January 15, 2019
Jack The Ripper (1959) (Directed by Robert Baker, Monty Berman)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall
- SYNOPSIS: An American detective helps a Scotland Yard inspector hunt a surgical killer in Victorian London.
- GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Crime
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 84 Minutes
- TAGLINES:
- This “Lady” Has Taken Her Last Walk!
- HIS DESIRE WAS TO DESTROY LOVELINESS! (original print ad – all caps)
- [U.S. release] The most diabolical murderer who ever baffled Scotland Yard.
- Why Were His Victims Always Ladies of the Night?
- The Biggest Suspense Wallop of All Time!
- STUDIO: Severin Films
- https://severin-films.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms
- https://twitter.com/severinfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Ripper-Blu-ray-Lee-Patterson/dp/B07KZY8QGT/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTVL53p5U08
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The Dark (2018) Directed by Justin P. Lange)
- DVD/VOD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Dan Beirne, Margarete Tiesel, Dylan Trowbridge, Scott Beaudin, Chris Farquhar
- WRITER: Justin P. Lange
- SYNOPSIS: On the outskirts of a small town lies Devil’s Den, a mysterious tract of woods where many have entered but no one has ever left. The local rumor is that the spirit of a young girl who was horrifically murdered their haunts and hunts in this dense forest, brutally slaying anyone who dares to step into her terrain. When a man with a dark past crosses her path, a series of events are set in motion that may lead to a peculiar kind of redemption for two tragically tortured souls.
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 95 Minutes
- TAGLINE: Your worst fear is your only hope.
- STUDIO: MPI Home Video
- https://www.mpihomevideo.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/mpimediagrp/
- https://twitter.com/MPIMediaGroup
- https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Nadia-Alexander/dp/B07JYRGTS8/
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Halloween (2018) (Directed by David Gordon Green)
- Blu-Ray/DVD/4K/Digital
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Judy Greer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Virginia Gardner, Nick Castle, Will Patton, Toby Huss, Miles Robbins, Jefferson Hall, Andi Matichak, Dylan Arnold, Haluk Bilginer, Omar J. Dorsey
- WRITER: David Gordon Green, John Carpenter
- SYNOPSIS: Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
- BOX OFFICE: $159.3 Million
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Rated R (horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity)
- RUN TIME: 106 minutes
- TAGLINES:
- Face Your Fate
- 40 Years Later, Evil Returns Home
- You don’t believe in the Boogeyman? You should.
- Trick or Treat
- STUDIO: Universal Studios
- https://www.uphe.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/universalstudiosentertainment/
- https://twitter.com/universalent
- https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Blu-ray-Jamie-Lee-Curtis/dp/B07J3B7DQ9/
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Happy Birthday To Me – Retro VHS Look
- Blu-ray
- DIRECTOR: J. Lee Thompson
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane
- SYNOPSIS: Get ready for a taut mystery-shocker that will keep you at your wit’s end and at the edge of your seat. Popular high school senior Virginia Wainwright (Melissa Sue Anderson) survives a freak accident, but suffers from memory loss and traumatic blackouts. As she attempts to resume a normal life, something terrible is happening – her friends are ruthlessly murdered one-by-one. Will she be the next victim or is she the killer? The terrifying truth is finally uncovered at Virginia’s 18th birthday party and you’re invited!
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- RUN TIME: 111 minutes
- RATING: Rated R
- TAGLINES:
- It’ll be a killer party! [DVD]
- From the producers of “My Bloody Valentine” comes the bloodiest party of the year!
- The party starts 15/05/81
- S.V.P or die!
- Someone’s having a party for the top ten, the senior class snobs. Before they get to celebrate, six of them will die in the most bizarre ways you’ll ever see.
- It is up to you to determine whether you wish to subject yourself to fear, terror… and shock!
- Because of the bizarre nature of this birthday party, pray you’re not invited.
- From the Producers of “My Bloody Valentine”
- The 80’s Body Count Classic from the Producers of “My Bloody Valentine” and the Director of “Cape Fear”
- John will never eat shish kebab again. Steven will never ride a motorcycle again. Greg will never lift weights again. Who’s killing the school’s snobbish top ten? At the rate they’re going there will be no one left for Virginia’s birthday party …alive.
- John will never eat shish kebab again.
- Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see.
- Steven will never ride a motorcycle again.
- Greg will never lift weights again.
- Who’s killing the school’s snobbish top ten? At the rate they’re going, there will be no one left for Virginia’s birthday party… alive.
- Pray you’re not invited to the party.
- You’re invited to the bloodiest party of the year.
- Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
- https://www.millcreekent.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/MillCreekEnt
- https://twitter.com/millcreekent
- https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Me-Retro-Blu-ray/dp/B07KH1SC14/
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Saturday The 14th (1981) (Directed by Howard R. Cohen)
- Blu-ray/VOD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Severn Darden, Jeffrey Tambor, Kari Michaelson, Kevin Brando, Rosemary De Camp, Nancy Andrews, Carol Androsky, Patrick Campbell, Roberta Collins, Paul Garner, Stacy Keach, Michael Miller, Thomas Newman, Annie O’Donnell, Irwin Russo
- PRODUCER: Jeff Begun, Julie Corman
- SYNOPSIS: Not even a shark fin in the bathtub is enough to convince people that their inherited house is haunted.
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Rated PG
- RUN TIME: 75 Minutes
- TAGLINE: Just when you thought it was safe to look at the calendar again.
- STUDIO: Shout! Factory
- https://www.shoutfactory.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/shoutfactoryofficial
- https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory
- https://www.amazon.com/Saturday-14th-Blu-ray-Richard-Benjamin/dp/B07JVF7FSY/
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Howling III: The Marsupials (1987) (Directed by Philippe Mora)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley, Dasha Blahova, Max Fairchild, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Barry Humphries
- SYNOPSIS: An Australian scientist finds marsupial werewolves, one of whom finds work in a horror movie.
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Rated PG-13
- RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
- TAGLINES:
- Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Down Under
- The “Howling” terror continues…
- The fear is breeding…fast!
- STUDIO: Shout! Factory
- https://www.shoutfactory.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/shoutfactoryofficial
- https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory
- https://www.amazon.com/Howling-III-Blu-ray-Barry-Otto/dp/B07J3KHJ4R/
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The Plague Of The Zombies (1966) (Directed by John Gilling)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Andre Morell, Diane Clare, John Carson, Alex Davion, Jacqueline Pearce, Brook Williams, Michael Ripper, Marcus Hammond, Dennis Chinnery, Roy Royston
- PRODUCER: Anthony Nelson Keys
- SYNOPSIS: A medical professor and his daughter link a Cornish epidemic to a village squire’s voodoo.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 91 Minutes
- TAGLINE: Only The Lord Of The Dead Could Unleash Them!
- STUDIO: Shout! Factory
- https://www.shoutfactory.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/shoutfactoryofficial
- https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory
- https://www.amazon.com/Plague-Zombies-Blu-ray-André-Morell/dp/B07JVF7LQG/