Although it may be the dead of winter, Scream Factory is looking to warm our horror-loving hearts with four new Blu-ray announcements for May: King Kong (1976), He Knows You're Alone, Eyes of a Stranger, and The Hand:
King Kong (1976) Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Finally!! 1976’s big budget remake of KING KONG stomps its way onto Blu-ray in North America for the first time! Here are the early details we have at current time to share:
• National street date for North America (Region A) is May 11th.
• This will be presented as a 2-Disc Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
• The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from artist Hugh Fleming. This art will be front-facing, and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork. \
• Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we can confirm already that we will be presenting both the original theatrical feature film AND the extended TV version!
Pre-orders on our site begin today which includes the Blu-ray plus a rolled 18” x 24” poster of the new art. The poster is exclusive to us and will be made at a limited-run of 500 pieces: https://bit.ly/3aP8dkW"
He Knows You're Alone Blu-ray: "The often-requested slasher cult classic HE KNOWS YOU’RE ALONE finally creeps its way onto Blu-ray for the first time in North America on May 18th!
Directed by Armand Mastroianni and released in 1980, this tense tale concerns young brides-to-be being killed before their wedding days. Don Scardino (Squirm, Cruising) stars along with Caitlin O’ Heaney (Savage Weekend) and THE Tom Hanks (making his film debut in a brief supporting role).
Extras to be announced on a later date but we can confirm at this time that we will have an all-new HD transfer of the film! Pre-order now @ https://bit.ly/3jvmLdp"
Eyes of a Stranger Blu-ray: "A demented serial killer is on the loose in 1981’s underrated slasher film EYES OF A STRANGER, which comes stalking its way to Blu-ray for the first time in North America on May 18th!
From the production company behind the original Friday the 13th and the director of Shock Waves. Making memorable movie debuts are Jennifer Jason Leigh (Single White Female) and Lauren Tewes (The Love Boat) as a TV newscaster, whose investigation inadvertently leads the killer (John DiSanti, The Relic) to her home. The underrated and chilling film score was composed by Richard Einhorn (Don’t Go in the House, The Prowler, Blood Rage). Bloody make-up effects courtesy of legend Tom Savini (Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead).
Extras to be announced on a later date but we can confirm at this time that we will have an all-new HD transfer of the film! Pre-order now @ https://bit.ly/3p9hoSJ"
The Hand Blu-ray: "Oliver Stone’s psychological thriller THE HAND (1981) will be crawling onto Blu-ray for the first time in North America on May 25th!
A gifted cartoonist's life comes apart at the seams when his drawing hand is accidentally severed. Slowly he tries to adjust ... but a terrifying evil creeps into his consciousness. And one by one, the people who stand in his way begin to die.
Written and directed by Academy Award® winner* Oliver Stone, this spellbinder showcases a vivid central performance by Michael Caine (and wonderfully ghoulish special effects by veteran macabre master Carlo Rambaldi. The haunting film score is from James Horner.
Extras to be announced on a later date but we can confirm at this time that we will have an all-new HD transfer of the film! Pre-order now @ https://bit.ly/36UOzmr"
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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