We have another busy week of Blu-ray and DVD releases to look forward to, with 20 different titles coming home on Tuesday. For those who may have missed it in theaters, Gore Verbinski’s wildly surreal tale of psychological horror, A Cure For Wellness, is coming out on both Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of 20th Century Fox. We also have several indie horror films arriving on June 6th, including The Axe Murders of the Villisca, Aaron’s Blood, Prisoner X, Let Me Make You A Martyr, and Manhattan Undying.
Fahrenheit 451, based on the classic Ray Bradbury story, is being resurrected on DVD in time for its 50th anniversary this week, and for those of you Riverdale fans out there, you might want to check out Mill Creek Entertainment's re-release (this time with digital) of Archie’s Weird Mysteries: The Complete Series.
Other notable home entertainment releases for Tuesday include Doctor Who: Series Ten, Part One, Van Helsing: Season One, Aftermath, The Assignment, and Kill ’em All.
The Axe Murders of Villisca (Scream Factory/IFC Midnight, Blu-ray & DVD)
Over a century ago, the unspeakable happened. Will history repeat itself?
On a June night in 1912, the peaceful town of Villisca suffered an unfathomable crime. Eight people (a mother, father, their four children, and two guests) were brutally murdered by an axe-wielding killer in a case that remains unsolved to this day. 104 years later, Caleb (Robert Adamson) and Denny (Jarrett Sleeper), two friends who share an interest in ghost hunting, and new girl in school Jess (Alex Frnka) sneak into the house where the infamous bloodbath occurred in hopes of recording paranormal activity. But nothing has prepared them for the supernatural force waiting to write the next chapter in the home’s bloody history.
Witness a new horror inspired by the true events that shocked a nation.
A Cure For Wellness (20th Century Fox, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure. From Gore Verbinski, the visionary director of The Ring, comes the new psychological thriller, A Cure for Wellness.
Special Features:
Let Me Make You A Martyr (FilmRise, Blu-ray & DVD)
"Let Me Make You a Martyr" is a cerebral revenge film about two adopted siblings who fall in love and hatch a plan to kill their abusive stepfather.
From an interrogation room, Drew Glass (Niko Nicotera) recounts the events that led to his fate. In a series of flashbacks, Drew is shown arriving back to his hometown which he has been absent from for six years. In this Midwestern underworld, his father Larry Glass (Mark Boone Junior) is running a lucrative business comprised of drugs and women. Upon his return, Drew sets out to dismantle his father's empire and leave town with his adoptive sister and lover June (Sam Quartin). Once Larry gets wind of his prodigal son's arrival, he enlists an estranged hitman named Pope (Marilyn Manson) to put him down and maintain order. What Drew doesn’t realize is that June has become a pawn in her father's game and what Larry doesn’t realize is that Pope has an agenda of his own.
Prisoner X (RLJ Entertainment, DVD)
In PRISONER X, as the world rages in war and civil strife, CIA agent Carmen Reese (Michelle Nolden) arrives at a secret underground prison to interrogate a captured terrorist with links to recent attacks on American soil. But the prisoner (Romano Orzari) is more than he appears – he has arrived from the future with ninety-eight other time travelers who are still at large and wreaking havoc across the globe. Now it’s a race against the clock as Carmen and the prisoner engage in a battle of wills to see whose version of the future will triumph.
Voice From the Stone (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu/DVD Combo & DVD)
A haunting thriller set in an isolated castle in 1950s Tuscany, Voice From the Stone tells the story of Verena, a determined young nurse who is hired to help the mute young heir within. But the more she observes him, the more Verena becomes convinced he has fallen under the spell of a powerful and otherworldly persona trapped in the villa’s stone walls, one that seems to be rapidly entwining with her own.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
5 Film Collection: Sci-Fi (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, DVD)
Aaron’s Blood (Gravitas Ventures, Blu-ray & DVD)
Aftermath (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
Archie’s Weird Mysteries: The Complete Series (Mill Creek Entertainment, DVD)
The Assignment (Lionsgate, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)
Child of Satan (Cinedigm, Blu-ray & DVD)
Doctor Who: Series Ten, Part One (BBC, Blu-ray & DVD)
Dominion/Exorcist: The Beginning Double Feature (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, DVD)
Dredd (Lionsgate, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital HD)
Ex Machina (Lionsgate, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital HD)
Farenheit 451: 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
Kill ’em All (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
Manhattan Undying (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, DVD)
Midnight Lace (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, DVD)
Van Helsing: Season One (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & 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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