For all you genre fans who enjoy more serialized storytelling, August 21st features some truly excellent seasons of a variety of cable television series, including the final ten episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead, season 8 of The Walking Dead, and the first season of The Terror, and Kino Lorber has put together a 20th anniversary Blu-ray for Deep Rising. Scream Factory is keeping busy with William Castle’s The Tingler and Strait-Jacket on tap this week, and Shout Select has a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of David Lynch’s Wild at Heart coming home as well.
Other notable releases for August 21st include Deadpool 2, What Still Remains, First Reformed, Leonor, and The Ninth Passenger.
Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 3 (Lionsgate, Blu/Digital HD & DVD)
“Ash vs Evil Dead”: Season 3 features Ash, who – having gone from urban legend to hometown hero –discovers that he has a daughter. And, when Kelly witnesses a massacre with Ruby’s fingerprints all over it, she returns to warn Ash and Pablo.
Deep Rising: 20th Anniversary Edition (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu-ray)
Buckle up for edge-of-your-seat excitement with the explosive hit Deep Rising! A band of ruthless hijackers seize the most luxurious cruise in the world only to find that all the passengers have mysteriously disappeared, but they are not alone. Something terrifying is lurking just out of sight – behind every deck and passageway: a deadly force from the unexplored depths of the ocean that begins to snatch the horrified intruders one by one. Treat Williams (Prince of the City) and sexy Famke Janssen (X-Men trilogy) lead a group of survivors who must overcome incredible odds in their breathtaking battle to escape the doomed ship alive. Written and directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing) and featuring a stellar cast that includes Anthony Heald (The Silence of the Lambs), Kevin J. O’Connor (Color of Night), Wes Studi (The Last of the Mohicans), Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Cliff Curtis (Live Free or Die Hard) and Djimon Hounsou (Amistad).
Special Features:
-Audio Commentary by Director Stephen Sommers and Editor Bob Ducsay
-Interview with actor Wes Studi
-Interview with actor Kevin O'Connor
-Interview with actor Anthony Heald
-Interview with second unit director Dean Cundey -Interview with VFX John Berton (ILM)
-Interview with VFX Van Ling (Banned from the Ranch Entertainment)
-Interview with Brad Proctor (SFX/Make-Up)
-Interview with Doug Morrow (SFX/Make-Up)
-Interview with Cinematographer Howard Atherton
-ILM Behind-the-Scenes Extras (Animatic Sequence/Creature/Tests/Etc.)
-Newly Commissioned Art by Jacob Phillips
-Animated Image Gallery (Stills and Behind-the-Scenes)
-Reversible Blu-ray Art
-Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
-5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo Audio
-Theatrical Trailer
The Terror: Season 1 (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
A crew of a Royal Naval expedition is sent to find the Arctic's treacherous Northwest Passage but instead discovers a monstrous predator, a cunning and vicious Gothic horror that stalks the ships in a desperate game of survival, the consequences of which could endanger the region and its native people forever.
The Tingler (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
In The Tingler, Vincent Price stars as an obsessed doctor who discovers a parasitic creature which grows on the spinal cords of terrified people. If they scream, the Tingler can be destroyed. If they don't, it will sever the spinal column and kill them. He successfully isolates and removes the Tingler from a deaf mute (Judith Evelyn) who has been scared to death by her devious husband. Once captured, the Tingler escapes and runs amok in a crowded movie theater. Terror is loose, but can it be stopped?
The Tingler is legendary horror director William Castle's magnum opus. After the success of House On Haunted Hill, Castle devised a new gimmick called "Percepto." Participating theaters would wire seats so that random moviegoers would get a tangible electric shock during climactic moments in the film. Another novelty used to maximum effect is the short color sequence depicting blood pouring from a faucet and filling a bathtub. Castle went on to direct more cult classics like Homicidal and 13 Ghosts and later produced the mainstream hit Rosemary's Baby.
Bonus Features:
- NEW Audio Commentary by author/historian Steve Haberman
- NEW I Survived The Tingler – an interview with Pamela Lincoln
- NEW Unleashing “Percepto” – an interview with publicist Barry Lorie
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and “The Tingler” – vintage featurette
- William Castle’s Drive-In “Scream!” audio
- Original “Scream” Scene
- The original 1959 theatre lobby recording
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
The Walking Dead: Season 8 (Lionsgate, Blu/Digital HD & DVD)
Together with the Hilltop and the Kingdom, Rick and the Alexandrians bring “All Out War” to Negan and his forces. The Saviors are larger, better equipped, and ruthless, but Rick and the unified communities are fighting for the promise of a brighter future. The battle lines are drawn as they launch into a kinetic, action-packed offensive.
BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
Audio Commentaries:
- Episode 803 Commentary: Executive Producer Scott Gimple and Writer Matt Negrete
- Episode 804 Commentary: Executive Producer Scott Gimple and Director Dan Liu
- Episode 816 Commentary: Executive Producer Scott Gimple and Writer Angela Kang
- “Carl Grimes: Leaving a Legacy” Featurette
- “In Memoriam” Featurette
- “The Price of War” Featurette
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
Deadpool 2/Deadpool 2: Super Duper Cut (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu Combo, Blu/Digital Combo & DVD/Digital Combo)
First Reformed (Lionsgate, Blu/Digital HD & DVD)
Leonor (Scorpion Releasing, Blu-ray)
The Ninth Passenger (Lionsgate, DVD)
Strait-Jacket (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
What Still Remains (Gravitas Ventures, Blu-ray & DVD)
Wild at Heart: Collector’s Edition (Shout Select, 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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