JULY 20

Born for Hell [1976]

AKA: Naked Massacre

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Leonora Fani, Christine Boisson
  • DIRECTOR: Denis Héroux
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • U.S. BLU-RAY PREMIERE OF THE DIRECTOR’S CUT WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES
  • In 1976, Montreal filmmaker Denis Héroux – future director of THE UNCANNY and Oscar®-nominated producer of ATLANTIC CITY – adapted the true story of Chicago mass murderer Richard Speck to war-torn Belfast, where a disturbed Vietnam vet drifter (Mathieu Carrière of MALPERTUIS and BILITIS fame) brutalizes a dorm full of student nurses. Re-edited by its video distributor and released as NAKED MASSACRE, Héroux’s harrowing director’s cut has remained unseen in America until now. Debra Berger (THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS), Leonora Fani (GIALLO IN VENICE), Christine Boisson (EMMANUELLE), Ely Galleani (BABA YAGA) and Carole Laure (SWEET MOVIE) co-star in this ‘uncompromising and unfathomably grim work of art’ (Video Basement), scanned in 2K from an uncut 35mm print discovered in The National Archives of Canada.
  • BONUS MATERIALS
    • The Other Side of The Mirror – Interview with Actor Mathieu Carriere
    • Nightmare In Chicago – Remembering the Richard Speck Crime Spree with Local Filmmakers John McNaughton and Gary Sherman
    • A New Kind of Crime – The Richard Speck Story with ‘Once Upon A Crime’ Podcaster Esther Ludlow
    • Bombing Here, Shooting There – Video Essay by Filmmaker Chris O’Neill
    • NAKED MASSACRE – U.S. Video Release Cut
    • Artist Joe Coleman on Speck
    • Inside The Odditorium with Joe Coleman
  • TAGLINES:
    • For these nine young women, opening the door that night meant ending their lives!
    • A terrifying shocker of unforgiving evil and tasteless torture
    • Nine young women. One night. Defiled. Tortured. Torn apart.
    • A diabolic shocker that will grip you and hold you SPELLBOUND!
    • Don’t ever let him enter your house! No woman can escape him because he was BORN FOR HELL
  • GENRE: Thriller, Drama
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 92 minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
  • https://severin-films.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/severinfilms/
  • https://www.amazon.com/Born-Hell-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B092CFW5DF/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211971/

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Skinned Deep [2004]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Warwick Davis, Jason Dugre, Forrest J. Ackerman
  • DIRECTOR: Gabe Bartalos
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • WORLDWIDE PREMIERE OF THE UNRATED VERSION WITH ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES!
  • His mind-blowing work as an FX artist has included everything from Frank Henenlotter’s BRAIN DAMAGE and FRANKENHOOKER to Matthew Barney’s CREMASTER CYCLE. And for his 2004 debut as writer/producer/director, Gabe Bartalos created this ‘demented gift from the B-Movie Gods’ (Bloody Good Horror) about a rural clan of psychotic freaks, the killing spree ‘that takes us places and shows us things we’ve never seen before’ (Dread Central) and the final girl that may be their depraved undoing. Warwick Davis (LEPRECHAUN) and Jason Dugre (SAINT BERNARD) star – with an appearance by fandom legend Forrest J. Ackerman – in this ‘brutal, bloody forgotten masterpiece’ (Morbidly Beautiful) featuring music by Captain Sensible of The Damned, now scanned uncut in 2K from the original negative for the first time ever.
  • BONUS MATERIALS
    • DEEP CUTS – A look back on SKINNED DEEP with Writer/Producer/Director Gabe Bartalos, Actors Jay Dugre and Karoline Brandt and Weapons Machinist Jake Lee
    • Audio Commentary with Cast & Crew
    • Archival Making of Featurette
    • Trailer
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 98 minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
  • https://severin-films.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms/
  • https://twitter.com/severinfilms/
  • https://www.amazon.com/Skinned-Deep-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B092CR874N/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304722/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4OWXtOxHQ&t=7s

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Reunion Massacre [2014]

AKA: Invitation to Die

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Jack vs Lanterns [2017]

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Alfred the Doll [2019]

AKA: Doll Cemetery

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The Blackout Experiment [2021]

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Blood Pageant [2021]

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The Nest [2021]

AKA: The Bewailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92kRK9WLNtg

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Jakob’s Wife [2021]

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32 Malasana Street [2020]

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Behind the Sightings [2021]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jessica Smith, Todd Smith
  • DIRECTOR: Tony H. Cadwell
  • SYNOPSIS: Based on over 112 hours of footage recovered from the personal belongings of aspiring filmmakers Todd and Jessica Smith. The husband and wife filmmaking duo were investigating the 2016 creepy clown sighting epidemic.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Documentary
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 81 minutes
  • STUDIO: H13 Media
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0923VJ3MN/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6267580/

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A Stranger is Watching [1982]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton
  • DIRECTOR: Sean Cunningham
  • SYNOPSIS: They don’t see him, but he’s there. A stranger is watching plotting planning and anticipating every move they make. Then he strikes. He imprisons a little girl and a famous reporter in the dank maze of tunnels beneath New York’s Grand Central Station. The kidnapper is a remorseless psychopath who wants to collect a ransom, then murder his captives. His victims’ only hope is their own wits — and the aid of the dazed and desperate homeless people who roam this urban netherworld. Kate Mulgrew is heartrendingly believable as the reporter, and Rip Torn gives a harrowing performance as the kidnapper in this nightmarish shocker based on the Mary Higgins Clark suspense novel and directed by Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th). A Stranger Is Watching: You won’t be able to look away.
  • TAGLINE: Beneath New York’s Grand Central Station, a killer can hide, victims can disappear… and a million witnesses will never know it happened.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Crime
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 92 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
  • https://www.shoutfactory.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Watching-Blu-ray-Kate-Mulgrew/dp/B07GQ527JP/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084735/

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Dead & Buried [1981]

  • 4K Ultra UD/Blu-ray/CD – Limited Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson
  • DIRECTOR: Gary Sherman
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • The Creators of ALIEN Bring A New Terror To Earth
  • Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed… then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff (James Farentino of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and an eccentric mortician (Academy Award® winner Jack Albertson of WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well… and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED.
  • Melody Anderson (FLASH GORDON), Lisa Blount (PRINCE OF DARKNESS), and Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) co-star in this genuinely chilling horror hit written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O’Bannon (ALIEN), directed by Gary A. Sherman (POLTERGEIST III), and featuring ultra-grisly gore effects by Oscar® winner Stan Winston (JURASSIC PARK). In honor of its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present DEAD & BURIED in an eye-popping new restoration approved by Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC (DONNIE DARKO), scanned in 4K 16-bit from its 35mm IP, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and packed with exclusive new and archival Extras!
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
    • WORLD PREMIERE! New 4K Restoration from the 35mm IP approved by Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC (DONNIE DARKO, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME)
    • Exclusive Limited Collector’s Edition includes 4K UHD Blu-ray, Remastered Blu-ray, Soundtrack CD, collectible booklet, reversible sleeve, and moving lenticular slipcover
    • Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.85:1 Feature Presentation
    • Audio: English: Dolby Atmos; English: 5.1 DTS-HD; English: 1.0 DTS-HD; French: 1.0 DTS-HD
    • Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
    • Audio Commentary #1 with Director Gary Sherman
    • Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Ronald Shusett and Actress Linda Turley
    • Audio Commentary #3 with Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC
    • NEW! Audio Commentary #4 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
    • NEW! Behind the Scenes of Dead & Buried
    • NEW! Dead & Buried Locations: Now & Then
    • NEW! Murders, Mystery, and Music – Interviews with Director Gary Sherman and Composer Joe Renzetti
    • NEW! The Pages of Potters Bluff – Interview with Novelization Author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
    • Stan Winston’s Dead & Buried EFX
    • Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror
    • Dan O’Bannon: Crafting Fear
    • Theatrical Trailers
    • NEW! Poster & Still Galleries
    • Seven Poster’s Location Stills
    • BONUS! DEAD & BURIED Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Joe Renzetti (CHILD’S PLAY) on CD for the first time ever!
    • BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Michael Gingold
    • BONUS! Moving Lenticular Slipcover (First Pressing Only)
    • REGION FREE
    • Special Features May Not Be Rated, Closed Captioned Or In High Definition.
  • TAGLINES:
    • The creators of Alien… …bring a new terror to Earth.
    • The writers of alien… …bring a new terror to earth.
    • A new dimension in horror…
    • It will take your breath away… all of it.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Blue Underground
  • https://blue-underground.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/BlueUndergroundFilms/
  • https://twitter.com/blunderground
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09181P62V/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082242/

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Campy Horror Collection

  • Blu-ray
  • DIRECTOR: Bill Zebub
  • SYNOPSIS: This collection of deliciously campy movies includes the director’s cut of Assmonster, which stars Gina Lynn and has a cameo from George Corpsegrinder, the director’s cut of Antfarm Dickhole, the extended version of Indie Director, and the critically acclaimed Exploitation, which has a cameo from Dyanne Thorne, known for the Ilsa movies.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 6 hours, 31 minutes
  • STUDIO: Bill Zebub
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092KY4TNJ/

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Shark Huntress [2021]

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JULY 23

The Damned [1962]

AKA: These Are the Damned

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: MacDonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox, Oliver Reed
  • DIRECTOR: Joseph Losey
  • SYNOPSIS: Having been exiled from Hollywood in the 1950s, American filmmaker Joseph Losey settled in Britain, where he made a series of remarkable and highly individual works. A film about the horrors of the nuclear age, and the irresponsible science which spawned it, The Damned is one of Losey’s – and Hammer’s – most idiosyncratic films, and one which has grown in reputation through the years. All region
  • TAGLINES:
    • Come At Your Own Risk … If You Come Alone!
    • A Masterpiece of Suspense
    • Children of Ice and Darkness! They Are the Lurking Unseen Evil You Dare Not Face Alone!
  • FORMAT: Import
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 87 minutes
  • STUDIO: Powerhouse Films
  • https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/
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  • https://twitter.com/indicatorseries/
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092MZP3KQ/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056576/

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Haunted [1995]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, John Gielgud, Anna Massey
  • DIRECTOR: Lewis Gilbert
  • SYNOPSIS: On an isolated estate on the English countryside in 1928, American professor and parapsychology expert David Ash (Aidan Quinn) arrives to investigate-and likely disprove-a supposed haunting. But David finds his skepticism challenged as a series of eerie occurrences leads him to study the estate’s family history… and confront a horrific and traumatic event from his own past. Creepy chiller co-stars Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, Anna Massey, and John Gielgud. 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English LPCM stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews; “making of” documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
  • TAGLINES:
    • You will believe …
    • A Supernatural Tale of Love and Mystery
  • FORMAT: Import
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 108 minutes
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094T3QCRH/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113269/

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