KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS' NEWEST BLU-RAYS FEATURE POST-APOCALYPTIC PARASITES, KILLERS ON THE LOOSE, A HORROR ANTHOLOGY SEQUEL, AND DRACULA'S DOG!
Yowza! Having just taken advantage of Kino's current Halloween Blu-ray Sale, I feel like I should've waited for their quartet of new titles! PARASITE has both the 2D and 3D versions of the film and stars a young Demi Moore, trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world filled with bitey little creatures! PHOBIA is a classic "whodunnit" where a psychologist's phobia-ridden patients are being killed off one by one, and TRILOGY OF TERROR II offers up multiple short horror tales, and features the triumphant return of the deadly Zuni fetish doll!
As for ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA, this vampire oddity is about Dracula's undead pooch, who makes its way to Los Angeles to find a new master and create an army of vampire-dogs! All four films are now available wherever discs are sold - get 'em all now and add them to the queue of your Halloween horror film marathon!
PARASITE (SPECIAL EDITION - 1982)
Synopsis: In the future, cities are ravaged by atomic fallout and controlled by evil corporations that have developed a mutant pair of flesh-eating parasites. One is feeding inside the man who created it. The other has escaped. Now with the help of a young woman left orphaned in the wasteland (Demi Moore - STRIPTEASE, THE SCARLET LETTER), a scientist (Robert Glaudini - WAVELENGTH) on the run must destroy these horrific creatures before they can reproduce. But the more a parasite feeds, the bigger it becomes. And the more it grows, the hungrier and angrier it gets.
Released to theaters as "The First Futuristic Monster Movie in 3-D," this sick shocker co-stars rocker Cherie Currie (FOXES), drive-in goddess Cheryl 'Rainbeaux' Smith (CAGED HEAT) and Broadway legend Vivian Blaine (GUYS AND DOLLS). Directed by cult great Charles Band (TRANCERS, BLOOD DOLLS, DOCTOR MORDRID), and featuring juicy creature effects by Academy Award-winner Stan Winston (THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS), PARASITE is now available for the first time in HD and 3-D!
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 85 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Dolby Digital 2.0 (?)
Extras:
- NEW! RESTORATION FROM A 4K SCAN OF THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE!
- NEW! 3-D and 2-D Versions of the film!
- NEW! From the Inside Out: Writing Parasite - Interviews with writers Alan J. Adler and Michael Shoob!
- NEW! Three Dimensions of Terror: Filming Parasite - Interviews with director Charles Band, co-writer Alan J. Adler, production manager Charles Newirth, art director Pamela B. Warner, and make-up department head Karen Kubeck!
- NEW! Symphony for Slimy Slugs: Composing Parasite - An interview with composer Richard Band!
- Interview with Creature Designer and Creator Lance Anderson!
- Audio Commentary with Writer Alan J. Adler and Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Griffith!
- Still and Promotional Gallery
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
- Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis: Murder Put an End to Their Fears! The phobia-ridden patients undergoing a unique therapy treatment with Dr. Peter Ross (Paul Michael Glaser, Detective Dave Stansky of TV’s Starsky & Hutch) now face a new terror—murder! One by one they’re being killed off, and the finger points to everyone! Set ’em up. And whittle ’em down. It’s a favorite technique in whodunit suspense-thrillers. And one of the masters is PHOBIA director John Huston (THE MALTESE FALCON, PRIZZI'S HONOR).
See if you can identify the killer as the legendary filmmaker propels you into the most terrifying realm of all: your deepest fears. Screenplay by Lew Lehman (THE PIT), Jimmy Sangster (HORROR OF DRACULA) and Peter Bellwood (HIGHLANDER), based on a story by Gary Sherman (DEAD & BURIED) and Ronald Shuster (ALIEN). The top-notch cast includes Susan Hogan (THE BROOD), John Calicos (THE CHANGELING), Lisa Lang Lois (TRANSFORMATIONS), Alexandra Stewart (GOODBYE EMMANUELLE) and Kenneth Welsh (THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW).
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 94 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English (?)
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- Audio Commentary by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky!
- Interview with Lead Actress Susan Hogan
- Interview with Actress Lisa Langlois
- Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis: Unleashed in the original classic hit Trilogy of Terror, the demonic Zuni fetish doll carved its way into horror movie history. Now the black-magic headhunter returns to life, headlining this diabolical anthology of fear.
The Graveyard Rats: After bumping off her wealthy husband, a money-hungry wife faces an unexpected complication: a cemetery crawling with flesh-eating rodents. Written by Richard Matheson (THE NIGHT STALKER) and Henry Kuttner (THE TWONKY) and directed by Dan Curtis (THE NIGHT STRANGLER).
Bobby: Monstrous consequences result when a mother strikes a devilish bargain to bring her drowned son back from the dead. Written by Matheson and directed by Curtis.
He Who Kills: When an African Zuni fetish doll is tied to multiple grisly murders, a young scientist investigates… and awakens an unspeakable ancient evil.
Written by William F. Nolan (BURNT OFFERINGS) and Dan Curtis and directed by Curtis. Starring Lysette Anthony (KRULL), Matt Clark (WHITE LIGHTNING) and Geoffrey Lewis (HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER).
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Audio - English (?)
Extras:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth!
- Interview with Second Unit Director Eric Allard and Special Makeup Effects Artist Rick Stratton!
- Trailers
Synopsis: There’s More to the Legend Than Meets the Throat! When the Russian army unearths the vault of Dracula, they accidentally unleash his undead human slave (Reggie Nadler - MARK OF THE DEVIL) and the Count’s vampire hellhound Zoltan. But these friends need a new master and head for Los Angeles to find Dracula’s last living descendant, family man Michael Drake (Michael Pataki - GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE).
With the help of an international vampire hunter, Inspector Bronco (José Ferrer - THE SENTINEL), can Drake destroy Zoltan and his pack of blood-crazed devil-dogs—before “man’s best friend” fetches the final soul of the damned? Also known as DRACULA'S DOG, this ferociously fun horror film was directed by Albert Band (I BURY THE LIVING, GHOULIES II) and features makeup effects by Academy Award-winner Stan Winston (PARASITE, ALIENS).
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- NEW! Audio Commentary by Film Historians Lee Gambin and John Harrison!
- DRACULA'S DOG - Radio Spot
- Reversible Dracula's Dog cover art!
- Theatrical Trailer
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