August 27
Fear In The Night (1972) (Directed by Jimmy Sangster)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Judy Geeson, Peter Cushing, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, James Cossins, Gillian Lind, John Brown, Brian Grellis
- SYNOPSIS: A prep-school headmaster’s wife and her lover try to drive the lover’s wife to kill the headmaster.
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Rated PG
- RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
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- https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Night-Blu-ray-Judy-Geeson/dp/B07RR74Q68/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068577/
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Hell Comes To Frogtown (1988) (Directed by R.J. Kizer, Donald G. Jackson)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell, Rory Calhoun, Nicholas Worth, William Smith, Kristi Sommers
- SYNOPSIS: In a post-nuclear holocaust wasteland, Sam Hell (“”Rowdy”” Roddy Piper) is like most other survivors; a nomadic scavenger roaming the bombed out remnants of the world for food and survival gear. But Sam is also harboring a major secret that even he isn’t aware of: he’s the last fertile man on Earth. As unexpected pregnancies are discovered, the remnants of the government decide to capture him and, with the aid of scientist Spangle, fit him with a secure chastity belt to ensure his virility is used only when needed. After learning of a group of supposed virgins who are being held captive by frog-mutant savages, Sam is sent on a rescue mission to free the women and then, of course, impregnate them. Is he up for the job? You bet…
- An ‘only in the 80s’ hybrid of post-apocalyptic sci-fi weirdness, cynical humor, and horror touches, director Donald G. Jackson’s HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN is every bit as crazy as its title implies.
- GENRE: Science Fiction, Horror, Action
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 86 Minutes
- TAGLINE: A new breed of enemy has taken over the world… Sam Hell has come to take it back.
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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- https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Comes-Frogtown-Blu-ray-Kizer/dp/B07TXQHRM1/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093171/
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Decoder (1984) (Directed by Muscha)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow, William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge
- SYNOPSIS: FM (FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten) has discovered something incredible in the monotonous ‘muzak’ played through the fast food restaurant H Burger’s speaker system: the tracks are laced with subliminal messages designed to ensure complacency and consumerism. Experimenting with his discovery, FM soon realizes that by changing the type of music played, he can manifest a whole range of emotional responses and stir up the populace from their consumerist subordination. But as the diners are emotionally awakened, they become more and more prone to rioting and general social unrest, which puts FM in an increasingly dangerous position, especially when the sinister and mysterious organization behind the plot to keep the public complacent takes an interest in finding and stopping him…
- An underground hit from Germany’s punk and new wave infused youth culture of the early 80s, director Muscha’s DECODER blends arresting visuals, urban industrial aesthetics, science fiction, and moments of shocking violence, alongside searing commentary on late 20th century consumerist culture. Co-starring punk icon Christiane Felscherinow and William S. Burroughs in a supporting role and featuring music by Soft Cell, The and industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring this criminally under-seen masterpiece of German weirdness to Blu-ray, in a brand new 2k restoration of its original 16mm camera negative.
- GENRE: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 88 Minutes
- TAGLINE: muzak is more than music
- STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087129/
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Banana Splits: The Movie (2019) (Directed by Danishka Esterhazy)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Dani Kind, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Romeo Carere, Steve Lund, Maria Nash, Naledi Majola, Richard White, Sara Canning, Celina Martin, Kiroshan Naidoo, Keeno Lee Hector, Lia Sachs, Lionel Newton
- WRITER: Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas
- SYNOPSIS: Dani takes her family to a taping of the Banana Splits Movie but must help them escape the murder spree that ensues when the animatronic rock band learns their show is being cancelled.
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- RATING: Rated R (horror violence and gore)
- RUN TIME: 72 Minutes
- STUDIO: Warner Bros.
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- https://www.amazon.com/Banana-Splits-Movie-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B07RVHFPRT/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9831136/
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16th Episode (2019) (Directed by Jerome Cohen Olivar)
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Rebecca Ramon, Einar Kuusk, Cody Wayne Heuer, Abdellatif ChawkiI, Rosine Young, Amal Ayouch, Cedric Botuha, Jonathan Azevedo, Noor
- SYNOPSIS: Three Youtubers travel to foreign countries, experiment, document, and stream. Next they travel to the mythical city of Casablanca, oblivious to the horror lurking beneath the glamorous name.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
- TAGLINE: How many views is your life worth?
- STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
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- https://www.amazon.com/Episode-Blu-ray-Jérôme-Cohen-Olivar/dp/B07SZBK3JR/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3692082/
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Big Top Evil (2019) (Directed by Sean Haitz, Chris Potter)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Sean Haitz, Jisaura Cardinale, Austin Judd, Bill Moseley, LaRose
- WRITER: Sean Haitz, John Morrisey
- SYNOPSIS: Five disparate youths, lost on a road trip to the location of the infamous ‘mangrove slasher,’ end up being pursued by a cadre of cannibal clowns.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 81 Minutes
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- STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
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- https://www.amazon.com/Big-Evil-Blu-ray-Sean-Haitz/dp/B07T4RYNHK/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2596246/
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (Directed by Michael Dougherty)
- 4K-UHD/Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Sally Hawkins, Bradley Whitford, Kyle Chandler, Ziyi Zhang, Charles Dance, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Thomas Middleditch, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Ludlow, Aisha Hinds, Jason Liles, Anthony Ramos, Jonathan Howard
- SYNOPSIS: Following the global success of ”Godzilla” and ”Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse, an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
- BOX OFFICE: $109.7 Million
- GENRE: Action/Science Fiction
- RATING: Rated PG-13 (sequences of monster action violence and destruction, and for some language)
- RUN TIME: 131 Minutes
- TAGLINES:
- Let them fight!
- Long Live The King
- Their Reign Begins
- One King To Rule Them All
- Prepare To Throw Down
- Only One Will Rule.
- God Help Us All.
- The Summer Starts With Godzilla
- Prepare For Battle.
- STUDIO: Warner Bros.
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- https://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monsters-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B07RMGC75V/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741700/
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Doll Factory (2014) (Directed By Stephen Wolfe)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Justin Herman, Nicole Elliott, Andy Palmer, Eric C. Schneider
- SYNOPSIS: A group of teens break into an abandoned doll factory and unwittingly release a curse that brings hundreds of killer dolls to life to terrorize a small Texas town.
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
- STUDIO: Wild Eye Releasing
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- https://www.amazon.com/Doll-Factory-Stephen-Wolfe/dp/B07QRN4GQ3/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2247816/
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Young Hannah Queen Of The Vampire (1973) (Directed by Julio Salvador, Ray Danton)
Aka: Crypt of the Living Dead
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Teresa Gimpera, Patty Sheppard, Frank Brana
- SYNOPSIS: This is the uncut, widescreen version of this Euro-horror classic, aka: CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Welcome to Vampire Island, a quaint, out-of-the-way spot whose leading citizen is known for her winning, toothy smile… and odd dining habits. Released from her crypt after 700 years of entombment, the ravenous bloodsucker displays an undiminished zest for life… Anybody’s life. The son of the man who inadvertently released the undead terror from the tomb, finds he has a great deal to contend with (“She’s smart… 700 years smart,” he observes gloomily) in this tale of terror.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 87 Minutes
- TAGLINES:
- Have you ever done it the Transylvanian way …?
- … At last, a movie that you can really sink your teeth into!
- She’s 700 years old and still going strong!
- Not for people who might be shocked by ghoulish fiends!
- Trapped on an island … Doomed to Die One by One, Victims of the KILLER QUEEN!
- THE UNDEAD DIES…AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!
- STUDIO: VCI Entertainment
- http://www.vcihomevideo.com/
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- https://www.amazon.com/Young-Hannah-Queen-Vampires-Living/dp/B07QN8PR76/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069933/
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