DECEMBER 6
Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things [1972]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Alan Ormsby, Anya Ormsby, Jane Daly
- DIRECTOR: Benjamin Clark
- YOU’RE INVITED TO ORVILLE’S COMING OUT PARTY… IT’LL BE A SCREAM… YOURS!!
- The SET-UP: Five young kinky actors and their artistic director come to a desolate and nearly forgotten burial island, complete with a morbid history of MURDER, RAPE, CURSES and DEMONS. Alan (Alan Ormsby), the brilliant but bizarre Director of the company, has brought them to this foreboding place to dabble in witchcraft; specifically, to dig up a fresh corpse and use it in a ritual ceremony which is supposed to raise the dead from their graves. The PAY-OFF: It seems as though Alan has really gathered his “”children”” here, only to play a practical joke on them and then to party the rest of the night away. However, the joke’s on Alan. His bizarre ritual ceremony really does raise the dead from their graves…only they’re in no mood to party! NOTE: “”BENJAMIN”” CLARK is really “”BOB”” CLARK, the creative director behind the hit films PORKY’S, BLACK CHRISTMAS, and A CHRISTMAS STORY, among others. ALAN ORMSBY, though he turned in what has been described as “”…one of the most obnoxious screen performances in history!””, has actually made a mark for himself as the screenwriter for such memorable films as MY BODYGUARD, CAT PEOPLE, KARATE KID 3 and PORKY’S 2.
- SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New 2022 Video Introduction and Q&A with Alan Ormsby
- New 2022 – 90-minute Video Documentary DREAMING OF DEATH: Bob Clark’s Horror Films, with many new interviews with cast and crew.
- Full Commentary Track with Alan Ormsby, Jane Daly, and Anya Cronin
- Memories of Bob Clark: A video tribute to the late Director.
- The Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival, May 22, 2007, Q&A. A Video filmed in between a double feature showing of CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY… and DEATHDREAM at the Beverly Cinema.
- Confessions of a Grave Digger: Video Interview with Ken Goch.
- Extensive Photo & Poster Gallery
- “Dead Girls Don’t Say No” Music video by The Deadthings.
- “Cemetery Mary” Music video by The Deadthings.
- Original Theatrical Trailer and Radio Spots.
- New Special Liner-Notes Booklet written by Patrick McCabe.
- TAGLINES:
- You’re Invited To Orville’s “Coming-Out” Party…It’ll Be A Scream…YOURS!!!
- Experience the unexpected terror of rising rotting flesh…
- SEE REVIEW HERE
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Rated PG
- RUN TIME: 87 Minutes
- STUDIO: VCI Entertainment
- https://www.vcientertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/VCIClassicMovies
- https://twitter.com/vciclassicfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Children-Shouldnt-Anniversary-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B0B43353HQ/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068370/
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Creepshow: Season 3 [2021]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- DIRECTOR: Rusty Cundieff, Greg Nicotero, Joe Lynch, Jeffrey F. January, John Harrison, Axelle Carolyn
- SYNOPSIS: CREEPSHOW, the new anthology series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic, is still the most fun you’ll ever have been scared! A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page.
- GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
- RATING: TV-MA
- RUN TIME: 295 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films/Shudder
- https://www.shudder.com/
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Creepshow-Cundieff-Nicotero-Jeffrey-Harrison/dp/B0BGJG4T7G/
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Mad God [2021]
- Blu-ray/DVD Steelbook
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda
- DIRECTOR: Phil Tippett
- SYNOPSIS: The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world’s preeminent stop-motion animator.
- TAGLINE: A Journey Beyond your Wildest Nightmares
- GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Animation
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 84 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films/Shudder
- https://www.shudder.com/
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Mad-God-Blu-Ray-DVD-Steelbook/dp/B0BGJJVM7R/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15090124/
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Old Man [2022]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Stephen Lang, Marc Senter
- DIRECTOR: Lucky McKee
- SYNOPSIS: Deep in the woods, a lost hiker stumbles upon the cabin of an erratic and reclusive old man. What starts off as cordial conversation soon turns dangerous as it becomes clear that one or both of them might be hiding a terrifying secret.
- TAGLINE: Beware the enemy within.
- GENRE: Thriller
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films
- https://us.rljentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Lucky-McKee/dp/B0BGJHLYZD/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13456976/
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The Accursed [2022]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Mena Suvari, Meg Foster, Sarah Dumont, Sherman Augustus, Alexis Knapp
- DIRECTOR: Kevin Lewis
- SYNOPSIS: Elly is asked by a family friend (Mena Suvari) to look after an elderly woman (Meg Foster) living in a remote cabin for a few days. She agrees, but soon discovers there is a demon hiding in the woman just waiting to break free.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
- STUDIO: Screen Media Films
- https://screenmediafilms.net/
- https://www.facebook.com/screenmediafilm
- https://twitter.com/ScreenMediaFilm
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFJQ61MD/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14617254/
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Holes in the Sky [2021]
AKA: Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Sean Ed, Ash Hamilton, Chanell Hamilton, Brett Blakely
- DIRECTOR: Ash Hamilton
- SYNOPSIS: The film, “Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story” is a 2021 feature film exploring a documentary film crew’s efforts to make a movie detailing the 2013 alien abduction of Illinois resident Sean Miller. A five-day shoot turns into a life-changing experience for everyone involved as events spiral out of control.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 96 Minutes
- STUDIO: Desktop Entertainment
- https://deskpopentertainment.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/DeskPopEntertainment/
- https://twitter.com/DeskPopEnt/
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLKKM871/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15412828/
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Attack of the 50ft. Woman [1958]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers, Roy Gordon, George Douglas, Kenneth Terrell, Otto Waldis, Eileen Stevens, Mike Ross, Frank Chase
- DIRECTOR: Nathan Hertz
- PRODUCER: Bernard Woolner
- SYNOPSIS: Allison Hayes cuts one very fine, five-story figure as Nancy Archer, an affluent California housewife who encounters a stranded alien on a deserted highway and is zapped by its “growth ray.” Now the beauteous behemoth sets out to make trouble for her philandering husband (William Hudson) and his other women, in this classic sci-fi turkey. Co-stars Yvette Vickers, George Douglas. 66 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS HD mono Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH).
- TAGLINES:
- A titanic beauty spreads a macabre wave of horror! A terrifying masterpiece of shock and chills!
- See a female colossus… her mountainous torso, skyscraper limbs, giant desires!
- GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 65 Minutes
- STUDIO: Warner Bros.
- https://www.warnerbros.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/warnerbrosent/
- https://twitter.com/Warnerbros/
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKCWFNWF/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051380/
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The Leech [2022]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, Taylor Zaudtke, Rigo Garay
- DIRECTOR: Eric Pennycoff
- SYNOPSIS: From Black Christmas to Rare Exports, there has long been a symbiotic relationship between horror and the season of good cheer. Now, writer/director Eric Pennycoff (Sadistic Intentions) continues this proud tradition with The Leech, a cautionary tale about the perils of opening your door to a stranger. Father David (Graham Skipper, Sequence Break), a Catholic priest struggling to fill the pews in his church, allows a homeless man, Terry (Jeremy Gardner, After Midnight), into his home to escape the December chill. But this simple act of kindness has unforeseen consequences when Terry’s pregnant girlfriend, Lexi (Taylor Gardner, Sadistic Intentions), also decides to crash at the parochial house. Determined to save the warring couple through the healing power of God’s love, David’s ordered existence quickly unravels as he succumbs to the wicked ways of the parasitic pair. Will he pass this apparent test of faith or resort to blood-soaked, Old Testament justice? Agonisingly intense and rib-tricklingly funny in equal measure, The Leech serves as both a festive frightmare and a microcosm of the fault lines of contemporary America. Arrow Video is proud to present this latest inductee into the Christmas horror hall of fame!
- GENRE: Horror, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
- STUDIO: Arrow Video
- https://www.arrowfilms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
- https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGQP2RPR/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13998454/
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Nightmare at Noon [1988]
- Blu-ray
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Wings Hauser, Kimberly Beck, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy
- DIRECTOR: Nico Mastorakis
- SYNOPSIS: DON’T DRINK THE WATER! From cult director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, Hired to Kill) comes Nightmare at Noon, a hectic mashup of eco-horror and shoot ’em up full of daring stunts and explosive action! Something strange is afoot in a small remote town in Utah, as a series of sinister state experiments in the surrounding desert leads to the contamination of its water supply, transforming the residents into lethal brainless maniacs. Enter vacationing lawyer Ken Griffiths (Wings Hauser, Vice Squad), his sassy wife Cheri (Kimberly Beck) and Reilly (Bo Hopkins), the mysterious hitchhiker they pick up on the road, who find themselves thrust into the midst of this madness when they stop for a drink at the local diner. Featuring an epic score by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight series) and set amongst the spectacular backdrop of Arches National Park, Nightmare at Noon is a non-stop adrenaline pumping thrill ride!
- TAGLINE: An Experiment in Terror.
- GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action
- RATING: Rated R
- RUN TIME: 96 Minutes
- STUDIO: Arrow Video
- https://www.arrowfilms.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/ArrowVideo
- https://twitter.com/ArrowFilmsVideo
- https://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-at-Noon-Special-Blu-ray/dp/B0BGQMS8C5/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100261/
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DECEMBER 7
Mr. Lobo’s Cinema Insomnia: A Bucket of Blood
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Anthony Carbone, Judy Bamber, John Brinkley
- DIRECTOR: Roger Corman
- SYNOPSIS: A dim-witted busboy finds acclaim as an artist for a plaster-covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. The desire for more praise soon leads to an increasingly deadly series of works.
- GENRE: Horror, Crime, Comedy
- RATING: Not Rated
- STUDIO: Alpha Video
- https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lobos-Cinema-Insomnia-Bucket/dp/B09R3BS3QM/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052655/
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