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*Full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Gravitas Ventures. Their website is (here).

Director: Jon Bonnell.

Writer: Alyssa Alexandria.

The Abducted is a serial killer thriller, which was completed in 2009. The film then had a long wait for a DVD release (March 9th, 2011), and a video-on-demand release (February, 2011). Brain Damage Films distributed this independent film and they, of course, are know for films like Bikini Party Massacre (2002) and Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned (2008). So right off the bat you know that you are in strange territory. And what makes The Abducted even stranger is the fact that writer Alyssa Alexandria disowned this film by using a common pen name when walking away from a film, Adam Smithee. Other evidence of poor workmanship comes from the dissociative identity of the film, with other titles like Match.Dead and bizarrely Naked Fear 2, gracing this film at different times.

After a completely dry last week, we are treated to the release of "The Walking Dead" Season One Blu-ray/DVD set this week, and boy, does it kick a copious amount of ass. While it is no secret that we were ardent fans of the AMC series during its television run, having this epic Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman classic at our fingertips whenever we want it excites us to no end.

Much credit for the success of "The Walking Dead" should also go to the cast members: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus, Emma Bell, IronE Singleton, Michael Rooker, and Noah Emmerich.

There are a few other choice releases on March 8th also; check 'em all out below.

"The Walking Dead" Season One (Blu-ray Review)

Created by Frank Darabont

Starring Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden,...

"The Man From Nowhere" (2010)

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom

Released by Well Go USA

Matt Singer said there's a sequence in this Korean revenge thriller that has "already taken up permanent residence in the Movie Hall of Fame section of my brain," so what more do you need? "Mother" star Won Bin stars as the man who is framed by local gangsters and seeks to retrieve the young girl he lives next door to after she's been kidnapped.

"Abducted" (2011)

Directed by Jon Bonnell

Released by Brain Damage Films

Originally called "Match.Dead," this 2009 thriller details the perils of online dating when a teen girl (Kathleen Benner) arranges a date with a man she soon learns is a psychopath (James Ray). Alan Smithee is the credited screenwriter on IMDb, so one might not want to go in with high expectations.

"Babysitters Beware" (2011)

Directed by Douglas Horn

Released by Phase 4 Films

If you're the...

People connecting with other people online no matter where they are can be a good and a bad thing. In some cases it can be a very bad thing. Such is the deal with The Abducted.

Formerly known as Match.Dead, The Abducted is directed by Jon Bennell and stars James Ray, Kathleen Benner, Ashley Francis, and Michael Harrelson. Look for more on this one soon.

Synopsis

Valora was just your average, all American girl; looking for love in an online world. Then she met Ridley. He was strong, good looking, and best of all, he listened. So she agreed to meet him. It was a public place after all. What could happen?

Ridley was just your average, all American psychopath; looking for love in an online world. Then he met Valora. She was strong, good looking, and best of all, she listened. So he arranged to meet her. It would...

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.

Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List. There's a good bounty to be had, so start making your own chopping list now!

Note: Clickable links lead to Amazon.com

42Nd Street Forever Volume 5: The Alamo Drafthouse Edition (special edition): Synapse

Welcome To The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the most awesome post-modern hot spot for exploitation movie revival, deep in the heart of Texas! Home to world-famous events such as The Quentin Tarantino Film Fest, Fantastic Fest and Butt-Numb-A-Thon, the Alamo is one of the last places on earth where you can still see grindhouse classics such as The Devil Within Her and Mad Monkey Kung Fu.

Warning: a few minor plot spoilers ahead.

Running on Empty Dreams (2007) may be one of the most emotionally exhausting lesbian films to come along since Boys on the Side, though it lacks the permanence and star power of the 1995 classic.

Instead, Running — recently released on DVD — offers a distinct indie charm, a wonderful, fulfilling lesbian romance (which is based on true events) and about 12 minutes of superfluous running time.

Written and directed by Nitara Lee Osbourne, the film is clearly a labor of love, though the end product is undeniably uneven.

The movie begins with the beautiful, brooding Sydney (Kathleen Benner) traveling to Arizona with her ex-marine husband (Corey, played by Jose Rosete) and their adorable son, Matt.

Kathleen Benner and Jose Rosete

Sydney is ill with thyroid cancer and the family has very little money, so she daydreams her life away. She’s also an aspiring screenwriter — penning lesbian-oriented...