Posts Tagged ‘Splinter’
Splinter Trailer
A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined — a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods, and the two couples are now in its sights. Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station, they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught, not only from the insatiable creature, but also each other.
Upcoming horror movies to get you in the Halloween mood
Sure, it’s fun to watch scary movies any time, but the run-up to Halloween is tailor-made for good, creepy cinematic fare. Here’s what’s slithering into theaters this month:
“Quarantine”: Opens today
It’s never a good sign when something awful is happening and you’re locked in with it. TV reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) is assigned to spend a night shift with Los Angeles firefighters. They respond to a 911 call at an apartment building, where a resident is infected with a mysterious disease. Let’s just say the symptoms go beyond stuffy head and sore throat. The Centers for Disease Control quarantine the building, with a complete communications blackout. When the quarantine is lifted, all that remains is the news crew’s videotape. And little chance of getting one’s security deposit back.
