STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 11/26/2019!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Happy early Thanksgiving Vault Dwellers! This is the last week of November 2019, and while it's a little on the light side, there are some absolutely awesome new discs out this week!

The Film Detective & Something Weird Video teamed up to bring EEGAH to Blu-ray (but hurry, because it is limited to 1,500!), Media Blasters reminds us that they are still around with their new Deluxe Edition of THE MACHINE GIRL: JACKED!, and Shout! Factory brings MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: SEASON 12 - THE GAUNTLET to both DVD & Blu-ray (which is bittersweet because NetFlix just canceled the show)!

UK's Indicator label just released a bunch of Region Free titles this week including EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, THE STONE KILLER, and their HAMMER VOL. 4: FACES OF FEAR Limited Edition Collection, which contains THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, TASTE OF FEAR, THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL, and THE DAMNED.

After a few delays, Darkside Releasing just put out new Blus of PICTURE OF BEAUTY, SHOCK, and VIRGIN CHEERLEADERS IN CHAINS, while Scream Factory gives us a double-dose of 1979 goodness with their brilliant new Blu-rays of John Badham's DRACULA starring Frank Langella, and John Frankenheimer's PROPHECY, which is coming to Blu-ray for the first time ever!

But as great as those Scream Factory discs are, Arrow Video reigns supreme this week with their amazing release of ROBOCOP! Available in both a 2-Disc Limited Edition (with TONS of extras) and collectible Steelbook, this Blu-ray release contains three cuts of the film (director's cut, theatrical, and TV edit), and hours of special features! But hurry because this release is selling super fast and once it's gone, the theatrical version of ROBOCOP will out of print again!

There are still plenty of other new DVDs and Blu-rays out this week (mostly anime and direct-to-DVD titles) - to see them all, just keep on scrolling down!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
CoinCoin and the Extra-Humans (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Hentai Heaven Volume 9: A Nympho and a Couple of Perverts
The Machine Girl: Jacked! (Deluxe Edition - Media Blasters)
Mary (Image Entertainment)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 12 - The Gauntlet (Shout! Factory)
Space Princess
Young Justice Outsiders: The Complete Third Season


NEW TO BLU-RAY
07 Ghost: The Complete Collection
Conception: The Complete Series
Dracula (1979 - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Eegah (Special Limited Edition - The Film Detective & Something Weird Video)
Experiment in Terror (Indicator - Region Free Import)
First Men in the Moon (Indicator - Region Free Import)
Hammer Volume 4: Faces of Fear (Limited Edition Collection - Indicator - Region Free Import)
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War - Season One
Kyo Kora Ma Oh! R: The Complete OVA Collection
Mysterious Island (Indicator - Region Free)
Nanbaka: The Complete Series
Nutcracker Fantasy (Discotek Media)
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea
Picture of Beauty (Darkside Releasing)
Prophecy (1979 - Scream Factory)
RoboCop (2-Disc Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Robocop (2-Disc Steelbook - Arrow Video)
SeaQuest DSV: The Complete Series (Region B Import)
Shock (Darkside Releasing)
Star Blazers 2202: Space Battleship Yamato - Part 2
The Stone Killer (Indicator - Region Free Import)
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains (Darkside Releasing)
Zillion: The Complete Series


NEW TO DVD
Animal Among Us
Anya
The Banana Splits Movie
Cry of the Werewolf Redux (Rogue Video)
Dark Frontier
Deal With the Devil
The Driver (2019)
The Dwelling
Erotic Nights of the Blind Dead (Wild Eye Raw - Unrated)
First Person Shooter (Wilde Eye Raw - Unrated)
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
Retro Afrika: Phase 2
Sum of Existence
The Zombie Apocalypse in Apartment 14F

Scream Factory Delivers the Goods With Their New Blu-rays of DRACULA (1979) and PROPHECY (1979)!

JOHN BADHAM'S VERSION OF DRACULA, AND JOHN FRANKENHEIMER'S CAUTIONARY TALE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BOTH GET STELLAR NEW BLU-RAY RELEASES ON NOVEMBER 26TH!

I reported on the previous Blu-ray release of DRACULA, but still haven't seen "Langella Drac" in all of his majesty. But I absolutely want to, especially now that Scream Factory has gone the extra mile and (quite possibly) created the definitive Blu-ray release of John Badham's film! (Plus that cover art by Mark Maddox is just absolutely gorgeous!) PROPHECY on the other hand is a movie I'm very familiar with, and totally adore! In fact, you may recall that it was previously featured on this very site as part of our WANTED ON BLU-RAY column back in January of this year! (I'm not saying there's a correlation there but... I think I can take a tiny bit of credit for this Blu-ray's existence.) Both films arrive on Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 26th and are loaded up with new special features! Read on Vault Dwellers to get all of the juicy details!

DRACULA (1979 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

Synopsis: Throughout history, Dracula has filled the hearts of men with fear and the hearts of women with desire. In this stylish production of Bram Stoker's classic gothic horror tale, Frank Langella reprises his electrifying, award-winning stage performance as the bloodthirsty Count Dracula as he goes in search of his ultimate bride. Meanwhile, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsing (Sir Laurence Olivier - CLASH OF THE TITANS), seeks to end the dark prince's reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania. Directed by John Badham (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, BLUE THUNDER), featuring an all-star cast and a superbly atmospheric score by the great John Williams, DRACULA (1979) is an unforgettable adaption of one of the most enduring horror legends of all time.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 110 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo

Extras:

DISC ONE (DESATURATED COLOR TIMING)

• NEW! Introduction By Director John Badham!
• NEW! King Of My Kind – An Interview With John Badham!
• NEW! What Sad Music – An Interview With Writer W.D. Richter!
• NEW! Dracula’s Guest – An Interview With Camera Assistant Jim Alloway!
• NEW! Interview With Editor John Bloom!
• NEW! Interview With Make-Up Artist Peter Robb-King!
• NEW! Interview With Hair Stylist Colin Jamison!
• NEW! Interview With Assistant Director Anthony Waye!
• NEW! Interview With Production Manager Hugh Harlow!
• Audio Commentary With Director John Badham
• The Revamping Of Dracula Featurette

DISC TWO (ORIGINAL THEATRICAL COLOR TIMING)

• NEW! 4K Scan Of The Best Available Original Film Elements!
• NEW! Introduction By Director John Badham!
• NEW! Audio Commentary By Film Historian/Filmmaker Constantine Nasr!
• Theatrical Trailer
• Radio Spots
• Still Gallery

Wow! This two-disc set offers up quite a bit: A new 4K Scan of the original theatrical version, two different presentations of the film, loads of new cast & crew interviews, and a new audio commentary! Scream Factory's Collector's Edition Blu-ray of DRACULA (1979) arrives on Tuesday, November 26th and should cost between $25 - $28! Order a copy ASAP from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY, which will also net you an 18 x 24 poster featuring Mark Maddox's cover art (while supplies last of course)!

PROPHECY (1979)

Synopsis: Robert Foxworth (DAMIEN: OMEN II) and Talia Shire (The ROCKY series, THE GODFATHER) star as a doctor and his wife who travel to Maine to research the impact of the lumber industry on the local environment. They begin to investigate a succession of mysterious and terrifying events: ecological freaks of nature and a series of bizarre and grisly human deaths.

Something unimaginably horrible waits in the woods ... something unwittingly created by man, that will become an uncontrollable, merciless machine of destruction. Veteran director John Frankenheimer (THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) presents "a gritty, violent, and deadly film that [packs] a death punch with very vivid, nightmarish special effects..."

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 102 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo

Extras:

• NEW! All Of Our Sins – An Interview With Talia Shire!
• NEW! Bearing Up – An Interview With Actor Robert Foxworth!
• NEW! Bear And Grin It – An Interview With Writer David Seltzer!
• NEW! Hard To Bear – An Interview With Special Make-up Effects Designer Tom Burman!
• NEW! Prophecy Prodigy – An Interview With Special Make-up Effects Artist Allan Apone!
• NEW! Beneath The Bear – An Interview With Mime Artist Tom McLoughlin!
• Theatrical Trailer
• Radio Spots
• Still Gallery

On November 26th, one of my dreams finally becomes a reality when John Frankenheimer's PROPHECY is officially released on Blu-ray! While I'm extremely happy at the number of interviews included on this disc, I admit that I'm a tad disappointed that it lacks any deleted/extended scenes or a Lee Gambin commentary! That being said, this is a day one purchase for yours truly, and if you've read this far, likely is for you as well! PROPHECY should cost between $24 - $25, and is readily available to order from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

John Badham's DRACULA Once Again Rises from its Blu-ray Tomb on February 19th!

THE 1979 ADAPTATION OF BRAM STOKER'S NOVEL RETURNS TO BLU-RAY, SANS A DIGITAL COPY.

Since the 1930s, there has been so many iterations of Count Dracula on film: From Bela Lugosi, to William Marshall, to John Carradine, and Duncan Regher I've just about seen them all. And yet I've never taken the time to watch Frank Langella in the role as the immortal Count. I've definitely gotta knock this one off my (eternally growing) list of films I need to watch!

Also, I must note that this Blu-ray disc seems to just be a cheaper re-release with the same specs & extras as the last DRACULA Blu. The only noticeable difference is the lack of a digital Ultraviolet copy of the film. (Which is no big loss seeing as how Ultraviolet will be going extinct this April.)

Synopsis: Throughout history, Dracula has filled men's hearts with fear – and the hearts of women with desire. In this stylish production of Bram Stoker's classic tale, Frank Langella (MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE) gives an electrifying performance as the bloodthirsty Count Dracula in search for his ultimate bride. Meanwhile, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter, Van Helsing (Laurence Olivier - CLASH  THE TITANS), seeks to end the Dark Prince's reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania. Featuring a mesmerizing cast, fine direction and a superbly atmospheric musical score, Dracula is an unforgettable adaptation of one of the most enduring horror legends of all time.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 109 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and Dolby Digital 2.0

Extras:

• The Revamping of Dracula featurette.
• Feature Commentary with Director John Badham!
• Universal Classic Monsters Trailer 
• Dracula TV Series Trailer

DRACULA (1979) returns to Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 19th and should cost around $10! Order yourself a copy now from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!