New Releases for February 28, 2023 February 1, 2023
New Horror Releases

FEBRIARY 28

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, John Dugan, Jerry Lorenz
  • DIRECTOR: Tobe Hooper
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Violent, confrontational, and shockingly realistic, director Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE terrified audiences in a way never thought possible when it was unleashed on a politically and socially tumultuous America in 1974. Facing a storm of controversy, censorship, and outcry throughout its troubled release, this masterpiece of horror has stood the test of time to become a landmark motion picture and cultural milestone.
  • All new 4K UHD release​
  • Dolby Vision HDR / HDR10​, Dolby Atmos
  • Blu-ray extras disc includes brand new never-before-seen feature length documentary. Over 400 min of special features ​
  • Custom O-Card
  • Special Features:
    • DISC 1 : 4K UHD (FEATURE FILM)​
    • 4 FEATURE COMMENTARIES ​
    • Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper, Actor Gunnar Hansen, Cinematographer Daniel Pearl ​• Actors Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A. Partain, and Production Designer Robert Burns ​• Writer-Producer-Director Tobe Hooper ​• Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, Editor J. Larry Carroll, and Sound Recordist Ted Nicolaou ​
    • DISC 2 : BLU-RAY (EXTRAS DISC)​
    • NEW Feature-Length Documentary: The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ​• The Cinefamily Presents FRIEDKIN/HOOPER: A Conversation About The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Between William Friedkin and Tobe Hooper​ • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth ​• Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw ​• A Tour of the TCSM House with Gunnar Hansen ​• Off the Hook with Teri McMinn ​• The Business of Chain Saw: An Interview with Production Manager Ron Bozman ​• Deleted Scenes & Outtakes ​• Grandpa’s Tales: An Interview with Actor John Dugan • Cutting Chain Saw: An Interview with Editor J. Larry Carroll ​​• Blooper Reel ​• Outtakes from “The Shocking Truth”​ • Horrors Hallowed Grounds: TCSM ​• Dr. W.E. Barnes Presents “Making Grandpa” ​• Still Gallery – Trailers – TV Spots – Radio Spots
  • TAGLINES:
    • The idyllic summer’s day that became a nightmare of fear and blood… [UK Video]
    • It Really Happened. It’s Terrifying. It’s Here. [Australia, Video]
    • For them, an Idyllic summer afternoon became their worst nightmare! [Australian, Video]
    • Nothing Cuts Like the Original! [Ultimate Edition DVD]
    • Banned for over 7 years! Now finally released INTACT! UNCUT! [Australia theatrical]
    • America’s most bizarre crime! Brutal beyond description! Grisley beyond comprehension! [Australia theatrical]
    • Tobe Hooper’s 1974 original uncut
    • All massacre facts based on the true story
    • ‘Totally committed to scaring you witless’
    • Who will survive and what will be left of them?
    • can you survive …it happened
    • For five young friends, a typical summer afternoon drive becomes a terrifying nightmare. [DVD Cover]
    • What happened is true. Now the motion picture that’s just as real.
    • Once you stop screaming, then you’ll start talking about it.
    • America’s Most Bizarre and Brutal Crimes!…
    • Before Halloween…. Before Friday The 13th…. Before Scream…. There Was The Saw.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 83 Minutes
  • STUDIO: MPI Home Video
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN18188T/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/

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Mandrake [2022]

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Desert Shadows [2022]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Mitch Pileggi, Julie Anne Prescott, Emily Sweet
  • DIRECTOR: Tyler Bourns
  • SYNOPSIS: After the death of their father, two brothers decide to embark on a hunting trip to help bring them closer together. But they get more than they bargained for when they become the prey of a deadly creature that has roamed the desert for centuries. Eric, a struggling drug addict, goes missing, while his brother Donnie becomes hellbent on finding him. Following the downward spiral of dangerous clues, he teams up with a professor with a dark past and an overeager paranormal studies student to try to solve the mystery and save Eric before it’s too late.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Cinedigm
  • https://cinedigm.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/Cinedigm
  • https://twitter.com/Cinedigm
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN5497WB/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9339936/

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Undead [2003]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins, Lisa Cunningham, Dirk Hunter, Emma Randall, Steve Greig, Noel Sheridan
  • DIRECTOR: Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
  • SYNOPSIS: An onslaught of meteorites crash-lands in the small country town of Berkeley. The bombardment brings with it an otherworldly infection. The living dead are awoken, and a small band of desperate survivors led by local beauty pageant winner René (Felicity Mason, Mortified), and town looney Marion (Mungo McKay, Daybreakers), fight for survival in a world gone mad. The Spierig Brothers’ Undead is packed with action, loaded with laughs, and filled with wild twists and turns, defining it as an Aussie cult classic.
  • Bonus Features:
    1. Audio Commentary with Directors Peter & Michael Spierig & Cinematographer Andy Strahorn
    2. On the Set of The Undead
    3. Attack of the Undead – Short Film
    4. The Making of Undead
    5. Homemade Dolly Video
    6. Undead Camera & Make-up Tests
    7. CD Soundtrack
  • TAGLINES:
    • Prepare Yourself
    • Crazy has come to town for a visit!
  • GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
  • RATING: Rated R (strong violence and gore, and for language)
  • RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Umbrella Entertainment
  • https://umbrellaent.com.au/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/Undead-Michael-Spierig/dp/B0BRNXMVYN/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339840/

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Attack of the Beast Creatures [1985]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Robert Nolfi, Julia Rust, Robert Lengyel
  • DIRECTOR: Mike Stanley
  • SYNOPSIS: A beloved regional horror vortex that was conjured in Connecticut, ATTACK OF THE BEAST CREATURES is a triumph of low budget ingenuity. In an unknown galaxy, a group of travelers crash their boat on an island. At first, all is well. But when a man takes a dip in an acid lake and becomes a steaming pile of gloop, it’s clear that there’s trouble in paradise. That’s when the cult of demon dolls reveals themselves… and their appetite for eating faces. Fueled by outrageous gore, a sublime synthesizer score, and jaw-dropping puppet effects, this is what happens when a mid-century creature feature collides with DIY surrealism, and everyone wins. AGFA is honored to present ATTACK OF THE BEAST CREATURES—originally known as HELL ISLAND—on disc for the first time, featuring a restoration from the original 16mm camera negative and an island full of bloodthirsty extras.
  • Bonus Features:
    1. Restoration of the original theatrical version from the 16mm camera negative
    2. Partial commentary with director Mike Stanley
    3. Interviews with Mike Stanley and writer Robert Hutton
    4. Test footage
    5. Preservation of the VHS version from the 1” tape master
  • TAGLINES:
    • Who Will Survive The Terror?
    • How Many Will Survive The Terror?
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 80 Minutes
  • STUDIO: American Genre Film Archive (AGFA)
  • https://www.americangenrefilm.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/filmarchive
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRNRKLXF/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088752/

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From Beyond [1986]

  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ted Sorel, Ken Foree, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Bunny Summers, Bruce McGuire, Del Russel, Dale Wyatt, Karen Christenfeld, Andy Miller, John Leamer, Regina Bleesz
  • DIRECTOR: Stuart Gordon
  • PRODUCER: Brian Yuzna
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • Dr. Edward Pretorius, an acclaimed physicist, has perfected his newest invention: the Resonator, a machine that allows those near to it to glimpse life not visible to the naked eye. Imagining the discoveries he could make, Pretorius begins to go mad. However, after the machine malfunctions during a highly sensitive experiment and Pretorius is found brutally murdered, his young assistant, Crawford, is fingered as the primary suspect. Crawford, now confined to an asylum, becomes the ward of Dr. Katherine McMichaels, who takes a special interest in his tales of the strange creatures able to be seen while the machine is operating and convinces him to help her rebuild the device, woefully unaware of the terrifying, hidden world she is about to enter…
  • Following up on the success of his 1985 film Re-Animator, director Stuart Gordon’s FROM BEYOND presents another harrowing interpretation of acclaimed science fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s uniquely unsettling tales of terror. Starring Jeffrey Combs (Frightmare), Barbara Crampton (You’re Next), and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead), photographed by Mac Ahlberg (House), screenplay by Dennis Paoli (Castle Freak), produced by the legendary Charles Band (Puppetmaster) and Brian Yuzna (Society), and featuring incredible special effects designed by Mark Shostrom (Evil Dead II), FROM BEYOND has solidified its legacy of being one of the most iconic independent horror films of the 80s. At last, this gruesome glimpse into the dark side of science comes to 4K UHD and Blu-ray, exploding with new and archival extras and featuring a stunning 4K restoration of the Unrated Director’s Cut, created by Vinegar Syndrome specifically for this release!
  • Bonus Features:
    1. Commentary tracks
    2. Interviews, featurettes & making-of documentary
    3. Trailer
    4. Still gallery
    5. And much more!
  • TAGLINES:
    • Humans are such easy prey.
    • Everything is alive… and hungry.
  • GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 86 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
  • https://vinegarsyndrome.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRQXYKPB/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091083/

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Scream [1996]

  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray – Steelbook
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, Henry Winkler, Matthew Lillard
  • DIRECTOR: Wes Craven
  • WRITER: Kevin Williamson
  • SYNOPSIS: The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There’s a killer in their midst who’s seen a few to many scary movies. Suddenly, nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody. The clues are there; are you good enough to see them?
  • TAGLINES:
    • A new thriller from Wes Craven
    • Someone Is Playing A Deadly Game, Someone Who Has Seen Way Too Many Scary Movies.
    • Name The Killer! December 20th.
    • He’s Taken His Love Of Fear, One Step, Too Far.
    • Solving This Mystery Is Going To Be Murder.
    • I’ll Be Right Back.
    • Don’t Answer The Phone. Don’t Open The Door. Don’t Try To Escape.
    • Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.
    • Someone’s Taken Their Love Of Scary Movies One Step Too Far!
    • Make Your Last Breath Count.
    • Now someone is victim and someone is a suspect
    • From The First Name In Suspense Comes The Last Word In Fear
    • Don’t Answer The Door, Don’t Leave The House, Don’t Answer The Phone, But Most Of All, Don’t SCREAM.
    • Now everybody is a victim and everybody is a suspect!
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  • GENRE: Horror, Mystery
  • RATING: Rated R
  • RUN TIME: 111 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
  • https://www.paramount.com/
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  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ9B2HXC/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/

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B’Twixt Now and Sunrise [2022]

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The Dogs [1979]

Aka “Les chiens”

  • Blu-ray – Special Edition
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Gerard Depardieu, Victor Lanoux, Nicole Calfan, Pierre Vernier, Fanny Ardant, Philippe Klebert, Regis Porte, Gerard Sety, Philippe Mareuil, Henri Labussiere, Anna Gaylor
  • DIRECTOR: Alain Jessua
  • SYNOPSIS:
  • THEIR BITE IS WORSE THAN THEIR BARK!
  • Five years after his SHOCK TREATMENT stunned European audiences, cult fantastique writer/director Alain Jessua delivered this startling thriller that remains the most controversial and prescient film of his career: In a corporate suburb outside Paris, the community’s new doctor discovers its leading citizens all get their dogs from a wealthy, charismatic trainer (an unsettling performance by Oscar® nominee Gérard Depardieu) – dogs that have a ferocious appetite for immigrants, rowdy youths, people of color and anyone who challenges the status quo. Victor Lanoux (COUSIN, COUSINE), Nicole Calfan (THE BURGLARS) and Fanny Ardant (CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS) co-star in “one of the most unexpected and original French films of the ’70s” (DVDFr.com), now scanned in 2K from the interpositive for the first time in America.
  • SPECIAL FEATURES:
    • Hounds And Music – Interview With Composer René Koering
    • Jessua Lives – Interview With Culturopoing Film Critic Emmanuel Le Gagne
    • Trailer
  • GENRE: Thriller, Drama
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 100 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Severin Films
  • https://severinfilms.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/severinfilms
  • https://twitter.com/severinfilms
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ8TJVKW/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077324/

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When I Consume You [2021]

  • Blu-ray
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Libby Ewing, Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, Margaret Ying Drake, Claire Siebers
  • DIRECTOR: Perry Blackshear
  • SYNOPSIS: Siblings Daphne and Wilson Shaw practically raised one another. They’ve protected each other from everything life has thrown their way. Daphne’s professional life is soaring and she’s looking to adopt a child. Wilson is interviewing for a position at a local school, hoping to become a teacher. But Daphne has an unsettling, dangerous stalker whom she can’t seem to shake, now threatening to destroy them both. They hunt for their tormentor through the shadowy streets of Brooklyn, honing their bodies and minds for a showdown. But this foe may prove to be more than they can handle. They will break and rebuild themselves if necessary to save each other and protect the light they know is in this world for them… if only they can persevere.
  • Bonus Features:
    1. Intro from director Perry Blackshear
    2. Actor commentary track with Libby Ewing, Evan Dumouchel and MacLeod Andrews
    3. Director commentary Track with Perry Blackshear
    4. Behind the scenes featurette
    5. Deleted scenes with commentaries from Perry Blackshear
    6. Cast and Director Interviews
    7. World Premiere Q&A at the Fantasia Film Festival
    8. Theatrical trailer
    9. English subtitles
    10. New alternate poster art
    11. Essay from Journalist Craig Ian Mann
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 92 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Yellow Veil Pictures
  • https://yellowveilpictures.com/
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  • https://twitter.com/yellowveilpics
  • https://www.amazon.com/When-Consume-You-Perry-Blackshear/dp/B0BRNX85T1/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11454278/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rhUVCJs2gg

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