While it may not be Friday, there is still plenty to celebrate this Tuesday the 13th, as we prepare to head back to Camp Crystal Lake with Scream Factory’s impressive Friday the 13th Collection, which brings together all the films from the original franchise, as well as the remake and Freddy vs. Jason as well. Scream Factory also put together a Blu-ray release of one of the most seminal films from my childhood this week—Terror in the Aisles—and they even are giving Motel Hell the Steelbook treatment on Tuesday as well.
Kino Lorber is also keeping busy this week with their special edition Blu for DeepStar Six as well as a SteelBook for Rawhead Rex, and for those of you who dig on The Exorcist sequels, both Dominion and Exorcist: The Beginning come home on Blu-ray this Tuesday, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Other home media releases for October 13th include District 9 4K, Alive (2020), Broil, Mimesis: Nosferatu, Creature from Cannibal Creek, and Killer Weekend.
DeepStar Six: Special Edition (KL Studio Classics, Blu-ray)
NOT ALL ALIENS COME FROM SPACE! From producer/director Sean S. Cunningham, the creator of the Friday the 13th and House films, comes this action-packed underwater sci-fi thriller starring Taurean Blacque (Hill Street Blues), Nancy Everhard (The Punisher), Greg Evigan (B.J. and the Bear), Miguel Ferrer (RoboCop), Matt McCoy (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle), Nia Peeples (North Shore), Cindy Pickett (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) and Marius Weyers (The Gods Must Be Crazy). Far below the surface of the unforgiving sea, the daring crew of DeepStar Six are explorers in a forbidding world of impenetrable darkness and unimaginable pressure. They have invaded the icy fathoms into which no human has ever ventured. Their mission is to establish a top secret Navy base on the ocean floor. But something’s down there and the crew of DeepStar Six are about to make a startling discovery—there’s no escape from the terror of the deep. DeepStar Six will plunge you into the depths of fear… save your last breath... to scream.
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Director Sean S. Cunningham and Visual Effects Supervisor James Isaac
- Audio Commentary with Screenwriters Lewis Abernathy and Geof Miller
- Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer Harry Manfredini
- From the Deep - Interviews with Creature Effects & Special Make-up Designer Mark Shostrom, Creature Supervisor Greg Nicotero and Creature Artist Robert Kurtzman
- The Survivors – Interviews with Actors Greg Evigan and Nancy Everhard
- Water Damage – An Interview with Stunt Coordinator Kane Hodder
- Original EPK
- Extended Vintage Interview Clips
- Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Image Gallery
- Limited Edition O-Card
- Reversible Art
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- Optional English Subtitles
Friday the 13th Collection (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Jason is back in a new deluxe set of the long–running slasher series! This set enshrines the most successful horror series in cinema history. Jason slashes his way from Crystal Lake to outer space and back to fight Freddy! This Deluxe Collection includes all of the previously released extras plus all-new bonus materials, including new audio commentaries with cast and crew!
DISC 1:
FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) – R-RATED THEATRICAL VERSION
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono – English SDH
FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) – UNCUT VERSION
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 3:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 4:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 5:
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 6:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 7:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 8:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 9:
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - SDH
DISC 10:
JASON GOES TO HELL – R-RATED THEATRICAL VERSION
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 11:
JASON GOES TO HELL – UNCUT VERSION
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 12:
JASON X
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 13:
FREDDY VS. JASON
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX - English SDH
DISC 14:
FRIDAY THE 13th (2009)
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English SDH
DISC 15:
BONUS DISC 1:
DISC 16:
BONUS DISC 2:
Rawhead Rex: SteelBook Limited Edition (KL Studio Classics, Blu-ray)
He’s pure evil… pure power… pure terror! RawHead Rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of Rathmore, Ireland. In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd pre-Christian myth until Tom Garron (Donal McCann, December Bride) decides to plow the field his ancestors knew better than to disturb. The seal is broken and an unspeakable evil is unleashed - on a rampage of blood and lust. Howard Hallenbeck (David Dukes, Gods and Monsters), an American historian on a working vacation with his family, discovers on the stained glass windows of a local church a series of scenes illustrating the reign of terror of RawHead Rex, but the one piece of glass depicting the defeat of the monster is missing. RawHead Rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable as Howard is desperately races against time for a way to stop the vicious monster. Directed by George Pavlou (Transmutations) with a screenplay by horror legend Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Lord of Illusions).
Special Features:
-Limited Edition (4000)
-4K Restoration
-Audio Commentary with Director George Pavlou, Moderated by Author Stephen Thrower
-Call Me Rawhead – Interview with Actor Heinrich von Bünau (Rawhead Rex)
-Growing Pains: The Children of Rawhead – Interview with Actors Hugh O’Conor and Cora Venus Lunny
-What the Devil Hath Wrought – Interview with Actor Ronan Wilmot
-Rawk ‘n’ Roll: The Rex Session – Interview with Composer Colin Towns
-Rawhead FX: A Cock and Bull Story – Interview with Crew Members Peter Mackenzie Litten, Gerry Johnston, Rosie Blackmore, John Schoonraad & Sean Corcoran
-Rawhead Rising – Interview with Artist Stephen R. Bissette
-Behind-the-Scenes and Original Art Image Gallery
-Theatrical Trailer
-I Don’t Believe in the Devil: RAWHEAD REX; A FOLK HORROR? – Booklet Essay by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
-5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
-Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
-Optional English Subtitles
Terror in the Aisles (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Some of the scariest moments in film history in one terrifying film! Terror in the Aisles is a roller coaster ride through the most terrifying moments from over 70 of Hollywood's greatest chillers. Donald Pleasence (Halloween, Halloween II) and Nancy Allen (Dressed to Kill, Carrie) are the hosts of this blood-curdling journey through a collection of horror classics like Psycho, Jaws, Poltergeist, Alien, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Exorcist, Halloween, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
Alive (2020) (Cranked Up Films, DVD)
Broil (Well Go USA, Blu-ray & DVD)
Creature from Cannibal Creek (Wild Eye Releasing, DVD)
District 9 4K (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital Combo)
Dr. Jekyll vs. the Werewolf (Cheezy Flicks Entertainment, DVD)
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
Exorcist: The Beginning (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
Killer Weekend (Gravitas Ventures, Blu-ray & DVD)
Mimesis: Nosferatu (CinerG, DVD)
Motel Hell: Steelbook Edition (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Necropolis: Legion (Full Moon Pictures, DVD)
Night Terror (Massacre Video, DVD)
Scary Bride (High Octane Studios, 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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