MISCHIEVOUS MONSTERS LURKING UNDER BEDS AND PARASITE-FUELED SEX MANIACS HIGHLIGHT THE TWO LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE REKINDLED VESTRON VIDEO COLLECTOR'S SERIES!
Rejoice for Lionsgate's Vestron label is back with two really solid titles! LITTLE MONSTERS has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid - I've always felt that it was a spiritual successor to NIGHTBREED. And speaking of David Cronenberg.... SHIVERS is the other new Vestron release this week! I've never seen it (I plan on rectifying that this weekend) but I'm definitely looking forward to this early body-horror tale that sounds like a mixture of NIGHT OF THE CREEPS and RABID! Both new Blu-ray releases come with a variety of new special features (including audio commentaries and cast & crew interviews) and are remarkably cheap - you'd be a fool not to add them to your collections ASAP Vault Dwellers!
LITTLE MONSTERS (1989)
Synopsis: Brian (Fred Savage - THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THE WIZARD) isn't scared of the monster living under the bed. On the contrary, when he gets to know the wild-eyed boogeyman, Maurice (Howie Mandel - WALK LIKE A MAN, voice of Gizmo in GREMLINS), the pair become fast friends. During the night, Maurice takes his young charge into the netherworld of monsters, where they have a great time making mischief in the lives of sleeping children. But Brian's opinion of Maurice and his freewheeling lifestyle changes when he discovers that he himself is turning into a monster.
Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 101 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Extras:
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Jarret Gahan, Editor-in-Chief of CultofMonster.com!
- NEW! Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer David Newman!
- NEW! "Call Him Maurice" – An Interview with Actor Howie Mandel!
- NEW! "Beneath the Bed" – An Interview with Producer Andrew Licht!
- NEW! "Monsters Big & Small" – An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short!
- NEW! Vintage Interviews with Actors Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short, and Director Richard Alan Greenberg!
- Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- "Making Maurice" – Vintage Footage of Howie Mandel's Makeup Transformation
- Vintage EPK & VHS Promo
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
Synopsis: After a scientist living in a posh apartment complex slaughters a teen girl and kills himself, investigators discover that the murderer had been carrying on experiments involving deadly parasites. Roger St. Luc (Paul Hampton - WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET, HIT!), a doctor living in the building, and his aide, Nurse Forsythe (Lynn Lowry - THE CRAZIES, THE CAT PEOPLE), then realize that the parasites are on the loose, attacking fellow tenants. And those who become hosts turn into erotically obsessed maniacs who pass the bugs on through violent sex.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 88 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Extras:
- NEW! Audio Commentary with Writer-Director David Cronenberg and Co-Producer Don Carmody!
- NEW! "Mind Over Matter" – An Interview with Writer-Director David Cronenberg!
- NEW! "Good Night Nurse" – An Interview with Actress Lynn Lowry!
- NEW! "Outside and Within" – An Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Joe Blasco!
- NEW! "Celebrating Cinépix" – An Interview with Greg Dunning!
- Archival 1998 David Cronenberg Interview
- Still Gallery with Optional Archival Audio Interview with Executive Producer John Dunning
- Theatrical Trailers
- TV Spot
- Radio Spots
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