New Releases for July 13 to 19, 2021 June 29, 2021
New Horror Releases

JUNE 13

The Sleepless Unrest [2021]

AKA: The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Cory Heinzen, Kendall Whelpton, Richel Stratton, Brian Murray
  • DIRECTOR: Kendall Whelpton, Vera Whelpton
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • The world-famous haunted house that inspired the Conjuring films has recently been sold and is now open to paranormal investigations. A small group of close friends is invited to move in and document a real haunted house for two weeks.
  • Filmmakers Vera and Kendall Whelpton, along with their paranormal investigator friends Richel Stratton and Brian Murray immerse themselves deep into the experience.
  • With hopes of capturing real paranormal evidence day and night, the team will investigate and document the house best known for a seance gone wrong, with a possible demonic possession.
  • Will they be able to make it through their stay? Do spirits still haunt this home or is it something more sinister?
  • From the Producers and Director of the House in Between.
  • TAGLINES:
    • The Real Conjuring Home
    • No sleep for the restless
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Documentary
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
  • http://gravitasventures.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/GravitasVentures
  • https://twitter.com/GravitasVOD
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092PG7Q7W/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14127738/

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River [2021]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Courtney Gains, Mary Cameron Rogers, Becki Hayes
  • DIRECTOR: Emily Skye
  • SYNOPSIS: River is a psychological sci-fi thriller, which follows River Allen, a 20-something woman who searches for her fragmented identity. After her mother’s death, River has spiraled emotionally out of control. When she disappears for over a week, with no recollection of how she returned home, River loses all sense of self and purpose. Disturbing, nightmarish images haunt her mind. She believes that she has lost her grip on reality, which she believes is due to her grieving for her departed mother. But a darker, undiscovered secret taunts her. River’s best friend, Amanda Banks, guides her on a self-discovery journey to find the truth. However, River soon discovers that Amanda conceals her own frightening secrets. Faced with her shattered psyche, River fights for her sanity that is tormented by nightmares that have originated from the surrounding forest. Will she uncover the disturbing truth that could save her, or will she slip deeper into insanity?
  • TAGLINE: After vanishing from an encounter in the woods, River embarks on a haunting journey of self-discovery.
  • GENRE: Thriller, Sci-Fi
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
  • http://gravitasventures.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/GravitasVentures
  • https://twitter.com/GravitasVOD
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092P76MDJ/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12823084/

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Separation [2021]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Rupert Friend, Brian Cox, Madeline Brewer, Mamie Gummer, Violet McGraw, Troy James, Simon Quarterman, Manny Perez, Chelsea Debo, Eric T. Miller, Lorrie Odom, Ratnesh Dubey, Craig Marin, Jenny Hann, Olga Felgemacher
  • DIRECTOR: William Brent Bell
  • WRITER: Nick Amadeus, Josh Braun
  • SYNOPSIS: 8-year-old Jenny (Violet McGraw) is constantly caught in the middle of the feuding between her lawyer mother Maggie (Mamie Gummer) and artist father Jeff (Rupert Friend). She leads a lonely but imaginative life, surrounded by puppets called “Grisly Kin”, which are based on the works of her father. When Maggie is tragically killed in a hit-and-run, Jeff and Jenny try to piece together a new life. But when Maggie’s father (Brian Cox) sues for custody, and babysitter Samantha (Madeline Brewer) tries to be the new woman of the house, life in their Brooklyn townhome takes a dark turn. The puppets and frightening characters come to life and Jenny is the only person who can see them. When the motives of the ghoulish creatures become clear, the lives of everyone are put very much in jeopardy.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R (language, some violence and brief drug use)
  • RUN TIME: 105 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Universal Pictures
  • https://www.universalpictures.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/universalpics
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0956TF812/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9173154/

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Queen of Spades [2021]

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Held [2020]

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The Monster Collection

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Phil Tippett, Joe Dante, Paul Verhoeven, Jon Davison, Rick Baker, Guillermo del Toro, Kevin Smith, Greg Nicotero, John Landis
  • DIRECTOR: Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet
  • WRITER: Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • A creature double-feature from the depths of the drive-in, The Monster Collection features two impressively comprehensive documentaries by Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso, Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters, a portrait of the man behind some of the most recognizable movie creatures of the modern era, and The Frankenstein Complex, profiling the workaday wizards who turn rubber, latex, and resin into cinema’s most memorable and terrifying creations.
  • This collector’s set includes hours of exclusive bonus features, including new audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, extended interviews segments, galleries, and rare short films from Phil Tippett.
  • GENRE: Horror, Documentary
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 14 Hours, 50 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Doppelganger Releasing
  • https://www.musicboxfilms.com/doppelganger/
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  • https://twitter.com/musicboxfilms
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093RS7FW5/

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House of Wax [2005]

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The Night [2020]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Shahab Hosseini, Niousha Noor, George Maguire, Michael Graham, Elester Latham, Armin Amiri, Steph Martinez, Kathreen Khavari, Gia Mora, Leah Oganyan
  • DIRECTOR: Kourosh Ahari
  • SYNOPSIS: After a night out with friends, an exhausted married couple, Babak (Shahab Hosseini) and Neda (Niousha Jafarian), and their baby take shelter in the grand, but eerie Hotel Normandie. Throughout a seemingly endless night, mysterious disturbances ruin their rest as Babak and Neda soon realize they’re locked in with a malevolent force that hungers for the dark secrets they’ve kept from one another.
  • With The Night, director Kourosh Ahari made history for being the first U.S.-produced film to receive a license for theatrical release in Iran since the revolution. The psychological thriller follows in the footsteps of The Shining, luring viewers into a hotel that is both ominous and inviting, where the ghosts of the past still linger around each corner. The horrors that haunt these corridors are real and terrifying … The Night will make you reconsider ever spending a night away from home again.
  • TAGLINES:
    • The Night it never end.
    • You can never leave.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 106 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
  • https://www.shoutfactory.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory
  • https://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Blu-ray/dp/B07GNSMMJP/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8102806/

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