28 WEEKS LATER:

The ghoulish follow-up to the horror mini-hit “28 Days Later” turns rabid zombies loose once again in London, with a new cast led by Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Harold Perrineau, Jeremy Renner and Idris Elba.

This time, it’s six months after the rage virus has decimated England, and the U.S. military is supervising a repopulation plan for survivors and refugees when exposure to an immune woman who carries the bug touches off a new outbreak.

The DVD and Blu-ray releases have deleted scenes with commentary from director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who also offers commentary for the entire flick. There also are featurettes on makeup and action sequences.

Debuting on Blu-ray as well is “28 Days Later.” DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98. (20th Century Fox)

AMERICAN SILENT HORROR COLLECTION:

Paul Leni’s 1927 silent fright flick “The Cat and the Canary” arrives on DVD as a stand-alone release and as part of a five-disc set with three previously released titles: Leni’s “The Man Who Laughs,” “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” with John Barrymore and “The Penalty” with Lon Chaney. “The Cat and the Canary” is a classic scary-house chiller revolving around a pack of relatives who must spend the night in a desolate mansion for the reading of a rich relation’s will.

The restored film is accompanied by a new musical score. The set includes “Kingdom of Shadows: The Rise of the Horror Film,” a captivating 1998 documentary narrated by Rod Steiger that examines the roots of scary movies.

DVD set, $49.95; “The Cat and the Canary” single DVD, $24.95. (Kino)