Thinner (1996) : Collector’s Edition Available January 23

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MORE TERROR. LESS FILLING.

Based on the riveting best seller, Stephen King’s Thinner stars Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3) and Joe Mantegna (House Of Games) in a story of supernatural terror as one man faces a countdown to the ultimate excruciating payback. A 109-year-old Romani man (Michael Constantine, My Big Fat Greek Wedding), hell-bent on revenge for the death of his daughter, exacts a shocking curse that compels its victim to gorge himself in an effort to avoid shrinking away to nothingness. With time running out from this bizarre and relentless torture, the accursed man must find a way to reverse his predicament, though death is quickly becoming his only option.

Limited edition slipcover with first pressing.

STARRING: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney

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Blood and Lace (1971) Available January 23

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After her prostitute mother is murdered, a teenage girl is sent to a remote orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

STARRING: Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, Milton Selzer

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Curse of the Dog God (1977) Available January 23

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Mondo Macabro presents Curse of the Dog God – The first ever US release of this wild folk horror from Japan.

A trio of young scientists from the city head out into the countryside to investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain. On their way, they carelessly destroy a roadside shrine and run over and kill a dog belonging to a local boy. The boy puts a curse on them and tries to disrupt the wedding when a local girl, Reiko, marries one of the trio.

Back in the city, the newlyweds are subjected to a string of increasingly disturbing and inexplicable happenings and Reiko slowly goes insane, convinced that her husband has been cursed and that she has been possessed by the spirit of the Dog God. An attempt to exorcise her ends in tragedy when she dies during the ceremony. One of the trio of scientists throws himself off a skyscraper and a second member of the group is fatally attacked by a pack of feral dogs. But these terrible events are only the start of the Curse of the Dog God.

Written and directed by Shunya Ito, director of the first three of the Female Prisoner Scorpion series of women-in-prison films, Curse of the Dog God was one of the earliest Japanese films, in the wake of the Exorcist and The Omen, to tackle occult themes. Packed full of bizarre and shocking events, it’s a film ripe for rediscovery. This Blu-ray premier features a host of exclusive extras, including a rare interview with director Shunya Ito.

STARRING: Shin’ya Ohwada, Emiko Yamauchi, Masami Hasegawa, Jun Izumi

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The Inferno (1979) Available January 23

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Mondo Macabro presents The Inferno – A masterpiece of 1970s Japanese horror cinema.

The film begins with Miho and Ryuzo, two adulterous lovers, being hunted down by Miho’s husband. Ryuzo is killed while the pregnant Miho is bludgeoned and left for dead. As she dies, she gives birth to her daughter, Aki, who is thus considered to have been born in hell.

Twenty years later, Aki, who is the very image of her mother, has become a daredevil racing car driver. She feels that strange forces are trying to kill her. To solve the mystery of her past she returns to the remote village where her mother died and to the dysfunctional family that refused to take care of Aki when she was a baby. Aki’s arrival triggers a series of disastrous events as she tries to take revenge for the murder of her mother.

Inspired by the famous 1960 film JIGOKU, THE INFERNO shows the hell of Aki’s life in this world but then takes us on an astonishing trip into the beyond, where the film visualizes the hideous punishments and bizarre monsters that await the unfortunate souls condemned for eternity to THE INFERNO.

Director Tatsumi Kumashiro, formerly one of the mainstays of Nikkatsu Studio’s sexually charged “roman porno” series, here delivers one of the masterpieces of 1970s Japanese cinema

STARRING: Mieko Harada, Kyôko Kishida, Ryûzô Hayashi, Hayashi, Kunie Tanaka

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Crypto Shadows Available January 23

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After a mental breakdown from her toxic city job, a young female game developer finds solace as a rural cryptominer in California. While coding, she stumbles upon a mysterious message from an unknown origin. In her investigation, she faces cyberattacks and ominous encounters which turn into a fight for her life, forcing her to her secret bunker where she takes drastic action.

STARRING: Mikayla Iverson, William Benedict, Charla Bocchicchio

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Project Dorothy Available January 23

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A pair of small-time criminals narrowly escape the clutches of the police by seeking refuge in an isolated scientific facility. In their attempt to restore power they unwittingly activate an AI system responsible for the demise of it’s former occupants. The two soon come to the grim realization that their predicament is far more dire than evading law enforcement; they must now confront and thwart an AI entity known as DOROTHY from breaking free into the world.

STARRING: Danielle Harris, Tim DeZarn, Adam Budron

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