by Marc Patterson

October isn’t the only time to bring home some great horror. IFC has been kicking ass this year in doling out some superb titles. We just got the lowdown on a few titles planned to drop to DVD in the month of November. Check out the details below!

DARK MIRROR
Street date: November 3, 2009
SRP: $19.98
Synopsis:

Lisa Vidal of ER delivers a startling performance as Deborah Martin, a former photographer turned stay-at-home mom who moves her family into a strange old house filled with cut-glass windows and mirrors. But when Deborah begins seeing chilling visions within the reflections, she will become obsessed with trying to capture the truth behind the house’s dark secret. Has Deborah accidentally discovered an alternate reality that unleashes a homicidal evil, or is she trapped within the terrifying recesses of the female mind? David Chisum (One Life To Live), Lupe Onteveros (Desperate Housewives) and Christine Lakin (Valentine) star in this provocative horror thriller with a killer twist that became the most watched film in the history of IFC Films’ Festival Direct Video-on-Demand.

Special features:
Trailer
5.1 Audio
English / Spanish Subtitles

BEFORE THE FALL
Street date: November 3, 2009
SRP: $24.98
Synopsis:

Executive producer: Antonio Banderas. The governments of the world have jointly announced that a giant meteorite will collide with Earth in just 72 hours; the direct impact, carrying the force of countless nuclear bombs, will almost certainly wipe out all life on the planet. While the world’s people erupt in chaos and despair, one lone Spanish villager, Alejandro (Victor Clavijo, “Hermanos & Detectives”), calmly decides to get drunk and listen to music while awaiting the end. But all won’t go so quietly for the slacker handyman. A notorious, brutal serial killer (Eduard Fernandez of Steven Soderbergh’s “Che”) has escaped from prison and vowed revenge on Alejandro’s mother, nieces and nephews. There are only three days left until Armageddon and Alejandro must now get his mind back in focus and scramble to protect the people he loves from a horrible fate even worse than instant obliteration. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Special Features:
‘Making Of’
Trailer
5.1 Audio
English / Spanish Subtitles

AMERICAN VENUS
Street date: November 17, 2009
SRP: $19.98
Synopsis:

When some Americans cross the Canadian border, they step way over the line. Rebecca DeMornay delivers a “superb, eye-opening performance” (Reel Film Reviews) as overbearing figure skating coach Celia Lane, whose world spirals out of control when her Olympics-bound daughter suddenly decides to quit the sport and flee to Vancouver. But nothing can stop a determined mother’s love…particularly if she’s got a passport and a gun. Matt Craven of PUBLIC ENEMIES and DISTURBIA co-stars in this unpredictable and provocative drama about family dysfunction, culture clash, and just how far a woman will go to pull the trigger on her way of life.

Special features:
Trailer
5.1 Audio
English / Spanish Subtitles

PRISONER
Street date: November 17, 2009
SRP: 19.98
Synopsis:

Golden Globe® winner Julian McMahon of NIP/TUCK stars as arrogant Hollywood director Derek Plato, who has announced that his next film will be a violent prison drama. But while scouting locations alone in an abandoned penitentiary, Plato is taken hostage by a sadistic jailer (Elias Koteas of THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT and ZODIAC) and held captive on death row. Now Derek is faced with two desperate choices: Answer a series of brutally personal questions on camera, or be strapped into the electric chair. Even if Plato’s darkest secrets can be unlocked, who – or what – is behind his cruel countdown to execution? Kim Raver (THIRD WATCH, 24), Tom Guiry (MYSTIC RIVER, BLACK HAWK DOWN), Rocky Carroll (NCIS) and Dagmara Dominczyk co-star in this intense psychological thriller with a final killer twist.

Special features:
Trailer
5.1 Audio
English / Spanish Subtitles