This week’s horror 4K, Blu-ray and DVD releases!
Read more “October 19, 2021: Weekly Horror Releases”Yokai Monsters Collection (3-Disc Limited Edition) Available October 19
From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to life through stunning special effects, alongside an epic, big-budget reboot of the series from a modern-day master of the macabre, now available together on Blu-ray for the first time.
In the first film in the trilogy, 100 Monsters, a greedy slumlord’s attempts to forcefully evict his tenants invite the wrath of the titular spirits when a cleansing ritual is botched, with terrifying results. The second film, Spook Warfare, tells the tale of an evil Babylonian vampire inadvertently awoken by treasure hunters, and a brave samurai that teams with the yokai to defeat the bloodthirsty demon. In the final film, Along with Ghosts (released only 12 months after 100 Monsters), the yokai are roused to defend a young girl on the run from deadly yakuza.
Decades later, none other than Takashi Miike (Audition) helmed The Great Yokai War, a loose remake of Spook Warfare that used cutting-edge digital effects to renew the franchise for a new generation. In it, a young boy is given a grave responsibility: to band together with a group of yokai to defend humanity against a vengeful and powerful demon that has sworn retribution against modern-day Japan.
STARRING: Chiyaki Kuriyama, Jun Hamamura, Tatsuo Hanabu, Ikuko Môri, Bunta Sugawara
Read more “Yokai Monsters Collection (3-Disc Limited Edition) Available October 19”The Stairs (2021) Available October 19
A frightening tale about a group of hikers hunted by a sinister presence in the woods. Twenty years after the mysterious disappearance of an 11-year-old boy and his grandfather, a group of friends find themselves along the same trail, unaware of a long-forgotten evil lurking just beyond the tree line. What started as a week-long adventure with friends, quickly turns into a terrifying fight for survival as they come face to face with the thing that nightmares are made of.
STARRING: Kathleen Quinlan, John Schneider, Adam Korson, Brent Bailey
Read more “The Stairs (2021) Available October 19”Scream (1996) (Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD) Available October 19
Neve Campbell leads an all-star cast in this iconic slasher thriller that launched the Scream franchise and breathed new life into the horror genre. After a series of mysterious deaths befalls their small town, an offbeat group of friends led by Sidney Prescott (Campbell) become the target of a masked killer. As the body count rises, Sidney and her friends turn to the “rules” of horror films to help navigate the real-life terror they’re living in. Also starring Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan and Drew Barrymore, buckle up for an irresistible killer ride!
STARRING: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox
Read more “Scream (1996) (Limited Edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD) Available October 19”Poltergeist Diaries (2021) Available October 19
After moving to an isolated cabin, Jacob Taylor vanishes without a trace. With the help of footage he leaves behind, his family members, friends and a detective try to find answers to the strange events that are centered around him.
STARRING: András Korcsmáros, Kata Kuna, Eric Roberts
Read more “Poltergeist Diaries (2021) Available October 19”Perfect Horror (2016) Available October 19
An ambitious film director, Mr. Gang, brings his crew to an abandoned factory, which is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in northern China, to shoot a horror film. Mr. Gang ignores all common sense and tells his crew that they are staying for the night, despite the warnings against doing so. What happens to them that night is more terrible than anything Mr. Gang was conceiving for his perfect horror film. In Mandarin with English subtitles.
STARRING: Zhang De Sheng, Wang Lei
Read more “Perfect Horror (2016) Available October 19”Ouija Japan (2021) Available October 19
Karen is an American housewife living in Japan who desperately wants to fit in with her Japanese community, until peer pressure forces her to play the Kokkuri-san (the Japanese Ouija) with the other housewives, unwittingly disrespecting a local deity, who sets them up to fight each other in a deadly game of battle royal. A mysterious app gets installed on their phones to aid them in their battle. It offers the women tools to fight each other, which they buy with credits. But they better be careful with their spending because when the credits run out, it’s game over.
STARRING: Ariel Sekiya, Miharu Chiba, Eigi Kodaka
Read more “Ouija Japan (2021) Available October 19”Old (2021) Available October 19
Visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly…reducing their entire lives into a single day.
STARRING: Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie
Read more “Old (2021) Available October 19”The Night House (2021) Available October 19
The Night House follows a widow (Rebecca Hall of The Town) who begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.
STARRING: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin, Vondie Curtis Hall
Read more “The Night House (2021) Available October 19”Movies For The Midnight Hour Available October 19
YELLOW APE PRODUCTIONS BRINGS YOU A MIDNIGHT MOVIE FESTIVAL LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Picture yourself at the moonlight drive-in at the end of the road or in the grimy grindhouse of your choice. Get yourself the biggest box of greasy, buttery popcorn and a giant bucket of soda – perhaps with a little something extra – and settle in for a midnight movie festival of deliriously epic proportions!
Cult filmmaker Jim Haggerty unleashes his full collection of short films! Some are scary, some are funny, some are serious, some are sexy, some are trippy, some are retro, but they’re all Movies for the Midnight Hour!
Cold Dead Hand – a girl from the wrong side of the tracks discovers something in the fridge, and more might be waiting!
Haunting Day – the long lost film everyone’s heard of but no one’s ever seen – Yellow Ape unearths the only known print of this macabre gem!
Reunion – a chance meeting between two former classmates brings to life old feelings and perhaps a second chance. What does fate have in store?
The Announcer – a hilarious and terrifying statement that society is being corrupted and usurped by materialism and greed…in the framework of a cheesy horror movie!
Housewitch – when a neglected housewife is left all alone in the new house she thinks is haunted, she’s in for a change!
The Nutcracker – creepy leftover Christmas decoration creates a nightmarish weekend for a young woman house-sitting alone…
Creature – a woman’s life seems to have descended into a white-trash circus when her trampy daughter runs off with her sleazy boyfriend…but what is that green slime in the bathtub?
Housewitch 2 – the Housewitch returns to seek revenge on the sleazy real estate mogul who sold her the haunted house!
Frank – a troubled woman accepts a date from a strange older man, not knowing what he has on his mind. A modern variation on the Frankenstein tale.
The Horny Ape – a wacky silent film like you’ve never seen! When Kitty’s husband goes hunting, she finds an escaped ape is hunting her – with love on his mind!
STARRING: Various
Read more “Movies For The Midnight Hour Available October 19”Monsters of War (2021) Available October 19
Something has awoken, and a city must work together before a giant Gorilla, T-Rex and other deadly creatures take back the planet.
STARRING: Chelsea Greenwood, Sofia Lacey, Chrissie Wunna
Read more “Monsters of War (2021) Available October 19”Mimicry Freaks (2019) Available October 19
One morning. Fuma wakes up on the bed with his only son Ren dazzling as usual. However it is something different from the others. The place they wakes is in the deep forest. Suddenly a monster attacks them who is Japanese traditional monster known as Namahage. At the same time, a car drives into the forest not far from them. A wadding planner is taking two lovers and bride’s father to the wedding ceremony hall for the rehearsal. However loses their ways. In the meantime, the car breaks down. When two stories comes together, the story goes in a direction where it can not be predict.
STARRING: Tatsuji Sugiyama, Tomoya Mochizuki, Daiki Tanaka
Read more “Mimicry Freaks (2019) Available October 19”Great White – Official Trailer [HD] | A Shudder Exclusive
A blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane goes down near a shipwreck. Stranded miles from shore in an inflatable life raft, they find themselves in a desperate fight for survival as they try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing pack of sharks lurking just beneath the surface. Great White stars Katrina Bowden (Piranha 3DD, 30 Rock), Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (Neighbours), and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters, The Dead Lands). Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed) and directed by Martin Wilson.
Read more “Great White – Official Trailer [HD] | A Shudder Exclusive”The Gestapo’s Last Orgy (1977) Available October 19
Still banned in the UK as one of the infamous Video Nasties, in the tradition of The Night Porter, Salon Kitty and Salo only far more depraved comes perhaps the most notorious Nazisploitation epic of them all! Daniela Levy (aka Italian TV presenter and future UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Daniela Poggi) stars as a beautiful young death camp prisoner forced into a nightmare of brutality, torment and sexual degradation. But will a Commandant\x27s vilest urge trigger her ultimate vengeance? Marc Loud (aka Adriano Micantoni of Tomb Of Torture) co\-stars in this fetid slice of filth\-strudel also known as Last Orgy Of The Third Reich And Caligula Reincarnated As Hitler now presented on Blu\-ray for the very first time and restored in 2K From the original negatives.
STARRING: Marc Loud, Daniela Levy, Maristella Greco, Fulvio Ricciardi
Read more “The Gestapo’s Last Orgy (1977) Available October 19”Fear Pharm 2 (2021) Available October 19
Melanie has just gained consciousness to discover that she is being held hostage by the Walker family so they can harvest her special skin in order to create a breakthrough skin care cream, and bloom the business; also she’s not alone..
STARRING: John Littlefield, Aimee Stolte, Tiana Tuttle
Read more “Fear Pharm 2 (2021) Available October 19”Thirst | Experiencing Vampire Powers First Hand
From the acclaimed director of the global hit Old Boy comes a shockingly original vampire story with a chilling, erotic style. A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest, but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly new ways. Hailed as “Daring, operatic, and bloody funny!” (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly), Thirst is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire lore to twisted new heights.
Saturday, October 16, 2021: Slumber Party Massacre Premieres Today on SyFy
A reimagining of Roger Corman’s 1982 slasher film.
Read more “Saturday, October 16, 2021: Slumber Party Massacre Premieres Today on SyFy”The Banishing – OFFICIAL TRAILER
From acclaimed genre director Chris Smith (Creep) comes the true story of the most haunted house in England. A young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a vengeful spirit haunts the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the reverend and his wife are forced to confront their beliefs. They must turn to black magic by seeking the help of a famous Occultist…or risk losing their daughter.
Read more “The Banishing – OFFICIAL TRAILER”Not Alone Trailer
Shudder Horror Noire Trailer
Six stories, one film. Experience the next chapter of Black horror. Starring Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer, Spartacus), Luke James (The Chi, Thoughts of a Colored Man), Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral, You’re the Worst), Sean Patrick Thomas (Macbeth, The Curse of La Llorona), Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo,) Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless) and Rachel True (The Craft, Half & Half), among others. With new and adapted stories by Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Victor LaValle, Shernold Edwards, Al Letson and Ezra C. Daniels.
Read more “Shudder Horror Noire Trailer”Friday, October 15, 2021: Grave Intentions Premieres Today on VOD
In this anthology of chills, thrills, and kills, a practitioner of the magical arts teaches the basics of her craft. The most important lesson? You must be mindful of your intention. Five of her customers are about to learn this the hard way:
A woman looking to change her luck gets ensnared in a dangerous game; In the quest for justice, a man is transformed into a monster; In an attempt to right a wrong, a woman rescues a stray cat; A father and son are torn apart when a joke goes too far; A young girl needs protection from the demons in her life.
We all know the road to hell is paved with good intentions, so where does the road lead when your intentions are grave?
Read more “Friday, October 15, 2021: Grave Intentions Premieres Today on VOD”Friday, October 15, 2021: Demigod Premieres Today on VOD
Upon the death of her grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany’s Black Forest, only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.
Read more “Friday, October 15, 2021: Demigod Premieres Today on VOD”Friday, October 15, 2021: Halloween Kills Premieres Today in Theaters and on Peacock
Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor.
But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster.
The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael’s first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all.
Evil dies tonight.
Read more “Friday, October 15, 2021: Halloween Kills Premieres Today in Theaters and on Peacock”Thursday, October 14, 2021: The Medium Premieres Today on Shudder
A horrifying story of a shaman’s inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.
Read more “Thursday, October 14, 2021: The Medium Premieres Today on Shudder”The Black Phone – Official Trailer
In Theaters February 4
Come Play | Monster Trapped in iPad Escapes
Desperate for a friend, Oliver (Azhy Robertson), a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.) must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Yokai Monsters Collection Trailer | ARROW
From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to life through stunning special effects, alongside an epic, big-budget reboot of the series from a modern-day master of the macabre.
In the first film in the trilogy, 100 Monsters, a greedy slumlord’s attempts to forcefully evict his tenants invite the wrath of the titular spirits when a cleansing ritual is botched, with terrifying results. The second film, Spook Warfare, tells the tale of an evil Babylonian vampire inadvertently awoken by treasure hunters, and a brave samurai that teams with the yokai to defeat the bloodthirsty demon. In the final film, Along with Ghosts (released only 12 months after 100 Monsters), the yokai are roused to defend a young girl on the run from deadly yakuza.
Decades later, none other than Takashi Miike (Audition) helmed The Great Yokai War, a loose remake of Spook Warfare that used cutting-edge digital effects to renew the franchise for a new generation. In it, a young boy is given a grave responsibility: to band together with a group of yokai to defend humanity against a vengeful and powerful demon that has sworn retribution against modern-day Japan.
Grave Intentions – Official Horror Trailer
In this anthology of chills, thrills and kills, a practitioner of the magical arts teaches the basics of her craft. The most important lesson? You must be mindful of your intention. Five of her customers are about to learn this the hard way.
Read more “Grave Intentions – Official Horror Trailer”Wednesday, October 13, 2021: Fever Dream Premieres Today on Netflix
It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.
Read more “Wednesday, October 13, 2021: Fever Dream Premieres Today on Netflix”Lair (2021) | Official Trailer HD
When Ben Dollarhdye is accused of murder, saying he was possessed by a demonic force, Steven Caramore investigates his friend’s claims, setting off a chain of events that forces a young family into a terrifying battle for survival. Available November 9.
Read more “Lair (2021) | Official Trailer HD”