World Within the World : Collected Minicomix & Short Works 2010-2022 Available January 28

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By: Julia Gfrörer

Julia Gfrörer is quietly one of the most influential cartoonists of her generation. Emerging from the Portland scene at the height of the Obama era, her comics augured the dark times to come, using graphic sex, pitch-black horror, a hunger for exploring the past, and a line cruel as a whip to create her own unmistakable sense of millennial melancholy. Reflecting her DIY ethos, much of her work has only been available in self-published zines or independent anthologies, many of them rare or out-of-print — until now.World Within the World features 30 of Gfrörer’s short stories, culled from a decade of writing and drawing at the bleeding edge of the art form. Her tales of desire, despair, and the universal need for connection span centuries, continents, and cultures from prehistoric teenagers in love to Christian martyrs in the making to modern-day vampires on the make. Along the way her bold, confident work leads the reader to some unexpected places, whether erotica inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe or a post-apocalyptic parody of Frasier.In World Within the World, there is no distinction between the realistic and the fantastic, the psychological and the supernatural, the modern and the medieval, the mundane and the sublime — just the artist’s unflinching vision of how it feels to be human, no matter when or where.

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Glitch Ditch 20 Available December 3

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Glitch Ditch 20 Die Star Pictures delivers another round of unhinged insanity! Glitch Ditch 20 dives behind the scenes of Cheeseburger Clowns and beyond, unveiling an all-new collection of madness from James Balsamo’s wildest sets. Get ready for mutant tennis balls, topless enchanted creatures, and a cynical talking slice of pizza who’s got more bite than bark!

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 19 Available December 3

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Glitch Ditch 19 Die Star Pictures doubles down on the clown craziness! Glitch Ditch 19 gives you a front-row seat to the pandemonium of Cheeseburger Clowns, where no gag is too gruesome and no stunt is off-limits. Get ready for a twisted compilation of behind-the-scenes chaos featuring flaming sparklers in eye sockets, pies smushed in the faces of corpses, and a killer appearance from the one and only Strawberry Slaughter herself!

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 17 Available December 3

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Glitch Ditch 17 Die Star Pictures is back with another wild ride through the world of James Balsamo’s cinematic insanity! Glitch Ditch 17 cranks up the crazy, taking you behind the scenes of Balsamo’s most chaotic films yet. From mind-melting special effects to wild, unscripted moments, this compilation captures every outrageous blooper, bizarre creature, and insane on-set antic.

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 18 Available December 3

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Glitch Ditch 18 Die Star Pictures invites you to the ultimate clown-fueled mayhem! Glitch Ditch 18 takes you behind the scenes of Cheeseburger Clowns, where chaos reigns and the grease-painted madness never stops. Brace yourself for a compilation of insane footage featuring poison popcorn, grease-slathered clowns, and outrageous clown carnage!

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 16 Available December 3

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Die Star Pictures presents a mind-bending descent into cinematic chaos! Step behind the scenes and into the warped world of James Balsamo’s wackiest films. Glitch Ditch 16 is a madcap journey through production mishaps, monstrous effects, and enough outtakes to make even the most seasoned horror fan scream…with laughter! This compalation dives into the absurd, showcasing gory gags, glitchy effects, and a cast of unforgettable characters that somehow survived it all.

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 15 Available December 3

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Die Star Pictures is back with Glitch Ditch 15, an outrageous deep dive into the wildest, weirdest behind-the-scenes moments from James Balsamo’s most unhinged films! Ever wonder what happens when cannibals meet topless Hawalian skirt dancers? Or when pro wrestlers decide to throw punches at Balsamo on set? This chaotic madness gives you a front-row seat to all the insanity madcap stunts, unscripted chaos, and bizarre moments that have to be seen to be believed.

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 14 Available December 3

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Die Star Pictures invites you to dive headfirst into the mind-bending, laugh-out-loud world of James Balsamo with Glitch Ditch 14! This time, it’s all about fun as Balsamo pulls back the curtain on the most outrageous, offbeat, and hilarious behind-the-scenes moments from his fan-favorite films.

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Glitch Ditch 13 Available December 3

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From Die Star Pictures comes Glitch Ditch 13, a wild, no-holds-barred journey into the mind of cult filmmaker James Balsamo! Grab your torch and enter the cave of behind-the-scenes wonders, where chaos reigns and the madness of moviemaking takes center stage.

STARRING: James Balsamo

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Rippy (2024) Available December 3

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A series of gruesome murders is terrifying the inhabitants of the Australian outback settlement of Axehead. Maddy, the town’s only law enforcement officer and sheriff, searches for clues. However, her investigations lead nowhere – until her uncle Schmitty mentions a massive, seven-foot zombie kangaroo that he is convinced is responsible for the bloodshed. At first, Maddy doesn’t believe his seemingly absurd suspicions, but when the murders continue, she is forced to face reality. Determined to end the nightmare and save her town, Maddy, side by side with her uncle and Aunt Donna, confronts the killer kangaroo in a fight to the death.

STARRING: Michael Biehn, Tess Haubrich, Angie Miliken

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The Visit (2015) (4K Ultra HD) Available December 3

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When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents’ secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple. Faced with strange rules and increasingly frightening behavior, the children soon realize it will take all their wits to make it home alive. The Visit is a deliciously creepy modern spin on “Hansel and Gretel” from legendary nightmare-maker M. Night Shyamalan (writer-director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, Split and Trap) and Jason Blum (producer of Paranormal Activity, The Purge and Get Out). “An amusingly grim fairy tale.” — Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

STARRING: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie

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Shaun of the Dead (2004) (20th Anniversary Steelbook 4K Ultra HD) Available December 3

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This zombie-meets-romantic comedy follows 30-something slacker, Shaun, and his friend, Ed, as their lives take a disastrous turn when a zombie breakout happens around the world and they work to keep their friends and family safe. Shaun of the Dead 20th Anniversary Edition includes a new 4K remaster in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, plus a new bonus piece with director Edgar Wright, and all-new collectible Steelbook packaging.

STARRING: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis

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Pumpkinhead (1988) (4K Ultra HD Steelbook) Available December 3

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After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.

STARRING: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D’Aquino, Cynthia Bain

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Never Let Go (2024) Available December 3

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A family that has been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one of the children questions if the evil is real.

STARRING: Halle Berry, Anthony B. Jenkins

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Mill of the Stone Women (1960) (Special Edition) Available December 3

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Before Black Sabbath, before The Whip and The Body, director Giorgio Ferroni (The Lion of Thebes, Blood for a Silver Dollar) introduced audiences to period horror Italian-style with his chilling 1960 shocker Mill of the Stone Women – a classic tale of terror redolent with the atmosphere of vintage Hammer Horror.

Young art student Hans von Arnam (Pierre Brice, Night of the Damned) arrives by barge at an old mill to write a monograph about its celebrated sculptures of women in the throes of death and torture, maintained and curated by the mill’s owner, the hermetic Professor Wahl (Herbert Böhme, Secret of the Red Orchid). But when Hans encounters the professor’s beautiful and mysterious daughter Elfi (Scilla Gabel, Modesty Blaise), his own fate becomes inexorably bound up with hers, and with the shocking secret that lies at the heart of the so-called Mill of the Stone Women.

The first Italian horror film to be shot in color, Mill of the Stone Women prefigured a raft of other spaghetti nightmares, including the work of maestros Mario Bava and Dario Argento. Arrow Video is proud to present this this superb restoration of one of the foundational titles of Italian horror.

STARRING: Scilla Gabel, Wolfgang Preiss, Liana Orfei, Pierre Brice

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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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The Magic Order Library Edition Vol. 1 Available January 28

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By: Mark Millar

Millarworld and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present the first two arcs of the bestselling dark fantasy thriller graphic novel in an oversized hardcover format. Soon to be a Netflix series!

Magic meets the Mob in The Magic Order, as magicians sworn to protect our world for generations battle an enemy who’s picking them off one by one.

Collected together for the first time, this beautiful hardcover introduces us to The Magic Order, a group of five families of sorcerers, magicians, and wizards.

They live among us as our neighbors, friends, and co-workers, but by night they protect us from the forces of darkness… unless the darkness gets them first.

From the best-selling, award-winning creator Mark Millar, featuring the artwork of modern masters Oliver Coipel and Stuart Immonen.

Collects The Magic Order series 1 & 2.

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Hack/Slash Available January 28

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By: Deluxe Edition Vol. 5

HACK/SLASH continues in this collectible, fifth hardcover edition!

When Cassie discovers a potential cure for slashers, she accidentally kick starts a chain of events that will lead to the ultimate betrayal at the hands of a man she thought she could trust! Giant monsters, Vlad’s man-eating family, the secret life of Cat Curio, and the finale showdown fans have waited years to see!

This HACK/SLASH DELUXE edition collects MERCY SPARKS: A SLICE OF HELL and issues #12-25 of the ongoing Image Comics series, including guest stories by writers Justin Jordan (LUTHER STRODE), Steve Seeley and Michael Moreci (Barbaric.) Also includes a brand new bonus story by acclaimed creators Steve Orlando and Steve Kurth!

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Into the Unbeing Vol. 1 Available January 28

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By: Zac Thompson (Author), Hayden Sherman (Illustrator), Jim Campbell (Illustrator)

Lose yourself inside its innards.

A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. Led by botanist Hildur Johansson, the team sets out to conduct a routine exploratory mission to map the terrain, record their observations, and try to understand this anomalous landscape.

They arrive expecting the unexpected, and the Unbeing delivers. The expedition discovers a massive, entirely novel, giant holobiont that threatens to upend everything they understand about the natural world. Propelled by hubris and the intoxicating charm of forbidden knowledge, the research team descends into a hostile alien environment allowed to thrive without human interference. The beautiful yet unforgiving landscape hosts strange flora, gorgeous fauna and dangerous predators lurking in the darkness. As the team pushes deeper, can they survive long enough to find what they’re looking for?

Into the Unbeing is an adventure into the sublime from the critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Cemetery Kids Don’t Die, Blow Away) and visionary artist Hayden Sherman (Dark Spaces: Dungeon, Wasted Space).

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Crashdown Vol. 1 Available January 28

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By: Tom Garcia (Author), Ryan Sargeant (Author), Ben Templesmith (Illustrator)

Tom Garcia and Ryan Sargeant, the hosts of the Comic Tom 101 YouTube Channel with over 16,5 million views, team up with legendary horror artist BEN TEMPLESMITH (co-creator of 30 Days of Night) for this story of suspense and survival.

The Earth is dead. Humanity’s last hope is the distant planet EMPYREAN and the ship full of colonists ready to repopulate our civilization. But what happens when their new home doesn’t want them there and it fights back?

Equal parts Lost and Alien, with a Lovecraftian twist, Crashdown delivers a dark vision of our world’s final days.

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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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