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Circle of Eight – 2009 – Paramount

A woman moves into an apartment building called the Dante. Neighbors die, girl investigates, someone redeems their soul and other such contrivances. Bloodless, largely plotless and annoyingly episodic in nature. See this online webseries at your own peril.

The House of the Devil – 2009 – MPI – DVD and Blu-ray

Call me a lunatic optimist, but I’m a little stoked to see this one. A lunar eclipse, a creepy old house, a reluctant babysitter, a mutant devil-child, Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov, and it’s all set in the lovable 1980s. Anyone who has seen Ti West’s The Roost (2005) has seen the glimmer of his directorial potential, the beloved Dee Wallace makes a cameo, and if the poster has anything to say about it, this is surely not one to miss.

She-Wolf of London: The Complete Series – 1990-1991 – Universal

A British-American co-production that ran 20 episodes, this box set comprises 943 minutes of neurotic werewolf fun. This was kind of an early ’90s Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Larry Talbot the Wolfman and has dashes of wit and atmosphere not entirely undone by the wooden acting of the lead, Kate Hodge. The series devolved into parody near the end, but there’s enough to be had here to make it worth a look.

Zombieland – 2009 – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – DVD and Blu-ray

I was laid up when this fucker made its two-week stroll through our northerly neck of the woods, so I am probably the only living human not to have seen it. Looks good, smells good, and I’m pretty sure it’ll taste good, too.