Month: October 2022

House Of Psychotic Women (Rarities Collection Collector’s Set) Available October 25

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In 2012 Kier-La Janisse published House of Psychotic Women, billed as “”an autobiographical topography of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films.”” It soon became one of the most “”vital”” (Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog) and “”astonishing”” (Daily Grindhouse) genre tomes of all time. To mark the book’s 10th anniversary, award-winning writer/programmer/filmmaker Janisse now presents four of the strongest and strangest explorations of onscreen delirium and hysteria, all on U.S. Blu-ray for the first time: Elizabeth Taylor stars in 1974’s Identikit as a woman who travels to Rome to find the most dangerous liaison. In the surreal 1986 Polish horror-comedy I Like Bats, a vampire discovers that love may be the cruelest curse of all. Florinda Bolkan stars in the startling 1975 amnesiac giallo Footprints from the director of The Fifth Cord. And British screenwriter and radical theatre icon Jane Arden directs 1972’s harrowing The Other Side Of The Underneath.

STARRING: Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Klaus Kinski, Jane Arden, Jack Bond

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Available October 25

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I’ll show you what horror means… growls the hideous Mr. Hyde (Fredric March) as the helpless, terrified Ivy (Miriam Hopkins) cowers on her bed. And now you’ll see too, as you watch this fully restored 1932 version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s spine-chilling masterpiece. With the inclusion of 17 minutes of previously censored material, this is the definitive Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Director Rouben Mamoulian’s choice of young, handsome Fredric March (known then as a comic actor) to play the lead raised studio hackles.

STARRING: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart

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Dark Sea / Night of the Chupacabras (Double Feature) Available October 25

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In Dark Sea, a strange contamination strikes a fisherman’s village, causing the fish and shellfish to mustate into creatures of insatiable bloodlust, death, and destruction. The lone Albino risks his life and his soul for the love of his life in a desperate fight for survival against the rampaging creatures in this over-the-top homage to Roger Corman’s Humanoids from the Deep.Night of the Chupacabras is a horror take on the Spaghetti Western. A feud between two families, the Silvas and the Carvalhos, provides the perfect distraction to camouflage the attacks of a bloodthirsty Chupacabra. As the familial rivals engage in combat against the sinister creature, plenty of gore is let loose as the Chupacabra leaves a trails of bloody victims in its splatter-soaked wake.

STARRING: Walderrama dos Santos, Tiago Ferri, Kika Oliveira, Mayra Alarcón, Carol Aragão

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The Count Yorga Collection (2-Disc Limited Edition) Available October 25

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RESTORED! REJUVENATED! REBORN!

By the end of the 1960s the boom in Old World gothic horror had begun to wane in the face of present day terrors like the Vietnam war. In response, American filmmakers brought horror out of the past and into the present, and the classic movie monsters packed their bags and headed for the New World.

Count Yorga, Vampire was among the first to successfully transpose the classic vampire, cloak and all, to a modern day setting as the Count – played unforgettably by Robert Quarry – arrives in the United States and settles in a Southern California mansion with his mysterious “brides”. A drive-in favourite from the moment it was released, a sequel soon followed. The Return of Count Yorga ups the ante and sees the sardonic Count on the streets of San Francisco, his sights set on an orphanage as a potential source of sustenance.

Director Bob Kelljan (Scream Blacula Scream) delivers a one-two punch of classic cult cinema mixing chills, thrills, style, and suspense with a knowing wit that revels in the genre trappings. Presented in all new restorations by Arrow Films from new scans of the original camera negative, The Count Yorga Collection is a full blooded feast to die for!

STARRING: Robert Quarry, Donna Anderson, Roger Perry, Yvonne Wilder

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Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972) (50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition) Available October 25

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YOU’RE INVITED TO ORVILLE’S COMING OUT PARTY… IT’LL BE A SCREAM… YOURS!!

The Set-Up: Five young kinky actors and their artistic director come to a desolate and nearly forgotten burial island, complete with a morbid history of MURDER, RAPE, CURSES and DEMONS. Alan (Alan Ormsby), the brilliant but bizarre Director of the company, has brought them to this foreboding place to dabble in witchcraft; specifically to dig up a fresh corpse and use it in a ritual ceremony which is supposed to raise the dead from their graves. The PAY-OFF: It seems as though Alan has really gathered his “”children”” here, only to play a practical joke on them and then to party the rest of the night away. However, the joke’s on Alan. His bizarre ritual ceremony really does raise the dead from their graves…only they’re in no mood to party! NOTE: “Benjamin” Clark is really “Bob” Clark, the creative director behind the hit films Porky’s, Black Christmas and A Christmas Story among others. Alan Ormsby, though he turned in what has been described as “”…one of the most obnoxious screen performances in history!””, has actually made a mark for himself as the screenwriter for such memorable films as My Bodyguard, Cat People, Karate Kid 3 and Porky’s 2.

STARRING: Alan Ormsby, Robert Philip, Anya Ormsby, Debbie Cummins, Jane Daly

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Blood Dynasty (2017) Available October 25

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Vampire Irina rises again, like a ghost from her watery grave, to bring bloodlust and madness to a lonely woman living in a seaside motel in this haunting supernatural tale from the mind of indie-cult director Chris Alexander.

STARRING: Shauna Henry, Cheryl Singleton, Holly Riot, Andre Becker

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The Black Fables / Dark Swamp (Double Feature) Available October 25

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A double feature of Brazilian horror films! In The Black Fables, a group of kids embark on a macabre adventure populated with supernatural characters of Brazilian horror culture — the werewolf, the witch, the ghost, the demonic monster, and a creature called the Saci. Directed and written by the biggest names in Brazilian horror: Rodrigo Aragon, Petter Baiestorf, Joel Caetano. Dark Swamp is the story of Luiz, a shy young man from a rural community, who has long yearned to declare his love for Raquel, a beautiful girl who is sought after by several other men in the region. But when strange events begin to change the face of that isolated world, terrible creatures emerge from the bowels of the mangrove, driven only to devour human flesh. Now Luiz must fight against the onslaught of swamp zombies if he’s going to save the love of his life.

STARRING: Mayra Alarcón, Ricardo Araújo, Ana Carolina Braga, Walderrama dos Santos, Kika Oliveira

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The Bat (1959) (Special Edition) Available October 25

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THE BAT! WHEN IT FLIES SOMEONE DIES!

The predator has steel claws and rips his victims to shreds! But who is he? Vincent Price (House of Wax, The Last Man on Earth), stars in this thriller about a down­trodden country estate that becomes the site of a horrific murder. Prolific writer/director Crane Wilbur (He Walked by Night, Crime Wave) helms this feature, with a cast that includes Agnes Moorehead (Bewitched) Gavin Gordon (Murder by Invitation) and in her last film role, Darla Hood of the Our Gang comedies. This gallery of weirdoes is guaranteed to give you the creeps. Which of them is the mysterious killer known as “The Bat?” You’ll find out soon enough. But beware – the scream you hear may be your own!

STARRING: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead

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The Taking Of Deborah Logan | Full HORROR Movie | PREMIERES 10/23/22 6pm PST | 13 NIGHTS OF TERROR

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An elderly woman battling Alzheimer’s disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far more malevolent.

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The Ghost Lights | Full HORROR Movie | WORLD PREMIERE 10/21/22 6pm PST | 13 NIGHTS OF TERROR

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A journalist returns home after the death of her father and discovers a mysterious cassette tape describing strange disappearances and mysterious lights appearing in the skies of West Texas. In an effort to connect with the memory of her late father, she sets out on a cross-state road trip to discover the truth.

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Friday, October 21, 2022: Slayers Premieres Today in Theaters and on VOD

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A group of superstar influencers are drawn to a reclusive billionaire’s mansion only to find themselves trapped in the lair of an evil vampire. The only way out is to be saved by a famous online gamer and an old school vampire hunter.

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Friday, October 21, 2022: Slash/Back Premieres Today on VOD

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When Maika and her ragtag friends discover an alien invasion in their tiny arctic hamlet, it’s up to them to save the day. Utilizing their makeshift weapons and horror movie knowledge, the aliens realize you don’t mess with girls from Pang.

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Friday, October 21, 2022: Hunted (Hounded) Premieres Today in Theaters

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A stately home robbery takes an evil turn one night when a gang of young thieves are caught by the owners of the house and then hunted across the estate for the proprietor’s entertainment.

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Two Witches Clip – Two Witches in Bed

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With its super-saturated color palette, tenebrous art design and electrifying soundtrack, Two Witches presents two truly terrifying conjoined tales of witchery, paranoia and terror that hark back to the gory thrills of classic Euro horrors such as Suspiria, Shock  and The Beyond.

Expectant young mother Sarah is convinced she has been given the evil eye from a mysterious blank-eyed old hag while she is dining with her bullish and insensitive partner Simon. When the couple go to visit his new-agey friends Dustin and Melissa, dark forces are unleashed after an ill-advised attempt at consulting a Ouija board to allay her fears. Meanwhile, tensions grow between grad school student Rachel and her new roommate Masha after a violent incident involving a man that the strange and impulsive young woman has brought home.

First-time feature director Pierre Tsigaridis, who also shot, edited and contributed to the film’s soundtrack, singles himself out as one to watch in a deft and unnerving depiction of unspeakable evil that truly delivers.

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Dahmer Gets Taken Into The Middle Of A Forest… | My Friend Dahmer | Altitude Films

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After talking to his new friends Dahmer has made at school, he is taken into the middle of a forest where he is faced with a dangerous situation involving a gun.

You only think you know this story. In 1991, the world discovered the chilling truth about Jeffrey Dahmer. But before the trial, the headlines and a spate of gruesome murders, Dahmer was a teenage loner. Conducting grisly experiments in a makeshift backyard lab, Jeff was invisible to most, until his increasingly outlandish behaviour unexpectedly attracted friends.

Writer-director Marc Meyers has crafted a haunting and evocative look at one of history’s most notorious serial killers. Shot on location and in Dahmer’s childhood home, the film reveals his troubled family life, his increasingly bizarre attempts to make friends and his fascination with the macabre.

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Jeff’s classmate Derf Backderf, My Friend Dahmer chronicles the origins of the man, the monster…the high school senior.

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Puppet Master: Doktor Death | Official Trailer

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The most malevolent marionette in the Puppet Master universe comes crawling out of his trunk in this shocking sidebar to Full Moon’s most beloved franchise! The scalpel-wielding Doktor Death is unleashed in a ramshackle nursing home and once the terror begins it refuses to stop until the pint-sized psycho surgeon has spilled blood. Get ready for the creepiest, crawliest and craziest Puppet Master movie yet!

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Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror Official Trailer

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While groundbreaking director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath) remains the most well-known purveyor of Italian Gothic horror, many other filmmakers tried their hand at the form throughout the 1960s as part of a hugely prolific and popular cycle. Gothic Fantastico presents four off-the-beaten path titles from this classic period, all of which demonstrate Italy’s ability to expand genre beyond the classic literary monsters that dominated elsewhere.

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