There were a lot of releases this week so it will be divided into two posts.
October 20
Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Don Ameche, Martha Hyer, Susan Gordon, Zsa Zsa Gabor
- DIRECTOR: Bert I. Gordon
- SYNOPSIS: Shaken by her mother’s death, an heiress comes home to a father, stepmother, and cousin she cannot trust.
- TAGLINES:
- An Inferno of Terror!
- Through a Child’s Eyes You Will See Torment … Murder … And Flaming Passion!
- See terror catch fire!
- El terror vivido! Por ojos Inocentes! (Mexico lobby card).
- Es Tormento! Es Tortura! Es Pasion! Ardiente! (Mexico lobby card).
- who hated Jessica enough to kill her “that” way?
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
- STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
- https://www.klstudioclassics.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/KinoLorberStudioClassics/
- https://twitter.com/KLStudioClassic
- https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Mommy-Dead-Blu-ray-Ameche/dp/B08DSSZJHW/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060831/
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HNN Presents: Bunny The Killer Thing (2015)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Hiski Hamalainen, Enni Ojutkangas, Veera W. Vilo, Jari Manninen
- DIRECTOR: Joonas Makkonen
- WRITER: Miika J. Norvanto, Joonas Makkonen
- SYNOPSIS: In this hilariously action-packed horror comedy, a group of Finnish and British people find themselves trapped in a cabin when they are viciously attacked by a mysterious half human, half rabbit creature.
- TAGLINE: Coming Soon After YOUR Pussy.
- GENRE: Horror, Action, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 88 minutes
- STUDIO: Bayview Entertainment
- https://www.bayviewentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/bayviewentertainment/
- https://twitter.com/BayViewEnt1
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FP54S6V/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3375286/
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The Sect (2014)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Patricia Fishman, Liliam Talero, Fernando Zolezzi
- DIRECTOR: Ernesto Aguilar
- SYNOPSIS: This bizarre, micro-budget sci-fi/horror film, reminiscent of the 1980s classic LIQUID SKY, focuses on a young woman who goes to a job interview, never suspecting that she is at a mysterious sect that participates in the business of human trafficking.
- GENRE: Thriller, Mystery
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 70 minutes
- STUDIO: Bayview Entertainment
- https://www.bayviewentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/bayviewentertainment/
- https://twitter.com/BayViewEnt1
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FP9Z5BZ/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4197006/
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HNN Presents: If He Hollers (2014)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Beatriz Arjona, Diego Luna, Anajose Aldrete Echevarria, Jose Maria de Tavira, Flor Eduarda Gurrola
- DIRECTOR: Artemio Narro
- WRITER: Artemio Narro, Antonio De La Rosa
- SYNOPSIS: An innocent bachelorette dare goes horribly and violently out of control in Artemio Narro’s first independent Mexican thriller, “If He Hollers.” It all starts off innocently, with Natalia arriving in Mexico from Spain to visit her boyfriend (Diego Luna). However, things suddenly turn dark after Natalia and her group of party animal friends meet an unsuspecting cowboy. The giggling girls secretly feed the macho man some Viagra and what began as a prank quickly turns violent. The story begins as an innocent comedy, with rich girls having carefree fun, it then undergoes a transformation that ends in dark sadism.
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 99 minutes
- STUDIO: Bayview Entertainment
- https://www.bayviewentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/bayviewentertainment/
- https://twitter.com/BayViewEnt1
- https://www.amazon.com/HNN-Presents-If-He-Hollers/dp/B08FP459YL/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3718904/
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Chop Chop (2020)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Atala Arce, Jake Taylor, David Harper, Mikael Mattsson, Jeremy Jordan, James McCabe, Mike Thompson, Nicholas Correnti, Natasha Missick
- DIRECTOR: Rony Patel
- SYNOPSIS: An innocent night between a loving young couple takes a bizarre turn when a psychotic serial killer comes knocking at their door. As the couple starts to fend for their lives, we soon learn there might be more to their story than meets the eye. Their fight for survival leads them into a series of unsettling encounters within the criminal underworld. In order to survive the night, the couple must stick together, make increasingly difficult choices and outsmart their violent adversaries, all while usurping a police officer looming in their midst.
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Crime
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 81 Minutes
- STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
- http://gravitasventures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/GravitasVentures
- https://twitter.com/GravitasVOD
- https://www.amazon.com/Chop-Blu-ray-Rony-Patel/dp/B08CWJ4W5G/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10171876/
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Redwood Massacre: Annihilation (2020)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Danielle Harris, Damien Puckler, Gary Kasper, Jon Campling, Tevy Poe
- DIRECTOR: David Ryan Keith
- SYNOPSIS: A stranger obsessed with the unsolved Redwood murders convinces a group of bereaved family members to venture into the wilderness in hope of providing the existence of the infamous killer. Their quest for truth sees a sinister turn of events, as the hunters become the hunted. A blood-soaked fight for survival ensues when they find that the tales told of the axe-wielding maniac is very real. DVD BONUS FEATURES: Redband Trailer, TV News Spot
- TAGLINE: Death has many faces
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 104 minutes
- STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment
- https://www.uncorkedentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/uncorkdent/
- https://twitter.com/uncorkdent
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DPVW683/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10473312/
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House of Shadows (2020)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Luke Bailey, Harriet Madeley, Yvonne Mai, Elena Delia
- DIRECTOR: Nicholas Winter
- SYNOPSIS: A woman visits the mysterious house she has inherited, hoping to understand the deaths of her family, only to be confronted by an evil curse.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 88 Minutes
- STUDIO: Trinity Creative
- https://www.trinitycreativepartnership.com/
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DC5Y9LC/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10546090/
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Blood Immortal (2019)
AKA: Love Immortal
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Aphrodite Nikolovski, Richard Tyson, Jordan Trovillion, Erika Hoveland
- DIRECTOR: Robert Joseph Butler
- SYNOPSIS: Three generations of vampire women find their lives put into jeopardy by their environmental and economic surroundings.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 104 Minutes
- STUDIO: ITN Distribution
- https://www.itnfilms.net/
- https://www.facebook.com/ITNDISTRIBUTION
- https://twitter.com/ITNDistribution
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DBVZXFH/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7635036/
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Amulet (2020)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Imelda Staunton, Carla Juri, Alec Secareanu, Angeliki Papoulia, Paul O’Kelly
- DIRECTOR: Romola Garai
- SYNOPSIS: Tomaz (Secareanu), a former soldier who is left homeless after an accident and takes refuge in the decaying home of Magda (Juri), a lonely young woman in desperate need of help as she cares for her ailing mother. At first hesitant, Magda soon welcomes Tomaz into their lives. But as he gets closer to and begins to fall for Magda, Tomaz notices strange and unexplainable phenomena. Something seems very wrong with the mysterious old woman who never leaves the top floor, and Tomaz begins to suspect that Magda may in fact be a prisoner to her otherworldly bidding.
- TAGLINE: Have Faith in Fear.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Rated R (some strong violence, bloody images, a sexual assault, and brief language and nudity)
- RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
- STUDIO: Magnolia Pictures
- https://www.magnoliapictures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/MagnoliaPictures
- https://twitter.com/MagnoliaPics
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089M43XDN/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332802/
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No Escape (2020)
AKA: Follow Me
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Keegan Allen, Holland Roden, Denzel Whitaker, Ronen Rubinstein, Pasha Lychnikoff, George Janko, Siya
- DIRECTOR: Will Wernick
- SYNOPSIS: A social media star travels with his friends to Moscow to experience an escape room they’re promised will be unlike any other they’ve encountered. What starts out as an exciting adventure quickly turns into a dangerous nightmare as they discover escaping the maze is a matter of life or death.
- See Review HERE
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Adventure
- RATING: Rated R (bloody violence, grisly images, pervasive language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use)
- RUN TIME: 88 Minutes
- STUDIO: Lionsgate
- https://lionsgate.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/lionsgate/
- https://twitter.com/Lionsgate
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DSX8TLR/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8160834/
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The Amityville Harvest (2020)
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Kyle Lowder, Sadie Katz, Brandon Alan Smith, Alexa Pellerin, Johanna Rae, Michael Cervantes, Eva Ceja, George W. Scott, Keavy Bradley, Yan Birch, Elieen Dietz
- DIRECTOR: Thomas J. Churchill
- SYNOPSIS: In this intense horror tale, a visit to a crumbling mansion becomes a journey into sheer terror. While staying at an aging manor to research its liquor-smuggling history, Christina and her documentary video team interview their spooky host Vincent — but no one can capture his image or voice on video! After shocking dreams and bloody encounters, the crew members fall under Vincent’s hypnotic spell. Can Christina and her sister stave off Vincent’s dark magic and survive Amityville’s deadly harvest?
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Rated R (horror violence/bloody images, and language)
- RUN TIME: 96 Minutes
- STUDIO: Lionsgate
- https://lionsgate.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/lionsgate/
- https://twitter.com/Lionsgate
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DSR7GYQ/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11177556/
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NOS4A2, Season 2
- Bly-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Ashleigh Cummings, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Jahkara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Zachary Quinto, Ashley Romans, Dalton Harrod, Mattea Conforti
- SYNOPSIS: NOS4A2 Season 2 picks up eight years after the events of season one. Vic McQueen remains more determined than ever to destroy Charlie Manx. Charlie, having faced his own mortality, emerges desperate for revenge against Vic. This time, he sets his sights on the person who means most to Vic – her eight-year-old son Wayne. The race for Wayne’s soul sends Vic and Charlie on a high-speed collision course, forcing both to confront the mistakes of their pasts in order to secure a hold on Wayne’s future.
- SEE REVIEW HERE
- GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
- RATING: TV-14
- RUN TIME: 7 hrs, 30 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJ Entertainment
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/NOS4A2-Season-Blu-ray-Ashleigh-Cummings/dp/B08CM693RL/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5194792/
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Scare Package (2019)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Jeremy King, Noah Segan, Toni Trucks, Chase Williamson, Baron Vaughn
- DIRECTORS: Emily Hagins, Aaron B. Koontz, Chris McInroy, Noah Segan, Courtney Andujar, Hillary Andujar, Anthony Cousins, Baron Vaughn
- SYNOPSIS: Chad, the owner of Rad Chad’s Horror Emporium, recounts a series of bone-chilling, blood-splattered tales to illustrate the rules of the horror genre to his newest employee.
- TAGLINE: 7 Directors. 7 Tales of Terror. 0 Working Cell Phones.
- See Review HERE
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 108 minutes
- STUDIO: RLJ Entertainment
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Scare-Package-Blu-ray-Jeremy-King/dp/B08DBV43KC/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7521214/
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Fear No Evil / Ritual of Evil (Double Feature)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Louis Jourdan, Anne Baxter, Diana Hyland, John McMartin, Bradford Dillman, Lynda Day, Carroll O’Connor, Wilfrid Hyde-White
- DIRECTORS: Paul Wendkos, Robert Day
- SYNOPSIS: This double-feature special edition includes new 2K restorations of Fear No Evil (1969) and its sequel Ritual of Evil (1970), both starring Louis Jourdan (Gigi, Octopussy). Fear No Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan), a psychiatrist specializing in the occult, becomes involved in the case of a man possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man’s fiancée discovers that the mirror is able to bring back her former boyfriend, who had been killed in a car accident, from the dead. Co-starring Lynda Day George (Day of the Animals), Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family), Bradford Dillman (Chosen Survivors), Wilfrid Hyde-White (My Fair Lady), Marsha Hunt (Raw Deal) and directed by Paul Wendkos (The Mephisto Waltz). Ritual of Evil – Dr. David Sorell (Jourdan) investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress, and uncovers a cult of wealthy people who practice black magic, witchcraft, and devil worship. Hyde-White returns as Harry Snowden, one of David’s associates. Co-starring Anne Baxter (All About Eve), Diana Hyland (Jigsaw), John McMartin (Sweet Charity), Belinda Montgomery (The Other Side of the Mountain) and directed by Robert Day (Tarzan the Magnificent).
- Fear No Evil (1969)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064319/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOyahDUNAU
- Ritual of Evil (1970)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064898/
- GRENRE: Horror, Drama
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 3 HRS, 16 MIN
- STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
- https://www.klstudioclassics.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/KinoLorberStudioClassics/
- https://twitter.com/KLStudioClassic
- https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Ritual-Double-Feature-Blu-ray/dp/B08F6LDTX6/
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Welcome to the Circle (2020)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Taylor Dianne Robinson, Heather Doerksen, Matthew MacCaull, Matt Bellefleur, Andrea Brooks
- DIRECTOR: David Fowler
- SYNOPSIS: A camping misadventure forces a young girl and her father into the world of a demon-worshiping cult known as The Circle. As the pair become trapped in The Circle’s increasingly frightening sphere of indoctrination, a case-hardened professional cult deprogrammer and his two clients attempt to kidnap/reclaim one of the group’s members. Grisly rituals are soon revealed to be part of a terrifying, surreal, alternate reality that has been constructed by the cult’s mysterious, isolated leader. Escape is the only objective, but all of them are trapped in The Circle.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
- STUDIO: Artsploitation Films
- https://www.artsploitationfilms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/Artsploitation
- https://twitter.com/artsploitation
- https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Circle-Blu-ray-Taylor-Robinson/dp/B08F6QNT89/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3918800/
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Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Michael Gross, Jon Heder, Caroline Langrishe, Cassie Clare, Matthew Douglas, Sahajak Boonthanakit, David Asavanond, Jackie Cruz, Richard Brake
- DIRECTOR: Don Michael Paul
- WRITER: Don Michael Paul, Brian Brightly
- SYNOPSIS: When a group of wealthy trophy hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs to create the ultimate hunting experience, it isn’t long before their prey escapes the confines of their small island and begin terrorizing the inhabitants of a nearby island research facility. The head of the research facility and her second-in-command Jimmy (Jon Heder) locate the one man who is an expert in killing Graboids: the one and only, and now reluctant, Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Once on board, Burt leads the group in an all-out war against the larger, faster, and terrifyingly intelligent Graboids and the swiftly multiplying Shriekers!
- GENRE: Horror, Action
- RATING: Rated PG-13 (creature violence, language throughout, some gore and suggestive/drug references.)
- RUN TIME: 103 Minutes
- STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- https://www.uphe.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/universalpictures
- https://twitter.com/UniAllAccess
- https://www.amazon.com/Tremors-Shrieker-Blu-ray-Michael-Gross/dp/B08GB25JGP/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8322060/
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Tremors: 7-Movie Collection
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver, Shawn Christian, Susan Chuang, Tony Genaro, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, August Schellenberg, Jamie Kennedy, Johan Dreyer, Ernest Ndhlovu, Tanya van Graan, Greg Kriek, Jon Heder, Caroline Langrishe, Cassie Clare
- SYNOPSIS: Prepare yourself for a terrifying onslaught of monstrous man-eating Graboids, flying Ass-Blasters, and heat seeking Shriekers in this complete collection of all seven movies in the Tremors franchise. Throughout the years and many international locations, the Graboids have evolved and become ever more menacing and deadly. Only the gonzo survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) can stop them all. The Tremors 7-Movie Collection includes: Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Tremors 5: Bloodlines, Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, and the all-new movie, Tremors: Shrieker Island! Also starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire, Jamie Kennedy, and Jon Heder, this cult classic horror-comedy collection is packed with eye-popping special effects and tense action sequences!
- This is a multiple-item set containing these film/programs:
- Tremors
Tremors II: Aftershocks
Tremors 3: Back To Perfection
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
Tremors: Shrieker Island - GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Action
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 11 hrs, 42 Min
- STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- https://www.uphe.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/universalpictures
- https://twitter.com/UniAllAccess
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GBCW5RS/
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