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‘The Abomination’ – Super 8 ’80s Splatter Film Heads to Blu-ray This September
Fans of Shot-on-Video microbudget horror, particularly the gory variety, it’s your lucky day: Super 8 splatter film The Abomination is heading to Blu-ray in September.
Visual Vengeance, a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage ‘Shot on Video’ and microbudget genre independents from the 1980s through 2000s, revealed today that they’re releasing The Abomination on September 29, 2023.
The 1986 horror feature was written and directed by Bret McCormick.
A creature feature that centers around a tumorous, parasitic entity that takes up residence in human bowels creates the perfect setup for one bloodbath horror movie.
The Abomination‘s synopsis: Deep in the heart of rural Texas, a TV evangelist exorcises a tumor from the body of a loyal worshipper, who soon coughs up the growth. Unknown to her, the cancer is actually a carnivorous life form that slithers its way into her son Cody while he sleeps, growing inside him until he is completely under its control. Now Cody must feed the beast fresh victims to keep them both alive, as the monster grows out larger and larger, threatening to feast on everyone in its path.
Visual Vengeance’s The Abomination release comes loaded with special features.
Info and Select Bonus Features:
- New producer-supervised SD master from original master tapes
- Limited Edition Slipcase by The Dude – FIRST PRESSING ONLY
- 12 page mini comic book – FIRST PRESSING ONLY
- Commentary with Director Bret McCormick
- “Monster Kid Movie Maverick” – Brand New, Feature-Length Bret McCormick Interview (2022)
- Actress Blue Thompson Interview (2022)
- Actress Victoria Chaney Interview (2022)
- Interview with The Abomination’s Original VHS distributor: Michael Jack Shoel (Donna Michelle Productions) (2022)
- The Abomination – Filming Locations Tour (2022)
- Super 8 Outtakes and Raw Footage – Reel 1
- Super 8 Outtakes and Raw Footage – Reel 2
- Image Gallery
- Bret McCormick – Original Super 8 Films
- 6 page Booklet with Essay by Tony Strauss
- ‘Stick Your Own’ VHS Sticker Set
- Reversible Sleeve Featuring Original VHS Art
- And more!
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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