Horror Movies - Summer Movies 2009

Summer 2009 Horror Movies

Summer Horror Movies

Do creepy kids and psychopaths fill you with joy? If so, this could be the summer for you.

There may not be a ton of horrror movies in the coming months, but they sure do pack a punch. Not only will Michael Myers resurface and the 'Final Destination' kids die grisly deaths in eye-popping 3D, but 'Evil Dead' director Sam Raimi will tear himself away from the 'Spider-Man' flicks to return to his roots with 'Drag Me to Hell.'

Hang onto your armrests and prepare yourself for the horror movies of summer.

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'Drag Me to Hell'

Opening: May 29

Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver

What It's About: 'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi makes a welcome return to his B-movie horror roots -- you know you love 'Evil Dead' -- with the tale of a loan officer (Lohman) who's targeted by a deadly curse after refusing to give an appropriately witchy-looking old woman (Raver) an extension on her house loan. Depending on your point of view, it's great escapist entertainment or an awesome form of wish fulfillment for the hordes of Americans currently over-extended on their mortgages. Genius.

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'Orphan'

Opening: July 24

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman

What It's About:Creepy kid movies just never go out of style. In the latest, as the tagline promises, there's something wrong with Esther (Furhman). Something very, very wrong. Not only does the newly adopted daughter of Sarsgaard and Farmiga throw girls off jungle gyms and set tree houses ablaze, she speaks with a slight Eastern European accent. Extra creepy.

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'H2: Halloween 2'

Opening: Aug. 28

Starring: Tyler Mane, Danielle Harris, Ezra Buzzington

What It's About: Only Rob Zombie would have the audacity to remake a classic like 'Halloween' -- and after the success of his 2007 "reimagining," why not do another? Tyler Mane returns as Michael Myers in a sequel that takes up where the '07 movie left off; and given Zombie's interest in Myers' back story, expect to learn even more about the legendary psychopath ... if you find that kind of thing, you know, appealing.

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'Final Destination: Death Trip 3D'

Opening: Aug. 28

Starring: Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, Haley Webb

What It's About: Thought the filmmakers behind the $150-million-grossing 'FD' franchise had finally run out of ideas on how to craftily and cleverly kill off teens trying to cheat fate? Wrong. This time they're doing it in multiple dimensions. Expect most of the unknown actors listed above to suffer grisly deaths -- in 3D!

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