Each week here at Bloody Disgusting we like to highlight some of the new Blu-ray releases hitting shelves across the world. Please note that this isn’t every release for the week, just a few of the ones that jumped out at us.

While the quantity may be low, the quality of this week’s releases is very solid. A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin is finally getting it’s US release thanks to Mondo Macabro which is definitely something to get excited about. I’d also recommend Sheba, Baby from Arrow and the Children of the Corn trilogy from 88 Films.

US Releases

Spectre (MGM, Region A)

Synopsis:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

Crimson Peak (Universal, Region A)

Synopsis:
Young author Edith Cushing discovers that her charming new husband is not who he appears to be.

A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (Mondo Macabro, Region Free)

Synopsis:
Carol Hammond is the daughter of a prominant English politician who keeps having recurring “nightmares” in which she makes love to a bisexual nympho who lives downstairs and conducts all-night LSD orgies. When the nocturnal wet dreams become murderous, the neighbor turns up dead, and Carol is the main suspect. Did she actually commit the murder she dreamt about? Is she being framed by her philandering husband? Did Carol actually make nightly visits downstairs aside from borrowing the occasional cup of sugar? How Did Carol’s letter opener end up stuck in the dead neighbor’s chest anyway? The complex plot unfolds amidst red herrings, outlandish dream sequences, lesbian hanky panky, and ominous close-ups of Carol’s guilt-ridden facial expressions every time someone mentions the murder. All this takes place in swinging late-1960’s London…

Sheba, Baby (Arrow, Region A)

Synopsis:
A Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.

Freaks of Nature (Sony, Region A)

Synopsis:
A pair of teens form an unlikely alliance with vampires and zombies in order to take on an army of invading aliens.

The Passage (Kino Lorber, Region A)

Synopsis:
During World War II, a Basque peasant smuggles a French scientist and his family into Spain. They are pursued by a brutal German SS officer.

Hangman (Alchemy, Region A)

Synopsis:
Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.

Convergence (MPI Media Group, Region A)

Synopsis:
After suffering an explosion at the hands of a terrorist bomber, detective Ben Walls awakens in a hospital and is forced to remain inside the building at the behest of his Captain. As Ben navigates the hospital’s alarmingly empty hallways, he soon finds himself hunted by a self-proclaimed avenging angel and haunted by apparitions whose deadly motives remain a mystery.

UK Releases

Children of the Corn Trilogy (88 Films, Region B)

Children of the Corn
Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples’ arrival, the town’s children killed all of the grown-ups at the apparent behest of a demon simply dubbed “He Who Walks Behind the Rows.” Based on a short story from horror scribe Stephen King’s “Night Shift” collection, this film spawned a slew of bloody sequels.

Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
A young couple uncovered the horrors that lay hidden in the small community of Gatlin, Nebraska. Three years earlier, all the adults suffered a terrible fate at the hands of their own sons and daughters – victims of a bloody cult of human sacrifice. Now, the bodies have been discovered and the neighbouring townsfolk of Hemingford agree to shelter the traumatised children, unaware that they are opening their doors to an awesome force that will threaten their very existence!

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Soon after a childless couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem! With the immense power to hypnotize schoolmates into mindless followers and destroy any adult opposition, the younger boy continues the frightening campaign of terror that began in Children of the Corn! But there is one person – the brave older brother – who can possibly stop the relentless destruction, setting up a final showdown between the powers of good and evil.

Labyrinth (Zavvi Steelbook, Region B)

Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is so resentful of her baby brother Toby that she hopes he will just disappear. Her dream becomes reality when goblins kidnap the boy–but Sarah unexpectedly finds herself horrified by the loss. So she sets forth to retrieve him, and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. To accomplish her task, she will somehow have to reach the center of the fantastical labyrinth where the wicked Goblin King (David Bowie, who performs two songs) has imprisoned the lad. But the task is easier said than done, for the maze is filled with strange creatures and mind-bending puzzles that confuse the girl. Directed by Jim Henson and penned by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, ‘Labyrinth’ is a distinctive, beautifully designed dark fantasy for all ages.

Sheba, Baby (Arrow, Region B)

Synopsis:
A Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (88 Films, Region B)

Synopsis:
To avoid a serious avocado shortage, the U.S. government hires feminist anthropology professor Margo Hunt (Shannon Tweed) to find the man-eating Piranha Women tribe who inhabit the avocado jungle of Southern California. Assisted by chauvinist Jim (Bill Maher) and a dimwitted student named Bunny, Hunt must convince the tribe to move to Malibu condos while simultaneously fending off her rival Dr. Kurtz (Adrienne Barbeau). Meanwhile, Bunny’s contemplating joining the Piranha gals — but she must consume Jim first.

Sinbad of the Seven Seas (101 Films, Region B)

Synopsis:
Sinbad and his crew leap to the aid of a young prince who must battle an evil wizard for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Death Warrant (101 Films, Region B)

Synopsis:
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors.