We have rounded up some of the latest horror/science fiction genre DVD & Blu-ray releases in the USA for the week beginning 10th January 2023.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – Season 7
Survivors will find out who they really are and what they’re really made of in the new “Beginning.”
Out now on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD from Lionsgate
VESPER
Set after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem, VESPER follows the titular headstrong 13-year-old girl (Raffiella Chapman), who uses her survival skills to subsist in the remnants of a strange and dangerous world with her ailing father, Darius (Richard Brake). When Vesper finds a mysterious woman, Camellia (Rosy McEwen), alone and disoriented after an aerial crash, she agrees to help find her missing companion in exchange for safe passage to the Citadel, – the dark central hub where oligarchs live in comfort thanks to state-of-the-art biotechnology. Vesper soon discovers that her brutal neighbor, Jonas (Eddie Marsan), is searching for Camellia, who is harboring a secret that could change all of their lives forever. Forced into a dangerous adventure, Vesper must rely on her wits and bio-hacking abilities to unlock the key to an alternate future.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from IFC
THE DUNWICH HORROR
Riding high on their successful adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Corman and American International Pictures took on that other titan of literary terror, H.P Lovecraft, in The Dunwich Horror! Dean Stockwell stars as Wilbur Whateley, a mysterious young man who travels from the small town of Dunwich to the library of the Miskatonic University which holds one of the only copies of the Necronomicon, a legendary book of occult lore that Wilbur hopes to borrow. Graduate student Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) falls under his malign influence and travels with him back to his home where Wilbur has plans to use her in a ritual to raise ‘The Old Ones’, cosmic beings from another dimension. But who, or what, is in the locked room at the top of the stairs? And what will happen if they get out? Directed by Daniel Haller, genius art director of numerous Corman classics, this was also the first screenwriting credit for Curtis Hanson, who would later direct the multi award-winning L.A. Confidential. Newly restored by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative, The Dunwich Horror is among the most successful Lovecraft adaptations ever committed to film, and it has never looked better.
Out now on Special Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Video
FRIDAY THE 13TH – THE FINAL CHAPTER
This new LMITED EDITION Blu-ray steelbook celebrates the iconic fourth installment in the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise, remastered in 2020 from original film elements. Picking up immediately from PART 3, Jason’s killing spree continues despite being presumed dead. As the body count rises upon Jason’s return to Crustal Lake, a young boy named Tommy Jarvis finds himself a potential opponent of the unstoppable killer.
Out now on Steelbook Blu-ray + Digital from PARAMOUNT
PIGGY
PIGGY – In a rural town, a teenage girl’s weight makes her the target of incessant bullying from a clique of mean girls. After fleeing them at the town pool, she stumbles upon her tormentors being kidnapped by a mysterious stranger.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Magnolia Home Ent
THE FRIENDSHIP GAME
A group of teenagers in a small town discover a strange object that tests the strength of their friendship.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Image Entertainment
HUMAN RESOURCES
Sam Coleman is a down-on-his-luck college student who is struggling to find a job. One day, he receives a fateful call from Brooke’s Hardware Store, an eerie establishment that is desperate to hire a new employee for its yearly Black Friday sale. Sam is ecstatic to begin working his new job and is trained by the enthusiastic store manager, Gene. But after befriending a cynical coworker named Sarah, Sam uncovers a mystery involving the final messages of a missing employee. As Sam and Sarah begin to investigate the secrets that lie within the store, they are foiled by the watchful eye of the menacing Brooke’s General Manager, Brian. In retaliation for their nosiness, Sarah is fired, and Sam is left alone to uncover the truth himself. Once he discovers the horrific fate of the missing employee, he boldly hatches a plan to take down the store and put a stop to the corruption. Sam sabotages Brooke’s Hardware Store on Black Friday and believes he has defeated the evil institution. However, when Brian reveals he was never really working against Sam and Sarah, the true terror that lurks behind the walls is unveiled. Sam is then forced with a choice between giving up or standing to fight dark forces beyond his imagination.
Out now on DVD from Bridgestone Multimedia Group
AMBER ROAD
The Amber Road is a place in the digital universe where anything can be bought, sold, and traded. Anything. It is a place where a person can fulfill their darkest desire or unleash their deepest depravity, and once you travel down that path, there comes a point where you can never return.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Koa Aloha Media
FEED ME
Following the death of his wife, a broken man spirals into an abyss of night tremors and depression and finds himself in the home of a deranged cannibal who convinces him to take his own life in the most horrific way imaginable.
Out now on DVD from Decal Partners
JACK & JILL: THE HILLS OF HELL
While searching for her missing daughter, Jo discovers a brother and sister murdering team named Jack and Jill, who are fetching more than buckets of water. The two are searching for something, and Jo may be the link to what they are after.
Out now on DVD from Itn
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