VHS is on the rise once more, and director Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill is now becoming the first very Silent Hill movie to get an official VHS release. Joining forces with Witter Entertainment, Bloody Disgusting brings Return to Silent Hill to collectible, fully functioning VHS!

Return to Silent Hill is arriving on VHS with two variants to choose from…

• Slipcase w/ black VHS ($29.99)
• Gatefold Slipcase w/ red VHS – Limited to 250 ($36.99)

The film has been modified from its original aspect ratio to 4:3 full frame for your CRTV viewing enjoyment. Make sure you watch through the credits: a behind the scenes featurette follows the film!

Grab your copy exclusively in the Bloody Disgusting shop now!

This is a pre-order item expected to ship in Quarter 4, 2026.

“When James receives a letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.”

Jeremy Irvine is James alongside Hannah Emily Anderson as Mary Crane.

Christophe Gans, who also directed the 2006 feature film adaptation of Silent Hill, wrote the script for the new movie alongside Sandra Vo-Anh and William Josef Schneider.

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From Dark Sky Selects, for starters, the 3-Disc Blu-ray set Dark Shadows: Volume 1 will bring 40 restored episodes of the legendary series to Blu-ray for the first time ever.

Dark Shadows: Volume 1 takes a bite out of Blu-ray on September 15, 2026.

Dark Sky previews that the upcoming Blu-ray “contains 40 restored episodes in high definition for the first time plus special introductory featurette and exclusive interviews with cast members.”

With its alluring tales of Gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue, Dark Shadows became one of the most popular daytime series of all time, first airing on ABC-TV. The character of Barnabas Collins, a guilt-ridden, 175 year-old vampire brought the show tremendous success.

Released from his chained coffin after nearly two centuries, Barnabas arrives at the Collinwood estate claiming to be a cousin from England. Although noticing Barnabas’ resemblance to his “ancestor” in the foyer portrait, the Collins family does not realize he is the same Barnabas who lived at Collinwood in the late 1700s. As Barnabas settles into the Old House on the property, those around him are unaware of the horrors that will soon follow.

Additionally, exclusive collectables and 60th Anniversary merch will include a t-shirt, a music box, and a tote bag. You can order all of these items over on Dark Sky Selects now.

Created by Dan Curtis, “Dark Shadows” aired between 1966 and 1971, starring Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins. Tim Burton turned the show into a movie back in 2012.

On a related note, a brand new “Dark Shadows” animated series is in the works!

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Her Private Hell will arrive on digital platforms to rent or own beginning today, August 25, followed by a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo on November 24, 2026.

In the film, when a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.

Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets”), Charles Melton (“Riverdale”), Kristine Froseth (How to Blow Up a Pipeline), Havana Rose Liu (No Exit), and Diego Calva (Babylon) star.

The ensemble also includes Dougray Scott (Hitman), Aoi Yamada (Perfect Days), Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool & Wolverine), and Hidetoshi Nishijima (Shin Ultraman).

Nicolas Winding Refn directs Her Private Hell from a script he co-wrote with Esti Giordani (“Vida”).

Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now) composed the score.

Her Private Hell definitely won’t be for everyone. I wrote in my review, “While it never fully pulls you into its tangled web of artistic musings, there’s a lot to admire in a technically stunning feature this fearless in its incomprehensibility and ambition.”

The physical media release will come packed with exclusive bonus features; the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray includes a behind-the-scenes music video, an interview with Nicolas Winding Refn, an interview with the cast, the teaser and trailer.

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Featuring new art by Sophie Bland, the UK set is presented in a rigid box with magnetic opening and digipak holding the UHD disc, bursting with gruesome goodies including storyboards, Book of the Dead pages, alternate poster art cards, a production notes book, and two posters.

You can pre-order the Evil Dead Burn Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Amazon now. The good news for those of us here in the United States? 4K discs are inherently Region Free!

Studiocanal’s Evil Dead Burn Ultimate Collector’s Edition releases October 12, 2026.

Extras Include…

• The Hot Shot: Evil Dead Burn’s One-Shot Sequence
• Evil Dead: Blazing the Trail
• This One’s Gonna Burn

After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.

Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand and Maude Davey star in Evil Dead Burn. The film is directed by Sébastien Vaniček and written by Sébastien Vaniček & Florent Bernard. It’s produced by Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi. Executive producers are Bruce Campbell, Romel Adam, Sarah Spurway, Jose Cañas and Lee Cronin.

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Available for pre-order now, The Criterion Collection’s 3-Disc 4K + Blu-ray, 2-Disc Blu-ray, and 2-Disc DVD releases are expected to become available on November 3, 2026.

Pre-order your copy of Criterion’s KPop Demon Hunters release today!

Director-approved 4K and Blu-ray Special Features include…

• New 4K digital master, approved by directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
• Full feature-length animatic, with a new introduction by Kang and Appelhans
• New making-of documentary
• Two video essays by filmmakers Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou (Every Frame a Painting)
• Lyric videos
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
• Collectible postcards featuring original illustrations by artists who worked on the film
• PLUS: An essay by critic Karen Han

The brand new cover artwork comes courtesy of artist Ami Thompson.

Criterion previews, “Few films have taken the world by storm quite like KPop Demon Hunters, an Academy Award–winning sensation overflowing with dazzling animation, unforgettable characters, and tenaciously catchy songs. At the film’s center is the chart-topping girl group HUNTR/X, whose three members—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—have been busy juggling the pressures of stardom with their secret duty to shield their fans from supernatural forces.

“When their demon enemies suddenly take the form of a rival boy band, the trio must overcome their deepest self-doubts and use their music to protect humanity. Richly layered with references to Korean culture both ancient and modern, this generation-bridging phenomenon has inspired millions of fans with its message of friendship and self-acceptance.”

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Lionsgate Limited is unleashing an exclusive new 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray Steelbook on September 15, available to preorder now.

Who’s killing the sisters of Theta Pi?

Rosman University’s Theta Pi – Cassidy (Briana Evigan), Chugs (Margo Harshman), Jessica (Leah Pipes), Ellie (Rumer Willis), and Claire (Jamie Chung) – are committed to staying mum regarding the prank that ended in tragedy for Megan (Audrina Patridge), one of their own. But when graduation day arrives, so does terror, as a killer hunts Theta Pi’s sisters one by one. 

The Stuart Hendler-directed film grossed $27 million worldwide against a $12.5 million budget for Lionsgate. Stolberg co-wrote with Peter Goldfinger.

Matt Donato wrote in his Revenge of the Remakes column, “Sorority Row feels ahead of its decade in how it subverts slasher expectations like women being helpless fawns and men getting away with sleazy behavior as locker room heroes.”

The upcoming release comes packed with extras, too.

Special Features on the 4K +BD + Digital Steelbook:

• Sorority Row in 4K with Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®
• SteelBook art by Vance Kelly

Lionsgate Limited Extras:

• Reconsidering Sorority Row
• The Making of a Queen B***h with Leah Pipes
• Loyal Friends and Untimely Ends: Writing Sorority Row
• Grit and Glamour: The Visual Design of Sorority Row

Legacy Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Director and Cast
• Sorority Secrets: Stories from the Set
• Killer 101
• Kill Switch
• Deleted Scenes
• Outtakes
• Sorority Pledge
• EPK B-Roll
• Confessional
• Shower Rehearsal
• TV Spot
• Theatrical Trailer
• International Trailer

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It’s called the ‘80s Horror 5-Film SteelBook Library Case Set, and it’s exclusively available for pre-order now through Amazon. The set will be releasing on October 6, 2026.

With VHS style packaging, the set includes the following 1980s horror classics…

• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Poltergeist
• The Lost Boys
• The Shining
• Little Shop of Horrors 

Amazon previews, “Iconic ’80s Horror films all in an Exclusive, Limited Edition SteelBook Library Case. This collection includes all films on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, & Digital.”

Nightmare on Elm Street: Can your nightmares be fatal? In this classic of the horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a hideously scarred man who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killers’ teenaged children … And the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep.

Poltergeist: A typical family in a quiet suburb of a normal California faces a frightening ordeal when its home is invaded by a Poltergeist. Late one night, 10-year-old Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O’Rourke) hears a voice coming from inside the television set … At first, the spirits that invade the Freelings’ home seem like playful children. But then they turn angry. And when Carol Anne is pulled from this world into another, Steve and Diane Freeling (Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams) turn to an exorcist (Zelda Rubinstein) in this horror classic from director Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg.

The Lost Boys: When a single mother and her two sons move to the sleepy seaside California town of Santa Carla, they discover much more than they anticipated in this visually stunning blend of hip humor, horror and rock ‘n’ roll about the most compelling group of contemporary vampires ever to put fang to vein.

The Shining: Academy Award winner Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star in director Stanley Kubrick’s disturbing adaptation of Stephen King’s blockbuster horror novel. When writer Jack Torrance (Nicholson)–who has a history of alcoholism and child abuse–takes a job as winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, he, his wife (Duvall) and their psychic young son will be isolated until spring. But once the first blizzard closes the road out, the accumulated power of evil deeds committed at the hotel begins to drive Jack mad. Now there may be no escape for his wife and son in this haunting madness, memory and family violence.

Little Shop of Horrors: A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Pre-order your set for $144.99 from Amazon today!

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The set will begin shipping out in time for Halloween on October 13, 2026.

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That’s legendary writer/director Abel Ferrara, in one of the new interviews shot for Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K release of his cult classic Body Snatchers, the third major cinematic iteration of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

It’s a rare studio movie outing for Ferrara, and as we learn through the disc’s many special features, it was often an adjustment for the exploitation icon to learn where the guardrails were with Warner Bros. Pictures. The result is a film with a sometimes confused tone, but as this new 4K restoration reveals, Body Snatchers is also so much more: a Gen-X ode to nonconformity wrapped in a gritty sci-fi horror skin. It’s essential Ferrara, and it’s finally getting the boutique 4K treatment it deserves. 

As Ferrara outlines in his interview, he didn’t necessarily want to set the film on a military base, but previous drafts of the script from writers like Larry Cohen and Stuart Gordon meant that he and writer Nicholas St. John had to stick with it, shooting at an Alabama military base with help from the real armed forces (because Warner Bros. has that kinda pull). The original story is set in an everybody-knows-everybody kind of small town, while Philip Kaufman’s incredible remake is set within a scientific community in San Francisco.

Ferrara, lacking that kind of intimacy between characters, instead makes his film a story about a family already fraying at the edges, and what happens when an all-consuming alien force starts trying to pull them apart even more. 

The military base setting, which allows Ferrara to play with long takes and anamorphic lenses to great effect amid the fencing and identical barracks, creates a sense of deep loneliness for the protagonist, teenager Marti (Gabrielle Anwar), who’s dragged reluctantly along with her Dad (Terry Kinney), stepmom (Meg Tilly), and stepbrother (Reilly Murphy). Marti’s Dad Steve works with the EPA, and he’s taking samples in all the places where the government stored its many chemicals and other weapons, checking to see how much might have leached into the soil, the air, or the water. Meanwhile, Marti starts to bond with the base commander’s (R. Lee Ermey) daughter, Jenn (Christine Elise), the base’s resident nonconformist.

On the surface, Ferrara is playing with some very basic, familiar elements to anyone who’s seen things like The X-Files, which debuted the same year, or other conspiracy thrillers of the ’80s and ’90s. The government’s hiding something, the soldiers are suspicious, there’s no fun to be had, and the stress of constantly moving is really getting to Marti, who’d rather be on her own than stuck with the woman who “replaced” her mom. Ferrara starts the movie, wisely, with a strange, violent encounter with what seems like a deluded soldier in a gas station bathroom, adding to the grit and the grime of the production. It creates an immediate jolt, and Ferrara keeps you on edge throughout the rest of the film before finally dialing the bombast up to 11 in a finale that showcases Warner Bros.’ budget for the film. 

It doesn’t always work. I personally think the ending is a bit scattered and a bit too concerned with one-upping itself several times to produce a satisfying emotional conclusion, but Body Snatchers works because Ferrara knows exactly how to scare, how to titillate, and how to keep us on edge, something showcased brilliantly with this restoration. The grit of his production, the feeling of being stranded on a crumbling military base with nothing but a local bar to provide distraction, is baked into every frame, beautifully preserved and highlighted by the restorers.

The light also looks wonderful, particularly toward the end, when Ferrara uses searchlights and spotlights – the harsh light of military surveillance – to shoot through blinds like bright blades. It looks gorgeous, and given how hard this film was to find for so long, it’s about time we got to see it like this. 

The special features, including a wonderful deep dive into the film’s production in a commentary track by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, all add to the feeling, outlined by Ferrara himself, that he was basically getting away with something when he made this picture. There are moments that have a pure, low-budget exploitation soul, all dissolving corpses and tangled root-like tentacles, and that feels like vintage Ferrara, something the interviews underline.

My only real gripe is that we don’t get more of these cast and crew stories, particularly with Ferrara himself. I could listen to him tell war stories from movie sets, punctuated by the occasional “Ya dig?,” for hours. 

Vinegar Syndrome as a label is at its best when it’s shining a fresh spotlight not just on films that were nearly lost or underseen, but films that feel like a true feat of moviemaking which went largely unnoticed and unappreciated for years after its release. Body Snatchers is one of those movies, not a perfect film but a wonderful blend of studio thriller and Ferrara’s gnarly, relentless artist’s soul.

Now, we get to see it the way it was meant to be seen, and as is so often the case with pod person stories and their timeless studies of paranoia and assimilation, it’s as relevant now as it was 33 years ago. 

Body Snatchers is now available in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome. 

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The release date for the VHS and Blu-ray releases is October 13, 2026.

What makes these two releases extra special is that they both include the filmmaker-approved 2024 theatrical cut of The Blair Witch Project restored from original Hi8 tapes and 16mm film, which is notably being made available in the United States for the very first time!

It’s that 2024 theatrical cut that’s featured on the VHS release and while it’s also included with the Blu-ray, it’s not the only cut you’re getting with this brand new Blu-ray release…

This definitive collection includes three versions of the film on Blu-ray: the filmmaker-approved 2024 theatrical and festival cuts restored from original Hi8 tapes and 16mm film, available in the U.S. for the first time; plus the original 35mm theatrical exhibition version.

The collectible Blu-ray set also includes a new poster by renowned poster illustrator-artist Ken Taylor, and a 104-page booklet featuring original production journal, raw footage log, prop list with handwritten notes, and more. Lionsgate Limited Extras include new interviews with filmmakers and actors Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, featurettes about the Blair Witch in other media, a tribute to cinematographer Neal Fredericks, exploration of two Blair Witch mockumentaries, and more, along with a host of legacy bonus content.

The full Bonus Features package for the Blu-ray includes…

• Legacy Special Features:
  o Curse of the Blair Witch Mockumentary
  o Sticks and Stones: An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend
  o The Blair Witch Legacy
  o Analogue Horror in a Digital World
  o Deleted Scenes
  o Cannes 1999: Archive Directors Interviews
  o Directors Interviews
  o Fear Sections
  o Alternate Endings
  o B-Roll
  o Theatrical Trailers
• Lionsgate Limited Extras:
  o Season of the Witch (New Interviews with Filmmakers & Actors Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams)
  o Expanded Lore (Exploration of Two Mockumentaries)
  o The Matt Blazi Project (Shooting Location Tours and Making-of Book)
  o Mythos (Blair Witch in Other Media)
  o Eternal Impact (The Blair Witch Project Archive at the University of Pittsburgh Special Horror Collection)
  o Iconic Artifacts: The Blair Witch Project at MOPOP (Museum of Pop Culture)
  o Film Is Life: A Tribute to Cinematographer Neal Fredericks

Pre-order the VHS and Blu-ray releases from Lionsgate Limited today.

Relive the terror of three film students who disappeared in the Maryland woods while shooting a documentary about the local Blair Witch legend. All that remains is bone-chilling found video footage … and unanswered questions.

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You’ll be able to purchase the film Digitally in 4K and also on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc.

Featuring an all-star cast led by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt and directed by Academy Award winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game), the newly remastered film will also include new bonus content featuring filmmakers reflecting on the making of the film over 30 years later.

Based on the blockbuster novel of the same name by Anne Rice, the film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Academy Award nominees Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, and Kirstin Dunst along with Christian Slater. The film was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction at the 67th Academy Awards.

Bloody Disgusting is exclusively revealing the brand new physical media artwork down below, along with a sneak peek at a brand new featurette titled “Eternal Night and Deadly Light.”

In the featurette you’ll be able to watch in full on September 22, director Neil Jordan and editor Mick Audsley reveal the approach to the cinematography of Interview with the Vampire with a focus on the gothic romanticism achieved by director of photography Philippe Rousselot.

Bonus Features for the Digital and Physical release include DELETED SCENES that we have NEVER SEEN BEFORE. The full package of Special Features also includes…

· Eternal Night and Deadly Light (New)

Director Neil Jordan and film editor Mick Audsley reveal the approach to the cinematography of Interview with the Vampire with a focus on the gothic romanticism achieved by director of photography Philippe Rousselot.

· Interview with the Vampire: Creating the World (New)

Step inside the darkly beautiful world of Interview with the Vampire with director Neil Jordan and production designer Dante Ferretti as they unveil the art of the detailed sets, the augmented locations and the exquisite costumes of the film.

· Deleted Scenes (New)

· Commentary with director Neil Jordan (Commentary)

· Introduction by Anne Rice, Neil Jordan, and Antonio Banderas

· In the Shadow of the Vampire

· Lestat, Louis and the Vampire Phenomenon

In late 20th-century San Francisco, a 200-year-old vampire tells his story–of desire, love, yearning, grief, terror, ecstasy–to a young reporter, weaving a blood-soaked history of horror.

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The Hostel 20th Anniversary 4K SteelBook will be released October 13, 2026. The Collector’s Edition 5-Disc set (2 4K UHD + 3 Blu-ray discs) comes courtesy of Scream Factory.

Here’s everything you need to know about the set…

DISC ONE – Hostel 4K UHD

• NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative Approved By Writer-Director Eli Rot And Presented In Dolby Vision (2026)
• NEW Intro By Eli Roth (2026)
• Audio Commentary With Writer-Director Eli Roth and Executive Producers Quentin Tarantino, Boaz Yakin, and Scott Spiegel
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Editor George Folsey Jr., Stars Barbara Nedeljakova And Eythor Gudjonsson, And Special Guest Harry Knowles
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Producer Chris Briggs, And Documentarian Gabriel Roth
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth

DISC TWO – Hostel Blu-ray

• NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative Approved By Eli Roth (2026)
• NEW Intro By Eli Roth (2026)
• Audio Commentary With Writer-Director Eli Roth and Executive Producers Quentin Tarantino, Boaz Yakin, and Scott Spiegel
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Editor George Folsey Jr., Stars Barbara Nedeljakova And Eythor Gudjonsson, And Special Guest Harry Knowles
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Producer Chris Briggs, And Documentarian Gabriel Roth
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth
• “Hostel Dissected”
• “Kill The Car!”
• “Hostel Dismembered
• Music & Sound Featurette
• Set Design Featurette
• KNB EFX Featurette
• An Icelandic Meal With Eythor Gudjonsson Featurette
• An Interview With Takashi Miike
• KCRW’s The Treatment With Eli Roth And Elvis Mitchell
• Deleted Scenes & Alternate Ending
• Photo Galleries
• Trailer

DISC THREE – Hostel: Part II 4K UHD

• NEW 4K Restoration From The Digital Interpositive Approved By Eli Roth And Presented In Dolby Vision (2026)
• NEW Intro By Eli Roth (2026)
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino & Gabe Roth
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Richard Burgi, Lauren German & Vera Jordanova

DISC FOUR – Hostel: Part II Blu-ray

• NEW 4K Restoration From The Digital Interpositive Approved By Eli Roth (2026)
• NEW Intro By Eli Roth (2026)
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino & Gabe Roth
• Audio Commentary With Eli Roth, Richard Burgi, Lauren German & Vera Jordanova
• “Hostel Part II: The Next Level” Featurette
• “The Art Of KNB Effects” Featurette
• “Production Design” Featurette
• “Hostel Part II: A Legacy Of Torture” Featurette
• Blood And Guts Gag Reel
• KCRW’s The Treatment With Eli Roth And Elvis Mitchell
• Deleted Scenes
• Trailer

DISC FIVE – Additional Bonus Features

• NEW “Pieces Of Meat: The Hostel Video Journal” (2026)
• NEW “Tsunami Of Blood: The Hostel Part II Video Journal” (2026)

In Eli Roth’s Hostel, “Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.”

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Up for pre-order now only over on Vinegar Syndrome’s website, a Limited Edition Slipcase version and a Standard Edition of Ice Cream Man on 4K are both set to ship out this month.

Vinegar Syndrome previews, “The special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 6,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.”

Ice Cream Man has been newly restored from its original negative. Extras include…

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region Free Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Commentary track with director Norman Apstein
• Ice Cream Man: Monstervision Summer School Edition (120 min) – with Joe Bob Briggs & Clint Howard
• A One in a Million Shot (11 min) – a brand new interview with actor Karl Makinen
• Happy Happy Days (19 min) – a brand new interview with special make-up fx artist Bryan Blair
• What’s the Scoop? (20 min) – an archival interview with actor Clint Howard
• Directing Ice Cream Man (15 min) – an archival interview with director Norman Apstein
• Recalling Ice Cream Man (7 min) – an archival interview with producer David M. Goldstein
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Patrick Dahl, BJ Colangelo, and JA Kerswell (limited edition only)
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

In the film, which also stars David Naughton, Olivia Hussey and Jan Michael Vincent…

Gregory Tudor spent years in a mental hospital after the trauma of witnessing the cold-blooded killing of his beloved childhood ice cream man, Butch Brickle. Eventually released to the alleged care of the vapid Nurse Wharton, and still entirely consumed with the art of frozen confections, Gregory takes over Butch’s ice cream business and, of course, his iconic truck. But Gregory’s secret recipes for Rocky Road and Pistachio have improved upon those of his idol, as he adds selected bits of human corpses for an extra tasty treat. But when a few neighborhood kids get a bit too nosy and arouse the interest (and hunger) of the police, Gregory has little choice but to make sure they end up in the next batch of his popular ice cream.

Pre-order Ice Cream Man on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome today.

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Night School isn’t just an underrated slasher, or an underseen one. For my money, it’s one of the best films the subgenre has ever produced, full stop, and Vinegar Syndrome’s new 4K UHD restoration, arriving just in time for the film’s 45th anniversary, is must-have proof. Stacked with special features highlighting the craft of the film and its place in slasher history, and headlined by a gorgeous restoration showcasing the wonderfully textured production, this is Night School as it’s meant to be seen for slasher devotees everywhere. 

So, what makes the film so effective? It starts very simply, with the revelation that a killer with a very cool knife and a motorcycle helmet as a mask is murdering young women in Boston, taking off their heads, and dropping those heads in the nearest body of water (no matter how small).

Solving the case falls on Judd Austin (Leonard Mann), a detective with an academic background who traces all of the victims in one way or another back to a local night school. There, suspicion falls on a womanizing professor (Drew Snyder) who sleeps around on his research assistant and romantic partner, Eleanor (Rachel Ward), whose own death could be right around the corner. 

I’m doing my best to stay as spoiler-free as possible here, not just because I think plenty of slasher fans still need to see Night School, but because the film is quite determined to be a whodunit in the classic Italian giallo sense. The kills are brutal and elaborate, the killer deliberately covered head-to-toe in leather and a gleaming black helmet, the knife and the headhunting a disturbing signature. Avergon’s script is well-versed in the trappings of exactly this kind of story, complete with red herrings galore. And yet, by the time it’s all wrapping up, there’s also the sense that the answer was right there in front of you the entire time, something the very best films by legends like Mario Bava and Dario Argento could also achieve. 

But on to the restoration: Like the best of the gialli, Night School is also a beautifully engineered film full of colors and delicate camera compositions and sound design. The opening kill, which takes place on a playground carousel outside of a daycare, is rich in exactly this kind of thing, from the cityscapes that lead into the scene to the sound of a motorcycle slowly rolling forward, its engine already dead. Cinematographer Mark Irwin, best known for his many collaborations with David Cronenberg, paints the film in rich reds, absinthe greens, and haunting, chilled blue-white light on wet Boston streets, all of which are preserved beautifully by the restoration team at work on this one.

It’s a movie that very deliberately evokes a specific place – the aging streets of Boston in the 1980s, and the halls of relatively low-level academia – and then takes that place into haunted territory, saturating every frame with color and shadow that suggests a killer lurking just out of view.

Night School is not a massively gore-heavy film, but it does deliver the slasher goods with a series of tense, often unpredictable kills and body discoveries that range from the darkly comic to the flat-out jaw-dropping. That’s thanks to the sound design, the score, the editing from Robert Reitano, and more, all of which add to the film’s giallo soul.

In every case, the scene’s geography is outstanding, and it’s easy to see where the simplest possible kill shot might land, but the film never goes for the obvious. Throw in a surprisingly (for 1981, anyway) feminist bent to the storytelling and some very progressive moments for an early slasher film, and this one fits right in with Black Christmas and The Slumber Party Massacre as a film with depth you can just keep unpacking. 

That depth, helped along by a load of featurettes and two new commentary tracks featuring members of the crew, is what stands out the most in this new 4K set. Night School may be a niche film recognized mostly by horror addicts and the slasher faithful, but it deserves to be something more, a landmark on the roadmap of slasher cinema history. It’s one of the best in the genre, and this restoration highlights, underlines, and shouts that from the rooftops.

Night School is now available in 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome.

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At the very least, Stranger Things: The Complete Series puts emphasis on “complete.” That’s evident in its special features alone.

Special and Deluxe editions of Stranger Things: The Complete Series are available for purchase now, featuring an array of exclusive bonus content, including bloopers, interviews with the cast and crew, and behind-the-scenes featurettes, designed for the ultimate Stranger Things experience.

The Deluxe Edition is presented in custom packaging featuring newly-commissioned artwork, alongside a wealth of extra material: a 148-page booklet, exclusive art cards, a Hellfire Club patch, double-sided posters for each season, and much more.

This limited-edition release features all 42 episodes of the show’s five season run on more than 25 discs, all housed in a set featuring gorgeous artwork by Juan Ramos. “We always dreamed that Stranger Things could be owned in its entirety,” said Matt and Ross Duffer, “not just as a collector’s set, but as a way to preserve the show for decades to come.” 

Their imprint looms large over the release, including writing in the 148-page book that also includes original design sketches, concept art, and storyboards. All of which would warrant the steep price tag alone for the diehard Stranger Things fan, but Arrow Video upped the ante with collectible surprises as well. Arcade patches, stickers, Hellfire Club dice, and an extremely detailed map of Hawkins, Indiana- double-sided to account for the Upside Down, of course – are among the highlights for this all-ages set.

Adorn your walls with posters representative of your favorite season! That’s also an option with this set’s offerings.

All of which to say that it’s rare for Netflix to make the jump into physical media, and they’ve enlisted Arrow Video to give it the best possible treatment. They certainly brought utmost care and attention to this release. As such, both the standard and deluxe sets come with steep price tags that start at $160 depending on format. While that’s likely a deterrent to the casual viewer, it’s more than worth it for fans.

It may be less convenient than hitting play on Netflix, sure, but there’s a lot to be said about the potential for quality upgrades to your viewing. No spotty internet or compression issues to be found here when it comes to the 4K Ultra HD or Blu-ray discs.

That’s really the biggest takeaway from this release: the untapped potential still of Netflix’s streaming library of originals that are ripe for similar treatment. Series and films that could receive Arrow Video levels of treatment on physical media.

Fans of Stranger Things can venture into the Upside Down one last time this spooky season at Halloween Horror Nights, but there may be no better way to ring in the series’ tenth anniversary than a rewatch with this expansive, well-curated box set.

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Evil Dead Burn debuts digitally at home in the U.S. and Canada on August 4!

And then on September 22, Evil Dead Burn will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from online and physical retailers. Evil Dead Burn will also continue to be available in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Evil Dead Burn Digital, 4K & Blu-ray releases contain the following Special Features:

• Evil Dead: Blazing the Trail

Director Sébastien Vanicek and his crew explore how Evil Dead Burn honors the franchise’s ever evolving legacy while introducing a daring new vision.

• The Hot Shot: Evil Dead Burn’s One-Shot Sequence

Dive into Evil Dead Burn’s most gripping scene as cast and crew detail the intense focus and synergy required to create the complex one-shot sequence.

• This One’s Gonna Burn

Explore the fire-fueled chaos of Evil Dead Burn by witnessing how the stunts and effects teams brought the film’s physical horror to life.

Watch an exclusive sneak peek at “This One’s Gonna Burn” down below.

After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.

Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand and Maude Davey star in Evil Dead Burn. The film is directed by Sébastien Vaniček and written by Sébastien Vaniček & Florent Bernard. It’s produced by Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi. Executive producers are Bruce Campbell, Romel Adam, Sarah Spurway, Jose Cañas and Lee Cronin.

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Leviticus marks the feature debut by writer/director Adrian Chiarella.

Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen play star-crossed teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.

Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak), Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie (The Nightingale), and Davida McKenzie (Silent Night) round out the cast of horror movie Leviticus.

“Leviticus is a strong debut with an incisive voice at the helm,” I wrote in my review out of Sundance. “We care deeply about Naim and Ryan’s survival, making Leviticus a tense, atmospheric, and claustrophobic vision of young love in a hateful world.”

“Leviticus is the perfect title for writer-director Adrian Chiarella‘s powerful feature debut,” Meagan’s review explains, “a searing anthem against the corrosive nature of fear and bigotry.”

The physical media release comes packed with exclusive bonus features, the home entertainment release includes a feature commentary with Adrian Chiarella, interviews with Chiarella, Stacy Clausen, and Joe Bird, an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette, and the official trailer.

Look for Leviticus on Digital next week, and check out the box art for September’s Blu-ray release this September.

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Vinegar Syndrome’s Lady in White 4K release is available now and shipping now!

Watch the trailer below and grab your copy from Vinegar Syndrome today.

This limited edition 4-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray x 3 set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Dylan Haley), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on their website and at select indie retailers.

The full Special Features package includes…

• 4-disc Set: 1x 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate BD100) / 3x Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in three versions: 126-min Pre-Release Director’s Cut (UHD+BD), the 118-min Extended Home Video Cut (BD), and the 113-min Theatrical Cut (BD)
• New group commentary track with writer/director Frank LaLoggia, alongside actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut
• New commentary track with Frank LaLoggia, moderated by Scott Neumyer for the Extended Home Video Cut
• New commentary track with authors Emma Westwood and Stephen A. Russell for the Extended Home Video Cut
• Archival commentary track with Frank LaLoggia for the Extended Home Video Cut
• “Learning How to Fly” (10 min) – an interview with actress Karen Powell
• “A Snapshot in Time” (9 min) – an interview with actress Lisa Taylor
• “Human Touches” (6 min) – an interview with actress Lucy Lee Flippin
• “Still Relevant” (16 min) – an interview with actress Rose Weaver
• “75% Listening, 25% Editing” (9 min) – an interview with editor Steve Mann
• “Welcome to Willowpoint Falls” (6 min) – a location featurette hosted by Benjamin Scrivens, founder of Fright-Rags
• “Dream Talking: Looking Back” – a visual group commentary for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut with Frank LaLoggia, and actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou (103 min)
• Deleted Scenes with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (36 min)
• Behind-the-scenes footage with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (16 min)
• Extended behind-the-scenes footage (73 min)
• Introduction from the 20th anniversary dvd release
• Promotional ‘industry sales’ trailer (7 min)
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Molly Henery, Mark H. Harris, and Heidi Honeycutt (limited edition only)
• Multiple radio spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Multiple TV spots
• Workprint trailers (7 min)
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

1962. Nine-year-old Frankie Scarlatti enjoys a homespun childhood in a rustic Western New York town. The entire community gets into the spirit of Halloween, but then two bullies prank Frankie by locking him in his school cloakroom, leaving him trapped for the night. Alone and afraid, his slumber is interrupted when the ghost of a little girl appears, and Frankie witnesses the specter of her murder by an unseen assailant. Later, while recovering at home, the girl’s ghost appears to him again. With help from his older brother, Frankie begins investigating the circumstances of her death. He soon discovers that her murder was one of several unsolved crimes connected to a local child-killer. As the town’s bucolic veneer fades and long-buried secrets and tensions bubble to the surface, all of the clues to the mystery seem to point towards a huge mansion inhabited by a reclusive woman known as “The Lady in White.”

A nostalgia-driven ghost story wrapped within an intricate murder mystery and coming-of-age drama, writer-director-composer Frank LaLoggia’s passion project Lady in White remains one of the most beautiful and original American horror films of the 1980s. Featuring acclaimed actors Alex Rocco (The Godfather), Len Cariou (Executive Decision), and Sydney Lassick (Carrie, The Unseen), it boasts the first starring role by Lukas Haas (Mars Attacks, Inception) as well as breathtaking photography by Academy Award® winner Russell Carpenter (True Lies, The Lawnmower Man). Vinegar Syndrome is honored to bring this genre masterpiece to 4K UHD, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative and presented in three versions: its pre-release director’s cut, its extended home-video version, and its original theatrical version, along with an abundance of both new and archival extras.

Paul Lê wrote here on Bloody Disgusting back in 2023, “Over the years, fans have described this film as gateway horror, but they liken it more to The Watcher in the Woods than, say, Hocus Pocus or Casper. There are chilling moments that warrant its PG-13 rating.”

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An official partnership with Shudder, In a Violent Nature is now available on limited edition fully functional VHS, with a Standard Edition and a special Book Box Edition.

Witter previews, “The 2024 Shudder Original slasher arrives on VHS with two variants: A standard slipcase with art by The Boland Design Company, and a book box edition with art by Gary Pullin + a gatefold cover and green VHS tape! Book boxes are limited to 200.”

Each tape includes exclusive introductions from director Chris Nash and cast. And a behind-the-scenes featurette is even included, which will play after the feature itself.

For optimal VHS viewing, the film is presented in its original 4:3 full frame aspect ratio. 

Pre-order your copies from Witter Entertainment today!

All pre-orders will be shipped out later this year.

In the Shudder slasher, “When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.”

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While supplies last, grab the Elm Street SteelBook collection for $154.99 right now!!

Orders placed for this re-release are scheduled to begin shipping out September 15, 2026.

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From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) – along with the uncut versions of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Dream Child.

Two BRAND NEW SPECIAL FEATURES for this set include:

• Boiler Room Confessional: The king of slashers, Robert Englund, takes us on a journey through the dream world, sharing what inspired Freddy Krueger, his rise as a cultural icon, and the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street, plus his favorite kills, scenes, and more.
• Freddy’s Footnotes: Robert Englund and original A Nightmare on Elm Street filmmakers revisit iconic scenes, revealing the movie magic and chaos behind our favorite nightmares. Pull back the curtain and relive epic moments through the eyes of those who made them.

Here’s the full breakdown of included Special Features for each movie…

A Nightmare on Elm Street

· Ready Freddy Focus Points

· Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher

· Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin

· Alternate Endings – Scary Ending, Happy Ending, Freddy Ending

· The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror

· Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street

· Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

· Freddy on 8th Street

· Heroes and Villains

· The Male Witch

· Psychosexual Circus

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

· Behind the Story: Burnout

· Behind the Story: Fan Mail

· Behind the Story: The House that Freddy Built

· Behind the Story: Onward Christian Soldiers

· Behind the Story: Snakes and Ladders

· Behind the Story: That’s Showbiz

· Behind the Story: Trading 8’s

· Dokken Dream Warriors Music Video

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

· The Finnish Line

· Krueger, Freddy Krueger

· Hopeless Chest

· Let’s Makeup

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

· Behind the Story: Womb Raiders

· Behind the Story: The Sticky Floor

· Behind the Story: Take the Stairs

· Behind the Story: Hopkins Directs

· Behind the Story: A Slight Miscalculation

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

· 86’D

· Hellraiser

· Rachel’s Dream

· 3D Demise

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

· Commentary with Wes Craven

· NEW – Boiler Room Confessional

· NEW – Freddy’s Footnotes

· Becoming a Filmmaker

· Filmmaker

· An Insane Troupe

· The Problem with Sequels

· Two Worlds

· Welcome to Prime Time: It Really Happened

· Welcome to Prime Time: A Childhood Memory

· Welcome to Prime Time: Sometime in the Early 80s

· Welcome to Prime Time: So It Began

· Welcome to Prime Time: Beauty and the Beast

· Welcome to Prime Time: Making the Glove

· Welcome to Prime Time: Shapeshifter

· Welcome to Prime Time: The Shoot

· Welcome to Prime Time: The Revolving Room

· Welcome to Prime Time: All’s Well that Ends Well

· Welcome to Prime Time: Talalay’s Tally

· Welcome to Prime Time: It Couldn’t Have Happened

· Welcome to Prime Time: Alternate Ending Version

· Conclusion: Where Gothic Plots Come From

· Conclusion: Why We Like Gothic

· Conclusion: Sadomasochism

· Conclusion: Freddy vs. Pinhead

· Conclusion: Freddy’s Manic Energy

· Conclusion: Creating Lasting Characters in Horror

· Conclusion: No More Magic Tricks

· Conclusion: Monster with Personality

· Conclusion: Freddy as Sex Machine

· Conclusion: Campfire Stories

The Elm Street collection is available in this collectible SteelBook packaging (exclusive to Amazon) and as a standard 4K collection that’s also available now over on Amazon.

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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein joins the Criterion Collection on October 27, 2026.

The release includes the theatrical cut, as well as “The Reborn Cut” which adds 8 additional minutes to the theatrical runtime.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES INCLUDES:

• 4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
• 4K digital master of Frankenstein: The Reborn Cut, a new 158-minute extended director’s cut of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
• In the 4K UHD edition: Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
• New audio commentary on The Reborn Cut, featuring director Guillermo del Toro
• The Anatomy Lesson: Director’s Cut, a new documentary on the making of the film
• The Parlour, a collection of conversations on craft featuring del Toro; actors Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Oscar Isaac; cinematographer Dan Laustsen; production designer Tamara Deverell; costume designer Kate Hawley; and creature designer Mike Hill
• Q&As moderated by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and musician Patti Smith
• Interview with composer Alexandre Desplat conducted by film-music scholar Jon Burlingame
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
• PLUS: An essay by scholar and author Christopher Frayling

Also joining the Criterion Collection this fall is The Silence of the Lambs, dated for October 20 release.

Director Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’s bestselling novel swept the Academy Awards® (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress, Actor) and remains a pop culture phenom.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

• 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Tak Fujimoto, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
• Audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas
• Interview with critic Maitland McDonagh
• Deleted scenes
• Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster
• Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Storyboards
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An introduction by Foster; two essays, one by critic Amy Taubin and one by critics Willow Catelyn Maclay and Caden Mark Gardner; pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter; and a 1991 interview with Demme

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A24 Shop Exclusive Blu-ray & 4K editions of Backrooms are now available for preorder, with nearly 3 hours of bonus features, including the “Everything Must Go” bonus footage.

The full Bonus Features package includes…

• “Everything Must Go” Bonus Footage (16m)
• Feature commentary with Director Kane Parsons, VFX Supervisor Edward J Douglas, Sound Designer Eugenio Battaglia, and Composer Edo Van Breemen
• “Building the Backrooms” Featurette (26m)
• VFX & Scene Breakdown with Kane Parsons (16m)
• Prop Walkthrough with Kane Parsons (1m30s)
• Two VFX Breakdowns with optional commentary (5m and 2m)
• Six Collectible Postcards

Pre-order your copy of Backrooms on Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD now!

A24 is expecting to ship out Backrooms physical media orders in late August.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Backrooms as the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire, who discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.

Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) also stars in Backrooms.

Meagan wrote in her review, “Backrooms is at once complex and sparse, but never repetitive. It might be set in 1990, but it effectively captures modern anxieties and isolation in a way that frequently makes your skin crawl. While the journey ultimately loses steam by its cryptic end, Parsons’ visual representation of the human psyche disturbs like no other.”

YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired video series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.

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This marks the first time The Descent: Part 2 has been released on 4K in the U.S.

Now up for pre-order, the 4K SteelBook will be released on August 11, 2026.

The Descent: Part 2 follows Sarah Carter (Shauna Macdonald) — dazed, bloodied, and speechless — as she emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where the events of The Descent occurred. Forced back underground to help the rescue team search for her missing girlfriends, Sarah’s fractured memories begin to return, and she realizes the full horror of what lurks in the depths of the caves. But the rescue team is about to face a new tribe of deformed crawlers — even more viciously feral than those Sarah encountered before.

• The Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K includes new special features:
  • Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Shauna Macdonald
  • Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Krysten Cummings
• Legacy Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director Jon Harris and Actors Shauna Macdonald, Krysten Cummings, and Anna Skellern
  • The Making of The Descent: Part 2: Deeper & Darker
  • The Genesis
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
  • EPK B-roll
  • EPK Interview Clips
  • Production Design Gallery
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • U.S. Trailer
  • International Trailer

The 2-Disc 4K & Blu-ray release features new SteelBook art by Matt Ryan Tobin.

Check it out below and pre-order your copy from Lionsgate Limited today.

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After a record-breaking box office run and an extended cut re-release, A24 and director Kane Parsons’ Backrooms is heading home to Digital.

Backrooms will be available to rent or buy this Tuesday, July 14.

In the film, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Backrooms as the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire, who discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.

Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) also stars in Backrooms.

Will Soodik wrote the screenplay.

I wrote in my review, “Backrooms is at once complex and sparse, but never repetitive. It might be set in 1990, but it effectively captures modern anxieties and isolation in a way that frequently makes your skin crawl. While the journey ultimately loses steam by its cryptic end, Parsons’ visual representation of the human psyche disturbs like no other.”

YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired video series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date. 

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In fact, the Scary Movie franchise has now collectively passed $1 billion in theaters!

Scary Movie is headed to Digital at home soon, and a listing on Amazon this week indicates that the film will be making its way to Blu-ray and DVD this coming September.

The film is listed for DVD and Blu-ray release on September 22, 2026.

We don’t have any additional release information at this time. Stay tuned.

Marlon Wayans (“Shorty”), Shawn Wayans (“Ray”), Anna Faris (“Cindy”), and Regina Hall (“Brenda”) reunite for the new Scary Movie, with the cast also including Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Jon Abrahams, Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, and Felissa Rose.

Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer (“Ghostface”), the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe…

Scary Movie will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t. A whole lot has changed in the horror genre since the Wayans Brothers were in charge of the franchise; their involvement ended with Scary Movie 2 back in 2001!

Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directed the new Scary Movie.

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Icarus Films is partnering with OCN Distribution to unleash a new Blu-ray that’s now available to preorder via Vinegar Syndrome. and with a limited edition slipcover.

Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.

Good Manners is the second collaboration between filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who write and direct. Zama’s Rui Poças‘ cinematography captures this unique werewolf tale described as “Disney meets Jacques Tourneur.”

Our own Trace Thurman wrote in his review, “With Good Manners, Rojas and Dutro have made one of the best werewolf movies ever made. That they are able juggle commentaries on racism and classism while still managing to tell two deeply affecting love stories is remarkable.”

BONUS FEATURES:

• Commentary from film critics Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Carolyn Mauricette
• 12-page booklet with an essay by film critic Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
• Making-of short film: The Making of a Werewolf (2 mins)
• Two additional short films from the filmmakers: A STEM (15 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutras, and DOPPELGANGER (24 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas

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Previously released on Blu-Ray from the Warner Archive Collection, Night School will receive a 4K UHD upgrade for the first time. Retailing for $42.99, the two-disc set will include a new 4K scan from the original camera negative, and features a special limited edition spot gloss slipcover designed by Ben Marra.

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• New commentary track with associate producer Leon Williams, stuntman Jeffrey Leavitt, and film historian Bryan Thomas Norton
• New commentary track with director of photography Mark Irwin and film historian Bryan Thomas Norton
• “Head Hunter” (22 min) – an interview with actor Leonard Mann
• “Street Born” (28 min) – an interview with actor Joseph R. Sicari
• “Stunt Killer” (9 min) – an interview with stuntman Jeffrey Leavitt
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve artwork

Meanwhile, also previously released on Blu-Ray from the Warner Archive Collection, Body Snatchers is also getting a 4K upgrade. Retailing for $46.99, this two-disc set will also sport a new 4K scan, and comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Adam Maida), as well as including a 40-page perfect bound book.

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• New commentary track with author & critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• “Who Are the Good Guys?” (13 min) – an interview with director Abel Ferrara
• “The First Cut is Mine” (17 min) – an interview with editor Anthony Redman
• “Adults in the Room” (13 min) – an interview with second unit director Phil Neilson
• “The Brass Ring” (25 min) – an interview with composer Joe Delia
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Elena Lazic, Willow Catelyn MaClay, and Glenn Kenny (limited edition only)
• Theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork

Lastly, Lady in White, which Scream Factory first released on Blu-Ray back in 2016, will receive a whopping 4-disc set. Retailing for $46.99, the set features a new 4K scan from the original negative, and will come with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Dylan Haley), and includes a 40-page perfect bound book. In addition, Vinegar Syndrome is including three versions of the film, with the Director’s Cut on 4K UHD.

• 4-disc Set: 1x 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate BD100) / 3x Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Presented in three versions: 126-min Pre-Release Director’s Cut (UHD+BD), the 118-min Extended Home Video Cut (BD), and the 113-min Theatrical Cut (BD)
• New group commentary track with writer/director Frank LaLoggia, alongside actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut
• New commentary track with Frank LaLoggia, moderated by Scott Neumyer for the Extended Home Video Cut
• New commentary track with authors Emma Westwood and Stephen A. Russell for the Extended Home Video Cut
• Archival commentary track with Frank LaLoggia for the Extended Home Video Cut
• “Learning How to Fly” (10 min) – an interview with actress Karen Powell
• “A Snapshot in Time” (9 min) – an interview with actress Lisa Taylor
• “Human Touches” (6 min) – an interview with actress Lucy Lee Flippin
• “Still Relevant” (16 min) – an interview with actress Rose Weaver
• “75% Listening, 25% Editing” (9 min) – an interview with editor Steve Mann
• “Welcome to Willowpoint Falls” (6 min) – a location featurette hosted by Benjamin Scrivens, founder of Fright-Rags
• “Dream Talking: Looking Back” – a visual group commentary for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut with Frank LaLoggia, and actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou (103 min)
• Deleted Scenes with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (36 min)
• Behind-the-scenes footage with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (16 min)
• Extended behind-the-scenes footage (73 min)
• Introduction from the 20th anniversary dvd release
• Promotional ‘industry sales’ trailer (7 min)
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Molly Henery, Mark H. Harris, and Heidi Honeycutt (limited edition only)
• Multiple radio spots
• Theatrical trailer
• Multiple TV spots
• Workprint trailers (7 min)
• Still gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork

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Matinee (also released as Midnight Matinee in some territories) is a movie that understands this from the jump, setting up a stunning opening kill that predates a similar sequence in Scream 2 by almost a full decade. A smart, layered, very stylish Canadian slasher released at the tail end of the 1980s, it’s one of those films that’s spent a lot of time in the dark even among the horror faithful (I’m willing to admit that I hadn’t seen it until recently). Now, a new Kino Cult Blu-ray release is out to change that, and it reveals a slasher essential that, while not perfect, has charm and style to spare. 

Two years ago, the Paramount Theater in the small town of Halston closed its doors when, during the theater’s annual horror festival, a young moviegoer was murdered in his seat, mid-movie. Leads in the murder quickly dried up, and the case is cold enough now that the town barely talks about it anymore. Fortunately for local horror fans, that means the Paramount can open again in time for its Halloween horror festival, and they’ve got a hotshot producer (William B. Davis) in town for just such an occasion.

As the festival draws closer, the film introduces us to a variety of characters, including rebellious teenager Sherri (Beatrice Boepple), her boyfriend Lawrence (Jeff Schultz), her overbearing mother Marilyn (Gillian Barber), and the theater’s kindly owner, Earle (Don S. Davis), who’s just hoping he can run a business without more bloodshed. But someone clearly remembers what happened two years ago, and their violent streak is on a collision course with opening night. 

Matinee has quite a few things going for it, but what stands out right away, and maintains a consistent grip right up through a wonderful crescendo in the third act, is the film’s visual style. Writer/Director Richard Martin, cinematographer Cyrus Block, and special effects wizard Bob Comer make great use of the film’s limited locations, giving the movie a charming small-town feel reminiscent of Halloween or The Blob while building a self-contained little world inside the theater itself that’ll remind you of films like Popcorn and Demons.

The colors are striking, the framing is clever, and the film clearly has a ball making references to all kinds of other horror cinema moments ranging from The Phantom of the Opera to Friday the 13th. The kills, while relatively sparing with gore, are delivered with style and appropriate tension, creating that sense of unease right in the middle of a place where we as movie fans should be comfortable: The movie theater. Along the way, the Paramount itself becomes a character, and this release definitely dials up its retro splendor.  

The Blu-ray upgrade preserves the film’s attention to detail and ambitious cinematography, helping the colors to pop while never letting go of the texture and feel of a relatively low-budget horror film made in Canada in the 1980s. There’s a certain gauziness to many exploitation films of this era, that haloed light you get when the scene is perhaps overexposed just a little too much. It makes the film dreamlike even when it reaches for realism, and Kino Cult’s upgrade preserves that feeling. Throw in a smart script and a whodunit plot that leans heavily into the psychological details of each character, and you’ve got a winner. 

There are a couple of things that stick out as slight issues here, including the lack of special features beyond an excellent commentary from film historians and Kino regulars Jason Pichonsky and Paul Corupe. The disc is quite reasonably priced, so it’s not a letdown economically speaking, but I’d love a deeper dive into the film and the Canadian slasher boom in general, particularly for a movie like this that seems to have faded from so many memories, including mine. The sound mix also has some issues, probably left over from previous releases, that might have you playing with your volume settings a little more than you’d like over the course of a 90-minute film, particularly when lines of ADR dialogue crop up. 

These are minor concerns, though, and they do nothing to diminish the impact of Matinee, or the joy that’ll come from watching this film for the first time if you’re a slasher devotee in search of something new, or even someone who saw this movie way back when hoping to relive its glories. This is one of those slashers I’ll be talking about with fellow horrorphiles for a long time, and it’s because of this disc.

Matinee is now available on Blu-ray from Kino Cult.

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Just in time for the fireworks, the sequel makes its streaming debut on Hulu and Disney+ on July 2.

Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are back, along with Samara Weaving, for more hide and slay mayhem.

Picking up moments after the all-out attack from the Le Domas family in the first Ready or Not movie, Grace (Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

That means a higher body count and even more explosive carnage. Just how much? A whopping 325 gallons worth, the directors previously told BD.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne also star.

I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “More is more in Ready or Not 2. Bigger stakes, larger playing field, a higher (and more gruesome) body count, and even double the protagonists. It’s all designed to deliver maximum crowd-pleasing fun.”

The horror-comedy sequel is written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.

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Look for the stunning SteelBook that features brand-new art by Creepy Duck Design to arrive on August 11.

Special features will include:

• Audio Commentary with Zach Cregger & Roy Lee
• ‘Behind Barbarian’ featurette
• Deleted Scenes

That’s thrilling news, considering nearly a year ago Cregger was lamenting the lack of progress on the release. “I have banged the drum, made phone calls, and tried my best to get some sort of physical media,” Cregger said of Barbarian. “I’m not making headway, and it kind of bums me out.”

In the film, starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long, a young woman books a rental home, only to discover that a man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

This is long overdue for the film’s fans. I wrote in my review, “All rules get tossed out the window, resulting in a confrontational and chilling feature that slams into you like a freight train and leaves you breathless. It’s smartly written, well crafted, and boasts a fantastic cast committed to the insanity. More importantly, it’s the type of violent, ruthless, and bloody horror that leaves a mark.”

Of course, Cregger has since made even bigger waves in horror with Weapons. His Resident Evil arrives soon after his debut feature, Barbarian, makes its long-awaited home video release.

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When can you expect it? IGN reports, “Mars Attacks! will be available for purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on August 11, 2026.”

Brand new Special Features for the 4K UHD release will include…

• Looking Back on Mars Attacks!

Filmmakers swap stories about working with Tim Burton.

• Ack! Ack! Aesthetic

Filmmakers explore how then-cutting-edge CGI shaped the film’s iconic look.

Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! gets the 4K Ultra HD upgrade with two different releases: the standard 4K Ultra HD release and the Limited Edition SteelBook 4K Ultra HD release.

You can pre-order both over on Amazon now.

In Tim Burton’s 1996 movie adaptation of the Mars Attacks! trading card line from Topps, Jack Nicholson stars as the President of the United States. Anything can – and does – happen as Planet Earth is plunged into complete pandemonium when Martians invade.

The incredible ensemble cast also includes Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny Devito, Lukas Haas, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, and Sylvia Sidney.

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“Tracing his evolution from independent maverick to Hollywood rebel to visionary transnational auteur whose every film from the mid-1960s on became a manifesto of a radically new sensibility,” Criterion previews, “The Complete Kubrick brings together the entirety of a body of work that opened popular cinema up to new realms of moral profundity and metaphysical mystery.”

Criterion continues, “Collected for the first time are Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts, all restored in 4K, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered; over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; and deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director’s legendary archive.”

Included in The Complete Kubrick is of course the 1980 horror masterpiece The Shining, but we’re getting more than just the version of the film we’re all deeply familiar with…

Kubrick’s international version of The Shining will also be included in the set, along with a new 4K restoration of Vivian Kubrick’s behind-the-scenes documentary!

The international version of The Shining was cut together by Kubrick for the film’s release outside the United States, and it’s a trimmed down version of the film that runs 115 minutes rather than the standard 144 minutes. Kubrick cut a full 29 minutes out of The Shining in the wake of the film’s U.S. release, and you can watch this video for a rundown of all the changes.

This version of the movie has been released on home video outside the United States, but Criterion’s Complete Kubrick set marks the first time it’s been available on U.S. home video.

The Complete Kubrick will release October 20, 2026. Pre-order yours today.

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Featuring artwork by Matt Ferguson, and formatted by both Matt Ferguson and Florey, the upcoming VHS release from Vice Press Home Video comes in two editions.

The standard slipcase edition of 1,250 features a red on tape design and will be available from both Vice Press, along with Amazon, HMV and Rarewaves on PAL format.

The Vice Press Exclusive Edition release of 250 features white tapes with black on tape design, and will only be available from Vice Press and will only be available on UK PAL format.

The Crow will be available to pre-order at 7pm ET tonight, June 22 at Vice-Press.com! Please note that PAL Format tapes will only play on European VHS players.

You’ll be able to grab both editions for £34.99 each.

In the 1994 movie starring the late Brandon Lee, Eric Draven’s fiancée is killed alongside Draven, setting the film’s revenge storyline into motion. It spawned a handful of sequels.

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Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid returns to the helm for the new sequel from a script by Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire).

In Mortal Kombat II, the fan-favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada are also part of the ensemble cast of Mortal Kombat II fighters.

Watch the opening below, which introduces a young Kitana (Sophia Xu) as Emperor Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) prepares to conquer her father, King Jerrod (Desmond Chiam), and her kingdom of Edenia. It sets the sequel’s entire plot in motion.

From New Line Cinema, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, and Fireside Films, Mortal Kombat II is rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”

Look for Mortal Kombat II to arrive on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 28, 2026.

The physical media release contains the following special features, as unveiled by IGN:

• Mortal Kombat II: Evolving the Saga (Featurette)
  • Returning characters, new alliances and even bigger fatalities! Go behind the scenes to learn all that went into creating the latest chapter in the Mortal Kombat film saga and how the sequel expands the universe to bolder, bloodier heights.
• Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat (Featurette)
  • From the decaying streets of Edenia to the terrifying Pit featured in the iconic video game series, discover how the Mortal Kombat II design teams blended practical sets with groundbreaking VFX to create the legendary realms in the film.
• Mortal Kombat II: Choose Your Fighter (Featurette)
  • Awaken your Arcana as you meet the cast and explore the brutal weapons, epic costumes and fierce training that went into bringing their characters to life.
• Klose Quarters Kombat (Featurette)
  • Cast members and key creatives share insights into how the stunt preparation, intense fight scenes and weapons training shaped both classic moves and new, merciless combat styles.
• A “Boon” to Gamers Everywhere (Featurette)
  • Sit down with chief Mortal Kombat mythmaker and creator Ed Boon for a deep dive into the franchise’s storied history and ongoing evolution that spans three decades of near-infinite games, films and comics, culminating with the live-action sequel.

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However, it’s still largely a slasher franchise that actually has something to say. Mileage varies regarding the Scream sequels’ reception, but 2011’s Scream 4 — Wes Craven’s final film — is right up there with Scream 2 as far as I’m concerned. Arriving a decade after Scream 3, Scream 4 has plenty of new material to pull from and sinks its claws into the whole horror remake craze that was ramping up during the 2000s. 

Not only does this give Scream 4 more to do than its predecessor, but the film’s grander message about destructive clout chasing and gaining fame through infamy in a social media-obsessed age is wildly ahead of its time. It’s a motivation that rings even truer 15 years later and a sequel that’s only gotten better in the context of the following decades of horror and the subsequent Scream films that have followed in its wake.

Scream 4 is available in Ultra HD 4K for the first time in a Lionsgate Limited 4K Steelbook, a Standard 4K Edition, and even a VHS release. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the franchise’s black sheep sequel before your next franchise binge. 

How Does Scream 4 Look in 4K?

The big reason to pick up this new set is that it’s the first time that Scream 4 has been available in 4K. The film is presented in Dolby Vision, 2.39:1 aspect ratio, and compressed as HEVC (H.265). From what I understand, Scream 4 was finished on a 2K digital intermediate and that a native 4K master was never created. This indicates that this 4K release is an upscale, but it’s well-handled, if that’s in fact the case.

There’s a clear difference in the crispness and details of this new version in comparison to 2011’s Blu-Ray. The colors, reds in particular, pop much better and there’s a greater sense of contrast and depth when dealing with darker tones and blacks. To this point, Scream 4 is a film that’s full of scenes that take place at night and in dark rooms. It’s crucial that the 4K’s black levels aren’t compromised and this transfer doesn’t disappoint. This is definitely the best way to see Scream 4 at this point.

One of the biggest sticking points with Scream 4 fans is the “vaseline filter” that gives the film a bright and hazy soft-focus effect. Some people absolutely hate this effect and were hoping that it would be removed in the 4K. The filter does in fact remain, but this look was always intentional on Craven’s part and an additional meta touch on the glossier look of the decade’s many horror remakes. It wouldn’t be right to remove this filter, yet, an alternate option on the disc that’s without the glossy look – or the ability to toggle it on or off – might have been a welcome alternative.

Audio Gets a Surprise Bonus Inclusion

Lionsgate Limited’s new 4K release also features Dolby Atmos, which rises to the occasion and provides solid audio design throughout the movie. There are no struggles between the broader surround sounds and the more precise and directional effects, the latter of which are boosted so that the simplest of sound effects cut right through a scene. There’s a lot more going on in the background of scenes that are evident in the mix’s rear channels, too.

It’s definitely an audio mix where you’re going to potentially notice new elements that you’ve never noticed before. Speaking of surprises, a bonus inclusion is an additional English 5.1 TrueHD audio track, which is the infamous “UK Version.” While largely the same, this audio track features a few line changes that were dubbed over in ADR and worth checking out for hardocre fans.

Scream 4 4K Release Comes Loaded with Features New and Old

Lionsgate Limited Extras (4K)

In addition to this new release including all the “Legacy” Special Features from the 2011 Blu-Ray, there are a handful of new extras that clock in at about 50 minutes of new material. These features include:

The Meta of Scream 

A 15-minute breakdown on the various ways in which Scream 4 is meta. There’s a playful nature to this, but it really doesn’t feel necessary, especially for an audience who is likely not buying Scream 4 for the first time.

Rebooting the Franchise: Scream 4 Revisited 

A 15-minute discussion with a handful of Scream 4’s actors (David Arquette, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, and Erik Knudsen) while they talk about the film and share some stories. This is also a pretty light feature that’s full of anecdotes that you’ve probably heard before. It’s also too bad that such a small portion of the cast is assembled here.

Ghostface Revealed!

This segment is around eight minutes and gives the voice of Ghostface, Roger L. Jackson, his flowers. A feature on what Jackson brings to the Scream franchise is a decent idea and there’s a certain novelty to seeing Jackson do the voice on camera. While this is the 4K’s shortest feature, it surprisingly has the most depth. 

Wes Craven: The Maestro of Scream

A special feature on Wes Craven feels like a given, but this ten-minute segment does the bare minimum. About half of the feature is made up from archival interviews with Craven, with the rest featuring the cast from “Scream 4 Revisited” weighing in on the director. It’s sweet to hear these actors talk about Craven’s impact, but it’s a rather brief tribute.

In the end, all these new features are fine, but they come across as padded filler instead of anything that actually adds real value to the film’s legacy since its last physical media release. A special feature on how Scream 4 has been reappraised over the past decade, a breakdown on the legacy of Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts), or even a discussion on what the original sequel trilogy plan was for the next films. Roberts might not have been available, but it’s hard to imagine that Kevin Williamson couldn’t have chatted for 15 minutes, especially after he was back in this universe for Scream 7. Even a new audio commentary by Williamson or the Radio Silence team would have been appreciated.

These new features are not some treasure trove of undiscovered Scream 4 intel and they’re not the reason to buy this new set. That being said, the 2011 Legacy Special Features remain robust enough. 

Legacy Special Features (Blu-Ray)

Also included in this set are all the previous special features from the 2011 Blu-Ray release. These special features include: 

•     Feature Commentary with Director Wes Craven and Cast Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Neve Campbell (via telephone)
•     Deleted and Extended Scenes
•     Alternate Opening
•     Extended Ending
•     Gag Reel
•     EPKs: B-Roll, Soundbites, Junket Interviews
•     Trailers
•     TV Spot

All of this is pretty much what you’d expect and likely footage you’ve encountered before, at least in the case of the alternate opening and deleted/extended scenes. The Deleted and Extended Scenes are the most substantial of these features with around 30 minutes of material. There’s also optional commentary from Wes Craven on all these sequences, which honestly provides some enlightening context. The audio commentary occasionally sees Roberts and Hayden Panettiere dominate the conversation. It’s still a good reservoir of knowledge from Craven and two up-and-coming talents who clearly respect the hell out of him.

Conclusion

Lionsgate Limited’s 4K Ultra HD remaster of Scream 4 is easily the film’s best release and a must-buy for anyone who has never owned the movie before. Anyone who already has this chapter of the Woodsboro murders in their collection likely doesn’t need to upgrade if they’re purely interested in new supplemental features. However, video and audio hounds, plus hardcore Scream enthusiasts, will want to spring for the improved presentation and upgrades. 

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The release is part of the Severin Summer Sale, launching June 26.

When the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered at the scene of a mass slaughter, it is sent to the local coroner (Brian Cox) and his son (Emile Hirsch) for surgical post-mortem. But this corpse will reveal chilling secrets. The mortuary itself will pulse with malevolence. And as their autopsy cuts deeper, an unstoppable evil will rise.

Ophelia Lovibond and Michael McElhatton co-star in The Autopsy of Jane Doe, now scanned in 4K with Special Features including new interviews with André Øvredal and more.

The full Special Features package includes…

Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Feature):
• Trailer

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features):
• Head Examiner – Interview With Director André Øvredal
• Next Of Kin – Interview With Actor Emile Hirsch
• Undead On Arrival – Interview With Actress Olwen Catherine Kelly
• Coroner’s Report – Interview With Co-Writer Ian Goldberg
• Postmortem Procedure – Interview With Co-Writer Richard Naing And Producers Fred Berger And Eric Garcia
• Tools Of The Trade – On-Set Interview With Actor Emile Hirsch
• Father In The Family Plot – On-Set Interview With Actor Brian Cox
• Second Degree – On-Set Interview With Actress Ophelia Lovibond
• Body Processing – On-Set Interview With Producer Ben Pugh
• Trailer

The upcoming release from Severin Films will include a Vertical Split Rigid Slipcase Illustrated by Trevor Henderson, along with reversible case artwork. Preview it all down below.

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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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To say that a lot has changed in the ensuing 46 years is an understatement. Today, slasher devotees hail Terror Train as an early forward thinker in the subgenre, a film that plays within the established rules of the game while also daring to try new things with the form at a time when that form was still being set in stone. Many cult films stay cult films even as they find a bigger audience, but others find a more mainstream following when curious viewers realize that they missed something special. Thanks to a new 4K from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Terror Train seems destined to find its permanent place among the best slashers of the golden age. 

As film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson point out early in their excellent commentary, one of two on the disc – on the film, Terror Train stands out for a lot of reasons, but one of the most important is the presence of cinematographer John Alcott. Alcott spent the late 1960s and early 1970s building a reputation as one of the most gifted DPs of his era, thanks to several films with the legendary Stanley Kubrick, including A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, and he brought all of that legendary talent to bear on Terror Train.

Working with director Roger Spottiswoode, Alcott imbues the film with often stunning beauty, painting shadows in among the firelight of the prologue sequence and the bright lights of a party train traveling by night across the Canadian landscape. His knack for shooting horror and framing slasher kills is on full display in this new restoration. The colors pop, the costumes are glossy and exciting, the expressiveness of the characters comes through, and yet the film loses none of its gritty, low-budget charm. As Nelson and Heller-Nicholas point out, the film was rushed through production in a matter of weeks in order to get tax credits lined up, giving it a seat-of-your-pants energy that’s buoyed by Alcott’s consummate professionalism and artistry. 

Terror Train is also, I was pleased to find upon rewatching this disc, a wonderfully mean-spirited slasher at a time when the subgenre was still all over the place, finding its footing amid rising box office demand. Like fellow Canadian classic Black Christmas before it, the film goes for the throat from the very beginning, putting its characters in absolutely merciless situations that are made all the more dread-inducing by the theatricality of the party on board the title train. Like My Bloody Valentine, which would arrive from Canada in early 1981, it’s a film that balances tremendous mirth and showmanship with pure brutality, from the opening prank to the final kill.

This new restoration highlights all of that and more, revealing a film that seems destined to reveal more depth with each new generation of fans. 

There’s so much potential exploration in this restoration, in fact, that I came away wishing the disc offered a little more in the way of behind-the-scenes flair. The features we do have, including both commentary tracks, are excellent, but I wanted to go deeper, and the features just aren’t there.

Maybe another future box set will shine an even brighter light on Terror Train‘s intricacies and the way this rushed, frantic production managed to deliver such a compelling piece of Canuxsploitation. As it is, though, this is a gorgeous restoration ornamented with solid special features, and it deserves a place on every slasher fan’s shelf. 

Terror Train is available now in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.

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20th Century Studios and New Regency’s horror movie debuts on May 29 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.

Georgina Campbell (Cold Storage, Barbarian) stars as a Kansas highway patrol officer who sets out on a journey to track down her husband’s murderer. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial killer, and the depth of his mental depravity and his sinister agenda is more twisted than anyone could have imagined.

Producer Gavin Polone (Zombieland, Panic Room) makes his feature directorial debut.

Psycho Killer also stars James Preston Rogers (The Blackening), Grace Dove (The Revenant), Logan Miller (Escape Room), and Malcolm McDowell (Halloween, A Clockwork Orange), and is produced by Roy Lee, Matt Berenson, Andrew Kevin Walker, and Arnon Milchan, with Martin Moszkowicz, Robert Kulzer, Yariv Milchan, Natalie Lehmann, and Kat Landsberg serving as executive producers.

The Satanic slasher is rated R for “strong bloody violence, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, and language.”

Up next from Walker is Flesh of the Gods, Panos Cosmatos’ vampire thriller starring Wagner Moura and Kristen Stewart.

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Over Your Dead Body will be available for rent or purchase on Digital on May 26.

Jason Segel and Samara Weaving star in this remake of Tommy Wirkola‘s 2021 Norwegian film The Trip.

In the film, “a dysfunctional couple (Segel and Weaving) head to a remote cabin to supposedly reconnect, but each has secret plans to kill the other.” What the logline leaves out is that the couple’s plans to commit murder get derailed by the arrival of actual killers, and violent mayhem ensues.“

The Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, MacGruber) directs from a script by fellow “Saturday Night Live” alumni Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney.

Timothy Olyphant (“Alien: Earth”), Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”), Keith Jardine (Love Lies Bleeding), and Juliette Lewis (“Yellowjackets”) also star.

Over Your Dead Body is rated R for “strong bloody violence, gore, sexual assault, pervasive language, and sexual content.”

Taccone’s comedy earns that rating. I wrote in my SXSW review, “Everyone takes a nasty pummeling here, and the gruesome deaths are as wonderfully executed with an emphasis on practical effects. Even the film’s characters are genuinely surprised by the amount of pain they can inflict or receive, which in itself elicits laughs.“

From 87North, XYZ Films, and Resolute Films, the film is produced by Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Aram Tertzakian, Nick Spicer, Guy Danella, and Lee Kim.

Executive producers include Kjetil Omberg, Jørgen Storm Rosenberg, Tommy Wirkola, Jorma Taccone, Maxime Cottray, Nate Bolotin, Timo Argillander, and Andrea Scarso.

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The franchise’s highest grossing entry joins the first six installments in the slasher saga on the streamer, along with behind-the-scenes extras.

Kevin Williamson (writer of Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 4) directs from a script he co-wrote with Guy Busick (Scream 2022, Scream VI).

“When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.”

Neve Campbell returns alongside franchise veterans Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, David Arquette, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Roger L. Jackson.

Isabel May, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Anna Camp, Jimmy Tatro, Michelle Randolph, Ethan Embry, Timothy Simons, and Mark Consuelos round out the cast.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “There are enough thrills and chills injected, at least until its abysmal finale, to signal that there’s a faintly beating pulse buried somewhere under the mess.”

Scream 7 will be released on physical media on June 16 via Paramount.

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Written and directed by David Lowery (The Green Knight, A Ghost Story), the psychosexual thriller stars Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel.

In the film, long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.

Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Alba Baptista, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs round out the cast.

The movie features original songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx, and FKA Twigs.

Mother Mary is rated R for “some violent content and language.”

Hathaway can next be seen in Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey on July 17, David Robert Mitchell’s sci-fi thriller The End of Oak Street on August 14, and Michael Showalter’s psychological thriller Verity on October 2.

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Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Exit 8 Blu-ray from Neon

Exit 8 will be released on Blu-ray on August 4 via Neon.

The Japanese liminal horror/psychological thriller is based on the video game created by Kotake Create.

Special features:

• Q&A with Director Genki Kawamura
• The Making of Exit 8
• Trailer

Genki Kawamura directs from a script he co-wrote with Kentaro Hirase. Kazunari Ninomiya stars with Yamato Kôchi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, and Nana Komatsu.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “The true magic of Exit 8 lies with its impressive ability to recreate the feeling of playing a game, as you find yourself scouring the walls, floors, and ceilings of a cosmic backroom hallway to assist the Lost Man in his search for anomalies.”

Mortal Kombat Vinyl from Waxwork Records

The Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II soundtracks are available on vinyl from Waxwork Records.

Composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (IT, Alien: Romulus), each 2xLP album costs $40 each and is due out in August.

Mortal Kombat is pressed on “Scorpion & Sub-Zero” colored vinyl, housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with matte UV coating with a 12×12 insert.

Mortal Kombat II is pressed on “Johnny Cage & Otherworld” colored vinyl, housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with matte UV coating with a 12×12 insert.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Doll from Monster High

Monster High has added Killer Klowns from Outer Space‘s Shorty to its Skullector line. It costs $71 from Mattel Creations.

Standing 10.5″ tall, the jumpsuit-clad doll has 11 points of articulation. Boxing gloves, a cotton candy cocoon cup, a doll stand, and a certificate of authenticity are included.

Dark Shadows Steelbook from Scream Factory

Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows will be released on Steelbook 4K UHD + Blu-ray on July 7 via Scream Factory.

The 2012 horror-comedy take on the classic supernatural soap opera has been restored in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

Special features:

• 4K Restoration from the Original Elements
• Presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
• Interview with Visual Effects Supervisor Angus Bickerton
• Interview with Makeup Department Head Joel Harlow
• Becoming Barnabas
• Welcome to Collinsport!
• The Collinses: Every Family Has Its Demons
• Reliving a Decade
• Angelique: A Witch Scorned
• Alice Cooper Rocks Collinsport!
• Dark Shadowy Secrets
• A Melee of Monstrous Proportions
• Dark Shadows: The Legend Bites Back
• Deleted Scenes

Burton directs from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice). Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz, Helena Bonham Carter, and Bella Heathcote star.

Evil Dead Apparel from Rucking Fotten

Rucking Fotten has launched a capsule collection of The Evil Dead apparel.

The line includes T-shirts ($35-36), long sleeves ($45), pullover sweatshirts ($65), socks ($13), denim jackets ($125), and 60×50 tapestry blankets ($65).

They’re only available through Sunday, May 17, and will ship in 6-8 weeks. Select pieces are limited in quantity and may sell out before the weekend is over.

Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts – Season 5 from Random House

Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts – Season 5 will be published on July 14 via Random House Worlds.

The 704-page book contains the full scenes, dialogue, and character directions for every episode of the series’ final season, along with an exclusive introduction from creators Matt & Ross Duffer.

“Stranger Things” first four seasons’ scripts are available now.

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Steelbook from Warner Bros.

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will be released on physical media — including limited edition Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital — on July 14 via Warner Bros.

Written and directed by Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise), the film is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.

Special features:

• Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Lee Cronin
• The Making of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Featurette
• A Bloody and Grotesque Spectacle Featurette
• Possession and Ancient Demons Featurette
• Deleted Scenes

Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcón star in the twisted retelling of the classic monster tale.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “It’s gross and gory in all the right crowd-pleasing ways, but it completely forgets to define its new Mummy, one that instantly breaks its first tenant: this Mummy isn’t even dead, let alone mummified, really.”

Nick Nostalgia Blind Boxes from TeeTurtle

Nick Nostalgia blind boxes will be available for $8.97 in Walmart stores nationwide beginning May 17.

Each blind box contains a 3″ reversible mini plush of a ’90s Nickelodeon character — notably including Ickis/Oblina from Aaahh! Real Monsters.

The line also includes SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, Hey Arnold, CatDog, and The Wild Thornberrys.

Horror VHS Print by Jerome Caskets

Jerome Caskets designed a nostalgic stack of horror VHS, aptly titled “What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?”

It includes The Shining, Halloween, The Thing, The Evil Dead, Frankenstein, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Friday the 13th Part 3, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

18×24 fine art giclee prints are available for $55 from Hero Complex Gallery.

Hunter’s Blood 4K UHD from Red Shirt Pictures

Hunter’s Blood is available as a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray box set for $64.95 via Red Shirt Pictures and Synapses Films.

The 1986 action horror film has been newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative with Dolby Vision.

Two versions are available — one featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore, the other with classic art by Graham Humphreys — each limited to 2,500.

Special features:

• 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Lossless English DTS-HD Master Audio of the original 2.0 mono theatrical mix and a new 5.1 surround sound mix
• Audio Commentary by producer Myrl A. Schreibman, moderated by film historian Michael Felsher
• Audio Commentary by film historian and author Amanda Reyes and genre critic J.A. Kerswell
• The Woods Run Red: The Making of Hunter’s Blood – Interviews with producer Myrl A. Schreibman, actors Mayf Nutter, Lee de Broux, Bryan Rasmussen, Gene Glazer, and stunt coordinator Rawn Hutchinson
• Audio Interview with actor Bruce Glover
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• Video Trailer
• Still Gallery

Also included:

• Booklet with liner notes by Michael Gingold
• Double-sided fold-out poster
• 6 double-sided collector’s cards

Robert Hughes (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) directs from a script by Emmett Alston (New Year’s Evil), based on the 1977 novel by Jere Cunningham. Sam Bottoms, Clu Gulager, Mayf Nutter, Ken Swofford, Joey Travolta, Kim Delaney, and Billy Bob Thornton star.

Sparkling Energy Drinks from Liquid Death

Liquid Death has enlisted Colby Minifie to reprise her The Boys role as Vice President Ashley Barrett to be the spokesperson for its Sparkling Energy line.

The mind-blowing drinks contain 100mg of caffeine, essential vitams, zero sugar, and only five calories. 12-packs of 12-ounce cans are avaialble for $20-22.

Sparkling Energy flavors include Scary Strawberry (strawberry with a hint of lemon), Orange Horror (orange with cream), Tropical Terror (pina colada), and Murder Mystery (cherry, spice, and vanilla).

For more merch madness, peruse the Killer Collectibles archives.

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HBO Max will also have a version of The Bride! with American Sign Language, performed by ASL dubber Yamila Davis and directed by Rosa Lee Timm (Sinners with BASL).

Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley star in the iconoclastic take on the classic horror story with Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz.

It follows a lonely “Frank” who travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman, and The Bride is born.

What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!

Gyllenhaal produces alongside Emma Tillinger Koskoff (Joker, The Wolf of Wall Street), Talia Kleinhendler, and Osnat Handelsman Keren. Executive producers are Carla Raij, David Webb, and Courtney Kivowitz.

The Bride! is rated R for “strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity, and language.”

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “The Bride! dedicates itself fully to giving the Bride of Frankenstein the chance she wasn’t really afforded in her introductory film: to live.”

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The violent action thriller will be released on Digital May 19 before hitting 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on July 14 via Magnolia.

Bob Odenkirk stars as Sheriff Ulysses, whose provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty.

But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.

Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Reena Jolly, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Shinkoda, and Jess McLeod round out the cast.

Odenkirk and Kolstad produce alongside Marc Provissiero (Nobody), in partnership with QWGmire (The Life of Chuck).

Special features:

• The Making of Normal
• Ben Wheatley: Storytelling
• Bob Odenkirk: Normal and Ulysses
• Derek Kolstad: The Characters
• Henry Winkler: Mayor Kinbner
• Marc Provissiero: The Team
• Trailers

“Normal successfully juggles high-octane action, neo-noir crime, well-placed humor, and small-town dynamics,” I wrote in my review. “Director Ben Wheatley dips back into Free Fire territory to deliver another explosively chaotic genre-bender.”

Normal is rated R for “strong bloody violence and language.”

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Society leads the pack, targeted for an early 2027 release, followed by Horror Express, Bloody Birthday, and The Baby.

1989’s Society is directed by Brian Yuzna (Bride of Re-Animator), written by Zeph E. Daniel and Rick Fry, and stars Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, and Ben Meyerson.

In the body horror film, a troubled Beverly Hills teenager begins to suspect that his wealthy family and elite social circle are hiding a horrifying secret. As paranoia consumes him, he uncovers a grotesque world of privilege, corruption, and body-melting depravity lurking beneath the surface of high society.

1972’s Horror Express is directed by Eugenio Martín, written by Arnaud d’Usseau and Julian Zimet, and stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas.

In the sci-fi/horror film, an American paleontologist transports a mysterious frozen creature aboard the Trans-Siberian Express, hoping to unveil a scientific breakthrough. But during the journey, passengers begin turning up dead with their memories drained and eyes glowing white. As panic spreads through the train, rival scientists and desperate survivors must confront an ancient extraterrestrial force capable of possessing human minds.

1981’s Bloody Birthday is directed by Ed Hunt (The Brain), written by Hunt and Barry Pearson, and stars Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown, Susan Strasberg, and José Ferrer.

In the slasher, during a rare solar eclipse, three children are born under a sinister planetary alignment said to eliminate all human emotion. Ten years later, the seemingly innocent trio embarks on a brutal killing spree in their quiet suburban town, targeting anyone who threatens their dark secrets. As the body count rises, a teenage girl and her younger brother begin uncovering the horrifying truth behind the murders.

1973’s The Baby is directed by Ted Post (Magnum Force), written by Abe Polsky, and stars Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, Marianna Hill, Suzanne Zenor, and David Manzy.

In the psychological horror film, a young social worker becomes increasingly obsessed with a disturbing case involving a grown man who is still treated like an infant by his manipulative family. As she investigates the bizarre household ruled by an overbearing mother and her cruel daughters, she uncovers a web of psychological abuse, exploitation, and deeply buried secrets.

“It’s incredibly exciting to continue building our release slate with films from the libraries of Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures, and in just two short years we’re grateful to have received multiple Saturn Award nominations and wins,” said Ignite’s Jan Willem Bosman Jansen.

Up next from Ignite and Eagle Rock is Bride of Re-Animator, coming to 4K Ultra HD on June 11.

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Based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian), the sci-fi epic is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street) and written by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian).

Ryan Gosling stars as science teacher Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out.

He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub round out the cast.

Lord, Miller, Gosling, and Weir produce alongside Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, and Rachel O’Connor. Executive producers include Goddard, Patricia Whitcher, Sarah Esberg, Lucy Kitada, Nikki Baida, and Ken Kao.

Project Hail Mary stands as the second highest-grossing film of 2026, behind The Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie‘s $940 million worldwide total.

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On May 19, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will be available at home on participating digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and more.

On July 14, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from online and physical retailers. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will also continue to be available in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

While you wait, check out an exclusive sneak peek at ‘The Making of Lee Cronin’s Mummy’ featurette, wherein Cronin reveals his striking vision for a terrifying new mummy tale of heart and horror. Explore the film’s claustrophobic atmosphere and old school practical effects.

Digital, 4K UHD, and Blu-ray Special Features include:

• The Making of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Director Lee Cronin reveals his striking vision for a terrifying new mummy tale of heart and horror. Explore the film’s claustrophobic atmosphere and meticulous filmmaking as it delivers emotion and relentless terror!

• A Bloody and Grotesque Spectacle

Blood, bugs and toenails fuel this inside look at the film’s wild SFX and practical filmmaking magic! Cast and crew also reveal how Natalie Grace transforms into a demon-possessed vessel through intense prosthetics and chilling physicality.

• Possession and Ancient Demons

Explore the story’s Egyptian roots and demonic rituals. Detective Zaki and the family investigate Katie’s disappearance as the cast reveals the visceral reality of filming possession and terror while building the film’s many unforgettable scenes.

• Deleted Scenes
• Commentary by Writer/Director/Executive Producer Lee Cronin

In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, “The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.”

Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcón star.

The film is rated R for “strong disturbing violent content, gore, language, and brief drug use.”

Read our review of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.

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For so many of us born in its aftermath but before its wider availability, John Alan Schwartz‘s film was a ghost, a film so shocking and unreachable that it might never have existed to begin with.

It would be easy now, with cult horror films on streaming services worldwide and clips of real gore and suffering a click away at all times, to feel that the film’s aura has faded. Like Cannibal Holocaust and, to a lesser extent, The Blair Witch Project, Faces of Death has been deconstructed and demystified so much that the original footage might appear now as clinical at best and hokey at worst, but somehow that’s not what’s happened. Faces of Death still retains something of that doomy, mondo reputation, and thanks to a new 4K release from Vinegar Syndrome, it actually feels downright dangerous again. 

The new disc, presented in a lovingly crafted package that includes a booklet of essays, a pair of stickers mimicking the film’s original advertising, and more, begins with standard boutique release fare. There’s a new 4K scan of the original negatives, a Blu-ray disc loaded with archival features, a new featurette interviewing fans and followers of the film from around the world, and an archival commentary track.

In typical Vinegar Syndrome fashion, this is all put together with affection, wit, and attention to detail, and if I had one major gripe with it, I’d simply say that I wish more of the features on the Blu-ray had been ported over to the 4K. Still, this is all solid stuff, and if the Faces of Death 4K stopped there, it would make a handsome addition to any collection. 

But it doesn’t. 

There’s something lurking in this two-disc set that stood out to me not just as interesting additions to the package, but as genuine enhancements to the Faces of Death experience beyond a 4K restoration. That restoration, it should be clear, looks great, and diminishes none of the haunting power of watching a real suicide shot on grainy video or following a handheld camera as it tracks hypnotically around an autopsy table, but it’s not what opened my eyes to what this film can still do as a piece of horror cinema. For that, we have to get into the sound.

You’ve got several options on this Faces of Death 4K, including the default restored soundtrack and a track featuring the original mono audio, bringing the film back to its analog roots in a way that anyone who managed to snag a copy on VHS will appreciate. But there’s also the option of turning all of that off entirely, and playing an audio track that offers nothing but the film’s half-droning, half-whimsical score. I have no idea why this feature is there, but watching Faces of Death again with that option selected, something about it felt flat-out revelatory.

After all, what do we come to Faces of Death for in the first place, when we’re young and hungry horror fans eager to test our limits and push our experiences into the most infamous of genre films? We come to it for the death, of course, and for the way the film blends the staged and the real, the dramatic and the prosaic, to create a montage of morbidity with the goal of overwhelming our senses.

Taking out the dialogue, the voiceover, and the sound effects brings the film back to the core of its impact, allowing you to focus on how it was assembled and paced, what the shots are able to achieve, how some death lingers while other death passes with the flash of a bullet. I expected to rewatch this film on 4K to admire technical specs and analysis from its admirers and students, but instead, I came away riveted by the journey the film takes us on in a way I’d never been before. 

This strange, dialogue-free Faces of Death odyssey, when coupled with the film’s many special features and a sometimes jaw-dropping restoration, is enough to reinvigorate this icon of cult cinema in ways that even its reboot could not. It’s a gem for cult horror fans, and even if you think you’ve seen it all, Vinegar Syndrome’s release proves there’s still more to see. 

Faces of Death 4K UHD  is now available from Vinegar Syndrome as a website exclusive before releasing wide on May 26.

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Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Explorers 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome

Explorers is coming to 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome. Expected to ship in early June, it’s limited to 8,000 and costs $46.99.

The 1985 sci-fi adventure film has been newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative in Dolby Vision with both its theatrical and home video versions.

Special features:

• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Audio commentary with the Movie Oubliette podcast (theatrical version)
• The Thunder Road: Making Explorers – New 77-minute documentary with director Joe Dante, writer Eric Luke, producer Mike Finnell, 2nd AD Carol Green, actor Robert Picardo, sound designer Mark Mangini, members of the ILM visual effects team, and newly discovered on-set interviews with actors Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, make-up effects artist Rob Bottin, production designer Robert Boyle, and more
• A Science Fiction Fairy Tale – 2021 making-of documentary from 2021
• Deleted scenes with commentary by director Joe Dante
• Original Electronic Press Kit
• “The Tale of the Farmer and the Wise Man” (10 min) – a 1976 UCLA student film by Explorers screenwriter Eric Luke
• Still gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Teaser trailer
• 40-page perfect-bound book with writing by Max Evry, Michael Almereyda, Gabe Klinger, and Patrick Dahl
• Deluxe magnet box and slipcover designed by JJ Harrison with reversible sleeve artwork

Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) directs from a script by Eric Luke. Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, and Amanda Peterson star.

Prom Night Board Game from Beyond Killer Games

Prom Night: The Game, a board game based on Jamie Lee Curtis’ 1980 slasher film, is up for pre-order from Beyond Killer Games.

Made for 1-4 players, the cooperative survival experience challenges players to work together to keep the killer from reaching the high school prom.

A 9×13 game board, eight characters, one killer game piece, 40 game cards, three weapons, one save badge, 12 prom tickets, eight road blocks, one killer’s path card, three dice, one kill spinner, and a rule book are included.

Due out in December, it costs $49. The first 100 orders receive a free trivia expansion.

Silent Night, Deadlier Night by Armando Muñoz 

Silent Night, Deadlier Night, an all-new sequel novel to the 1984 cult classic film, will be published on November 10 via Titan Books.

The 366-page book is written by Armando Muñoz, who previously authored the Silent Night, Deadly Night novelization.

Set on Christmas Eve 20 years after the events of the original film, a new Santa stalks the frozen streets, armed with a red sack and a gleaming fire axe identical to Billy’s. And he has a naughty list to settle.

Threads 4K UHD from Severin Films

Threads will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 28 via Severin Films.

The 1984 apocalyptic drama has been newly restored in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls. It’s accompanied by the new documentary Survivors: The Spectre of Threads.

Special features:

• Audio Commentary with Director Mick Jackson Moderated by Severin Films’ David Gregory & Kier-La Janisse
• Audio Commentary with Actress Karen Meagher and Television Historian Simon Farquhar
• Survivors: The Spectre of Threads – Feature Documentary on Threads and its Effect on the People of Sheffield, England
• Auditioning for the Apocalypse – Interview with Actress Karen Meagher
• Shooting the Annihilation – Interview with Director of Photography Andrew Dunn
• Destruction Designer – Interview with Production Designer Christopher Robilliard
• Interview with Film Writer Stephen Thrower
• Immediate and Real – Interview with Julie McDowall, Author of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War
• Trailer

The three-disc set also includes a replica of the 1980 government-issued Protect & Survive pamphlet and a postcard.

Mick Jackson (Volcano, The Bodyguard) directs from a script by Barry Hines. Karen Meagher and Reece Dinsdale star.

Hokum Vinyl from Waxwork Records

The Hokum soundtrack is coming to vinyl from Waxwork Records. Priced at $35, it’s expected to ship in July.

Composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, The Conjuring), the score is pressed on “Honeymoon Suite” pearlescent red and black swirl colored vinyl.

It’s housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket featuring a lenticular cover, matte UV coating, and a printed inner sleeve with art by Dane Hallett.

Saw: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book by Britt Hayes

Saw: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book will be published on September 22 via Rizzoli Universe.

Written by Britt Hayes, illustrated by Vance Kelly, and engineered by David Hawcock, the 12-page novelty book features more than 20 pop-ups that bring the Saw franchise’s most unforgettable moments to life.

Readers can turn wheels, pull tabs, move levers, and relive the Reverse Bear Trap, Angel Trap, and the bathroom set that started it all in the richly detailed and outrageously interactive book.

Unlawful Entry 4K UHD from Scream Factory

Unlawful Entry will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 21 via Scream Factory.

The 1992 psychological thriller has been scanned in 4K from the 35mm internegative, presented in Dolby Vision.

Special features:

• 4K Scan from the 35mm Internegative
• Presented in Dolby Vision
• Audio Commentary with Director Jonathan Kaplan
• Audio Commentary with Film Historian Joe von Appen
• Unrestrained Realism: Inside The Films of Jonathan Kaplan – Interview with Director Jonathan Kaplan
• Too Tightly Wound: Inside The Filming of Unlawful Entry – Interview with Cinematographer Jamie Anderson
• Symphonic Intruder: Inside the Thriller Scores of James Horner – Retrospective Interview with Film Music Historian Daniel Schweiger
• Vintage Making-of Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots

Jonathan Kaplan (The Accused, “ER”) directs from a script by Lewis Colick (October Sky, Charlie St. Cloud). Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeleine Stowe star.

Mothra Designer Figure from Mondo

Mondo has a Mothra designer figure by Urban Aztec up for pre-order through May 19. Priced at $195, it’s expected to ship in February 2027.

Sculpted by Brenton Henriques, the soft vinyl figure measures 9″ tall with an 18″ wingspan. A display stand is included.

Dopefoot by Joshua Millican

Former Dread Central writer Joshua Millican will publish a Bigfoot novel titled Dopefoot on June 16 via Mad Axe Media.

The 224-page book is described as “a distinctly Californian spin on dark woodland horror, a gory cryptid mystery fueled by butane, THC, and amphetamines.”

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Blu-ray from Searchlight

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 16 via Searchlight Pictures. Sadly, no 4K is planned.

Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett of Radio Silence and writers Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy are back at the helm for the sequel.

Special features:

• Audio Commentary by directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and actors Samara Weaving & Kathryn Newton.
• Audio Commentary by directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, writers Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy, producers James Vanderbilt & Tripp Vinson, and editor Jay Prychidny.
• The Game Goes On: The Making of Ready or Not 2 – 4-part behind-the-scenes featurette
• Rules of the Game featurette
• Gag Reel

Samara Weaving returns to star, joined by Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne.

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