November 1
Desconocidos – The Unknown [2012]
AKA: Unknowns
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Gabriel Porras, Sonya Smith, Francisco Gattorno, Oscar Torre, Pili Montilla
- DIRECTOR: Andres Ramirez
- PRODUCERS: Manolo Travieso, Ray Quiroga, Yeniffer Behrens, John Estrada, Alicia Glaser
- SYNOPSIS: A group of young unknown actors arrive in Hollywood with dreams of fame and fortune. When they are cast in a horror film they become the unsuspecting participants in a snuff film – theirs.
- TAGLINE: Some people are dying to be famous
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 83 Minutes
- STUDIO: Leomark Studios
- http://leomarkstudios.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/LeomarkStudios
- https://twitter.com/LeomarkStudios
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08J5CBMWP/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1901030/
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November 3
Christmas Presence [2018]
AKA: Why Hide?
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Charlotte Atkinson, Elsie Bennett, Lorna Brown
- DIRECTOR: James Edward Cook
- SYNOPSIS: A diverse group of friends gather for the festive season in a remote lodge but soon plans go awry. One of the friends goes missing and the truth behind why the lodge was booked for the holiday is disclosed. Christmas quickly turns to chaos and a bloody nightmare ensues ..
- TAGLINE: Christmas with friends can be bloody murder
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 87 minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X7D8JDN/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6998650/
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Let’s Scare Julie [2020]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, Isabel May, Odessa A’zion, Brooke Sorenson, Jessica Sarah Flaum, Dakota Baccelli, Valorie Hubbard, Blake Robbins, Bill Timoney
- DIRECTOR: Jud Cremata
- SYNOPSIS: A group of teen girls set out to scare their reclusive new neighbor, but the prank turns to terror when some of them don’t come back.
- GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 80 minutes
- STUDIO: Shout! Factory
- https://www.shoutfactory.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/shoutfactoryofficial
- https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory
- https://www.amazon.com/Scare-Julie-Blu-ray-Leigh-Anne-Johnson/dp/B08F6RC3N9/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8547768/
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Antebellum [2020]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Janelle Monae, Marque Richardson II, Eric Lange, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Rob Aramayo, Lily Cowles, Jena Malone
- DIRECTOR: Gerard Bush, Christoper Renz
- SYNOPSIS: Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica’s existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present, and future — before it’s too late. From the producer of GET OUT and US comes this tense and provocative thriller with a terrifying twist.
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 105 Minutes
- STUDIO: Lionsgate
- https://www.lionsgate.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/lionsgate
- https://twitter.com/Lionsgate
- https://www.amazon.com/Antebellum-Blu-ray-Digital-Janelle-Monáe/dp/B08H6QDKRV/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10065694/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0HwSkVd01A
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Midnight Evil [2019]
AKA: Midnight Devils
DVD
PRINCIPAL CAST: Michael Berryman, Billy Blair, Erin Marie Garrett, Alan Rowe Kelly
DIRECTORS: Abel Berry, Jennifer Michelle Stone II
SYNOPSIS: A group of criminals are trapped in an abandoned cabin after an ancient evil is unleashed, and must fight to survive until dawn.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 79 Minutes
STUDIO: ITN Distribution
https://www.facebook.com/ITNDISTRIBUTION
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GBCW648/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8395214/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4GbtpYqvRc
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WRITER’S BLOCK [2019]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Craig Nigh, Mike Gassaway, Jeannie Carter-Cruz, Chris Warner, Bobbie Grace
- DIRECTORS: Jeff Kerr, Ray Spivey
- PRODUCERS: Ray Spivey, Jeff Kerr, Brian K. Jammer, Ron Lewis, Kyle Frazier
- SYNOPSIS: Struggling writer Skip Larson receives the offer of a lifetime: collaborate on a novel with best-selling author Chester Everett McGraw. The catch? He must cut off contact with the outside world for the six months he will spend at Chester’s remote Texas ranch. Skip accompanies McGraw’s right-hand man Digger to the ranch, where he meets Catalina, the housekeeper, and beautiful Kara, whose job it is to entertain Skip. At first, all goes well. But Chester is an abusive taskmaster. And when Kara disappears, Skip suspects foul play. A romance with Catalina provides solace, but when Skip urges her to flee with him she refuses. Digger foils Skip’s escape attempt and he is now a prisoner. Skip appears to accept his fate. But when a disagreement with Chester leads to a fight, Skip is beaten before managing a desperate escape. While in hiding, Skip deduces the awful truth of Chester’s success. Now he must return to the ranch to rid himself of the deadly threat posed by his one-time hero.
- TAGLINE: A novel way to die.
- GENRE: Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 98 minutes
- STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
- http://gravitasventures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/GravitasVentures
- https://twitter.com/GravitasVOD
- https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Block-Blu-ray-Craig-Nigh/dp/B08GFS1TG3/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8697454/
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They Reach [2020]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Mary Madaline Roe, Eden Campbell, Morgan Chandler
- DIRECTOR: Sylas Dall
- PRODUCERS: Jason Connelly, Bry Troyer
- SYNOPSIS: In 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.
- TAGLINE: First you hear them. Then you see them. Then they reach…
- GENRE: Horror, Adventure
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 89 minutes
- STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment
- https://www.uncorkedentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/uncorkdent/
- https://twitter.com/uncorkdent
- https://www.amazon.com/They-Reach-Blu-ray-Sylas-Dall/dp/B08KQ6F4YS/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6483422/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw9QGfdQBZU
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The Veil [2016]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, Lily Rabe, Aleska Palladino, Shannon Woodward
- DIRECTOR: Phil Joanou
- WRITER: Robert Ben Garant
- PRODUCERS: Robert Ben Garant, Jason Blum
- SYNOPSIS: From Jason Blum, the producer of Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Get Out and Us, comes this gritty horror film starring Jessica Alba (Stretch, Sin City), Thomas Jane (The Punisher, Thursday), and Lily Rabe (Miss Stevens, American Horror Story). Follow the lone survivor of a religious cult mass-suicide as she returns to the scene of the tragedy for the first time, after 30 years, with a documentary crew in tow. What they unveil is more disturbing than they could have ever imagined. Written by Robert Ben Garant (Balls of Fury, Night at the Museum) and directed by Phil Joanou (Three O’Clock High, State of Grace).
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Rated R (violence, disturbing images, and language)
- RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
- STUDIO: Kino Lorber
- https://www.kinolorber.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/kinolorberinc
- https://twitter.com/kinolorber
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GMWQG8K/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3533916/
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Blind [2019]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Sarah French, Jed Rowen, Tyler Gallant, Caroline Williams, Ben Kaplan
- DIRECTOR: Marcel Walz
- PRODUCERS: Kristina Rust, Ruediger W. Kuemmerle, Ivan Bernard Hruska, Dominik Jurczek
- SYNOPSIS: Faye, a former actress that lost her vision, struggles to put her life back together while living alone in her dream house in the hills. When a masked stranger named Pretty Boy shows up, Faye will soon realize that she is not as alone as she thinks.
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Drama
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 89 Minutes
- STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment
- https://www.uncorkedentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/uncorkdent/
- https://twitter.com/uncorkdent
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H5FV1LC/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10504904/
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Lake Michigan Monster [2018]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Erick West, Beulah Peters
- DIRECTORS: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
- SYNOPSIS:
- LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER BANNED IN FOUR LAKES!
- All aboard! The combined spirits of H.P. Lovecraft, early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 inhabit this action-packed tale of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival.
- On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also writes and directs) enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths. But as Seafield s obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), sonar whiz Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters) and former N.A.V.Y. Nautical Athletes and adVenture Yunit officer Dick Flynn (Daniel Long) hold the show together?
- Shot in gloriously retro black and white on a shoestring budget, with most of the cast also performing multiple roles behind the camera, Lake Michigan Monster is an inventive, irreverent and riotously entertaining ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear: an absurdist urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us.
- SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Two cast and crew audio commentaries featuring writer/director/actor Ryland Tews and actors Daniel Long, Beulah Peters, Erick West and editor Mike Cheslik one sober, one drunk!
Critics audio commentary with Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood
Effects Breakdown comparison of the film s underwater sequence, including storyboards and pre-composited footage
Dear Old Captain Seafield the Captain Seafield theme song, performed by the Seafield Monster Sextet
Interview in a Cabin interview with Ryland Tews and Daniel Long at the Fantasia International Film Festival
Interview in a Bar interviews with the cast and crew at the Beloit International Film Festival
Interview by a Fire interview with Mike Cheslik on Mark Borchardt s Cinema Fireside radio show
The first season and pilot episode of L.I.P.S., Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik s hybrid animation/live action sci-fi comedy web series
Theatrical trailer
Behind the scenes photos
Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork by Jade Watring and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch - FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw
- GENRE: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 78 minutes
- STUDIO: Arrow Video
- https://www.arrowvideo.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
- https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GV8ZVHQ/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6748030/
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