Tibor Takacs' GATE II Comes to Blu-ray in February!

SCREAM FACTORY REOPENS THE GATE, WITH THEIR DEFINITIVE RELEASE OF THIS LONG OUT OF PRINT SEQUEL!

I absolutely love Tibor Takacs' THE GATE. It was one of the first Horror films I saw growing up, and I'm happy to say that it still holds up remarkably well after all these years! And the Vestron Collector's Series Blu-ray release for it is a must-have!

I haven't seen GATE II in a very long time, but if memory serves, I wasn't a huge fan of it. However, time sometimes changes one's perspective, so I'll have to pick this Scream Factory release up at some point and revisit it!

Synopsis: Not all minions are cute and cuddly … This supercharged sequel to the horror classic THE GATE comes alive with unearthly creatures, heart-stopping action, and incredible special effects.

GATE II picks up again with Terry (Louis Tripp), the teenage sorcerer who summons beings from the other side whose powers can be used to grant any wish. Unfortunately, before the Gate closes again, a "minion" – a tiny disciple of Satan himself – manages to slip through to our dimension. When the creature is kidnapped – all hell breaks loose!

Directed by Tibor Takacs (THE GATE, I, MADMAN, Sabrina the Teenage Witch), GATE II is based on characters created by Michael Nankin (Battlestar Galactica, Hell on Wheels), and stars Louis Tripp (THE GATE) and Pamela Segall (King of the Hill, Californication).

This all could have been avoided if Terry had watched Mazes and Monsters!

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 93 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - ?

Extras:

• NEW! 2K Scan Of The Interpositive!
• NEW! Return To The Nightmare – A Look Back At Gate II – Featuring Interviews With Director Tibor Takacs, Screenwriter Michael Nankin, and Special Visual Effects Creator Randall William Cook!
• NEW! From The Depths – An Interview With Make-up Effects Artist Craig Reardon!
• Theatrical Trailer
• Video Promo And Video Store Contest Promo
• Still Gallery

Scream Factory apparently went all out for this release, so fans of THE GATE flicks will definitely want to add this Blu-ray to their collections! GATE II's street date is February 27th, and should cost between $20 and $25! You can order your copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY to get it two weeks early!

You Best Hope That You Aren't Found DEFECTIVE On February 13th!

KILLER DRONES AND FUTURISTIC COPS PATROL AN EXPERIMENTAL POLICE STATE IN REESE EVENESHEN'S "DEFECTIVE!"

UPDATE (05/08/2018): DEFECTIVE is now available on DVD and Blu-ray!

I have to admit that this new release from Uncork'd Entertainment has got me curious. It definitely seems to have had some inspiration from JUDGE DREDD (the police are authorized to be "judge, jury, and executioner") and ROBOCOP (privatized police and city ruled by an authoritarian corporation), so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for it next month when it hits various Video on Demand platforms!

Synopsis: From writer-director Reese Eveneshen, director of DEAD GENESIS, and genre specialist Uncork’d Entertainment comes the highly-anticipated DEFECTIVE! In the near future, the corporation S.E.A., has implemented North America’s first and only police state. Uniformed, anonymous Preservers of Peace investigate, judge, and sentence people for even the smallest of crimes. The punishment? Instant public execution. Rhett Murphy ("... it's you!") and his sister Jean must escape certain execution after witnessing the dark secrets of the nefarious corporation.

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DEFECTIVE will be available on various Video On Demand services on February 13th!

HITLER LIVES in New Indie Exploitation Film! Now Available to Stream or Download on VOD!

LEARN THE "TRUE" STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO DER FUHRER AFTER WORLD WAR II, IN STUART ROWSELL'S SURREAL FILM!

This movie looks absolutely bonkers Vault Dwellers! It has a zombie Hitler who is slowly going mad in an underground bunker, plus a roster of recognizable German war criminals being portrayed by marionettes! Oh, and there's also burlesque dancers too!

But let's face it - You were immediately sold when you read "zombie Hitler!" Everything else in this film is probably just icing on the cake for you guys and gals! It sure was for me!

Synopsis: After WWII comes to an end, Hitler has a heart attack on board a sub that is heading to Antarctica. To save his life, Dr. Mengele sees the opportunity to begin Operation Vril. Hitler is secured within a Deep Underground Military Bunker (D.U.M.B.) in Adelaide (Australia), and is administered an Alien-based drug of immortality, promising the eventual rise of a New World Order!

Decades later, Hitler remains abandoned and forgotten in his bunker, suffering from dementia and  hallucinating marionette versions of his henchmen. Meanwhile Dr. Mengele, from his laboratory in Argentina, has other plans for their longevity. And with an ever increasing mental collapse the two despots must fight it out for intellectual domination ...

Trailer:


For more information about this film, visit the Official Site for character bios, a longer synopsis, and dozens of stills! If you're as curious about this movie as I am, you can stream or download it now through most video on demand services, including AMAZON, ITUNES, VUDU, GOOGLE PLAY, and XBOX LIVE. HITLER LIVES! will also eventually be available on PLAYSTATION NETWORK and HULU at a later date!

Scream Factory Brings Greydon Clark's DANCE MACABRE to Blu-ray on January 23rd!

MICHELLE ZEITLIN JOINS ROBERT ENGLUND'S KILLER BALLET STUDIO IN "DANCE MACABRE!"

You know, sometimes it is hard to fathom that Robert Englund was in films other than the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise! Which brings us to DANCE MACABRE, a film that was originally intended as a sequel to 1989's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (which starred Englund as the titular character).

I've never seen this movie before, but it seems like it takes some inspiration from SUSPIRIA? I guess I'll found out soon enough once it is out on Blu-ray!

Synopsis: Horror icon Robert Englund is back in another chilling tale of horror! Michelle Zeitlin stars as Jessica, an American ballerina who reluctantly enrolls in a Russian dance academy, where she meets the charismatic choreographer Anthony (Englund). A dead ringer for his long dead lover, Jessica becomes Anthony's favorite student – and his personal obsession. But what should be the chance of a lifetime for Jessica becomes a living nightmare, as each of her fellow dances is brutally murdered.

Please note: Due to an unforeseen issue with the only existing HD master of this film, there was a brief 10-second clip that had to be replaced with an upconverted SD source. We apologize for the abnormality, but in the interest of getting this cult classic out to the fans, we decided to release it with this fix and not cut this portion out of the film

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 97 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - TBA

Extras:

• NEW! Interview With Actor Robert Englund!
• NEW! Audio commentary With Writer/Director Greydon Clark!
• Theatrical Trailer

DANCE MACABRE will be released on Tuesday, January 23rd wherever Blu-ray discs are sold and should cost anywhere from $18 - $25! Order your copy now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY to get it early!

THE STRANGERS Return to Theaters in March to PREY AT NIGHT!

THE FOLLOWUP TO 2008'S "THE STRANGERS" COMES TO THEATERS NATIONWIDE ON MARCH 9TH!

I still have yet to see THE STRANGERS, but I have plenty of time to catch up before THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT comes to the big screen! I'm very much looking forward to this new Horror flick because my buddy Damian Maffei (whom I last saw in Jay Woelfel's CLOSED FOR THE SEASON) has a nice meaty role as the axe-wielding "Man in the Mask" (aka Sackface), and I gotta show my support!

Synopsis: A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive. Johannes Roberts directs this horror film inspired by the 2008 smash hit THE STRANGERS, starring Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman.

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STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT hits theaters on Friday, March 9th!  

Visit Fandango to check movie times and pre-order tickets!

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 01/16/2018!

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

January 2018 is halfway over, and as we inch closer to tax return season, all of our favorite labels are releasing LOTS of cool stuff! This week is no exception with a ton of awesome cult and big budget titles that you Vault Dwellers may want to add to your growing collections!

Scream Factory gives the ultra-obscure EYE OF THE CAT its Blu-ray debut, Shout Select gives us great new Blu-ray discs of Joe Dane's MATINEE and MACON COUNTY LINE, Mill Creek brings YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE to Blu-ray (just got my copy today!),  and Severin Films' THE AMICUS COLLECTION is finally available to purchase!

Also out today are BLADE RUNNER 2049, HAPPY DEATH DAY, THE SNOWMAN, BEYOND SKYLINE, and a slew of direct-to-DVD indie titles!

Scroll down to see the full list (which includes some titles I forgot to mention last week)!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Beyond Skyline
Blade Runner 2049
The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli)
Happy Death Day
Kills on Wheels
My Neighbors the Yamadas (Studio Ghibli)
The Snowman (2017)
The Taking of Beverly Hills (Kino Classics)
Whisper of the Heart (Studio Ghibli)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
The 13th Friday
The Amicus Collection
Eye of the Cat
The Flight of Dragons (Warner Archive Collection)
Macon County Line
Matinee (Collector's Edition)
Trouble Bound
Yor, The Hunter from the Future (35th Anniversary Edition)


NEW TO DVD
911: Officer Down
Alien: Reign of Man
Anti Human
Anti Matter
Bound for Revenge 3D
Carnivore: Werewolf of London
Cold Moon
Cottentail
Cute Little Buggers
HIM
My Little Sister
Planet of Storms
The Spiritualist
Street Sharks: The Complete Series
Sugarplum


TITLES WE MISSED LAST WEEK:

JANUARY 10TH (DVDS)
Bigfoot's Wild Weekend
Inhumanwich!
The Night Watchman
Start Again


JANUARY 11TH (DVDS)
Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things / Driller Killer (Double Feature)
Don't Go in the Basement / Snowbeast (Double Feature)
Eternal Evil / Sisters of Death (Double Feature)
Grave of the Vampire / Fury of the Wolf Man (Double Feature)
House on Bare Mountain / Eegah! (Double Feature)
Invasion of the Bee Girls / Deep Red (Double Feature)
Night Tide / Scum of the Earth (Double Feature)
Nude on the Moon / Diary of a Nudist (Double Feature)
Slashed Dreams / Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (Double Feature)
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
Wild Gals of the Naked West / Teasarama (Double Feature)