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New to Blu – Week of 7/19/2016
Each week here at Bloody Disgusting we like to highlight some of the new Blu-ray releases hitting shelves across the world. Please note that this isn’t every release for the week, just a few of the ones that jumped out at us.
I’m out of town this week so we’re just looking at the US releases and it’s a solid group of releases. Not as much in the way of horror, but some amazing stuff. Mill Creek has a couple of William Caste double features which is very much welcomed, but the winner and the one we’ve all been waiting for is Return of the Living Dead. Get it. You’ll love it.
US Releases
Outatime: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine (Virgil Films & Entertainment, Region A)
Synopsis:
Every “Back to the Future” fan knows the iconic DeLorean Time Machine. But while the film’s legacy has thrived over the years, the car itself wasn’t so fortunate. Decades of harsh weather and souvenir hunters reduced this film legend to a shadowy reflection of its former self. By 2010, it looked as if the car would not survive. Fortunately Bob Gale, Universal Studios, and a team of dedicated fans decided to take action…
Kill Zone 2 (Well Go USA, Region A)
Synopsis:
A Hong Kong cop named Kit busts a major gangster only to find his cover blown and his main witness gone. The gangster, in retaliation, has him kidnapped and put in a Thai jail with a false criminal identity. With the help of a lowly prison guard named Chai, both men must face the gangster and his minions and take them down.
Cuba (Kino Lorber, Region A)
Synopsis:
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista’s army against Castro’s guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
The Outsider (Olive Films, Region A)
Synopsis:
A idealistic American joins the IRA in Ireland -but finds out that he is being used for political purposes and propaganda.
Return of the Living Dead (Scream Factory, Region A)
Synopsis:
On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates a corps of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (Warner Bros, Region A)
Synopsis:
Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
A Touch of Zen (Criterion, Region A)
Synopsis:
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
William Castle Double Feature (Mill Creek, Region A)
Homicidal
The brutal stabbing murder of a justice-of-the-peace sparks an investigation of dark family secrets in a sleepy small town in Southern California.
Mr. Sardonicus
A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father’s grave causes Sardonicus’ face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction–with even more grotesque results! The audience gets an opportunity to vote–via the “Punishment Poll”–for the penalty Sardonicus must pay for his deeds…
William Castle Double Feature (Mill Creek, Region A)
13 Ghosts
A family inherits what proves to be a haunted house, but a special pair of goggles allows them to see their ghostly tormentors.
13 Frightened Girls!
While attending a school for diplomats’ daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.
The Magicians: Season One (Universal, Region A)
Synopsis:
After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real-and more dangerous than they ever imagined.
Bad Moon (Scream Factory, Region A)
Synopsis:
Ted, a photojournalist, has a terrible secret: He’s a werewolf. With nowhere else to go, Ted turns up at the home of his sister and her son. To them, Ted seems fine. But the family dog, Thor, senses something terribly wrong.
Home Video
‘Hokum’ Heads Home to Digital Tomorrow Ahead of Physical Media Release in August
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.

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