DECEMBER 10

Silent Night, Deadly Night [1984]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray – 40^th Anniversary Edition

DIRECTOR: Charles E. Seller, Jr.

WRITER: Paul Caimi, Michael Hickey

PRINCIPAL CAST: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley

SYNOPSIS: Silent Night, Deadly Night is the heartwarming story of little Billy Chapman who was traumatized by his parents’ Christmas Eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. But when grown-up Billy is to dress as jolly St. Nick, he goes on a yuletide rampage to “punish the naughty!” Santa Claus is coming to town…and this time he’s got an axe! Robert Brian Wilson and Scream Queen Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead) star in this jaw-dropping horror classic that a nation of angry mothers still cannot stop!

Bonus Content:

• 4K Transfer from the Original Camera Negative
• Audio Commentary with Author Amanda Reyes and the Hysteria Continues Podcast
• The Night He Came Home…For Christmas: Creating Silent Night, Deadly Night—Interview with Producer Scott Schneid
• In Search of Charles Sellier Jr: Remembering the Director—Interview with Editor Michael Spence
• Naughty or Nice: 40 Years of Silent Night, Deadly Night—Interview the Producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead About the Longevity of the Film
• 4K Transfer from the Original Camera Negative with Standard Definition Inserts
• Slay Bells Ring: The Story of Silent Night, Deadly Night: Featuring Interviews with Writer Michael Hickey, Co-Executive Producers Scott J. Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Spence, Composer Perry Botkin, and Actor Robert Br
• Oh Deer!: Interview with Actor Linnea Quigley
• Christmas in July: Silent Night, Deadly Night Locations—Then and Now
• Audio Commentary with Actor Robert Brian Wilson and Co-Executive Producer Scott J. Schneid
• Audio Commentary with Writer Michael Hickey, Composer Perry Boykin, Producer Scott J. Schneid, and Unit Director Michael Spence
• Audio Interview with Director Charles E. Sellier, Jr. From Deadpit Radio (Extended Version)
• Santa’s Stocking of Outrage
• Poster and Still Gallery
• R-Rated Theatrical Trailer & Japanese VHS Trailer
• TV Spots
• Radio Spot

TAGLINES:

• You’ve made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas
• Santa’s Here!
• He knows when you’ve been naughty
• .. disturbing… The movie they tried to ban.
• If “A Nightmare on Elm Street” gave you sleepless nights, or if “Halloween” made you jump in every shadow or if every “Friday the 13th” was more frightening than the others… THEN BEWARE!

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GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Holiday

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 79 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 2 [2024]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Rhys Frake-Waterfield

WRITER: Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Matt Leslie

PRINCIPAL CAST: Scott Chambers, Tallulah Evans, Ryan Oliva

SYNOPSIS: Deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and their lives endangered after Christopher Robin revealed their existence. Not wanting to live in the shadows any longer, the group decides to take the fight to the town of Ashdown, home of Christopher Robin, leaving a bloody trail of death and mayhem in their wake. Winnie and his savage friends will soon show everyone that the hunters will soon become the hunted, whilst looking to exact their revenge on Christopher Robin once and for all.

Bonus Content:

• Trailer
• Image Gallery

TAGLINE: Prepare for the Ultimate Scream Team

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 94 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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The Beast Within [1982]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Philippe Mora

WRITER: Tom Holland, Edward Levy

PRINCIPAL CAST: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon

SYNOPSIS: A teenager experiences growing pains of a most unusual sort in this unforgettable excursion into 1980s body horror! Teenager Michael MacCleary (Paul Clemens), spawn of an unholy union between woman and swamp beast, is on the brink of manhood. And as the inherited evil in his blood gnaws at his soul, Michael must return to the swamp to uncover the disturbing identity of his father—before his unnatural tendencies force him to feed on the locals! The Beast Within is highlighted by showstopping human-into-monster metamorphoses that make An American Werewolf in London look positively domesticated! Directed by Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan, Howling II & III), written by Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play) and featuring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong and L.Q. Jones.

TAGLINES:

• This motion picture contains scenes of graphic and violent horror. Beware!
• He Was On The Verge Of Becoming A Man… Eater!
• We dare you to watch the last 30 minutes of this film without screaming, covering your eyes, or running from your seat.
• Kill me, please kill me… before it’s too late.
• This motion picture contains scenes of extremely graphic and violent horror. WARNING!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 91 Minutes

STUDIO: Kino Cult

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083629/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK61JLNT/

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The Soul Eater [2024]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: ‎ Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury

WRITER: Annelyse Batrel, Ludovic Lefebvre, Alexis Laipsker

PRINCIPAL CAST: Virginie Ledoyen, Francis Renaud, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire

SYNOPSIS: Chief Inspector Elisabeth Guardiano (Virginie Ledoyen) is sent to the remote mountain village of Roquenoir to investigate a gruesome double murder. At the same time, Gendarmerie Captain Franck de Rolan (Paul Hamy) arrives in the small community to investigate the abduction of several local children. There is nothing to suggest a connection between the cases. But then Guardiano and de Rolan come across the ancient legend of the Soul Eater…

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 101 Minutes

STUDIO: Dark Sky Films

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28821588/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJK3M5RX/

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The Block Island Sound [2020]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus

WRITER: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus

PRINCIPAL CAST: Chris Sheffield, Michaela McManus, Neville Archambault

SYNOPSIS: Ecological and cosmic horror haunt the isolated Block Island Sound in this NETFLIX horror stunner! Synapse Films now brings the terrifying vision of the McManus Brothers to home video on the 4K UHD Blu-ray format with exciting special features! Something terrifying is happening off the coast of Block Island. A strange force is thriving, influencing residents and wildlife alike. Birds are dropping out of the sky and fish are mysteriously washing up on shore. As some residents are suffering from inexplicable emotional collapse, Harry Lynch (Chris Sheffield, The Stanford Prison Experiment) watches with dread as his father grows increasingly forgetful, confused and angry. Very, very angry! His sister Audry (Michaela McManus, Into the Grizzly Maze, TV’s The Orville), whose work in marine biology will soon prove invaluable, returns to town with her daughter and leads them all towards chilling revelations that will affect her family in unimaginable ways. The Block Island Sound is a hair-raising new horror creation from Kevin and Matthew McManus, Emmy-nominated writers and producers of American Vandal and Cobra Kai. Delivering thrills while touching on a range of the signature worries of our times, from conspiracy theories and climate change to unpreventable familial breakdowns, this film is “a well-constructed puzzle box of a movie” (Josh Hurtado, Screen Anarchy) that “will haunt you long after it’s over.” (Molly Henery, Blogging Banshee). Synapse Films is proud to present the world-premiere 4K UHD release of The Block Island Sound in a stunning presentation with high-dynamic range (HDR10) and eerie 5.1 surround sound.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• The 4K UHD release features a special limited edition slipcover featuring new art from Joel Robinson, while supplies last
• Original Trailer
• A Practical Apocalypse
• Finding the Cast
• Filming on the Water
• Special Effects on a Shoestring
• Los Angeles Behind-the-Scenes (Super 8mm)
• McManus Family Home Movies

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller

RATING: TV-MA

RUN TIME: 99 Minutes

STUDIO: Synapse Films

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8747160/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDL5CGFZ/

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The Addiction [1995]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: Abel Ferrara

WRITER: Nicolas St. John

PRINCIPAL CAST: Annabella Sciorra, Christopher Walken, Edie Falco, Fredro Starr, Lili Taylor

SYNOPSIS:

The mid-nineties were a fertile period for the vampire movie. Big-name stars such as Tom Cruise and Eddie Murphy flocked to genre, as did high-caliber filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, veterans Wes Craven and John Landis, independents Michael Almereyda and Jeffrey Arsenault, and up-and-comers Quentin Tarantino and Guillermo del Toro. Amid the fangs and crucifixes, Abel Ferrara reunited with his King of New York star Christopher Walken for The Addiction, a distinctly personal take on creatures of the night.

Philosophy student Kathleen (Lili Taylor, The Conjuring) is dragged into an alleyway on her way home from class by Casanova (Annabella Sciorra, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and bitten on the neck. She quickly falls ill but realizes this isn’t any ordinary disease when she develops an aversion to daylight and a thirst for human blood…

Having made a big-budget foray into science fiction two years earlier with Body Snatchers, Ferrara’s approach to the vampire movie is in a lower key. Shot on the streets of New York, like so many of his major works – including The Driller Killer, Ms. 45 and Bad Lieutenant – and beautifully filmed in black and white, The Addiction sees the filmmaker on his own terms and at his very best: raw, shocking, intense, intelligent, masterful.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10/compatible)
• Optional lossless 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Abel Ferrara, moderated by critic and biographer Brad Stevens
• Talking with the Vampires, a 2018 documentary about the film, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lili Taylor, composer Joe Delia, cinematographer Ken Kelsch, and Ferrara himself
• 2018 interview with Abel Ferrara
• 2018 interview with Brad Stevens
• Abel Ferrara Edits The Addiction, an archival piece from the time of production
• Original trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Michael Ewins and an archival interview with Ferrara by Paul Duane

TAGLINE: The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.

GENRE: Horror, Drama

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 82 Minutes

STUDIO: Arrow Video

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The Giant Spider Invasion [1975]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: Bill Rebane

WRITER: Richard L. Huff, Robert Easton

PRINCIPAL CAST: Alan Hale, Barbara Hale, Steve Brodie, Robert Easton

SYNOPSIS: The #8 release in the Dark Force 4K ULTRA HD Platinum series is this 1975 cult classic, hilariously cheesy throwback to the giant-monster flicks craze of the 50s! In “The Giant Spider Invasion”, giant arachnids from outer space begin to invade Earth after a huge black hole appears in a farmer’s field outside a small town in Wisconsin. A NASA scientist deduces the invasion is the result of some sort of intergalactic gateway and devises a plan to stop the huge, hairy, creeping crawlers from devouring the local population.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Main feature presented in 4K 2160p HD in 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
• Demon Dave & Joe’s “SAVAGE TRACKS VOL 3”: featuring Doug Dunning (Dark Force Original “Deconstructing Dunning”) and the ever popular & outrageous Randy Cognata (The Young Nurses)

TAGLINES:

• The Scream You Hear Will Be Your Own
• Creeping!…Crawling!…Crushing!
• Group 1’s amazing new super sensation!

GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi

RATING: Rated PG

RUN TIME: 84 Minutes

STUDIO: Dark Force Entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073043/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ9FQR3J/

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Requiem for a Vampire [1972]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD

DIRECTOR: Jean Rollin

WRITER: Jean Rollin

PRINCIPAL CAST: Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent, Philippe Gasté, Louise Dhour

SYNOPSIS:

Jean Rollin continues his unique exploration of the vampire genre with Requiem for a Vampire (Requiem pour un vampire), featuring a cast of Rollin regulars including Marie-Pierre Castel (The Shiver of the Vampires), Mirelle Dargent (Lips of Blood), and Louise Dhour (The Escapees).

When Marie (Castel) and Michelle (Dargent), two enigmatic women travelling through the countryside in clown costumes, stumble across a mysterious château, they uncover a sadistic vampire sect, the leader of which offers them eternal life to continue his bloodline.

Also released as Virgins and Vampires and Caged Vampires, Rollin’s pulp-inspired fourth feature boasts an abundance of surreal and explicit imagery, and is accompanied by an eccentric free-rock score by composer Pierre Raph (The Iron Rose, The Demoniacs).

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Two presentations of the film: Requiem pour un vampire, Jean Rollin’s original French-language version; and Requiem for a Vampire, the English-language version
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
• Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
• Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Requiem for a Vampire’ (1998)
• In a Silent Way (2024): newly edited archival interview with Rollin, in which he discusses Requiem for a Vampire, one of his personal favorite films
• Queen of the Underworld (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Louise Dhour
• A Pastoral Dalliance (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Paul Bisciglia
• Les Frissons d’un requiem (2024): in-depth documentary on the making of Requiem for a Vampire by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with key Rollin associates Jean-Noël Delamarre and Natalie Perrey, and film expert Daniel Bird
• The Poetry of Strangeness (2024): critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
• The Last Book (2005): Rollin talks about his work as a novelist and reads from one of his short stories
• Alternative sequences
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maria J Pérez Cuervo, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with the director by Peter Blumenstock, an extract from the film’s pressbook, an English translation of Rollin’s story ‘The Last Book’, and full film credits
• World premiere on 4K UHD
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

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TAGLINES:

• Two young girls…trapped..with no escape! Forced to submit to the Horrors of the Pit!
• Their Innocence Violated Beyond Description-In An Endless Nightmare Of Terror

GENRE: Horror,

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 87 Minutes

STUDIO: Powerhouse Films

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