With the new horror film adaptation from best-selling author Ted Dekker - House, opening this weekend ... I decided to watch and review Thr3e, another thriller based on his first  novel adaptation that snuck out in 2007.

Why this film tanked (beyond lack of publicity, and limited release in theaters) is beyond me. Yes, I have sludged through the complaints by critics over what they claimed was pushing some pro-Christian agenda onto the viewer (BEFORE I saw the film, last night). As a devote Atheist, I didn't see anything ANYWHERE near such a thing, save a single line in the final scene. Hell (pun intended), the film is about a seminary student, the struggle between the good and evil inside all of us, and a psychotic killer forcing his victims to ...

CONFESS

If the wacky gas prices were enough to steer you clear of your friendly, roadside gas mart, how about an evolving porcupine creature firing a Splinter at ya?  When you have had your fill of stealing all your kid's candy, this Halloween weekend, check out this creative horror flick - Splinter.

It will get under your skin

The film begins with a young couple on a quiet road-trip getaway that quickly turns badly, after picking up a young hitchhiker. She isn't looking well, and for good reason ... she is the bait for an escaped convict, who car-nabs them all as hostages for his getaway. Unfortunately for all involved, they stop at a quiet gas station that soon becomes their prison, as some bizarre John Carpenter The Thing - like creature seeks to incorporate the flesh of the foursome to become gawd knows what!