Look for DEPRAVED, THE FINAL PROGRAMME, and TRESPASSERS on Blu-ray on January 7th!

SCREAM FACTORY KICKS OFF 2020 WITH "THE LAST DAYS OF MAN ON EARTH" AND TWO NEW IFC MIDNIGHT TITLES!

Scream Factory capped off 2019 with some great Blu-ray releases (as mentioned here), and they're kicking off 2020 with a trio of new titles that I'm eager to check out! DEPRAVED is the latest fright flick from the mind of Larry Fessenden (THE LARRY FESSENDEN COLLECTION), THE FINAL PROGRAMME is a cult British oddity involving the creation of an immortal hermaphrodite (?!), and TRESPASSERS is a new thriller featuring Angela Trimbur (THE FINAL GIRLS) and Fairuza Balk (THE CRAFT). If any of those sound enticing then continue reading to get the full specs & extras of Scream's new releases!

DEPRAVED (2019)

Synopsis: The legend of Frankenstein gets a provocative modern update in this stylishly disturbing film from indie horror master Larry Fessenden (BENEATH). Suffering from PTSD following his stint as an army medic, Henry (David Call - The Sinner) now works feverishly in his Brooklyn laboratory to forget the death he witnessed overseas ... by creating life in the form of a man cobbled together from body parts. After he procures a brain from an unwitting victim, his creation — Adam (Alex Breaux - When They See Us) — is born. Soon, it becomes apparent that giving life to Adam was the easy part, and teaching him how to live in a dark and troubled world may be perilous. A complex, emotionally shattering tale about what it means to be human, Depraved re-imagines Mary Shelley's immortal fable as a modern-day tale of terror.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 114 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD MA 5.1

Extras:

• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director/Editor/Producer Larry Fessenden!
• Fessenden's Depraved – Making Frankenstein In A Brooklyn Loft (Blu-ray Only)
• Depraved – The Journey To Day One
• Acting Adam
• Stitched – A Conversation On Makeup Effects
• Building The Visuals Of Depraved
• Theatrical Trailer
• Eight Page Collectible Booklet Featuring Photos And Posters!

Larry Fessenden's DEPRAVED arrives on Blu-ray (and DVD) on Tuesday January 7th and should cost between $18 - $19! Get yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

THE FINAL PROGRAMME (1973)

Synopsis: As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear anarchy, London-based scientific genius Jerry Cornelius (Jon Finch - THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN, FRENZY) discovers that the microfilm formula for a self-replicating human being is missing. With the help of beautiful computer expert Miss Brunner (Jenny Runacre - THE WITCHES), Cornelius must race through a wasteland of murder and madness to recover "The Final Programme," which may very well trigger the creation of a new messiah!

Released in the U.S. by Roger Corman's New World Pictures under the title THE LAST DAYS OF MAN ON EARTH, this bizarre blend of action, sci-fi and dark satire co-stars Patrick Magee (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE), Sterling Hayden (THE GODFATHER) and Sarah Douglas (SUPERMAN II).

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 89 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

Extras:

• Audio Commentary With Director Robert Fuest And Actress Jenny Runacre, Moderated By Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott!
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• U.S. TV Spot

THE FINAL PROGRAMME debuts on Region A Blu-ray on January 7th and should cost between $20 - $23! You can obtain a copy now if you pre-order from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

TRESPASSERS (2019)

Synopsis: Two couples working through relationship issues rent a gorgeous house in the desert for a sex-and-drug-fueled escape from reality. Sarah (Angela Trimbur, - THE FINAL GIRLS) and Estelle (Janel Parrish - Pretty Little Liars) are longtime best friends looking forward to reconnecting after a period apart; their boyfriends, Joseph (Zach Avery - THE WHITE CROW) and Victor (Jonathan Howard - THOR: THE DARK WORLD), however, are immediately wary of one another.

As tensions escalate over the course of a debaucherous night, things take an unexpected turn when a woman (Fairuza Balk - THE CRAFT) claiming to have car trouble shows up at the door. She's perfectly harmless ... or so they think. As the twists and turns pile up, so does the body count in this stylish, blood-and-neon-soaked thriller which hits with the furious force of a machete to the skull.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 87 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD MA 5.1

Extras:

• None.

TRESPASSERS also arrives on Blu-ray (and DVD) on Tuesday, January 7th and should cost between $16 - $18. You can order yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

Special Edition Blu-rays of AND SOON THE DARKNESS, THE MIND BENDERS, & SUDDEN TERROR Now Available!

VANISHING TOURISTS, MIND CONTROL, AND POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS HIGHLIGHT KINO LORBER'S LATEST TRIO OF BLU-RAY TITLES!

While I love everything coming from Scream Factory, Arrow Video, Vinegar Syndrome, Severin Films, and other labels, I've gotta say that I've probably picked up more new discs from Kino this year than anybody else! And speaking of Kino, they've just brought three obscure UK thrillers to Blu-ray, with gorgeous new 4K remasters! AND SOON THE DARKNESS shows you what could happen when you don't use the buddy system when bicycling through France, THE MIND BENDERS is a Cold War-era thriller about a Doctor subjecting himself to sensory-deprivation experiments, and SUDDEN TERROR follows a young Maltese boy that's being hunted by a pair of assassins! If any of that sounds interesting to you, then continue reading!

AND SOON THE DARKNESS (1970)

Synopsis: Two young British nurses bicycling through the desolate French countryside. A mysterious stranger on a lonely stretch of road. The women become separated and soon after, one of them disappears. Now the remaining girl, alone and frightened, begins an increasingly desperate search for answers among the strangely uncooperative locals. Where is her friend? Was there a murder? And as the darkness approaches, is the killer now stalking her?!

Pamela Franklin (THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE) and Michele Dotrice (THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW) co-star in this unsettling shocker directed by Robert Fuest (the DR. PHIBES movies). AND SOON THE DARKNESS remains a favorite of thriller fans for its sexual menace, sinister style and one of the most quietly chilling final twists in ’70s British cinema. Original story and screenplay by Brian Clemens (SEE NO EVIL) and Terry Nation (THE HOUSE IN NIGHTMARE PARK) with top-notch cinematography by Ian Wilson (THE CRYING GAME, BELOW).

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 99 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English 

Extras:

• NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
• Audio commentary with Director Robert Fuest and Co-Writer/Co-Producer Brian Clemens, moderated by Journalist Jonathan Sothcott!
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth!
• Radio Spot
• Reverse Art
• Theatrical Trailer

AND SOON THE DARKNESS is now available on Blu-ray (and DVD) and should cost between $18 - $20. Get yourself a copy today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from KINO LORBER!

THE MIND BENDERS (1963)

Synopsis: A government scientist commits suicide while clutching a briefcase full of cash, and the police accuse him of being a Communist spy. But when his friend Dr. Henry Longman (Dirk Bogarde - ACCIDENT, MODESTY BLAISE) suspects that the death may have been the result of brainwashing, he decides to prove his theory by subjecting himself to sensory deprivation. Can the doctor resist the experiment’s sadistic side effects… or will he fall under the control of THE MIND BENDERS?

Mary Ure (WHERE EAGLES DARE) and Wendy Craig (THE SERVANT) co-star this classic 1963 sci-fi thriller directed by Basil Dearden (DEAD OF NIGHT, THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF) that went on to influence Ken Russell’s mind-bending ALTERED STATES. Written by James Kennaway (TUNES OF GLORY) and beautifully shot by Denys N. Coop (BILLY LIAR) with a rousing score by Georges Auric (THE WAGES OF FEAR).

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 109 minutes " Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English

Extras:

• NEW! 4K MASTER!
• Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson!
• Reversible Cover Art
• Theatrical Trailer

THE MIND BENDERS is now available on Blu-ray (and DVD) and should cost between $18 - $20! Order a copy today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from KINO LORBER!

SUDDEN TERROR (AKA EYEWITNESS - 1970)

Synopsis: Living on the island of Malta, Ziggy (Mark Lester - CROSSED SWORDS) is an 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination and a habit of telling wild lies. But when he sees the brutal assassination of a visiting African president by two rogue policemen, nobody will believe his story. Can Ziggy convince anybody that he is telling the truth before the psychotic cops are able to hunt down and murder the only eyewitness?

This is no ordinary boy-who-cried-wolf story. Legendary director John Hough (TWINS OF EVIL, THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE) packs SUDDEN TERROR with plenty of tense style, stunning locations and startling violence. Susan George (STRAW DOGS), Lionel Jeffries (THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT), Jeremy Kemp (THE BLUE MAX), Peter Vaughan (Game of Thrones), Peter Bowles (THE OFFENCE) and Tony Bonner (QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER) co-star in this shocking and terrifying suspense-thriller featuring music by legendary British art-rock bands Fairfield Parlour and Van der Graaf Generator.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 91 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English

Extras:

• NEW! 4K MASTER!
• Audio commentary with Director John Hough and Writer (uncredited)/Executive Producer Bryan Forbes!
• Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson!
• New Interview with Star Mark Lester
• SUDDEN TERROR - U.S. Trailer
• EYEWITNESS - UK Trailer
• Reversible Eyewitness Art

Kino Lorber's Special edition of SUDDEN TERROR is now available to purchase wherever Blu-ray discs are sold, and should cost between $18 - $20! Order a copy today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from KINO LORBER!