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The Mummy Returns [HD DVD]

Posted by Amazon.com: horror in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 The Mummy Returns [HD DVD] Proving that bigger is rarely better, The Mummy Returns serves up so much action and so many computer-generated effects that it quickly grows exhausting. In his zeal to establish a lucrative franchise, writer-director Stephen Sommers dispenses with such trivial matters as character development and plot logic, and charges headlong into an almost random buffet of minimum story and maximum mayhem, beginning with a prologue establishing the ominous fate of the Scorpion King (played by World Wrestling Federation star the Rock, in a cameo teaser for his later starring role in--you guessed it--The Scorpion King). Dormant for 5,000 years, under control of the Egyptian god Anubis, the Scorpion King will rise again in 1933, which is where we find The Mummy's returning heroes Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, now married and scouring Egyptian ruins with their 8-year-old son, Alex (Freddie Boath).

John Hannah (as Weisz's brother) and Oded Fehr (as mystical warrior Ardeth Bay) also return from The Mummy, and trouble begins when Alex dons the Scorpion King's ancient bracelet, coveted by the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who's been revived by... oh, but does any of this matter? With a plot so disposable that it's impossible to care about anything that happens, The Mummy Returns is best enjoyed as an intermittently amusing and physically impressive monument of Hollywood machinery, with gorgeous sets that scream for a better showcase, and digital trickery that tops its predecessor in ambition, if not in payoff. By the time our heroes encounter a hoard of ravenous pygmy mummies, you'll probably enjoy this movie in spite of itself. --Jeff Shannon

HD DVD: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Company: Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007-01-16)
List Price:Â $29.98
Amazon Price:Â $15.49
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Resident Evil – Extinction (Widescreen Special Edition)

Posted by Amazon.com: horror in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Resident Evil - Extinction (Widescreen Special Edition) Milla Jovovich is back in the third chapter of the hugely successful Resident Evil franchise! This action-packed horror film is set in the Nevada desert and filled with intense special effects and more zombie terror! Las Vegas means fun in the sun. Well, at least the sun is still there. Except for a few rusting landmarks, it looks pretty much like the rest of the desert - or the whole country, for that matter. The crowds are now flesh-eating zombies: the mass undead, the oozing, terrifying sludge of what remains. Here, the newly upgraded Alice, along with her crew (Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, Ali Larter, Ashanti) will make a final stand against evil - with one goal: to turn the undead dead again.

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Director:Â Russell Mulcahy
DVD: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Company: Sony Pictures (2008-01-01)
List Price:Â $28.95
Amazon Price:Â $16.99

Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this... as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: The entire series will feature classic "homage" covers from painter Arthur Suydam! Collects Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness #1-5.

Author: John Layman, Fabiano Neves, June Chung
Hardcover:Â 128 pages
Company: Marvel Comics (2007-09-05)
ISBN:Â 0785127437
List Price:Â $19.99
Amazon Price:Â $12.48
Used Price:Â $13.15

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1 The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning - The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon's original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly-chosen slayer's road to Sunnydale continues in Viva Las Buffy and Slayer, Interrupted. Next, high school, the Scoobies and an English librarian lead the way into Season One continuity. Plus, The Goon creator Eric Powell provides pencils to "All's Fair," featuring Spike and Drusilla at the 1933 World's Fair.

Author: Joss Whedon, Others, Eric Powell, Joe Bennett
Paperback:Â 296 pages
Company: Dark Horse (2007-07-11)
ISBN:Â 159307784X
List Price:Â $24.95
Amazon Price:Â $14.10
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2 This second volume of our Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print. As we follow the newly-chosen slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents' divorce - with Dawn in tow - the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path towards the West Coast. This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel Ring of Fire and the miniseries A Stake to the Heart, and reflects the Season One to Season Three timeline of the cult-hit TV series. A fitting companion to Joss Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show.

Author:Â Various
Paperback:Â 296 pages
Company: Dark Horse (2007-09-05)
ISBN:Â 1593078269
List Price:Â $24.95
Amazon Price:Â $15.39
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Death Note, Volume 1

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Death Note, Volume 1 Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and bored out of his mind! But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, and notebook dropped by a rougue shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal... or his life?

Author:Â Tsugumi Ohba
Comic:Â 200 pages
Company:Â VIZ Media LLCÂ (2005-10-10)
ISBN:Â 1421501686
List Price:Â $7.99
Amazon Price:Â $4.04
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Death Note, Volume 3

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Death Note, Volume 3 Author: Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata
Comic:Â 200 pages
Company:Â VIZ Media LLCÂ (2006-01-03)
ISBN:Â 1421501708
List Price:Â $7.99
Amazon Price:Â $4.05
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Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories)

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Richard Matheson's I Am Legend (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories) Richard Matheson's classic novel of fear and vampirism is soon to be a major motion picture starring Will Smith. The tale of the last human on an Earth overrun by the undead - returns to graphic novel format in a single volume collection of four long out-of-print books.

Author: Steve Niles, Elman Brown
Paperback:Â 244 pages
Company: IDW Publishing (2005-10-26)
ISBN:Â 1933239212
List Price:Â $19.99
Amazon Price:Â $12.74
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Death Note, Volume 4

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on January 1, 2008 Death Note, Volume 4 Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light loose sight of his noble goal...or his life?



Author:Â Tsugumi Ohba
Comic:Â 208 pages
Company:Â VIZ Media LLCÂ (2006-03-07)
ISBN:Â 142150331X
List Price:Â $7.99
Amazon Price:Â $3.94
Used Price:Â $3.94


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