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French Christmas Horror ‘Game Over’ Now Available on Region B Blu-ray!

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‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Santa plotted murder so you better scream and shout!

Last week Germany’s Camera Obscura released a new title that somehow managed to slip by me. That title is Game Over AKA Deadly Games AKA 3615 code Père Noël and it’s the perfect film for the holiday season. The film comes from director René Manzor and it’s the story of a young boy that is forced to do whatever he can to protect he and his grandfather from a lunatic dressed as Santa Claus that breaks into their house on Christmas Eve. The plot actually shares a lot in common with Home Alone, which it predates by a year. In fact, it shares so much in common that Manzor actually threatened legal action at one point.

The film now being on Blu-ray, you can order it from Amazon Germany, is cause for great celebration. If you’ve ever tried to watch this one around Christmas you likely know it can be tricky to track down. Of course, since the release comes courtesy of Germany and Camera Obscura that means it’s region B which means you need a region free player if you’re located in the US. Trust me when I say Camera Obscura is a company that makes own a region free player absolutely worth it.

To date Camera Obscura has specialized in releasing Italian genre films — Game Over actually marks their first non-Italian release — and they release them in gorgeous mediabooks (check out that awesome packaging down below). Despite the fact that their stuff comes from Germany and is typically of non-English films, their releases are always English friendly. About a year and a half ago they released No, The Case is Happily Resolved and it’s easily one of my favorites. If their Game Over release is half as good as their previous we’re all in for a treat.

I’ve included the trailer below. It’s in French with no subtitles but there is very little talking here anyway. This trailer is about showing off the visuals and that epic adventure score. I hope you’ve been good this year because you’re definitely going to want Santa to leave this one under your tree!

Chris Coffel is originally from Phoenix, AZ and now resides in Portland, OR. He once scored 26 goals in a game of FIFA. He likes the Phoenix Suns, Paul Simon and 'The 'Burbs.' Oh and cats. He also likes cats.

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‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Shambles Onto Blu-ray in April With Audio Commentary and Deleted Scenes

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The horror-comedy Lisa Frankenstein is headed home to physical media, with the film zombie-walking its way onto DVD and Blu-ray from Universal on April 9, 2024.

Directed by Zelda Williams and written by Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body), Lisa Frankenstein will also be available for a lower price on Digital beginning March 29.

Special Features include:

  • Audio commentary by director Zelda Williams
  • An Electric Connection featurette
  • Resurrecting the ‘80s featurette
  • A Dark Comedy Duo featurette
  • 5 deleted scenes
  • Gag reel

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting,” Billed as a coming-of-rage tale, Lisa Frankenstein instead offers a celebration of outcasts and weirdos.”

“It makes for a sugary sweet, almost wholesome effort held together by a trio of infectiously winsome performances,” Meagan’s review continued. She added, “As a celebration of teen girls and outcasts who just want to be loved, Lisa Frankenstein ultimately charms.”

Kathryn Newton (Freaky) and Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) lead the cast for Focus Features, and the new film is rated “PG-13” for “bloody images and sexual material.”

Carla Gugino (The Fall of the House of Usher), Liza Soberano (Alone/Together), Joe Chrest (Stranger Things) and Henry Eikenberry (The Crowded Room) also star.

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In Lisa Frankenstein, “Set in 1989, the film follows an unpopular high schooler who accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm and starts to rebuild him into the man of her dreams using the broken tanning bed in her garage.”

Here’s the full official plot synopsis: “A coming of RAGE love story about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.”

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