A young psychologist heads to an infamous haunted place named Howling Village in order to find out her family’s dark history.
STARRING: Ayaka Miyoshi, Renji Ishibashi, Megumi Okina, Ryôta Bandô
Read more “Howling Village (2019) Available September 14”When a censor is assigned to review a disturbing horror film that echoes memories of her sister’s mysterious disappearance, she begins to unravel how this sinister film might be tied to her past.
STARRING: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley
Read more “Censor (2021) Available September 14”Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters!
A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw!
Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of brand new extras and a raft of new writing by a range of respected raconteurs. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you!
STARRING: Harry Lauter, Morris Ankrum, Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, Allison Hayes
Read more “Cold War Creatures (Four Films from Sam Katzman) (4-Disc Limited Edition) Available September 14”A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor’s house.
STARRING: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth
Read more “Alone in the Dark (1982) Available September 14”In this unsettling ghost story, Leah, 10, lives in a large, old house with her family but can’t quite work out why her mother seems so distant. At night she is visited by a mysterious guest, who might be able to give her some answers. With a new challenge every night, Leah is rewarded with bits of knowledge that, when pieced together, threaten to shine a dangerous light on both the truth in her nightmares and of the world she lives in.
Read more “Martyrs Lane “What Are You Doing?” | A Shudder Original”Starting Audust 13th, 2021 rent both chapters of Libbie Higgins breakout hit, Baby Oopsie on Amazon Prime Video.
In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
Read more “Witch Hunt | Official Trailer”A dejected bartender and an aging drag queen fight to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked maniac slaugthers young gay men and drains them of blood.
Read more “Friday, September 10, 2021: Death Drop Gorgeous Premieres Today in Theaters and on VOD”Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.
Read more “Friday, September 10, 2021: Malignant Premieres Today in Theaters and on HBO MAX”After being relegated, the two fighting brothers signed up for a new game. But they didn’t know that they need to stay in an arena to fight zombies.
Read more “Friday, September 10, 2021: The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre Premieres Today on VOD”Halloween DJ’s Chilly Billy and Paul spin a bloody and twisted version of this small town’s craziest Halloween Happenings.
Read more “Friday, September 10, 2021: Bad Candy Premieres Today in Theaters”In this unsettling ghost story, Leah, 10, lives in a large, old house with her family but can’t quite work out why her mother seems so distant. At night she is visited by a mysterious guest, who might be able to give her some answers. With a new challenge every night, Leah is rewarded with bits of knowledge that, when pieced together, threaten to shine a dangerous light on both the truth in her nightmares and of the world she lives in.
Read more “Thursday, September 9, 2021: Martyrs Lane Premieres Today on Shudder”This little island, so sleepy it might be dead. The isolated community on Crockett Island experiences miraculous events – and frightening omens – following the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest. An original series from Mike Flanagan come to Netflix on September, 24th.
From The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan, Midnight Mass tells the tale of a small, isolated island community whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man (Zach Gilford) and the arrival of a charismatic priest (Hamish Linklater). When Father Paul’s appearance on Crockett Island coincides with unexplained and seemingly miraculous events, a renewed religious fervor takes hold of the community – but do these miracles come at a price?
Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
Director: Ruth Paxton
Starring: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander
First trailer for shepherd starring Tom Hughes.
This week’s horror 4K, Blu-ray and DVD releases!
Read more “September 7, 2021: Weekly Horror Releases”The film follows a young woman Claire (Magrath) who, following the death of her mother, returns to her hometown, to discover it riddled with witchcraft and overshadowed by a mysterious darkness, steeped in rumours of a soul-stealing entity.
As she seeks the truth behind her mother’s death, a confrontation with a coven of witches is the only way to survive.
Read more “Tuesday, September 7, 2021: Witches of Blackwood Premieres Today on VOD”A group of friends find themselves hunted down in the caves by a creature… from another world.
Read more “Tuesday, September 7, 2021: It Came from Below Premieres Today on VOD”Cult Epics presents 99.9 – From the acclaimed director of In A Glass Cage and Moonchild.
In this chilling horror film, Lara (Mario Barranco) is the host of a “psychic phenomena” radio show, whose ex-lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village. When she travels to the location, she discovers that he had been performing experiments to connect with tormented spirits, trapped between worlds. Upon arrival at the abandoned building where he conducted the experiments, she finds something she never expected.
99.9 is the third feature film directed by Agustí Villaronga (In A Glass Cage, Moon Child) that was made during the 90s wave of Spanish supernatural thrillers – with camerawork by Javier Aguirresarobe (Twilight, The Others) and music by Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone). Cult Epics presents 99.9 in a brand-new 2K transfer with new bonus features that include recent and vintage interviews with Agustí Villaronga and the cast (for the first time with English subtitles), plus an isolated score of the unreleased soundtrack by Javier Navarrete.
STARRING: Maria Barranco
Read more “99.9 (1997) Available September 14”Set in the fictional college campus “Miskatonic University” in Arkham, Massachusetts where all sorts of fantastic and unworldly events have been known to unfold in Lovecraft lore, THE RESONATOR: MISKATONIC U follows six gifted students as they navigate life after one of them, Crawford Tillinghast, builds a machine known as the “Resonator”. The machine allows one to experience multiple dimensions while navigating the unsavory beasts that dwell within them. But things get complicated when Tillinghast realizes that the prototype of his creation has not only released murderous and deadly creatures into his world, but also has affected his own reality.
Read more “Pluto TV Premiere | The Resonator”In one of the most unlikely cinematic pairings of all time, David Nelson (who rose to fame as a child star playing alongside his real-life family in the wholesome TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) directs Playboy Playmate and adult star Susan Kiger in this bodycount-heavy, long overlooked slice of Southern fried hack-and-slash – 1982’s Death Screams!
Late one night, a young couple are brutally murdered at a make-out spot by an unseen assailant, their bodies tossed into the nearby river. As the lifeless lovers drift slowly downstream, the residents of the town excitedly prepare themselves for their annual carnival, unaware that a machete-wielding maniac with a twisted grudge is lurking in their midst. When a group of teen revellers plan a late-night after party down in the local cemetery, they unwittingly set the stage for a bloodbath.
Death Screams, which was released on US VHS as House of Death (and on UK DVD with the reels in the wrong order!) oozes early ’80s regional slasher charm from its every pore, boasting an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink final reel featuring slashed throats, bisected bodies and exploding heads. At long last arriving on Blu-ray and lovingly restored from the only-known existing 35mm print, this little-seen slasher classic is ready to carve its way into the bleeding hearts of horror fans everywhere!
After looting a Native American burial site, a hunter unleashes the Skinwalker, a shape shifting demon. Once thought to be only a legend, this ancient evil returns from the grave to wreak a terrible vengeance on all who cross its path.
STARRING: Dan Higgins, Nathaniel Burns, Becky Jo Harris, Charlie E Motley, Amelia Haberman
Read more “Skinwalker (2021) Available September 7”Joshua Riverton (Josh Eisenberg) spent 10 years working for a global chemical behemoth, notorious for their environmental negligence. When his daughter develops a mysterious illness, he steps forward as a whistle-blower, throwing his life into chaos and risks everything, even his soul, to save his terminally ill daughter.
STARRING: Josh Eisenberg, Paul Statman, Jennifer Churchich
Read more “Behemoth (2021) (Import) Available September 10”A young woman returns to her hometown, to discover it is corrupted by witchcraft. The locals whisper tales of a shadow that lures souls at night, and as she seeks answers, she comes face to face with a clan, which her mother is the leader.
STARRING: Cassandra Magrath, Kevin Hofbauer, Lee Mason, John Voce, Nicholas Denton
Read more “Witches Of Blackwood (2021) Available September 7”Dr. Kim believes that ancient dinosaurs are waking up due to global warming rapidly melting the glaciers where they have slept for thousands of years. The recently widowed scientist, now in isolation to study his theories outside the judgemental eye of the public, struggles to find balance with his obsession and raising his young daughter, Sohee. A reporter, named Kang Ok-hee, discovers his hideout and infiltrates his home in the guise of a housekeeper. When gigantic creatures start to appear on the mainland and cause massive destruction, the doctor and journalist must find a way to save themselves, and the world. Also know as The Flying Monster and Bicheongoesu, this kaiju classic has never been released in North America until now!
STARRING: Nam Hye-Gyeong, Da-hye Kim, Ki-Ju Kim
Read more “War Of The God Monsters (1985) Available September 7”Rebecca is searching for her sister, a young journalist who went missing while investigating a series of unfortunate events. The trail leads her to Timere, a remote place far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, where amidst the tight-lipped silence of the town’s inhabitants there’s an ever-growing fear of dark forces at work and no-one dares to leave their home at night. Here Rebecca meets an extravagant writer, the church warden of the town and above all Caleb, a charming, rich and elegant man whose dark gaze hides a chilling secret. It’s in this town, where time appears to move between the shadows and danger lurks around every corner that Rebecca learns of the terrible truth and the battle between good and evil begins.
STARRING: Roberto D’Antona, Annamaria Lorusso, Francesco Emulo
Read more “Village Of The Vampire (2020) Available September 7”Star Vincent Price (Theater of Blood, The Last Man on Earth), director Roger Corman (The Premature Burial, The Raven) and screenwriter Robert Towne (The Last Detail, Chinatown) hook up for horror in Edgar Allan Poe’s most terrifying tale of passion, possession and purr-fect evil! When a dead wife sinks her claws into immortality—and comes back as a ferocious feline—she leads her husband’s (Price) new bride on a deadly game of cat and mouse. And when the fur starts flying, she soon learns that even in death… she can land on her feet! Elizabeth Shepherd (Damien: Omen II) and John Westbrook (Room at the Top) co-star in this chilling conclusion to Corman’s Poe cycle of films.
STARRING: Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston
Read more “The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) Available September 7”A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
STARRING: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David
Read more “The Thing (1982) Available September 7”A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
STARRING: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne
Read more “Theater of Blood (1973) Available September 7”A possessed pair of jeans is brought to life to punish the unscrupulous practices of a trendy clothing company. Shipped to the company’s flagship store, the killer jeans proceed to wreak carnage on staff who are locked in overnight to set up the new collection.
STARRING: Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani, Stephen Bogaert
Read more “Slaxx (2020) Available September 7”
