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Scary.
Nothing like getting your pants scared off you to help celebrate a new year, right? However, Hollywood doesn't always see January as the place for horror films. Luckily, the best horror films don't come out of Hollywood they come out the indie circuit and one of the preeminent horror film festivals in the country, After Dark Horrorfest, is delivering a few to us. You may have seen their 8 Films to Die for if you peruse the horror sections of your local video store or Netflix.
But who wants to see some of the best new horror films out there on DVD? The big screen is where it is at. From Jan. 9-15 Union Station 9 Theater will be hosting Horrorfest III. Unlike many festivals that focus on only one genre of horror, Horrorfest really nails it to a wide range. From a psychological thriller like The Broken to the blood baths like Dying Breed. Also a plus is that most of these films have a budget of some sort. You won't be seeing anything that looks like it was shot on a cheap camera by two teens in their back yard -- unless that's what it's supposed to look like. Here's a quick run down of the films being shown.
DYING BREED: Inspired by the legends of a 19th-century cannibal and an extinct tiger, this brutal horror-thriller centers on four friends who find out that something—or someone—murderous lurks in the rain-slogged Australian bush.
AUTOPSY: A young woman tries to find her injured boyfriend in a bizarre and dangerous hospital.
THE BROKEN: "The Broken" is a psychological horror project, starring Lena Headey as a woman whose life descends into nightmare after she sees an apparent double of herself driving by in her own car.
SLAUGHTER: The film follows a young woman trying to escape an abusive past by moving to Atlanta, but discovers more cruelty awaits her.
PERKINS' 14: Robert Perkins builds an army of 14 people brainwashed through cult-like methods to protect him from his parents' killers. When Perkins is imprisoned, the police unwittingly unleash his followers on a small town and they've only got one thing on their mind: "Kill for Mr. Perkins.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: REVELATION: A young man discovers he has inherited the powers of "The Butterfly Effect" and attempts to solve the mystery of his high school girlfriend's death using his newfound ability, only to unwittingly unleash a vicious serial killer.
FROM WITHIN: Set in a small, God-fearing town, story focuses on a young girl caught between her Christian upbringing and a desire to experience the outside world. Her desire to break free is amplified when residents begin to die suspiciously. ?
VOICES: After witnessing a family member thrown of a balcony by her fiancée on her wedding day and the violent stabbing of her aunt, a young woman comes to realize she may be next in line. She desperately tries to find out why those around her turn on her and why she seems marked for death. Who can she trust - where can she turn for help when it seems everyone is out to get her. If only she can survive the murderous rage of friends and even her own family long enough to uncover the secret.
For ticket info and more information on all the films head over to Horrorfest's ridiculously cool looking website.
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