AUGUST 8
Summoning the Spirit [2023]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Krystal Millie Valdes, Ernesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh
- DIRECTOR: Jon Garcia
- SYNOPSIS: Carla and Dean decide to escape the city, only to find themselves on the remote land of a strange cult claiming a connection to the flesh-eating bigfoot. Now they must save themselves and uncover the terrifying truth of the cult’s prophecy.
- GENRE: Horror
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
- STUDIO: Dark Star Pictures
- https://darkstarpics.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/DarkStarPictures/
- https://www.instagram.com/darkstarpix/
- https://twitter.com/DarkStarPics
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBVVNJW8/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26958570/
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The Wrath of Becky [2023]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Matt Angel, Kate Siegel
- DIRECTOR: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote
- SYNOPSIS: Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman – a kindred spirit named Elena. But when a group known as the ”Noble Men” break into their home, attack them, and take her beloved dog, Diego, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.
- TAGLINES:
- Hell hath no fury like a 16-year-old scorned.
- She’s having a bloody good time.
- When she’s bad, she’s horrid.
- Dangerous. And really f*#%ing angry.
- She’s back.
- GENRE: Horror, Action, Thriller
- RATING: Rated R (strong bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, and some sexual references)
- RUN TIME: 84 Minutes
- STUDIO: Quiver Distribution
- https://www.quiverdistribution.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/quiverdistribution
- https://www.instagram.com/quiverdistribution/
- https://twitter.com/QuiverDistrib
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5SCBV17/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20916568/
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Leave [2022]
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Alicia von Rittberg, Herman Tommeraas, Stig R. Amdam
- DIRECTOR: Alex Herron
- SYNOPSIS: Adopted by the cop who found her abandoned as an infant in a Boston cemetery, Hunter White (Alicia von Rittberg) was understandably curious about her origins-and she traced them to a Norwegian black metal band on a concert stop. Journeying to Bergen to confront the group’s vocalist (Ellen Dorrit Petersen), she might profoundly regret questing for the truth. Herman Tømmeraas and Morten Holst also star. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Norwegian and English; Subtitles: English. In Norwegian and English with English subtitles.
- TAGLINES:
- Her Heritage Is Haunting Her
- Don’t say she did not tell you
- Her Story Started At The Grave
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Mystery
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 107 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films/Shudder
- https://www.shudder.com/
- https://letterboxd.com/RLJEFilms/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.instagram.com/rljefilms/
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5S2GDPW/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18073066/
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster [2023]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Laya Deleon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman
- DIRECTOR: Bomani J. Story
- SYNOPSIS: Gifted inner-city teenager Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes) had hoped that her incredible grasp of science would someday lift her out of the rough streets that had claimed her mother. When she lost her big brother Chris (Edem Atsu-Swanzy) to gang violence, she had enough-but her successful efforts to reanimate his corpse would have unholy consequences. Intense modern spin on “Frankenstein” also stars Chad L. Coleman, Denzel Whitaker, Reilly Brooke Stith. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
- TAGLINE: Death can be cured.
- GENRE: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 92 Minutes
- STUDIO: RLJE Films
- https://letterboxd.com/RLJEFilms/
- https://www.facebook.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.instagram.com/rljefilms/
- https://twitter.com/RLJEfilms
- https://www.amazon.com/Angry-Black-Girl-Her-Monster/dp/B0C5S4X2N8/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19896150/
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Mad House [2019]
- Blu-ray/DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Matt Hastings, Dearbler Hannigan, Taquila Rathbone
- DIRECTOR: Ross Perkins
- SYNOPSIS: Dale Mortimer is a successful businessman, with a wife and daughter. His happy home life is destroyed when three junkies use Dale’s smartphone to use his personal information against him and hold his family hostage
- GENRE: Horror, Crime
- RATING: Not Rated
- RUN TIME: 82 Minutes
- STUDIO: Allied Vaughn
- https://www.amazon.com/Mad-House-Blu-ray-Ross-Perkins/dp/B0C5TL376F/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11199070/
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Mega Melty: Mind Melters 9-12
- DVD
- PRINCIPAL CAST: James Balsamo
- SYNOPSIS: Mega Melty brings you a 4-disc collection of James Balsamo’s Mind Melters 9-12!
- GENRE: Acid Bath Productions
- https://www.facebook.com/acidbathproductions/
- https://twitter.com/AcidBathProduct
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBVYT4GH/
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AUGUST 11
Red State [2011]
- DVD
- MEDIA FORMAT: Import
- PRINCIPAL CAST: Deborah Aquila, Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano
- DIRECTOR: Kevin Smith
- SYNOPSIS: Director Kevin Smith’s controversial blend of horror, action, and dark humor follows three teens as they’re lured into the depraved world of fundamentalist religious leader Pastor Abin Cooper (Michael Parks). Held prisoner by Cooper and his army of followers, the boys witness terrifying acts of violence. But their disappearance becomes the catalyst for a brutal showdown between cult members and a government task force led by a dedicated ATF agent (John Goodman). Melissa Leo and Ralph Garman also star. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English. Region Free
- TAGLINES:
- Fear God
- Love thy neighbor
- An unlikely film from that Kevin Smith
- GENRE: Horror, Crime, Action
- RATING: Rated R (strong violence/disturbing content, some sexual content including brief nudity, and pervasive language)
- RUN TIME: 88 Minutes
- STUDIO: Lionsgate
- https://www.lionsgate.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/lionsgate
- https://www.instagram.com/lionsgate/
- https://twitter.com/Lionsgate
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBN553DW/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0873886/
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