OCTOBER 12

The Haunting of Bly Manor [2020]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Pedretti, Victoria, Jackson-Cohen, Oliver, Eve, Amelia, Miller, T’Nia, Kohli, Rahul
  • DIRECTOR: Mike Flanagan
  • SYNOPSIS: From The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy comes THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR, the next highly anticipated chapter of The Haunting anthology series, set in 1980s England. After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave (Henry Thomas) hires a young American nanny (Victoria Pedretti) to care for his orphaned niece and nephew (Amelie Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen (Rahul Kohli), groundskeeper Jamie (Amelia Eve) and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (T’Nia Miller). But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn’t mean gone.
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
  • RATING: TV-MA
  • RUN TIME: 494 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Bly-Manor-Blu-ray/dp/B097BWNNX5/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10970552/

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Friday the 13th 8-Movie Collection

  • Blu-ray – Steelbook Limited Edition
  • SYNOPSIS: Take a terrifying dip into the 8-Movie Paramount Pictures FRIDAY THE 13th collection, featuring every killer moment—starting in Camp Crystal Lake, and ending on the streets of Manhattan. The rampage begins with a group of counselors ignoring a wilderness camp’s “death curse.” Years ago, a young boy named Jason Voorhees drowned, and a series of vicious murders occurred thereafter. One by one they find out how unlucky Friday the 13th can be, as they are stalked by a violent killer. The bloodbath continues with each movie—one of the most celebrated horror franchises of all time. This collection contains newly remastered editions of the original theatrical cut of FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980), FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3, and FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER.
  • The 8-Movie Collection includes:
  • Friday the 13th [1980]
  • Plunge into the film that spawned the genre’s unstoppable bad guy, Jason Vorhees. A new owner and several young counselors gather to reopen Camp Crystal Lake, where a young boy drowned and several vicious murders occurred years earlier. They’ve ignored the locals’ warnings that the place has a death curse… and one by one they find out how unlucky Friday the 13th can be as they are stalked by a violent killer.

  • Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981]
  • Five years after the massacre at Camp Crystal Lake, the nerve-wracking legend of Jason Voorhees and his diabolical mother lives on. Despite ominous warnings from the locals to stay away from ‘Camp Blood,’ a group of counselors at a nearby summer camp decide to explore the area where seven people were brutally slaughtered. All too soon, they encounter horrors of their own

  • Friday the 13th Part 3 [1982]
  • A carefree summer becomes a deadly nightmare for another group of naïve counselors who choose to ignore Camp Crystal Lake’s gruesome legacy. They find themselves in a bloody game of cat-and-mouse with the maniacal Jason who stalks their every move…and ruthlessly kills them off one-by-one.

  • Friday the 13th Final Chapter [1984]
  • After the Crystal Lake Massacres, Jason is pronounced dead and taken to the hospital morgue, where he is mysteriously revived, allowing his diabolical spree to continue at the camp where the gruesome slaughtering began. But this time, in addition to terrified teenagers, he meets a young boy named Tommy Jarvis who has a special talent for horror masks and make up, leading up to a horrifying, bloody battle that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Has the diabolical Jason finally met his match?

  • Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning [1985]
  • Young Tommy Jarvis may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason Voorhees, is back for more sadistic slaughters. But as things spiral out of control and the body count rises, Tommy begins to wonder if he’s become the killer he fears most.

  • Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives [1986]
  • Jason rises from the grave to wreak havoc upon a new group of unsuspecting campers in an ultra-bloody rampage. As a child, Tommy Jarvis killed mass-murderer Jason Voorhees. But now, years later, he is tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn’t really dead. Determined to finish off the infamous killer once and for all, Tommy and a friend dig up Jason’s corpse in order to cremate him. Unfortunately, things go seriously awry, and Jason is instead resurrected, sparking a new chain of ruthlessly brutal murders. Now it’s up to Tommy to stop the dark, devious and demented deaths that he unwittingly brought about.

  • Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood [1988]
  • What chance does a teenage girl have against a maniacal maniac with a machete? Young Tina Shepard possesses the gift of telekinesis, allowing her to move things and see the future, using the power of her mind. But when a devious doctor tries to exploit her ability, the gift becomes a hellish curse. Tina unwittingly unchains the merciless bloodthirsty Jason Voorhees from his watery grave, igniting a bloodbath that ends in the ultimate showdown in strength of mind versus pure evil matter.

  • Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan [1989]
  • High school senior Rennie Wickham is in for the ride of her life – and possibly her death – when she and her classmates take a graduation cruise bound for New York City. Little do they know that crazed serial killer Jason is a stowaway who quickly transforms the teen-filled ‘love boat’ celebration into the ultimate voyage of the damned! Only a few survivors reach New York, where the bloody rampage spills into the gritty streets and subways of Manhattan in a deadly game of hide-and-seek – leading to a toxic confrontation with Jason for one final time.

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In the Earth [2021]

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Train to Busan / Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula 2-Movie Collection

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Gong Yoo, Jeong Yu-mi, Choi Woo-sik, Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, John D. Micheals
  • DIRECTOR: Yeon Sang-Ho
  • WRITER: Park Joo-Suk, Yeon Sang-ho
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • TRAIN TO BUSAN is a harrowing zombie horror-thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak, trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to the Safe Zone…which may or may not still be there.
  • PENINSULA: Four years after South Korea’s decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, a former soldier returns to the peninsula on a secret mission. When his team encounters survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails.
  • This is a multiple item set containing these film/programs:
  • Train to Busan [2016]
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700672/

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He Came From the Swamp: The Films of Bill Grefe Collector’s Set

  • Blu-ray
  • SYNOPSIS: Killer sharks and human jellyfish and living mummies, oh my! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by William ”Wild Bill” Grefé, the maverick filmmaker who braved the deep, dark depths of the Florida everglades to deliver some of the most outrageous exploitation fare ever to go-go dance its way across drive-in screens.
  • SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
    • Seven William Grefé films: Sting of Death (1966), Death Curse of Tartu (1966), The Hooked Generation (1968), The Psychedelic Priest (1971), The Naked Zoo (1971), Mako: Jaws of Death (1976) and Whiskey Mountain(1977)
    • Extended version of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures’ documentary They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
    • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations
    • Original uncompressed mono audio
    • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • Reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork for each film by The Twins of Evil
    • STING OF DEATH + DEATH CURSE OF TARTU
    • Introductions to the films by William Grefé
    • Archival audio commentaries for both films with William Grefé and Frank Henenlotter
    • Beyond the Movie: Monsters a-Go Go!, a look into the history of rock ‘n’ roll monster movies with author/historian C. Courtney Joyner
    • The Curious Case of Dr. Traboh: Spook Show Extraordinaire, a ghoulish look into the early spook show days with monster maker Doug Hobart
    • Original Trailers

  • THE HOOKED GENERATION + THE PSYCHEDELIC PRIEST
    • Introductions to the films by William Grefé
    • Archival audio commentaries for both films with William Grefé and Frank Henenlotter
    • Beyond the Movie: That’s Drugsploitation!, a look inside the counter culture films that inspired The Hooked Generation with author/film historian Chris Poggiali
    • Beyond the Movie: The Ultimate Road Trip, the story behind The Psychedelic Priest with Chris Poggiali
    • The Hooked Generation behind-the-scenes footage
    • The Hooked Generation Still Gallery
  • THE NAKED ZOO + MAKO: JAWS OF DEATH
    • Introductions to the films by William Grefé
    • Commentaries for both film with William Grefé
    • William Grefé’s original 92-minute Director’s Cut of The Naked Zoo, reassembled from various source materials
    • Alternate version of The Naked Zoo, as reedited by its original theatrical distributor
    • Beyond the Movie: That’s Sharksploitation!, a dive into the history of shark films with author/film journalist Michael Gingold
    • The Aquamaid Speaks!, audio interview with Mako actress Jenifer Bishop
    • Sharks, Stalkers, and Sasquatch, audio interview with Mako writer Robert Morgan
    • Mako Super-8 Digest Version
    • Mako Original Trailers and Promos
    • Still Galleries
  • WHISKEY MOUNTAIN + THEY CAME FROM THE SWAMP: EXTENDED CUT
    • Extended cut of They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
    • Introduction with William Grefé for Whiskey Mountain
    • Commentary for Whiskey Mountain with William Grefé
    • The Crown Jewels, featurette on independent film studio and distribution company Crown International Pictures
    • William Grefé Short, Bacardi and Coke Bonanza
    • On Location in Miami, an archival tour of filming locations with director William Grefé
    • Whiskey Mountain Trailer and Promo Gallery
    • and more!

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I Know What You Did Last Summer / I Still Know What You Did Last Summer / I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer – Set

  • DVD
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer [1997]
  • Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119345/

  • I Still Know What Your Did Last Summer [1998]
  • The murderous fisherman with a hook is back to once again stalk the two surviving teens, Julie and Ray, who had left him for dead, as well as cause even more murder and mayhem, this time at a posh island resort.
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130018/

  • I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer [2006]
  • A group of teenagers in Colorado find themselves being stalked and killed one by one by a mysterious figure with a hook, exactly one year after they covered up a friend’s accidental death.
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469111/

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99.9 [1997]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: María Barranco, Terele Pávez, Ruth Gabriel
  • DIRECTOR: Agusti Villaronga
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Cult Epics presents 99.9 – From the acclaimed director of IN A GLASS CAGE and MOONCHILD.In this chilling horror film, Lara (Mario Barranco) is the host of a “psychic phenomena” radio show, whose ex-lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village. When she travels to the location, she discovers that he had been performing experiments to connect with tormented spirits, trapped between worlds. Upon arrival at the abandoned building where he conducted the experiments, she finds something she never expected.

    99.9 is the third feature film directed by Agustí Villaronga (IN A GLASS CAGE, MOON CHILD) that was made during the 90s wave of Spanish supernatural thrillers – with camerawork by Javier Aguirresarobe (TWILIGHT, THE OTHERS) and music by Javier Navarrete (PAN’S LABYRINTH, THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE). Cult Epics presents 99.9 in a brand-new 2K transfer with new bonus features that include recent and vintage interviews with Agustí Villaronga and the cast (for the first time with English subtitles), plus an isolated score of the unreleased soundtrack by Javier Navarrete.

    Specs:
    Anamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1.
    DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround / PCM Stereo.
    Region code: All/0.

    Special Features:

    New 2K Transfer (from original 35mm print).
    Original LPCM 2.0 Stereo (DVD).
    New DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround (Blu-ray).
    Interview with Agusti Villaronga (2018).
    The Making of 99.9 (1997).
    Isolated Score by Javier Navarette (47 Mins).
    Agusti Villaronga Film Trailers.

  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 111 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Cult Epics
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CHJ69XM/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120579/

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Rob Zombie’s Halloween II [2009]

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Deadly Friend [1986]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey
  • DIRECTOR: Wes Craven
  • SYNOPSIS: A lonely teenage genius has two best friends: his remarkable robot and a beautiful girl next door. When tragedy strikes them both, he desperately tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its mortal limits into a terrifying new realm. Like a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein, Paul discovers too late that he has created a rampaging monster.
  • TAGLINES:
    • She can’t live without you.
    • Imagine losing the love of your life. Now imagine you could bring her back. NOW imagine her as your most…
    • Some people are just better off dead
    • If you’re not afraid of the unknown…
    • There’s no one alive who’ll play with the girl next door!
    • Grab A Friend before someone in the audience grabs you!
    • Not all nightmares happen on Elm Street.
  • GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Friend-Collectors-Matthew-Labyorteaux/dp/B09C2YZPR5/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090917/

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Misery [1990]

  • 4K Ultra HD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall
  • DIRECTOR: Rob Reiner
  • SYNOPSIS: From the mind of Stephen King, the master of horror behind Carrie, The Shining, The Stand and It, comes the terrifying psychological thriller that won the Academy Award for its iconic, bone-shattering performance by Kathy Bates (Dolores Claiborne). After his car crashes in the mountains during a blinding snowstorm, famous novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan, Thief) is “rescued” from a car crash by Annie Wilkes (Bates), a fan obsessed with the main character in his series of novels. But when Wilkes reads his latest book—and learns he has killed her favorite character—she teaches Sheldon the real meaning of Misery. Injured and isolated far from help, Sheldon engages in a desperate battle of wits with Wilkes as she becomes ever more deranged and violent. Director Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men) and screenwriter William Goldman (Marathon Man, All the President’s Men) deliver a white-knuckle suspense tale that features Frances Sternhagen (The Mist), Richard Farnsworth (The Grey Fox) and the great Lauren Bacall (The Big Sleep).
  • Special Features:
    • 4KUHD DISC 1: HDR Dolby Vision
    • -Audio Commentary by Director Rob Reiner
    • -Audio Commentary by Screenwriter William Goldman
    • -5.1 Surround & 2.0 Lossless Stereo
    • -Optional English Subtitles
    • -UHD 100 Triple Layer Disc
  • BLU-RAY DISC 2:
    • -Audio Commentary by Director Rob Reiner
    • -Audio Commentary by Screenwriter William Goldman
    • -Misery Loves Company: Featurette (29:52)
    • -Marc Shaiman’s Musical Misery Tour: Featurette (14:28)
    • -Diagnosing Annie Wilkes: Featurette (8:47)
    • -Advice for the Stalked: Featurette (4:58)
    • -Profile of a Stalker: Featurette (6:17)
    • -Celebrity Stalkers: Featurette (5:08)
    • -Anti-Stalking Laws: Featurette (2:23)
    • -Season’s Greetings Trailer (2:25)
    • -Theatrical Trailer (2:20)
    • -5.1 Surround & 2.0 Lossless Stereo
    • -Optional English Subtitles
    • -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
  • TAGLINES:
    • This Christmas there will be… Misery.
    • The Tide Has Come.
    • Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 107 Minutes
  • STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B2CJ6KQ/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100157/

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Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Complete Series

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt
  • DIRECTOR: Gordon Hessler, Don Weis
  • SYNOPSIS: Kolchak: The Night Stalker, the uniquely eerie mystery series that paved the way for The X-Files, finally comes to Blu-ray with all 20 episodes digitally restored to capture every shiver, every scream and every bump in the night. Emmy nominee Darren McGavin reprises his role from the popular television movies The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973) as Carl Kolchak, a headstrong investigative reporter on the trail of the paranormal: zombies, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, succubi and even aliens. No matter how unnatural or unbelievable, Kolchak is there to uncover the truth… one supernatural threat at a time. Join the hunt in the dark alleys and creepy hidden lairs of Chicago with such sensational guest stars as Scatman Crothers, Antonio Fargas, Tom Skerritt, Dick Van Patten, Jamie Farr, Phil Silvers, Jim Backus, William Smith, Julie Adams, Cathy Lee Crosby, Carolyn Jones, Tom Bosley and many more. Kolchak: The Night Stalker co-starred Simon Oakland (Bullitt) and Ruth McDevitt (The Birds).
  • Special Features:
    -Brand New 2K Masters for All 20 Episodes
    -NEW Interview with David Chase, the Creator of The Sopranos and Co-Writer of Eight Kolchak: The Night Stalker Episodes
    -NEW Interview with Dana Gould, the Creator of Stan Against Evil
    -NEW Booklet Essay by Mark Dawidziak, the Author of The Night Stalker Companion and Kolchak Novel, Grave Secrets
    -21 NEW Audio Commentaries for All 20 Episodes by Mark Dawidziak, Author/Historian David J. Schow, Novelist/Critic Kim Newman, Writer/Journalist Barry Forshaw, Film Historian Tim Lucas, Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr, Screenwriter/Producer Rodney Barnes, Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani, Film Historian/Screenwriter Steve Haberman, Film Historian/Author Amanda Reyes, Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell, Screenwriter/Producer Cyrus Voris, Filmmaker/Historian Michael Schlesinger, and Mike White and Chris Stachiw of The Kolchak Tapes Podcast
    -14 Original TV Spots (Newly Remastered in 2K)
    -Newly Commissioned Art by Mark Maddox
    -Optional English Subtitles
  • TAGLINES:
    • One man’s quest to uncover the truth,
    • Television’s Greatest Chiller Movie Becomes a Weekly Series!
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • RATING: TV-PG
  • RUN TIME: 17 Hours
  • STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B33HF2S/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071003/

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