SEPTEMBER 24
Longlegs [2024]
4K UHD/Blu-ray/DVD/Prime Video
DIRECTOR: Osgood Perkins
WRITER: Osgood Perkins
PRINCIPAL CAST: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt
SYNOPSIS: FBI Agent Lee Harker is tasked with an unresolved serial killer investigation that veers into unforeseen territory, uncovering signs of occult involvement. Harker finds a personal tie to the murderer and is propelled into a race against time to halt the killer’s next move.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Crime
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 101 Minutes
STUDIO: Decal Releasing
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/
https://www.amazon.com/Longlegs-UHD-Blu-Ray-Osgood-Perkins/dp/B0D7TWXJZ3/
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The Exorcism [2024]
Blu-ray/DVD/Prime Video
DIRECTOR: Joshua Miller
WRITER: Joshua Miller, M.A. Fortin
PRINCIPAL CAST: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey
SYNOPSIS: When troubled actor Anthony Miller (Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe), begins unraveling while on the set of his latest horror film, his daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), questions if his past addictions or something darker is at play.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 93 Minutes
STUDIO: Vertical Entertainment
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11240348/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D96M9JKD/
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Village of the Damned [1995]
4K UHD/Prime Video
DIRECTOR: John Carpenter
WRITER: John WyndhamM Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, Ronald Kinnoch, David Himmelstein
PRINCIPAL CAST: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Meredith Salenger
SYNOPSIS: From the master of suspense, John Carpenter, comes a chilling new version of the sci-fi classic. Something is terribly wrong in the tiny village of Midwich. After an unseen force invades a quiet coastal town, ten women mysteriously find themselves pregnant. Local physician Dr. Alan Chaffee (Christopher Reeve) and government scientist Dr. Susan Verner (Kirstie Alley) join forces when the women simultaneously give birth…and the reign of supernatural terror begins. In what The New York Times calls “one scarifying trip,” the people of Midwich must try to find a way to stop the unstoppable in the Village of the Damned.
Bonus Content:
- 4K Transfer from the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- Presented in Dolby Vision
- Audio Commentary with Filmmakers Jackson Stewart and Francis Galluppi
- Beware the Stare: Writing Village Of The Damned: Interview with Screenwriter David Himmelstein
- March of The Children: Composing Village Of The Damned: Interview with Film Music Historian Daniel Schweiger
- It Takes A Village: The Making of Village Of The Damned
- Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Revisiting The Locations of the Film
- The Go to Guy: My Career with John Carpenter by Peter Jason
- Vintage Interviews and Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- Image Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
TAGLINE: Beware the Children
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 98 Minutes
STUDIO: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114852/
https://www.amazon.com/Village-Damned-Collectors-Ultra-Blu-ray/dp/B0D7D84WXR/
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Devil Times Five [1974]
AKA “Peopletoys”
4K UHD/Blu-ray/Amazon Prime/Plex/Tubi
DIRECTOR: Sean MacGregor, David Sheldon
WRITER: John Durren, Dylan Jones, Sandra Lee Blowitz
PRINCIPAL CAST: Leif Garrett, Sorrell Booke, Gene Evans, Taylor Lacher
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s.
Julie, her boyfriend Rick and a number of other guests have assembled at the chalet of her wealthy father, nestled deep in the snowy surroundings of Lake Arrowhead. Their laid-back boozing and petty arguments are upended by the unexpected arrival of a group of five mysterious children who claim to have become stranded after their bus broke down. Taking pity on the youngsters, the group offers to let them stay at the house until help arrives. Unbeknownst to the adults, these tots are in fact on the run from an asylum, and they waste no time in getting down to manipulating and then viciously killing their unsuspecting hosts.
A classic of drive-in horror, notorious not only for its savage violence and mean-spirited sense of humor, but as one of the greatest killer-kids films ever produced, director Sean MacGregor’s DEVIL TIMES FIVE (aka THE HORRIBLE HOUSE ON THE HILL and PEOPLETOYS) was a producing project of attorney-to-the-stars Jordan M. Wank and features an early performance from future teen idol Leif Garrett (The Outsiders) along with character actor Sorrell Booke (TV’s The Dukes of Hazzard). Newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative and boasting a whole host of new and archival extras, Vinegar Syndrome gives the royal treatment to this consummate cult classic with its 4K UHD debut!
Bonus Features:
1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray
2. 4K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-Range
3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
4. Brand new commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
5. Archival commentary track with actresses Joan McCall and Dawn Lyn, producer Michael Blowitz and uncredited co-director David Sheldon, moderated by Darren Gross
6. “Puppeteering” (20 min) – an interview with second assistant director Walter Dominguez
7. “Daddy’s Home” (9 min) – an interview with Bruce Wank, son of executive producer Jordan M. Wank
8. “Holiday from Hell” (26 min) – an interview with Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower
9. Archival featurette comprising interviews with actors Tierre Turner, Joan McCall, Dawn Lyn, producer Michael Blowitz and co-director David Sheldon (22 min)
10. Bonus archival interviews (7 min)
11. Theatrical trailer
12. Alternate DEVIL TIMES FIVE title card
13. Reversible sleeve artwork
14. English SDH subtitles
TAGLINES:
- What Wendy just saw them do will make you sick to your stomach…if it doesn’t make you faint first!
- If you can’t take a lot of blood – don’t go see The Horrible House on the Hill
- If you still have nightmares about the shower scene from “Psycho”… CLOSE YOUR EYES WHEN SUSAN STEPS INTO THE TUB…
- You, too, could become a peopletoy… children can do strange things.
- If you get too scared – try telling yourself IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME
- Not since “Village of the Damned” has death become so savage… or survival so hopeless!
- Who survives? Who would want to survive?
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 88 Minutes
STUDIO: Vinegar Syndrome
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071413/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBWDQ1P4/
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Succubus [2024]
DVD
DIRECTOR: R.J. Daniel Hanna
WRITER: R.J. Daniel Hanna
PRINCIPAL CAST: Rosanna Arquette, Ron Perlman, Rachel Cook, Olivia Grace Applegate, Brendan Bradley
SYNOPSIS: Succubus follows a new father going through a marital separation, joins a dating app, and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman…whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.
Bonus Content:
- Commentary with Writer/Director R.J. Daniel Hannah, Cinematographer Jimmy Jung Lu and Lead Actor Brendan Bradley
- The Making of Succubus
- Music of Succubus
- Photo Gallery
- Trailer
GENRE: Horror, Drama, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
STUDIO: Shout! Factory
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13778486/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7D84C1V/
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Link [1986]
4K UHD/Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Richard Franklin
WRITER: Lee David Zlotoff, Tom Ackermann, Everett De Roche
PRINCIPAL CAST: Terence Stamp, Elisabeth Shue, Steven Finch
SYNOPSIS: An Experiment in Terror! Elisabeth Shue (The Karate Kid) and Terence Stamp (The Limey) co-star in this suspenseful horror film directed by Richard Franklin (Road Games, F/X2) and featuring a chilling score by legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen). Young graduate student Jane Chase (Shue) becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor (Stamp) at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin.
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin and Film Critic Jarret Gahan
- Deleted Workprint Scenes
- Audio Interview with Director Richard Franklin
- Jerry Goldsmith Demo of the LINK Theme
- Theatrical Trailers and Teaser
- Optional English Subtitles
TAGLINES:
- Man is no longer in control!
- For thousands of years man has enslaved the ape. Now, the tables are about to turn…
- An Experiment In Terror!
- When Man was given mastery over the beasts, someone forgot to tell…
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 103 Minutes
STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091415/
https://www.amazon.com/Link-4KUHD-UHD-Terence-Stamp/dp/B0DB3QHR84/
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The Profane Exhibit [2013]
Blu-ray/DVD
DIRECTOR: Jeremy Kasten, Uwe Boll, Ruggero Deodato
WRITER: Carlo Baldacci Carli, Ruggero Deodato, Anthony DiBlasi
PRINCIPAL CAST: Christine Ahanotu, Dídac Alcaraz, U. Bernard
SYNOPSIS: Ladies and gentlemen! My fellow creatures of the night! You are invited to join us on a perilous journey into the land of the damned. Please ensure to keep your limbs safely inside the speeding vehicle at all times, for what you are about to witness is a dangerous miracle of the macabre. Ten renowned horror movie directors from all over the world have recreated their most gruesome dreams and frenzied nightmares for your viewing displeasure. Your ticket entitles you to enjoy a surfeit of screams, palpitations, and gut-wrenching violence – the like of which has never before been seen by man or beast. Watch your step, don’t look behind you, and try to keep your eyes open because you are about to witness…THE PROFANE EXHIBIT.
TAGLINE: There are no boundaries
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 108 Minutes
STUDIO: Unearthed Films
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2066123/
https://www.amazon.com/Profane-Exhibit-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B0D3FQGR91/
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Winter Island [2024]
VOD
DIRECTOR: Tony Doupe
WRITER: Clark Coffey, Chris Joseph Taylor
PRINCIPAL CAST: Elijah Carnazzo, Jason Adkins, Katie Prentiss
SYNOPSIS: When young Abby (Ashlyn Harlos) goes missing, her once cohesive family begins to diverge. Her brother Galen (Elijah Carnazzo) already sees the bleak writing on the wall. It’s only a matter of days before the gruesome discovery – her shallow grave on a small island a mile from their lake-front property. Galen, desperate for answers while coming to terms with the trauma, experiences visions of Abby. Against his devout father’s wishes, Galen searches for answers that point right back to the location of her grim death. Faced with an evil presence within his own family tree, Galen must decide whether to emotionally depart from his tragic circumstances or endure even more suffering in his painful search for the truth held by the mystical island.
GENRE: Horror
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 102 Minutes
STUDIO: 4Digital Media
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15133756/
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SEPTEMBER 27
Sleep [2023]
VOD
DIRECTOR: Jason Wu
WRITER: Jason Wu
PRINCIPAL CAST: Kim Gook Hee, Yoon Kyung-ho, Katie Leigh
SYNOPSIS: A pregnant wife who becomes worried about her husband’s sleeping habits. What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesque behavior. They consult a sleep clinic without success and as his nightmarish behavior escalates, they desperately seek help from a shaman.
TAGLINE: Something Awakens
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 95 Minutes
STUDIO: Magnet Releasing
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8209702/
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