We have rounded up some of the latest horror/science fiction genre DVD & Blu-ray releases in the USA for the week beginning 17th January 2023.
PROGRAMMED TO KILL (aka Retaliator)
Action greats Robert Ginty (The Exterminator, Exterminator 2) and Sandahl Bergman (Conan the Barbarian, She) square off for deadly combat in this high-tech tale of a lethally beautiful killer android on a rampage of inhuman revenge! Captured in a daring raid by ex-CIA agent Eric Mathews (Ginty), the merciless terrorist hit-woman Samira (Bergman) is brought to the U.S., where she undergoes experimental brain surgery. Transformed into an unstoppable bionic warrior, she returns to the Middle East, where she obediently wipes out all of her former comrades. But when a malfunction reactivates Samira’s human memories, she launches into a frenzy of cold-blooded vengeance. As she methodically terminates her CIA adversaries, only Mathews can halt her murderous onslaught! Directed by Allan Holzman (Forbidden World), Programmed to Kill (a.k.a. The Retaliator) is a gripping, futuristic action thriller that also stars James Booth (Avenging Force) and a young Paul Walker (Fast & Furious).
Out now on Special Edition Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD from KL Studio Classics
CLOVERFIELD
Celebrating 15 years, this LIMITED EDITION 4K Ultra-HD steelbook includes a bonus Blu-ray packed with special features, including alternate endings and deleted scenes. A game-changer blockbuster that took the found-footage genre to monstrous new heights, Matt Reeves (THE BATMAN) directs this tale of five young New Yorkers thrown into an unprecedented invasion by a monster the size of a skyscraper.
Out now on Limited Edition Steelbook 4K ULTRA HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code from PARAMOUNT
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The 90s box-office hit, and fan favorite DOUBLE JEOPARDY comes to Paramount Presents for the first time in 4K Ultra HD with HDR-10 and Dolby Vision approved by director Bruce Beresford. Ashley Judd shines as an innocent wife convicted of murdering her husband, only to find out that he staged his death. Tommy Lee Jones is the parole officer hot on her trail after she skips town to find the man who framed her. Full of twists and turns, it delivers more than a double dose of suspense and action.
Out now on Limited Edition 4K ULTRA HD from PARAMOUNT
ORPHAN FIRST KILL
Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.
Out now on Blu-ray + Digital Copy and DVD from PARAMOUNT
SPEAK NO EVIL
One family accepts an invitation to the rural home of another they met on vacation, only to find their lives altered in unexpected, deeply horrifying ways.
Out now on DVD from Shudder
SLIVER
In the too-hot-for-theaters Unrated Cut of Sliver, Sharon Stone steams up the screen…and someone is secretly watching her! When Carly (Stone) moves into one of New York’s most exclusive apartment buildings, its residents start turning up brutally murdered. And someone is videotaping Carly during her most private moments…Is it Zeke (William Baldwin), the building’s owner with a dangerous taste for voyeurism? Or Jack (Tom Berenger), the mysterious writer with a dark imagination? As Carly is drawn closer to the killer, you’ll like to watch.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Paramount
DEATH KNOT
On word of his mother’s death by apparent suicide, Hari (Cornelio Sunny, who directed), his sister Eka (Widika Sidmore), and her fiancé Adi (Morgan Oey) left Jakarta for the isolated rural village where she lived. They were met with unaccustomed hostility from their uncle and the locals, and whispers of their parent’s dabbling in forbidden rituals… and Hari’s search for answers may be one he’ll regret undertaking, in this slow-burn folk-horror chiller.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Well Go Usa
THEY DON’T CAST SHADOWS
Lisa McGrath is an ordinary high school student until her spiritual rebirth gives her the ability to see angels and demons. Lisa is given this gift to rid her rural hometown of the demons that have overtaken it, but how can a 17-year-old girl stop these monsters that have lingered for thousands of years? With the help of a mysterious and handsome teenage boy, Lisa finds romance and danger as she fights alongside angels to rid her hometown of demons. Things do not always go as planned. Lisa is captured by demons and is destined for human sacrifice. Helpless, with time running out, no escape, and death waiting for her, can her friends find her in time?
Out now on DVD from Bridgestone Multimedia Group
SURROGATE
When single mother and nurse Natalie Paxton (Kestie Morassi – ‘Wolf Creek’) falls mysteriously ill and is rushed to hospital doctors inform her she gave birth without being pregnant. Returning home Natalie is plagued by bizarre paranormal events and invasive visits from social worker Lauren Balmer (Jane Badler – TV’s ‘V’) who believes Natalie is an abusive mother. When the paranormal attacks become vicious and target her 9-year-old daughter Rose (Taysha Farrugia – TV’s ‘InBESTigators’), Natalie must overcome her fear and embrace the spirit realm to try to save her family from being destroyed.
Out now on Blu-ray from Indie Rights
CARRIERS
Chris Pine (Star Trek) stars in this intense, gripping thriller about a deadly threat beyond anyone’s worst nightmare. Determined to escape a lethal virus, four teens set out in search of an uncontaminated refuge, only to discover that they are far more dangerous to each other than the virus they are trying to survive. Carriers is a pulse-pounding journey into a world where laws and rules no longer apply, and no one can be trusted – not even your friends.
Out now on DVD from Paramount
AFTER SHE DIED
A grieving teenager is horrified to discover that her father’s new girlfriend looks identical to her dead mother.
Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from Cranked Up Films
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