HUDSON HORROR SHOW DOUBLE FEATURE @ THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE - SEPTEMBER 19TH!

HUDSON HORROR SHOW INVADES THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE WITH YET ANOTHER INSANE 35MM HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE!

Hudson Horror Show is a major reason why I continue to live and breathe. The bi-annual event brings together hardcore horror and exploitation film fans, and the lineups at each show are to die for. It's a smoothly run film fest that sells out ridiculously fast, and for good reason!

On Saturday, September 19th, Chris Alo and his Hudson Horror crew will be taking over Theater #4 at the immensely awesome ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE in Yonkers, NY. (GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!)

During their last epic team up, The Drafthouse and Hudson Horror Show team brought us a great triple feature of SLEEPAWAY CAMP, THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION, and BLOOD BEACH!

This time around, come to the Drafthouse and we'll crack open a few cold ones and “get hammered” with THE TOOLBOX MURDERS! Starring cult horror icon Cameron Mitchell (BLOOD & BLACK LACE, NIGHTMARE IN WAX), seventies teen heartthrob Wesley Eure (TV’s LAND OF THE LOST) and adult film superstar Kelly Nichols, THE TOOLBOX MURDERS ranks as one of the grimiest horror films ever made.  

Originally released in the spring of 1978, this somewhat forgotten slasher preceded both HALLOWEEN and FRIDAY THE 13th and features so many death scenes using tools, that it should have been sponsored by Craftsman!  Forget the 2004 remake by Tobe Hooper, the original film still packs quite a punch in the blood and nudity department and tonally is still creepy as hell and just generally “unsettling.”

In the UK this was one of the original “Video Nasties” which saw the movie banned in England for nearly 20 years. Now you can see it all, back on the big screen and from glorious 35mm film!

The second feature at the Alamo/Hudson Horror Show team up is an even more obscure title, the completely overlooked and underappreciated monster bash SPOOKIES! Originally lensed in 1984 under the title "Twisted Souls," the original film was unfinished and therefore, never released. 

Several years later a second director was brought in, along with an entirely new cast, to shoot new footage to expand the unfinished movie to feature length. With two separate movies, multiple story lines that never intersect and two different casts mashed together, SPOOKIES is completely nonsensical and utterly batshit crazy, but so much fun!

While the title was surely a cash-in on the GREMLINS and GHOULIES craze, this “R” rated monster movie has very little to do with either of the aforementioned films. Featuring zombies, dead girls in coffins, giant spiders, assorted demons, a Grim Reaper, and more, this completely ignored haunted house/creature feature is a dream come true for lovers of old school practical effects! 

This movie was barely released theatrically in the United States in 1988 as a mere 17 prints of this movie were struck in 35mm and sent to theaters. Never released on DVD or Blu Ray in the U.S. and practically unseen in theaters. (Though it became a popular staple of late night cable TV!) With one of those rare 17 prints now unearthed, the time has come to bask in the rubber monster madness that is SPOOKIES!

The Hudson Horror at the Alamo double feature will feature the usual trappings of our regular Hudson Horror Show: Classic drive in trailers, trivia questions, giveaways, and of course, some vendors with assorted horror merchandise for sale. Add that to the Alamo’s delicious food, drink specials and film fan friendliness and you have another winning combination. 

The show starts at 8:00 PM and tickets are a mere $12 bucks! They are on sale and going FAST! I myself secured tickets just yesterday, and discovered that half the seats are already claimed! So if you are serious about attending, get your butt in gear and order your tickets HERE, before you miss out on this once in a lifetime double feature!

Get your tickets, save the date, and prepare to have your brain melted by these two cinematic oddities! Hopefully I'll see you there!

SHOUT! FACTORY"S "BLACK & WHITE: DAWN OF ASSAULT" SPECS & EXTRAS!

SHOUT! FACTORY BRINGS THE ACTION-PACKED PREQUEL TO "BLACK & WHITE" TO NORTH AMERICA ON AUGUST 4TH!

I'm a sucker for Asian action cinema, so this looks like something I'll def have to check out! And since this is the prequel, then one has to wonder if a North American release for the original BLACK & WHITE will be far behind.

Film Synopsis: They're the last hope to save Harbour City... if they don't kill each other first.

When a maverick cop and a gangster headed for retirement team up, sparks will fly and heads will roll in BLACK & WHITE: THE DAWN OF ASSAULT! Suspended detective Wu finds himself back in the thick of things when he crosses paths with Triad member Xu, who's looking to unload a stash of hot diamonds.

When Xu's deal turns into a shoot-out and the diamonds go missing, the cop and the criminal reluctantly join forces to retrieve them. Before long they find themselves not only to be the hunters, but the hunted as their mission escalates into something bigger and more dangerous than they'd ever expected!

Delivering blockbuster movie entertainment, BLACK & WHITE: DAWN OF ASSAULT puts its own spin on the classic buddy cop formula, filling this outrageous actioner to the brim with over-the-top stunts, government conspiracies, and weapons of mass destruction.

Blu-ray Specs:
Color | 142 minutes | Not Rated | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 (English dubbed / Chinese & Mandarin w/ English subs)


Special Features:

• The Making of BLACK & WHITE: DAWN OF ASSAULT.
• Original Theatrical Trailer.

BLACK & WHITE: DAWN OF ASSAULT will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on August 4th wherever discs are sold. You can get yourself a copy directly from SHOUT! FACTORY's online store, or pick it up from AMAZON.COM! Scope out the trailer below to see if this is something you'd want to add to 'your personal movie collection!

GREY MATTER ART'S RAMBO III PRINT AVAILABLE ON JULY 9TH!

I have been loving the stuff being cranked out by Grey Matter Art, and their latest poster design (courtesy of Marko Manev) is no exception. Officially licensed by StudioCanal, Grey Matter Art's latest piece is for RAMBO III. It goes nicely with the posters for FIRST BLOOD and RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, and is going to be available on July 9th! The posters are limited to 100 prints, and will be going for $50 apiece. Scope it out below, won't you?

This stunning RAMBO III poster will be available at 1:00 PM EST at Grey Matter Art's website (CLICK HERE) on Thursday, July 9th! Again, they are limited, so don't miss out. Also, if you like all three Rambo posters, there will be an option to buy the complete set for $120!

So save the date (and your cash) to fully Rambo-fy that empty wall in your home office or living room!

BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS COMING TO THEATERS AND VOD ON SEPTEMBER 4TH!

SCREAM FACTORY FILMS BRINGS BRIAN JAMES O'CONNELL'S NEW COMEDIC  HORROR FLICK TO THEATERS & VOD THIS SEPTEMBER!

Our dear friends at Scream Factory (who are currently running their SUMMER OF FEAR II sales event) have recently announced their expansion into the realm of theatrical releasing. Their flagship venture is the limited release of BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS!

Synopsis: BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS takes audiences on a hilarious, blood-spattered roller coaster ride in the most terrifying locale of all: the American workplace. The film stars Fran Kranz as Evan Sanders, a low-level, dutiful employee stuck in a boring job at a soul-killing corporation.

Evan’s the kind of guy who does all the work and gets none of the credit, but at least he gets to spend his days with his beautiful co-worker/girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern), so he soldiers on in the hope of one day getting his coveted sales director position.

Unfortunately, it all falls apart in one fell swoop when Amanda breaks up with him and Evan’s boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands his promotion to his college nemesis Max (Pedro Pascal). And it isn’t just their sordid past Evan has to deal with. After his fellow officemates start going through disturbing changes (which, paradoxically, make them better employees) and bodies begin to pile up, Evan learns the horrible truth: Max is a vampire. And even worse… a vamp with a plan.

Evan must find a way to stop the evil brewing amidst the cubicles, expose Max as the bloodsucking bastard that he is, and save his pals before his life and career go from dead-end… to just dead.

Directed by Brian James O’Connell and penned by the popular comedy troupe Dr. God and Ryan Mitts, BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS recently made its world premiere as the opening night film at the Slamdance Film Festival 2015, and has since played at numerous film festivals to press acclaim and great audience enthusiasm.

The film boasts an all-star cast including Fran Kranz (CABIN IN THE WOODS), Pedro Pascal (GAME OF THRONES), Emma Fitzpatrick (SIGNIFICANT MOTHER, THE COLLECTION), Yvette Yates (INHERENT VICE) with Joel Murray (MAD MEN) and Joey Kern (CABIN FEVER).

BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS opens in select cities and on VOD beginning Sept 4. For more information about the movie, please visit www.bloodsuckingbastards.com!

Scope out the trailer below, and get excited for what looks to be this year's best horror comedy!

NEW DVDS & BLU-RAYS FOR 07/07/2015!

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July, while celebrating 'Murica's 229th birthday! We're now a week in to July 2015, and already us collectors are in deep, deep trouble. Scream Factory has just kicked off their SUMMER OF FEAR II sale, with weekly deals on specially selected blu-ray titles, plus freebies, contests, and new title announcements. Though their prices are a bit higher than the last sale, they still beat out Amazon.com's prices, and will ship you free Scream Factory drink coasters with your order! CLICK HERE to start taking advantage and fill in those holes in your Scream Factory collection!

Speaking of Scream Factory, this week they've unloaded three new titles including ROBOT JOX, ALIEN OUTPOST, and DARK SUMMER. Kino Lorber adds yet another blaxploitation title to their high-def catalog, namely TRUCK TURNER, and released the Ed Gein-inspired DERANGED on to blu-ray as well! Arrow Video's two-disc special edition of Luigi Cozzi's CONTAMINATION is now available, as is the Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie-drama MAGGIE. (Which I personally was not a big fan of.)

There's some other cool stuff worth picking up this week, so scroll down to see what's new!



NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
The Color Out of Space (DVD & Limited Edition Blu-ray)
Kill Me Three Times
Maggie
The Pact 2
Spasmo
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Trophy Heads



NEW TO BLU-RAY
Alien Outpost
The Cell
Contamination (2-Disc Special Edition)
The Crimson Cult
Dark Summer
Deranged
Elimination Game
Ned Kelly
Pit Stop (1969)
Robot Jox
Truck Turner
Virtuosity
Wild Thing


NEW TO DVD
Awaken
Bitten: The Complete Second Season
Fight of the Living Dead
Mega Shark vs. Kolossus

NEW DVDS & BLU-RAYS FOR 06/30/2015!

Well gang, June's over with and it left us with a very small stack of genre releases this week. And you know what? I am OK with that! Scream Factory put out a cool double feature of GHOSTHOUSE and WITCHERY (two films I'm not very familiar with), and Blue Underground hit us with a triple dose of post-apocalyptic craziness with their new blu-rays of 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS, ESCAPE FROM THE BRONX, and THE NEW BARBARIANS! There's not much else to get excited for, so scroll on down to see what else is new!



NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Criterion Collection)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
1990: The Bronx Warriors
The Alien & Predator Mega Bundle (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Escape from the Bronx
Ghosthouse / Witchery (Double Feature)
Hard to Be a God
The New Barbarians
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Vanilla Sky w/Alternate Ending


NEW TO DVD
After Midnight
Forbidden Empire
MOM (1991)
Shriek of the Mutilated / Garden of the Dead (Double Feature)
UHF: 25th Anniversary Edition
Voice of the Vespers