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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including a Criterion Blu-ray of a Boris Karloff Classic

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Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!


Terminal Invasion Blu-ray from Kino Lorber

Did you know Friday the 13th director Sean S. Cunningham made a The Thing knock-off starring Bruce Campbell for the Sci-Fi Channel? It’s called Terminal Invasion, and it’s coming to Blu-ray on April 25 from Kino Lorber.

The 2002 sci-fi thriller is written by Lewis Abernathy (DeepStar Six), John Jarrell (Romeo Must Die), and Robinson Young. Chase Masterson and C. David Johnson co-star. Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th) composed the score.

Special features include an audio commentary by Cunningham and executive producer Chuck Simon and an Alien Costume Test featurette. It comes with a slipcover.


Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Print from Sadist Art Designs

Sadist Art Designs’ Marc Schoenbach created Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III artwork inspired by the notorious teaser trailer. Giclee prints are available in 12×18 for $28 and 24×36 for $40.50.

A similar design is available on T-shirts for $25 and sweatshirts for $33. Today is the last day to save 20% your order with the coupon code VDAY23.


Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 Blu-ray from Full Moon Features

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2, the new sequel to the 1988 cult classic horror-comedy, will be released on Blu-ray on April 11 via Full Moon Features. The only extras are Full Moon trailers.

Scream queen Brinke Stevens – who starred in the original – makes her feature directorial debut from a script by Kent Roudebush (Zombies vs. Strippers). Kelli Maroney, Stevens, Michelle Bauer, Audrey Neal, Jessie Gill, Glory Rodriguez, Katie O’Neill, Luka Parente, Hannah Tullett, and Derek Jeremiah Reid star. Charles Band produces.


Terrifier 2 Vomit Bags from Terrifier Shop

After select film festivals provided Terrifier 2 vomit bags at screenings (“due to the extreme violence and excessive gore”), other fans wanted in on the fun. The official Terrifier shop has made four designs by Uncle Frank Productions available. Choose from Art the Clown, Sienna, Little Pale Girl, and a group shot with all three characters. They’re $11.99 each or $39.99 for the set.


Targets Blu-ray from Criterion

Targets will join The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray on May 16. Writer-director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) supervised a new 2K restoration of the 1968 thriller.

Classic horror icon Boris Karloff stars an aging horror actor whose fate intersects with that of a young man (Tim O’Kelly) on a shooting spree. Quentin Tarantino has hailed it as “the best film ever produced by Roger Corman.”

Special features include a new interview with filmmaker Richard Linklater, an audio commentary and introduction by Bogdanovich, excerpts from an interview with production designer Polly Platt, and a booklet.


For more merch madness, peruse the Killer Collectibles archives. You can also visit Broke Horror Fan.

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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including a ‘Scooby-Doo: Zombie Island’ Blu-ray Double Feature

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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!


Matinee 4K UHD from Shout Select

Shout Select proudly presents Matinee on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 25. The 1993 comedy has been newly restored in 4K from the original negative, supervised by director Joe Dante, with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound.

John Goodman stars as a filmmaker loosely based on B-movie legend William Castle. Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, and Lisa Jakub round out the cast. Charles S. Haas (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) penned the script.

Special features include: a new commentary by film critics Drew McWeeny and Eric Vespe; new interviews with Martin and David Clennon; interviews with Dante, Moriarty, Jakub, production designer Steven Legler, editor Marshall Harvey, and director of photography John Hora; MANTastic! The Making of a Mant; vintage making-of featurette; and more.


Suspiria Button-Up from Middle of Beyond

I’d drape myself in Suspiria‘s lavish aesthetic every day if I could. Middle of Beyond’s new button-up shirt with an all-over print featuring many of the film’s iconic visuals is the next best thing.

It costs $60, and you can complete the outfit with matching shorts for the same price.


Stopmotion Blu-ray from IFC

Stopmotion will bring your nightmares to life on Blu-ray on June 11 via IFC Films. The British psychological horror film marks the feature directorial debut of Robert Morgan (ABCs of Death 2).

In her review, Meagan Navarro said, “Morgan’s knockout debut opens up the veins of a turbulent artist, delivering one creepy melding of mediums to an unsettling, powerful degree.”

Aisling Franciosi stars with Tom York, Caoilinn Springall, Therica Wilson-Read, and Stella Gonet. Morgan co-wrote the script with Robin King.

Special features include: Behind the Scenes of Stopmotion and interviews with Morgan and Franciosi.


John Carpenter Shirt + Flexi Disc from Fright Rags

Fright-Rags has released John Carpenter’s latest single, “He Walks By Night,” on flexi disc with a matching shirt featuring artwork by Aaron Lea. Limited to 500, the set costs $45 and is scheduled to ship the week of May 24.

The track appears on Carpenter’s new album, Lost Themes IV: Noir, due out May 3 from Sacred Bones Records.


Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island / Return to Zombie Island Blu-ray from Warner Archive

1998’s Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and 2019’s Scooby-Doo Return to Zombie Island will be released on Blu-ray together as a Hanna-Barbera double feature on May 7 via Warner Archive.

Zombie Island is directed by Jim Stenstrum (Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost) and written by Glenn Leopold (The Prowler). Frank Welker, Billy West, Mary Kay Bergman, B.J. Ward, Scott Innes, Adrienne Barbeau, Jim Cummings, and Mark Hamill star.

Return to Zombie Island is directed by Cecilia Aranovich (Harley Quinn) and Ethan Spaulding (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and written by Jeremy Adams (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge). Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci star, with an appearance by Cassandra Peterson as Elvira.

No special features are included, but pre-orders are only $14.99.


For more merch madness, peruse the Killer Collectibles archives. You can also visit Broke Horror Fan.

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