New Releases for April 28 to 30, 2020 April 30, 2020
New Horror Releases

April 28

The Curse Of The Cat People (1944) (Directed by Gunther V. Fritsch, Robert Wise)

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Ann Carter, Jane Randolph, Elizabeth Russell, Eve March, Julia Dean, Erford Gage, Sir Lancelot, Joel Davis, Juanita Alvarez
  • PRODUCER: Val Lewton
  • SYNOPSIS: A lonely child lives in a dreamworld with her father’s dead first wife as a playmate.
  • TAGLINES:
    • THE BLACK MENACE STRIKES AGAIN! (original lobby-cards-all caps)
    • STRANGE, FORBIDDING, THRILLING (original window card -all caps)
    • THE BEAST-WOMAN HAUNTS THE NIGHT ANEW! (original half-sheet poster – all caps)
    • STRANGE ADVENTURES OF IN EVIL…of the beauty who changed into a killer-beast! (original poster)
    • Slinking into the heart of a little girl who could not see the evil behind smiling lips that could snarl, and feline fingers that could rip young flesh to shreds (original poster)
    • Action with never a let-down—Suspense that mounts with increasing fury (original poster)
    • SHE WAS MARKED WITH THE CURSE OF THOSE WHO SLINK AND KILL BY BY NIGHT! (original poster-all caps)
    • THE BEAST-WOMAN STRIKES! (original poster-all caps)
    • Sensation return of the KILLER-CAT WOMAN! (original poster)
    • THE BLACK MENACE CREEPS AGAIN (original lobby cards-all caps)
    • A tender tale of terror!
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Drama
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 70 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Warner Archives
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Cat-People-Gunther-Fritsch/dp/B085RSFG4W/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036733/

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The Dark Red (2018) (Directed by Dan Bush)

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: April Billingsley, Kelsey Scott, Conal Byrne
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital claiming that her newborn has been abducted by a secret society called the Dark Red — an ancient, underground cult that harvests and controls an incredibly rare blood type that gives one the power to hear and guide another person’s thoughts. She says that she is special: that she carries a pure and powerful strain of the blood like nothing seen before, and that the society sees her and her child as its next evolution — or perhaps its greatest threat, should she turn against them.
  • Is the Dark Red entirely a figment of her imagination — a complex coping mechanism to overcome a terrible personal tragedy — or is there some truth behind her story?
  • TAGLINE: The scariest thing about her story is that no one believes it.
  • GENRE: Mystery, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Dark Sky Films
  • https://darkskyfilms.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/DarkSkyFilms/
  • https://twitter.com/darkskyfilms
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083XVFNW1/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5160614/

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Dreamkatcher (2020) (Directed by Kerry Harris)

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Radha Mitchell, Henry Thomas, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Jules Willcox, Joseph Bishara, Lin Shaye
  • SYNOPSIS: In this terrifying horror-thriller, Gail (Radha Mitchell, SILENT HILL) is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother, who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh’s dad (Henry Thomas, “The Haunting of Hill House”) returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh’s life—or their own?
  • TAGLINE: Let the Nightmare Begin
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 85 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Lionsgate
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DHDNPJ/

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God’s Bloody Acre / So Sad About Gloria

  • Blu-ray
  • SYNOPSIS
  • This #4 retro drive-in release from Dark Force Entertainment featuring two lost lost drive-in classics!
  • GOD’S BLOODY ACRE: Three mountain-men brothers living in an uninhabited forest area love their simple lifestyle. When a construction crew shows up to clear the way for a park, the brothers are prepared to stop at nothing to defend their lifestyle – even murder. Newly restored and remastered from the only surviving 35mm print provided by the star of the film and cult movie legend Wayne Crawford.
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235433/
  • SO SAD ABOUT GLORIA (1973): A young woman just released from a mental hospital moves back in with her family. However, she is soon troubled by disturbing visions in which she commits a series of axe murders. Newly remastered with extensive scene by scene correction.
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122722/
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 176 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Dark Force Ent
  • http://darkforcedvd.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/Dark-Force-Entertainment-158542421434304/

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The Back Lot Murders (2002) (Directed by David DeFalco)

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Corey Haim, Priscilla Barnes, Charles Fleischer, Ken Sagoes
  • SYNOPSIS: The Back Lot Murders takes the slasher genre and twists it! Blending horror and satire, it tells the story of Wiseguys, a rock band on the brink of stardom, shooting their first video on the back lot of the world’s most famous movie studio. Little do they know that they are their beautiful girl friends are targets of a deranged psycho killer! One by one the cast and crew begin disappearing into the night only to turn up as ghastly victims. Featuring an all-star cast including Priscilla Barnes (Mallrats), Charles Fleischer (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and Corey Haim (The Lost Boys) in this Hollywood send-up with an entirely new take on the classic horror slasher genre!
  • TAGLINE: The stage is set …
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Dark Force Ent
  • http://darkforcedvd.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/Dark-Force-Entertainment-158542421434304/
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083LW192S/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300969/

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Deadline (1984) (Directed by Mario Azzopardi)

  • Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias, Cindy Hinds
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Steven Lessey (Stephen Young; Soylent Green, Patton) makes his living as a horror writer who has learned that the bloodier the story, the bigger the market. But Steven has also hit a personal crisis wherein he yearns for artistic recognition and an escape from the brutality he conjures up to earn a living. All the while, his horrifying and murderous fantasies begin to blend into his day-to-day life, numbing him to his crumbling marriage, until a shocking tragedy occurs, from which he has no escape…
  • One of the true hidden gems of Canadian horror cinema, Mario Azzopardi’s DEADLINE is an unflinchingly grim, twisted, and cynically comedic study of a man’s slow descent into madness, punctuated by expertly rendered and creatively staged gory deaths. Featuring elegant and colorful cinematography by Manfred Guthe (The Pit), tightly paced editing, and even a surprise musical sequence featuring acclaimed New Wave band, Rough Trade, Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this gruesome masterpiece to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored from 35mm vault elements.
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
    Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
    Newly scanned & restored in 2k from 35mm vault elements
    “Producing Something Horrific” – an interview with producer Henry Less
    “Embracing the Horror” – an interview with cinematographer Manfred Guthe
    Reversible cover artwork
    SDH English subtitles
  • TAGLINE: His obsession was to create the ultimate horror story… his curse was to live it.
  • GENRE: Horror, Action, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
  • https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Deadline-Blu-ray-Combo-Stephen-Young/dp/B085RRP1PN/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082244/

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The McPherson Tape (1989) (Directed by Dean Alioto)

AKA: U.F.O. Abduction

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Tommy Giavocchini, Patrick Kelley, Shirly McCalla, Stacey Shulman, Christine Staples
  • SYNOPSIS
  • The world’s first found footage horror movie!
  • A decade before THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT redefined the horror landscape, there was THE MCPHERSON TAPE. On October 8th, 1983, the McPherson family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder. Including the alien invasion. Shot for $6000 by first-time filmmaker Dean Alioto in 1989, this movie blends the production design of a Jaycees haunted house with a dead serious tone to forge a fun, hypnotic nightmare that upends the concept of reality. Due to a warehouse fire at the original distribution company, THE MCPHERSON TAPE was never legitimately released. AGFA + Bleeding Skull! are proud to present the world home video premiere of this important milestone in shot-on-video horror history, newly preserved from the original 3/4″ master tape.
  • GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 63 Minutes
  • STUDIO: American Genre Film Archive
  • https://www.americangenrefilm.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/filmarchive
  • https://www.amazon.com/McPherson-Tape-U-F-Abduction-Blu-ray/dp/B085R72PPP/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169005/

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Frankie In Blunderland (2011) (Directed by Caleb Emerson)

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Breeder (2014) (Directed by Patrick Vella)

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Shed (2019) (Directed by David Axe)

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The Wind (1986) (Directed by Nico Mastorakis)

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, David McCallum
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • What would you do if going outside meant being killed by a raging hurricane, but staying indoors meant being hacked to pieces by a sickle wielding maniac? Arrow Video proudly presents The Wind, from prolific genre filmmaker Nico Mastorakis, the director behind such cult classics as Hired to Kill and Island of Death.
  • When mystery novelist Sian Anderson (Meg Foster, They Live) arrives in the remote Greek town of Monemvasia, Elias Appleby (Robert Morley, The African Queen), the pompous British landlord of the house she s renting warns her of two dangers: the wind, which gets dangerously strong at night, and Phil (Wings Hauser, Vice Squad), his sleazy and suspicious American handyman. As night falls and the wind starts howling, Sian witnesses the shocking sight of Phil burying Elias s dead body in a shallow grave in his front garden! Trapped indoors from the raging, tree-branch-breaking wind, Sian must play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the murderous Phil, who ll stop at nothing to silence this inconvenient witness!
  • A tense and thrilling blend of Euro-horror and late 80s slasher, The Wind is a stalk n slash hidden gem, presented here for the first time on Blu-ray. Get ready to be blown away!
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
  • New restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative, approved by writer-director Nico Mastorakis
  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Optional Greek subtitles
  • Original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and LPCM Stereo 2.0 Audio
  • Blowing The Wind – Brand new interview with Director Nico Mastorakis
  • The Sound of The Wind – The complete soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer and Stanley Myers
  • A collection of trailers for the films of Nico Mastorakis
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and author Kat Ellinger
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 92 minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
  • https://arrowfilms.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo/
  • https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DG174Y/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094327/

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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) (Directed by James Signorelli)

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Cassandra Peterson, Jeff Conway, Edie McClurg, Tress MacNeille, Kurt Fuller
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • She s back! Elvira, Horrorland s hostess with the mostest, finally busts out on newly restored Blu-ray with this long-awaited, positively bursting-at-the-seams special edition of her big screen debut, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!
  • Having just quit her job as a Los Angeles TV horror hostess, Elvira receives the unexpected news that she s set to inherit part of her great aunt Morgana s estate. Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to Elvira, is in fact an evil warlock secretly scheming to steal the old family spellbook for his own nefarious ends
  • Campy, quirky and stuffed to the brim with more double entendres than your average Carry On movie, 1988 s Elvira: Mistress of the Dark helped solidify the horror hostess (played by Cassandra Peterson) as a major pop culture icon, here owning every inch of the screen with her quick wit, sass, and of course, cleaving-enhancing gown!
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
    • Brand new restoration from a 4K scan of original film elements
    • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
    • Original uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
    • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • Introduction to the film by director James Signorelli
    • 2017 Audio Commentary with director James Signorelli, hosted by Fangoria editor emeritus Tony Timpone
    • 2017 Audio Commentary with Patterson Lundquist, elviramistressofthedark dot-com webmaster and judge of US TV show The Search for the Next Elvira
    • Too Macabre The Making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark newly-revised 2018 version of this feature-length documentary on the making of the film, including interviews with various cast and crew and rare never-before-seen archival material
    • Recipe for Terror: The Creation of the Pot Monster newly-revised 2018 version of this featurette on the concept and design of the pot monster, as well as the film s other SFX
    • Original storyboards
    • Extensive image galleries
    • Original US theatrical and teaser trailers
    • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
    • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring writing by Kat Ellinger and Patterson Lundquist
  • TAGLINES:
    • Elvira busts out in her outrageously funny feature film debut!
    • Here’s something you’ll want to pick up!
    • Elvira makes her Big Scream Debut in her Hot New Comedy.
    • Unpleasant dreams…
    • Here comes Elvira… there goes the neighbourhood!
  • Review on site is not of the Special Edition Blu-ray, rather the theatrical version that’s found HERE
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: PG-13
  • RUN TIME: 96 minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
  • https://arrowfilms.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DGWL8M/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095088/

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