There were a lot of releases this week so it will be divided into two posts.
November 10
Dark Figures [2020]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Shelby Lyn, Kelly McCart, Dan Nufer, Ben Scattone, Otis Bassett
- DIRECTOR: Alex Tait
- PRODUCERS: Alex Tait, Jeffrey J. Moore, Teressa A. Wickham, Cynthia Asmar, Stephen Chan
- SYNOPSIS: Five friends accidentally awaken an ancient evil while hiking in Arizona. They must fight to survive both a demonic spirit and the small tribe who worships it.
- TAGLINE: The Darkness Consumes
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
- STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
- http://gravitasventures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/GravitasVentures
- https://twitter.com/GravitasVOD
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GFL6N6L/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8373010/
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Hosts [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Samantha Loxley, Neal Ward, Nadia Lamin, Frank Jakeman, Lee Hunter
- DIRECTOR: Adam Leader, Richard Oakes
- SYNOPSIS:
- When a family invites their neighbors, a sweet young couple, over to celebrate Christmas Eve and some very happy personal news, they do not realize that their friends had just become hosts to a malicious entity hellbent on taking over the world. The family find themselves fighting for their lives in a night of unimaginable terror.
- Like The Strangers at Christmas and with an otherworldly twist, Hosts is a simmering sci-fi thriller where the palpable tension of a singular event belies an even more sinister takeover on a global scale.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 89 Minutes
- STUDIO: Dark Sky Film
- https://darkskyfilms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/DarkSkyFilms/
- https://twitter.com/darkskyfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FP5V34H/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9543062/
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Blade: The Iron Cross [2020]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Tania Fox, Vincent Cusimano, Griffin Blazi
- DIRECTOR: John Lechago
- SYNOPSIS: Sick science, punishing puppets, clairvoyant crusaders and a legion of fascist zombies combine in this, the darkest PUPPET MASTER film yet! Dr. Hauser, the Third Reich’s maddest scientist, rises again. As the deranged Nazi doctor’s perverse plot is revealed, psychic journalist Elisa Ivanov awakens Blade and together, maiden and marionette get set to hammer the evil Hauser back to hell!
- GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 70 Minutes
- STUDIO: Full Moon Pictures
- https://www.fullmoonfeatures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/fullmoonfeatures
- https://twitter.com/fullmoonhorror
- https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Iron-Cross-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B08CWCG1T7/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10887344/
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Return to Splatter Farm [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Danielle Donahue, Nico Bryant, Mel Heflin
- DIRECTORS: Jeff Kirkendall, Mark Polonia
- SYNOPSIS: Thirty years after the infamous ‘Death Farm’ murders in rural Pennsylvania, serial killing is in season once more. A young woman and her friends descend upon the farm to party after discovering that she has inherited the land. But soon after, the strange occurrences and brutal murders begin again. The shocking sequel to the 1987 SOV cult classic SPLATTER FARM.
- TAGLINE: Jeremy Has Returned.
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 85 Minutes:
- STUDIO: Wild Eye Releasing
- http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/wild.eye.releasing
- https://twitter.com/WildEyeMovies
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWG61WC/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12755232/
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Bigfoot Vs The Illuminati [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: James Sullivan, Marco Guzman
- DIRECTOR: BC Fourteen
- SYNOPSIS: Earth year 4044: advanced AI robots have drained the Earth of its natural resources, leaving the planet a barren shell. A rebel human alliance adrift in space with no planet to call home, calls on the infamous monster-slayer Van Helsing and his co-pilot Bigfoot to do battle with humanity’s greatest enemies, the Illuminati.
- GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Animation
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 80 Minutes
- STUDIO: Ruthless Studios
- https://www.amazon.com/Bigfoot-Vs-The-Illuminati/dp/B08D239MHY/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12969650/
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Amityville Toybox [2016]
AKA: The Amityville Legacy
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Mark Popejoy, Julia Farrell, Jennii Caroline
- DIRECTORS: Dustin Ferguson, Mike Johnson
- SYNOPSIS: 40 years after the original Amityville murders, a cursed antique toy owned by the DeFeo family finds its way to a brand new family across the country – who become the latest victims of possession in the undying legacy of evil.
- TAGLINE: Evil Comes In All Forms
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 70 Minutes
- STUDIO: Wild Eye Releasing
- http://www.wildeyereleasing.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/wild.eye.releasing
- https://twitter.com/WildEyeMovies
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWJ7GXL/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5189528/
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The Special [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Davy Raphaely, Dave Sheridan, Sarah French, Doug Henderson
- DIRECTOR: B. Harrison Smith
- SYNOPSIS: Suspecting his wife of infidelity, Jerry follows his friend down a dark rabbit hole into a horror landscape of addiction.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 94 minutes
- TAGLINES:
- This Is Not A Love Story
- Would you like The Special?
- See it with someone you hate.
- STUDIO: Breaking Glass Pictures
- https://www.bgpics.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/BreakingGlassPictures/
- https://twitter.com/BreakingGlassPx
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KH3S5GR/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9118804/
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Shadow Puppets [2007]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: James Marsters, Tony Todd and Jolene Blalock
- DIRECTOR: Michael Winnick
- PRODUCER: Bob Crowe
- SYNOPSIS: Eight amnesiacs awaken in an abandoned asylum to discover they are victims of an ill-fated experiment to erase bad memories. And to make matters worse, the experiment accidentally released a monstrous, blood-thirsty entity within the asylum. As they piece together their memories, a vicious Shadow Creature stalks them, threatening their lives from the darkness.
- TAGLINE: They don’t know who they are. Where they are. Or what is trying to kill them.
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 102 minutes
- STUDIO: Leomark Studios
- http://leomarkstudios.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/LeomarkStudios
- https://twitter.com/LeomarkStudios
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LJN18BT/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491145/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEaKqxUTDJA
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The Retreat [2020]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Grant Schumacher, Dylan Grunn, Chris Cimperman, Peter Stray, Rick Montgomery Jr.
- DIRECTOR: Bruce Wemple
- PRODUCERS: Cole Payne, Roger M. Mayer, Anna Sheilds
- SYNOPSIS: Set in the Adirondack High Peaks of Upstate New York, two best friends, Gus and Adam, set out for a winter back-packing trip. After a horrifying encounter with a monster, Gus finds himself alone and lost. Now, he must fight for his life while keeping his grip on reality as he’s tormented both physically and psychologically by the evil Native American legend, The Wendigo. BONUS FEATURES: Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 88 minutes
- STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment
- https://www.uncorkedentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/uncorkdent/
- https://twitter.com/uncorkdent
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L4GMTGW/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12198524/
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Dark/Web [2019]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Lana McKissack, Michael Nardelli, Brian Elerding, Sibongile Mlambo, Noemi Gonzalez
- DIRECTORS: Roxy Shih, Mario Miscione, Eric Salberg, Boman Modine, Zelda Williams
- SYNOPSIS: A genius programmer’s mysterious disappearance leads to the reunion of old friends and the discovery that the strange stories she left behind may point to an impending technological crisis. Emmy Award winning high production value Sci-fi thriller. Great exposure via Comic Con International. Collectors Blu-ray with loads of special features!
- GENRE: TV-14
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 40 minutes
- STUDIO: High Octane Pictures
- https://www.highoctanepictures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/HighOctanePictures
- https://twitter.com/highoctanepics
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KH3TD2H/
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The Sleeper [2012]
- Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Brittney Belland, Ray Goodwin, Jason Jay Crabtree, Tiffany Arnold, Jessica Cameron
- DIRECTOR: Justin Russell
- SYNOPSIS: It’s 1981 and the girls of Alpha Gamma Theta sorority are having a party. As the new pledges arrive, so does an uninvited guest. Little do the sisters know someone is watching them in the shadows. As the girls shower, study, eat and sleep the stalker studies the girls. One by one he finds the girls at their most vulnerable and murders them. The police hunt for the missing girls and their killer, but will they find them in time? Or will the girls be forced to fight for their lives…
- TAGLINE: If I die before I wake
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 90 minutes
- STUDIO: Scream Team Releasing
- https://screamteamreleasing.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/screamteamreleasing/
- https://twitter.com/SceamTeam
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZC8L7P/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971558/
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Book of Monsters ]2018]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton
- DIRECTOR: Stewart Sparke
- SYNOPSIS: Sophie’s 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers back to hell.
- GENRE: Horror, Action, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 84 Minutes
- STUDIO: Epic Pictures
- https://epic-pictures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/epicpicturesgroup/
- https://twitter.com/epic_pictures
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWD65JL/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7260818/
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Creepozoids [1987]
- DVD – Remastered
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Linnea Quigley, Ken Abraham, Michael Aranda
- DIRECTOR: David DeCouteau
- SYNOPSIS: Six years after an apocalyptic nuclear war, a group of army deserters take refuge from acid rain in a seemingly abandoned laboratory complex. When a band of desperate deserters flee into the desert, they stumble across an underground lab where they discover a horror even greater than war itself. A mysterious substance transforms one of the men into a deadly creature.
- TAGLINES:
- Move over, Aliens, here come the Creepozoids. Even if you kill them, they’re still deadly.
- Your flesh will crawl right off your bones.
- GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 72 Minutes
- STUDIO: Full Moon Pictures
- https://www.fullmoonfeatures.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/fullmoonfeatures
- https://twitter.com/fullmoonhorror
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWBF9S9/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092795/
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Metamorphosis [2019]
AKA: Byeonshin
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Sung-Woo Bae, Dong-il Sung, Young-nam Jang, Hye-Jun Kim
- DIRECTOR: Hong-seon Kim
- SYNOPSIS: After a failed exorcism, a priest renounces his practice and leads a life of solitude. But when his brother’s family moves to a neighborhood on the other side of town, it becomes clear that an evil entity has followed them to their new home. As each of them becomes possessed by the devil, the priest has little choice but to perform one last exorcism for the sake of his family….
- GENRE: Horror, Thriller
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 112 minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FP7P4TN/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10800758/
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