Category: Movie Releases

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-up Zombies!!? (1964) (Special Edition) Available December 3

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THE FIRST MONSTER MUSICAL!

In what The New York Times hails as “his cinematic tour-de-force,” American exploitation auteur Ray Dennis Steckler (WILD GUITAR, RAT PFINK A BOO BOO) created what was billed as ‘The First Monster Musical,’ filmed in ‘Hallucinogenic Hypno-Vision’ and ‘Terrorama.’ More than half a century later, it still exists within a seminal celluloid universe all its own: Producer/director Steckler stars – under the name ‘Cash Flagg’ – as a man who falls for a carnival stripper, only to be turned into a zombie by her evil gypsy sister. Singing, dancing and homicidal mayhem ensue. Carolyn Brandt (THE THRILL KILLERS) co-stars in “the demented offering that launched one of the oddest Hollywood careers ever” (CineSavant), now scanned in 2K from the original 16mm AB rolls AND 3+ hours of bonus features for the ultimate in Incredibly Strange viewing.

STARRING: Atlas King, Betty Downing, Brett O’Hara, Carol Kaye

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The Gift (2000) (4K Ultra HD) Available December 3

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Oscar®–nominee and Golden Globe® Winner Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) leads an incredible all-star cast including Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), Katie Holmes (Wonder Boys), Giovanni Ribisi (Saving Private Ryan), and Oscar®-nominee Greg Kinnear (As Good as It Gets) in this stylishly filmed mystery that’s as eerie as a backwoods swamp with a dark secret beneath its even darker surface. Widow and mother of three, Annie Wilson (Blanchett), makes her living by foretelling others’ futures…though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client’s violently jealous husband (Reeves) and plagued by visions of a missing towns-girl (Holmes), Annie is unwittingly pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraodinary gift could be used against her…and get her killed. Written by Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade) and Tom Epperson (A Family Thing), and directed by Sam Raimi (A Simple Plan), The Gift is a gripping tale of supernatural intrigue…and chilling terror.

STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear

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The Dunwich Horror (1970) Standard Available December 3

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Riding high on their successful adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Corman and American International Pictures took on that other titan of literary terror, H.P Lovecraft, in The Dunwich Horror!

Dean Stockwell stars as Wilbur Whateley, a mysterious young man who travels from the small town of Dunwich to the library of the Miskatonic University which holds one of the only copies of the Necronomicon, a legendary book of occult lore that Wilbur hopes to borrow. Graduate student Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) falls under his malign influence and travels with him back to his home where Wilbur has plans to use her in a ritual to raise ‘The Old Ones’, cosmic beings from another dimension. But who, or what, is in the locked room at the top of the stairs? And what will happen if they get out?

Directed by Daniel Haller, genius art director of numerous Corman classics, this was also the first screenwriting credit for Curtis Hanson, who would later direct the multi award-winning L.A. Confidential. Restored by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative, The Dunwich Horror is among the most successful Lovecraft adaptations ever committed to film, and it has never looked better.

STARRING: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Donna Baccala, Ed Begley

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Crimson Peak (2015) (Special Edition 4K Ultra HD) Available December 3

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From the imagination of Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) comes Crimson Peak, a lavish, stunningly realized journey into the dark heart of Gothic romance…

Beginning in Buffalo, New York, during the 1880s, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Stoker) as Edith Cushing, an aspiring writer who is haunted by the death of her mother. Edith falls in love with seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers), who whisks her off to Allerdale Hall, his baronial, yet dilapidated English mansion built upon a mountain of blood-red clay. Here Edith meets Lucille (Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty), Thomas’s sister who at times seems hostile and jealous. As Edith struggles to feel at home in the imposing residence, she gradually uncovers a horrendous family secret and encounters supernatural forces that will help her discover the terrible truth behind Crimson Peak.

Boasting incredibly intricate and ornate production design and a rich visual style, del Toro’s film is a grandiose, boldly baroque triumph of Gothic decadence, which expertly combines and contrasts the sublimely beautiful with the shockingly grotesque. Crimson Peak is presented here in sumptuous special packaging, with a wealth of extra features, affording unprecedented insight into the making of this modern Gothic classic.

STARRING: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam

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Alien: Romulus (2024) (4K Ultra HD) Available December 3

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This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the legendary “Alien” franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young colonizers come face-to-face with the deadliest life form in the universe. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

STARRING: Isabela Merced, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson

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HNO’s Big Fat Friday Review: November 29, 2024

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

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Severence (2006) (Import) Available January 24

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Severence is a darkly comedic horror-thriller that blends office politics with a deadly game of survival. So, venture out for buckets of corporate carnage with this darkly hilarious manhunt! Featuring a similar satirical British sucker punch as Shaun of the Dead, Severence from Christopher Smith (Creep, Triangle) starring Danny Dyer (Human Traffic) and Laura Harris (The Faculty) will have you rethink returning to the office. During a team-building retreat in the mountains a group of sales representatives are hunted down one by one. With razor-sharp humor and intense suspense, Severence is an unpredictable thrill ride that balances satire and scares, delivering a unique twist on both the slasher and workplace comedy genres.

STARRING: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny

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Creep (2004) (Import) Available January 24

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Descend into an eruption of subterranean slashing in the survival horror CREEP from Christopher Smith (Severance, Triangle) starring Franka Potente (Run Lola Run) and Vas Blackwood (Mean Machine). Delivering relentless scares and psychological suspense, CREEP is a nightmare you can’t escape. London, midnight, on a cold winters evening. Unable to find a taxi in the West End, Kate (Franka Potente) heads for the Underground. Slightly tipsy, she waits for the last train but drifts off to sleep… and awkens to find everybody else gone. Gripped by panic she attempts to leave the station, she realises she has been locked in. Then a train pulls into the platform and she boards, somewhat unnerved, as she is the only passenger. Her relief at finally being on her journey home turns to alarm when halfway through the train jerks to a halt and her carriage is plunged into darkness. Kate is about to face the first in a series of terrifying events, ones that will shatter her nerve and chic composure – testing her endurance to the limit. She is not alone in the maze of nooks and dark crannies. Lurking in the pitch-black maze is something unimaginable. Something that calls a hidden laboratory home. And something that won’t leave Kate alone.

STARRING: Franka Potente, Sean Harris, Vas Blackwood

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Your Love Is Mine (2022) Available November 26

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When a couple’s relationship is threatened by sudden tragedy, one of them goes to unthinkable lengths to preserve their union.

STARRING: Senie Priti, Lester Ellis Jr, Maurial Spearim

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Werewolf Santa (2023) Available November 26

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Chaos erupts as Santa Claus undergoes a startling transformation into a fearsome werewolf. Lucy captures this bizarre event on camera. With only a rusty ice skate and her limited knowledge of werewolves amassed from horror comics, Lucy and her family embark on an adventure to save Christmas. ‘Werewolf Santa’ is a unique holiday film that blurs the lines between quirky family drama and spine-tingly horror fantasy, offering an unconventional twist on the Christmas movie genre.

STARRING: Katherine Rodden, Mark Arnold, Emily Booth, Charlie Preston, Dave Darko

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The Tenant (1976) (4K Ultra HD Set) Available November 26

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Trelkovsky, freshly arrived in Paris, is in desperate need of a place to live. After inquiring at a large apartment complex run by the brooding Monsieur Zy, he’s offered the room of Simone Choule, a resident who recently attempted suicide by throwing herself out of the window. Undeterred by this macabre event, Trelkovsky is happy to move in. Shortly thereafter, he meets Stella, Simone’s friend, and does his best to comfort and befriend her. Quickly integrating into Stella’s bohemian social scene, Trelkovsky hopes that his life is finally turning a corner; that is, until his new neighbors begin acting strangely, making wild accusations against him, and displaying increasingly sinister and violent behaviors. As the weeks go on, Trelkovsky begins to suspect that something is very wrong in the stuffy old building and that Simone’s fatal plunge might not have been her own doing…

From maverick director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby) comes one of the most unusual and unsettling studio thrillers of the 1970s: The Tenant. Adapted from Roland Topor’s cult novel, Polanski casts himself in the lead, offering a uniquely demented and outrageously funny performance, and is supported by Melvyn Douglas (The Changeling), Shelly Winters (Night of the Hunter, Lolita), and Isabelle Adjani (Possession). Featuring cinematography by two-time Oscar® winner Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers) along with an original score by acclaimed composer Philippe Sarde (La Grande Bouffe), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present the 4K UHD debut of The Tenant, newly and exclusively restored in 4K from its original camera negative and featuring a wide array of new and archival extras including an expanded interview with Polanski himself.

STARRING: Roman Polanski, Melvyn Douglas, Shelly Winters, Isabelle Adjani

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Revenge of the Zombies (1943) Available November 26

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Celebrated celluloid creeper John Carradine (Bluebeard, The Black Sleep) strikes again in this undead classic made at the height of WWII. Monogram Pictures revamps the plot of its earlier hit, 1941’s King of the Zombies, as Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in the Louisiana bayou after learning that his deceased sister, Lila (Veda Ann Borg), may have been poisoned. He is shocked to discover that Lila’s husband, Dr. von Altermann (Carradine), is secretly a Nazi madman who has been perfecting a way to turn the dead, including Lila, into an army of zombies who will serve Hitler! Simultaneously spine-chilling and rib-tickling, Revenge of the Zombies was “the first movie to presume the audience knows what a ‘zombie’ is and not provide an explanation” (The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia). With Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Mantan Moreland, Bob Steele and James Baskett; directed by cult-movie maven Steve Sekely (The Day of the Triffids).

STARRING: John Carradine, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Bob Steele

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Portraits Available November 26

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Mira inherits a building full of secrets and mysterious new friends. Will she survive long enough to uncover her family’s dark past, or will her friends draw her deeper into her new fate?

STARRING: Amanda Jones, Jack Bennett, Olivia Bellafontaine, Tally Smith, Elissa Dowling

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Pale Horse Available November 26

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Art, Love, and Dark Magic come together in this gothic tale of an eccentric man who summons a vengeful spirit to manifest his desires and make him a great artist.

STARRING: James Perish Dignam, Taylor Plecity, Alexandra Bard

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Night of the Missing (2023) Available November 26

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On a stormy Christmas eve night, a secretive, small-town sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. Both disturbing and unsettling, the most terrifying realization may be that the monster behind them is much closer than anyone thinks.

STARRING: Meredith Thomas, Jill Awbrey, Philip Estrin, Gigi Gustin

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Night (1996) Available November 26

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Night lays bare the planning, botched execution, and grisly aftermath of an attack on a brood of lethal vampires. Leading the deadly pack is Anthony Garring (Richard Cutler), once a rum-runner, now a crack-dealing suburban bloodsucker.

Night is a super unique and fun take on the vampire genre shot exclusively in New York in the mid-90s and never officially released. Only a handful of screener VHS were ever given away and it has been impossible to see until now. With a new transfer from the original master VHSHITFEST could not be happier to awaken this lost film from its tomb.

STARRING: Richard Cutler, Jillanne Smith

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Murder Party (2007) Available November 26

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On Halloween Eve in Brooklyn, an average Joe loser named Chris finds an invitation to a costume party. Arriving at the “party,” Chris discovers he’s fallen prey to a lethal trap set by deranged artists. As the night wears on, rivalries within the group flare up. A body count accrues, and Chris must take advantage of the ensuing chaos if he’s to survive the night.

STARRING: Chris Sharp, Kate Porterfield, Tess Porterfield Lovell, Macon Blair

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Karnal (1983) Available November 26

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A fork in the road brings Narcing (Phillip Salvador) back to his hometown of Mulawin, rumored to be located not so far from Hell. Freshly married, he arrives from Manila in the hopes of introducing his wife Puring (Cecille Castillo) to his relatives. Gusting (Vic Silayan), the family’s domineering patriarch, does not welcome the couple kindly. Still scarred by the suicide of wife, Gusting immediately resents his son for what he perceives as a betrayal: the loss of land-owning heritage to the vulgarity of city women. Spite mingles with jealousy, turning to something altogether more sinister when Narcing’s behavior begins mirroring that of his father who, in turn, begins noticing Puring’s uncanny resemblance to his wife.

Following Brutal (1980) and Moral (1982), Marilou Diaz-Abaya closes her informal feminist trilogy with Karnal, a striking example of Filipino Gothic set in the 1930s. Inspired by a sordid true crime story, what begins as archetypal Filipino melodrama soon turns to horror: a Village of the Damned-inspired study of the places that turn people into monsters and of the cruel, feudalistic patriarchy that continues to have deadly repercussions for Philippines politics today. The latter is embodied brilliantly by Vic Silayan, on the heels of a similar, monstrous turn as a tyrannical father in Kisapmata (1981).

STARRING: Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, Vic Silayan, Cecille Castillo

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Inherit The Witch (2024) Available November 26

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In 1984, a family throws a 14th-birthday party for Cory and Jessie. 30 years later, what’s left of the family reunites for the father’s funeral at two isolated houses in the forest, historically a hotbed of witchcraft. There, horrific truths are slowly uncovered about the family’s occult pact with an ancient evil that has secretly been at the core of their wealth and power.

STARRING: Cradeaux Alexander, Rohan Quine, Heather Cairns, Christopher Sherwood, Imogen Smith

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In Memorium (2005) Available November 26

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Two years before Paranormal Activity, there was In Memorium—a chilling found footage haunted house movie from filmmaker Amanda Gusack. The story follows Dennis (Erik McDowell) and his partner Lily (Johanna Watts) as they install home security cameras to document Dennis’s struggles with a terminal disease. But soon, the cameras capture . . . something else. Never released on home video, In Memorium is a prescient exploration of generational trauma in the horror genre and an essential Analog Horror artifact.

STARRING: Erik McDowell, Johanna Watts, Levi Powell, Mary Portser

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Hush (2016) (Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD) Available November 26

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In this minimalist thriller from director Mike Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep), a deaf writer (Kate Seigel) who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

STARRING: John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Kate Siegel

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Hollywood 90028 (1973) Available November 26

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Hollywood 90028 shows the dark side of the L.A. dream in the bleak and downbeat story of an aspiring movie cameraman turned serial murderer. Mark (Christopher Augustine) is a disturbed loner who toils in the sub-basement of the movie business as a cameraman shooting porno films for swinish boss Jobal (Dick Glass). In his off hours, Mark prowls the peep shows and strip clubs of Los Angeles to prey on random young women who he picks up and strangles to death. When Mark pursues a romantic interest in Michelle (Jeannette Dilger), a model who he films in one of Jobal’s sleazy movies, the grim reality behind the fantasy leads the frustrated cinematographer to shoot a different kind of Hollywood ending. Written and directed by esteemed experimental filmmaker Christina Hornisher, and beautifully captured through the lens of camera operator Jean-Pierre Geuens, who later shot the horror classic Lemora: A Child’s Tale Of The Supernatural, Hollywood 90028 offers a vivid time capsule of Los Angeles in the early 1970s.

STARRING: Beverly Walker, Christopher Augustine, Dianna Huntress, Dick Glass

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Gut Pile (1998) Available November 26

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While on a solo hunting expedition, Dan (Jeff Forsyth) accidentally shoots and kills a fellow hunter. With no one in sight for miles aside from a lifeless scarecrow in a nearby field, he buries the hunter deep in the woods to conceal his misdeed. One year later, Dan returns to the cabin with his buddies for a weekend of hunting and partying. Unfortunately for his oblivious friends, an evil entity in the form of an axe-wielding scarecrow promptly returns for vengeance upon their arrival. After finding his companions dismembered, disemboweled, and displayed like hapless trophies, Dan must survive until dawn in a frantic fight for both his life and sanity.

In 1998, Syracuse, New York based filmmaker Jerry O’Sullivan combined the concepts from two of his early Super 8 shorts to create an eminently exciting and entertaining Evil Dead-inspired, SOV killer scarecrow romp. Starring fellow Syracuse micro-budget filmmakers Ron Bonk (The Vicious Sweet) and Jeff Forsyth (Children of the Sky) alongside the inimitable indie legend Sasha Graham (Addicted to Murder, Polymorph), Gut Pile triumphs with its impressive practical splatter FX and mind-boggling, Raimi-inspired camera gymnastics. Saturn’s Core is proud to present Gut Pile newly restored and jam packed with a veritable trophy wall of new and archival special features including (for the first time ever) the Super 8 short films that helped inspire its creation.

STARRING: Jeff Forsyth, Ron Bonk, Ed Mastin, Sasha Graham

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Give Me an A (2022) Available November 26

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Seventeen films. Seventeen filmmakers. One Supreme Court ruling. A countless number of women. Give Me an A is an urgent and passionate response from a group of women committed to protecting or securing their right to privacy, bodily autonomy, and healthcare. From satire to horror to science fiction, these films are a unified voice that tells the world how they feel about the overturning of Roe V Wade.

STARRING: Alyssa Milano, Virginia Madsen, Gina Torres, Milana Vayntrub

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The Ghost Dance (1982) Available November 26

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When an excavation team led by Dr. Kay Foster unearths a burial site on an American Indian reservation, the tribal elders caution them that they are bringing about great danger – for they have disturbed the resting place of Nahalla, who, legend has it, was a sadistic and feared cult leader. Ignoring these warnings, however, the team transports the body back to the museum in hopes of identifying it. Sure enough, the grim predictions soon come to pass when a young couple are found gruesomely slaughtered after a late-night lovemaking session at the museum. Unbeknownst to Dr. Kay and her team, a local medicine man has managed to summon Nahalla. Now, possessed by his evil spirit, he is stalking the shadows, intent on meting out bloody vengeance to those who have disturbed his slumber.

Arriving in 1982 just as the slasher boom was waning, director Peter F. Buffa’s The Ghost Dance offered a novel spin on the already then-tired slice-and-dice formula by weaving American Indian folklore into its story whilst still offering up all the requisite hacking and slashing dictated by the genre. Criminally underseen and hitherto languishing in a notoriously murky VHS transfer, Vinegar Syndrome has at long last summoned up The Ghost Dance for its Blu-ray world premiere, newly restored in 4K from original 35mm film elements – which finally affords viewers the chance to properly savor Fred Murphy’s (Stir of Echoes, The Mothman Prophecies) sumptuous desert photography – and offered up with a treasure trove of illuminating newly-produced special features.

STARRING: Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, Frank Salsedo

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