If you’re not a huge fan of heading to State Street on Halloweekend, you can always head to the movies to get in the spirit. Take a look at these horror films that will be in theaters or coming out on DVD.
In theaters:
‘Paranormal Activity 2’ ‘ Oct. 22
After experiencing what they think are a series of ‘break-ins,’ a family sets up security cameras around their home only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
‘Saw 3D’ ‘ Oct. 22
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw’s brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
‘Hereafter’ ‘ Oct. 22
A drama centered on three people ‘ a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London schoolboy ‘ who are touched by death in different ways.
‘Monsters’ ‘ Oct. 29
Six years after Earth suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.
‘Carnies’ ‘ Oct. 31
The Knuckles Brothers Sideshow rolls into town and within days many people are dead, ripped savagely apart by a seemingly inhuman force, and their souls are stolen from their limp and bloody bodies. Step up, step up, ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin.
On DVD:
‘Hush’ ‘ Oct. 26
A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.
‘Lake Placid 3’ ‘ Oct. 26
Killer crocodiles and their offspring terrorize residents of a small community.
‘Altitude’ ‘ Oct. 26
After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force.
‘Antichrist’ ‘ Nov. 9
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
‘Damned by Dawn’ ‘ Nov. 9
During a violent thunderstorm, a family is awoken by piercing shrieks which summon the dead to rise again. Their lives explode in a blood-soaked fury as they battle malevolent spirits, while fighting to save their souls from eternal torment with ‘ the Banshee.