For the first week of March, the genre home entertainment releases are on the lighter side with Scream Factory reigning supreme as the champions of cult horror once again with two killer Blu-ray titles debuting Tuesday: Exterminators of the Year 3000 and the Blacula / Scream, Blacula, Scream double release.
Blacula / Scream, Blacula, Scream (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
The eternally cool William Marshall puts a fresh spin on the age-old legend of the vampire, condemned to wander the Earth with an insatiable lust for blood in these riveting Blaxploitation classics.
In 1780, African Prince Mamuwalde (Marshall) pays a visit to Count Dracula in Transylvania, seeking his support in ending slave trade. Instead, the evil count curses his noble guest and transforms him into a vampire! Released from his coffin nearly two centuries later by a pair of luckless interior decorators, Mamuwalde emerges as "Blacula, ", one strange dude strollin’ the streets of L.A. on a nightly quest for human blood!
Blacula lives! The scintillating sequel, Scream, Blacula, Scream, pits voodoo power against vampire fury! Willis Daniels (Richard Lawson), the son of a late high priestess, seeks revenge on the cultists who have chosen his foster sister Lisa (Pam Grier) as their new leader. Hoping to curse Lisa, Willis unwittingly resurrects Blacula’s earthly remains: and unleashes the Prince of Darkness and his freaked-out army of the undead!
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
In a post-apocalyptic future where the earth is a desert and water is the most precious substance of all, a band of survivors must turn to a mysterious stranger to battle a ruthless gang of motorcycle psychos for control of the wasteland and the water. A glorious crash of guns, nuclear fallout, and synthesizers make this a must-see for anyone who’s been longing for the day in which they can finally get beyond Thunderdome.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
5 Movies: The Blood Trail Collection (Echo Bridge Entertainment, DVD)
9 Movies: Big Box of Horror (Echo Bridge Entertainment, DVD)
Equilibrium (Lionsgate, Blu-ray/Digital HD)
Psychotic (Midnight Releasing, DVD)
Splash Area: Night of the Freaks (Eagle One Media, DVD)
The Spring Break Murders (Hannover House, 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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