NEW HORROR DVD & BLU-RAY HORROR RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Here’s the new offerings for this week. What are you planning on checking out?
APARTMENT 143 (2011):
In the vein of the “Paranormal Activity” films comes this ghost story where the spookiness is centered inside an apartment recently occupied by a widower and his two children. Suspecting the spirit of his late wife might be responsible for the haunting, he calls in a team of parapsychologists that sets up video cameras and other instruments designed to ferret out the truth…no matter how frightening it may be. Stars Francesc Garrido, Fiona Glascott, Gia Mantegna. AKA: “Emergo.” 80 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; deleted scenes; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2010):
Writer/director Panos Cosmatos makes his feature film debut with this surreal, disturbing thriller set in a 1980s “retro-future” world. The loose narrative involves the hallucinogenic relationship between a doctor (Michael Rogers) and his captive female patient (Eva Allan) inside an institute where the pursuit of happiness takes on nightmarish qualities. Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry co-star. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; deleted scene; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
DEVIL DOLLS 3 DISC BOX SET
Eager to get back at the thugs who beat up his grandmother, an African-American teen uses her magic to help him gain revenge. What he summons, though, is “Ragdoll” (1999), a bloodthirsty tiny terror that can’t be stopped. Russell Richardson, Jennia Watson, and Freda Payne star. Three-disc set also includes “Demonic Toys” and “Doll Graveyard.”
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
DIE SCREAMING, MARIANNE (1972):
A nightclub singer (Susan George) flees from killers who want to see that she doesn’t make it to her 21st birthday. Why? She’s been left a fortune by her deceased mother, which she stands to inherit along with a set of documents that could mark her father, a judge, as corrupt. Beware, Marianne! They’re coming for you, Marianne! Your life is in danger, Marianne! Barry Evans, Leo Genn also star. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; interview; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
DOOMSDAY COUNTY (2010):
Local news dispatches the bad news: Zombies, vampires, and aliens have invaded and are ransacking the town! In this low-budget thriller, the shockocalypse is fought by a band of brothers (and sisters) determined to vanquish the monsters. There’s flesh ripping, buxom babes touting firearms, and grim humor on hand as the end of the world seems nigh! Tara Lightfoot, Paul Alessi, and Joel D. Wynkoop star. 83 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurettes; outtakes; theatrical trailers.
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
HOUSE OF WHIPCORD (1975):
A beautiful model is punished for the sin of being attracted to a handsome man by being taken prisoner in a mansion and held in a bizarre private dungeon. In this sadistic pit of despair, “immoral women” are put on trial by a demented man who assumes the roles of both judge and jury, inevitably finding them guilty and subjecting them to brutality and degradation. Graphic British-made shocker stars Penny Irving, Patrick Barr, and Barbara Markham. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; interview; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD, DVD Widescreen, & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
MIMESIS (2011):
Horror movie fans travel to a remote farm to participate in a role-playing game that pays homage to the zombie classic “Night of the Living Dead.” Instead of harmless fun, what they get is horrific fright when they realize they are trapped inside a real-life terror tale, with actual bloodthirsty maniacs lurking all around them! Sly thriller stars Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Sid Haig, and Courtney Gains. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
PLAYBACK (2012):
A school student’s project re-creating a famous local massacre becomes truly frightening after some old video footage of the crime scene is discovered and viewed. As it turns out, the filmmaker responsible is reputed to have had supernatural powers…and watching his projects could literally scare you to death! Johnny Pacar, Toby Hemingway, and Christian Slater star. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes footage; featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (2012):
Afraid that zombies might be emerging from Berkeley? This grisly Syfy thriller set in San Francisco takes that premise and makes it flesh…or is that “makes it flesh EATING”? After a horrific virus spawns legions of the living dead on the Left Coast, a ragtag team of survivors heads for the safety of Alcatraz, where the scramble to find a cure begins. Mariel Hemingway, LeVar Burton, Danny Trejo, and French Stewart star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; featurette.
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
SATANIC SLUTS COLLECTION:
Three-disc set includes “The Satanic Sluts,” “Satanic Sluts II: The Black Masses,” and “Satanic Sluts III: Scandalized.”
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
SCHIZO (1976):
Somewhere out there…the SCHIZO is waiting for his next victim. Packing a sharp ax and a sharp wit, no woman is safe…from the SCHIZO. And when one attractive young lady decides to get married–and not to the SCHIZO–the crazed creep becomes a stalker and sets out to stack body upon body until his obscene bloodlust is sated. Lynn Frederick and Stephanie Beacham star in this shocker from Pete Walker (“The Flesh and Blood Show”). AKA: “Amok,” “Blood of the Undead.” 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; interview.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
SMILEY (2012):
Is it possible that there lurks a killer who only exists on the Internet? A comely college coed is about to find out in this creepy modern shocker, after she learns of the “Smiley” legend while engaged in an online chat. Before long, she and other web addicts begin to fear that the evil force may have found a way to escape the ‘net and begin claiming victims in the real world. Caitlin Gerard, Shane Dawson, and Keith David star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
THE COMEBACK (1978):
Seeking a little peace and quiet to write some new songs, a washed-up American singer (“The Love Boat” theme crooner Jack Jones) moves into a secluded English house. But his mind isn’t on a new romance when he’s contacted by his ex-wife’s ghost, whose clues about her murder lead Jones to a confrontation with the killer. Offbeat chiller also stars Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Holly Palance. AKA: “The Day the Screaming Stopped,” “Encore.” 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; interview; theatrical trailer.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray Widescreen on 2/12/13
THE EURO-SLEAZE COLLECTION:
Three-disc set includes “The Sinful Dwarf,” “The Sister Of Ursula,” and “Hanna D: The Girl From Vondel Park.”
Being released on DVD on 2/12/13
Stay Bloody!!!
