Scream Factory to Release Five Limited Blu-ray Exclusive Titles!

Scream Factory is trying something a little new: They are doing limited runs of several cult film titles that they wouldn't normally have given major Blu-ray releases to. (Essentially it seems to be an experiment to see if what works for Twilight Time works for them.)

To kick things off, here are the first five titles that will be limited to a mere 1,000 Blu-ray discs each. They will be available exclusively through Shout! Factory's online store for $26.99 each!

DEATHSTALKER & DEATHSTALKER II 
Available on August 30th!

Film Synopsis: Deathstalker (Richard Hill) is a mighty warrior chosen to battle the evil forces of a medieval kingdom who sets off on a journey to the most challenging tournament in the land. To the winner will go the throne of the evil wizard, the ultimate mystical power and the love of the beautiful Princess Codille (Barbi Benton). But first Deathstalker must prove himself worthy of his legacy... and treachery lurks at every turn.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 80 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - ?

Deathstalker Extras:

• Audio Commentary By Producer/Director John Sbardellati, Special Makeup Effects Artist John Carl Buechler, and Actor Richard Brooker (Jason Voorhees from FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3). 
• Theatrical Trailer
• Photo Gallery 

Sequel Synopsis: Deathstalker II (John Terlesky) has a mission: to save the kingdom from the wicked grip of the immoral wizard Jerak and his queen Sultana, who have ruled the land by creating an evil twin of the lovely Princess Evie (Monique Gabrielle). Capturing the real Princess Evie, Deathstalker must now return her to her rightful place of power – but the swordsman's battle has just begun.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 77 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - ?

Deathstalker II Extras:

• Audio Commentary By Director Jim Wynorski, Actors John Terlesky And Toni Naples
• Theatrical Trailer

MESSAGE FROM SPACE Available on September 27th!

Film Synopsis: From A Captive Planet Two Million Light Years Away, Came A Desperate Message From Space… Help Us!

On the verge of annihilation, Kido, the leader of the persecuted Jillucians, sends his beautiful granddaughter, Emeralida, to find the eight legendary brave warriors who alone can stop the steel-skinned hordes of the Gavanas Empire! This disparate, rag-tag group (a drunken general, a deposed prince, space hot rodders, a hoodlum, a royal retainer, and a broken-down robot) must band together before it's too late — before the Gavanas can reach their next target: Earth!

Born from the fallout of STAR WARS, along with STARCRASH and BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, this wildly colorful, anachronistic Space Opera bristling with dazzling visual effects is available on Blu-ray for the first time! Directed by Kinji Fukasaku (BATTLE ROYALE, THE GREEN SLIME), told in an ancient fairy-tale style and featuring a stellar international cast, including Vic Morrow (COMBAT!, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP), Sonny Chiba (THE STREET FIGHTER, KILL BILL!), Hiroyuki Sanada (THE WOLVERINE), Etsuko Shihomi (SISTER STREET FIGHTER), Tetsuro Tamba (YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE) and Philip Casnoff (SINATRA), MESSAGE FROM SPACE is a spectacular sci-fi adventure, where fantasies are real… and reality is fantastic!

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 105 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.00:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery

TIME WALKER 
Available on September 27th!

Film Synopsis: From deep within the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, Professor Douglas McCadden ships the coffin of Ankh-Vanharis to the California Institute of Sciences, where X-rays reveal five diamondlike crystals hidden within the coffin. 

Technician Peter Sharpe steals the crystals, but he doesn't notice that the powerful X-ray has revived a green fungus. When the coffin is opened at a university press conference, the reporters uncover more than they bargained for. The mummy has disappeared . . . the Time Walker is alive again!

Note: This film also appeared on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as BEING FROM ANOTHER WORLD.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 83 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• Interview With Kevin Brophy And Producer Dimitri Villard
• Trailer

UP FROM THE DEPTHS Available on September 27th!

Film Synopsis: In the wake of JAWS, its sequels, and seemingly endless number of knock-offs, comes this Roger Corman-produced "classic."

In UP FROM THE DEPTHS, staff and vacationers at a first-class resort on the island of Maui are beginning to mysteriously disappear. A biologist believes that an underwater earthquake has caused a giant and very hungry dormant prehistoric fish to be released from his slumber. 

Voraciously the fish helps himself to a tourist buffet. Now it's open season for the local fishermen to find the creature and kill it! Starring Sam Bottoms (APOCALYPSE NOW, THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES).

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 85 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• TV And Radio Spots
• Theatrical Trailer

THE VELVET VAMPIRE 
Available on September 27th!

Film Synopsis: In The Velvet Vampire, a couple accepts an invitation from the mysterious Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall, The Mechanic) to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Unaware that Diane is actually a centuries-old vampire, the couple soon realize that they are both the objects of her seduction and cravings...

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 80 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - ?


Extras:

• Audio Commentary With Star Celeste Yarnall
• Trailer

If any of these titles looks enticing, then be sure to mark August 30th and September 27th on your calendars gang. If you're on an insane quest (much like myself) to own every Scream Factory title, then you won't want to miss out on these!