Thursday, January 9, 2020

SCREAM & SHOUT! FACTORY'S 2020 RELEASE CALENDAR!


Scream Factory - Shout! Factory - Shout Select Logos!


I've been keeping an annual calendar of Scream / Shout! Factory's new Blu-ray titles since 2016, and it seems like every year they manage to keep upping the ante. Along with another pretty good batch of IFC Midnight titles (PLEDGE, RUST CREEK, THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER) in 2019, Scream Factory released several awesome boxed sets (THE OMEN COLLECTION, THE FLY COLLECTION), and began dipping into the vaults of Universal (THE MOLE PEOPLE, TARANTULA), Paramount (SILVER BULLET), and Warner Bros. (THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, SCARS OF DRACULA)! They also inched closer to owning the entirety of John Carpenter's directorial filmography, and released various collectible figures and limited edition steelbooks! It was definitely a good (but expensive) year to be a Scream/Shout! Factory fan!

This year is looking to be just as pricey, and I'm super excited to see what they release now that they've gained to the catalogs of major studios. The first quarter already looks pretty good (MY BLOODY VALENTINE and APRIL FOOL'S DAY!), but here's hoping they pull out all the stops for the second half of the year, and release some of my favorite Paramount titles that haven't yet made the leap to Region A Blu-ray, like ORCA, THE EXPLORERS, and D.C. CAB!

Also, I've got a gut feeling that they're going to drop a brand new (and complete) FRIDAY THE 13TH boxed set later this year (likely on the week of 11/10/2020 - just in time for this year's final Friday... the 13th!). I have absolutely no proof of this, and could be entirely wrong, but... I just have a hunch... I'll guess we'll find out for sure towards the tail end of the Summer!

In any case, as the year progresses this page will be updated to reflect newly announced titles from Shout! Factory, Shout Select, and Scream Factory! Release dates are subject to change - if you notice any errors or omissions, please contact your friendly neighborhood Vault Master so that I can fix it ASAP!

Now, without further ado, here's Scream/Shout's 2020 Release Calendar!


JANUARY 2020
01/07
DEATHSTALKER II / DEATHSTALKER III (LIMITED TO 1,000 COPIES)
DEPRAVED
THE FINAL PROGRAMME
TRESPASSERS

01/14
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SHOUT SELECT)
DEMONS OF THE MIND
THE MUMMY'S SHROUD

01/21
SLIDING DOORS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SHOUT SELECT)
SUMMER DAYS WITH COO (SHOUT! FACTORY)

01/28
BODY PARTS
LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
MY NAME IS MYEISHA (SHOUT! FACTORY)
SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK & FIGURE)
VERY BAD THINGS (SHOUT SELECT)


FEBRUARY 2020
02/04
DONTEN (3-FILM COLLECTION - SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
RABID (2019)
WHITE SNAKE (SHOUT! FACTORY)

02/11
GREENER GRASS (SHOUT! FACTORY)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981 - DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)

02/18
ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE (SHOUT! FACTORY)
GERRY (SHOUT SELECT)
RASPUTIN: THE MAD MONK
X... THE UNKNOWN

02/25
PET SEMATARY TWO (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)


MARCH 2020
03/03
I AM FEAR
RADIOFLASH

03/10
BUG (1975)
INSEMINOID
MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (SHOUT SELECT)

03/17
UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION: VOLUME 4

03/24
APRIL FOOL'S DAY (1986 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY
THE WIZARD (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SHOUT! FACTORY)

03/31
BONES (2001)
MUNSTER GO HOME!


APRIL 2020
04/07
KNIVES AND SKIN

04/14
CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER
HOMEBOY (SHOUT SELECT)

04/21
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

04/28
THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)
SHATTER
UNDERDOG: COMPLETE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (SHOUT! FACTORY - DVD)


MAY 2020
05/05
D-DAY: NORMANDY 1944 (75TH ANNIVERSARY 4K UHD - SHOUT! FACTORY)
EXORCISM AT 60,000 FEET
LANCASTER SKIES (SHOUT! FACTORY)

05/12
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK - SHOUT! FACTORY)
IDLE HANDS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
PONYO (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK - SHOUT! FACTORY)

05/19
DANGER: DIABOLIK (SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL
PROMARE
PROMARE (LIMITED EDITON STEELBOOK)

05/26
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SHOUT SELECT)
THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED
THE DEER HUNTER (4K UHD- SHOUT SELECT)
ESCAPE FROM L.A. (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (SHOUT SELECT)


JUNE 2020
06/02
THE BLACKOUT: INVASION EARTH
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - SHOUT SELECT)
TOKYO GODFATHERS (SHOUT! FACTORY)
WITCHES IN THE WOODS

06/09
PRINCESS CARABOO (SHOUT SELECT)

06/16
THE HILLS RUN RED
THREE CHRISTS (SHOUT! FACTORY)
UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION: VOLUME 5

06/23
THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (SHOUT SELECT)
THE SPIDER (AKA EARTH VS. THE SPIDER)

06/30 
ORCA - THE KILLER WHALE!


JULY 2020
07/07
PROXIMITY (SHOUT! FACTORY)

07/14
KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
THE MISSING (SHOUT SELECT)

07/21
NORTHERN EXPOSURE: THE COMPLETE SERIES (SHOUT! FACTORY - DVD)
RESISTANCE (2020 - SHOUT! FACTORY)

07/28
STEPHEN KING'S GRAVEYARD SHIFT
THE TENANT (1976)
THIR13EN GHOSTS (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)


AUGUST 2020
08/04
THE RESISTANCE FIGHTER (SHOUT! FACTORY)
RIDE YOUR WAVE (SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE SOUL COLLECTOR
SWALLOW (SHOUT! FACTORY)

08/11
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

08/18
FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL

08/25
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE (SHOUT! FACTORY - LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (SHOUT! FACTORY - LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
TATTOO
UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION: VOLUME 6


SEPTEMBER 2020
09/01
CHILDREN OF THE SEA (SHOUT! FACTORY)

09/08
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (SHOUT! FACTORY)

09/15
THE TV SET (SHOUT SELECT)
WEATHERING WITH YOU (SHOUT! FACTORY)
WEATHERING WITH YOU (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK - SHOUT! FACTORY)

09/22
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964)
THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION (RE-ISSUE)
THE WIND RISES (SHOUT! FACTORY)

09/29
GHOST SHIP (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)


OCTOBER 2020
10/06
B - THE BEGINNING: SEASON ONE (SHOUT! FACTORY)
B - THE BEGINNING: ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (SHOUT! FACTORY)
DIGIMON ADVENTURE: LAST EVOLUTION KIZUNA (SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE WONDERLAND (SHOUT! FACTORY)

10/13
FRIDAY THE 13TH COLLECTION (DELUXE EDITION)

FRIDAY THE 13TH COLLECTIO (DELUXE EDITION W/ POSTER & LITHOGRAPH)
MOTEL HELL (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)
TERROR IN THE AISLES

10/20
ADAPTATION (SHOUT SELECT)
THE CAPTAINS COLLECTION (SPECIAL EDITION)
THE CAPTAINS COLLECTION (SPECIAL EDITION) W/ HAS BEEN (VINYL - SHOUT! FACTORY)
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK - SHOUT! FACTORY)
PRINCESS MONONOKE (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK - SHOUT! FACTORY)
PUMPKINHEAD (LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)

10/27
N/A


NOVEMBER 2020
11/03
A CAT IN PARIS (SHOUT! FACTORY)
CHICO & RITA (SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE SECRET OF KELLS (SHOUT! FACTORY)

11/10
BRIDES OF DRACULA (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER
MARONA'S FANTASTIC TALE (SHOUT! FACTORY)
WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST

11/17
RELIC
TWINS (SHOUT SELECT)
WEATHERING WITH YOU (LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION 4K UHD - SHOUT! FACTORY)

11/24
TBA


DECEMBER 2020
12/01
MADE IN ITALY (SHOUT! FACTORY)
THE RENTAL
THE RISING HAWK: BATTLE FOR THE CARPATHIANS (SHOUT! FACTORY)

12/08
THEY LIVE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - 4K UHD)
THEY LIVE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - POSTER & VINYL)
THEY LIVE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - POSTER & ACTION FIGURE)
THEY LIVE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION - POSTER, VINYL, & FIGURE)

12/15
TBA

12/22
TBA

12/29
TBA

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