Posts tagged Blu-Ray
COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - THE CAT AND THE CANARY (EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT BLU RAY)

Eureka Entertainment’s Masters of Cinema series debuts its inaugural release of The Cat and the Canary. Do you dare challenge your own tastes and perceptions for the benefit of historical context and understanding?

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(INTERVIEW) SEVERIN'S Head Honcho Talks About ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE!

Macabre Daily talks with Severin Head and Director of “ENTER THE GAME OF CLONES”, David Gregory, about documentary filmmaking, Severin’s legacy, and how hard it can be to find subject matter experts on niche film topics!

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (BLUE UNDERGROUND BLU-RAY)

This historical horror story comes from none other than Jess Franco and one of his go-go leading men, Christopher Lee. In Night of the Blood Monster (aka Bloody Judge), we get to see the duo teaming up for a horrifying recount of Judge Jeffreys with a brand new Blu-Ray and 4K UHD disc out now from Blue Underground. Is this sordid tale a hallmark of the genre, or is it just another rehash of a film best left forgotten?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - LISA FRANKENSTEIN (UNIVERSAL BLU-RAY)

In 2024, nostalgia is now at epidemic levels as you can’t go too far without seeing a reboot, rehash, or revival of beloved series and characters. It’s also the backdrop for the Diablo Cody-penned and Zelda Williams-directed Lisa Frankenstein. A clever name, but is it just that or is there more to this nostalgia trip horror comedy?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - GREEN ROOM (SECOND SIGHT FILMS BLU-RAY))

Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room, now with a brand new 4K UHD and Blu-Ray combo from Second Sight Films is such an important release. It balances the delicate weight of showing the two extremes of the punk genre and places it in the realm of pure exploitation. How does the content still hold up in a world where neo-nazis are now a more visible threat than before, and is it still as tense as we remember it?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - SHIVERS (VESTRON BLU RAY / STEELBOOK)

David Cronenberg’s first feature film, Shivers, is a seminal work in its own right that draws parallels to Romero’s film in many ways and has now gotten a sexy new Steelbook release that is exclusive to Walmart. With new artwork featuring the insanely talented Vance Kelly, does “Shivers” deserve a scary slot on your spooky shelves?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - CONTAGION (WARNER BROS 4K UHD)

The world we inhabit and the world we project in our entertainment is not always different, and in some cases, the world we create becomes the world we exist in. This foretelling is what makes Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion such a compelling film in a post-COVID era. We take a look at this 2011 film being released for the first time on 4K UHD from Warner Bros Home Entertainment

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - PEACOCK (POU) INDIEFLIX BLU-RAY

Even if you google recommendations for African horror films, you aren’t likely to find a ton of lists that can give you deep looks into regional horror, especially more independent fare. Thankfully, labels like IndieFlix are working to improve that with their recent Blu-Ray release of Jaco Minnaar’s Peacock. Is this supernatural and psychological South African thriller something unique like the feathers on its titular animal or just another nameless bird in the flock?

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