‘A Simple Favor’, ‘Venom’, ‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ On DVD and Blue-Ray Dec. 18.

Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick star in ‘A Simple Favor’ on DVD and Blue-Ray.

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A Simple Favor. Mystery/Thriller. DVD. Blue-Ray. IMDb pro-rating 7 with an 85% score from Rotten Tomatoes. A SIMPLE FAVOR, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Rupert Friend, Henry Golding, and Linda Cardinelli, also star.

Venom. Sci-Fi/Thriller. DVD. BLue-Ray. IMDb pro-rating 6.9. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake’s experiments, Eddie’s body merges with the alien Venom — leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating. Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Woody Harrelson star.

The House With a Clock In Its Walls. DVD. Blue-Ray. Thriller/Fantasy. IMDb pro-rating 6.1 with a 69% score from Rotten Tomatoes.  Directed by Eli ROth.Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his oddball uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious `tick tock’ noise. He soon learns that Uncle Jonathan and his feisty neighbor, Mrs Zimmerman, are powerful practitioners of the magic arts. When Lewis accidentally awakens the dead, the town’s sleepy facade suddenly springs to life, revealing a secret and dangerous world of witches, warlocks and deadly curses. Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, star.