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Devilish Video Discs

Here's how EW's DVD critics rate ''A Nightmare on Elm Street,'' ''Saw II,'' ''Slither,'' and other new releases, starting with the trickiest and leading to the ultimate fright-night treats
| Oct 24, 2006
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Devilish Video Discs

Here's how EW's DVD critics rate ''A Nightmare on Elm Street,'' ''Saw II,'' ''Slither,'' and other new releases, starting with the trickiest and leading to the ultimate fright-night treats A trip through the horror aisle of your DVD store or Netflix library can be pretty scary. For every legitimately spine-tingling title, there are probably ten that rightfully should be filed under ho-hum. But like the zombies in the Living Dead movies, the DVDs just keep coming, especially as Oct. 31 draws near. EW's critics grabbed their torches and shed some light on 10 recent releases from the darkside, ranked here in order from a couple of tricky titles declared dead on arrival to the treats that have the fright stuff.
 
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