiller as Cleopatra… also featuring rocker Lita Ford and comedian Gilbert Gottfried as Hitler. Directed by cult director Ate de Jong (Drop Dead Fred) with a screenplay by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential).
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 34 min. | |
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| Written By: | Brian Helgeland | |
| The Last Witch Hunter – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | PG-13 |  The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.
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| Martyrs – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | R |  Ten-year-old Lucie flees from the isolated warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Deeply traumatized, she is plagued by awful night terrors at the orphanage that takes her in. Her only comfort comes from Anna, a girl her own age. Nearly a decade later and still haunted by demons, Lucie finally tracks down the family that tortured her. As she and Anna move closer to the agonizing truth, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare if they cannot escape, a martyr’s fate awaits them…
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 25 min. | |
| Directed By: | Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz | |
| Written By: | Pascal Laugier, Mark L. Smith | |
| Zombie Fight Club – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | UR |  In a corner of the city, in a building riddled with crime… there is an outbreak of zombies. When one young woman (Jessica C, Double Trouble) witnesses her boyfriend falling victim to the zombie horde, she must team up with a police officer (Andy On, The Viral Factor, Special ID, Cold War) in order to stay alive and escape the building. But the once warm-hearted chemistry teacher, Wu Ming, is now the zombie leader following the chaos, which has transformed him into a cruel, vicious and formidable opponent.
Ratcheting up the terror, an evil organization has begun pitting humans against zombies in a malicious killing game. The good side of humanity has seemingly all but vanished and a world of uncertainty awaits… Terence Yin (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Special ID), Michael Wong (Transformers: Age of Extinction, Firestorm, Seven Swords), Jack Kao (Shinjuku Incident, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) and recording artist MC HotDog also star in this no-holds-barred, martial-arts-meets-walking-dead masterpiece!
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 35 min. | |
| Directed By: | Joe Chien | |
| He Never Died – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | R |  Jack (HENRY ROLLINS) is in a rut. His existence has been whittled down to nothing. When he finds his long lost daughter has been taken by the city’s crime syndicate, he must combat his inner demons as he goes on a bloody war path to seek revenge.
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 39 min. | |
| Directed By: | Jason Krawczyk | |
| Written By: | Jason Krawczyk | |
| From Dusk Till Dawn – Season 2 – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 2nd) | ||
| RATING: | R |  Five of Edgar Allan Poe s best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology featuring Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands, Roger Corman and Guillermo del Toro. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe s imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history.
From the producer of Academy Award® nominees Ernest & Celestine and Song of the Sea. Directed by Raúl García.
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| Genre: | Horror | |
| Runtime: | 1 hr. 30 min. | |
| Directed By: | Raul Garcia | |
| Written By: | Stéphan Roulants, Edgar Allan Poe, Raul Garcia | |
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We have a crap-ton of scares to look forward to don’t we?
