NEW HORROR DVD & BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF September 3, 2012
Here’s the new horror DVD & Blu-ray releases for the week of August 27, 2012. Lots of great classics in here!!
1313: FRANKENQUEEN (2012):
Horror and hunky guys mix it up in David DeCoteau’s sexy shocker about young men who submit themselves as (hunky) guinea pigs to an ambitious plastic surgeon with a suspicious last name. Once the dudes come inside Victoria Franks’ (Helene Udy) Malibu mansion, her terrifying true intentions are revealed. Tyler P. Scott, Connor Weil, and Zach Greenfield also star. 75 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary by DeCoteau.
Being released on DVD on 9/4/2012
ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990):
Who said spiders have to be the size of tractor-trailers to be scary? When a small California town is overrun by the lethal offspring of a South American spider, only the new local doctor (Jeff Daniels) and a Ramboesque exterminator (John Goodman) can save the day in this hit “thrill-omedy.” With Harley Jane Kozak, Julian Sands. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; featurettes; deleted scene.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 9/4/2012
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1981):
Lucio Fulci’s gory shocker tells of a priest in Dunwich whose suicide opens the doors of Hell, unleashing unspeakable terror with corpses taking over the world. Reporter Christopher George tries to stop the onslaught of horror. With Janet Agren, Katherine MacColl. AKA: “The Fear,” “The Gates Of Hell,” “Twilight Of The Dead.” 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; “making of” documentary; featurettes; poster gallery; photo gallery; radio spots; theatrical trailers. Dubbed in English.
Being released on DVD, DVD Special Edition, & Blu-ray Widescreen on 9/4/2012
MOTHER’S DAY (1980):
Forget baking cookies and knitting booties; the mother in this darkly humorous splatter classic is a demented old lady who sends her two TV-obsessed sons out on murderous errands. When they find three young women camping in the woods and bring them home to “meet mama,” get ready for a horrific night of blood, torture, and revenge. Nancy Hendrickson, Billy Ray McQuade, Holden McGuire, and Rose Ross as Mother star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; behind-the-scenes footage.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 9/4/2012
MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16 (2009):
Set off by one spoiled teen too many, a roller-rink proprietor (Alex Van) takes his wrath out on the clientele in a bloody fashion. A decade later, the notoriety has made his daughter (Lauren McKnight) a high school outcast, and her mean-girl tormentor (Julianna Guill) has Daddy book the abandoned arena for her sweet 16. Too bad she’s not the only one who knows how to twist the knife! Made-for-cable shocker also stars Chris Zylka, Matt Angel. 88 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 9/4/2012
MY SUPER PSYCHO SWEET 16: PART 2 (2010):
In the gory wake left by her father’s latest rampage, Skye Rotter (Lauren McKnight) flees for the home of her estranged mother (Mindy Crist) and stepsister (Kirsten Prout) in the hopes of building a new life. Her deranged dad (Alex Van), however, is still on the loose…and out to give his little girl a 16th soiree she’ll never forget. Shocking sequel from MTV also stars Chris Zylka, Matt Angel. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 9/4/2012
PIRANHA 3DD (2012):
As drawn to humongous hooters as the target audience for this outrageous sequel to the 2010 horror comedy, the titular undersea monsters return to feast on the flesh of buxom females (and guys, too, if they must) spending the summer at a wet-’n'-wild waterpark. It’s up to a pretty biology student (Danielle Panabaker) and her friends to stop the tooth-in-cheek massacre! Co-stars Katrina Bowden, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames, Gary Busey, and–yes–David Hasselhoff as himself. 83 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; bonus digital copy. Also includes a DVD and Blu-ray 3D that requires a 3D television, 3D Blu-ray player, and special glasses to reproduce the original theatrical experience.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray 3D/blu-ray on 9/4/2012
RESIDENT EVIL 4-PACK:
Four-disc set includes “Resident Evil,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,” “Resident Evil: Extinction,” and “Resident Evil: Afterlife.”
Being released on DVD on 9/4/2012
THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE (LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE) (1974):
An English experiment in controlling insects through ultrasonic waves has an unfortunate side effect: it brings the recently dead back to life! Now an army of zombies, that strengthens its numbers by rubbing blood on corpses’ eyelids, is marching across the countryside in Spanish director Jorge Grau’s compelling slice of ’70s Euro-horror. Ray Lovelock, Arthur Kennedy, Christina Galbo star. AKA: “Don’t Open the Window.” 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English (dubbed) DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurettes; interviews; photo gallery; radio spots; TV spots; theatrical trailer. Dubbed in English.
Being released on DVD, DVD Special Edition, & Blu-ray Widescreen on 9/4/2012
THE NEW YORK RIPPER (1982):
Start spreading the blood…I’m slashing today. If you want to wake up to the sound of a city that never stops screaming, then see Italian horror master Lucio Fulci’s terrific tale of a psycho killer striking at the Big Apple’s core. Jack Hedley, Almanta Keller, Howard Ross star. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurette; interview; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 9/4/2012
Stay Bloody!!!
Frankenqueen! Well, after all the substandard tits I’ve had to see over the years watching horror movies, finally maybe we’ll get some female fan service!
The tag line should be, “This one’s for the ladies”!!