HALLOWEEN DVDs offer various degrees of scariness

Even Garfield and Odie get into the scary-show act.
By TRACY L. SCOTT
WASHINGTON POST
If trick-or-treating's not your thing, and spending the night in front of the tube is, plenty of spine-tingling scary movies and TV series can help you commemorate the most dreadful day of the year.
Some recent releases:
U"Dawn of the Dead" (Universal: DVD $29.98; VHS $22.98; R) A few survivors make a desperate last stand against a virus that turns humans into voracious zombies. Mekhi Phifer and Ving Rhames star. A director's cut version dishes up fare that's even scarier than the theatrical release.
U"The Fearless Vampire Killers" (Warner Bros.: DVD $19.97; not rated) Vampire hunter Professor Abronsius and his assistant Alfred challenge the fearsome Count Von Krolock after he snatches Alfred's beautiful crush. Roman Polanski stars in the classic horror parody he also directed and co-wrote.
U"Frankenfish" (Columbia TriStar: DVD $24.96) Based on the real-life invasion of the snakehead fish, this film features a sea creature that pursues humans in water and on land.
U"Garfield's Halloween Adventure" (Twentieth Century Fox: DVD $14.98) Garfield and Odie are shipwrecked and discover a haunted house and pirates.
U"He Knows You're Alone" (Warner Bros.: DVD $19.97; not rated) Brides-to-be are disappearing and detectives trace the crimes to a psychotic maniac. Tom Hanks stars.
U"The Hunger" (Warner Bros.: DVD $19.97; not rated) Tony Scott directed this tale about a vampire who preys on party-goers and finds a new partner when her lover suddenly ages and wastes away. David Bowie and Susan Sarandon star.
*"Roswell, Season Two" (Twentieth Century Fox: six-disc DVD $59.98) The second season of this WB series finds the four stranded teen-age aliens learning how to relate to humans while maintaining their secret.
*"Salem's Lot" (Warner Bros.: DVD $19.98) Based on the Stephen King novel, this movie from TNT follows Rob Lowe as a journalist who deals with a traumatic childhood event.