Here is a summary of the speculative fiction movies scheduled for release in October through November, 2009. This is a partial compilation from this Wikipedia list of all movie releases for 2009. That article has links to summaries of each movie.

Oct. 2

• The Invention of Lying, Alt reality/comedy
• Zombieland, Horror/comedy
• Toy Story 3-D and Toy Story 2 3-D Double Feature (re-release in 3D), Fantasy/comedy, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar

Oct. 16

• Where the Wild Things Are, Fantasy/Animation (based on Maurice Sendak book) Warner Bros.

Oct. 23

• Astro Boy, SF/Fantasy/Animation Summit Entertainment
• Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Fantasy/Adventure, Universal
• Saw VI, horror, Lionsgate

Nov. 6

• The Box, Horror, Warner Bros
• A Christmas Carol, Fantasy, Walt Disney Pictures
• The Fourth Kind, documentary(alleged alien abduction)/Fantasy(you decide), Universal

Nov. 13

• 2012, Disaster, Columbia

Nov. 20

• New Moon (aka Twilight 2), Fantasy, Summit Entertainment
• Planet 51, SF/Comedy/Animation, TriStar Pictures

Nov. 25

• Fantastic Mr. Fox, Fantasy/Animated (from Roald Dahl's book), 20th Century Fox
• The Princess and the Frog, Fantasy/Animated, Walt Disney Pictures

Dec. 18

• Avatar, SF, 20th Century Fox Dir

Dec. 25

• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Fantasy live-action/CGI, 20th Century
• Sherlock Holmes, Mystery, Warner Bros.
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Fantasy, Sony Pictures Classics