FEBRUARY 24
Birthrite [2025]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Ross Partridge
WRITER: Patch Darragh, Erin Gann
PRINCIPAL CAST: Alice Kremelberg, Henny Russell, Jennifer Lafleur, Juani Feliz
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
When a couple expecting their first child move to a new town hoping for a fresh start, they are confronted by a darkness that threatens to claim their unborn child as they discover their place in the cursed history of their new home.
Bonus Features:
1. Trailer
2. Behind the Scenes
3. Deleted Scenes
TAGLINE: Family always finds a way.
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 100 Minutes
STUDIO: Brainstorm Media
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28235110/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDRBWZKP/
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The Dead Thing [2024]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Elric Kane
WRITER: Elric Kane, Webb Wilcoxen
PRINCIPAL CAST: Ben Smith-Petersen, Blu Hunt, Katherine Hughes, John Karna
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.
Bonus Features:
1. Audio Commentary with director, writers, producers, and editor
2. BTS Featurette (stills & Video 8m)
3. Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary
4. Booklet with new writing by film critic Travis Woods
GENRE: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Drama
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 94 Minutes
STUDIO: Shudder
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21967916/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDR6WKZV/
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She Came from the Woods [2022]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Erik Bloomquist
WRITER: Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist
PRINCIPAL CAST: Cara Buono, Clare Foley, Spencer List, William Sadler
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
In 1987, a group of counselors accidentally unleash a decades’ old evil on the last night of summer camp. As the situation turns bloody, the group is forced to confront what stories are worth telling and what secrets are worth keeping.
Bonus Features:
1. Trailer
2. Audio Commentary from the Director, Writers, and Cinematographer
3. Behind-the-Scenes featurette
4. Curated Stills Gallery
TAGLINE: Cruelest. Summer. Ever.
GENRE: Horror, Adventure, Comedy
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 107 Minutes
STUDIO: ETR Media
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14905554/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDQZSYJ6/
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Trigger Man [2007]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Ti West
WRITER: Ti West
PRINCIPAL CAST: James Felix McKenney, Ray Sullivan, Reggie Cunningham, Sean Reid
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
The Horrific Story inspired by true Events…
Ti West’s TRIGGER MAN leads the charge in a new wave of stripped-down, scary movies fueled by seat-of-the-pants filmmaking ingenuity. Reggie, Sean, and Ray leave Manhattan for a day trip of deer hunting in Delaware, expecting to drink a few beers in the woods free of the city-life responsibilities that are slowly forcing the childhood friends apart. But with one well-aimed shot, a walk in the sun is transformed into a frantic and desperate fight for survival, as TRIGGER MAN morphs from a character-driven rural amble into a “smartly compact and radical survival thriller (Variety). Writer, director, and editor Ti West (The Roost, Cabin Fever II) expertly exploits audience expectations, using minimalist handheld photography to relentlessly build tension to “a genuinely terrifying payoff” (New York Sun).
Bonus Features:
1. Commentary with Ti West and Larry Fessenden, recorded in 2025
2. Commentary with Ti West, sound designer Graham Reznick, actors Reggie Cunningham, Ray Sullivan, Sean Reid, recorded in 2007
3. TRIGGER MAN Behind the Scenes
4. Theatrical Trailer
5. Q&A from the Los Angeles Film Festival
6. PREY short film by Ti West
7. Booklet featuring new writing by Isaac Feldberg
TAGLINE: They Thought They Were Alone…
GENRE: Horror, Thriller, Drama
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 80 Minutes
STUDIO: Glass Eye Pix
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814365/
https://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Man-Blu-ray-Ti-West/dp/B0GDR3RNZ4/
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Ghostkeeper [1981]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: James Makichuk
WRITER: James Makichuk, Doug MacLeod
PRINCIPAL CAST: Georgie Collins, Murray Ord, Riva Spier, Sheri McFadden
SYNOPSIS:
*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!*
Who next becomes the keeper of the beast that lives on human flesh?
During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, Jenny (Rabid’s Riva Spier), her boyfriend Marty (The Grey Fox’s Murray Ord), and their friend Chrissy (Sheri McFadden) veer off path to explore a patch of private property. Stranded by a heavy snowfall, they stumble upon an abandoned hotel and seek refuge for the night. But before long, they meet a menacing woman (Rad’s Georgie Collins) who shares the building with her knife-wielding son (The High Country’s Bill Grove) and a mysterious creature who feeds on human flesh. As the visiting trio comes under attack, they struggle to make a safe escape – and maintain their grip on reality.
Featuring haunting performances from its entire cast and a typically atmospheric score by Paul Zaza (My Bloody Valentine), James Makichuk’s GHOSTKEEPER is an essential entry in the New Year’s Eve horror canon and a dread-inducing descent into wintery isolation and madness. Long regarded as the Canadian answer to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, this slasher staple is a Canuxploitation classic and one of the enduring highlights of the tax shelter era.
Bonus Features:
1. Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the only known complete 35mm theatrical print by Canadian International Pictures
2. New audio commentary featuring stars Riva Spier and Murray Ord, plus co-writer/associate producer Doug MacLeod
3. New audio commentary featuring The Hysteria Continues! and author/film historian Amanda Reyes
4. New episode of The New World Pictures Podcast on Ghostkeeper
5. Ghostsneaker (2025, 16 min.) – New interview with film historian Chris Alexander
6. The Window of Opportunity (2025, 15 min.) – New interview with story consultant Dave Makichuk
7. I Need It Friday (2025, 10 min.) – New interview with composer Paul Zaza
8. Zaza Begins (2025, 16 min.) – Zaza reflects on his early films
9. Hollywood Canadians (2025, 14 min.) – Filmmakers Paul Lynch (Prom Night) and David Winning (Storm) reflect on Jim Makichuk
10. Calgary Underground Film Festival Q&A (2024, 41 min.) – Post-screening discussion featuring Ord, MacLeod, and Dave Makichuk
11. Archival interview with actress Georgie Collins (2011, 14 min.) – A conversation moderated by Ord and edited by Jim Makichuk
12. Archival interview with cinematographer John Holbrook (2011, 7 min.)
13. Alternate opening (1982, 2 min.)
14. Ghostkeeper 2 (2013, 6 min.) – Jim Makichuk’s Kickstarter video pitching a sequel
15. Night School (1971, 2 min.) – Early Jim Makichuk short
16. Booklet featuring a new essay by film journalist/programmer Yasmina Ketita and an essay on the film’s production history by Eric Volmers
17. Reversible cover artwork
18. Alternate French language audio track
19. English SDH subtitles
TAGLINES:
- Their ancestors spoke of the evil being that lived in the mountains. Too late they heeded their warning…
- SPINE-CHILLING SUSPENSE!
- Who Next Becomes The Keeper Of The Beast That Lives On Human Flesh?
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 87 Minutes
STUDIO: Canadian International Pictures
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128232/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDRSKD74/
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Mimic [1997]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: 4K UHD
DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro
WRITER: Donald A. Wollheim, Matthew Robbins, Guillermo del Toro
PRINCIPAL CAST: F. Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Mira Sorvino, Alexander Goodwin
SYNOPSIS: Entomologist Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) was hailed as a heroine for rescuing Manhattan from a roach-borne pandemic via genetic engineering. Perhaps the applause should have been held, because rather than dying out, her designer creatures are continuing to evolve… and the largest are making hapless subway workers their prey. Guillermo Del Toro’s creepy sci-fi chiller also stars Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini. Theatrical version; 105 min./Director’s cut; 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS 5.1, DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Del Toro, others; featurettes; deleted scenes; storyboards; gag reel; theatrical trailer; more. Three-disc set.
TAGLINES:
- For thousands of years, man has been evolution’s greatest creation… until now.
- This summer, brace yourself for the ultimate battle between man and nature.
- A Bold Experiment. A Deadly Mistake! [DVD cover]
- We protect ourselves by destroying our enemies but evolution has a way of keeping things alive.
- Evolution has a way of keeping things alive.
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
RATING: Rated R
RUN TIME: 3 Hours, 36 Minutes
STUDIO: KL Studio Classics
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119675/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36PYLXS/
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Date With A Vampire [2000]
PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray
DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Arsenault
WRITER: Kevin J. Lindenmuth
PRINCIPAL CAST: Lori Thomas, Robin Macklin, Cynthia Polakovich
SYNOPSIS: Violet is a vampire with a taste for both men and women. One of her targets is a young man, named Chuck, whom she picks up in a bar, wines him, frightens him and eventually excites him into her bed.
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 59 Minutes
STUDIO: Visual Vengeance
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330198/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYRRSSB5/
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A Bucket of Blood / The Little Shop of Horrors
PHYSCIAL MEDIA: Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition
DIRECTOR: Roger Corman
PRINCIPAL CAST: Barboura Morris, Dick Miller, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, Mel Welles
SYNOPSIS: Roger Corman’s legendary low-budget brilliance shines in this double feature of cult classics shot on the same sets months apart. A Bucket of Blood and The Little Shop of Horrors capture the wild, anarchic energy that defined early American independent cinema darkly funny, fast-paced, and unforgettable slices of creative chaos from a true master of the B-movie.
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
RATING: Not Rated
RUN TIME: 2 Hours, 17 Minutes
STUDIO: Gemini Entertainment
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052655/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054033/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFK163G9/
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