SEPTEMBER 14

Censor [2014]

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Eli Roth’s History of Horror, Season 2

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Stinger [2005]

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Death Screams [1982]

  • Blu-ray – Limited Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Martin Tucker, William T. Hicks, Susan Kiger, Andrea Savio, Jennifer Chase
  • DIRECTOR: David Nelson
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • In one of the most unlikely cinematic pairings of all time, David Nelson (who rose to fame as a child star playing alongside his real-life family in the wholesome TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) directs Playboy Playmate and adult star Susan Kiger in this body count-heavy, long overlooked slice of Southern fried hack-and-slash – 1982’s Death Screams!
  • Late one night, a young couple are brutally murdered at a make-out spot by an unseen assailant, their bodies tossed into the nearby river. As the lifeless lovers drift slowly downstream, the residents of the town excitedly prepare themselves for their annual carnival, unaware that a machete-wielding maniac with a twisted grudge is lurking in their midst. When a group of teen revelers plan a late-night after party down in the local cemetery, they unwittingly set the stage for a bloodbath.
  • Death Screams, which was released on US VHS as House of Death (and on UK DVD with the reels in the wrong order!) oozes early ’80s regional slasher charm from its every pore, boasting an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink final reel featuring slashed throats, bisected bodies and exploding heads. At long last arriving on Blu-ray and lovingly restored from the only known existing 35mm print, this little-seen slasher classic is ready to carve its way into the bleeding hearts of horror fans everywhere!
  • LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
    • Brand new 2K restoration from an archival 35mm print
    • Original uncompressed mono audio
    • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • Brand new audio commentary with producer Charles Ison and special effects artist Worth Keeter moderated by filmmaker Phil Smoot
    • Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues
    • All the Fun of the Scare: The Making of Death Screams – newly-produced making-of documentary featuring interviews with producer Charles Ison, special effects artist Worth Keeter, writer Paul Elliott, actors Hanns Manship and Curt Rector, actor/producer’s assistant/assistant supervising editor Sharon Alley and actor/talent wrangler Robert “Billy Bob” Melton
    • TV and Radio Spots
    • Image Galleries
    • House of Death Alternate VHS Opening Titles
    • Two versions of the screenplay under the original title of Night Screams [BD-ROM content]
    • Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork and a newly commissioned reimagining of the original VHS artwork by Sadist Art Designs presented with die-cut slipcover
    • Fully illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Brian Albright
  • TAGLINES:
    • He wants their bodies…in pieces
    • In this house, all you hear are… Screams of death
    • The last scream you’ll hear is yours!
    • The last scream you hear… is your own!
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 89 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09863Y65V/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085415/

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Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman

  • Blu-ray – 4-Disc Limited Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Harry Lauter, Morris Ankrum, Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, Allison Hayes
  • DIRECTOR: Edward L. Cahn, Fred F. Sears
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters!
  • A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw!
  • Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of brand new extras and a raft of new writing by a range of respected raconteurs. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you!
  • LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
    • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all 4 films
    • Original uncompressed mono audio for all films
    • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • Fully illustrated 60-page collector’s book featuring extensive new writing by Laura Drazin Boyes, Neil Mitchell, Barry Forshaw, Jon Towlson and Jackson Cooper
    • 80-page collector’s art book featuring reproduction stills and artwork from each film and new writing by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette
    • 2 double-sided posters featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
    • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin
  • DISC 1 – CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN
    • Brand-new introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman
    • Brand-new audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball
    • Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a brand-new feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career, and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette
    • Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Image Gallery
  • DISC 2 – THE WEREWOLF
    • Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
    • Brand-new audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin
    • Beyond Window Dressing, a brand-new visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
    • Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Image Gallery
  • DISC 3 – THE ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU
    • Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
    • Brand-new audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger
    • Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a brand-new visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado.
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Image Gallery
  • DISC 4 – THE GIANT CLAW
    • Brand-new introduction by critic Kim Newman
    • Brand-new audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard
    • Family Endangered! a brand-new visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White
    • Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing.
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Image Gallery
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 4 Hours, 53 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0986FZ9P5/

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Alone in the Dark [1982]

  • Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth
  • DIRECTOR: Jack Shoulder
  • SYNOPSIS: At a secluded mental institution, Dr. Bain (Donald Pleasence) maintains order while electricity fuels the asylum’s hi-tech security system that keeps the nearby neighborhoods safe from menaces like Frank Hawkes (Jack Palance) and “Preacher” (Martin Landau). Meanwhile a new doctor, Dan Potter (Dwight Schultz), arrives in town with his family, but the inmates don’t take kindly to his presence and believe he has killed off their former therapist. Suddenly a power outage leaves the town in chaos…and now the maniacs are free to roam the streets and hunt down the man they believe has invaded their lives. With the area quickly descending into riots and chaos, the innocent few must fight for their lives when they’re left terrified, cornered and alone in the dark!
  • TAGLINES:
    • Turn off the lights and watch…if you dare!
    • When the lights go out, the terror begins.
    • Too frightened to breathe…
    • They’re out… for blood! Don’t let them find you!
    • The movie that cuts like a razor.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 92 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GPXPSLL/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083542/

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Howling Village [2019]

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Ayaka Miyoshi, Renji Ishibashi, Megumi Okina, Ryôta Bandô

DIRECTOR: Takashi Shimizu

SYNOPSIS: A young psychologist heads to an infamous haunted place named ‘Howling Village’ in order to find out her family’s dark history.

GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Mystery

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 108 Minutes

STUDIO: Epic Pictures

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094L79KGC/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10919074/

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