STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 08/18/2020!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers! Once again I find myself falling behind on my duties as I inch ever so closer to fatherhood - my apologies! So let's not waste any more time and leap right into this week's list of awesome Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD titles!

Shudder brings both PREVENGE and season one of their CURSED FILMS series to DVD & Blu-ray, Scorpion Releasing gives DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR its Blu-ray debut, and the indie kaiju parody NOTZILLA arrives on DVD & Blu-ray disc!

Scream Factory adds yet another Hammer Horror title to their catalog, namely FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL, Kino Lorber Studio Classics drops numerous classic war films onto Blu-ray disc (e.g. THE RED BALL EXPRESS, RAID ON ROMMEL), as well as THOSE WHO DESERVE TO DIE, and Paramount gives us a 4-MOVIE THRILLS & CHILLS COLLECTION that contains the PET SEMATARY remake, A QUIET PLACE, CRAWL, and OVERLORD! (Not too shabby a set eh?)

But Arrow Video destroys all of the competition this week with their Blu-ray releases of PITCH BLACK and THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, their mighty GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Limited Edition set, and their awesome new 4K Ultra HD release of FLASH GORDON! The Gamera set is ridiculously impressive and loaded up with all twelve films, comic reproductions, and books about Japan's other famous monster! The only reason I didn't make it my pick of the week is because the Region A release is (shockingly) SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE! (Word is, another run is in the works, but it'll be a "standard" release with just the films. Stay tuned for more details!)

Therefore, Arrow's FLASH GORDON 4K wins the week with its outstanding audio & video presentation, and hours of extras including: cast & crew interviews, archival commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, original endings, documentaries, 35th anniversary reunion featurettes, easter eggs, and more!

To see the entire roster of this weeks new DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K Ultra HD discs, just keep on scrolling my friends!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The Barge People
Batwoman: The Complete First Season
Cursed Films (Shudder)
Looks That Kill
The Mongolian Connection
NotZilla
Open 24 Hours
Prevenge (Shudder)
The Terror: Infamy - The Complete Second Season
Those Who Deserve to Die (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Backlash (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Beyond the Boundary: Collector's Edition (Section 23)
Curve
Death Before Dishonor (Scorpion Releasing)
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons (DC/Warner Bros.)
Dreamworks' Six Spooky Stories Collection
The Eagle and the Hawk (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Flash Gordon (2-Disc Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Flash Gordon (2-Disc Limited Edition 4K UHD - Arrow Video)
Flash Gordon (Special Edition - 4K UHD - Arrow Video)
Fragtime (Section 23)
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (Scream Factory)
ISLAND: The Complete Series
The Last House on the Left (Standard Edition - Arrow Video)
Old Boyfriends (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Out on a Limb
Pitch Black (Arrow Video)
Raid on Rommel (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Red Ball Express (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
She Shoulda Said "No!" / The Devil's Sleep: Forbidden Fruit Vol. 6 (AGFA)
Soldier Blue (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Wake Island (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)


NEW TO DVD
Acid Bath Productions: Volume 3 (Unrated)
Bad Nun: Deadly Vows
Cannibal Corpse Killers
Clownface
The Crew (Gemini Entertainment)
Elusive: Bigfoot Abroad
Escape: Puzzle of Fear
Ghosts of War
Infestation
Jack vs. Lanterns
Radio Samurai


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Gamera: The Complete Collection (Limited Edition Set - Arrow Video)
Contains: Gamera - The Giant Monster / Gamera - The Invincible, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera vs. Viras, Gamera vs. Guiron, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra, Super Monster Gamera, Gamera - Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, and Gamera the Brave! This set also comes with two large books and hours of extras!

Thrills & Chills: 4-Movie Collection
Contains: Pet Sematary (2019), A Quiet Place, Crawl, and Overlord.

Trailer Round-Up: HANDJOB CABIN, GAMERA, BONE TOMAHAWK, and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES!

October is almost halfway over, and the number of new quality genre releases has been astounding! Great films like TALES OF HALLOWEEN (available on Video On Demand on October 16th), THE FINAL GIRLS (read my review HERE; interview with the director HERE), and A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY (now available on VOD) are reminding us that we need to really throw our support to independent filmmakers. They are the keepers of the flame!

With that said, here's a few trailers for a mix of big-budget productions and indie films that might get you excited!

TRAILER #1: HANDJOB CABIN
This is a parody trailer (not for a real film sadly) but I couldn't help but share it! I'm not entirely sure this would work as a feature-length film, but even so, this trailer is hysterical! Four "teens" go to a secluded Evil Dead-style cabin in the woods, and find themselves attacked by a sexually repressed ghost that delivers horrifyingly harsh handjobs. Directed by Bennet Silverman, this Horror-parody has gone viral and surpassed over three million views on YouTube in less than a week! Give it a look below and have yourself a good laugh.



TRAILER #2: GAMERA
This is a proof of concept trailer for Japan's upcoming reboot of the Gamera franchise. The CGI is surprisingly good, and it looks like the titanic terrapin is in good hands! Details on the actual film have yet to be announced, but I hope it goes in this direction. Watch as an army of Gyaos descend upon Tokyo to feast on puny humans, and run afoul of a certain gigantic, tusked, fire-breathing turtle!



TRAILER #3: BONE TOMAHAWK
Kurt Russell (still sporting his awesome mustache from THE HATEFUL EIGHT) stars in this critically acclaimed Horror-Western, where a group of men ride out to save some captives from a cannibalistic tribe of cave dwellers. It looks pretty intense, and I've been hearing great things! BONE TOMAHAWK will see a limited theatrical release and same day Video on Demand release on October 23rd! Peep the trailer below and get excited!



TRAILER #4: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
The popular parody novel from 2009 is now a feature-length film from Lionsgate. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES is getting a theatrical release on February 5th of next year, and follows the tale of two lovers from different social classes in 19th Century, zombie-infested England. Honestly, I'm really "zombied out" at this point and don't have a ton of interest in this, but hey, it's gotta be better than ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE SLAYER, right? Check out the teaser below and decide for yourself.


That's it for now! Check back soon for more trailers and news!