NEW HORROR DVD & BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 13, 2012
Here’s the new horror DVD & Blu-ray releases for the week of August 13, 2012:
BIGFOOT (2012; my review):
Sublime Sasquatchploitation flick chronicles the horrors that occur when Bigfoot attacks a 1980s-themed music festival in South Dakota. As a concert promoter tries to capture the beast for his own purposes, his hippie burnout rival aims to help protect the hairy hominid. Which of the men will be the victor? Find out, if you dare! This Syfy original film stars Barry Williams, Danny Bonaduce, Sherilyn Fenn, Alice Cooper, and Howard Hesseman. 90 min. Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 8/14/2012
FATHER’S DAY (2011; my review):
Exploding the boundaries of bad taste, this grotesque horror comedy from Troma follows a one-eyed vigilante out to kill a serial rapist with a thing for sexually violating fathers. Questing for this depraved monster’s death for years and jailed for executing a man he mistook for his target, the vengeance-crazed avenger’s goal seems within reach after he is released and the trail is marked afresh with new victims. Graphic gross-outs and lurid sex galore! Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, and Amy Groening star. 99 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; behind-the-scenes footage; “making of” featurettes; bonus shorts; bonus CD; more. Also includes a DVD version of the film. Three-disc set.
Being released on DVD on 8/14/2012
GROUND ZERO (2010):
In this scream-packed terror tale, two people who work in the body disposal business are tasked with picking up a frozen corpse that is being stored in a mountain facility. When the workers discover that the body belongs to a political activist who was murdered by an influential corporation after infecting himself with a strange virus, they suddenly find themselves in the midst of a hot zone for a plague that is unlike anything the world has ever seen. Mike Langer, Sahna Foley, D.L. Walker star. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Being released on DVD on 8/14/2012
MERIDIAN (1990):
A young, beautiful artist returns to her family castle in Italy, only to become involved in a wild and sensuous love triangle with a sinister magician and a sympathetic beast-like creature. Sherilyn Fenn plays the desirable female artist; Malcolm Jamieson portrays the lover whose animalistic urges get the best of him in this erotic horror tale. Charlie Spradling, Hilary Mason, and Phil Fondacaro co-star. AKA: “Meridian: Kiss Of The Beast,” “Phantoms.” 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/14/2012
THE PORTAL (2010):
In this independent horror film, a doctor trying to unravel the mystery of a deadly virus stumbles upon the answers that she is looking for–and plenty more questions–when she finds a painting that is a portal to another dimension. While investigating the strange gateway, she experiences terror beyond anything mankind has ever seen before. Jenna Zablocki, Michael Madsen, Stacy Keach star. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; theatrical trailers.
Being released on DVD on 8/14/2012
GAMERA: WAR OF THE MONSTERS COLLECTION (various years):
Two-disc set includes “Gammera The Invincible,” “War Of The Monsters,” “Return Of The Giant Monsters,” “Destroy All Planets,” “Attack Of The Monsters,” and “Gamera vs. Monster X.”
Being released on DVD on 8/14/2012
GOLIAD UPRISING (2012):
In a future society where technology companies run the government and mass media and use BCI (Brain Computer Interface) devices to keep the unsuspecting populace under its control, a small band of freedom fighters attempts to expose the scheme and overthrow the high-tech hierarchy. Intriguing sci-fi thriller stars Shannon Lark, Aaron Weisinger, and writer/director Paul Bright. 98 min. Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/13/2012
THE HUNGER GAMES (2012):
In a post-apocalyptic future, the government of what was once North America sponsors an annual televised entertainment in which 24 teenagers battle one another to the death. Volunteering to replace her younger sister, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) must call upon her wit and finely honed survival skills when the powers-that-be seek to rig the results. Smash adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ young adult novel also stars Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks. 142 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Spanish DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes; bonus digital copy for PC. Two-disc set.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 8/18/2012
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