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No Halloween is complete without a survey telling us what the scariest film of all time is, and this year online entertainment retailer Rakuten’s Play.com has conducted its own research and announced Wes Craven's seminal 1984 horror A Nightmare on Elm Street (pictured) as the movie most likely to get your heart racing, pipping other films including The Shining and The Exorcist to the post.

The December 2013 issue of Home Cinema Choice went on sale today, packed with the usual mix of exclusive reviews, in-depth features and outspoken opinion. Highlights include:

LG Electronics is the latest AV manufacturer to try its hand at producing a speaker base system for your TV to stand on. While other manufacturers such as Onkyo and Denon have already announced their own versions of the technology, LG's newcomer claims to be 'one of the slimmest on the market' and undoubtedly has the daftest name.

Tannoy has given its affordable Mercury V speakers a makeover, claiming the improvements equate to an enhanced performance on the orginal models but at the same price tag.

Harman Kardon has announced a trio of new entry-level AV receivers – with the most potent, the AVR 171, arriving with a £500 price point to challenge the likes of Pioneer's VSX-923 and Onkyo's TX-NR626.

Humax has bolstered its portfolio of STBs with the launch of the low-cost HB-1000S Freesat HD box.

Virgin Media TiVo owners will soon be able to access Netflix's catalogue of on-demand TV and movie content via a dedicated set-top box app, thanks to a tie-in between the two companies announced today.