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Alone in the Dark
Christian Slater and a team of scientists journey to a secluded island and fight ancient demons.
Fear factor: The only thing frightening about this film is the casting of Tara Reid as an anthropologist.
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Boogeyman
Is the Boogeyman real? WB star Barry Watson returns to his childhood home to find out if there's life’s after Seventh Heaven.
Fear factor: Like many current fright flicks, the greatest shocks occur in the first 15 minutes.
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George Romero’s Land of the Dead (Release date: Oct. 18)
Killer zombies have taken over the world! (Again.)
Fear Factor: Sure, you've seen him do it before, but genre master Romero reanimates corpses like nobody else.
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The Grudge
A Japanese home is haunted by the family that was murdered in it, and not even a kick-ass Sarah Michelle Gellar can overpower them.
Fear Factor: You'll have to decide for yourself whether the dead boy's scream is as freaky as his blank stare.
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Hide and Seek
Who's responsible for all these dead people turning up? A pale-faced Dakota Fanning or her supposedly imaginary friend?
Fear Factor: Using creepy kids is one of the oldest tricks in the book. And it still works. Blood-curdling.
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House of Wax (Release date: Oct. 25)
College co-eds get chased by small-town psychos looking to add to their wax collection.
Fear Factor: It’s pleasure more than panic when Paris Hilton gets impaled through the forehead.
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The Amityville Horror
A Long Island home is haunted by the family that was murdered in it, and not even a cast of C-list actors can overpower them.
Fear Factor: The creepy-looking house evokes terror more than the run-of-the-mill camera tricks. Rent the 1979 version.
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The Ring 2
The killer videotape is back, and it's brought Sissy Spacek with it.
Fear Factor: Is this a sequel or a spoof? You'll be more likely to laugh at the car-chasing deer than you are to jump out of your seat.