Blu-ray Releases on Oct. 27, 2009

Maybe it's appropriate for Halloween week, but this week's Blu-ray releases are frighteningly bad.

There are a few scary movies in there, like Night of the Creeps, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and the spoof Stan Helsing ... but c'mon, it's Halloween, there are plenty of horror movies yet to be released on high-def that would have been perfect for this week. Look for our list marking those later this week.

At least music fans can rejoice this week. There is a killer Steve Vai show due out, Where the Wild Things Are, capturing the guitar virtuoso in high-resolution glory.

However, most of this week's music Blu-rays feature lofty names such as Wagner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, which are sure to help take you to musical nirvana if you appreciate the finer compositions.

Sci-fi fans also get a little bit of love with Stargate and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. And kids will enjoy the Ice Age and Tinker Bell releases in the splendid HD animation.

If you're looking for a scary movie on Halloween, we recommend popping in a classic like Halloween or Friday the 13th, both of which are already on Blu-ray.

Here are this week's Blu-ray releases, courtesy of Blu-ray.com:

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Beast Stalker
Bollyrobics: Dance Like Bollywood Stars
Delibes: Sylvia
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto
El Sistema: Music to Change Your Life
Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone
Ice Age Triple Pack
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
If You Are the One
Il Divo
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
Look for a Star
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Monty Python: Almost the Truth
Night of the Creeps
Nothing Like the Holidays
Orphan
Puccini: Il Trittico
Richard Strauss: Elektra
Shostakovich: Lady MacBeth
Stan Helsing
Stargate
Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird and The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
The Prisoner: The Complete Series
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Wagner: Tannhauser
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Whatever Works