We have rounded up some of the latest horror/science fiction genre DVD & Blu-ray releases in the UK for the week beginning 31st October 2022.
GHOSTWATCH
101 Films presents Ghostwatch (1992), a BBC production that terrified Britain on 31st October 1992. Despite being part of BBC Drama’s Screen One series, the presence of trusted presenters, along with the quality of the production, convinced thousands of people that the events depicted on screen were genuine, and taking place live. Title 028 on the 101 Films Black Label, this 30th anniversary edition includes a new documentary on the making of Ghostwatch, a new commentary, limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork, a booklet with new writing on the film and more.
Sarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted London home for the outside broadcast, while Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and “safety” of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harassed by the ghost ‘Pipes’, so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the tension gradually builds, culminating in a terrifying crescendo. Although entirely fictional, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real.
An inspiration to a generation of filmmakers, and years ahead of the profusion of found footage movies that would follow, Ghostwatch is regarded as a classic of the genre and remains as relevant, as terrifying, and as inspirational today.
Out now on Limited Edition Blu-ray from 101 Films
DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS
An out of this world Vinyl collector’s edition of Dr. Who & The Daleks. Includes the full soundtrack by Malcom Lockyer (available exclusively for this release) the brand new 4K restoration of the film (UHD and Blu-ray) X 4 12″ artcards and a stunning lenticular picture of the brand new artwork. Starring British film legend Peter Cushing as everyone’s favourite timelord. This was the first big screen film adaptation of British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero, and the first time Dr. Who was ever seen in colour! Having invented the TARDIS, a strange machine capable of travelling into other dimensions, the Dr. and his three young accomplices set forth on a quest through time and space. Their journey takes them into the dark, undiscovered depths of the universe and to the planet of Skaro, a primitive world devastated by nuclear war and populated by two warring species, a peaceful tribe known as Thals and a life form heavily mutated by radiation, encased in protective machines, merciless force of destruction known as The Daleks!
Out now on Vinyl Collector’s Set Includes 4K UHD disc and Blu-ray from Studiocanal
DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D
An out of this world Vinyl collector’s edition of Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Includes the full soundtrack by Malcom Lockyer (avaliable exclusivley for this release) the brand new 4K restoration of the film (UHD and Blu-ray) X 4 12″ artcards and a stunning lenticular picture of the brand new artwork. Starring British film legend Peter Cushing as everyone’s favourite timelord. Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. directed by Gordon Flemyng, stars Peter Cushing in his return to the big screen as British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero, Dr. Who. The earth of 2150 A.D. is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet, crumbling at the edge of civilisation, slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet earth now belongs to The Daleks, a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned humans into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. But there’s only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extraterrestrial enemies and take back control of planet earth. A man of mystery, a man of time and space, a man known only as… The Dr.
Out now on Vinyl Collector’s Set Includes 4K UHD disc and Blu-ray from Studiocanal
SCREAM 2
Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) thought she’d finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her…until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel. Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) and other SCREAM survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe or beyond suspicion.
Out now on 4K UHD + Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – Season 7
The survivors of Teddy’s nuclear “End” will find out who they really are and what they’re really made of in this new “Beginning” … even if it comes at the cost of those they once considered family. Runtime and Age Rating are TBC
Extra Contents:
4 DISC SET INCLUDES 16 EPISODES
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal
THE DEEP HOUSE
The Deep House is a 2021 English supernatural horror in which a young and modern couple who go to France to explore an underwater house and share their findings on social media.
The plan undergoes a serious change of plans when the couple enters the interior of a strange house located at the bottom of a lake and their presence awakens a dark spirit that haunts the house.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Dazzler Media
CENSOR
Enid is a film censor during Britain’s infamous ‘video nasty’ era of the 80s. After her latest viewing has a disturbingly familiar storyline, she attempts to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance and embarks on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
Out now on Blu-ray from Second Sight
A BANQUET
Widowed mother Holly is pushed to breaking point when her daughter Betsey claims she has experienced a profound enlightenment. She believes she has been chosen to serve a higher power and that a new dawn is coming. Refusing to eat, yet losing no weight, Betsey’s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and her family are torn between love and fear.
Out now on Limited Edition Blu-ray from Second Sight
THE LEGEND OF HAWES
After a mountain homestead is attacked by a raiding party made up of ravenous marauders, the lone survivor, a beautiful young woman, hires a dangerous gunman to help her track them down and exact revenge.
Out now on DVD from HIGH FLIERS
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