November 5

Prey (2019) (Directed by Franck Khalfoun)

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) (Directed by Andre Ovredal)

  • DVD/ Blu-ray/4K-UHD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur, Gabriel Rush, Kathleen Pollard, Gil Bellows, Javier Botet, Dean Norris, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Abrams, Mark Steger, Stephanie Belding, Natalie Ganzhorn, Jane Moffat, Divan Meyer, David Tompa, Brandon Knox
  • WRITER: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, John August, Guillermo del Toro, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Alvin Schwartz
  • SYNOPSIS: It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind… but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah’s terrifying tome.
  • BOX OFFICE: $95.6 Million
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated PG-13 (terror/violence, disturbing images, thematic elements, language including racial epithets, and brief sexual references)
  • RUN TIME: 111 Minutes
  • TAGLINE: Based on the iconic book series.
  • STUDIO: Lionsgate
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Scary-Stories-Tell-Dark-Blu-ray/dp/B07Y9BDVZW/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387520/

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School of the Damned (2019) (Directed by Peter Vincent)

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Pickaxe (2019) (Directed by Jeremy Sumrall)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwD7mUpsLw

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Holiday Hell (2019)

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Blood Myth (2019) (Directed by Sean Brown, Luke Gosling)

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Marla (2019) (Directed by Lisa van Dam-Bates)

Aka “Marla Mae”

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Kill Every Last One (2008) (Directed by William Lee)

Aka: Demons Rising

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: EJ Toxey, Becca Moore, Sylvester Person, William Lee, Harlow Keith
  • SYNOPSIS: Kyle Rush (EJ Toxey) is a professional thief hired by a mysterious man known as Dr. Montorio (Harlow Keith). The scene of the crime is the Mozikel Art Museum in South Africa. The prize: a mysterious text known as the LIBER MALORUM, a book shrouded in secrecy and legend that is suspected of being able to turn the dead into supernatural killing machines. When the heist goes awry, Montorio gets away with the book and Kyle is left with regrets and a vendetta: get the book…get revenge. In a bizarre twist, Kyle is thrown into the mix with a martial arts expert and former covert operative named Matthias Locke (William Lee), who is so troubled by his past life that he has given up all violence and converted to Buddhism. When the book falls into the hands of Kyle and Matthias, Montorio reappears with The Mandrakes, a band of half-dead killers. The stage is now set for an epic around the world chase that can either save or destroy the planet.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Action
  • RATING:  Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 119 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Bayview Films
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WPX4DVL/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1159263/

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Gothic Harvest (2018) (Directed by Ashley Hamilton)

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Vampiyaz (2004) (Directed by Z. Winston Brown)

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Deadly Playthings (2019) (Director Mark Polonia)

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Lilace Guignard, Sarah Duterte, Lily Cobb, Jeff Kirkendall, Titus Himmelberger
  • SYNOPSIS: A child s mysterious doll, once home to restless and disembodied spirits, is handed down to the occupants of a new home. The doll, found hidden in the dark recesses of the basement, is adopted by a lonely, near mute, wheel-chair bound girl. Soon the loving family is thrown into a living hell. But the violent deaths and supernatural occurrences bring the doll back into contact with the one person who may be able to help its original owner. She knows what evil has taken roots within it, and ultimately what the spirit wants. It all leads to an explosive final showdown between psychic and demon, with the young girl s soul hanging in the balance.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 70 minutes
  • TAGLINE: Time To Play
  • STUDIO: SRS Cinema
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Playthings-2-DVD-Limited/dp/B07YTDXGW1/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10078894/

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Ambition (2019) (Directed by Robert Shaye)

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Apprentice To Murder (1988) (Directed by Ralph L. Thomas)

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • In early twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country, young Billy Kelly (Chad Lowe, Highway to Hell) falls in with a charismatic powwower or folk magic healer, Dr. John Reese (Donald Sutherland, Don t Look Now), shunned by the rest of the community for his non-conformist beliefs. Together, they investigate the mysterious sickness that is blighting the area, which Reese believes to be the work of a sinister local hermit. But as the plague spreads and the wide-eyed Billy falls ever deeper under Reese s spell, are they doing God s work or the Devil s bidding?
  • Also starring Mia Sara (Legend) and featuring a powerhouse performance by Donald Sutherland – reunited here with Don t Look Now screenwriter Allan Scott – Apprentice to Murder is a chilling and unforgettable tale of the macabre that blurs the lines between conventional notions of good and evil .
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
    • Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original 35mm interpositive
      High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
      Original lossless mono soundtrack
      Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
      New audio commentary by author and critic Bryan Reesman
      New video interview on religious horror cinema with Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine
      New video interview with cinematographer Kelvin Pike
      New video interview with makeup supervisor Robin Grantham
      Theatrical trailer
      Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Paul Corupe
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Drama
  • RATING: Rated PG-13
  • RUN TIME: 97 minutes
  • TAGLINES:
    • They thought it was the Devil. The Police said it was Murder.
    • Was it Magic, Murder, or Madness?
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
  • https://www.arrowfilms.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Apprentice-Murder-Blu-ray-Donald-Sutherland/dp/B07X37QBKD/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094671/

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November 8

Devil’s Junction: Handy Dandy’s Revenge (2019) (Directed by Roy G. Biv)

 

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Ghost Story (1974) (Directed by Stephen Weeks)

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Shaun of the Dead (2004) (Directed by Edgar Wright)

  • 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital
  • PRINCIAL CAST: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy
  • WRITERS: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
  • PRODUCER: Nira Park
  • SEE REVIEW HERE
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • There comes a day in every man’s life when he has to get off the couch…and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it’s up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal Ed (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entrée.
  • Special features:
    • Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Shaun of the Dead (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details
    • Features HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
    • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright
    • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield, and Lucy Davis
    • Feature Commentary with Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton
    • Feature Commentary with The Zombies
    • U-Control: Storyboards
    • U-Control: Zomb-o-Meter
    • Extended Bits with Optional Commentary
    • Outtakes
    • The Man Who Would be Shaun
    • Funky Pete
    • Plot Holes
    • Simon Pegg’s Video Diary
    • Lucy Davis’ Video Diary
    • Joe Cornish’s Video Diary
    • Casting Tapes
    • Edgar & Simon’s Flip Chart
    • SFX Comparison
    • Make-Up Tests
    • EPK Featurette
    • TV Bits
    • Photo Gallery
    • 2000 Ad Strip
    • Poster Designs
    • US Trailer
    • UK Teaser Trailer
    • UK Trailer
    • UK TV Spot #1
    • UK TV Spot #2
    • Fright Fest Trailer
    • Storyboard Gallery
    • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgard Wright
    • Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis
    • Feature Commentary with Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton
    • Feature Commentary with the Zombies
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 100 minutes
  • TAGLINES:
    • It’s just one of those days when you’re feeling a little…dead.
    • Buy Milk. Ring Mum. Dodge Zombies
    • Shuffling into theaters September 24th.
    • A romantic comedy. With zombies.
    • Ever felt like you were surrounded by zombies?
    • In a time of crisis a hero must rise…from his sofa.
    • Bought coffee. Called Mom. Dodged zombies.
    • This September, aim for the head.
  • STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Shaun-Dead-Blu-ray-Simon-Pegg/dp/B07XFH5QHR/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/

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