Mondays.....

'New Moon' got you down? How about some real horror movies. Here's this week's new DVD releases:

Silent Night, Deadly Night III, IV, & V [Box Set] - SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! - Ricky Caldwell, the notorious "Killer Santa Claus," awakens from a six-year coma after being kept alive on life-support by a slightly crazed doctor experimenting with ESP and other special abilities. Ricky targets a young, clairvoyant blind woman named Laura, who is traveling with her brother Chris and his girlfriend Jerri to their grandmothers house for Christmas Eve. Ricky decides to go after her, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4: INITIATION - A female reporter investigates the death of a woman who, while on fire, leapt off a building to her death. Her investigation leads her to discover the existence of a strange cult dedicated to the Egyptian god Isis--and the cult wants her as its new queen. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOY MAKER - A young boy sees his father killed by a toy that was anonymously delivered to his house. After that, he is too traumatized to speak, and his mother must deal with both him and the loss of her husband. Meanwhile, a toy maker named Joe Petto builds some suspicious-looking toys, and a mysterious man creeps around both the toy store and the boys house...but who is responsible for the killer toys?

Deadline (2009) - Alice, an artist recovering from a psychological breakdown, retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on finishing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. When she begins hearing strange sounds and seeing apparitions, Alice searches for the source, only to find disturbing videotapes in the attic. Fascinated by her discovery, Alice digs deeper to uncover the mysterious story of the couple on the tapes, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to find out what is behind the endless mind games.

Knife of Ice (1972) - As a thirteen year old, Martha Caldwell witnessed the death of her parents in a terrible railway accident. Barely surviving the tragedy herself, Martha was struck dumb due to the shock. Now an adult, the still mute Martha lives with her uncle Ralph in the Spanish countryside. Martha's cousin Jenny arrives to be with the family but is quickly stabbed to death. It appears that a sex maniac is roaming the countryside; killing pretty young girls. The already traumatized Martha seems likely to be the next victim but the case turns out to be far more complicated than it would first seem.

Deader Country (2009) - Two teenagers stumble across a strange hybrid creature, a beast that is half man, half alien and ALL zombie, which has managed to make its way unseen across desolate countryside to the town of Pleasance. Upon nursing the mutated zombie back to health, the teens unwittingly unleash a deadly new plague of the undead on the town s populace. Now with a conscience and accompanied by a small group of eccentric locals, Orion is back to help battle the second legion of zombies. However, he is soon to discover a startling revelation that will alter the very fabric of his existence... ZOMBIES! NAKED NYMPHS! ALIENS! ANIMATED CATS! WARLOCKS! CYBORGS! STRANGE HYBRID CREATURES! NUDE VIXENS & GHOSTLY APPARITIONS!

Sins of the Father (2009) - Peter Jacobs returns to Fairview Falls to uncover the truth behind his family s murder. Every step he takes brings him closer to the Black Rose Killer, Ethan Fernier. Peter gets more than he bargained for when he discovers that Ethan is dying and his chance to bring him to justice is slipping away. One man will stop at nothing to find the truth. Another fights to live long enough to tell his story. Their destinies lie in the shadow of the Black Rose Killer.

Poker Run (2008) - Weekend bikers Robert and Allan are plunged into a world of horrifying violence when their wives are abducted by a pair of psychopaths. The two desperate men are forced to follow a series of frighteningly bizarre clues that includes several terrifying tasks that will leave the sweltering Mojave Desert awash in blood.

Little Red Devil - Jimmy Lidell is a nobody, stealing to earn a living in a dead-end life and searching for his long lost girlfriend. When Jimmy meets Luc Tyer, a bigger-than-life underworld heavy, Luc makes him an offer he can't refuse. Jimmy accepts, but is leery about the secret motives behind Luc's willingness to teach the business. Jimmy's religious Mother suspects that Jimmy may be running with the wrong crowd, but Jimmy turns a deaf ear to her spiritual warnings. Luc soon reveals his plans to use Jimmy as his unholy servant in a deadly and bloody game of evil revenge and power while Jimmy decends further and further into a world of sinister corruption and satanic designs.

Some great looking stuff this week. That Silent Night Deadly Night box set would make a great christmas gift for the horror fan in your life. If you are disappointed by any of these films just remember: it' most likely better than the Twilight saga.