May 21, 2024

The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]

Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition

DIRECTOR: John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley

WRITER: H.G. Wells, Richard Stanley, Ron Hutchinson

PRINCIPAL CAST: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk

SYNOPSIS:

Includes both theatrical and director’s cuts of the film

By turning animals into humans, he’s turned heaven into hell.

On a remote island in the South Pacific, Dr. Moreau uses the key of science to unlock the gates of Hell. Val Kilmer (Heat), David Thewlis (the Harry Potter films), Fairuza Balk (The Craft), and two-time Academy Award®-winner* Marlon Brando star in this fantastic sci-fi thriller based on the best-selling novel by H.G. Wells. Stan Winston’s Creature Workshop (Jurassic Park) brought the frighteningly real special effects to life.

Dr. Moreau is a brilliant geneticist on the brink of superseding evolution. When a U.N. diplomat visits Moreau’s island laboratory, he uncovers fantastic but brutal experiments that turn animal life forms into human-like beasts. As Moreau and his assistant race toward their barbaric goal of creating the perfect life form, the beasts revolt, threatening not only the island but ultimately all of mankind!

Bonus Content:

  • Theatrical and Director’s Cuts of the Film
  • 2K Scan of the Interpositive for the Director’s Cut
  • Interview with Creature Makeup Effects Supervisor Shane Mahan
  • The Making of The Island Of Dr. Moreau Featurette
  • Photo Gallery
  • Trailers

TAGLINES:

  • On the sixth day, God created man. On the seventh day, He rested. And on the eighth…
  • Through DNA experimentation, Dr. Moreau has upset the balance of nature. He’s turned animals into humans and now heaven has turned into hell.
  • Bizarre, Unthinkable. This is H.G. Wells’ most horrifying creation.
  • Through DNA experimentation Dr. Moreau has upset the balance of nature. By turning animals into humans, he’s turned heaven into hell.
  • On a remote ISLAND in the South Pacific, the balance OF nature has been upset by the experiments of DR. MOREAU… with the key of science he’s unlocked the gates of hell.
  • The gates of hell are unlocked.

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

RATING: Rated PG-13

RUN TIME: 100 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116654/

https://www.amazon.com/Island-Dr-Moreau-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B0CVDPLDD8/

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Gretel & Hansel [2020]

4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Osgood Perkins

WRITER: Rob Hayes, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

PRINCIPAL CAST: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw, Charles Babalola

SYNOPSIS:

A long time ago in a distant fairy-tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in a desperate search for food and work, only to find a nexus of relentless evil.

This terrifying and beautiful work directed by Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House) features stunning cinematography by Galo Olivares (Roma, Alien: Romulus) and chilling performances by Sophia Lillis (It, Asteroid City) and Alice Krige (Star Trek: First Contact, Sleepwalkers). Gretel & Hansel is filled with a discerning mood and deep foreboding—this is not your parents’ bedtime story.

Bonus Content:

  • 4K Presentation from the Original Master
  • Presented in Dolby Vision
  • Audio Commentary with Director Osgood Perkins
  • Audio Commentary with Horror Historian Rebekah McKendry
  • Feature Film from the Original Master
  • Audio Commentary with Osgood Perkins
  • Audio Commentary with Rebekah McKendry
  • Interview with Production Designer Jeremy Reed
  • Storybook Featurette
  • Gretel Featurette
  • New Tale Featurette
  • Witchcraft Featurette

TAGLINES:

  • A grim fairy tale.
  • Follow the crumbs.

GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery

RATING: Rated PG-13

RUN TIME: 87 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9086228/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVDNGGDY/

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We Go On [2016]

Blu-ray/DVD

DIRECTOR: ‎Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton

WRITER: ‎Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton

PRINCIPAL CAST: Annette O’Toole, John Glover, Clark Freeman

SYNOPSIS: Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom (Clark Freeman) offers a cash reward to the first person who can show him a ghost, an angel, a demon – anything to prove that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates – a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. And along with his fiercely protective mother (Annette O’Toole), he embarks on an adventure that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • New Commentary from Director Andy Mitton
  • New Commentary from Director Jesse Holland
  • New Commentary from stars Annette O’Toole and Clark Freeman

TAGLINES:

  • Some doors should never be opened.
  • Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Drama

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 89 Minutes

STUDIO: Lightyear Entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3904278/

https://www.amazon.com/We-Special-Blu-ray-Jesse-Holland/dp/B0CRWLSP2G/

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Shark Exorcist 2: Unholy Waters [2024]

DVD

DIRECTOR: Donald Farmer

WRITER: Donald Farmer, Jessa Flux

PRINCIPAL CAST: Angel Nichole Bradford, Joe Casterline, Kimberly Lynn Cole

SYNOPSIS: THIS TIME, THEY’RE GONNA NEED AN EVEN BIGGER CROSS! Just when you thought it was safe to back in the water (or church), Shark Exorcist’s possessed, flesh-eating demon shark is back! This time, no one is safe, especially the priest who swears to stop Hell’s ultimate evil. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the original Shark Exorcist, director Donald Farmer (Scream Dream, Hi8) returns to helm the sequel to the original low budget cult classic with twice the terror, twice the teeth, and all the chum you can swallow. God help us all!

TAGLINE: Satan’s Shark is Back!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 70 Minutes

STUDIO: Wild Eye Releasing

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31051446/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRW67TP6/

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The Wolf House [2018]

AKA “La casa lobo”

Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León

WRITER: Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León, Alejandra Moffat

PRINCIPAL CAST: Amalia Kassai, Rainer Krause, Karina Hyland

SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a religious colony in Chile, Maria seeks shelter in a mansion where she’s taken in by two pigs, its only inhabitants. Like in a stop-motion dream, the universe of the house reacts to her feelings. The animals slowly morph into humans and the house into a dark, menacing world.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • The Collected Short Films by Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León: “WEATHERVENE” by Joaquín Cociña (2010), “DER KLEINERE RAUM (THE SMALLER ROOM)” by Cristóbal León and Nina Wehrle (2009) and “LA BRUJA Y EL AMANTE” (THE WITCH AND THE LOVE)

GENRE: Horror, Drama, Animation

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 75 Minutes

STUDIO: ‎ Kimstim Films

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8173728/

https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-House-Blu-ray-Joaqu%C3%ADn-Coci%C3%B1a/dp/B0CS3YHB8M/

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