DVD and Blu-ray Releases: May 3, 2016
We’ve got a pretty decent lineup for you this week, folks. There are 15 total releases, although technically Volumes of Blood dropped last week. It managed to fly under my radar, but our friends at Legless Corpse Films gave us the heads up so I’ve included it here for you now. While you can pick up the DVD and Blu of it on Amazon, there are VHS and Steelbook releases of Volumes on the Legless Corpse website. I’ve included the link to their site below.
Our Collections section has no less than three Echo Bridge releases. And yes, like most other Echo Bridge movie collections, they are just a bunch of the same movies Echo Bridge always releases, but in a different order. Also in our Collections section is the double feature for Odd Thomas and Burying the Ex. I enjoy comedic horror movies for the most part, but I’m always hesitant to see them when they first drop. I did this with Burying the Ex, which I actually thought was really funny. Ashley Greene did a bang up job at playing the overbearing ex-girlfriend.
Speaking of comedic horror flicks, Vampires Suck is getting an extended release this week as well. This movie contained one of the best Kristen Stewart mockeries ever.
Check out the rest of the article for all of our other releases this week. Also, next week has nearly twice as many releases so we’ll see you back next Tuesday. As always, pleasant viewing, friends.
MOVIES
Awakened (2011)
Starring:
Rob Boltin, Gwendolyn Edwards, Michael Monks, Hannah Hughes
Synopsis:
Newspaper reporter Jacob Harker (Rob Boltin) loses his job, forcing he and his wife, Haley (Gwendolyn Edwards), to move into a small rental house owned by Webster Cain (Michael Monks). In the process of moving in, Jacob discovers a discarded audio recording of 60’s blues singer Carol James (Hannah Hughes). Captivated by the voice on the recording, Jacob conducts an investigation into Carol James’ life and death. Through his pursuit, Jacob becomes haunted by an evil spirit. While the spirit seductively persuades Jacob, drawing him deeper and deeper into its own malicious plot, the spirit attacks and terrorizes Haley, creating both fear and distrust in the Harker’s home. Haley sees her husband turning into someone less recognizable each day. How can a marriage survive such attack, deception, and evil? Can the faith of one help restore the condition of another?
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Emelie (2016)
Starring:
Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush
Synopsis:
As their parents head out for a date in the city, the three young Thompson children immediately take to their new babysitter Anna (Sarah Bolger; “Into the Badlands,” “Once Upon a Time”), who seems like a dream come true: She’s sweet, fun, and lets them do things that break all of their parents’ rules. But as Anna’s interactions with them take on a more sinister tone, the kids realize that their caretaker may not be who she claims to be, and soon it’s up to big brother Jacob to protect his siblings from the increasingly nefarious intentions of a very disturbed woman.
Featuring a tour-de-force performance from Bolger and its three young leads, Emelie is a multidimensional, nail-biting thriller that proves trust can be the most deadly of weapons.
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The Haunting of Alice D (2014)
Starring:
Juan Riedinger, Aaron Massey, Megan Hensley, Al Snow, Kane Hodder
Synopsis:
In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute named Alice killed herself there. After her death, the brothel became haunted by Alice’s ghost and was eventually abandoned. More than a century later, the old structure is renovated into a beautiful mansion. It is still rumored to inhabit the ghost of Alice. Despite this, the new owner, the rich and arrogant heir to the Davenport fortune, decides to throw a wild party for his first night in the house.
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The Mirror (2014)
Starring:
Joshua Dickinson, Nate Fallows
Synopsis:
Three intrepid flatmates purchase a supposedly haunted antique on eBay and set up round the clock cameras in the hopes of capturing evidence of something going bump in the night.
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Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
Starring:
Qi Shu, Angelababy, Chen Kun
Synopsis:
Some people have a special gift. They’re able to travel between the realms of the Living and the Dead… and Tomb Raiding can mean Big Business. Welcome to the world of the Mojin. Based on the #1 bestselling series of novels and starring Shu Qi, Chen Kun, Angelababy, and Huang Bo, Mojin: The Lost Legend pits a trio of legendary grave robbers against scholars, rivals, and the law until an offer from a mysterious stranger tempts them into one last heist… an adventure that will test their skills, their friendship, and ultimately their mortal souls.
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Scherzo Diabolico (2016)
Starring:
Francisco Barreiro
Synopsis:
A bored accountant can’t win for losing. He is passed over for promotion at work, has a nagging shrew of a wife, and is generally disrespected by all he comes in contact with. He devises a scheme to get what he feels he is owed. After executing his well thought out plan of kidnap and ransom, things soon go straight to hell.
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Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre (2016)
Starring:
Dominique Swain, Traci Lords
Synopsis:
When a fracking mishap accidentally rips apart the earth’s crust, the resulting hole opens up a gaping underground water way to a vast and mysterious ocean somewhere deep below. Instantly, giant prehistoric sharks begin wending their way upward toward a murky bog in the heart of the Arkansas Bayou. Unfortunately for a group of female prisoners on a work detail in the swamp, the deadly sharks attack without warning – pinning a hapless group of intended victims in a small deserted cabin in the heart of the wetlands. Death may be the only means of escape!
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Trailer Trauma 2: Drive-In Monsterama (2016)
Starring:
Paul Naschy, Christopher Lee, Joseph Cotten, Peter Cushing, Florinda Bolkan
Synopsis:
Think the first one was yummy? Hope you left room for seconds! Trailer Trauma was only the beginning. Now you must prepare yourself as an all-new assault of gruesome ghouls leaps off the screen and into the driver’s seat! A tribute to the twilight days of drive-in horror double-bills and dusk-till-dawn creature feature spook shows, Trailer Trauma 2: Drive-In Monsterama is a wild celebration of monster movie mayhem that will blow your mind! Featuring 95 RARE and HARD-TO-FIND trailers mastered in full HD… many for the first time! Nearly 3.5 hours of movie madness! If Trailer Trauma left you hungry for more, Trailer Trauma 2 will eat you alive!
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Vampires Suck (2010) (Extended “Bite Me” Edition)
Starring:
Matt Lanter, Jenn Proske, Arielle Kebbel, Ken Jeong, Kelsey Ford
Synopsis:
Sink your teeth into the Extended “Bite Me” edition of the hysterically funny spoof Vampires Suck — with more outrageous humor and bloody good fun! Becca, an angst-ridden teenager at a new high school, finds herself torn between two supernatural suitors: a moody vampire and an extremely hairy werewolf. From the comedy masterminds who brought you Scary Movie and co-starring Ken Jeong (The Hangover), this laugh-out-loud comedy will leave you howling for more!
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Volumes of Blood (2016)
Starring:
Kristine Renee Farley, Jim O’Rear, Jason Crowe, Kevin Roach, Roni Jonah
Synopsis:
A sociology student gathers several friends at the local library on Halloween night to help him create a new urban legend with deadly consequences; Lily is in for a late night of researching and needs something to keep her going. It isn’t until she’s approached by a stranger that her luck may change – for the worse; a typical night of work for a librarian becomes a classic ghost story with a modern twist. Sometimes you can’t keep a bad book down; Sidney is allowed to stay after hours to study for a test. It’s not until she awakens in the darkened library that she realizes the truth of what lurks among the books after midnight. She better pray she doesn’t become the prey; Paige faces regrets that she’d do anything to take back. When an ancient and arcane spell book falls into her lap, she decides to make a grave decision. Be careful what you wish for, it might just kill you.
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COLLECTIONS
10 Movie Horror Collection Featuring Rise of the Undead
Starring:
Anthony Perkins, Ben Kingsley, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Vincent Price
Movies:
Rise of the Undead
The nation has collapsed, leaving a room full of strangers filled with dread and uncertainty. Venturing into the apocalyptic world without a plan, the group soon realizes they aren’t the only ones who have survived there are zombies everywhere.
To Survive
Jonathan, a lone drifter, begins to take on responsibility for a group of apocalypse survivors. But will the dangers of the empty countryside kill his chance at love and family?
Slipstream
Matt Owens, a bounty hunter, kidnaps a fugitive from a law officer (Mark Hamill). To avoid detection, Owens flies into a post-apocalypse slipstream. Now he’ll have to face the law, a religious cult that holds the winds sacred, and the unknowns of the slipstream.
The Devil’s Messenger
The devil (Lon Chaney Jr.) sends his right-hand henchman to Earth to execute a final, apocalyptic plot: detonate a 500 megaton bomb, destroy all of mankind, and fill the chambers of hell with tormented souls.
Night Train to Terror
An unsuspecting rock band boards a train bound for nowhere, while two illustrious presences, God and Satan, swap macabre tales and discuss the fate of the train’s passengers.
Daughter of Darkness
Katherine travels to Romania to find her father and uncovers their blood-sucking legacy. Starring Anthony Perkins.
Zombies vs. Strippers
Zombie apocalypse comes to a down-and-out adult establishment where strippers must fight off invading flesh-eaters.
The Last Man on Earth
Scientist Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) must save humanity from extinction after a sinister plague transforms mankind into a blood-thirsty breed of creatures.
I Eat Your Skin
When a writer travels to a remote island to gather material for his next novel, he discovers that it’s full of zombies and meets the cancer researcher who’s to blame.
Destined To Be Ingested
Tom, Anna and their friends were loving life on the beautiful waters of the South Pacific…even if their boat’s big, dumb captain did get them lost. But when they end up on an island they believe to be uninhabited, the vacation is over. Attacked by a tribe of vicious natives, the group will quickly learn that there’s trouble in paradise.
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20 Horror Movies: Tales of Terror
Starring:
Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Judith O’Dea, Richard Boone
Synopsis:
From murder and mayhem to mystery and intrigue, this deliciously creepy collection features masters of terror Vincent Price, Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, and more in 20 classic films. You’re guaranteed a good scare when you experience the Tales of Terror!
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Odd Thomas / Burying the Ex Double Feature
Starring:
Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Willem Dafoe, Alexandra Daddario, Addison Timlin
Movies:
Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people. When a stranger shows up with an entourage of ghostly predators, Odd must fight in an epic battle of good vs evil.
Burying the Ex
It seemed like a great idea when all-around nice guy Max (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek) and his beautiful girlfriend, Evelyn (Ashley Greene, Twilight Saga) moved in together. But when Evelyn turns out to be a controlling, manipulative nightmare, Max knows it’s time to call it quits. There’s just one problem: he’s terrified of breaking up with her. Fate steps in when Evelyn is the victim of a fatal, freak accident, leaving Max single and ready to mingle. Just as Max is thinking about moving on with what could be his dream girl, Olivia (Alexandra Daddario, “True Detective”) – Evelyn has returned from the grave and is determined to get her boyfriend back…even if that means transforming him into one of the undead.
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Carnival of Souls (Includes 4 Bonus Movies)
Starring:
Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavvin Gordon, John Sutton, Candace Hilligoss
Movies:
Carnival of Souls
A thrilling drag race turns into a calamitous tragedy when one of the racing cars, carrying three young women, loses control and soars off a bridge, plunging into the murky depths of the river below. Officials search the water for bodies but to no avail. The girls are thought to be dead despite the missing corpses, until one of the passengers, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss), staggers from the water. Without any recollection of the accident, Mary vows to go on with her life. But then a chilling apparition of a strange man appears to her with increasing frequency—and then there are the strange stretches of time when Mary becomes invisible to passersby on the street. Mary is desperate for answers, but nothing makes sense—especially her peculiar feeling that it all has something to do with the eerie, abandoned carnival on the outskirts of town. But when the sunken car is found and pulled from the river, nothing can explain why all three bodies are inside—including Mary’s.
Chamber of Horrors
Dr. Manetta (Leslie Banks) is a wealthy heir who dabbles in mysteries and murder. First, the demented doctor lures people into his mansion to try their hand at opening the “door with seven locks” by answering a series of riddles. Behind the door lies the tomb of the long-departed Lord Selford, and more importantly, his treasure trove of jewels. But no one has ever been able to crack the crazy doctor’s cryptic codes and open the door. When the hopeful treasure hunters fail—as they inevitably do—Dr. Manetta leads them to his dark, dank dungeon of torture where he gleefully torments his captives until they expire. The doctor’s devious scheme has always been successful, but when he kidnaps a lovely young girl (Lilli Palmer), Manetta sets in motion a chain of events that will bring justice to his victims—and his own ultimate demise.
The Last Man on Earth
A sinister plague has swept the earth, transforming mankind into a new breed of creatures that have vampire-like tendencies. Every human has been infected—with the exception of one man: scientist Robert Morgan (Vincent Price), who is immune to the virus. Because of this, he is the last hope of preserving humanity. Now forced underground into hiding, Morgan becomes the demon slayer that the new vampire race fears. But is one lone man enough to destroy an entire race of demonic vampires? The odds are stacked against him…
White Zombie
A wealthy Haitian plantation owner, Charles Beaumont (Robert Frazer), has the most sinister of intentions when he invites a young couple to get married on his estate. Enamored with the lovely Madeline (Madge Bellamy), Charles, in cahoots with the local witch doctor, Murder Legendre (Bela Lugosi), plots to cause Madeline’s untimely death and then bring her back to life as his eternal love slave. The devious pair goes through with the plan, but in a delicious plot twist, Legendre refuses to release the young woman’s soul to Beaumont. Now it’s up to Madeline’s faithful fiancé (John Harron) to bring down the villainous men and their twisted game to free his love from eternal purgatory.
The Bat
The setting of this murder mystery takes place at a creepy mansion leased for the summer by Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead), an eccentric mystery writer. But soon after Cornelia moves in, a strange prowler, who is later dubbed The Bat, breaks into the mansion clad in a fedora, mask, and gloves outfitted with razor-sharp metal claws, looking for a victim…
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Stranded / Way of the Wicked Double Feature
Starring:
Amy Matysio, Brendan Fehr, Christian Slater, Emily Tennant, Jake Croker
Movies:
Stranded
When the isolated U.S. military moonbase is bombarded by a rogue meteor storm, Colonel Gerard Brauchman (Christian Slater) and his small crew are cut off from Earth with their life support failing. Before long, the crew discovers the meteors harbored alien spores…and they’re replicating. Now a vicious, shape-shifting predatory life form is loose inside the crippled facility, picking off victims one by one. Locked in a desperate fight for survival, Brauchman and the terrified remaining astronauts have one final mission…keep the creature from escaping the moon and finding a new food supply on Earth.
Way Of The Wicked
Christian Slater (“Mr. Robot”, True Romance) stars with Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand, Snatch) in this heart-stopping supernatural thriller. After a series of inexplicable murders sweeps a small, isolated community, Father Henry (Slater) goes to a local police detective (Jones) with a theory on why the murders are occurring. The two learn that a troubled teen with a dark past has recently moved to town and has set his sights on the cop’s beautiful, young daughter. Father Henry, who turns out to have secrets of his own, finds himself pitted against a demonic force more diabolically evil and twisted than any of them could have imagined.
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