Holy cow, does this week suck for DVD & Blu-ray releases... which is fine by me because I'll need all the extra cash I can muster for SALT CITY HORROR FEST on Saturday! Aside from a few Bruce Lee Double Feature discs from Shout! Factory, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS on Blu-ray (courtesy of Scream Factory) and the official DVD/VOD release of MANBORG... there's not a whole lot to get excited over. Here's what's new:
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY Night of the Scarecrow (Olive Films) The Vampire Lovers
NEW TO DVD Agent Beetle Body Melt (Katarina's Nightmare Theater) The Dreaming / The Initiation (Katarina's Nightmare Theater) Bruce Lee Double Feature: Big Boss & Fist of Fury Bruce Lee Double Feature: Way of the Dragon & Game of Death Manborg The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection The Wicked Victoryville Massacre
Here's a huge helping dose of awesome news for all you classic horror fans out there! Shout!/Scream Factory has announced that they are releasing THE FOG and THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN onto Blu-ray in July! Both discs will be loaded with cool extras, gorgeous high-def transfers, and rockin' cover art! Here's the lowdown via the press release I received the other day. Get excited and put aside some cash for these discs!
THE FOG ROLLS IN ON COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD & BLU-RAY, FROM SCREAM FACTORY!
A weather beaten old fisherman tells an ancient tale of betrayal and death to fascinated children as they huddle together by their campfire. As a piece of driftwood in a child’s hands glows with spectral light an eerie fog envelops the bay and from it’s midst emerge dripping demonic victims of a century old shipwreck… seeking revenge.
THE FOG Collector’s Edition bonus features NEW SCREAM FACTORY EXTRAS: · New HD transfer of the film supervised by Director of Photography Dean Cundey
· Exclusive interview with Actress Jamie Lee Curtis discussing The Fog and covering her legendary early 80s “Scream Queen” career.
· Audio commentary featuring Actress Adrienne Barbeau, Actor Tom Atkins and Production Designer Tommy Lee Wallace.
· Retrospective interview with Director of Photography Dean Cundey about his many legendary collaborations with John Carpenter.
· Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – A Look At The Film’s Locations with host Sean Clark
Extras from the MGM prior release include: · Tales From The Mist: Inside The Fog Featurette
· Fear On Film: Inside The Fog Featurette
· The Fog: Storyboard To Film Featurette
· Outtakes
· Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots
· Photo Gallery and Storyboards
· Audio Commentary With Writer/Director John Carpenter And Writer/Producer Debra Hill.
Also, as always, the DVD & Blu-ray will have awesome custom artwork, BUT, it is dual-sided so you can flip the cover over and sport the original poster art! (Yet another reason to love Shout!/Scream Factory!)
I absolutely love THE FOG (read my old review for it HERE) and can't wait to get my paws on this Blu-ray!
Also coming out on July 31st is the Blu-ray for THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN. This is the first time this title has been on Blu-ray and now you can enjoy one of the more notorious creature features of the late 70's in glorious high definition!
SYNOPSIS: He was once the hero… now he’s the hunted!
Colonel Steve West has just returned from an incredible history-making flight to Saturn when he is hospitalized with an ailment that baffles the entire medical community. His flesh is melting and to stay alive he must consume human flesh and blood. The infected Colonel West escapes from the doctors’ supervision and hides in the surrounding community where he begins to hunt for human flesh. Who can stop the Incredible Melting Man?
This movie features the early makeup f/x work by the great Rick Baker, and has the (some would say dubious) honor of being riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000! (Of course... you do know that this means we could very well see said episode of MST3K in the near future! YAY!)
Holy Hell! Your bank accounts are about to take an ass-whoopin' this week fellow hoarders of digital versatile discs and Blu-rays! Mill Creek has unleashed numerous bargain-priced double feature Blu-rays and Scream/Shout! Factory are hitting us with some awesome new stuff, including a new MST3K DVD set and two new Horror classics hitting Blu-ray for the first time ever! Scroll down and see what's new this week!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY Bangkok Revenge The Collection From Beyond (Collector's Edition - DVD/Blu-ray combo) Phantasm II (Collector's Edition)
NEW TO BLU-RAY Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Dead Collections Dead Sushi Futureworld Hollow Man / Hollow Man 2 Jezebeth Star Trek: Enterprise - Season One Terminator Anthology When a Stranger Calls / Happy Birthday to Me
NEW TO DVD 6 Dead Souls Alleycat (Remastered Widescreen Edition) Angels Brigade (a.k.a. Seven from Heaven, Angels' Revenge) Animus Bad Meat Bled White Bloodline: Vengeance From Beyond Darkest Corner of Paradise Deadly Karma Death From Above The Death Wheelers Dinosaur Project Discipline The Frankenstein Theory Ichi: The Killer Pack Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot: The Complete Series Kill the Ugly TV Loved Ones Mad Cowgirl (Gourmet Edition - 3D & 2D) Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXVI Population 2 Possession in Japan Sexsquatch: The Legend of Blood Stool Creek Stagnight of the Dead To Live and Die in Hollywood Virtual Weapon Zombie Genocide: Legion of the Damned
Ouch! This week is going to hurt... your bank accounts. Winter is coming (well, it's here already...) but Season Two of GAME OF THRONES is now here! Also, Scream Factory delivers the goods with a trio of must have Blu-ray/DVD combo releases, and Olive Films puts out some cult classics in bare bones (and kind of overpriced) Blu-ray editions. And if that weren't enough, there's a slew of direct-to-dvd releases that just might catch your eye. Let's take a look at what you can spend your tax returns on this week:
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (Unrated) Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season Innocent Bystanders Seeds of Destruction Sinister Sushi Girl
NEW TO BLU-RAY Shutterbug The Terminator (Remastered Edition)
NEW TO DVD 4 Assassins Attack of the Herbals Bath Salt Zombies Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare Bullet Explosion The Complete Adventures of Flash Gordon Cool as Hell Dead Genesis Demon Exorcism: The Devil Inside Maxwell Bastas Exploitation Double Feature: Black Cobra Woman/Super Bitch Factory Fangoria Presents: AXED Haunted Dollhouse Hollow I Love You to Death Lake Noir Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Mary Mary Bloody Mary (3D & 2D) The Mooring New Order Riddle Snow Shark Timekeeper Virgin Murders Zodiac America - The Super Master
NEW FROM SCREAM FACTORY The Nest (Blu-ray/DVD combo) Prison: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray/DVD combo) Terrorvision/The Video Dead (Double Feature Blu-ray/DVD combo)
NEW FROM OLIVE FILMS Highlander 2: Renegade Version (DVD & Blu-ray) The Monster Squad (DVD & Blu-ray) Night of the Demons 2 (DVD & Blu-ray) The Running Man (DVD & Blu-ray)
DVD BOXED SETS AND COLLECTIONS Grindhouse Triple Feature: Satan's Sex Party Contains: Madame Satan, Sex and the Single Vampire, and The Devil's Handmaidens.
The Witchouse Trilogy Contains: Witchouse, Witchouse II: Blood Coven, and Witchhouse III: Demon Fire.
The Zombie Horror Collection Contains: Horror Hotel, Night Of The Living Dead, Crypt Of Horror, and The Hills Have Eyes.
Last year, Scream Factory wowed us with fantastic Blu-ray editions of HALLOWEEN II, HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, THEY LIVE, DEATH VALLEY, THE ISLAND, THE FUNHOUSE, and TERROR TRAIN. This year, they are looking to trump their previous triumphs with even more amazing cult and Horror DVD & Blu-ray releases! The first quarter alone is chock full of awesome, so you may want to have someone hide your wallets, grab yourself a towel, and gaze upon Scream Factory's upcoming release slate. BEHOLD:
DEADLY BLESSING (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - Now available!) THE NEST (Available Feb. 19th) PRISON (Available Feb. 19th) TERRORVISION / THE VIDEO DEAD (Available Feb. 19th) PHANTASM II (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - Available March 26th) FROM BEYOND (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - Available March 26th) THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (Blu-ray only - Available April 30th) LIFEFORCE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - Available April 30th)
But the awesome doesn't stop there my friends because Scream Factory has big plans for the rest of 2013. Here is the tentative list of films they'll be putting out on awesome collector's edition Blu-rays. Official extras and release dates To Be Announced:
THE FOG THE BURNING THE HOWLING NIGHT OF THE COMET DAY OF THE DEAD (Damn it... do I want to buy this again? YEAH I DO!) THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN / THE EVICTORS THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN X-RAY (a.k.a. HOSPITAL MASSACRE) SCHIZOID THE GODSEND SCANNERS II & III THE HORROR SHOW (a.k.a. HOUSE III) THE VAGRANT
Sheesh, there's eight or nine of these titles that I've never seen before! Color me excited! Dates for the above list of upcoming Scream Factory releases and extra features have yet to be announced, but rest assured I'll keep you updated as news comes down the pipeline!
Hello fellow film collectors! Today, you can get your paws on the latest Scream Factory release, pick up two new Blu-rays from Olive Films, or indulge in some of Full Moon Entertainment's catalog of cult classics! There's something for everyone this week, so here's what's new!
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY Cujo (Olive Films) Deadly Blessing (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory) Death Race 3: Inferno Hold Your Breath Tai Chi Zero A Thousand Cuts Ticks (Olive Films) Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
NEW TO DVD Barrio Tales Bikini Bloodbath Shakespeare Bleeding Through Claustrophobia Crowsnest Dead Sushi End of Animal Ghost of Rashmon Hall Hansel and Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft The Hounds The Incubus Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Night of Templar Night of the Tentacles Tomboys Tunnel Vision Zombie Ed
FULL MOON TITLES ON DVD Arcade Bad Channels Dark Angel: The Ascent Lurking Fear Mandroid Robot Wars Seedpeople
BOXED SETS Halloween Haunts 3 DVD Box Set Contains "Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt," "Skull Heads," and "Decadent Evil."
