Lone Wolf (2020) Available January 7

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Charlie, a professional cosplayer specializing in fur suits, and her friends decide to attend the biggest furry party of the year in a remote cabin. Once there, Leon Fowl, the organizer of the party who refuses to remove his wolf suit, traps the guests inside and begins to murder them, stitching their fursuits to their corpses in order to create real furries. Charlie and her friends are now in a race for their lives to escape the Lone Wolf before it’s too late.

STARRING: Jane Gardner, Christine Liao, Zacciah Hanson, Jacqueline Almond, Tohmas Howery

The Green Sea (2021) Available January 7

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Simone is an American writer living a solitary life in the Irish countryside, who is haunted by visions from her past which begin to intertwine with the fantasy world of the novel she’s writing, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Her life changes when the protagonist of her book, known only as Kid, appears to her as a victim of a drunk driving incident that forces the pair together. This sets off a chain of events that will force Simone to face her sinister past.

STARRING: Katherine Isabelle, Hazel Doupe, Ciaron Davies, Dermot Ward, Jenny Dixon

Beyond the Wasteland (2023) Available January 7

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Deep in a secluded forest, young Marko lives a sheltered existence under the watchful eye of his overprotective father. Lonely and increasingly curious about the outside world, Marko yearns to uncover the secrets of life beyond the forest. After a cruel turn of events, he embarks on a quest into the dangerous, pandemic-ravaged world, where he meets an innocent, kind-hearted boy named Miko. Together they venture outside the forest’s protective embrace, and fend for themselves against the remnants of humanity in the silent, shattered, dystopian world.

STARRING: Matej Sivakov, Sasko Kocev, Aleksandar Nicovski

Things Will be Different (2024) Available January 7

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Fleeing the police after a close call robbery, two siblings escape to a mysterious farmhouse that transports them to a different time. There they reckon with a sinister force that keeps them captive until its deadly demands can be met.

STARRING: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Sarah Bolger

Rampo Noir (2005) (Limited Edition) Available January 7

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Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan’s celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast). In Mars’s Canal, by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond the reflective surface of a circular pond set in a desolate landscape. Japanese New Wave auteur and longtime director of the Ultraman series Akio Jissoji (This Transient Life, Mandala) harnesses his distinctive stylistic sheen in his story of a mad mirror maker, Mirror Hell. Caterpillar sees the singular vision of cult director Hisayasu Sato (The Bedroom, Naked Blood) at its most grotesque, in his portrait of a wounded war veteran who returns from the frontline as little more than a bloody torso, helpless to defend himself against the increasingly perverted caprices of an embittered wife. Finally, a famous actor is subjected to the obsessive attentions of her limo driver in Crawling Bugs, the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed manga artist Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun). Produced by the same team behind Ichi the Killer and Uzumaki, and with a cast featuring some of Japan’s top stars, including Tadanobu Asano (Maboroshi, Silence) and Ryuhei Matsuda (Blue Spring, Gohatto), Rampo Noir is a stylistic tour-de-force that vividly evokes the erotic grotesque worlds created by Japan’s pioneering proponent of horror and mystery fiction.

STARRING: Chisako Hara, Hanae Kan, Hiroki Narimiya, Hiromasa Taguchi

Horror History: January 5

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Check out these events that happened on January 5 in horror history!

Short Night Of Glass Dolls (1971) (Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD) Available April 29

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From the fringes of the giallo genre, writer and director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?, NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS) delivers a debut movie that pushes the boundaries of convention with “an ending that is one of the best, truly shocking giallo finales ever put on film.” (Geoffrey Thomas, Collider)

American foreign correspondent Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) is on his final assignment in Prague before transitioning to London. He plans to bring his beautiful Czech girlfriend Myra (Barbara Bach) with him, freeing her from the shackles of oppressive Iron Curtain politics. But their plans are suddenly derailed when Myra vanishes without a trace.

His investigation into her disappearance makes him realize that decadence, superstition, and hunger for power run deep in the City of a Hundred Spires.

And then his own body turns up in a park…

With no sign of life or rigor mortis, doctors prepare to perform an autopsy to discover the cause of his mysterious and symptomless death. What they don’t know is that in his mind, Greg is frantic. Silently screaming. “I am alive!”

Newly restored and presented in 4K ultra-high resolution for the first time, “Short Night of Glass Dolls” is “easily one of the most intelligent and stylish gialli” (Shaun Anderson, The Celluloid Highway). The film will surprise you with its remarkable narrative, distinctive photography, and stellar cast that also includes Ingrid Thulin (THE SILENCE, WILD STRAWBERRIES) and Mario Adorf (THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS).

Celluloid Dreams is proud to present this newly scanned version, restored in 4K from the original camera negative, along with countless extras.

STARRING: Barbara Bach, Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, José Quaglio

Amityville Backrooms (2024) Available April 15

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After visiting a house in Amityville, Keith (Chris Lohman) finds himself suddenly transported to another realm within the home, with no way to get out. Every door he tries leads him back into the very part of the house that he first found himself in. As he searches for answers he soon realizes that his past inside this cursed dwelling might finally be catching up with him. What ensues is a macabre, time bending tale, which only deepens when his partner, Alex (Mike Hartsfield), goes looking for him. Are these two men separated by liminal space and time? Or are they just two more victims of an urban legend known as the AMITYVILLE BACKROOMS.

STARRING: Chris Lohman, Jeff Hylton, Mike Hartsfield

Frankenstein (Universal Monsters) Available April 8

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By: Michael Walsh

Perfect for fans of UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: DRACULA and THE SILVER COIN – UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN breathes new life into the tale of one of pop culture’s most beloved monsters.

A MODERN-DAY HORROR VISIONARY RESURRECTS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS!

Award-winning creator Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin) presents a jaw-dropping new vision of the seminal horror classic. This deluxe hardcover tells the shocking creation story of the unforgettable monster in the original film—one body part at a time.

Dr. Henry Frankenstein begins his unholy quest to create life by robbing the grave of a decorated police officer to find necessary parts. But little does he know that the corpse has a son who is mourning a father – and that this young boy will forever change Frankenstein’s life.

Collects UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN #1-4.

Creepshow Vol. 3 Available April 1

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By: Chip Zdarsky (Author), James Stokoe (Author-Illustrator), John Ridley (Author), Mike Carey (Author), Kagan McLeod (Illustrator), Jorge Fornés (Illustrator), Stefano Raffaele (Illustrator)

The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series continues to CREEP its way into readers’ hearts!

In the third volume of the Eisner Award-Nominated anthology, the Creep finds even more ways to exceed our waking nightmares!

This time with help from a truly frightful roster including Chip Zdarsky, John Ridley, James Stokoe, Jorge Fornés, and more! Readers may want to sleep with one eye open after perusing these haunting tales.

DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU. AGAIN.

Collects Creepshow Vol.3 #1-5.

Pathfinder : Worldscape Vol. 3 Available February 18

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By: Erik Mona (Author), Christopher Paul Carey (Author), Roberto Castro (Artist), Diego Galindo (Artist), Matt Gaudio (Artist), Chris Campana (Artist), Kendal Gates (Artist)

Four tales of strange and wonderful characters pulled from the various cosmoses of the Pathfinder WORLDSCAPE! These tales bring the comic book worlds of Vampirella, Dejah Thoris, The Reanimator, and Swords of Sorrow into a world of fantastic fantasy adventure. Now you can expand your horizons with comic book hereos and villains as your own merry band of adventurers comes together with these four stories collected in Worldscape Volume 3!

Worldscape Vampirella: Vampirella and her old companion, the third-rate magician Pendragon, revive their stage show for a reunion tour that propels them all the way to a fragment of Vampirella’s home planet of Drakulon, ensnared in the multi-dimensional Worldscape! There, Vampirella must confront the shades of her past while Pendragon pits his false magic against the very real spells of the Pathfinders Seoni and Seltyiel!

Worldscape Dejah Thoris: When Dejah Thoris and Tars Tarkas investigate a mysterious gap in the memory of John Carter, Warlord of Barsoom, they find themselves hurled into the interdimensional demiplane of the Worldscape. Caught in a bloody conflict between the Council of Jungle Kings and a Technic League captain from Golarion, Dejah Thoris must use both her scientific knowledge and her keen-edged blade to survive the perils of the Worldscape.

Worldscape Reanimator: The blood of a thousand Therns drowns Shareen’s arena. Empress Camilla’s corpse lies among an army of White Martian dead. To Herbert West, Re-Animator, the arena is a vast laboratory of fresh specimens. Conquering the secret of life and death means unlocking the science of Camilla’s fountain of youth, but H. P. Lovecraft’s most cantankerous scientist must work fast, before Shareen’s next would-be empress comes calling!

Worldscape Swords of Sorrow: From her castle gallery at the edge of Everywhere, the immortal witch known as the Traveller gazes across the multiverse. With Dejah Thoris and Vampirella already drawn into the dimensional prison of the Worldscape, two of her Swords of Sorrow generals are missing. Can the mighty Red Sonja be far behind?

Hard Bargain Available March 25

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By: Steven DeKnight (Author), Leno Carvalho (Artist), Bruno Hang (Colorist), Troy Peteri (Letterer)

In this dark supernatural thriller, a detective races to solve a deadly mystery in the heart of Los Angeles before a horrific fate descends upon everyone it touches.

HARD BARGAIN, an original graphic novel from acclaimed Daredevil and Spartacus filmmaker Steven S. DeKnight with artist Leno Carvalho, colorist Bruno Hang, and letterer Troy Peteri.

This is a book crafted in the Humanoids tradition, created and written by a scribe at the top of his game, with art by an incredible artist with influences from both US comics and European bande dessinée.

1940. The city is named Los Angeles, but you’d be hard pressed to find any angels there. Demons, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen, and if you have the bad luck to get mixed up with one, there’s only one private detective to call: Frank Harding.

Demons, monsters, and various and sundry mystical ne’er-do-wells are Frank’s bread and butter. With the help of his gal Friday, Nahla, and his hookup to magical munitions, Rumi, there’s not much he can’t handle.

But “not much” ain’t “nothing.” A mysterious woman is using dark magics to push old friends of Frank’s to perform nightmarish self-mutilations, and all signs point to Frank being next.

With time running out, Frank follows every lead he has to keep one step ahead of annihilation, including his old arch-nemesis Doctor Wraith and even Death herself.

Frank’s investigation unearths tough truths, old sins, and new terrors that threaten everything he holds dear, and if he wants even the slightest chance to make it out alive he’s going to have to put everything on the table for one last HARD BARGAIN.

Thirst (1979) (US Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD) Available March 18

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Chantal Contouri (Snapshot), David Hemmings (Harlequin), and Henry Silva (The Tall T) star in Thirst, a shocking fusion of horror and science fiction from legendary Australian producer Antony I Ginnane (Patrick).

A sinister organization known as the Brotherhood kidnaps Kate (Contouri), believing her to be the descendant of Countess Báthory, the Hungarian noblewoman who reputedly had vampiric tendencies. A battle of wills ensues as the Brotherhood tries to force the horrified Kate to join their blood-drinking sacrificial cult. Only Dr Fraser (Hemmings) is willing to help her…

Directed by Rod Hardy (Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and with a score by Brian May (Mad Max), Thirst is a classic of Ozploitation cinema.

STARRING: Chantal Contouri, Henry Silva, David Hemmings, Shirley Cameron

The Order of the Circle Available February 18

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The Order of the Circle Available February 18

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By: Levi Cory (Author), Maria Letizia Mirabella (Editor), Eva de la Cruz (Editor), Anna Kubik (Editor), Elisabeth Mkheidze (Illustrator)

London. The winter of 1952. A mysterious and deadly Smog has enveloped the city leaving it in a panic. Crime is up, hospitals are overrun, businesses are closed and all travel is shut down.

It’s the perfect cover for Dorothy Schafer to carry out her revenge plan against The Circle–an agency of mages and witches sworn to protect London from crime and disease since the Middle Ages.

Under The Circle’s rules, Dorothy’s husband, John, was unjustly found guilty of murder and the punishment was swift: a Demon was summoned and dragged him straight to Hell. To get vengeance for her husband, Dorothy undertakes a quest to craft a blade for battle against The Circle…and Hell itself.

Alone Official Trailer (2024) | Horror | Thriller | Breaking Glass Pictures

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Isolation leads to insanity as an ominous shadowy figure stalks Felicia, a domestic violence survivor, throughout pandemic lock-down.

Dream House Nightmare | Free Horror Drama Movie | Full Movie | The Asylum

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A young couple buy their dream home in New Orleans, only to be tormented by an obsessive mother who believes the house should be hers.

The Tooth Available February 11

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By: Cullen Bunn (Author), Shawn Lee (Author), Matt Kindt (Illustrator)

Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), and Shawn Lee present an original graphic novel that’s a true love letter to old-school pulp horror, classic comic books, and monster movies.

Face front, horror hounds! The greatest of ghoulish gladiators gouges a gruesome gangway through your guts in the Grand Guignol tradition! Creepy Cullen Bunn, Sinister Shawn Lee, and Murderous Matt Kindt bring you the most spectacular of horrifying heroes―The Tooth!

Be the first kid on your block to follow the offbeat adventures of the Incredible Incisor . . . the Monstrous Molar . . . the Courageous Carnassial . . . as he squares off against vicious demons, hell bent sorcerers, vengeful spirits, and undead dragons!

This new edition of The Tooth features the long out-of-print cult classic comic book in a newly designed edition featuring a brand-new cover by Matt Kindt.

Horror History: January 4

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Check out these events that happened on January 4 in horror history!

HNO’s Big Fat Friday Review: January 3, 2025

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Here’s a review of this week’s comic and movie releases and premieres!

The Last Wardens #6 Available January 22

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By: Elliot Sperl (Author), Amit Tishler (Author), Rui Silveira (Illustrator)

Danielle Pryer leads the Wardens to the bleeding heart of Bleakwood In a final desperate attempt to defeat the Drifter. Working together as a team, the Wardens make their last stand as Danny finally discovers the origins of her brother’s monstrous mutation and what will happen to the world if she fails to stop it.

B Lines Official Trailer (2024) | Horror | Suspense | Thriller | Breaking Glass Pictures

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After receiving a disturbing call and realizing she is being stalked Liv flees to a safe house. Only to find that the house is not so safe!

Leprechaun The Beginning – Trailer 2025

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Mermaid’s Curse 2 – Trailer 2025

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The Walking Dead Deluxe #105 Available January 15

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By: Robert Kirkman (Author), David Finch (Cover Art), Dave McCaig (Cover Art-Artist), Charlie Adlard (Artist)

Negan asks Carl to sing him a song.

Nights #12 Available January 15

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By: Wyatt Kennedy (Author), Luigi Formisano (Illustrator-Cover Art-Artist)

END OF STORY ARC EXTRA SIZED ARC FINALE!

No more jokes. No more teases. No more misdirections. Gray’s destiny is at last revealed. An old enemy reemerges to deliver unbelievable carnage, and no one is safe. This is the end of everything you’ve known and the start of something new. It’s an issue with such massive consequences, we needed more pages to tell it! Everything comes to a head in a status-quo shifting season finale. Goodbye, Santo Pedro. Hello, end of the world.

Feral #9 Available January 15

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By: Tony Fleecs (Author-Cover Art), Trish Forstner (Cover Art-Artist), Tone Rodriguez (Cover Art-Artist), Brad Simpson (Artist)

CHAOS IN THE CAT LADY’S HOUSE OF HORRORS!

What once seemed like sanctuary has become a dangerous nightmare as Elsie races to save Gigi and her kittens from human enemies and rabid animals!

Don’t miss the penultimate chapter to the second arc of this smash-hit series from the creators of STRAY DOGS!

Spiralmind : Mezmeriza #2 Available January 10

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By: Benito Perez (Author), Matthew Rothblatt (Author), Gyula Nemeth (Artist)

SPIRALMIND: MEZMERIZA II – the saga continues with SPIRALMIND coming to save priest Father Tom. SPIRALMIND jumps into action to disrupt her master plan but not before she takes control of SPIRALMIND’S inner thoughts where she discovers true horror. It is Psychic powers vs science.

Blades in the Darkness | Official Trailer

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An investment group invests a large sum of money into opening a sweet new bar/nightclub in a long-forgotten former communist bunker! As they go about renovating the space into a mix of punk, goth and hipster they suddenly face a monster, hidden for decades that is armed with blades and thirsty for blood…

Curse of the Devil / Vampires Night Orgy / Demon Witch Child [Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray Promo]

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From bloodier and sexier reimaginings of gothic tropes to shameless homespun ripoffs of international hits, 70s Spanish horror films offered wild and unforgettable delights for audiences domestically and abroad. Three key names working in the genre, Carlos Aured, León Klimovsky, and Amando de Ossorio, helped define and refine what genre films in Spain became most infamous for. Presented here is one key work by each auteur, all of which have been newly and exclusively restored by Vinegar Syndrome for this release.

In CURSE OF THE DEVIL (El Retorno de Walpurgis), director Carlos Aured’s (Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll) second collaboration with star Paul Naschy (Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror), lycanthrope Waldemar Daninsky is back; doomed to become a bloodthirsty werewolf as punishment for his family’s involvement in centuries-old witch trials. Co-written by Naschy and focusing on his familiar blend of carefully constructed characters juxtaposed with gruesome gore, CURSE OF THE DEVIL has been newly restored in 4K. It is presented in its uncensored original version, which features extended nudity and bloodier violence as compared to the more commonly seen international cut.

The Seventh Curse / Witch From Nepal (1986) [Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray Promo Trailer]

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Golden Harvest was one of Hong Kong’s biggest and most prolific producers of big-budget genre films, with titles ranging from martial arts adventures to grisly horror and thrillers. Presented here are a set of genre-defying and genre-blending classics that skillfully intertwine horror, action, fantasy, and generally jaw-dropping weirdness.

Dr. Yuan is a world-famous adventurer whose exploits have found him playing everything from hostage negotiator to exploring the most offbeat corners of the globe. While in the jungles of Thailand, Dr. Yuan rescues a young woman from a bloodthirsty supernatural sect named the “Worm Tribe,” as they attempt to sacrifice her to their ancient evil deity. After a Worm Tribe elder forces the doctor to swallow a handful of bullets, Dr. Yuan becomes afflicted by the “seven blood curses,” which cause the bullets to burst from his body. Determined to find a cure before the seventh and final curse takes his life, Dr. Yuan returns to the jungle, where he must defeat the Worm Tribe and other unexpected supernatural obstacles.