Horror movies face bloodbath at box office

The scariest thing these days about horror movies is the state of their box office grosses.

Since May 6, when "House of Wax" was released, five horror films have been unveiled -- and they have consistently under-performed. Warner Bros. Pictures' much-hyped "Wax" remake sold a modest $32.1 million worth of tickets, zombiefest "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead" stumbled with a meager $20.3 million, Asian horror remake "Dark Water" grossed a murky $23.1 million, and French import "High Tension" yielded a limp $3.6 million.

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