Well this is it for the year Vault Dwellers! 2019 is coming to end and because two major holidays fall on the next two Tuesdays, there's next to no new titles coming out. Because of that, this is THE last Stock Your Vault post you will see for a couple of weeks! So let's dive right in shall we?
The AGFA brings WICKED WORLD to Blu-ray for the first time ever, Unearthed Films releases FAMINE to DVD & Blu-ray, and Patrick Lussier's TRICK arrives on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital! Also out today are RAMBO: LAST BLOOD (though I'm dubious as to how "last" it really is) AD ASTRA.
Next week on Christmas Eve, Garagehouse Pictures releases their delayed BLOOD STALKERS Blu-ray and Lionsgate brings the direct-to-video sequel THE GALLOWS: ACT II to DVD and Blu-ray disc. On New Year's Eve, Flicker Alley brings the formerly "lost" noir flick TRAPPED to Blu-ray, and Severin Films releases THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION under their new Severin Kids label.
There's plenty of other new DVDs & Blu-rays coming out in the remaining weeks of 2019 - scroll down to see the full roster!
12/17
NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Acceleration
Ad Astra
Blood Prism
Detention
Famine (Unearthed Films)
Gags the Clown
Killjoys: Season 5
The Offerings (Ultimate Director's Edition)
The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6
Rambo: Last Blood
The Returned: Season 2
Trick (2019)
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor: The Complete Series
Boogiepop Phantom: The Complete TV Series
The Cable Guy
Hand Shakers: The Complete Series
Kiddy Girl-AND: The Complete Series
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 - Scream Factory)
Silver Bullet (Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
To the Devil... A Daughter (Scream Factory)
Universal Horror Collection: Volume 3 (Scream Factory)
The Vampires Night Orgy
Wicked World (2-Disc Special Edition - AGFA)
Yona of the Dawn: The Complete Series
NEW TO DVD
Abduction 101
The Amy Fisher Story (Special Unrated Edition)
The Big F
Blood Moon River
Channel 13
Crypsis
Dosed
Doses of Horror
Doses of Zombies
A Feast of Man
Gothic (1986)
Hell's Drifter
Home Videos: The Complete Body Count
Intruder (30th Anniversary Edition)
Killjoys: The Complete Series
Lifeform
Main Street Meats
Malignant
Maniac (Blue Underground)
Night Howl
Rice Girl
Rosa Leight
Sweet Dreams
Transit 17
Virus of the Dead
Welcome to Curiosity
The Women of Inferno Island
Zombie (Blue Underground)
12/24 NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
After Party
The Gallows: Act II (Lionsgate)
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Blood Stalkers (Garagehouse Pictures)
Galaxy Express 999: TV Series Collection 1
Giant Robo: The Complete Original OVA Series
NEW TO DVD
Against the Night
Axemas 2: Blood Slay
Meathook Massacre
Meathook Massacre 2
Meathook Massacre 3
12/31 NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAYPrimal
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Haikyu: Season 3
The Peanut Butter Solution (Severin Kids)
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook)
NEW TO DVD
Captain Orellana and the Possessed Village
Dark Nemesis
MAD SCIENTISTS, HOLY WEREWOLVES, SATANISTS, HAUNTED CASTLES, AND MORE AWAIT YOU IN SCREAM FACTORY'S END OF YEAR GRAND FINALE BLU-RAY TITLES!
Egads! Just when I thought that maybe I could get an extended break from posting about upcoming Blu-rays, Scream Factory dumps four new titles on my lap! (Figuratively, not literally... sadly.) Bela Lugosi stars in MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, where he plays a mad scientist that injects gorilla blood into his victims, SILVER BULLET is an adaptation of Stephen King's novelette Cycle of the Werewolf, and pits Gary Busey and Corey Haim against a vicious lycanthrope, and Christopher Lee leads a Satanic cult in TO THE DEVIL... A DAUGHTER, which seems to be ROSEMARY'S BABY by way of Hammer Horror!
And as if that weren't enough awesome to pack into one week, Scream Factory is also dropping the third volume of their continuing series of UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION boxed sets. Their latest release contains four Universal classics, including TOWER OF LONDON, THE BLACK CAT, HORROR ISLAND, and MAN-MADE MONSTER! All four releases arrive at retailers on Tuesday, December 17th - for the full details please read onward Vault Dwellers!
MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932)
Synopsis: Based (loosely) on the story by Edgar Allan Poe, MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE is a haunting atmospheric thriller heavily influenced by the German Expressionist classic, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, and features Bela Lugosi in one of his most sinister roles!
A deranged scientist, Dr. Mirakle (Lugosi), searches Paris for a "prospective bride" for his pet gorilla. Inviting young ladies to his laboratory, he injects his victims with gorilla blood and then disposes of their ravaged bodies through a trapdoor. Mirakle finally settles on a beautiful woman to be the mate of the gorilla, kidnapping her from her fiancé, Pierre Dupin. But just as the young lady is about to be sacrificed in the name of unholy science, a frantic Dupin locates his betrothed and tries to rescue her from Mirakle’s unspeakable evolutionary experiments.
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 61 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.37:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Extras:
NEW! Audio Commentary By Author/Film Historian Gregory William Mank!
NEW! Audio Commentary By Author/Film Historian Gary D. Rhodes!
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
Originally running at 80 minutes, Robert Florey's take on the Edgar Allen Poe tale was heavily edited for content. And since that footage is likely gone forever, at least we still have the hour-long release in HD courtesy of Scream Factory! Speaking of which MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE is available on December 17th and should cost between $18 - $19! You can order a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.
SILVER BULLET (1985 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
Synopsis: In Stephen King's thrilling adaptation of his novelette, Cycle Of The Werewolf, a peaceful town is suddenly terrorized by a maniacal killer. The townsfolk think a madman is on the loose, but a wheelchair-bound 13-year-old (Corey Haim - THE LOST BOYS) knows the truth ... a werewolf is on the hunt.
With the help of his Uncle Red (Gary Busey - LETHAL WEAPON, THE GINGERDEAD MAN), young Marty Coslaw sets out to stop the half-man/half-beast before he sinks his teeth into another innocent victim. Now, time is ticking ... and the full moon is about to rise.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 94 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Extras:
NEW! Audio Commentary With Producer Martha De Laurentiis!
NEW! Cutting To The Bone – An Interview With Editor Daniel Loewenthal!
NEW! A Little Private Justice – An Interview With Actor Kent Broadhurst!
The Wolf Within – An Interview With Actor Everett McGill!
Full Moon Fever – The Effects Of Silver Bullet – An Interview With Special Effects Artists Matthew Mungle And Michael McCracken!
Audio Commentary With Director Daniel Attias!
Isolated Score Selections And Audio Interview With Composer Jay Chattaway!
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Radio Spot
Still Gallery
Already released a ways back by Australia's Umbrella Entertainment, SILVER BULLET finally comes to Region A Blu-ray! This release likely contains the same HD transfer as the Umbrella disc (which makes sense, seeing as how most of the extras have been ported over) but Scream Factory's disc has way better cover art and more extras! Scream's Collector's Edition Blu of SILVER BULLET arrives on December 17th and should cost between $25 - $29! If you're a fan of Stephen King, or just werewolf films in general, order this one now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY (which will also net you an 18 x 24 poster - while supplies last)!
TO THE DEVIL... A DAUGHTER (1976)
Synopsis: First, ROSEMARY'S BABY. Then, THE EXORCIST. And now a motion picture that probes further into the mysteries of the occult!
A heretic priest (Christopher Lee) plots to use a teenage nun (Nastassja Kinski) in a depraved pact with the forces of darkness. But when an American occult novelist (Richard Widmark) uncovers the conspiracy, he must battle an international cabal of evil for the body and soul of the Devil's child-bride!
Honor Blackman and Denholm Elliott co-star in this notorious shocker directed by Peter Sykes (DEMONS OF THE MIND) and based on the best-selling novel by Dennis Wheatley (THE DEVIL RIDES OUT).
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 93 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Extras:
NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman And Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr!
Dark Arts: Inside To The Devil…A Daughter
To The Devil – The Death Of Hammer
Theatrical Trailer
The Satanically-themed classic TO THE DEVIL... A DAUGHTER arrives on Blu-ray December 17th and should cost between $20 - $23! Add it to your growing Hammer Horror collection by ordering a copy from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.
UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION: VOLUME 3
Synopses: Volume 3 of the Universal Horror Collection includes four tales of terror from the archives of Universal Pictures, the true home of classic horror. This collection includes such horror stars as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Basil Rathbone.
A ruthless king rises to power with the help of his mad and murderous executioner in TOWER OF LONDON. A mad scientist transforms a carnival performer into a murderous monster in MAN-MADE MONSTER. In THE BLACK CAT, a group of greedy heirs find themselves stuck in a creepy mansion where, one by one, people turn up dead. What started out as a treasure-making scheme ends up deadly for a group of people stuck in a haunted castle with a killer known as "the Phantom" in HORROR ISLAND.
Disc Specs: DISC ONE - TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
Not Rated | Black & White | 93 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
DISC TWO - MAN MADE MONSTER (1941)
Not Rated | Black & White | 60 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
DISC THREE - THE BLACK CAT (1941)
Not Rated | Black & White | 71 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
DISC FOUR - HORROR ISLAND (1941)
Not Rated | Black & White | 61 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Fullscreen (1.33:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Extras: DISC ONE - TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
NEW! 2K Scan Of A Fine Grain Print!
NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Steve Haberman!
Still Gallery
DISC TWO - MAN MADE MONSTER (1941)
NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Tom Weaver And Filmmaker/Film Historian Constantine Nasr!
Still Gallery
DISC THREE - THE BLACK CAT (1941)
NEW! Audio Commentary With Author/Film Historian Gary D. Rhodes!
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
DISC FOUR - HORROR ISLAND (1941)
NEW! Audio Commentary By Filmmaker/Film Historian Ted Newsom
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
Scream Factory's all-new UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION: VOLUME 3 will also be available on December 17th! This four-movie set should cost you between $50 - $58 and is available to purchase from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.
UMBRELLA'S JANUARY 3RD RELEASES PROMISE HOLY WEREWOLVES, CRUEL HUNTERS, AND GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACIES!
Umbrella Entertainment is starting the new year off right with some truly awesome new Blu-ray titles! FAIR GAME pits a young woman against a trio of crazed kangaroo hunters, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR traps Robert Redford in a deadly CIA conspiracy, and SILVER BULLET has a young wheelchair-bound Corey Haim battling a werewolf to save his quiet town of Tarker's Mill! To learn more about these releases, read on Vault Dwellers!
FAIR GAME (1986)
Synopsis: A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary.
And when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her too. But it turns out that they may get a bit more than they bargained for.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 86 minutes | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
Extras:
Audio commentary with Director Mario Andreacchio & Writer Rob George.
Extended Interview with Cassandra Delaney from NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD.
On Location with Fair Game.
Behind the Scenes - 1985 TV Report from NWS9, Action News.
Behind the Scenes - 1985 TV Report from ADS-7, State Affair.
Behind the Scenes with Dean Bennett.
Theatrical Trailer
Image Gallery
Storyboard
Mario Andreacchio Short Films: Vandalism (1981 - 14 minutes), Break-In (1983 - 13 minutes), Taken By Storm (1984 - 25 minutes), Abduction.... Who's Next (1984 - 15 minutes), and Under Pressure (1986 - 15 minutes).
Synopsis: When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town
of Tarker's Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. Many of
these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don't are no closer to
finding the assailant.
But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named
Marty (Corey Haim) encounters a werewolf one night, the pieces begin to
come together. Along with his sister and Uncle Red (Gary Busey), Marty
begins a mission to end the werewolf's reign of terror once and for all.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 94 minutes | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - 2.0 (Not certain if its Mono or Stereo)
Extras:
Audio Commentary with Director Daniel Attias!
The Wolf Within – An Interview with Actor Everett McGill!
Full Moon Fever – Interviews with Special Effects Artists Michael McCracken, Jr. and Matthew Mungle!
Dino's Angel Takes on Lycanthropy: Martha De Laurentis Remembers SILVER BULLET
Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway!
Synopsis: After his first appearance in 1912 in an American pulp magazine, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ literary character Tarzan became one of the most significant pop culture characters of the 20th century, and the first quintessential superhero. Published in over 20 novels and translated into more than 50 languages, the story of a feral boy raised by great apes was an immediate sensation, spawning radio shows, newspaper comic strips, graphic novels, multiple TV series and countless movies.
Though the vine-swinging Tarzan proved hugely popular among audiences, he was often met with much controversy and criticism. Despite the many heated debates surrounding Tarzan, the character nonetheless became a versatile vehicle for highlighting important topics including animal cruelty, colonialism, slavery and the current morals of society. Even Tarzan's primitivist "return to nature" philosophy remains relevant today, further illustrating why this legendary figure has endured generations of cultural change and continues to be such a compelling and timeless hero.
From past to present, TARZAN: REVISITED explores the character's extraordinary evolution, giving a detailed overview of how he was first created, behind-the-scenes stories surrounding his innumerable media incarnations, and a fascinating insight into his longevity and legacy in pop culture.
Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 76 minutes | Region Free
Video - 480p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - Dolby Digital 2.0
Synopsis: Joseph Turner (Robert Redford - OUT OF AFRICA, THE STING, THE GREAT GATSBY) works for the C.I.A. analyzing espionage novels to find plots
that might be useful to investigators. Upon returning from lunch one
day, he discovers with terror that his colleagues in the agency have all
been ruthlessly murdered.
Slowly a conspiracy inside the C.I.A.
unfolds, and Turnertales it upon himself to expose the truth. Masterfully
directed by Sydney Pollack (OUT OF AFRICA, THE INTERPRETER), THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR is the story of one mans struggle to discover who are his
friends, and who are his enemies.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 117 minutes | Region Free
Video - 480p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1
Synopsis: Tough, determined and capable, Georgia Perry has long dreamed of
joining the elite ranks of those who have sailed solo around the world. Alone
on her 38 foot yacht Leander, save for her cat Taco, her one contact
with the outside world is a two-way radio.
Then, strange occurrences
begin on the homeland stretch of her solo voyage when the yacht is
becalmed and immersed in dense fog in the Indian Ocean. Georgia's
nerves are soon stretched to breaking point after several sleep-deprived days pass.
A childhood marred by tragedy has left emotional
scars that threaten to resurface under the rigours of such an endeavour.
With no breeze to fill her sails, she drifts in fog where her
fantasies, demons, fear and phobias start to visit.
Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 100 minutes | Region Free
Video - 480p Widescreen (16:9)
Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1
After a very long hiatus, yours truly and my podcasting cohost "Silent" Steve are back with a new episode! This latest Vault-Cast kicks off with a brief look at the films of Wes Craven (who sadly passed away this year after a prolonged battle with brain cancer), and segues into a fun chat about our earliest horror memories, and various anecdotes about the films (and creatures) that scared us when we were growing up!
Though we are a bit rusty, I think this short podcast came out pretty well! Give it a listen below on YouTube, download it HERE, or listen to it on iTunes! We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode!
Thanks for listening and have a HAPPY (and safe) HALLOWEEN!
