STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 06/11/2019!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers and welcome to the triumphant return of the News Vault's weekly STOCK YOUR VAULT column! A few weeks ago yours truly was on vacation, and then mere days after returning home, Vault HQ was hacked and taken out of commission for several days! But have no fear, the Vault is back and better than ever, and regular updates have resumed!

This week saw an impressive number of great new releases from all of our favorite labels: I really hope you have some expendable income to dip into gang! Steve Kostanski's LEPRECHAUN RETURNS finally gets a release on physical media, Marvel/Disney brings CAPTAIN MARVEL to Blu-ray and 4K UHD, and Universal's seemingly forgotten CAPTIVE STATE quietly comes to home video.

Scream Factory flexes some major muscle this week with their new Collector's Editions of THE ENTITY and FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, plus a brand new Limited Edition Steelbook of Joe Dante's PIRANHA, while their parent company brings the pseudo-biography of The Village People, CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC, to Blu-ray disc! Not to be outdone, Kino Lorber Studio Classics fires back with the Michael Caine vehicle KIDNAPPED, Michael Crichton's PURSUIT, and a Special Edition of THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS!

But the creme de la creme this week has to be Sony's 5-Disc Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook of GHOSTBUSTERS I & II! While the set contains the previous extras (and audio & video clarity) of the previous 4K discs, there are now over TWO HOURS of new extras! This may very well be the definite release for these films, so be sure to snap it up before it goes out of print!

Also available today: Redemption Films' DEVIL'S KISS, Synapse's SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS, Full Moon Features' EVIL BONG 666 and EVIL BONG 777, Cult Epics' MY NIGHTS WITH SUSAN, SANDRA, OLGA, and JULIE, and Arrow UK's new Blu-ray of DEF-CON 4!

There are still plenty of other new new DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K discs now available that I haven't even mentioned yet - To see the full list be sure to scroll down!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The 27 Club
Captain Marvel
Captive State
Devil's Kiss (Redemption Films)
Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2
Kidnapped (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Kill Order
Leprechaun Returns
Pursuit (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Soul Copyright


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Barbarella
Berserk: The Complete Series
Can't Stop the Music (Shout! Factory)
The Concessionaires Must Die!
Def-Con 4 (Arrow UK - Region B)
The Entity (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Evil Bong 666 (Full Moon Features)
Evil Bong 777 (Full Moon Features)
Fast Five (4K UHD)
Fast & Furious (2009 - 4K UHD)
The Fast & The Furious: 8-Film Collection (4K UHD)
Final Stab (Massacre Video)
Frankenstein Created Woman (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Ghostbusters & Ghostbusters II (Limited Edition Steelbook - 4K UHD)
The Godfather Trilogy: Corleone Legacy Edition
Kamisama Kiss: Season One
Lord Marksman and Vanadis: The Complete Series
My Nights With Susan, Sandra, Olga, & Julie (Cult Epics)
Piranha (Limited Edition Steelbook - Scream Factory)
Slaughter of the Innocents (Synapse Films)
Star Trek Trilogy: The Kelvin Timeline
Terror in Resonance: The Complete Series
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 - Limited Edition Steelbook)
They Might Be Giants (Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Tokyo ESP: The Complete Series


NEW TO DVD
#FollowMe
60 Seconds to Die
The Adult Version of Jekyll & Hyde (Special Edition - Something Weird Video)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: The Complete Series
Alien Psychosis
Chained Girls / Daughters of Lesbos (Special Edition - Something Weird Video)
Crisis Hotline
The Dark Side of the Moon
Deadly Strangers
Evil Deeds
Hi-Death
Metamorphosis (2012)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2 (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Naked Massacre (1976 - Uncut)
Naruto Shippuden Uncut Set 38
Nemesis 5: The New Model
One More Shot
The Possession Diaries
The Red Rider (The Complete Serial)
Shanty Tramp (Cheezy Flicks)
Timeless: Season 2 Finale
V: The Final Battle

Scream Factory's Trio of June 11th Titles are Must-Haves for Collectors!

RAPEY GHOSTS, EXPERIMENTAL PIRANHA, AND CLASSIC HAMMER HORROR ARE ON SCREAM FACTORY'S MENU THIS WEEK!

It's week's like this, that I wish I had way more expendable income! On June 11th (i.e. tomorrow!) Scream Factory is unleashing new Collector's Editions of THE ENTITY and FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (both of which I really need to see), as well as a Limited Edition Steelbook of Joe Dante's PIRANHA, which comes with a new 4K transfer, Roger Corman commentary, and (if you order directly from Shout! Factory) an exclusive lithograph! Continue reading about this trio of new releases to get even more excited Vault Dwellers!

THE ENTITY (1983 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

Synopsis: Oscar-nominee Barbara Hershey (the INSIDIOUS series, BLACK SWAN) stars as Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother whose life becomes a nightmare when she is attacked in her bedroom by someone – or something – that she cannot see. Disbelieved by her friends and dismissed by skeptical psychiatrists, Carla begins to lose her grip as she is repeatedly attacked in her car, in the bath, and even in front of her children. Could this be a case of hysteria, a manifestation of childhood sexual trauma, or something even more horrific? Seeking help from a group of daring parapsychologists, Carla will attempt an unthinkable experiment: to seduce, trap and ultimately capture the depraved spectral fury that is THE ENTITY.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 125 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 2.0, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 4.1

Extras:

• NEW! Inner Strength – An Interview With Actress Barbara Hershey!
• NEW! Seeing Is Believing – An Interview With Actor David Labiosa!
• NEW! High Dread – An Interview With Composer Charles Bernstein!
• NEW! Spirits & Sprocket Holes – An Interview With Editor Frank J. Urioste!
• NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer (Sidney J. Furie: Life And Films)!
• Trailers From Hell – The Entity With Audio Commentary By Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria - 2018)!
• The Entity Files Featurette
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Original TV Spots
• Original Radio Spots
• Still Gallery

THE ENTITY will be available at most Blu-ray retailers on Tuesday, June 11th and should cost between $25 - $28! Get your copy of this supernatural rape-fest now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY (which also comes with an 18 x 24 poster of the new cover artwork)!

FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)

Synopsis: She's a vision of loveliness ... with a murderous mission from beyond the grave!

In this "most conceptually wild and outrightly science-fictional of the Hammer Frankenstein films" (Moria Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review), Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Hertz (Thorley Walters) are embarking upon an experiment to capture the souls of the dead and impose them into other bodies. When their assistant, Hans (Robert Morris), is unjustly accused of murdering his girlfriend Christina's father and is himself put to death, the two men claim his body and trap his soul in their laboratory. Meanwhile, Christina (Susan Denberg) is consumed with grief over the death of her beloved Hans and commits suicide.

Frankenstein and Dr. Hertz are able to transfer Hans' soul into Christina's healed body, which results in a vision of beauty. Their experiment appears successful until Frankenstein discovers that Christina's seductive appetites are being driven by the spirit of Hans and his passion for revenge ...

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 92 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:

• NEW! 2K Scan From The Original Film Elements!
• NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman And Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr!
• NEW! Interview With Actor Robert Morris!
• NEW! Interview With Camera Assistant/Clapper Loader Eddie Collins And 2^nd Assistant Director Joe Marks!
• Audio Commentary By Actors Derek Fowlds, Robert Morris, And Film Historian Jonathan Rigby!
• World Of Hammer Episode The Curse Of Frankenstein.
• World Of Hammer Episode Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing.
• Hammer Glamour Featurette
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots
• Still Galleries – Movie Stills, Posters, And Lobby Cards

It's great to see another Hammer Horror title make it to Blu-ray! (Even better? There are a lot more coming later this year!) Scream's Collector's Edition of FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN arrives on Blu-ray on June 11th at most Blu-ray retailers, and should cost between $25 - $28! Add this classic Horror titles to your collection now by ordering it from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY (which will also net you a cool 18 x 24 poster featuring this disc's new artwork)!

PIRANHA (1978 - LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK)

Synopsis: While searching for missing teenagers, novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and one of the locals, town boozer Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman) stumble upon a top-secret Army laboratory doing genetic research on piranha fish for the purpose of developing biological warfare. When they are accidentally released from the compound, the deadly school of eating machines head downstream and eat everything, and anything, in their path.

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the river ...

PIRANHA features a stellar group of talent in front of as well as behind the camera. The top-notch cast of cult stars includes Kevin McCarthy (INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS), Barbara Steele (BLACK SUNDAY), Belinda Balaski (THE HOWLING), Dick Miller (A BUCKET OF BLOOD), Paul Bartel (EATING RAOUL) and Richard Deacon (The Dick Van Dyke Show).

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 92 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English: LPCM 2.0 & Dolby Digital 2.0

Extras:

• NEW! 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative Approved By Director Joe Dante!
• NEW! Audio Commentary With Executive Producer Roger Corman!
• Audio Commentary With Director Joe Dante And Producer Jon Davison.
• The Making Of Piranha – Interviews With Executive Producer Roger Corman, Director Joe Dante, And Actors Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski And More...
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage
• Bloopers And Outtakes
• Stills Galleries
• Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery Featuring Photos From Creature Designer/Animator Phil Tippett's Archives.
• Additional Scenes From The TV Version
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Radio Spots

Ugh, I really hate to double-dip but the new Corman commentary and 4K transfer (and gorgeous new artwork) are admittedly very enticing! Scream Factory's Limited Edition Steelbook is also available on the 11th and goes for between $20 - $25. Get it now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or from SHOUT! FACTORY (especially if you want the exclusive lithograph)!

PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING Flaps Its Way to Blu-ray on July 31st!

SCREAM FACTORY GIVES THIS INFAMOUS SEQUEL  ITS BLU-RAY DEBUT WITH A NEW 2K TRANSFER & EXTRAS!

The 80s were a magical time Vault Dwellers. Anyone with a handful of cash, a camera, and a dream (and maybe some semblance of a plot) could shoot a movie. This led to the creation of some of the craziest films ever committed to celluloid. Nothing was off-limits and nothing was out of the question. The boundaries of special effects, suspension of an audience's disbelief, and good taste were all pushed to their very limits!

Which brings us to PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING. Released in 1981, this bizarre sequel to Joe Dante's original classic was partially directed by James Cameron, scored by Stelvio Cipriani, and features Lance Henriksen and a legion of flying killer fish! While its production history is ultimately more interesting than the film itself, PIRANHA II is still a fun reminder that there was once an era in cinematic history where just about ANYTHING could get bankrolled.

Synopsis: It may seem like paradise, but just off shore, a new brand of terror has been unleashed ... While investigating the mysterious death of a diver, scuba instructor Anne Kimbrough (Tricia O'Neil, ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE ALONE?) makes a horrific discovery: mutated piranhas, with wings that enable them to fly, are responsible for the death.


As the body count rises, Anne desperately tries to convince the manager of the resort to call off the annual fish fry on the beach, but he's determined to give his guests the ultimate feeding frenzy. This exciting sequel to Joe Dante's original Piranha also stars Lance Henriksen (ALIENS, THE TERMINATOR, NEAR DARK) and is the directorial debut of James Cameron (AVATAR, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS).

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 94 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• NEW! 2K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
• NEW! Interview With Actor Ricky Paull Goldin
• NEW! Interview With Special Effects Artist Brian Wade
• Theatrical Trailer

Scream Factory's Blu-ray release of PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING will be released on Tuesday, July 31st and should cost between $20 - $24! Order yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.


Also, while you may be celebrating the fact that you can now complete your PIRANHA movie collection, I must point out that you're still a movie short. In 1995, Roger Corman produced a forgotten remake of PIRANHA starring William Katt. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Scream Factory eventually releases that to Blu-ray as well!

WELCOME TO HUDSON HORROR SHOW XV B*TCH! Poughkeepsie's bi-annual Horror and Exploitation film fest returns in May 2017!

ON SATURDAY, MAY 20TH, HUDSON HORROR SHOW RETURNS TO ITS OLD STOMPING GROUNDS FOR TWELVE HOURS OF 35MM MADNESS!

Just when you think that Chris Alo and friends cannot top the lineups of previous Hudson Horror events, they up the ante yet again! Gaze in wide wonder at the killer lineup of films being screened in 35mm at Hudson Horror Show XV, save the date, and snap up tickets as soon as they go on sale, because this event WILL SELL OUT! For more details on the films and tickets, read the official press release below and get excited!

"Welcome to prime-time bitches, it's Hudson Horror Show #15! It’s been a long time coming, but our next show is locked and loaded and will take place on Saturday May 20th, 2017 at our home, the South Hills Cinema 8 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Tickets are just $38.00 in advance (only available at www.hudsonhorror.com), and will go on sale at approximately 10AM on this Sunday, February 26th. So what are we showing?? You wanna know, don’t you?

We’ll start off with not one but TWO MYSTERY MOVIES!! One is actually a MYSTERY MOVIE and the other is a MYSTERY HORROR MOVIE. (See what we did there?) No real clues yet, but let’s just say that even though one of them isn’t a horror movie, that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly bloody and violent!

Our buds at the world’s best home video label Vinegar Syndrome are proud to present a rare 35mm screening of SLAUGHTERHOUSE! This late 80’s slasher is grimy and gruesome, but still so much fun. Just missing the slasher craze by a few years, if you’ve never seen this flick before, now is your chance to see it on the big screen.


The maniacal Jordan G from The B-Movie Film Vault is out of the asylum once again, and this time is sponsoring a 30th anniversary screening of THE HIDDEN! This sci-fi horror cult classic is a true roller coaster ride and only Jordan is crazy enough to bring it to you!


Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, you still get nibbled to death by the frenzy that is PIRANHA! Joe Dante’s 1978 classic is one of the most requested titles by you, the Hudson Horror audience. With a cast that includes Kevin McCarthy, Barbara Steele and that guy Dick Miller, PIRANHA is a movie that you will just eat up!


Lastly, but not least, we are equally looking forward to a 30th anniversary screening of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS! One of the most popular entries in the famed franchise, we’ll be laughing along to Freddy’s dated puns almost as much as we are rockin’ to Dokken!


As usual, lobbies at the theater will be packed to the gills with vendors selling t-shirts, DVDs, Blu-rays, toys, posters and so much more. Interested in being a vendor? Got a question? Send an email chris@hudsonhorror.com. Tickets are not needed to shop the vendor’s area, but you WILL need a ticket to watch the movies. And yeah, you will need to decide before purchasing your tickets which screening room you want to sit in (Theater #1 or Theater #6). Both rooms get the same movies, just in a slightly different order.

Again, tickets go on sale at 10AM this Sunday February 26th at www.hudsonhorror.com. Get them before they are gone! And we’ll see you on May 20th in Poughkeepsie for Hudson Horror Show #15!"