GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE and THE MANITOU Debut on Blu-ray on April 16th!

A VAMPIRE IS HUNTED BY HIS BASTARD SON & TONY CURTIS BATTLES AN EVIL PINT-SIZED MEDICINE MAN IN SCREAM FACTORY'S TWO NEWEST TITLES!

Scream Factory is about to release two awesome movies to Blu-ray for the first time on Tuesday! GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE has been on my radar for a number of years and I've never watched it... even though I actually own a copy on DVD. As for THE MANITOU, I've always been a big William Girdler fan so the Blu-ray release of this film has gotten me pretty excited! I've always had a soft spot for this bflick, which features one of the most insane endings you will ever witness! Still not sold on my enthusiasm alone? Then let's take a closer look at both of these new Scream titles!

GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE (1972)

Synopsis: The vampire Caleb Croft has awakened from his unholy slumber — with an insatiable lust for blood and the pleasures of the flesh. A brutal attack on a pair of lovers allows for his desire to be temporarily fulfilled ... but his unspeakable acts leave the woman pregnant with his child. Ignoring all advice, she gives birth to the progeny of their unwanted union: James — who will only drink blood from his mother's breast. As James matures, he learns of his father's true nature, and sets out to destroy him.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 95 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• NEW! Commentary With Author/Historian Troy Howarth!
• NEW! Commentary With Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard Berger!
• Deleted Scenes (Sourced From Standard Definition VHS Tape)!
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Gallery

GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE will be available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold on Tuesday, April 15th and should cost between $20 - $25! You can order yourself a copy today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

THE MANITOU (1978)

Synopsis: What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine (Tony Curtis), she discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year-old Native American demon.

Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man (Michael Ansara), Erskine must survive this ancient evil’s rampage of shocking violence and forever destroy the enraged beast known as THE MANITOU.

Stella Stevens, Ann Sothern and Burgess Meredith co-star in this infamous shocker produced and directed by William Girdler (GRIZZLY, DAY OF THE ANIMALS) from the best-selling novel by Graham Masterton.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 85 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:

• NEW! 4K Scan Of The Original Film Elements!
• NEW! Restored Stereo Soundtrack!
• NEW! Interview With Author Graham Masterson!
• NEW! Producing Girdler – An Interview With Executive Producer David Sheldon!
• NEW! Audio Commentary With Film Historian Troy Howarth!
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Original TV Spots
• Still Gallery

With the promise of the absolute BEST audio & video quality we will probably ever see for this film, plus the inclusion of new extras, Scream Factory's Blu-ray of THE MANITOU is definitely a must-own for yours truly! It drops the same day (tomorrow) as GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE and should be available at most e-tailers for between $24 - $27! Order your copy of this William Girdler classic now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY.

Scorpion Releasing's Limited Edition GRIZZLY Blu-ray Claws its Way to Amazon.com!

WILLIAM GIRDLER'S "JAWS WITH CLAWS" GETS  A WIDER BLU-RAY RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 6TH!

GRIZZLY has already been released on Blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing (ORDER IT HERE) but was limited to 3,000 copies. This re-release looks to be a carbon copy, though it appears to be missing the isolated music & effects track.

Also, I'm uncertain if this Amazon release includes both the "filtered and unfiltered" versions of the film that were both menu options on the previous edition. Regardless, if you're a fan of GRIZZLY (or "natural Horror" films in general) then be sure to add this to your collection!

Synopsis: When an eighteen-foot, two-thousand-pound grizzly bear starts mauling campers and hikers at a state park, a park ranger (Christopher George - DAY OF THE ANIMALS, ENTER THE NINJA) springs into action. But the job is too big to tackle alone, so he enlists the aid of a naturalist (Richard Jaeckel - THE DIRTY DOZEN, MAKO: THE JAWS OF DEATH) and a helicopter pilot (Andrew Prine - THEY'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE) to take this freak of nature down.

Meanwhile, the giant grizzly, not content with picnic baskets, continues to kill indiscriminately, leaving pools of blood and piles of body parts in his wake. Can the ranger and his cronies end the grizzly's reign of terror without resorting to excessively extreme measures? This post-JAWS, nature-runs-rampant thriller was directed by William Girdler (DAY OF THE ANIMALS, THE MANITOU), and was a box office hit and the top-grossing independent film of 1976.

Umm... that's not how you use a gun!

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0

Extras:

• New Beverly Screening Q&A with co-star Andrew Prine and Producer David Sheldon.
• Jaws with Claws - Making of featurette with David Sheldon, Writer Harvey Flaxman, and Actors Andrew Prince and Joan McCall.
• Fun Facts & Trivia
• Original Theatrical Trailer

GRIZZLY: LIMITED EDITION comes exclusively to AMAZON on Tuesday, February 6th, so it may be time to replace your beloved Shriek Show DVD release.