New Releases for August 30 to 31, 2022 August 2, 2022
New Horror Releases

AUGUST 30

Where’s Rose [2021]

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Satan’s Children [1975]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Stephen White, Eldon Mecham, Joyce Molloy
  • DIRECTOR: Joe Wiezycki
  • SYNOPSIS: Made by one-and-done filmmakers in the shadows of Tampa, SATAN’S CHILDREN feels like an Afterschool Special from depths of hell… literally. Bobby is a troubled teen with problems. After deflecting his father’s insults and his stepsister’s come-ons, Bobby unknowingly ends up at a gay bar. Before long, he’s assaulted by four guys in the back seat of a car. With nowhere else to turn, Bobby joins a cult of Satanists to enact his murderous revenge. A truly deranged gut-punch, this is a gritty and baffling horror experience that could have only happened in Florida. AGFA + Something Weird are thrilled to present a 2K preservation of SATAN’S CHILDREN from the only known 35mm theatrical print in existence.
  • Bonus Features:
    • 2K preservation from the only known 35mm theatrical print in existence
    • Commentary with queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell and AGFA’s Bret Berg
    • Cast and crew reunion Q&A
    • Bonus TV special: THE WEIRD WORLD OF WEIRD, transferred from the original Something Weird S-VHS master
    • Bonus short: SATAN IN CHURCH
    • Bonus short: BOYS BEWARE
    • Torrid trailer reel from Lucifer’s archive
    • English SDH Subtitles
  • TAGLINE: Devil worshipping has changed them into …
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 84 Minutes
  • STUDIO: American Genre Film Archive (AGFA)
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6RRDSP4/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128451/

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American Carnage [2022]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado, Bella Ortiz, Jorge Diaz, Yumarie Morales, Catherine McCafferty, Brett Cullen, Eric Dane
  • DIRECTOR: Diego Hallivis
  • SYNOPSIS: After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the eldercare facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility’s supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Comedy
  • RATING: Rated R (some disturbing violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, nudity, and drug use)
  • RUN TIME: 90 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Lionsgate
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  • https://www.amazon.com/American-Carnage-Blu-ray-Jorge-Lendeborg/dp/B0B2X3NXM8/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20672490/

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Giallo Essentials

  • Blu-ray – Limited Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jenny Tamburi, Silvano Tranquilli, Renzo Montagnani, Bedy Moratti, Rosanna Schiaffino
  • DIRECTOR: Silvio Amadio, Francesco Mazzei, Giuseppe Bennati
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • While the release of Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage gave rise to a glut of imitators, there was more to the giallo than just shameless copycats setting out to ape a rigid formula. This volume of Giallo Essentials celebrates the range and breadth of the genre with three lesser-seen films from its early 1970s heyday.
  • In Silvio Amadio’s Smile Before Death, familicide with a sprinkling of Oedipal love is the order of the day when teenager Nancy returns home to discover the apparent suicide of her mother, and quickly comes to suspect that her stepfather and his mistress are to blame. Next, Horny priests and self-flagellating nuns abound in Francesco Mazzei’s The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive, as police commissioner Franco Boito investigates the brutal murder of a young clergyman, only to enter into an affair with the dead man’s lover. Finally, in Giuseppe Bennati’s The Killer Reserved Nine Seats, an assortment of wealthy degenerates – including Italian cult mainstays Andrea Scotti and Howard Ross – answer the summons of an eccentric nobleman and assemble in the theatre attached to his ancestral home, only to find themselves trapped in the decaying building while a savage killer picks them off Agatha Christie-style!
  • With gory murders, wanton debauchery, and left-field plot twists a-plenty, all three of these oft-overlooked gialli are restored in 2K from their original camera negatives – including brand-new, Arrow-exclusive restorations of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive – alongside a range of in-depth bonus features.
  • LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
    • New 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
    • 2K restoration from the original camera negative of The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
    • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film
    • Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks on Smile Before Death and The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
    • Original lossless mono Italian soundtrack on The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
    • English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
    • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
    • Rigid box packaging with original artwork in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover
    • Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais, Peter Strain and Haunt Love
  • DISC 1: SMILE BEFORE DEATH
    • New commentary by authors and critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
    • Original Italian and English front and end titles
    • Smile of the Hyena, new video interview with Stefano Amadio, film journalist and son of director Silvio Amadio
    • Never-before-seen extended nude scenes, not used in the final film
    • Image gallery
  • DISC 2: THE WEAPON, THE HOUR, THE MOTIVE
    • New commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
    • A Man in Giallo, new video interview with actor Salvatore Puntillo
    • Front and end titles for the lost English-language dub
    • Image gallery
  • DISC 3: THE KILLER RESERVED NINE SEATS
    • New commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger
    • Hanging with Howard, video interview with actor Howard Ross
    • Writing with Biagio, video interview with screenwriter Biagio Proietti
    • Italian theatrical trailer (in Italian and English)
    • Image gallery

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Cat People [1982]

  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O’Toole, Ruby Dee
  • DIRECTOR: Paul Schrader
  • SYNOPSIS: A remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur horror/noir classic, Cat People stars Nastassja Kinski as Irena, a beautiful young woman who discovers love for the first time only to find that the experience brings tragic consequences. The tremendous passion of this woman’s first romantic love is so strong, however, it bypasses the chaos around her—including the extraordinary demands of her brother (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange)—as it pushes her on to her own bizarre destiny. Directed by Paul Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo, Affliction), this erotic fantasy about the passion and terror surrounding this first love also stars John Heard (Awakenings), Annette O’Toole (48 Hrs.), Ruby Dee (Do the Right Thing) and Lynn Lowry (Shivers).
  • Bonus Content:
    • 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative
    • Audio Commentary with Director Paul Schrader
    • Audio Commentary with Paul Schrader
    • Interview with Actors Malcolm McDowell, Nastassja Kinski, Annette O’Toole, John Heard, and Lynn Lowry, Composer Giorgio Moroder and Paul Schrader
    • Cat People: An Intimate Portrait
    • On the Set with Paul Schrader
    • Special Makeup Effects by Tom Burman
    • Matte Paintings
    • Filmmaker Robert Wise On the Producer of the Original Cat People, Val Lewton
    • TV Spot
    • Theatrical Trailer
    • Photo Gallery
  • TAGLINES:
    • An erotic fantasy about the animal in us all.
    • They are something more than lovers who are about to become something less than human.
    • An erotic fantasy for the animal in us all.
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 118 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W3ZQ4TS/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083722/

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Faceless [1987]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas, Chris Mitchum, Stephane Audran, Caroline Munro, Christiane Jean, Anton Diffring, Tilda Thamar, Howard Vernon, Florence Guerin, Gerard Zalcberg, Henri Poirier, Lina Romay
  • DIRECTOR: Jesus Franco
  • SYNOPSIS: For his 1988 big-budget EuroSleaze classic inspired by EYES WITHOUT A FACE, director Jess Franco brought together an international all-star cast – including Helmut Berger (THE DAMNED), Brigitte Lahaie (THE FEMALE EXECUTIONER), Chris Mitchum (SUMMERTIME KILLER), Stéphane Audran (COUP DE TORCHON), Caroline Munro (MANIAC) and Telly Savalas – for a glossily depraved tale of disfigurement, dismemberment, libidinous brutes, Nazi surgeons, Parisian discos, face-ripping, throat-stabbing, eyeball-piercing and what may be Uncle Jess’ most rewardingly ambiguous ending ever. Anton Diffring (CIRCUS OF HORRORS) and Florence Guérin (CALIGULA & MESSALINA) co-star – with appearances by Howard Vernon (THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF) and Lina Romay – in this unapologetically graphic shocker, now scanned for the first time in HD from the original negative with all-new Special Features.
  • This release marks the Special Edition American premiere on HD Blu-ray.
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
    • Audio Commentary With Director Jess Franco And Actress Lina Romay
    • The Female Predator – Interview With Actress Brigitte Lahaie
    • Facial Recognition – Interview With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies
    • Parisian Encounters – Face-To-Face With Actress Caroline Munro
    • Predators Of The Night – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema Of Jesús Franco
    • EPK Interviews With Actors Helmut Berger, Chris Mitchum And Telly Savalas
    • Archival Interview With Director Jess Franco
    • Archival Interview With Actor Chris Mitchum
    • Selected Scene Commentary With Chris Mitchum
    • THERESE II: THE MISSION (1987) Parody Short Starring Brigitte Lahaie
    • French & English Trailers
  • TAGLINES:
    • Come Face To Face With Evil
    • If there is but one life, there are several ways to die
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Faceless-Special-Blu-ray-Helmut-Berger/dp/B0B25NT1RM/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095125/

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All About Evil [2010]

  • Blu-ray/CD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra Peterson, Mink Stole
  • DIRECTOR: Joshua Grannell
  • SYNOPSIS: It’s been called “a riotous experience” (Horror News), “clearly ahead of its time” (Geekscape) and “made for lovers of horror by someone who loves the genre” (Daily Dead). Now the “demented, outrageous and hysterical” (PopOptiq) debut feature from writer/director Joshua Grannell can finally be experienced by audiences everywhere: When a mousy librarian (Natasha Lyonne of RUSSIAN DOLL) takes over her late father’s struggling movie theater, a series of grisly murders caught on camera will transform her into the new queen of indie splatter cinema. Thomas Dekker (TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES), Cassandra Peterson (ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK), Noah Segan (DEADGIRL), Mink Stole (FEMALE TROUBLE) and drag legend Peaches Christ co-star in this “huge fun nod to forgotten horror and exploitation via loads of blood and black humor” (Yell! Magazine) produced by Darren Stein (JAWBREAKER) and gushing with all-new Special Features.
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
    • Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joshua Grannell And Actors Thomas Dekker, Ashley Fink, Jade Ramsey And Nikita Ramsey
    • Star Quality – The Making Of ALL ABOUT EVIL With Writer/Director Joshua Grannell, Producer Darren Stein, Actors Thomas Dekker, Ashley Fink, Cassandra Peterson, Jade Ramsey, Nikita Ramsey, Noah Segan And Mink Stole
    • All About ALL ABOUT EVIL – Roundtable Discussion
    • Evil Live: The Peaches Christ Experience In 4D – World Premiere At The Castro Theatre, May 2010
    • GRINDHOUSE – 2003 Short Film By Joshua Grannell
    • Children Of The Popcorn – Behind The Scenes With Peaches Christ
    • Behind The Evil – 2010 Making-Of
    • Theatrical Trailer & Teaser Trailers
    • Soundtrack CD
    • Bonus Booklet – The Tour De Fierce Diaries: On The Road With ALL ABOUT EVIL By Michael Varrati
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
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