JANUARY 20

Hellhounds [2024]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: DVD

DIRECTOR: Robert Conway

WRITER: Robert Conway

PRINCIPAL CAST: Cameron Kotecki, Dana Kippel, Eva Hamilton, Nathaniel Burns

SYNOPSIS: A pack of werewolves known as the Hellhounds wage a war against a fanatical order of werewolf hunters called the Silver Bullets. The Hounds and the Bullets now roam the country appearing to the outside world as rival biker gangs. The hunt is on!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 90 Minutes

STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15016100/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8T6D9HC/

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The Parish [2019]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: David S. Hogan

WRITER: Todd Downing

PRINCIPAL CAST: Angela DiMarco, Bill Oberst Jr., Ray Tagavilla, Sanae Loutsis, Sara Coates

SYNOPSIS: Haunted by the death of her husband, Liz moves with her daughter to a small town. The real nightmares begin when they stumble upon a long-buried scandal and a blood thirsty nun who will stop at nothing to protect the deadly secrets of The Parish.

TAGLINE: Some secrets can’t be kept

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 82 Minutes

STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7681186/

https://www.amazon.com/Parish-Blu-ray-David-S-Hogan/dp/B0G8TGM24C/

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The 13th Friday [2017]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: DVD

DIRECTOR: Tristian Price

WRITER: Tristian Price

PRINCIPAL CAST:  David E. Cazares, Deanna Grace Congo, Jose Zuniga, Khu, Lisa May

SYNOPSIS: When a female refugee discovers an ancient demonic device that opens the gateway to another realm, she unleashes a dark entity that poses as her daughter. After many failed attempts to have the church explain the creation of her worst nightmares, she learns that the house is cursed by an enraged spirit that died on Friday the 13th.

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 96 Minutes

STUDIO: Uncork’d Entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5994894/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078P5PPSV/

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Torso [1973]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Sergio Martino

WRITER: Sergio Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi

PRINCIPAL CAST: ‎Angela Covello, Carla Brait, Carlo Alighiero, Conchita Airoldi, Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda

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.

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!

Bonus Materials

• 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• 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, an interview with cowriter/director Sergio Martino
• The Discreet Charm of the Genre, an interview with actor Luc Merenda
• Dial S for Suspense, an interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
• Women in Blood, an interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
• Saturating the Screen, an 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
• 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, Crime

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 94 Minutes

STUDIO: Arrow Video

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069920/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G27456CN/

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The Flesh and Blood Show [1972]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Pete Walker

WRITER: Alfred Shaughnessy

PRINCIPAL CAST: Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, Patrick Barr, Ray Brooks, Robin Askwith

SYNOPSIS: Performers rehearsing for a British “Grand Guignol” show are murdered in mysterious and gruesome ways in this deranged thriller from “House of Whipcord” director Pete Walker. There’re decapitations, drownings, psychotic elderly tramps, naked women… who could ask for anything more? With Jenny Hanley, Ray Brooks, Luan Peters, Patrick Barr, Robin Askwith, Candace Glendenning, and Tristan Rogers. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; interviews; theatrical trailer; radio spot.

TAGLINES:

• An Appalling Amalgam of Carnage and Carnality …
• Gruesomely Stained in Color From EVI
• Come And Join The Show!

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 96 Minutes

STUDIO: Kino Cult

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068596/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G563ZP5S/

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Dead of Night [1945]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: ‎ Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer, Alberto Cavalcanti

WRITER: John Baines, Angus MacPhail, T.E.B. Clarke

PRINCIPAL CAST: Basil Radford, Googie Withers, Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Naunton Wayne, Roland Culver

SYNOPSIS: One of the most chilling films ever made, this British anthology follows a group of visitors to a remote country manor as they relate their nightmares to one another. An antique looking glass reflects an ancient crime, in “The Haunted Mirror”; a “Christmas Party” is visited by a ghost; “The Ventriloquist’s Dummy” begins taking on a life of its own; there’s terror on the green, in “Golfing Story”; and, a race car driver has a grisly vision of the future, in “Hearse Driver.” Mervyn Johns, Sally Ann Howes, Michael Redgrave star. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; documentary.

TAGLINES:

• Even GREATER than “Seventh Veil”
• The UNEXPECTED, The TRAGIC, The COMIC, The ROMANTIC, The DRAMATIC…..
• Like Nothing In This World You’ve Ever Thrilled To Before.

GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Drama, Fantasy

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 103 Minutes

STUDIO: KL Studio Classics

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G561258T/

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JANUARY 23

Halloween I-V (1978 – 1989) Jack-O-Lantern Edition

PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD (Limited Deluxe Collector’s Edition)

SYNOPSIS:

There are few horror franchises as ubiquitous as Halloween. Masked killer Michael Myers first made waves in 1978, slashing his way across cinema screens worldwide and into the hearts of horror aficionados forever.

We are thrilled to be bringing the first five films in the long-running franchise to the Imprint Collection on 4K UHD & Blu-ray, loaded with Special Features and multiple cuts across a horrifying thirteen discs, with authoring and encoding from Fidelity In Motion.

The five films are each housed in their own SteelBook, all housed in an official SteelBook Collection outer metal case. An insert booklet sits inside each SteelBook, featuring brand NEW essays from author Andrew Grevas.

Halloween (1978)

Michael Myers escapes from the Illinois State Mental Hospital after 15 years treatment for the brutal murder of his sister and is returning to Haddonfield to relive his crime. Michael sets about systematically killing his prey while Dr. Loomis searches for a clue that will lead him to Michael.

Fully restored in 4K UHD from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, Halloween has never looked better.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One: 4K UHD (Theatrical Cut)

• 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by writer/director John Carpenter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Debra Hill
• Audio commentary by writer/director John Carpenter and actress Jamie Lee Curtis
• Audio commentary by director of photography Dean Cundey, editor Tommy Lee Wallace and actor Nick Castle
• Film Fast Facts – trivia track
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Blu-ray (Theatrical Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• 1080p high-definition original color timing presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio commentary by writer/director John Carpenter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Debra Hill
• Audio commentary by writer/director John Carpenter and actress Jamie Lee Curtis
• Audio commentary by director of photography Dean Cundey, editor Tommy Lee Wallace and actor Nick Castle
• Film Fast Facts – trivia track
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Three: Blu-ray (Television Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Extended Version on Blu-ray
• Standard-definition presentation of the Broadcast Version on Blu-ray
• TV Version Additional Footage
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots
• NBC Broadcast TV Promo
• Re-release Trailer
• Stills Gallery
• Newspaper Ad Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Four: Blu-ray Special Features

• Halloween Unmasked 2000 – documentary (2000)
• Halloween: A Cut Above The Rest – documentary (2003)
• Halloween: 25 Years of Terror – documentary (2006)
• The Night She Came Home! – documentary (2013)
• On Location: 25 Years Later – featurette (2003)
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Locations of Halloween – featurette
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Bus Tour – featurette
• Vintage Interview with Producer Moustapha Akkad
• Trailers From Hell: Adam Rifkin On Halloween

Halloween II (1981)

From the mind of John Carpenter, the sequel to cultural phenomenon Halloween is packed with thrills and gore galore.

Scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, experience every bloodcurdling scream in UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. PLUS, the fan-favorite Television Cut has been upscaled to high-definition Blu-ray. Packed with extended and alternate scenes, the Television Cut is Halloween II through a uniquely different lens, and a must-watch in HD for Michael Myers completionists.

Picking up exactly where the first film left off, Halloween II follows the same ill-fated characters as they encounter the knife-wielding maniac they thought had been left for dead in the first film. It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the Haddonfield hospital. As he gets closer to his main target, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) discovers the chilling mystery behind the crazed psychopath’s actions.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One: 4K UHD (Theatrical Cut)

• 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by Dustin McNeill, co-author of Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream
• Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and actor Leo Rossi
• Audio commentary by stunt coordinator-actor Dick Warlock
• Audio commentary by horror expert Stephen Jones and film critic Kim Newman
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Blu-ray (Theatrical Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by Dustin McNeill, co-author of Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream
• Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and actor Leo Rossi
• Audio commentary by stunt coordinator-actor Dick Warlock
• Audio commentary by horror expert Stephen Jones and film critic Kim Newman
• The Nightmare Isn’t Over!: The Making of Halloween II – documentary
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Locations of Halloween II – featurette
• Alternate Ending with optional Audio Commentary by director Rick Rosenthal
• Deleted Scenes with optional Audio Commentary by director Rick Rosenthal
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots
• Still Gallery
• Newspaper Ad Still Gallery
• Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Three: Blu-ray (Television Cut)

• 1080p high-definition upscaled presentation of the Television Cut on Blu-ray
• Standard-definition presentation
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Stereo

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Starring Tom Atkins (The Fog) and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, Halloween III is a disturbing horror with haunting imagery and a spooky score by the great John Carpenter.

When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital babbling and clutching the year’s most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, Dr Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) is thrust into a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Working with the salesman’s daughter, Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), he traces the mask to the Silver Shamrock Novelties company and its founder, Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy). Ellie and Daniel attempt to uncover Cochran’s shocking Halloween plan before the trick-or-treaters across the country are kept from ever coming home, in this terrifying thriller from writer/director Tommy Lee Wallace.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One: 4K UHD (Theatrical Cut)

• 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by film critic/historian Lee Gambin, with a special appearance by film director Joe Dante
• Audio commentary by director Tommy Lee Wallace
• Audio commentary by actor Tom Atkins
• Audio commentary by horror expert Stephen Jones and film critic Kim Newman
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Blu-ray (Theatrical Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by film critic/historian Lee Gambin, with a special appearance by film director Joe Dante
• Audio commentary by director Tommy Lee Wallace
• Audio commentary by actor Tom Atkins
• Audio commentary by horror expert Stephen Jones and film critic Kim Newman
• Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch – documentary
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: Revisiting the Original Shooting Locations – featurette
• Tricks, Treats And Terror: The Masks Of Halloween III – interview with Justin Mabry of Trick Or Treat Studios
• Make-up From Scratch – interview with make-up effects artist Tom Burman
• Stills Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Teaser Trailer
• Radio Spots
• Newspaper Ad Still Gallery
• Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 2.39:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

While being moved from a maximum security prison for the criminally insane, Michael Myers, the monstrous killer, regains consciousness and escapes. A trail of carnage leads Dr. Loomis to the small Illinois town that was the scene of Michael’s ghastly crimes in the past.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One: 4K UHD (Theatrical Cut)

• 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by actresses Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris
• Audio commentary by director Dwight H. Little and author Justin Beahm
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Blu-ray (Theatrical Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by actresses Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris
• Audio commentary by director Dwight H. Little and author Justin Beahm
• Back To Basics: The Making Of Halloween 4 – documentary
• The Making Of Halloween 4: Final Cut – featurette
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Locations of Halloween 4 – featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots
• Newspaper Ad Stills Gallery
• Stills Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Michael’s niece, 9-year-old Jamie, now has a telepathic bond with her uncle. Though she is unable to speak, she knows where and when he will strike again. Dr. Loomis hopes to use Jamie’s ability to finally stop the demonic killer, but Michael remains as elusive as ever as he embarks on another savage murder spree.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

Disc One: 4K UHD (Theatrical Cut)

• 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10) from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by director/co-writer Dominique Othenin-Girard, actress Danielle Harris and actor Jeffrey Landman
• Audio commentary by actor Don Shanks and author Justin Beahm
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Disc Two: Blu-ray (Theatrical Cut)

• 1080p high-definition presentation of the Theatrical Cut on Blu-ray from a 4K scan of the original camera negative
• Audio commentary by director/co-writer Dominique Othenin-Girard, actress Danielle Harris and actor Jeffrey Landman
• Audio Commentary by actor Don Shanks and author Justin Beahm
• Of Darkness And Shadows: The Cinematography of Halloween 5 – interview with cinematographer Robert Draper
• Dead Man’s Party: The Making Of Halloween 5 – documentary
• Inside Halloween 5 – featurette
• Halloween 5: On the Set – featurette
• Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Locations of Halloween 5 – featurette
• The Doctor Is In – alternate opening
• Additional Gore Footage
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Promo
• TV Spots
• Newspaper Ad Stills Gallery
• Stills Gallery
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos + DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

GENRE: Horror, Thriller

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 466 Minutes

STUDIO: Imprint Films

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