STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 08/04/2020!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Yikes! It's almost been a month since my last post - sorry about that gang! After vacation I kind of took a little more time to recharge the ole batteries and catch up on some reading (currently polishing off Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country) and movie/TV show watching (I just recently saw STARMAN for the first time in its entirety and blasted through HBO's The Outsider in three nights).

But between work (which has never stopped being crazy busy since the pandemic started) and the imminent birth of my son [Action] Jackson (a mere thirty-eight days away) I can't guarantee that I'll be updating regularly for a while. But hey, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. For now let us ignore our uncertain futures and focus on this week's new DVD & Blu-ray titles!

This is a relatively light week for new releases Vault Dwellers, so I would strongly consider saving what expendable income you have on what's coming later this month. But if you can't fight the urge to spend money, there are a few titles worth picking up. Shudder brought the remake of SATAN'S SLAVES to DVD & Blu-ray, Shout! Factory released SWALLOW and a limited edition Steelbook of PROMARE, and the first season of HBO's His Dark Materials arrived on both DVD & Blu-ray disc this week.

Arrow Academy gave TOTO THE HERO its Blu-ray debut, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics unleashed a trio of Blu-ray sets celebrating the films of Tony Curtis, Audie Murphy, and Carole Lombard. As the remainder of this week's release slate is made up of anime and direct-to-DVD junk, I settled on Scream Factory's lone release (on DVD & Blu-ray) of THE SOUL COLLECTOR for my pick of the week. This South African horror tale has gotten some decent reviews and sounds intriguing - sadly the disc is bare bones.

To see the full roster of this week's slim pickins, just continue scrolling!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1
His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season
Nigel Hartwell Triple Threat Collection
Nothing But the Blood
Shanghai Triad
Satan's Slaves (Shudder)
The Soul Collector (Scream Factory)
Swallow (Shout! Factory)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Astra - Lost in Space: The Complete Series
Candie's Harem
Coma (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Doctor Who: Tom Baker - The Complete Season 3
Fairy Tail: Final Season - Part 23
Galaxy Angel AA+ S: The Complete Collection
Gundam Build Fighters: Special Build Disc
Hematic Web
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up a Girl in a Dungeon? - Season 2
Promare (Collector's Edition Steelbook - Shout! Factory)
Toto the Hero (Arrow Academy)
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle: The Complete Collection


NEW TO DVD
Aliens Stole My Body
City of the Dream Demons
Crazy Weapons 5: Back for the First Time
Death List
The Dubbed and Dangerous Trilogy
Gates of Darkness
The Haunting of Molly Bannister
House Arrest
KIP
Limbo
Maximum Impact
Night Driver
The Rebels
Sexy Time
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival
The Suppressor
Thrift Shop of Horrors


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Audie Murphy Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: The Duel at Silver Creek, Ride a Crooked Trail, and No Name on the Bullet.

Carole Lombard Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: Fast and Loose, Man of the World, and No Man of Her Own.

Naruto: 4-Movie Collection
Contains: Naruto Shippuden - The Movie: Blood Prison, Naruto - The Movie: Road to Ninja, Naruto - The Movie: The Last, and Naruto - The Movie: Boruto.

Nigel Hatwell Triple Threat Collection
Contains: Insight of Evil, The Expedition, and Insight of Evil 2: Vengeance (Director's Cut).

Tony Curtis Collection (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Contains: The Perfect Furlough, The Great Imposter, and 40 Pounds of Trouble.

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 08/14/2018!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Sorry for the delay in posting this week's STOCK YOUR VAULT post Vault Dwellers! I've been busy writing Megalodon-themed reviews at the main site, and turned 35 yesterday, so I am now just finding the time to tell you all about the insanely HUGE number of DVD and Blu-ray titles this week!

The AGFA brings LADY STREET FIGHTER to Blu-ray for the first time, Unearthed Films gives us THE SONG OF SOLOMON on both DVD & Blu-ray, and Full Moon Entertainment released LASERBLAST in a new Retro Big Box that contains the film on Blu-ray, along with a cool little alien action figure!

Disney dropped AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR on all home video formats, and a huge number of classic anime titles are now out on Blu-ray, including ERGO PROXY and OUTLAW STAR.

But the real battle this week takes place between two of the biggest genre labels in the Horror and Cult world: Arrow Video and Scream Factory! Arrow released Special Edition Blu-rays of THE CAT O' NINE TAILS, THE GORE GORE GIRLS, TIDELAND, and WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS? Scream Factory fires back an impressive volley with their Collector's Edition of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II, THE UNBORN, and a trio of Limited Edition Steelbooks for ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE HOWLING, and LIFEFORCE!

And I'm just scratching the surface here Vault Dwellers, because there's also a huge number of DVD releases this week! So be sure to scroll down to see the full roster of new titles!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Arrow: The Complete Sixth Season
Avengers: Infinity War
Bad Samaritan
Higher Power
The Last Warrior
Pickings
The Song of Solomon


NEW TO BLU-RAY
12 Monkeys: Season 3
12 Monkeys: Season 4
Army of Darkness (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Assassination Classroom: Season One
Avengers: Age of Ultron (4K UHD)
Bean: The Movie
The Cat O' Nine Tails (Special Edition)
Don't Look in the Basement / Don't Open the Door (Grindhouse Double Feature)
Ergo Proxy: The Complete Series
The Gore Gore Girls
The Great Smokey Roadblock (aka The Last of the Cowboys)
The Howling (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Kaiju Mono
Lady Street Fighter (Special Edition)
Laserblast (Limited Edition Retro Big Box Collection)
Lifeforce (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Marvel's The Avengers (4K UHD)
Outlaw Star: The Complete Series
Overlord: Season One
Return of the Living Dead Part II (Collector's Edition)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Season One
Tideland (Special Edition)
The Unborn
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (Special Edition)


NEW TO DVD
2 Die For
200 Motels
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Warner Archive Collection)
Alabama Sasquatch
Alice in the Wonderland Looking Glass
Alien Surveillance
Ancient Evil Unbound
Beyond the Time Barrier
Black Candles
Bloodthirsty Butchers
The Class of '74
Cut-Throats Nine
Dandy
Darkness Reigns
Dead Body
Enter the Wild
Evil Eye
Flesh Eating Mothers
Home Videos
The Inheritor
Inhumanity
The Last House on Dead End Street
The Man With Two Heads
The Menkhoff Method
Mr. Mercedes: Season One
The Naked Monster
Night Caller from Outer Space
Power Rangers Ninja Steel: The Complete Season
Savageland
Show Yourself
Stigma
The Suckling
Suffering of Ninko
Zombie World 2

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 06/05/2018!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

On the cusp of the Vault's 18th year on the web, I give unto you my beloved Vault Dwellers a new edition of Stock Your Vault! This week has a good mix of Hollywood releases, independent horror flicks, anime, and a few cult oddities!

Scream Factory brings IFC Midnight's DEVIL'S GATE and THE MIDNIGHT MAN to Blu-ray, Cult Epics gives FRANK & EVA its HD debut, Doppelganger Releasing  brings Robert Downey Sr.'s GREASER'S PALACE to Blu-ray, and Film Movement Classics gives Sergio Corbucci's THE GREAT SILENCE a new 2K transfer for its 50th Anniversary Blu-ray release!

For 4K fans you can pick up ESCAPE PLAN (which has a sequel coming at the end of the month), THE INCREDIBLES (ditto), and season one of GAME OF THRONES, while you anime lovers can treat yourselves to MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM AGE: COLLECTION 2, SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COW, or BLACK BUTLER: BOOK OF THE ATLANTIC!

There's truly something for everyone, so be sure to scroll down to see the full list of this week's new DVD and Blu-ray titles!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The 10th Kingdom (with Digital Copy)
The Awesomes: The Complete Series
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Death Wish (2018)
Devil's Gate
The Great Silence (50th Anniversary Restoration)
The Midnight Man
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Collection 2
RWBY: Volume 5
Satellite Girl and Milk Cow
South Park: The Complete Twenty-First Season
A Wrinkle in Time


NEW TO BLU-RAY
As the Gods Will (Live-Action Movie)
Avatar - The Last Airbender: The Complete Series
Blood Drive: Season One (Import)
Escape Plan (4K UHD)
Frank & Eva
Game of Thrones: Season One (4K UHD)
Greaser's Palace
The Incredibles (4K UHD)
Powers: Season 2 (Import)
The Steam Engine of Oz


NEW TO DVD
Altered Perception
Asteroid: Final Impact
Astro
The Crescent
Delirium
Eat Me
The Invaders: The Complete Series
It Came From the Desert
Jule's Verne's Mysterious Island (with Digital Copy)
Jurassic Predator
The Masked Saint
Night Caller From Outer Space
The Rake
Supercon


NEW MULTIFILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
DC Universe Movies: Superman 80th Anniversary Collection
Contains: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Superman: Doomsday, All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Superman vs. The Elite , Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Superman: Unbound, and Justice League vs Teen Titans!


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD
Anime 3-Series Collection
Contains: Kurozuka: The Complete Series, Ultraviolet Code 044: The Complete Series, and Viper's Creed: The Complete Series.

Crime TV: Hot Streets & Cool Cops
Contains: Miami Vice - Season One and Knight Rider - Season One.

Merlin: 3-Film Collection
Contains: Merlin, Merlin's Apprentice, and Merlin: The Return.

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 05/29/2018!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

May is just about over Vault Dwellers, and it is making a rather quiet exit! This week is pretty light on genre fare, but there are some definite must-owns lurking within your favorite online shops!

Alex Garland's latest film, ANNIHILATION, is now available on DVD & Blu-ray, Kino Lorber unveiled their Special Edition Blu-ray of THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD today, and a ton of anime titles of interest are now available as well, including the ultra-violent FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: THE MOVIE!

But the big news today is Severin Films' triple threat of ZOMBIE 3, ZOMBIE 4: AFTER DEATH, and SHOCKING DARK! Both ZOMBIE films are limited edition releases that come with soundtrack CDS, and SHOCKING DARK (aka ALIENS 2, aka TERMINATOR 2) is making it's North American high-def debut and should not be missed!

There's not too much else worth mentioning this week gang, but do scroll down to see this week's full list of new DVDs & Blu-rays just to make sure you aren't missing out on anything you may actually want to own!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Annihilation
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Special Edition)
Run Like Hell
Sword Oratoria


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Blade Runner: Final Cut / Blade Runner 2049 (Double Feature)
Fist of the North Star: The Movie
Haunted: The Complete Series
Hentai Heaven Vol. 3: Double Duty Nurses & Paid and Laid
The Last Showing
Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure
The Shawshank Redemption / The Green Mile (Double Feature)
Shocking Dark
Star Ocean EX: The Complete Series
They Remain
Tokyo Underground: The Complete Series
Zombie 3 (Limited Edition w/CD)
Zombie 4: After Death (Limited Edition w/CD)


NEW TO DVD
Bayou Ghost Story
A Bucket of Blood
Colin
Deadly Assets
The First Date
An Idle Mind is the Devil's Playground


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD
5-Film Horror Collection
Contains: King of the Zombies, The Monster Maker, Lady Frankenstein, Sisters of Death, and Monstrosity.

DC 5-Film Collection
Contains: Justice League, Wonder Woman, Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Police Academy: The Complete Collection
Contains: Police Academy, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, and Police Academy: Mission to Moscow.

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 12/19/2017!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

UPDATE: Severin Films' THE AMICUS COLLECTION has been pushed back to a January 16th, 2018 release date!

Well Vault Dwellers, there are only a few more days left to pick up Christmas gifts for your friends and family! And if you're stumped on what to get them, perhaps I can help inspire you by showcasing this week's new DVDs and Blu-rays!

For those of you looking for more mainstream stuff, Tuesday saw the release of KINGSMAN 2: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, MOTHER!,and LEATHERFACE! If none of those titles have piqued your interest, your favorite genre labels have got you covered.

Synapse just released their impressive 3-Disc Limited Edition Steelbook of Argento's SUSPIRIA, while Arrow Video caters to DONNIE DARKO fans with a limited edition Steelbook of their own. Scream Factory caps off the year with their AMERICAN GOTHIC Blu-ray, and the bulk of Christopher Nolan's filmography makes its 4K UHD debut!

But Severin Films is the true champion this week, with their gorgeous AMICUS COLLECTION Blu-ray set, which contains ASYLUM, THE BEAST MUST DIE, AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS, and a bonus disc with a wealth of extras! This is definitely a must-own release, and ranks high on my personal wish-list!

There's plenty of other stuff out now to add to your collections (mostly anime and old seasons of South Park), so scroll on down to see what's new!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
And Now the Screaming Starts
Asylum
Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle
Leatherface
The Lego Ninjago Movie
mother!
Stressed to Kill


NEW TO BLU-RAY
American Gothic
The Amicus Collection
Batman Begins (4K UHD)
Christopher Nolan 4K Collection
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - The Complete Collection
The Dark Knight (4K UHD)
The Dark Knight Rises (4K UHD)
The Dark Knight Trilogy (4K UHD)
Donnie Dark (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Familiar of Zero: The Complete Series
Hot Tub Party Massacre (Limited Edition)
Hundred: The Complete Series
Inception (4K UHD)
Interstellar (4K UHD)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Collection (Ultra Edition)
South Park: The Complete 6th Season
South Park: The Complete 7th Season
South Park: The Complete 8th Season
South Park: The Complete 10th Season
South Park: The Complete 11th Season
Suspiria (3-Disc Limited Edition Steelbook)
To Love Ru: The Complete Collection
A Town Called Panic: The Collection
Valdez is Coming


NEW TO DVD
Baffled
Blood Circus
Clawed
The Dain Curse (2-Disc Uncut Collector's Edition)
Etoile
Eye in the Labyrinth
Headhunter
Friends Don't Let Friends
Psycho Killer
Revenge in Kind
Sasq-watch
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: Season One

VAULT VID-O-RAMA: CASTLEVANIA EDITION!

VAULT VID-O-RAMA RETURNS TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF "CASTLEVANIA" ON NETFLIX!

Imagine my surprise tonight when someone notified me that NetFlix's animated CASTLEVANIA show was now streaming! I immediately signed on and binged all four episodes, and was left wanting more. The animation, story, and characters are awesome!

Set during the timeline from CASTLEVANIA III: DRACULA'S CURSE, Trevor Belmont, last of his line, comes out of a drunken stupor to help defend the people of Wallachia from an army of monsters that was unleashed by a vengeful Dracula! Along the way he gathers new allies, and sticks it to organized religion as he puts his whip ("The Vampire Killer") to good use!

To celebrate the release of this awesome show, let's get all nostalgic for all things Castlevania with an all new VAULT VID-O-RAMA!

CASTLEVANIA MUSIC
The best part of any Castlevania game has always been the music! So it comes as no surprise that decades later, the music from the classic NES and SNES games is still beloved, and has been remixed into various musical styles. So go ahead and rock out to the following selection of kick-ass Castlevania music, featuring classic video games tunes, covers, parodies, and remixes!
















CASTLEVANIA GAME REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY!
Arin "egoraptor" Hanson has made some great videos chronicling the history of the classic Castlevania games. While his (sadly short-lived) "Sequelitis" series delves into the pros and cons of the earlier games, he's also done a bunch of other fun vids highlighting this video game franchise. Also, you shouldn't miss out on the Angry Video Game Nerd's reviews of the series! Peep 'em out below and gain knowledge Vault Dwellers!









VIDEO GAME COMMERCIALS
You knew this was coming Vault Dwellers! Here's a selection of classic commercials for the various entries into the Castlevania video game series from both America and Japan!





CAPTAIN 'N' - THE GAME MASTER
Avid gamer Kevin Keene gets sucked into the "Ultimate Warp Zone" through his TV and ends up in "Videoland." Along with other Nintendo characters like Kid Icarus, Megaman, and Simon Belmont, "Captain N" battles the evil Mother Brain and her minions to protect the gaming universe. Lasting three short seasons, Captain N generated comic books and (if memory serves) a breakfast cereal. Head into the ultimate nostalgia zone below and watch the RETURN TO CASTLEVANIA episode, or marathon the first two seasons!





VAMPIRE HUNTER D
Finally, after you finish the four episodes of CASTLEVANIA and still thirst for more animated vampire hunter awesomeness, I highly suggest the double-threat of VAMPIRE HUNTER D and VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST! Never heard of 'em? Then watch them below and enjoy!