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Italian Cannibal Film ‘Eaten Alive’ Bites into Blu-ray
This will be the film’s uncut worldwide Blu-ray premiere.
Four years after Tobe Hooper released horror film Eaten Alive, about a creepy motel owner and a man-eating crocodile, the late Umberto Lenzi unleashed his Eaten Alive.
Via Rue Morgue today, we’ve learned that the Italian cannibal flick, released in 1980, is headed to Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films, loaded with bonus content.
“The film, which combines cannibal carnage with echoes of the Jonestown massacre, stars Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai and Mel Ferrer, and will be presented on the disc uncut, uncensored and fully remastered in HD for the first time ever, with all-new extras.”
- “Welcome to the Jungle”: Interview with director Umberto Lenzi
- “Me Me Lai Bites Back”: Feature documentary on the Queen of Cannibal Movies
- “The Sect of the Purification”: Interview with production designer Antonello Geleng
- Archive interviews with actors Ivan Rassimov and Robert Kerman
- 2013 Q&A with Umberto Lenzi from the Festival of Fantastic Films, UK
Head over to Rue Morgue to see the reverse art and learn about the limited edition (2,500 copies) release, which comes with a special slipcover and soundtrack CD.
Look for this one on January 30, 2018.
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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