STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 04/25/2017!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Holy cow Vault Dwellers! This is the 300TH POST since The B-Movie News Vault went live! And I can think of no better way to celebrate this milestone, than a nice, meaty STOCK YOUR VAULT entry!

This week is chock full of awesome stuff: Severin Films brings DARK WATERS and THE OTHER HELL to Blu-ray and DVD, Arrow Video gives us new Special Editions of CALTIKI: THE IMMORTAL MONSTER and DJANGO PREPARE A COFFIN, and Scream Factory gives two '50s classics a new lease on life, namely I BURY THE LIVING and THE SCREAMING SKULL!

Also worth mentioning are Warner Archives' Blu-ray of FROM HELL IT CAME, Garagehouse Pictures release of the long-forgotten (and never before released!) fright flick THE DISMEMBERED, Shout! Factory's EXTERMINATOR 2, and a cool new documentary called 24x36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS!

There are a lot of other cool DVDs and Blu-rays out today, so scroll down for the full list!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters
Daredevils of The Red Circle
Dark Waters
Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Part One
Freedom: The Complete OVA Series
The Girl With All the Gifts
The Marine 5: Battleground
One-Punch Man: Season One
The Other Hell
The Pied Piper (1972)
Underworld: Blood Wars


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Blood of the Tribades (Release date: 4/30/17)
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (2-Disc Special Edition)
The Dismembered
Django Prepare a Coffin (2-Disc Special Edition)
Exterminator 2
From Hell It Came
I Bury the Living
Man of La Mancha
Rumble Fish (Criterion Collection)
The Screaming Skull
Tampopo (Criterion Collection)
Underworld: The Ultimate Collection
The Vampire Bat (Special Edition)


NEW TO DVD
Abandoned Dead
Bokeh
Crusher Joe: The Movie
Fritghtmares
Goregasm
Mammoth Kong vs. Gekko Kamen
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Naked Lunch (Criterion Collection)
Portal
Power Rangers: Gekisou Sentai Carranger - The Complete Series
True Crime Triple Feature
The Wicked One

Arrow Video awakens CALTIKI: THE IMMORTAL MONSTER on April 25th!

WHAT IS CALTIKI? FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF ON APRIL 25TH, WITH ARROW VIDEO'S SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE OF THIS SCI-FI CLASSIC!

It's been decades since I caught a late-night airing of CALTIKI on television. While I don't recall much about the film overall, I do have fond recollections about the movie's antagonist. A big thanks to Arrow Video for giving this film so much TLC. I can't wait to eventually add it to my collection!

Synopsis: A team of archaeologists led by Dr John Fielding (John Merivale, CIRCUS OF HORRORS) descends on the ruins of an ancient Mayan city to investigate the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants. However, the luckless explorers get more than they bargained for when their investigation of a sacrificial pool awakens the monster that dwells beneath its waters – the fearsome and malevolent god Caltiki!

Though Riccardo Freda received sole directing credit, a significant portion of the film was in fact the work of Mario Bava, who also served as its cinematographer and was responsible its striking special effects. Drawing on a diverse array of influences, from THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT to the works of HP Lovecraft, CALTIKI: THE IMMORTAL MONSTER is a unique and unforgettable sci-fi chiller which showcases these two legendary filmmakers at their most inventive. Presented here for the first time in a newly restored high definition transfer, Caltiki shines – and terrifies! – like never before.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 76 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English and Italian LPCM Mono

Extras:

• Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative!
• Original mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc), plus newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack!
• NEW! Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark.
• NEW! Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava and So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films. 
• From Quatermass to Caltiki, a new discussion with author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Caltiki.
• Riccardo Freda, Forgotten Master - An archival interview with critic Stefano Della Casa.
• The Genesis of Caltiki - An archival interview with filmmaker Luigi Cozzi!
• Archival introduction to the film by Stefano Della Casa.
• Alternate opening titles for the US version.
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys!
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger and Roberto Curti!

Arrow Video once again delivers the goods, and hopefully finds an all new audience for this classic Italian Sci-Fi effort! This Special Edition release of CALTIKI will be available wherever discs are sold on Tuesday, April 25th! You can order it right now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!