APRIL 1

Renfield [2023]

PHYSICAL MEIDA: 4K UHD/Blu-ray – Collector’s Edition

DIRECTOR: Chris McKay

WRITER: Ryan Ridley, Robert Kirkman, Ava Tramer

PRINCIPAL CAST: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo

SYNOPSIS: Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Menu) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss: Dracula (Nicolas Cage: Longlegs, Face/Off). For centuries, Renfield has slavishly served Dracula by procuring his master’s prey and doing his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, Renfield is ready to look for a new life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness, if only he can figure out how to end the toxic, codependent relationship…

Bonus Content:

• Presented in Dolby Vision
• Audio Commentary with Producer Samantha Nisenboim, Screenwriter Ryan Ridley, Post-Production Editor Noah Cody, Supervising Sound Editor Nancy Nugent, Supervising Sound Editor John Marquis, Digital Colorist Supervisor David Cole, Visual Effects Supervisor
• Dracula Sucks: How I Survived the Making of Renfield – An In-Depth Documentary Featuring All New Interviews with the Cast and Crew and Never-Before-Seen Behind-the-Scenes Footage
• Deleted Scenes
• Extended Scenes
• Alternate Takes
• Monsters & Men: Behind the Scenes of Renfield
• Dracula UnCaged
• Stages of Rejuvenation
• Flesh & Blood
• Fighting Dirty
• The Making of a Deleted Scene: Renfield’s Dance!
• Trailer

TAGLINES:

• Sucks to be him
• Stop serving. Start living.
• Behind every great monster is an overworked sidekick.

GENRE: Horror, Action, Comedy, Fantasy

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 93 Minutes

STUDIO: Shout! Factory

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11358390/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTJ9Z5G2/

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Shiver Me Timbers [2025]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray/DVD

DIRECTOR: Paul Stephen Mann

WRITER: Paul Stephen Mann, E.C. Segar

PRINCIPAL CAST: Amy Mackie, Niamh Parrington, Brendan Nelson, Ross Dillon, Leona Roberts

SYNOPSIS: In 1986 Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor and friends, go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley’s comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye, into an unstoppable killing machine.

GENRE: Horror, Comedy

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 75 Minutes

STUDIO: Gravitas Ventures

https://gravitasventures.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33305581/

https://www.amazon.com/Shiver-Timbers-Blu-ray-Paul-Stephen/dp/B0DZK997JQ/

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The Knight Knifer [2025]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray/DVD

DIRECTOR: James Balsamo

WRITER: James Balsamo

PRINCIPAL CAST: G. Larry Butler, Troy Fromin, Erin Tatro, Josh Hoke

SYNOPSIS: Dane discovers this isn’t just a one-man Ren Faire rampage, Dick Dane uncovers a chilling connection between the knight’s bloody rampage and a centuries-old curse. Can he outsmart the medieval madman? Or will Los Angeles become the bloody battleground of The Knight Knifer?

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

RUN TIME: 90 Minutes

STUDIO: Die Star Pictures

https://www.diestarpictures.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34129265/

https://www.amazon.com/Knight-Knifer-DVD-James-Balsamo/dp/B0F2DRS7HT/

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Burke & Hare [1972]

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

DIRECTOR: Vernon Sewell

WRITER: Ernle Bradford

PRINCIPAL CAST: Derren Nesbitt, Glynn Edwards, Harry Andrews, Yootha Joyce, Paul Luty, Roy Macready

SYNOPSIS: Two of the most notorious figures in the history of medicine, William Burke and William Hare were a pair of enterprising street thugs who provided anatomical specimens to the Edinburgh Medical College—often by robbing the graves of the recently dead, sometimes through even more nefarious methods. Derren Nesbitt and Glynn Edwards bring these two scoundrels to life in Burke & Hare, a colorful, early-’70s rendition of life in the taverns, brothels and surgical theatres of 1820s Scotland. While other filmmakers have treated the Burke and Hare murders as a source of Gothic horror, director Vernon Sewell (The Blood Beast Terror) offers a playful spin on the Irish body snatchers, blending dark comedy with bawdy eroticism, seasoning it with the grotesque, then crowning it with a playful theme song by the pop band The Scaffold.

Special Features:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/ Screenwriter Gary Gerani
• Grave Desires: Corpses on Film – Interview with Dr. Patricia MacCormack
• Interview with Actress Françoise Pascal
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles

TAGLINE: The pimps and the prostitutes and the body-snatchers. The brothels and dens of iniquity.

GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Crime

RATING: Rated R

RUN TIME: 94 Minutes

STUDIO: KL Studio Classics

https://www.klstudioclassics.com/

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066871/

https://www.amazon.com/Burke-Special-Blu-ray-Vernon-Sewell/dp/B0DW643BHF/

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APRIL 4

 

Joan Crawford Horror Collection

PHYSICAL MEDIA: Blu-ray

FORMAT: Import

PRINCIPAL CAST: Joan Crawford

SYNOPSIS: Two-disc set includes:

Harriet Craig (1950) Joan Crawford turns in a powerhouse performance as the title character, a neurotic perfectionist whose need for neatness and control in her stately mansion borders on the psychotic. When husband Wendell Corey is about to be promoted, she sabotages his chances, forcing him to admit that her selfishness and torment have gotten way out of control. Lucile Watson and Allyn Joslyn also star in this adaptation of George Kelly’s 1925 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 94 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Queen Bee (1955) Expert tale of deceit and manipulation-Southern style-with Joan Crawford as rotten Georgia peach Eva Phillips married to mill tycoon Avery (Barry Sullivan). When a pretty cousin from New York arrives at their home, back-stabbing, illicit love, and jealousy follow, with Eva’s controlling ways getting the better of everyone-and herself. John Ireland, Betsy Palmer, and Lucy Marlow co-star. 95 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Strait-Jacket (1964) After 20 years in the booby hatch, Lucy Harbin (Joan Crawford), convicted for the axe murders of her husband (an uncredited Lee Majors) and his lover, finds peace at her daughter Carol’s (Diane Baker) home. But once heads start to roll again, it looks like Lucy’s given decapitation another crack. Classic William Castle shocker, written by Robert Bloch (“Psycho“), reassures “It’s only a movie… It’s only a movie.” With Leif Erickson, George Kenndy, Howard St. John. 93 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Berserk! (1967) Offbeat shocker stars Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers, a circus owner whose big top is beset by the sadistic murders of several of her performers. But receipts soar thanks to the grisly deaths which include a tightrope walker falling onto a bed of bayonets, Monica’s partner getting a spike through his head, and a gruesome “accident” while a woman is being sawed in half! Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Michael Gough, Judy Geeson also star. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free

GENRE: Horror

RATING: Not Rated

STUDIO: Via Vision

https://viavision.com.au/

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1V9CYDS/

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