DVD and Blu-ray Releases: January 5, 2016
Greetings, fiends! Hopefully the New Year is being good to you so far. If not, we’ve got more than 20 releases for you this week.
First off, Trailer Trauma, a collection of hard-to-find and rare trailers from hard-to-find and rare movies, actually came out on the 4th instead of the 5th. So if you’ve got more than two hours to kill watching previews, this should be right up your alley.
As for our classics, you’ve got more than a handful of choices this week. In the single release category, we’ve got Spellbinder and The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues. But if you take a trip down to our Collections section, we’ve got a bunch of double features containing such movies as Night of the Living Dead, The House Where Evil Dwells and The Satanic Rites of Dracula. There is also the Queens of Scream collection, so you’ve got some decisions to make if you prefer the older flicks.
The Green Inferno will also be dropping this week. Being an Eli Roth fan, I have been looking forward to this almost with the same anticipation with which I looked forward to Ti West’s The Sacrament. My wife, on the other hand, would much rather look at Eli Roth himself. Whatever – she’s human.
Our other heavy hitters for the week are horror-comedy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit. I have yet to see either, but I like the cover art to Scouts Guide as it looks like a cross between The Goonies, Red Dawn and nearly every zombie movie made in the past 35 years. As for The Visit, I would bet there is a (SPOILER ALERT) major plot twist toward the end of the movie.
There are plenty of other movies to check out below so keep reading. Rehashing my sentiments from last week, I hope your 2016 makes up for whatever 2015 didn’t do for you. Pleasant viewing, and stay warm.
MOVIES
Condemned (2015)
Starring:
Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Genevieve Hudson-Price, Honor Titus, Lydia Hearst
Synopsis:
Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend, who is squatting in an old condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse.
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Deathgasm (2015)
Starring:
James Blake, Daniel Cresswell, Milo Cawthorne, Sam Berkley
Synopsis:
High School is Hell! Metal-thrashing Brodie is an outcast in a sea of jocks and cheerleaders until he meets a kindred spirit in fellow metalhead Zakk. After starting their own band, Brodie and Zakk’s resentment of the suburban wasteland leads them to a mysterious piece of sheet music said to grant Ultimate Power to whoever plays it. But the music also summons an ancient evil entity known as Aeloth The Blind One, who threatens to tear apart existence itself. Their classmates and family become inhabited by demonic forces, tearing out their own eyes and turning into psychotic murderers… and this is only the beginning! It’s up to Brodie, Zakk and their group of friends to stop a force of pure evil from devouring all of mankind.
A blood-soaked and hilarious horror comedy, Deathgasm features an amazing original soundtrack of fist-banging metal and practical effects to satisfy metalheads and splatter fans alike. Deathgasm will gush bodily fluids, rain limbs and tickle your funny bone, before tearing it out and giving you a stiff beating with it.
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The Emerging Past (2015)
Starring:
Krista Grotte, Brooke McCarter, Stephen Geoffreys
Synopsis:
Murder and mayhem surround photographer Pamela Garret after she is discovered taking a life altering picture of a sacrifice. With no where to go, she turns to her coworker Dylan. As she desperately searches for the truth, Dylan twists her search in an entirely different direction. Can she find safety before her emerging past catches up to her?
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The Green Inferno (2015)
Starring:
Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Sky Ferreira
Synopsis:
From acclaimed horror director, Eli Roth, The Green Inferno follows New York college student Justine, who meets a student activist Alejandro when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, Justine agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: to save the Amazon. Justine soon learns to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and the students discover that they are not alone, and that no good deed goes unpunished as they are held captive by a cannibalistic tribe.
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High School Exorcism (2014)
Starring:
Janel Parrish, Kelly Hu, Jennifer Stone
Synopsis:
After her parents separate, high school senior Chloe, a one-time top student and star athlete, begins to suffer the frightening onset of schizophrenia. She finds herself torn between Lauren, her concerned best friend, and Olivia, a religious classmate who is convinced that Chloe is possessed. When Olivia decides to conduct an exorcism on Chloe, can Lauren save her friend before things turn deadly?
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Indigenous (2015)
Starring:
Zachary Soetenga, Lindsey McKeon, Sofia Pernas, Pierson Fode, Jamie Anderson
Synopsis:
A group of friends travel to exotic Panama for a week of partying in a lush tropical paradise. What begins as a dream vacation quickly turns deadly when they realize they are being hunted by bloodthirsty, flesh-eating creatures.
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The Inhabitants (2015)
Starring:
Elise Couture, Michael Reed, India Pearl, Vasilios Asimakos
Synopsis:
A young couple gets more than they bargained for when they buy a historic New England bed and breakfast only to find a mysterious evil lurking within the walls. From the writers of John Carpenter’s The Ward, this supernatural chiller features Elise Couture (Heredity) and Michael Reed (The Disco Exorcist).
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Kill Game (2015)
Starring:
Joe Adler, Michael Galante, Sari Sanchez, Person Fode, Laura Ashley Samuels
Synopsis:
In the fictional town of Grace Arbor the answers are never clear.
Who is underneath the mask?
Kill Game is the story of a group of high school kids who amuse themselves by pulling pranks on unsuspecting students and teachers. They are all popular, good looking, the kids voted most likely to succeed. But at their core lies a cruelty and shallowness which comes with the territory of privilege. One night, a prank goes horribly wrong and a teenager is killed. The gang covers it up as a drowning accident but five years later, their lives are turned upside down when one of them is killed by a serial killer wearing a haunting Marilyn Monroe mask. It doesn t stop there, one by one the gang is killed in manners mirroring the pranks they pulled in high school. Is it revenge? Is it karma? Is it the dead boy’s spirit coming back to avenge his death? One thing is certain…No one is laughing now.
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The Legend of Wasco (2015)
Starring:
Dan Nye, Jason Crowe, Jessica Schroeder
Synopsis:
A clown performer and his future brother in-law create a web sensation by dressing up as the infamous Wasco clown, unwittingly resurrecting the real Wasco and his henchmen. As murders rock the community, the friends band together to send the evil clowns back to the grave.
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Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016)
Starring:
Eric Balfour, Bianca A. Santos, Romeo Miller, Heather Tom, Marina Sirtis
Synopsis:
The residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead…then people.
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Over Your Dead Body (2014)
Starring:
Ko Shibasaki, Ebizo Ichikawa
Synopsis:
A beautiful actress (Kô Shibasaki of 47 Ronin and Battle Royale) plays the protagonist in a new play based on a legendary ghost story. She pulls some strings to get her lover cast in the play, although he’s a relatively unknown actor. With the cast in place, rehearsals for the play, about an abusive relationship and a grudge, begin. But off stage, some begin to develop their own obsessions. Trapped between the play and reality, they are horrified to find that a real grudge can cross the blurred line between reality and fantasy. Will love flourish? Or has it already turned hideously dark?
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The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
Starring:
Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen
Synopsis:
Before there was Jaws or Orca The Killer Whale there was The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues the mother of all monsters from the deep! This classic 1950’s science fiction feature was a huge hit at drive-in theatres and aquariums across America! When a scientist tries to create a radioactive death ray, the experiment backfires causing a small turtle to revert to a giant prehistoric size monster. Dr. Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor, The Crawling Hand) meets a government investigators, at the scene of another beach murder caused by this hideous sea monster, while marine biologist Professor King (Michael Whalen, The Dawn Express), who created the monster in his laboratory, is being pursued by a beautiful femme fatale who is blackmailing or killing everyone in sight in an effort to acquire King’s top secret files for the Russians. Directed by veteran Hollywood editor Dan Milner (From Hell It Came), his second of three directorial efforts.
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Robert (2016)
Starring:
Megan Lockhurst, Suzie Frances-Garton, Lee Bane
Synopsis:
After Paul and Jenny part company with their sinister housekeeper Agatha, the disgruntled former employee gives a vintage doll called Robert to their son Gene. Soon after Agatha’s departure, strange events begin plaguing the household. Furniture is vandalized, objects are thrown around and maniacal giggles echo through the house in the middle of the night. But nobody believes Gene when he claims Robert is to blame for the disturbances. Paul and Jenny consider the possibility that a supernatural force has taken over their home, but as the occurrences escalate, they discover that it’s not the house that’s haunted… it’s the doll.
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Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Starring:
Joey Morgan, Logan Miller, Tye Sheridan
Synopsis:
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
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Spellbinder (1988)
Starring:
Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich, Audra Lindley
Synopsis:
Perfect Romance! Relentless Suspense! Total Terror!
A scream in the night: across a deserted L.A. street, a man is brutally assaulting a woman. Jeff Mills (Timothy Daly, TV’s “Wings”) rushes to the woman’s defense… and crosses into a world of unimaginable evil. On the surface the beautiful woman, Miranda Reed (Kelly Preston, Twins) is a dream come true, the perfect lover, a miracle healer and a soul mate. But what follows is a real living nightmare, an encounter with terror so intense that death is almost merciful. Because Miranda is a fugitive of a bloodthirsty cult who wants her back by their unholy night of winter solstice, back in time for a human sacrifice. TV veteran Janet Greek (“Babylon 5”) directed this terrifying thriller that features a strong supporting cast which includes Rick Rossovich (Roxanne), Audra Lindley (TV’s “Three s Company” and “The Ropers”), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Combat), M.C. Gainey (Django Unchained) and Stefan Gierasch (Carrie).
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Trailer Trauma (2016) (January 4th)
Starring:
Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Joe Don Baker, George Kennedy, Angela Mao
Synopsis:
Unlike other collections which often recycled the same old previews for the same old genre titles, Trailer Trauma features rare theatrical trailers that have not been previously released on DVD. See over two hours of previously unavailable trailers for some of the most ridiculous films in history: thrill to the action of Black Fist, Iron Master, and Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Quiver in horror as you face the Dawn Of The Mummy, the Revenge Of The Living Zombies, and the Incredible Torture Show! Scratch your head at the utter absurdity of Death Bed, Mutant War, and No Retreat, No Surrender! For fans and connoisseurs of psychotronic cinema, Trailer Trauma is an essential addition to any collection. Transferred & Digitally Mastered in 4K from various 35mm release prints.
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The Visit (2015)
Starring:
Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn
Synopsis:
Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and producer Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Insidious series) welcome you to Universal Pictures’ The Visit. Shyamalan returns to his roots with the terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip. Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day. Shyamalan produces The Visit through his Blinding Edge Pictures, while Blum produces through his Blumhouse Productions alongside Marc Bienstock (Quarantine 2: Terminal). Steven Schneider (Insidious) and Ashwin Rajan (Devil) executive produce the thriller.
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Wrecker (2015)
Starring:
Anna Hutchinson, Drea Whiturn
Synopsis:
Best friends Emily and Lesley go on a road trip to the desert. When Emily decides to get off the highway and take a ‘short cut,’ they become the target of a relentless and psychotic trucker who forces them to play a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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COLLECTIONS
The House Where Evil Dwells / Ghost Warrior
Starring:
Doug McClure, Susan George
Movies:
The House Where Evil Dwells
Ghosts from a 19th-century love triangle haunt a couple and a guest in their Japanese home.
Ghost Warrior
A deep-frozen 400-year-old samurai is shipped to Los Angeles, where he comes back to life.
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Night of the Living Dead / The Devil Bat
Starring:
Judith O’Dea, Duane jones, Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren
Synopsis:
In the George A. Romero horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, Barbra and her brother travel to a remote town in Pennsylvania to visit the gravesite of their deceased father. Then, in The Devil Bat, when a brilliant scientist develops an ingenious product and is cheated out of profits by his greedy partners, he turns his laboratory of science into one of doom.
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Queens of Scream Collection
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Ironside, Leslie Nielsen, Wendy Lyon, Nicky Buggs
Movies:
Prom Night
Four seniors, who all share the same terrible secret, are stalked by a vengeful axe-wielding killer on Prom Night. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen.
Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou
In 1957, Mary Lou Maloney accepted the crown for prom queen…and went up in flames. Now her spirit is back and ready to rule of the halls of Hamilton High once again.
The Sorority
Convinced that her sister’s recent suicide was not her own doing, Isabel joins the same sorority to investigate. But what she learns is that rush at this sorority is not only an initiation—it’s a death sentence.
Sorority Sister Slaughter
The haunting legacy of a dead sorority sister—killed by her own abortion attempt—sets out to decimate the house’s new occupants in a similar, bloody fashion.
Vehemence
When Adam asks a new temp at his work, Olivia, out for drinks, he doesn’t realize the baggage this beauty carries with her. Olivia’s former lover and friend, Rufus, can’t let her go. The situation is becoming dangerous and in this murderous tale of a terrifying love triangle, only one man will win.
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The Terror / The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Starring:
Boris Karloff, Sandra Knight, Jack Nicholson, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Movies:
The Terror
When Lieutenant Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) becomes separated from his unit, he is immediately taken with a mysterious woman, but quickly becomes suspicious of her shadowy demeanor.
The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Christopher Lee stars as Count Dracula, who fronts a satanic cult that uses a research establishment as a cover for its dastardly deeds in 1970s London.
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