There is quite an assortment of titles arriving on DVD and Blu-ray this week, guaranteeing that there’s sure to be something right up your proverbial horror and sci-fi loving alley. Not only does Anchor Bay have a variety of titles coming at you, but Scream Factory also has another high definition horror classic for you guys, this time from legendary filmmaker Warner Herzog.
Rob Zombie is also releasing his first ever concert film, The Zombie Horror Picture Show, this week and BBC Home Entertainment is bringing home the recently recovered Doctor Who serial drama, The Enemy of the World, which had previously been lost for all these years (it originally aired in the late ‘60s). There are also some new horror gems arriving from both Magnolia Home Entertainment and Lionsgate as well as Raze, the latest gritty actioner from resident badass Zoe Bell.
SPOTLIGHT TITLES:
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Shout! Factory, Blu-ray)
It is 1850 in the beautiful, perfectly-kept town of Wismar. Jonathan Harker is about to leave on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman. His wife, Lucy begs him not to go and is troubled by a strong premonition of danger. Despite her warnings, Jonathan arrives four weeks later at a large, gloomy castle. Out of the mist appears a pale, wraith-like figure with a shaven head and deep-sunken eyes who identifies himself as Count Dracula. The events that transpire slowly convince Harker that he is in the presence of a vampyre. What he doesn’t know is the magnitude of danger he, his wife and his town are about to experience.
The Zombie Horror Picture Show (Ume, DVD & Blu-ray)
Rob Zombie's first concert film, The Zombie Horror Picture Show is a feature-length concert film, recorded live over two sizzling nights in Texas. It captures Zombie's elaborate, multi-media production of mind-blowing SFX, animatronic robots, pyrotechnics, oversized LED screens and state-of-the-art light show combined with his powerhouse band featuring John 5, Piggy D and Ginger Fish.
The Zombie Horror Picture Show, available on Blu-ray, DVD and longform digital video, puts the viewer at the center of the hot and nasty action for a blistering set of 16 Rob Zombie classics, including 'Dragula', 'Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Super Town', 'Living Dead Girl', 'More Human Than Human' and the crushing cover of Grand Funk Railroad's 'We're An American Band' from the seven-time Grammy® nominee's Top 10 2013 album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor.
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World (BBC Home Entertainment, DVD)
The TARDIS lands on an Australian beach in the 21st century. But this is no seaside holiday -- within minutes, the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are under attack. They soon discover that the Doctor bears a startling resemblance to Leader Salamander, a would-be dictator intent on world domination. Before long, the Doctor and his companions are plunged into a dangerous game of espionage, intrigue and deceit as they face off against the enemy of the world.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
The Evil Dead Steelbook (Anchor Bay, Blu-ray)
House of Dust (Anchor Bay, DVD)
Grand Piano (Magnolia Home Entertainment, DVD & Blu-ray)
The Lords of Salem Steelbook (Anchor Bay, Blu-ray)
Mischief Night (Lionsgate, DVD)
Raze (MPI Home Video, DVD)
Vampire Academy (Anchor Bay, DVD & Blu–ray)
Way of the Wicked (Image Entertainment, DVD & Blu-ray)
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