New Releases for October 18 to 24, 2022 October 2, 2022
New Horror Releases

OCTOBER 18

The Return of the Living Dead [1985]

  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Mark Venturini, Jonathan Terry, Cathleen Cordell, Drew Deighan, James Dalesandro, John Durbin, David Bond, Bob Libman, John Stuart West, Michael Crabtree
  • DIRECTOR: Dan O’Bannon
  • PRODUCER: Tom Fox
  • SYNOPSIS: Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery, those brain-eating zombies are back and hungry for more tasty mortals. A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, this “”veritable smorgasbord of fun”” (L.A. Herald Examiner) delivers skin-crawling jolts, eye-popping visuals, and relentless surprises! When an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains!
  • TAGLINE: They’re Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!
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  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QJGJ2Z/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089907/

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The Possessed [2021]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: John Jarratt, Lincoln Lewis, Angie Kent, Lauren Grimson, Jade Kevin Foster
  • DIRECTOR: Chris Sun
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Death is here, and it will do anything to be free.
  • Jacob Chandler (John Jarrat, Wolf Creek) is an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. A true accidental exorcist, Jacob and his nephew Liam have forged a career clearing demons from the bodies of their clients. Lately, something has changed, as possessions are increasing. Jacob fights to keep those he loves safe, the burden weighing heavily on his shoulders. When he crosses paths with Liam’s new girlfriend, Atalie Carlisle, he recognizes something in her dark, broken gaze. She too can see what lies beyond the world of the living. Jacob never expected to meet anyone else like himself nor did he anticipate needing her help.
  • When summoned to a hauntingly beautiful homestead with a tragic past, Jacob must call upon all of his experience and Atalie’s untrained powers to uncover the layers of demonic deception at play.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Possessed-Blu-ray-John-Jarratt/dp/B0B7Q78F7V/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14438348/

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Bodies Bodies Bodies [2022]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Rachel Sennott, Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Chase Sui Wonders, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace, Myha’la Herrold, Conner O’Malley
  • DIRECTOR: Halina Reijn
  • SYNOPSIS: When a group of rich 20-somethings get stuck at a remote family mansion during a hurricane, a party game ends with a dead body on the ground and fingers pointed everywhere. As they try to find the killer among them, fake friends and real enemies have to learn who to trust —and how to survive —in this fresh and funny Gen-Z meltdown starring Pete Davidson, Amandla Stenberg, and Maria Bakalova.
  • TAGLINES:
    • This is not a safe space.
    • Who wants to play?
    • They’re dying to play.
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Thriller
  • RATING: Rated R (violence, bloody images, drug use, sexual references, and pervasive language)
  • RUN TIME: 130 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Lionsgate
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Bodies-Blu-ray-Maria-Bakalova/dp/B0B75NRDJF/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110652/

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Moloch [2022]

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The Innocents [2021]

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Tales from Deep Hell [2018]

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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster [2021]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Boris Karloff, Guillermo del Toro, Roger Corman
  • DIRECTOR: Thomas Hamilton
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster is Thomas Hamilton and Ron MacCloskey’s compelling exploration of the life and career of Boris Karloff, the iconic star of such horror classics as Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Black Cat (alongside Bela Lugosi), Bride of Frankenstein, The Body Snatcher, The Raven, Black Sabbath, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Targets.
  • Providing unique memories of Boris Karloff the man and the legend, Sara Karloff is joined by Roger Corman (Masque of the Red Death, Little Shop of Horrors), Peter Bogdanovich (Paper Moon, Mask), Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth), John Landis (The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London), Joe Dante (Gremlins) Jack Hill (Spider Baby) and Donald F. Glut (Tales of Frankenstein), famed co-stars Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music, All the Money in the World) Orson Bean (Being John Malkovich), Dick Miller (A Bucket of Blood), Ian Ogilvy (TV’s Return of the Saint, Death Becomes Her), Stefanie Powers (TV’s Hart to Hart, TV’s The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.), Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon), Ron Perlman (Hellboy, TV’s Hand of God) and many, many more, giving this film a uniquely intimate flavor.
  • This All-Region Blu-Ray Edition contains 140 minutes of previously unreleased bonus material including “”Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story”” with a wealth of extra stories from co-stars Donnie Dunagan (Bambi), Sharyn Moffett (Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House), Lee Grant (Damien: Omen II), Nehemiah Persoff (On the Waterfront, An American Tail), H.M. Wynant (The Twilight Zone), Virginia Bates (Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde) and directors Daniel Haller (The Dunwich Horror) and Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night).”
  • GENRE: Horror, Documentary
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Voltage Films
  • https://www.amazon.com/Boris-Karloff-Man-Behind-Monster/dp/B0BCGYXPGT/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8702244/

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Orphan First Kill [2022]

https://youtu.be/xCPGgLFfX5Y

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The Ring [2002]

  • Blu-ray – Steelbook Limited Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Naomi Watts, Jane Alexander, Brian Cox
  • DIRECTOR: Gore Verbinski
  • SYNOPSIS: One of the most iconic modern-day horror films, THE RING celebrates 20 years with this collectible Blu-ray steelbook. The bizarre death of a teenage girl leads journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) to investigate a mysterious urban legend. Within the cabin is a videocassette containing disturbing imagery, and anyone who views the tape receives a chilling phone call from an unknown voice stating, “seven days.”
  • TAGLINES:
    • Before you die, you see… the ring.
    • In the well, no one will see…
    • Everyone will suffer!
    • Did she show you the horses?
    • Before you die, you see the ring
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery
  • RATING: Rated PG-13 (thematic elements, disturbing images, language, and some drug references)
  • RUN TIME: 115 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QLFT2D/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/

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Moonchild [1994]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Auggi Alvarez, Kathleen McSweeney, Julie King, Dave Miller
  • DIRECTOR: Todd Sheets
  • SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian future, political prisoner Jacob Stryker is transformed into a werewolf super soldier by government scientists. He escapes captivity and searches for his son, who may be the messiah, and joins an army of karate kicking rebellion fighters poised to overthrow the United Nations of America. Along the way, Jacob is hunted by a group of cyborg and mutant bounty hunters as he tries to forget the bomb implanted in his stomach that’s set to explode in 72 hours. A mind-boggling, sprawling, shot on video horror/ sci-fi/ action/ martial arts epic from SOV fan favorite Todd Sheets (Zombie Bloodbath, Goblin) that is one of the most ambitious and offbeat low budget movies of the VHS era.
  • TAGLINE: A full moon can be fatal!
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not rated
  • RUN TIME: 107 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Visual Vengeance
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B94S7GYG/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196764/

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Two Witches [2021]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Rebekah Kennedy, Kristina Klebe, Tim Fox
  • DIRECTOR: Pierre Tsigaridis
  • SYNOSIS: An expectant mother (Belle Adams), plagued by visions of a blank-eyed crone, helplessly turning to a Ouija board for answers… a rough sex-craving young woman (Rebekah Kennedy) claiming she’ll inherit her grandmother’s sorcerous powers upon her death. Unsettlingly bizarre stories-with an interconnection that’s no less strange-are frighteningly laid out in this Eurohorror-redolent stunner. Kristina Klebe, Dina Silva, Ian Michaels, Tim Fox also star. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English DTS 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes; image gallery; theatrical trailers; more.
  • TAGLINE: You’re in the dark now
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Arrow Video
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B83ZMCLB/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10963926/

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Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror

Blu-ray

PRINCIPAL CAST: Franco Nero, Gordon Mitchell, Erika Blanc, Gérard Tichy, Ombretta Colli

DIRECTORS: Massimo Pupillo, Alberto De Martino, Mino Guerrini, Damiano Damiani

SYNOPSIS: Four-disc set includes: The Blancheville Monster (Horror) (1963) Alberto de Martino (“The Tempter”) directed this shocker, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” It details the creepy goings-on at an ancestral house where a young noblewoman (Ombretta Colli) has returned home. Turns out the disfigured stalker prowling the grounds is her presumed-dead father… and he’s looking to end the family curse-by ending her. Gerard Tichy, Helga Line also star. 89 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. BW/Rtg: NR Lady Morgan’s Vengeance (La Vendetta Di Lady Morgan) (1965) Not only was Susan (Barbara Nelli) trapped in a loveless marriage to Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller), but strange phenomena in his foreboding mansion was also driving her slowly mad. Yes, she was being gaslit-but the conspirators will find out to their terror that a little thing like suicide won’t stop her from claiming revenge. Spooky effort from Massimo Pupillo co-stars Gordon Mitchell, Erika Blanc, Edith MacGoven, Michel Forain. 86 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR The Third Eye (Il Terzo Occhio) (1966) For a handsome but neurotic young nobleman (Franco Nero), settling down with the right woman was proving hard between a domineering mother (Olga Solbelli) and a jealous domestic (Gioia Pascal). When their meddling costs the life of his true love (Erika Blanc), the fallout set him off the rails-and on a homicidal spree. Unnerving giallo from Mino Guerrini also stars Marina Morgan, Gara Granda 98 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. BW/Rtg: NR The Witch (La Strega In Amore) (1966) Vagabond historian Sergio Logan (Richard Johnson) was invited to the villa of the bedridden widow Consuelo Lorente (Sarah Ferrati) to catalog the memoirs of her military officer husband. The presence of the old woman’s stunning niece (Rosanna Schiaffino) was sufficient for the academic to close the deal… but as he immerses himself in the job, he may pay an unholy price. Disturbing chiller adapted from Carlos Fuentes’ “Aura” co-stars Gian Maria Volontè. 109 min. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: Italian; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; image galleries; theatrical trailers. In Italian with English subtitles.

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 6 Hours, 11 Minutes

STUDIO: Arrow Video

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B83PZK59/

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La Llorona [2019]

  • Blu-ray/DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kenéfic, Julio Diaz, María Telón
  • DIRECTOR: Jayro Bustamante
  • SYNOPSIS: A country’s bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante’s transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala’s Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people’s demands for justice, he and his family are plagued by a series of increasingly strange and disturbing occurrences, seemingly brought on by an enigmatic new housekeeper (María Mercedes Coroy). With a restraint that renders the film’s shocks all the more potent, Bustamante crafts a chilling vision of a nation reckoning with collective harms and the restless ghosts of a past that refuses to die.
  • DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
    • 2K digital master, approved by director Jayro Bustamante, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
    • New interview with Bustamante
    • Documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew
    • Trailer
    • New English subtitle translation
    • PLUS: An essay by journalist and novelist Francisco Goldman
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Crime
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
  • STUDIO: The Criterion Collection
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Llorona-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0B71W5CT2/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10767168/

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Cure [1997]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Yakusho, Koji, Hagiwara, Masato, Ujiki, Tsuyoshi
  • DIRECTOR: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • SYNOPSIS: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s arresting international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of an emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. A string of shocking, seemingly unmotivated murders—each committed by a different person yet all bearing the same grisly hallmarks—leads Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) into a labyrinthine investigation to discover what connects them, and into a disturbing game of cat and mouse with an enigmatic amnesiac (Masato Hagiwara) who may be evil incarnate. Awash in hushed, hypnotic dread, Cure is a tour de force of psychological tension and a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind.
  • BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
    • 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Tokusho Kikumura, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack
    • New conversation between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi
    • Interviews with actors Masato Hagiwara and Koji Yakusho
    • Interview from 2003 with Kurosawa
    • Trailers and teaser
    • PLUS: An essay by critic Chris Fujiwara
  • TAGLINES:
    • Terror. Murder.
    • The power of suggestion.
    • With just one word, you will do anything.
  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Crime
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 111 Minutes
  • STUDIO: The Criterion Collection
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B71WDNTS/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123948/

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