AUGUST 27

The Watchers [2024]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray/DVD

STREAMING: Prime Video

DIRECTOR: ‎ Ishana Shyamalan

WRITER: Ishana Shyamalan, A.M. Shine

PRINCIPAL CAST: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouere, Siobhan Hewlett

SYNOPSIS: his forest isn’t charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina’s is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams. Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn’t reach the bunker in time.

TAGLINES:

• They are watching
• You can’t see them, but they see everything

STUDIO: Warner Bros.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26736843/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4X179B5/

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Poltergeist II: The Other Side [1986]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition

STREAMING: Prime Video, Max

DIRECTOR: Brian Gibson

WRITER: Mark Victor, Michael Grais

PRINCIPAL CAST: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, Oliver Robins, Julian Beck

SYNOPSIS: In this thrilling follow-up to the smash hit Poltergeist, the Freeling family (JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, Oliver Robins) settles into a new home following the annihilation of their former residence by terrifying visitors from the netherworld. But the spirits of the dead are still hell-bent on luring the family’s clairvoyant daughter Carol Anne to “the other side.” This chilling sequel, directed by Brian Gibson (Breaking Glass) also stars Will Sampson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Julian Beck (The Cotton Club) and Zelda Rubinstein (Anguish), returning as Tangina.

Bonus Content:

• 4K Restoration from the Original Camera Negative
• Presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Producer Michael Grais
• Audio Commentary with Webmaster of the Poltergeist Fan Site David Furtney
• Restoration from the Original Camera Negative
• Robbie’s Return: An Interview with Actor Oliver Robins
• The Spirit World: An Interview with Special Effects Designers Richard Edlund, Steve Johnson, and Screaming Mad George
• Ghosts Of Giger: A Look at the Contributions of Artist H.R. Giger Featuring Rare Photos and Illustrations and an Interview with Friends and Agent, Les Barany
• They’re Back: The Making of Poltergeist II
• Monster Shop
• Ghostmakers: The Magic of Poltergeist II
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Still Galleries

TAGLINES:

• Spectacular special effects and excellent ensemble acting.
• The Freeling family’s struggle with spirits begins again…
• “They’re back”. All the members of the wonderful Freeling family who won your hearts before. “They’re back”. All the strange forces that terrified the Freelings – and enthralled you. “They’re back”. The thrills, the chills, the laughs, the gasps, the excitement and the wonder of one of the greatest movie stories of our time.
• They’re back.

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Rated PG-13

RUN TIME: 91 Minutes

STUDO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091778/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4F8PLFJ/

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Kingdom of the Spiders [1977]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

STREAMING: Tubi

DIRECTOR: ‎ John ‘Bud’ Cardos

WRITER: Richard Robinson, Alan Caillou, Jeffrey M. Sneller

PRINCIPAL CAST: ‎ William Shatner, Woody Strode, Tiffany Bolling, Lieux Dressler

SYNOPSIS: A living, crawling HELL ON EARTH! This classic 1977 creepshow stars the legendary William Shatner (Star Trek, The Devil’s Rain) as veterinarian “Rack” Hansen, faced with the puzzling death of a number of local farm animals. As even greater numbers of the helpless animals meet their deaths it is discovered that hundreds of tarantulas occupy the farmland. This is strange indeed! Tarantulas don’t live in colonies…or do they? An attractive entomologist (brilliantly portrayed by Tiffany Bolling, The Candy Snatchers) is called to the dusty little Arizona town to explain the sudden arrival of the spiders and their usual behavior. But is it too late? Time seems to be running out as the new species of eight-legged freaks now number in the thousands! Is it even possible to halt this arachnid explosion? The spiders are everywhere—and man is their prey! Directed by John “Bud” Cardos (The Dark, Mutant) and featuring Woody Strode (The Violent Breed), Lieux Dressler (Truck Stop Women) and Altovise Davis (Can’t Stop the Music).

Special Features:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin
• Audio Commentary by Director John “Bud” Cardos, Producer Igo Kantor, Spider Wrangler Jim Brockett, Cinematographer John Morrill, Moderated by Lee Christian and Scott Spiegel
• Audio Commentary by Producer Igo Kantor, Actress Tiffany Bolling, Moderated by Marc Edward Heuck
• Interview with actress Tiffany Bolling
• Interview with Writer Steve Lodge
• Radio Spot
• Theatrical Trailer
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

TAGLINES:

• A new species of horror is born.
• You could be the next Victim!
• A living, crawling hell on Earth!
• A living crawling horror on earth
• A Wild Science Fiction Nightmare.
• There’s no escaping their web of terror…

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi

RATING: Rated PG

RUN TIME: 97 Minutes

STUDIO: Kino Cult

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076271/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7FRB2K5/

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Terror Firma [2023]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: DVD

DIRECTOR: Jake Macpherson

WRITER: Jake Macpherson

PRINCIPAL CAST: Max Carpenter, Faye Tamasa, Robert Brettenaugh, Burt Thakur

SYNOPSIS:

Spinning a modern-day allegory of the turbulent times we’re living in “Terror Firma” is a sci-fi thriller and debut film from writer-director Jake Macpherson. It weaves a dark, out-of-this-world mystery of family, betrayal, and deadly floral.

When struggling artist Lola has nowhere else to go she uncomfortably leans on her older brother Louis for help. They haven’t seen each other in over a year and the awkwardness is hard to hide as he welcomes her to stay with him in his run-down East Hollywood home. There’s one catch though…Lou has a strange roommate named Cage whose instant interest in Lola is made agonizingly clear. Within minutes of Lola’s arrival, the city of LA goes into a vague, mysterious lockdown with not much information for anyone other than the occasional police message from a circling helicopter. As the city keeps everyone inside, a packet of seeds arrives from the outside with no label and no answers.

Curiosity gets the best of a locked down Lola, so she plants the seeds and waits. What follows is a hypnotic journey down a psychedelic-juice-covered rabbit hole as reality bends and the three must grapple with the ever-changing landscape. While Lou is warped out of this world and Cage is turning violent, Lola is trapped in the middle. All culminating into a twisted, bloody affair in which she must fight to survive her own creation. With a heart-pounding, electric-synth score reminiscent of classic John Carpenter this film will rock your senses, leaving you with a sense that there is more to this world than meets the eye.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Director’s Commentary
• Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
• Optional English Subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 81 Minutes

STUDIO: Dark Arts Entertainment

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14451072/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D187BNKH/

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The Woman & Offspring (2-Movie Limited Edition Set)

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: ‎ Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten

PRINCIPAL CAST: Angela Bettis, Art Hindle, Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Ashley Carter

SYNOPSIS:

Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.

The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh, The Walking Dead) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers, Room) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilize” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis, May) and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter, Darling). The Cleeks will soon learn, however, that hell hath no fury like The Woman scorned…

Experience McKee and Ketchum’s uncompromisingly twisted vision of the dark side of the American family in a definitive edition, including a 4K remaster, a slew of bonus features, and a bonus disc featuring a restoration of its gut-churning 2009 predecessor Offspring, also starring McIntosh.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K restorations of The Woman and Offspring, supervised and approved by Lucky McKee and Andrew van den Houten
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Vanessa McKee
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Kevin Kovelant

DISC ONE – THE WOMAN (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K restoration supervised and approved by Lucky McKee
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director Lucky McKee, editor Zach Passero, sound designer Andrew Smetek and composer Sean Spillane
• Audio commentary with star Pollyanna McIntosh
• Audio commentary with critic Scott Weinberg
• Archive commentary with director Lucky McKee
• Dad on the Wall, a 75-minute fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes documentary filmed by the director’s father Mike McKee
• Being Peggy Cleek, an interview with star Lauren Ashley Carter
• Malam Domesticam, an archive making-of featurette
• Meet the Makers, a short featurette on the making of the film
• Deleted scenes
• ¡Mi Burro!, a short film by editor Zach Passero
• “Distracted” music video by Sean Spillane
• Frightfest Total Film Panel Discussion, a 2011 onstage chat about the future of American indie horror at the popular horror film festival, featuring Lucky McKee, Andrew van den Houten, Larry Fessenden, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Ti West
• Theatrical trailers
• Image galleries

DISC TWO – OFFSPRING (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K restoration supervised and approved by Andrew van den Houten
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with director/producer Andrew van den Houten and digital colorist Matt McClain
• Archive commentary with writer Jack Ketchum, director/producer Andrew van den Houten and producer/cinematographer William M. Miller
• Interview with Pollyanna McIntosh and Andrew van den Houten
• Fly on the Wall, a behind-the-scenes documentary
• Extended interview with Jack Ketchum
• Restoration comparison
• Audition comparison
• Progeny: The Birth of Offspring, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette including interviews with cast and crew
• First Stolen’s Bailout, an archive behind-the-scenes featurette
• Webisodes, short featurettes used to promote the film online
• Archive Easter Eggs
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 3 Hours, 2 Minutes

STUDIO: Arrow Video

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5ZYT4Q8/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714208/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262413/

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