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  • 'ParaNorman' conjures up zombies at Comic-Con

    The makers of the animated tale "ParaNorman" like to think of their film in terms of odd combinations. Horror and comedy. John Carpenter meets John Hughes. "The Breakfast Club" meets "The Fog."


  • Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison (from left) check out the creepy basement of the home they've entered in "The Cabin in the Woods." (Lionsgate via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Cabin in the Woods'

    "The Cabin in the Woods" is gleefully subversive, in both its dissection of genre conventions (horror movie geeks will delight in its hyper-referentiality) and in its critique of the power relations between auteur and audience.


  • Jill Valentine has a bio-mutant problem in the Nintendo 3DS video game Resident Evil Revelations.

    Zadzooks: Resident Evil Revelations review (3DS)

    The latest episode from one of the masters of the survival-horror video-game genre returns to its roots with some eye-popping results in the Nintendo 3DS format.


  • Dallas Roberts (from left), Dermot Mulroney, Liam Neeson and Nonso Anozie star in "The Grey," a story about beastly challenges of survival. (Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Grey'

    One way to think of "The Grey" is as a grim fairy tale: Liam Neeson versus the Big Bad Wolves.


  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (left) and Joel Edgerton are gruff American heavies who hang around long enough to provide some muscle when the going gets tough in the latest version of "The Thing." (Universal Pictures via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Thing'

    In a just world, Hollywood's higher-ups would follow a simple rule regarding remakes and updates: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Instead, they systematically take the opposite route: Find what works, then make it worse.


  • John Carpenter returns to horror after 10 years

    The creator of Michael Myers and "Halloween" is returning to horror after a 10-year hiatus.


  • Isaac Clarke and some gross creatures star in Dead Space 2 for the Xbox 360.

    Zadzooks: Dead Space 2 review

    A review of Dead Space 2 for the Xbox 360 from Electronic Arts


  • Paramount Home Entertainment has compiled a Dave Chappelle (left) highlights package titled "Best of Chappelle." There's double the pleasure for Eddie Murphy fans in "Norbit" (bottom left) Ten leading directors are profiled in "The Fearmakers Collection."

    Getting to know directors who put fear in our nights

    Thriller fans are in for a treat with the arrival of the three-disc, 10-episode documentary series The Fearmakers Collection ($29.98), new from Elite Entertainment (elitedisc.com). It's our ...


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