As Halloween nears, here are 5 Horror gems of 2009 to check out:

If you’re like me, the whole month of October is pretty much Halloween.  I love the holiday and start celebrating it on October 1st by beginning to watch mass amounts of scary movies.  So, in order to help you plan  your Halloween viewing parties, here is a list of my top 5 Horror Blu Ray/DVD releases of 2009.  I’ll even include Netflix links so you can easily add them to your list.

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Movie Review: Splinter

Splinter

Rating:  

Directed By: Toby Wilkins

Starring: Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Rachel Kerbs

Plot Synopsis:

A young couple has retreated to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend-but the trip quickly spirals into a nightmare when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend. Thrown together by chance, no one can imagine the terrifying horror that awaits the two couples at a remote and isolated gas station.

Review:

I love a good monster flick.  The plots are simple (man vs. creature) and are a great excuse for some clever visual effects work.  Since the CGI revolution, monster flicks have been a bit underwhelming.  It seems there has been a resurgence of practical effects making their way back to movies.  I noticed this with the great (yet poorly titled) Alien Raiders and now with Toby Wilkins low budget monster movie Splinter.  Both these movies owe a lot to The Thing, and I think things are looking up for the Monster Flick.

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