New Jack City [Blu-ray] [Standard]

Creepy horror and laughs anthology-style, written by George Romero and Michael McDowell (from stories by Stephen King, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Japanese folklore) and based on the hit TV show. In "Lot 249," a college student tries to stop a mummy on the prowl; a hit man is hired to kill a murderous "Cat from Hell"; and an artist marries "the perfect woman," in "Lover's Vow." Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi, David Johansen, Rae Dawn Chong, William Hickey, Julianne Moore, and Deborah Harry star. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Two-disc set.

George A. Romero and Stephen King pay tribute to the old E.C. comics with this frightening, funny anthology. A family patriarch comes back from the dead to exact revenge, in "Father's Day"; "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" finds a farmer transformed into a giant plant; two lovers return from a watery grave, in "Something to Tide You Over"; a monster is released from "The Crate"; and a recluse is terrorized by bugs, in "They're Creeping Up on You." Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen star. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Two-disc set.

From M. Night Shyamalan comes the story of the Hess family, who wake up one morning to find a 500-foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess and his family are told extraterrestrials are responsible for the sign in their field.