NEW HORROR DVD & BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2015
Not a bad selection for the beginning of August!! Don’t worry everyone … October will soon be here. Let’s get to it:
3-HEADED SHARK ATTACK (2015)
Just when you thought it was safe to turn to another channel and not miss a Syfy shark movie, along comes this outrageous follow-up to “2-Headed Shark Attack”! Sporting more twists than a sharknado and more jaws than a Mega Shark movie, this thriller boasts a three-noggin sea beast that attacks the unsuspecting passengers of a luxury cruise ship. Danny Trejo, Karrueche Tran, and Rob Van Dam star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
ALWAYS WATCHING: A MARBLE HORNETS STORY (2015)
Poking through a foreclosed home in search of a story, a small-town news crew finds a hidden cache of videotapes. The contents reveal that the house’s occupants were slowly driven mad–and worse–by a faceless, well-dressed figure known only as “the Operator”…and the hapless reporters discover that he’s out to do the same to them. Shocker inspired by the popular web series stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Chris Marquette, Jake McDorman, and Doug Jones as the Operator. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
APPETITES (2015)
Sure, hunting, killing, and eating people in the desert might be great sport, but Daisy (Lauren Parkinson) is starting to find the cannibal’s life a little dull. Along comes John Doe (Bret Roberts), a ruggedly handsome biker who looks exactly like the kind of guy who’ll give her the thrills she seeks. These two turn out to be a match made in Hell! Vicious shocker co-stars James Duval, Travis Eberhard. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
BLACK BOX (2012)
In the desert of the American Southwest, a nondescript black cube is discovered…with the power to grant its holder their innermost wishes. As the miraculous device changes hands, its wielders learn that it has its price…as they’re stalked by a mysterious assassin (Kevin Sorbo) out to claim it–and the lives of those who would use it. Offbeat sci-fi thriller also stars Jason London, Brad Dourif, Patricia Richardson, Ray Park, Natassia Malthe. 84 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
DANCE MACABRE (1991)
Young American dancer Jessica (Michelle Zeitlin) had some trepidation about being packed off to the Russia-based academy of the famous–and famously dictatorial–choreographer Anthony Wager (Robert Englund). As it turns out, the teacher has a special interest in his new charge…and may be the one responsible as her classmates are now being stalked and slain. Shocker co-stars Marianna Moen, Julene Renee, Nina Goldman. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Being released on DVD on 8/7/2015
DOOMSDAY (2015)
In a 25th-century Earth ruled by hybrids of man and machine, the fully human Achilles catches a disease that threatens to destroy the planet’s cyborg overlords. In a bid to escape his assassination, he travels back in time four centuries…but is followed and hunted by killers whose job it is to see that mankind’s ultimate destiny remains unchanged. Sci-fi actioner co-stars Amy Pemberton, Richard O’Bryan. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
FANTASY COLLECTION: 6 MOVIES
Sent to meet and spend the summer with their future stepmother (Veronica Hamel), Ethel (Brittney Bomann) and Tommy (Andrew J. Ferchland) are horrified to discover that she is actually an evil witch trying to destroy “The Last Leprechaun” (1998)! In the process of defending the emerald elf, the kids learn important life lessons. Jack Scalia, David Warner also star. Rik Mayall plays the legendary wizard of Camelot who, along with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, is brought to modern-day England to battle evil sorcerer Mordred and his minions. Tia Carrere, Patrick Bergen, and Craig Sheffer co-star in the time-travel family fantasy “Merlin: The Return” (1999). Two-disc set also includes “Shandar: The Shrunken City,” “Mysterious Museum,” “Merlin’s Apprentice,” and “Mysterious Island” (2005). 11 3/4 hrs. total. Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
INNER DEMONS (2014)
In a move that could be described as questionable parenting, a couple allows reality-TV cameras into their home to document their teenage daughter’s struggle with substance abuse. Nobody sees the big “twist” of the story coming, though–the fact that her drug-taking was really a defense against her apparent possession by an evil demon! Contemporary indie chiller stars Lara Vosburgh, Morgan McClellan, and Ashley Sutton. 83 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
LAKE PLACID VS. ANACONDA (2015)
Two beast-on-the-loose franchises join their fifth installments together for this monstrous matchup, as scientists’ experiments fusing the blood of a crocodile with an anaconda result in terrifying mutant creatures that go on the rampage. It’s up to Reba (Yancy Butler)–now the Lake Placid sheriff–to halt the hungry hybrids before they digest the entire town! With Robert Englund, Corin Nemec, and Laura Dale. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
TERMINATION COLLECTION: 5 MOVIES
In a medieval village, a beautiful princess (Maria Lamor) finds a stranded alien. She then teams up with a scientist to protect him from a mercenary soldier and a corrupt clergyman. The sci-fi actioner “Star Knight” (1985) co-stars Klaus Kinski, Harvey Keitel, and Fernando Rey. A super-strong android with a murderous nasty streak has escaped from a government laboratory, and no one knows how to stop it. Action-packed thriller “Shadow Chaser” (1992) stars Martin Kove, Meg Foster, Joss Ackland, and Frank Zagarino. After being killed in action, a beautiful secret agent is resurrected in a lab and turned into a cyborg operative. Along with her boyfriend, she searches for the arms dealer who killed her. Kim Cattrall, Billy Zane, and Diana Rigg star in “Running Delilah” (1993). Also includes “Cyber Vengeance” and “Storm Trooper.” 7 1/2 hrs. total. Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
THE JURASSIC COLLECTION: 7 MOVIES
Two-disc set includes “The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues,” “Attack Of The Giant Leeches,” “The Giant Gila Monster,” “The Killer Shrews,” “Voyage To The Prehistoric Planet,” “Piranha” (1972), and “Creature.”
Being released on DVD on 8/4/2015
THE LAST SURVIVORS (2014)
In the wake of a decades-long drought that laid waste to Oregon farmlands, small groups of citizens band together and make use of the few remaining wells of water for sustenance. Among the scattered survivors are a teenage girl and her boyfriend, who make a courageous stand to protect their territory when it is threatened by marauders looking to capture the precious resource for themselves. Apocalyptic thriller stars Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart. AKA: “The Well.” 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 8/4/2015
TOOLBOX MURDERS 2 (2013)
In California, a young woman (Chauntal Lewis) involved in the investigation of her sister’s murder is abducted by the killer. The maniac brings her to his dungeon of death, forcing her to watch as he carries out violent atrocities against more innocent victims. Will the detective (Brian Krause) in charge of the case find the madman in time…or will he escape to shed more blood in “Toolbox Murders 3”? Sequel to the 2004 slasher remake co-stars Allison Kyler, Bruce Dern. AKA: “Coffin Baby.” 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 8/4/2015
WYRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD (2014; my review)
Postapocalyptic action and flesh-eating horror mix in this Australian thriller about an everyman who manages to survive a zombie outbreak that claims both his wife and daughter. Now, his sister has been captured by a mad doctor who has experimentation on his mind–so he armors up and roars into the darkness of the Outback to save her. Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey, and Berynn Schwerdt star. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.
Being released on DVD & Blu-ray on 8/4/2015
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