New Horror Releases for August 1 to 7, 2023 August 1, 2023
New Horror Releases

AUGUST 1

Nightbreed [1990]

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Sorry About the Demon [2022]

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Are You Afraid of the Dark? Ghost Island

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Nix [2022]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: James Zimbardi, Dee Wallace, Michael Paré
  • DIRECTOR: Anthony C. Ferrante
  • SYNOPSIS: Inspired by Germanic folklore, a tragedy at a mysterious lake haunts the Coyle family as they must contend with a frightening entity that has revealed itself again and is out to destroy them for good.
  • TAGLINE: Don’t be afraid… It’s nothing
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 95 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Allied Vaughn
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBCVRJ37/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14292086/

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The Horror of the Dolls [2010]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Marie Allcorn, Ava Barnett, Richard Brinkmann
  • DIRECTOR: Shane Davey
  • SYNOPSIS: A corporation plans to develop a residential tower block into luxury city apartments. As the residents galvanize, the corporation sends in someone to ‘shake them up’. The Horror of The Dolls features a strong ensemble cast, inter-twined narratives, and an iconic piece of London architecture. The narrative is underpinned by the wealth divide, untouchable high-finance, malleable politicians, and the resolve of a community under assault. All wrapped in a blood-soaked and stylized horror thriller set against the breath-taking cityscapes of contemporary London. The Horror of The Dolls is a terrifying, atmospheric, and unpredictable journey. Influences on the project are The Shining, Blue Velvet, The Wild Bunch, Short Cuts and Antichrist.
  • GENRE: Horror
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 81 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Allied Vaughn
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBQCZG7K/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634070/

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Poetic [2012]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Ty Yaeger, Marc Edwards, Talena Caza
  • DIRECTOR: Matthew Chichella
  • SYNOPSIS: Poetic is an intense, sexy, character driven psychological horror film, that centers on a world full of deceit, passion, and revenge. One couple finds themselves caught in the middle of this when they are kidnapped by “Cowboy”, a mysterious and merciless renegade killer who takes karma into his own hands. Now prisoners in their own home, the couple is turned against one another and forced to relive their dirty little secrets. Their domestic quarrel turns into a nightmare they might never awaken from.
  • TAGLINE: Killing them would have been letting them off easy…
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller
  • RATING: Not rated
  • RUN TIME: 80 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Allied Vaughn
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB8TXGR6/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2290503/

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The Muse [2012]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Isaac Simons, Marguerite Gioia Insolia, Mike Pfaff
  • DIRECTOR: Rufus Chaffee
  • SYNOPSIS: Rock star Addison Taylor is three years removed from the fame and fortune of being a one hit wonder and his life is spiraling into a self center paranoid depression – He needs another hit and fast. His manager suggests a couple weeks away at a secluded recently purchased lake-house as a way to get the creative juices flowing. The change in scenery sparks immediate inspiration, but also a strange and potentially deadly change in Addison. A mysterious force in the form of a beautiful woman and an odd, eerily marked guitar helps him to create his best work but also appears to want something in return. Things turn deadly when friends intervene in an attempt to bring Addison back to reality – will he pull free of the Muse’s clutches, or will Addison fall prey to her powers and stay forever?
  • TAGLINE: Inspiration… at a price
  • GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Music
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • RUN TIME: 81 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Allied Vaughn
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB8ZCNL4/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076954/

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Lugosi: The Curse Of Dracula

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Bela Lugosi
  • SYNOPSIS: Here is the first ever authorized film about the legendary horror actor, Bela Lugosi, the man who portrayed Dracula, Hollywood’s most famous Vampire. Lugosi: The Curse of Dracula is a chilling story featuring footage from 20 of Lugosi’s biggest films, plus outtakes, clips, trailers, interviews and stills from his childhood days in Hungary, and his career on Broadway through the Hollywood era. Updated with newly released footage and re-mastered! Typecasting proved Lugosi’s real-life horror and he spent his years fighting for a chance to act on his own terms. His discouragement led to a series of low-budget films and a battle with drug dependence, leading to his eventual death, a broken man, in 1956. But Lugosi’s legacy lives on and his films today are bigger than ever. You’ll get to see Creature Feature footage from Lugosi’s Biggest Hits including: Dracula, The Ape Man, Human Monster, Ghost of Frankenstein, Murders In The Rue Morgue, and Plan 9 From Outer Space. Enjoy personal memories of Lugosi from his costars Ralph Bellamy, John Carradine, and Carroll Borland, as well as writer/producer, Alex Gordon. Plus, interviews with Sara Karloff, Bela G. Lugosi, Donnie Dunagan, Janet Anne Gallow, Terry Castle, Carla Laemmle, Louise Currie, Ann Jeffreys, Bob Burns and more. Lugosi The Curse of Dracula is a thorough account of Bela Lugosi’s fascinating life and times. Hosted by Forrest J. Ackerman the world’s leading authority on horror films and officially authorized by the Lugosi Family. Don’t miss it!
  • GENRE: Horror, Documentary
  • RATING: Not Rated
  • STUDIO: Marshall Publishing
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB8XFW3Z/

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Malum [2023]

  • DVD
  • PRINCIPAL CAST: Jessica Sula, Natalie Victoria, Sam Brooks, Monroe Cline, Candice Coke
  • DIRECTOR: Anthony Diblasi
  • SYNOPSIS: A bold and expanded reimagining of the 2015 horror cult classic LAST SHIFT. On a search to uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding her father’s death, a newly appointed police officer, Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula) is assigned to the last shift in a decommissioned police station where a notoriously vicious cult saw their demise years prior. The lone officer at the station, she soon finds herself barraged by terrifying paranormal events, and in the process, is taken on a journey during which she learns the shocking truth behind her family’s entanglement with a demented cult leader. MALUM takes the premise of the 2015 festival hit LAST SHIFT and flips it on its head, thrusting viewers into an unrelenting, adrenaline-fueled, bloody cult nightmare.
  • GENRE: Horror, Drama, Thriller
  • RATING: 18+
  • RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
  • STUDIO: Film Movement
  • https://www.filmmovement.com/
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  • https://www.instagram.com/filmmovement/
  • https://twitter.com/Film_Movement
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9X9B4DW/
  • https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9472334/

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