We have rounded up some of the latest horror/science fiction genre DVD & Blu-ray releases in the UK for the week beginning 3rd October 2022.
THE BLACK PHONE
Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, in the most disturbing role of his career, stars in a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse and the director who brought you Sinister and Doctor Strange. Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer (Hawke) and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Pictures
THE TWIN
In the aftermath of a tragic accident where their son was killed, Rachel and Anthony decide to move to the other side of the world to focus on their surviving twin son, Elliot. What begins as a time of healing and isolation in the Scandinavian countryside, turns into a desperate battle for the very soul of their son. When an entity claiming to be his dead twin brother takes over Elliot, Rachel is set on a diabolical journey to unravel the horrible truth about Elliot’s twin.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Acorn
THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST
Addie and Noelle can’t believe their luck when they discover an affordable apartment on Manhattan’s famous Upper East Side.
As soon as they move in, Addie starts acting odd, sucking her thumb, and speaking in a childlike fashion. With the help of a mysterious conspiracy theorist, they soon discover the apartment harbours a dark secret: the property was owned by disgraced millionaire Jeffrey Epstein and Addie is possessed by one of the sex offender’s victims.
Bold, daring and unlike anything that has come before it, Fractured Visions is proud to present Dasha Nekrasova’s darkly-comic horror, a film that is guaranteed to leave your jaw on the floor.
Out now on Blu-ray from Fractured Visions
PAINTED IN BLOOD
An aspiring painter takes a job as a security guard at an art museum to make extra cash. However things quickly become terrifying when the figure inside a painting, that’s rumoured to be cursed, starts speaking to him and walking around at night.
Out now on DVD from HIGH FLIERS
ICONIC HORROR 5-FILM COLLECTION
THE EXORCIST
The story, both nightmarish and realistic, features an innocent young girl who is possessed by a terrifying entity, her mother who desperately wants to save her, as well as two priests – one who is rather sceptical and the other resolutely devout – who join in the fight against the ultimate evil, leaving viewers breathless. The greatest horror thriller of all time surprises and shocks viewers like no other film in its genre.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake. Its history is bloody, and its inhabitants say that it’s cursed. It’s the perfect place for a psychopath to start killing the camp counsellors. Director and producer Sean S. Cunningham’s original slasher movie has spawned a phenomenal franchise and hundreds of imitators. With a charming cast (including young Kevin Bacon) and the creative use of sharp instruments by a stalker with an overprotective mother, this classic shock movie continues to thrill, inspire, and terrify audiences.
Stephen King’s IT (1990)
In October 1957, IT wakes up and the small town of Derry, Maine will never be the same again. Stephen King brings all our childhood fears and phobias to light as seven children face unimaginable horrors that come in many guises, including Pennywise (Tim Curry), a living clown, who hunts and kills in the city’s sewers. Years later, the surviving adults are brave enough to return to Derry to stop the killing, this time for good.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Nancy, Kris, Quentin, Jesse, and Dean live on Elm Street, in the heart of a residential suburb similar to thousands of others – peaceful, clean, and uneventful… But for some time now, these five young people have been haunted every night by the same oppressive nightmare – a man with a hollow voice emerges from the darkness. Dressed in a torn red and green shirt, he hides his horribly burned and disfigured face under an old hat.
CARRIE (1976)
Carrie (SISSY SPACEK, Badlands, JFK ) is a tortured teenager, ill-at-ease and totally unaware of her telekinetic power. When her psychotic mother and her sadistic classmates go overboard, she unleashes the most terrible vengeance, and unleashes hell around her in a whirlwind of fire and blood.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Technicolor
THE WOLFMAN
Inspired by the classic Universal film, The Wolfman stars Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman who returns to his family estate after his brother’s fiancee, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt) begs him to help find her missing love.
Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers that a beast with insatiable bloodlust has been killing villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, Talbot discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
This edition includes 2 versions of the film, the original theatrical version and an extended cut featuring 17 minutes of additional footage.
Out now on Blu-ray from Fabulous Films
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