Tuesday, April 25th boasts an array of diverse Blu-ray and DVD offerings with a great assortment titles both new and old. Lionsgate is releasing one of the best zombie films I’ve seen as of late, The Girl With All the Gifts, on both formats, and the most recent sequel in the Underworld franchise, Blood Wars, arrives this week on 4K Blu-ray, as well as the typical Blu and DVD discs, too.
Scream Factory is resurrecting both The Screaming Skull and I Bury the Living on Blu this Tuesday, and Arrow Video has put together a fantastic 2-Disc Special Edition set for Caltiki The Immortal Monster that fans definitely will want to pick up.
Other notable titles coming home on April 25th include a special edition release of The Vampire Bat, Mean Dreams, Detour, From Hell It Came, and Psycho Cop Returns.
Caltiki The Immortal Monster: 2-Disc Special Edition (Arrow Video, Blu/DVD Combo)
Arrow Video presents a collaboration between two giants of Italian cult cinema Riccardo Freda (The Vampires, The Horrible Dr Hichcock) and Mario Bava (5 Dolls for an August Moon, Blood and Black Lace)!
A team of archaeologists led by Dr. John Fielding (John Merivale, Circus of Horrors) descends on the ruins of an ancient Mayan city to investigate the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants. However, the luckless explorers get more than they bargained for when their investigation of a sacrificial pool awakens the monster that dwells beneath its waters the fearsome and malevolent god Caltiki.
Though Riccardo Freda received sole directing credit, a significant portion of the film was in fact the work of Mario Bava, who also served as its cinematographer and was responsible its striking special effects. Drawing on a diverse array of influences, from The Quatermass Experiment to the works of HP Lovecraft, Caltiki the Immortal Monster is a unique and unforgettable sci-fi chiller which showcases these two legendary filmmakers at their most inventive. Presented here for the first time in a newly restored high definition transfer, Caltiki shines and terrifies! like never before.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
The Girl With All the Gifts (Lionsgate, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)
Humanity has been all but destroyed by a fungal disease that eradicates free will and turns its victims into flesh eating “hungries.” Only a small group of children seems immune to its effects. At an army base in rural England, these unique children are being studied and subjected to cruel experiments. When the base falls, one little girl escapes and must discover what she is, ultimately deciding both her own future and that of the human race.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES
The Screaming Skull (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Get ready for such a fright when the Screaming Skull arises!
When widower Eric (John Hudson) bring his mentally fragile new bride Jenni home to the palatial estate of his first wife, strange things begin to happen. Jenni is certain she is being tormented by Eric’s former wife who died under mysterious circumstances. But no one else seems to hear the ominous screams or see the rolling skull that comes knocking at the front door. Much like master showman William Castle, the producers of the film promised a free burial service for anyone who died while watching the film. Of course, this never happened. Or did it?
Underworld: Blood Wars (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray & DVD)
In the next installment of the blockbuster franchise, Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and Digital Bonus Materials Include:
Four Featurettes:
DVD Bonus Materials Include:
Two Featurettes:
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
Abandoned Dead (Wild Eye Releasing, DVD)
Dark Waters (Severin Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Detour (Magnolia Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
Domestic Disturbance (Paramount, DVD)
Double Exposure (Vinegar Syndrome, Blu/DVD Combo)
Exterminator 2 (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
From Hell It Came (Warner Archive Collection, Blu-ray)
Goregasm (Wild Eye Raw, DVD)
I Bury the Living (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Mean Dreams (Lionsgate, DVD)
The Other Hell (Severin Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
The Portal (Ruthless, DVD)
Psycho Cop Returns (Vinegar Syndrome, Blu/DVD Combo)
Underworld Ultimate Collection (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
The Vampire Bat: Special Edition (The Film Detective, Blu-ray)
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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