For the third week of July, genre fans have quite a few Blu-ray and DVD titles to look forward to as we’ve got a great selection of horror and sci-fi films making their home entertainment bow on the 21st. Kino Lorber is keeping themselves busy this Tuesday with a pair of cult classics—Black Sabbath and Madhouse—that are getting an HD overhaul and the fine folks over at Scream Factory are releasing Tibor Takács' I, Madman on Blu as well. The critically-acclaimed horror comedy What We Do in the Shadows also arrives on both formats this week and for those of you kids at heart out there, Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery, is also coming home on DVD and Blu-ray.
What We Do in the Shadows (Paramount, Blu-ray & DVD)
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane—like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming roommate conflicts. Featuring an outstanding ensemble cast and “comic acting of an extremely high order” (Wall Street Journal),WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is an original and wildly entertaining comedy.
Blu-ray Special Features include Commentary by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, Behind the Shadows, Deleted Scenes, Video Extras, Interviews, Promo Videos and Poster Gallery.
Black Sabbath - AIP Version (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)
One of the great horror anthology films of all time, and Mario Bava's personal favorite of his works, Black Sabbath solidified the director's reputation as Europe's maestro of the macabre. In The Telephone… a woman is haunted by menacing phone calls from a former lover. The Wurdulak stars Boris Karloff (The Crimson Cult) as a vampire hunter whose family is stalked by the wandering spirit of an undead ghoul. A Drop Of Water involves a nurse who steals a ring from a corpse - not realizing the curse that is carried with it. This is the AIP English language version of the Mario Bava (The Evil Eye) horror classic, featuring an international cast that includes Michèle Mercier (Angelique) and Mark Damon (Johnny Oro).
Special Features include New Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas and Trailers for BLACK SUNDAY and THE CRIMSON CULT.
I, Madman (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Gothic nightmares collide with gritty realism in this "stylish horror thriller [that] pulls you in and makes you pay attention", (Los Angeles Times)! After a spine-tingling paperback catches the imagination of bookstore clerk Virginia, she seeks out the author’s second book, I, Madman. But once she opens the cover, its eerie tale of obsessive love comes to life, catapulting a disfigured, scalpel-wielding killer from the world of fiction onto the streets of Hollywood with one demented goal: to win Virginia’s love, one murder at a time!
Starring Jenny Wright (Near Dark, The Lawnmower Man), Clayton Rohner (April Fool’s Day, The Human Centipede III) and three-time Academy Award winner Randall William Cook (Dr. Caligari) as the mysterious and frightening Malcolm Brand, this "imaginative, scary "gem packs "a wow of an ending", (Leonard Maltin)!
Special Features include Audio Commentary featuring Director Tibor Takacs with Actor & Artistic Supervisor Randall William Cook, Ripped From The Pages – The Making of “I, Madman,” featuring interviews with Director Tibor Takacs, Actor & Artistic Supervisor Randall William Cook, Screenwriter David Chaskin, Actor Clayton Rohner, and Actress Stephanie Hodge, Behind The Scenes Footage with Audio Commentary by Randall William Cook, Theatrical Trailer and Home Video Trailer and Still Gallery with Optional Audio Commentary by Randall William Cook.
Madhouse (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)
Newly Re-mastered in HD! Masters of macabre Vincent Price (Tales of Terror), Peter Cushing (The Creeping Flesh) and Robert Quarry (Count Yorga, Vampire) give terrifying performances to die for in this diverting little chiller. When horror star Paul Toombes' fiancé is brutally killed, he loses more than this job... he also loses his mind. But twelve years after suffering a nervous breakdown, the washed-up horror legend (Price) agrees to do a TV-series based on his old screen creation, the monstrous Dr. Death. Soon the cast and crew of the series begin dying in ways similar to the deaths the characters suffered in the actor's old movies. Editor Jim Clark (Marathon Man) directed this top-notch horror classic based on the novel by Angus Hall (Qualthrough).
Special Features include Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle, Brand New Featurette, and Trailers.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
5 Movies: Big Box of Horror (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, DVD)
Classic Horror 4 Movie Collection (Mill Creek Entertainment, DVD)
Haunted Hollywood (Full Moon Features, DVD)
Hillbilly Horror Show Volume 3 (Leomark Studios, DVD)
The Jokesters (Random Media, DVD)
The Orphanage (Entertainment One, DVD)
Scooby Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery (Turner Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
Starve (MTI Home Video, DVD)
Throwback (MVD Visual, DVD)
Vintage Sci-Fi: 6 Movie Collection (Mill Creek Entertainment, DVD)
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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