We have rounded up some of the latest horror/science fiction genre DVD & Blu-ray releases in the USA for the week beginning 13th September 2022.
VOYAGE INTO SPACE
Do you remember Voyage Into Space – the story of a boy and his flying robot – on afternoon broadcasts of the 3:30 Movie or 4:30 Movie when you were a kid? Finally, this missing link in the adventures of Johnny Sokko comes to home video for the first time in this Blu-ray release! Experience the far-out exploits of a young secret agent with the Unicorn Peacekeeping Organization as he battles the vile minions and colossal monsters of Emperor Guillotine, extraterrestrial dictator of the nefarious Gargoyle Gang! Joining the fight is an atomic-powered giant robot, armed with a fantastic array of superweapons, which only Johnny can command via a unique remote control wristwatch! This original compilation movie, assembled by American International Television from episodes of the Toei Company tele-series Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, was a beloved favorite for scores of kaiju-crazy kids across the US in the ’70s. From the makers of Gigantor and Kamen Rider, Voyage Into Space is part James Bond, Jonny Quest, and Ultraman, shaken – not stirred – with over-the-top plots, oddball villains, outrageous creatures, outré special effects, outlandish action, topped with an offbeat jazz combo score, resulting in a mind-bending adventure in all it’s English-dubbed glory! If you’re reliving memories or creating new ones, let’s take off on a Voyage Into Space! – August Ragone, author of “Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters”
Out now on Blu-ray from Ronin Flix
COVENANT
A father will do whatever it takes to save his son from the cult.
Out now on DVD from High Octane Pictures
ROLLERBALL
The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only… The Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric “sport” is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch “Rollerball”: a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathan E. (James Caan; The Killer Elite, The Godfather, Misery, Freebie and the Bean) is the champion player – a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathan loves, but they can’t take away his soul – even if the diabolical corporate head (John Houseman; Three Days of the Condor, The Paper Chase, The Fog) tells him he better retire… or suffer the old-fashioned way. Also starring John Beck (Audrey Rose, The Other Side of Midnight), Maud Adams (Killer Force, Octopussy, Tattoo), Moses Gunn (Ragtime, Shaft), Shane Rimmer (The People that Time Forgot, The Human Factor), and directed by Norman Jewison (The Thomas Crown Affair, In the Heat of the Night, Jesus Christ Superstar). With it’s surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, Rollerball grips you by the heart – and never let’s you go. Now watch this cult classic from a 4K scan!
Out now on Blu-ray from Ronin Flix
FIRESIDE READING OF THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson to you and your family from beginning to end.
Out now on DVD from Dreamscape Media, LLC
DEUS: THE DARK SPHERE
A mysterious black sphere is discovered in the orbit of Mars. The Achilles is sent to investigate. After the bedraggled six-person crew wake from eight months hibernation, a blinding light shatters the darkness. The Sphere is transmitting a single word – a simultaneous broadcast of one word in over four thousand Earth languages, ancient and modern. The word is DEUS – GOD.
The stunned and frightened crew face a series of bewildering questions; Will their encounter with ‘God’ edge to the edge of sanity? Will the Achilles’ crew be the first humans in history to retrieve proof of God’s existence? If so, what does this mean for science, for them, and for humankind?
Out now on DVD from 4Digital Media
AN ENGLISH HAUNTING
Out now on DVD from High Octane Pictures
HE’S WATCHING
A pair of happy-go-lucky siblings, left alone while their parents recover from an illness, play a series of pranks on each other. The game becomes nightmarish when they realize something sinister is watching them – and it wants to play too.
Out now on DVD from Decal
LAND OF DOOM
Deborah Rennard (Dallas, Lionheart) stars in this postnuke classic. Much of the planet’s population and environment has been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Those who are still alive live in caves, and many roam the wasteland in marauding gangs. But some survivors, like Harmony (Deborah Rennard) and Anderson (Garrick Dowhen), want a better life and go in search of rumored paradise, a city called Blue Lake, where no rape, murder and pillaging are said to exist. However, the maniacal metal-faced Slater (Daniel Radell), Anderson’s rival, wants them dead as they all head to the final climax where only the strongest will survive!
Out now on Blu-ray from Ronin Flix
3 LIVES
A woman on the run from ruthless kidnappers discovers her rescuer is the man jailed for attacking her 15 years earlier.
Out now on DVD from High Octane Pictures
THE CABIN
When a couple visits a remote cabin and cross paths with a compulsive liar, their vacation takes a dramatic turn for the worse.
Out now on DVD from High Octane Pictures
AFTER IMAGE
Grammy winner John Mellencamp (Falling From Grace) stars with Academy Award®winner Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Best Actress, 1975; Cruel Intentions) in an intense, psychological crime story that delivers thrills in the must-see tradition of Insomnia and One Hour Photo! Burned out after seeing one too many homicides, crime scene photographer Joe McCormack (Mellencamp) takes a leave of absence and returns to his childhood home. There he finds the aunt who raised him (Fletcher) ailing and being cared for by Laura, a young deaf woman (Terrylene – Natural Born Killers). Joe and Laura ignite an instant attraction, but their romance is thrown off course when Laura experiences visions of upcoming murders! Together, they begin to slowly unravel clues about the gruesome crimes! Stylish, suspenseful and highly entertaining-you can’t look away from After Image as Joe and Laura learn that the killer is closer to them than they could have ever imagined.
Out now on DVD from Paramount
THE HAUNTING OF MIA MOSS
Based on an actual case of demonic attachment. Mia Moss returns to her childhood home only to find an evil entity in wait who binds itself to Mia intent on dragging her into eternal darkness.
Out now on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing
PSYCHO SANTA 1 & 2
Another SRS Retro Release! Psycho Santa – While en route to a holiday gathering, young Ron teases his wife about the legend of a backwoods Santa with an axe to grind. However, when the legend comes to life, the Christmas bash turns into a holiday bloodbath! Psycho Santa 2 – A killer in a Santa Claus suit returns to the quiet town that burned him and, along the way, finds his son and makes the Christmas killing a family affair.
Out now on DVD from Srs Cinema
SISTER KRAMPUS
Near the end of World War II, American soldiers perpetuate an unspeakable horror on a local nun. Turned away from the church, Krampus hears her cries, enacting brutal revenge… but it comes with a price. Decades later, two sisters visiting Europe on Christmas holiday are unexpectedly plunged into the nightmare web of Sister Krampus, bride to the holiday deity. They are aided by a local village woman, and together they venture into the nearby, desolate convent to unlock the secret to stopping the evil spirit once and for all.
Out now on DVD from Srs Cinema
CONJURING BABA
A college campus is plagued by serial murders at the hands of an ancient, evil force. Students conjure the vengeful spirit of a genie named Baba to help them stop the killings – but always be careful what you ask for when dealing with demonic forces.
Out now on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing
SCARE HER TO DEATH
Edward, always under the control of his sister Amanda, devises a plan to gain the family fortune and take advantage of her ailing health by scaring her to death. He hires Esther, a mysterious ex-convict nurse, to care for her and induce the end of his sister. But Esther has plans of her own as a web of double crosses and macabre family secrets unfold. A remake of the 1978 terror classic and starring legendary Scream Queen Brinke Stevens.
Out now on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing
AMERICA HAS FALLEN
When terrorists take our nation hostage, a rogue marine sets out to stop them.
Out now on DVD from High Octane Pictures
CHILLERS 3
A series including three tales of love gone wrong. In “The Hunted” William has been keeping Lillian safe from people like Maxim and Chris, but when she breaks the rules and meets Josh she’s risking more than her relationship. In “Devotion” Amanda falls instantly in love when she adopts Bubba from a shelter, but is there enough love to go around when she meets David? In “Maneater” his love for her is strong, but can it withstand the zombie apocalypse?
Out now on DVD from Trionic Entertainment
ANIMAL INSIDE
After surviving a savage attack, Betsy moves out to the country in hopes of starting over. But as she begins to recover, something primal begins clawing it’s way out of her and into the moonlight, something that threatens the residents of the small town she now calls home
Out now on DVD from Wild Eye Releasing
AMITYVILLE KAREN
Every neighborhood has a Karen, and Amityville is no exception. When stealing a cursed bottle of wine from a struggling local brewery, Karen soon finds that the price to pay is far more dangerous than your average hangover. Everyone in her path becomes prey, and not even a manager can be called in to stop her.
Out now on DVD from Srs Cinema
THE SEED
The Seed follows three young social media influencers who head out to the California wilderness to party, and film a once in a lifetime meteor shower for their social media channels. What starts out as weekend away in remote luxury villa turns into a tale of horror, death and alien invasion. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL
Out now on DVD from Shudder
THE AMUSEMENT PARK
Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion, George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park stars MARTIN’s Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Commissioned by the Lutheran Society, the film is perhaps Romero’s wildest and most imaginative movie – an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older, and an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style. The “lost” film was restored in 4K by IndieCollect in New York City.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Shudder
ABANDONED
Three friends decide to play The Red Book game. What they don’t know is that in the house evil is waiting to be released. A long time ago a witch died as part of a satanic ritual. Every question they ask, they get closer and closer to her.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Vertical Ent
MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH
“A considerable filmmaking achievement… Intelligent and uncompromising.” – Roger Ebert, Sneak Previews When new student David (Derrel Maury) arrives at Central High, he discovers that it is lorded over by a gang of bullies who rule the school through intimidation and violence. David’s friend Mark (Andrew Stevens, THE FURY) encourages him to join this dominant clique, but instead David stands up for their victims, and the gang cripples him in retaliation. Soon David begins taking steps to end their reign of terror permanently, setting in motion an explosive cycle of killing that may not end until no one is left to graduate! Co-starring Robert Carradine (REVENGE OF THE NERDS), Kimberly Beck (FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER), and Rainbeaux Smith (LEMORA: A CHILD’S TALE OF THE SUPERNATURAL), MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH is the startling American debut of Dutch writer/director Renee Daalder. While packing in all the sex and violence that drive-in audiences demanded, Daalder also delivers a potent allegory about fascism and power structures in a high-school world where adults are absent. A cult and critical favorite since it’s 1976 release (and an evident influence on the classic HEATHERS), MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH now available in this director approved restoration from Synapse Films.
Out now on Blu-ray from Synapse Films
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
In 4K Ultra-HD with more Mamushka—CREEPIER, SPOOKIER, KOOKIER, ALTOGETHER OOKIER! The big-screen debut of everyone’s favorite frightening family is packed with plenty of treats, tricks and turns in this limited edition, collectible steelbook that includes director Barry Sonnenfeld’s extended version of the movie, the original theatrical cut, and an assortment of fun special-features.
Out now on Limited Edition, 4K UHD + Digital Copy from Paramount
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC: THE ORIGIN
The story of the headstrong and determined Olivia Winfield who is working alongside her beloved father when she finds herself unexpectedly wooed by one of the nation’s most eligible bachelors, Malcom Foxworth.
Out now on DVD from Lionsgate
FATAL ATTRACTION
Stylish and sexy, FATAL ATTRACTION took audiences to terrifying new heights with its thrilling story of a casual encounter gone terribly awry. Looking better than ever on 4K UHD with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, supervised by director Adrian Lyne, this box office smash was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Glenn Close).
Out now on 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy from Paramount
FRIDAY THE 13TH
The terrifying first FRIDAY THE 13TH that launched the iconic horror movie franchise comes to 4K UHD! The thrills start when the new owner, and several young counselors, gather to reopen Camp Crystal Lake. Years ago, a young boy named Jason Voorhees drowned, and a series of vicious murders occurred thereafter. Despite locals’ warnings that the place has a “death curse,” the new crew continues to relaunch the camp. One by one, they find out how unlucky Friday the 13th can be as they are stalked by a violent killer. For those who dare for an extended scare, both the “Unrated” and theatrical cuts are included.
Out now on 4K UHD + Digital Copy from Paramount
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.
Out now on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
SLAUGHTER DAY
A rarely seen, super obscurity of the shot on video era, and arguably the most insane and ambitious micro budget horror action movie ever made! In the rural recesses of Hawaii, a pair of friends must fight an ancient evil force brought to life by an occult book that possesses a group of construction workers. Packed from start to finish with kinetic lo fi action scenes, clever camera work and buckets of homemade gore.
Out now on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance
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