Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.
Here are five upcoming horror releases you don’t want to miss this month.
Frankenhooker will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on April 7 via Synapse Films. Limited to 5,000, it costs $49.95.
The 1990 horror comedy is directed by Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Brain Damage) from a script he co-wrote with Robert Martin (Basket Case 3).
It has been newly restored in 4K from the uncut original 35mm vault materials with Dolby Vision and a newly remastered 5.1 surround sound mix. The original 2.0 audio mix also included.
Special features:
- New 4K Dolby Vision 2160p master from Uncut Original 35mm Vault Materials
- Audio commentary by Director Frank Henenlotter and Make-Up Effects Designer Gabe Bartalos
- A Salad That Was Once Named Elizabeth – Patty Mullen Featurette
- A Stitch in Time: The Make-Up Effects of Frankenhooker – Gabe Bartalos Featurette
- Turning Tricks: Jennifer Delora Remembers Frankenhooker
- Jennifer Delora’s Frankenhooker Photo Scrapbook
- Theatrical trailer
- Side-loading chipboard slipcase with artwork from Sean Longmore and Joel Robinson
- Reversible case artwork
When Jeffrey Franken’s fiancée is chopped to pieces by the blades of a remote-controlled lawnmower, he uses his dubious medical knowledge to try to bring her back to life. Using his home-made explosive “super crack” to entice beautiful New York City prostitutes, Jeffrey resurrects his beloved Elizabeth using their assorted body parts. Unfortunately for him, Elizabeth’s brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers.
James Lorinz and Patty Mullen star with Charlotte Helmkamp, Louise Lasser, Lia Chang, Jennifer DeLora, Heather Hunter, Kimberly Taylor, and Shirley Stoler.
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of The Final Friday – April 14
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of The Final Friday, a feature-length documentary on Jason Goes to Hell , will be released on April via Red Shirt Pictures. Limited to 1,500, it costs $39.95.
Interview subjects include director Adam Marcus, actors Kane Hodder, Steven Williams, John D. LeMay, Steven Culp, Rusty Schwimmer, Richard Gant, Kipp Marcus, Andrew Bloch, Allison Smith, Julie Michaels, Michelle Clunie, Michael B. Silver, Kathryn Atwood, and Jonathan Penner, composer Harry Manfredini, and special makeup effects artists Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman.
Disc 1:
- High definition 1080p (1.78:1) Blu-ray of the feature documentary
- English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Stereo Surround / English 2.0 Stereo
- Audio commentary with director Michael Felsher and producer Adam Marcus
- Audio commentary with producers Adam Marcus, Allie Rivera Quiñonez, and Debra Sullivan, editor Eric Beetner, and writer Peter M. Bracke
- Original trailer
Disc 2:
- Secrets & Lies – Cast and crew reflect on producer Sean S. Cunningham’s complicated history with Jason Goes to Hell
- Hellish Melodies – Interview with composer Harry Manfredini
- Almost Steven – Interview with actor Jonathan Penner
- Cut to the Bone – Interview with editor David Handman and assistant editor Patrick Don Vito
- Never Say Dead – Interview with producers Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan, and editor Eric Beetner
- Ward’s Big Break – Interview with actor Adam Cranner
- Perfect for the Part – Interview with casting director David Giella
- Extra Bits: Baby Stephanie, Creighton Duke, Getting the Credit, The Missing Creature, On-Set Stories, Set Design & Locations
- Artwork gallery
- Alternate titles
- Fan testimonials
- 2025 Gardena Cinema premiere event footage with Q&A highlights
A slipcover and six double-sided collectors cards featuring writing and illustrations by Adam Marcus are also included.
Michael Felsher (Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow) directs with Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th author Peter M. Bracke serving as writer.
Send Help will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on April 21 via 20th Century Studios.
The darkly comedic survival thriller is directed by master of horror Sam Raimi and written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th 2009).
Special features:
- Audio Commentary by Director Sam Raimi and Producer Zainab Azizi
- Constructing the Boar Hunt Featurette
- From the Office to the Island Featurette
- Becoming Linda Liddle Featurette
- Survival Instinct Featurette
- SOS: Sounds of Survival Featurette
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Bloopers
When two business colleagues become stranded on a deserted island as the only survivors of a plane crash, they must overcome past grievances and work together to stay alive. But they’re not in the office anymore, and an unsettling, wryly humorous battle of wills and wits begins.
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star with Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Thaneth Warakulnukroh, and Emma Raimi.
“Send Help is full of vibrant personality, packed with all of Raimi’s signatures,” Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “It’s a raucous, goopy good time at the movies.”
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – April 21
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will be released on Steelbook 4K Ultra HD, along with standard 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD, on April 21 via Sony.
Produced by Danny Boyle, the fourth installment in the post-apocalyptic horror franchise is directed by Nia DaCosta (Candyman 2021, The Marvels) and written by Alex Garland (28 Days Later, 28 Years Later).
Special features:
- Audio Commentary with Director Nia DaCosta
- Behind The Scenes: New Blood, The Doctor and the Devil, Beneath the Rage
- Deleted Scene
- Bloopers
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship — with consequences that could change the world as they know it — and Spike’s encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can’t escape.
Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry star, with Cillian Murphy reprising his 28 Days Later role.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Director Nia DaCosta takes the reins with fearless gusto, making this entry wholly her own while pushing the overarching story and its richly layered themes into darker, grislier, funnier, and more poignant territory.”
Universal Horror: Monsters and Curiosities (1923-1960) – April 22
Universal Horror: Monsters and Curiosities (1923-1960), will be released on April 22 via Umbrella Entertainment.
Priced at $230, the set collects 45 vintage horror films from the Universal vaults on 19 Blu-ray discs:
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- The Cat and the Canary (1927)
- The Man Who Laughs (1928)
- The Last Warning (1928)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Son of Frankenstein (1939)
- House of Frankenstein (1944)
- Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
- Frankenstein Meets Wolf Man (1943)
- The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
- The Invisible Woman (1940)
- The Invisible Agent (1942)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
- The Black Cat (1934)
- The Raven (1963)
- The Invisible Ray (1936)
- Black Friday (1940)
- The Black Cat (1941)
- Night Monster (1942)
- Night Key (1937)
- Tower of London (1939)
- The Strange Door (1951)
- The Black Castle (1952)
- The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943)
- House of Horrors (1946)
- Horror Island (1941)
- Cult of the Cobra (1955)
- The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)
- Curse of the Undead (1959)
- The Leech Woman (1960)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
- The Climax (1944)
- Captive Wild Woman (1943)
- Jungle Woman (1944)
- The Jungle Captive (1945)
- Man Made Monster (1941)
- Monster on the Campus (1958)
- Tarantula (1955)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- The Land Unknown (1957)
- The Mole People (1956)
- The Monolith Monsters (1957)
- The Deadly Mantis (1957)
It includes a 100+ page hardcover book on the cultural impact of Universal horror, a disc wallet, and 10 art cards, all housed in a rigid case featuring artwork by Olivier Coulon.
Which movies are you adding to your collection this month? Let us know in the comments!
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