DEAD SILENCE

• The stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Laura Regan, Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta

• The premise: The vaudeville dolls buried with a murdered ventriloquist years ago are missing; then they start reappearing at the same time as townsfolk are gruesomely killed and their tongues torn out.

• What could be so bad: Just make sure Chuckie gets his share of the royalties.

• Why it may make a mint: It's from the writer-director team behind the Saw franchise. If you're keeping score at home, those films have made a combined $210 million.