Summer 2008 Horror Movie Preview

Opening Date: May 30, 2008 (Wide)

Synopsis: A dark horror movie about a couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) who retreats to a secluded vacation home for a romantic weekend, only to have their peace broken by three masked strangers who show up late one night with murder on their minds.

Starring: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks

Opening Date: May 30, 2008 (Limited)

Synopsis: From famed horror director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) comes this shocker based on a true story about a woman (Mena Suvari) whose hit-and-run accident leaves her victim (Stephen Rea) stuck in the windshield of her car. Panicked, she drives home and leaves him lodged in there to die, underestimating his will to survive.

Starring: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard

Opening Date: June 6, 2008 (Limited)

Synopsis: Legendary Italian director Dario Argento (Suspiria, Deep Red) completes his witch-centric Three Mothers trilogy (following Suspiria and Inferno) with this tale of an American student (Asia Argento) in Rome who unknowingly unleashes a long-dead witch upon the world, causing a wave of crime and violence.

Starring: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias, Valeria Cavalli, Philippe Leroy

Opening Date: June 13, 2008 (Wide)

Synopsis: Famed director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) helms this apocalyptic story of a mysterious plague killing scores of people around the world, triggering speculation and fear. A teacher (Mark Wahlberg) and his family attempt to escape the epidemic as the truth is revealed about what the cause is -- natural or supernatural.

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Betty Buckley, Victoria Clark

Opening Date: July 11, 2008 (Wide)

Synopsis: From Oscar-nominated director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) comes this sequel based on the Hellboy comic books. In it, an elf prince from the invisible realm gathers a supernatural army with plans to attack and overthrow the human world, but Hellboy and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD) set out to stop them.

Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt

Opening Date: July 25, 2008 (Limited)

Synopsis: Indie directors Jay and Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair) explore their darker side in this horror-comedy about four actors who go to a cabin in the woods for a weekend to write a horror movie about a guy wearing a paper bag on his head, but they start to wonder if there is in fact such a lunatic prowling around in the woods.

Starring: Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, Elise Muller, Jett Garner

Opening Date: July 25, 2008 (Wide)

Synopsis: Details on this second adaptation of the popular TV show have been kept secret, but suffice it to say that FBI agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) will continue to investigate the paranormal by any means necessary.

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Mitch Pileggi, Xzibit

Opening Date: August 1, 2008 (Wide)

Synopsis: This third film in the modern Mummy franchise brings back explorer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his family, who battle the resurrected mummy of a Chinese emperor (Jet Li) and his undead army.

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah, Russell Wong, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Anthony Wong

Opening Date: August 1, 2008 (Limited)

Synopsis: Based on a story from Clive Barker's Books of Blood series (which also provided the basis for Candyman and Lord of Illusions), this tale follows a photographer (Bradley Cooper) investigating a serial killer (Vinnie Jones) who stalks the subway, only to find that the source of the terror lies even deeper than he thought.

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, Roger Bart

Opening Date: August 8, 2008 (Limited)

Synopsis: This genre-bending mix of horror and musical takes place in a future in which people regularly pay for organ transplants. However, those who cannot keep up with the payments on their new organs face fatal repossession. Previously slated for April, this movie was pushed to August and might be delayed until even later. UPDATE: Release date has been pushed back to November 7, 2008.

Starring: Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Bill Moseley, Paris Hilton, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman