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New to Blu – Week of 5/31/2016

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New to Blu-ray

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.

Last week of May and we’ve got some fun releases. Vinegar Syndrome is delivering the goods with The Human Tornado and Psychic Killer and Blue Underground is in on the fun with Venom.  The real winner this week though? That’s Arrow’s Blood Bath!

US Releases

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Sony, Region A)

Synopsis:
Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge: an army of undead zombies.

Blood Bath (Arrow, Region A)

Synopsis:
A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.

Venom (Blue Underground, Region A)

Synopsis:
A big black mamba snake that has gotten loose in a townhouse slithers through a kidnapping plot in this film. Based on a novel by Alan Scholefield. Dr. Marion Stowe is a toxicologist who has brought the snake to London to study the properties of its deadly venom. It escapes and terrorizes the inhabitants of the townhouse, where an attempted kidnapping is in progress.

The Human Tornado (Vinegar Syndrome, Region A)

Synopsis:
Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore) is back and badder than ever in THE HUMAN TORNADO! After being run out of town by a racist sheriff, Dolemite returns to LA only to discover that Queen Bee’s (Lady Reed) club has been taken over by the mafia. On top of that they have also kidnapped two of Queen Bee’s top girls! With the law hot on his tail, Dolemite rounds up the toughest Kung-Fu fighting badasses in Southern California to take on the mob, culminating in one of the craziest surprise endings in blaxploitation film history!

Gods of Egypt (Lionsgate, Region A)

Synopsis:
In order to bring his true love back to life, a clever mortal thief teams up with a powerful and vengeful god in order to stop the merciless god of darkness who hopes to destroy both this life and the Afterlife.

Psychic Killer (Vinegar Syndrome, Region A)

Synopsis:
A former mental patient uses astral projection to destroy the people he believes have wronged him.

The Terror (The Film Detective, Region A)

Synopsis:
Napoleonic cavalry soldier Lt. Andre Duvalier comes upon a mysterious woman named Helene. Although the lieutenant is immediately taken with Helene, she seems to be leading him into deadly traps. When Duvalier seeks refuge at a baron’s nearby castle, Helene unexpectedly appears there. The baron is convinced that Helene is the ghost of his long-departed wife Ilsa, but the lieutenant believes Helene is under a hypnotic spell.

 

UK Releases

Independence Day (Zavvi Steelbook, Region B)

Synopsis:
It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we’re alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night… The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day.

Killer Dames (Arrow, Region B)

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
Lord Alan Cunningham is haunted by the memory of his dead wife Evelyn. He channels the trauma of his spouse’s past affair by picking up red-headed prostitutes and subjecting them to vicious acts of torture in his decaying castle. He remarries in an attempt to recapture his fading sanity, but the arrival of his new wife spawns a series of sinister events. Bloodthirsty creatures strike at Sir Alan’s family, killing them off one by one. As the violence escalates, Evelyn’s tomb is discovered to be empty. The resurrected corpse descends upon the terrified Baron, beckoning him to join her in death…

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
When two sisters inherit their family castle, a string of murders committed by a mysterious dark haired woman in a red cloak decimates their circle of friends. Is the killer their ancestor, the “Red Queen” whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years?

Blood Bath (Arrow, Region B)

Synopsis:
A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.

Deep Red (Arrow, Region B)

Synopsis:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.

Goosebumps (Zavvi Steelbook, Region B)

Synopsis:
A young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.

Revenge! (Network, Region B)

Synopsis:
A family plots to take its revenge on the man who raped and murdered their daughter.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Zavvi Steelbook, Region B)

Synopsis:
Former stuntman and bounty hunter of rogue demons Johnny Blaze has been living in self-imposed exile, believing that his powers are a curse. But when he is approached by a member of a monastic order who is looking for someone to protect a mother and her son, who are being pursued by the devil in the figure of a man named Roarke, the Ghost Rider takes the case.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Studio Canal, Region B)

Synopsis:
It is the year 1889, it is night, and we see a man running across the moors: breathless, frightened. Behind him we hear the baying of a hound, a sound so fearful it chills the soul. The man falls. From the desolate rocky landscape another man peers; he is bearded and rough looking, perhaps a convict escaped from the nearby prison. At the great house that looms in the darkness, Baskerville Hall, a servant woman opens the door, lantern in hand, and finds her master, Sir Charles Baskerville dead. Considered by many as the best film in the series, Rathbone and Bruce establish themselves as the indisputable Holmes and Watson. Richard Green, Lionel Atwill and John Carradine make up the rest of the cast in this atmospheric thriller.

Chris Coffel is originally from Phoenix, AZ and now resides in Portland, OR. He once scored 26 goals in a game of FIFA. He likes the Phoenix Suns, Paul Simon and 'The 'Burbs.' Oh and cats. He also likes cats.

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Halloween Classic ‘Lady in White’ Now Available on 4K Ultra HD from Vinegar Syndrome

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Scream Factory brought Frank LaLoggia’s 1988 Halloween movie Lady in White to Blu-ray several years back, and now Vinegar Syndrome gives the film a 4K Ultra HD upgrade.

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 (CarrieThe Unseen), it boasts the first starring role by Lukas Haas (Mars AttacksInception) as well as breathtaking photography by Academy Award® winner Russell Carpenter (True LiesThe 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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