The Boogens - BLU-RAY

Horror writer Thad Beaumont (Hutton) hopes to distance himself from his murder novels and from George Stark, the name he has used to anonymously author them. To achieve this, he cooks up a murder of his own: a publicity stunt that should lay Stark to rest forever. But when the people around him are found gruesomely slain and his own fingerprints dot the crime scenes, Beaumont is dumbfounded until he learns that Stark has taken on a life

The group of buddies on holiday in New Orleans were enjoying all the partying Louisiana had to offer, and were geared up for the bayou boat ride that promised to bring them close to the gators. They'll soon be losing their marbles with terror, as their craft got capsized by an angry hippopotamus-and the massive mammal would show how territorial it could be. Hungry, hungry horror with Madison Davenport, Joaquim de Almeida, Tracey Bonner, Olivia Bernstone. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Director Joe Dante's tribute to Cold War-era paranoia and monster movies stars John Goodman as a B-horror filmmaker (lovingly based on Inchgimmick kingInch William Castle) who arrives in 1962 Key West, Florida, on the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis to preview his latest work-the man-insect shocker InchMantInch-while some local teens wonder if their first dates will be their last. Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, Cathy Moriarty also star, with a number of cameos. 99 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Two-disc set.