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Directed by: Anthony Fankhauser

Starring: Jim Lewis, Matthew Temple, Brett A. Newton, Slyvia Panacione, Rachel Riley.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching anything put out by The Asylum, it’s that they make great comedies.

With parody after parody of whatever is making money at the box office, their films bare such a strong resemblance to their inspiration, that taking one seriously becomes a true test of strength. The latest creation, 8213: Gacy House is a combination of any found footage film, and any film documenting paranormal activity with a handheld camera. What is suppose to make 8213: Gacy House exciting however, is the involvement of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man responsible for killing 33 young boys before being sentenced to death. By taking a person and subject that many find interesting and incorporating it into a horror movie that banks on the recent surge...

8213 Movie PosterThe Asylum is up to their usual depraved tricks, with the release of 8213: Gacy House on DVD. The film has just recently been released as of September 28th and the film involves several paranormal investigators teaming up to visit Gacy's old serial killing haunts. This killer murdered over thirty-three young men and it seems he is not done with his killing spree. Have a look at the trailer for the film and get set for a review on this title soon!

The synopsis for 8213: Gacy House:

"John Wayne Gacy murdered 33 young men and boys between 1972 and 1978 in suburban Chicago. 26 bodies were found in a crawl space beneath his house and 3 others were buried in the backyard. Although the house was completely demolished during the exhumation of the bodies, on May 15, 2004 a group of paranormal investigators wired the home that was built in its place with paranormal detection and surveillance equipment.

Weekend of Terror PosterThe Week of Terror Film Festival takes place in Cuptertino, California each year and the festival begins September 17th. This years line up includes Closet Space, Long Pigs, Cryptic, Vindication, Director's Cut, Office of the Dead, Jingles the Clown, Aegri Somnia, Women's Studies and Carnies. Jingles the Clown is an independent film with laughs, as one clown entertains the kids with jokes. Yet, Jingles is not all fun and games with an axe in hand, but much more sick and twisted. Have a look at the trailer for Jingles the Clown inside and check out the showtimes of each of the features listed above.

The synopsis for Jingles the Clown:

"Angela Nelson returns home to the place where she witnessed her family slaughtered by the notorious killer clown, Mr. Jingles. Accompanied by a team of paranormal experts, they set out to prove the grounds are not...

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered. Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List. With the Holiday Season in full-effect, the frights are on the light side, but that doesn't mean that Santa doesn't have something in his bag for you this week. In fact, there's some pretty damn good titles hitting the home market this week... if you don't own them already...

Check out the full list below!

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Deader Country

From the director and star of Dead Country comes the next tale of terror! Whilst wagging school, two teenagers stumble across a strange hybrid creature,...

Ryan Nicholson of Plotdigger Films gave Fango the first look at the DVD cover art for his extreme gruefest Hanger (pictured), now set to hit disc November 17 from the new Breaking Glass company on their Vicious Circle genre label. He also informed us of his plans for an official release of his underground Internet flick Torched, and passed on the art for that one as well.

Hanger stars Nathan Dashwood, Dan Ellis and Fangoria Radio’s Debbie Rochon and centers on the revenge for a botched abortion meted out by the grown-up object of that operation; we previously revealed the specs for the DVD here. Torched, previously available only on bootleg or edited discs, is fully restored on Plotdigger’s DVD, which comes out Nov. 24. The bloody saga of a nurse giving fiery payback to those who raped her will be presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with Dolby 5.1 Surround and 2.0 stereo soundtracks,...