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This is the time of year every movie lover worth his salt pops out their annual list of “best horror films” and such. I decided to put a twist on the list this year by offering up a smattering of films that will make any parent cower in the corner. Thankfully, this is not inspired by my own domestic plight. For reasons beyond my comprehension, my husband and I have managed to spawn two well-adjusted and happy daughters. I assure you, it is sheer luck, not inherent parenting skill that has afforded me this luxury. To ask what instigated such a list would be a fair question. I have been deeply traumatized by a book I am reading: We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. The book tells the tale of a mom whose only son grew up and committed a Columbine-like massacre. I was drawn to the...

• IFC Films and Mpi Home Video gave Fango the scoop on the details and a first look at the cover art for its DVD release of Home Movie, Christopher Denham’s unnerving story of a family unraveling in frightening ways as seen through the lens of their camcorder. The disc arrives December 8.

Written and directed by Denham (an actor who appears in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Shutter Island) and produced by Offspring and The Girl Next Door’s Andrew van den Houten, Home Movie stars Heroes’ Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain and real-life young siblings Austin Williams and Amber Joy Williams; see our review here. The movie will be accompanied on the disc by a making-of featurette and the trailer; retail price is $19.98.

• Media Blasters gave Fango the first news that it plans to release Frank Henenlotter’s latest feature Bad Biology, the touching story of two young people with aberrant—and hungry—sex organs,...

Anchor Bay Entertainment will distribute the disturbing new film from Moderncine, Home Movie , on DVD in the Canada April 21st. Home Movie chronicles the Poe family's descent into darkness through a compilation of the family.s home-made video footage. In the remote woods of upstate New York, David (Adrian Pasdar) and Clare (Cady McClain) Poe are attempting to live a Norman Rockwell life - perfect marriage, perfect house. However, the Poe children are hiding a dark secret among themselves and something is dreadfully wrong with 10-year old twins, Jack (Austin Williams) and Emily (Amber Joy Williams) Poe. The parents helplessly document the irrational chaos produced by their children with their video camera, while simultaneously attempting to contain and define it with religion and...

Producer Andrew van den Houten gave us the scoop about the DVD release of his vérité chiller Home Movie, written and directed by Christopher Denham. He also passed along a first look at the cover art, which you can see below, along with the trailer.

The IFC Films disc will debut as a Blockbuster exclusive February 24 with a behind-the-scenes segment included, and will be available for general sale later in the year; the Canadian DVD will come out April 21 from Anchor Bay Canada. Home Movie, which has won raves at Montreal’s Fantasia and other festivals, is an examination of a family’s extreme and horrific downward spiral, as seen through the lens of their camcorder. Adrian (Heroes) Pasdar, Cady McClain, Austin Williams from van den Houten’s The Girl Next Door and his real-life sister Amber Joy Williams star.

In addition, van den Houten reveals to us that his debut chiller Headspace,...

Christopher Denham's directorial debut Home Movie can be viewed on your home television through Movies-on Demand. IFC Entertainment acquired U.S. rights for IFC's Festival Direct Video On Demand and DVD rights nationwide over the summer. Home Movie chronicles the Poe family's descent into darkness through a compilation of the family.s home-made video footage. In the remote woods of upstate New York, David (Adrian Pasdar) and Clare (Cady McClain) Poe are attempting to live a Norman Rockwell life - perfect marriage, perfect house. However, the Poe children are hiding a dark secret among themselves and something is dreadfully wrong with ten-year old twins, Jack (Austin William) and Emily (Amber Joy Williams) Poe. To stop them, their parents must enter the nightmare of their...