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Much as we'd like to, we can't always get to Every festival that happens. That's why we have friends like Ari Lehman, who travels extensively and who can bring us a blow-by-blow of the events as they happened. Here, then, is Ari's exclusive journal from his recent trip to Spain, where his band, First Jason, played the Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei, which is a really long name for one hell of a festival dedicated to horror movies and music. So without further ado...

Firstjason Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei Journal

Day 1 -

As we looked out of the airplane window, Barcelona lay sprawled out before us like an overflowing Pirate's chest that had been tipped into the shiny blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. I looked up to the north where I saw a dark, craggy mountaintop looming in the distance.

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, October 6, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List. It's a Big week, with Trick 'R Treat finally hitting the home market, along with re-issues of The Gate, Audition, and a whole lot more!

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Audition (Bd)

New 1080P High-Definition Transfer From The Negative!

Deceptively innocent at first, Takashi Miikes Audition finds Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi, Suicide Club, The Grudge), a middle-aged widower of many years, urged by his teenage son and his film producer friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa (Jun Kunimura, Ichi The Killer) to get out and start dating again. To help Aoyama meet women, Yoshikawa devises a plan to...

"Splatter Movie: The Director's Cut" Starring: Amy Lynn Best, Tom Sullivan ("The Evil Dead"), Debbie Rochon ("Nowhere Man"), Sofiya Smirnova ("A Feast Of Flesh"), Elske McCain ("Poultrygeist"), Rachelle Williams (Jess Franco's "Take-away Spirit"). A surreal and off-beat "documentary" about the making of a slasher movie called "Tessaract" (which, in turn, is about a group of filmmakers shooting a movie called "Splatter Movie") whose cast and crew is being stalked by a killer masquerading as the film's fictional killer. Written by Mike Watt and directed by and starring Amy Lynn Best, "Splatter Movie" quickly spirals into bizarre territory as the line between film and reality blurs?then disappears entirely! DVD Extras Companion movie (29 minutes) Outtakes Easter...

Amy Lynn Best got in touch with Fango over the weekend to let us know that Splatter Movie: The Director's Cut (which we last mentioned here) has officially been released on a special edition DVD.

The film was written by Fango scribe Mike Watt, and directed by Best - who also stars in the film alongside Evil Dead FX artist Tom Sullivan, Fangoria Radio's Debbie Rochon, Sofiya Smirnova (A Feast Of Flesh), Elske McCain, (Jessika Rabid, Poultrygeist), and more. The film also features the song “Spot the Psycho” by Cornbugs, featuring vocals by Choptop aka Fango fav Bill Moseley.

Splatter Movie is a “documentary” on the making of the slasher opus Tesseract—whose makers are stalked and slain by a murderer dressed as their film’s villain.

Special Features include:

• The Splatter Movie Companion 25-minute movie • Deleted scenes • Outtakes • Trailers

Happy Cloud is also simultaneously publishing a Splatter Movie screenplay book,...

Two independent genre stalwarts sent along full details of their latest horror DVDs. Happy Cloud Pictures has the official disc of its latest production, Splatter Movie: The Director’S Cut, shipping in April, while Tempe Video releases Platoon Of The Dead June 16.

Splatter Movie, directed by and starring Amy Lynn Best and written by Mike Watt, also features Evil Dead FX artist Tom Sullivan, Fango Radio’s Debbie Rochon, Sofiya Smirnova and Elske McCain in a “documentary” on the making of the slasher opus Tesseract—whose makers are stalked and slain by a murderer dressed as their film’s villain. Special features include:

• The Splatter Movie Companion 25-minute movie • Deleted scenes • Outtakes • Trailers

Happy Cloud is also simultaneously publishing a Splatter Movie screenplay book, annotated by Best and Watt and illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos. You can pre-order the DVD for $19.99 here; the book will be $13 and both will be available...