It’s that time once again, dear readers! We’re back with a brand new slate of home entertainment titles that will be debuting tomorrow. There may not be a ton of films headed home on Tuesday, but there are some killer titles that horror fans undoubtedly are going to want to pick up for their own personal collections. Both Demons and Demons 2 are getting a 4K upgrade from the fine fiends at Synapse, and if you’re looking to upgrade a few other titles as well, both Scream and The Silence of the Lambs are getting the same treatment in honor of their special anniversaries this year.
Other releases for October 19th include M. Night Shyamalan’s Old, the Yokai Monsters Collection from Arrow, The Stairs, and Monsters of War.
Demons & Demons 2 4K: Limited Edition (Synapse Films, 4K Ultra HD)
DEMONS (1985): A group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.
DEMONS 2 (1986) A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES:
New 4K restorations of both films from the original 35mm camera negatives! ∙ 4K (2160p) UHD™ presentations of both films in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) ∙ Limited edition o-card/slipcover packaging featuring new artwork by Juan José Saldarriaga and Chris MacGibbon ∙ Reproduction of the original movie ticket from Demons ∙ A special Demons 2 birthday party invitation ∙ Included fold-out poster of Demons artwork from Wes Benscoter ∙ Reversible cover art ∙ 4K UHD All-region playback
DISC 1 (4K ULTRA HD): DEMONS
DISC 2 (4K ULTRA HD): DEMONS 2
Old (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital, Blu/DVD/Digital & DVD)
This chilling, mysterious new thriller follows a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Special Features:
Ouija Japan (Leomark Studios, Blu-ray)
Karen is an American housewife living in Japan who desperately wants to fit in with her Japanese community, until peer pressure forces her to play the Kokkuri-san (the Japanese Ouija) with the other housewives, unwittingly disrespecting a local deity, who sets them up to fight each other in a deadly game of battle royal. A mysterious app gets installed on their phones to aid them in their battle. It offers the women tools to fight each other, which they buy with credits. But they better be careful with their spending because when the credits run out, it's game over.
Scream 4K (Paramount Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Digital)
Neve Campbell leads an all-star cast in this iconic slasher thriller that launched the Scream franchise and breathed new life into the horror genre. After a series of mysterious deaths befalls their small town, an offbeat group of friends led by Sidney Prescott (Campbell) become the target of a masked killer. As the body count rises, Sidney and her friends turn to the “rules” of horror films to help navigate the real-life terror they’re living in. Also starring Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, and Drew Barrymore, buckle up for an irresistible killer ride!
The Silence of the Lambs 4K (Kino Lorber, 4K Ultra HD)
Screen legends Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins deliver sensational, Oscar-winning performances in this spellbinding thriller based on the bestselling novel by Thomas Harris (Red Dragon, Hannibal). A psychopath nicknamed Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine, Heat) is murdering women across the Midwest. Believing it takes one to know one, the FBI sends trainee Clarice Starling (Foster, The Accused) to interview a demented prisoner who may provide clues to the killer’s actions. That prisoner is psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins, Nixon), a brilliant, diabolical cannibal who agrees to help Starling only if she’ll feed his morbid curiosity with details of her own complicated life. As their relationship develops, Starling is forced to confront not only her own hidden demons, but also an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage—or strength—to stop it! This terrifying masterpiece co-starred Scott Glenn (The Challenge) and garnered five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Jonathan Demme (Philadelphia) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ted Tally (Before and After), only the third film in history to sweep these five categories.
Special Features:
4K UHD DISC 1: HDR Dolby Vision
BLU-RAY DISC 2:
Yokai Monsters Collection: Limited Edition (Arrow Video, Blu-ray)
From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to life through stunning special effects, alongside an epic, big-budget reboot of the series from a modern-day master of the macabre, now available together on Blu-ray for the first time.</p
In the first film in the trilogy, 100 Monsters, a greedy slumlord’s attempts to forcefully evict his tenants invite the wrath of the titular spirits when a cleansing ritual is botched, with terrifying results. The second film, Spook Warfare, tells the tale of an evil Babylonian vampire inadvertently awoken by treasure hunters, and a brave samurai that teams with the yokai to defeat the bloodthirsty demon. In the final film, Along with Ghosts (released only 12 months after 100 Monsters), the yokai are roused to defend a young girl on the run from deadly yakuza.
Decades later, none other than Takashi Miike (Audition) helmed The Great Yokai War, a loose remake of Spook Warfare that used cutting-edge digital effects to renew the franchise for a new generation. In it, a young boy is given a grave responsibility: to band together with a group of yokai to defend humanity against a vengeful and powerful demon that has sworn retribution against modern-day Japan.
LIMITED EDITION BOXSET CONTENTS:
DISC ONE – 100 MONSTERS
DISC TWO – SPOOK WARFARE / ALONG WITH GHOSTS
DISC THREE – THE GREAT YOKAI WAR
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
Monsters of War (ITN Distribution, DVD)
The Stairs (Cinedigm, 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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