Round-Up: NOMADS, THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN Blu-rays, PERNICIOUS Comic-Con 2015 Screening Details

From legendary director John McTiernan, Nomads will arrive on Blu-ray on August 18th. The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Blu-ray, as well as details on a screening of Pernicious at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, are also showcased in this round-up.

Nomads: Press Release: "If you’ve never been frightened by anything, you’ll be frightened by this! Scream Factory presents Nomads, the chilling tale of supernatural evil, in its Blu-ray debut on August 18, 2015, complete with new bonus feature interviews.

Lesley-Anne Down (Sphinx, Death Wish V) and Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The November Man) is top-notch in "the most stylish supernatural-themed chiller... since Carrie" (Variety)! Also starring Adam Ant (Slam Dance), Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000) and Frank Doubleday (Escape from New York) and written and directed by John McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October).

They creep. They kill... and no one knows who they are or where they came from. But when these rootless, demonic spirits descend on a determined doctor, all hell breaks loose. Bitten by a dying madman named Jean Pommier (Brosnan), Dr. Eileen Flax (Down) becomes the vessel for his turbulent and insane thoughts. Thrust into his last days, she is shocked to discover the existence of mysterious and murderous demons on a quest for destruction... and begins her own quest to somehow stop them before she joins Pommier in his horrifying fate!

Special Features:

• New interviews with actress Lesley-Anne Down and composer Bill Conti
• Theatrical Trailer
• Radio Spot
• Still Gallery

Shout! Factory will continue to present the on-going SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment series in 2015 with specific release dates, extras, and key art. Fans are encouraged to visit Shout! Factory’s website (www.ShoutFactory.com ), follow the brand on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/ScreamFactoryDVD ) and Twitter ( @Scream_Factory ), and view exclusive video content on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/ScreamFactoryTV/Home )."

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The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein: Blu-ray.com reports that "mastered in HD from the original 35mm negative, the release will be available for purchase on July 28.

After the death of Victor Frankenstein (Dennis Price), two figures vie for control of his metallic-skinned monster (Fernando Bilbao) and the radical technology that created him: the scientist's daughter, Vera (Beatriz Savón), and the immortal wizard Cagliostro (Howard Vernon), who is assisted by a blind bird-woman with an unquenchable thirst for blood (Anne Libert).

Special features:

• Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas
• Original Theatrical Trailer

Technical specs:

• French with optional English subtitles
• Alternate English dubbed soundtrack"

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Pernicious Screening: "Those that haven’t been able to catch James Cullen Bressack’s Pernicious on the big screen will have another chance when the acclaimed horror film screens at San Diego Comic-Con!

Synopsis: Three young, beautiful girls arrive in Thailand to teach English for the summer, for what should have been the adventure of a lifetime. The girls find themselves in a nightmare situation when new friends go missing, bloody dreams haunt their sleep, and a stolen statue leads them down a dark path into Thai folklore and magic. Things only get worse when they realize not what, but who is haunting them: an 8-year-old girl, brutally murdered and sacrificed by her family decades ago.

Stars Ciara Hanna, Jackie Moore, Emily O’Brien.

The screening is free for all badge holders at Comic-Con. Cast and crew will be present.

PERNICIOUS Comic-Con screening details:

• Friday July 10
• 10:10 PM
• Hyatt Coronado Ballroom"