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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One of these zany films is Full Moon’s Seedpeople. Recently released with a new 2K transfer on Blu-Ray, is this sci-fi/horror film in the former “so bad, it’s good”, or the latter of just plain“bad”?
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Perhaps it is time we re-expand our horizons and give ghosts another chance, which is why we are taking in Nacho Cerdà’s 2006 supernatural horror film, The Abandoned. Now with a slick new special edition from Unearthed Films will this scare us into believing in supernatural horror or remind us why we don’t?
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Grindhouse Releasing is here with their newest release of a forgotten William Shatner thriller, Impulse. Long thought to be lost, this film has now gotten the deluxe 2-disc treatment, but is this an impulse to buy
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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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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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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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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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Released by Unearthed Films, México Bárbaro II is a collection of stories from South of the US Border that focuses on the unique mythologies and legends of the culture. Are these stories even scarier in Spanish, or do they fail to connect regardless of language and location?
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SOV powerhouse Visual Vengeance is quickly becoming the gold standard for these long-forgotten amateur films. Their newest release, The Wrong Door is a classic example of a label taking a chance on something just outside their wheelhouse. Is this a door you want to walk through, or is it better to pass?
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This time in the crypt we take a look at the newest release from Visual Vengeance, Scream Queen. This “lost” film from the early 90s starring Linea Quigley is more meta than you might expect considering the period it was made, but is it a lost film worth finding?
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Love them or hate them, the Terrifier movies from Damien Leone have taken the genre by storm and through that brought in more fans young and old. Leone’s creation, Art the Clown, brought to life by David Howard Thornton is a force to be reckoned with. And The Jester, from Dread Films, is here to bring a new clownish contender to the ring. Will The Jester deliver for fans of Art and those that aren’t?
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In Saw X, out now on 4K UHD from Lionsgate, the series goes into requel territory in the hopes of maintaining its focus on Kramer while also acknowledging that after 2017’s Jigsaw there just aren’t many other places to take this story. Does Saw X give the fans what they want or is it just another attempt to breathe life into a franchise that should take a break?
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Another perhaps lesser-known film from the early 2000s is Deadirl and it has just been released on Blu-ray for its 15th Anniversary from Unearthed Films. Does this shocker still hold up after all this time?
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Visual Vengeance understands what makes great SOV horror and continues their run of stellar releases with Bret McCormick’s The Abomination. Is this one of the “good” SOV releases, or is it just another example that proves the SOV haters right?
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The Toxic Collection in 4K UHD has arrived from Troma Entertainment! Is this the best the first superhero from New Jersey has and will ever look? Make sure to grab your copy at MVD or Troma Direct!
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One of the most infamous horror films is Fred Vogel’s August Underground’s Mordum. The sequel to his divisive first film, it prides itself on being meaner, nastier, and more deviant than its predecessor. Is this horror hyperbole or “holy f*cking sh*t” horror?
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Thanks to the restoration team at MVD REWIND we have the definitive version of this pivotal film in 4K UHD. Does SWAMP THING still hold up or is this just a dried-up wetland in the highest definition?
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