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Obscure 1982 Slasher ‘The Slayer’ Coming to Blu-ray!
“If it’s only a nightmare, why is everybody dead?”
In the wake of films like Halloween and Friday the 13th, so many slasher films were coming out with such overwhelming frequency that it’s understandable that so many of them got completely lost in the mix. One that definitely did was the J.S. Cardone-directed The Slayer, released in 1982. As noted in J.A. Kerswell’s must-own The Slasher Movie Book, the ’82 film presented “a strikingly different take on the genre,” blending nightmares and reality a couple years before A Nightmare on Elm Street came along.
Never seen it? That’s probably because The Slayer has to date never even been released on DVD. But forget DVD, because it’s coming to Blu-ray this August from Arrow Video! The film will finally rise from the ashes of obscurity in a brand new 4K transfer that’s hitting the UK on August 21st and the US on August 22nd.
In The Slayer, two young couples set off to a secluded island for what promises to be a restful retreat. But the peace is short-lived: as a storm batters the island, troubled artist Kay begins to sense that a malevolent presence is here with them, stalking them at every turn. Is she losing her mind, or are her childhood nightmares of a demonic assailant coming to terrifying life?
Bonus features include:
• Brand new interviews with cast and crew
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn
After releasing in theaters last month, NEON announced today that horror romance Leviticus will arrive on digital platforms to rent or own beginning July 28, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on September 8, 2026.
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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