As the wait for the next great horror movie continues, studio and indie hopefuls continue to produce variations on familiar theme, and some of them have proved better than expected. Is the 2007 They Wait one of them? Given that it's being promoted as a work from the creators of White Noise and Alone in the Dark (yep, Uwe Boll is executive producer) I wouldn't get your hopes up. But word in the horror community is that this Canadian made, East-meets-West supernatural thriller isn't at all bad.

After three years living in Shanghai, Sarah (Jaime King), Jason and their young son, Sammy, go home to North America for a family funeral. However, on their return something unexpected and terrifying begins to grip this once happy family: Sammy starts to tell Sarah that he is seeing phantoms and apparitions. Before long, he falls gravely ill. With traditional western medicine offering little hope, Sarah turns desperately to a mysterious pharmacist who warns that her son is being held in the death grip of a 'living corpse'. To save her child Sarah must find out what the spirits want before they take his soul for their own hideous purpose. With time running out, Sarah has a single day until the sun rises on the last day of the Chinese month of the ghost, or Sammy will be lost forever. The spirits have spoken their deadly warning.

They Wait arrives on UK DVD on 9th February 2009 from Metrodome at the RRP of £19.99. Special features are listed as a trailer and interviews with the cast and crew.