SEPTEMBER 17
Torso [1973]
4K ULTRA HD
DIRECTOR: Sergio Martino
WRITER: Sergio Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi
PRINCIPAL CAST: Angela Covello, Carla Brait, Carlo Alighiero, Conchita Airoldi
SYNOPSIS:
A talented and versatile journeyman, director Sergio Martino (The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key) lent his talents to multiple genres across his long and varied career but is undoubtedly best known for his giallo thrillers from the early 70s. Among the most highly acclaimed of these, 1973’s Torso revels in the genre’s time-honored traditions while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the modern slasher movie.
A sex maniac is prowling the streets of Perugia, targeting the picturesque university town’s female students. Alarmed at the plummeting life expectancy of the student body, Jane (Suzy Kendall, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage) and her three friends elope to a secluded country villa – only to discover that, far from having left the terror behind, they’ve brought it with them!
Also known as Carnal Violence, Torso was released in Italy towards the end of the giallo boom before enjoying a second life on the American grindhouse circuit. Co-starring Tina Aumont (Salon Kitty) and Luc Merenda (The Violent Professionals), the film finds its director at the top of his game, delivering copious levels of violence, sleaze, and one of the tensest cat-and-mouse games ever committed to celluloid!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 94-minute Italian and 90-minute English-language export versions of the film
- Restored original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*
- Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots
- Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio Martino
- All the Colors of Terror – interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino
- The Discreet Charm of the Genre – interview with actor Luc Merenda
- Dial S for Suspense – interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
- Women in Blood – interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
- Saturating the Screen – interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
- 2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio Martino
- Alternate opening and closing credits from the US release
- Italian and English theatrical trailers
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Howard Hughes
* The English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.
TAGLINES:
- One Day She Met a Man Who Loved Beautiful Women…But Not All in One Piece
- Torso! It saturates the screen with terror!
- A psychosexual killer is loose!
- WE DARE YOU to keep your eyes open during every terror-saturated scene of “Torso”
- He’ll Love You To Pieces!
- Where Whores Meet Saws!
- Death is the best keeper of secrets!
- Carlo Ponti, who gave you “Doctor Zhivago” and “War and Peace” now takes you on a terrifying journey into the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind.
- Lurking here, in these trees, is the most frightening experience of your life.
- There’s a girl at the window, a psychosexual killer is at her door…
- .. if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind.
- To preserve the surprise ending, no one will be admitted during the last ten minutes.
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Giallo, Psychological Horror, Slasher Horror
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
STUDIO: Arrow Video
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Friday the 13th [2009]
4K UHD
DIRECTOR: Marcus Nispel
WRITER: Victor Miller, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
PRINCIPAL CAST: Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, Derek Mears, Arlen Escarpeta
SYNOPSIS:
In 2003, director Marcus Nispel made a lasting impression on horror fans with his box-office-topping remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Six years later, he turned his camera to another slasher icon, none other than the hulking masked killer Jason Voorhees, in his gore-soaked remake of Friday the 13th.
A group of oblivious teenagers choose Camp Crystal Lake as the destination for a weekend getaway. Among them, the young Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki, Supernatural) is not looking for fun and frolics, but for his sister Whitney who disappeared around the lake six weeks earlier. The trip turns into a waking nightmare as the bloodthirsty Jason emerges from the shadows, wielding a deadly machete and out for blood. Cut off from civilization, these youths discover too late that Crystal Lake bears the scars of a violent past as they uncover the terrifying events that spurred the masked killer’s quest for violent vengeance.
Nispel’s taut direction and the stunning cinematography by Daniel Pearl – whose credits include the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre as well as the remake – bring a fresh and terrifying new perspective to the infamous hockey masked maniac, sure to bring chills and thrills to even hardened horror veterans!
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Two cuts of the film, the Theatrical Cut (97 mins) and the extended Killer Cut (105 mins)
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
- Limited edition Greetings from Crystal Lake Postcard
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Matt Konopka and Alexandra West
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin
DISC ONE: THEATRICAL CUT
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Theatrical Cut
- Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio sound
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by director Marcus Nispel
- Brand new audio commentary by writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon
- Brand new interview with director Marcus Nispel
- Brand new interview with writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon
- Brand new interview with cinematographer Daniel Pearl
- A Killer New Beginning, an exclusive video essay about why horror fans shouldn’t fear remakes, what 2009’s Friday the 13th remake gets right, and why the film serves as a perfect template for future franchise remakes by film critic Matt Donato
- Excerpts from the Terror Trivia Track
- The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees archival featurette
- Hacking Back / Slashing Forward archival featurette
- The 7 Best Kills archival featurette
- Deleted scenes
- Original teaser, trailer and TV spots
- Electronic press kit
- Image gallery
DISC TWO: KILLER CUT
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Killer Cut
- Original 5.1 DTSHD Master Audio sound
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
TAGLINES:
- Welcome to Crystal Lake
- Jason lives. Many will die.
- Prepare for the day everyone fears…
- You know his name. You know the story. On Friday the 13th, witness his resurrection…
- Bad luck? …You don’t know the half of what you’re in for.
- From the Producers of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Slasher Horror, Suspense Mystery, Teen Horror
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 97 Minutes
STUDIO: Arrow Video
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Universal Classic Monsters 8-Movie Collection
4K UHD/Digital
PRINCIPAL CAST: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, Boris Karloff
SYNOPSIS: From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection showcases all of the original films featuring the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Starring some of the most legendary actors including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special effects. Featuring hours of revealing bonus features, these landmark movies defined the horror genre and are still regarded as some of the most unforgettable characters ever to be filmed.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Rated PG-13
RUN TIME: 10 Hours, 10 Minutes
STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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Hauntology [2024]
VOD
DIRECTOR: Parker Brennon
WRITER: Parker Brennon
PRINCIPAL CAST: Samantha Robinson, Naomi Grossman, Zoey Luna
SYNOPSIS: An older sister takes her fearless runaway sibling on a road trip, to share the most chilling tales surrounding their hometown.
GENRE: Horror, Folk Horror, Psychological Horror, Slasher Horror, Supernatural Horror
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 100 Minutes
STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11790352/
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SEPTEMBER 20
Last Straw [2023]
VOD
DIRECTOR: Alan Scott Neal
WRITER: Taylor Sardoni
PRINCIPAL CAST: Jessica Belkin, Taylor Kowalski, Jeremy Sisto
SYNOPSIS: A small town killing spree lands on the doorstep of a rural diner, where a young waitress must fight for her life over the course of one long night.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 83 Minutes
STUDO: Shout! Factory
STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24249072/
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Hayride to Hell [2022]
VOD
DIRECTOR: Dan Lantz
WRITER: Kristina Chadwick, Robert Lange
PRINCIPAL CAST: Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder, Graham Wolfe, Allyson Malandra
SYNOPSIS: Drawing inspiration from the actual haunted hayride hosted by farmer Bob Lange on his family’s ancestral pumpkin farm in the 80s & 90s, this film is shaping up to be a horror cult classic. It simultaneously captures the enchantment and emphasizes the importance of conserving Pennsylvania’s family farms. Set against the backdrop of the Coxe Family Farm in the pastoral Willis County, Farmer Sam, portrayed by Bill Moseley, seeks his grisly vengeance against the deceitful townspeople, including Sheriff Jubel played by Kane Hodder. They threaten him and plot to seize the farm that’s been a family treasure for two centuries.
TAGLINE: A small town farmer exacts his bloody revenge on unscrupulous town folk who try to steal his land.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 91 Minutes
STUDIO: Breaking Glass Pictures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16228330/
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