As we inch our way closer to the holiest of months, October, this final Tuesday of September boasts an eclectic array of genre-related home entertainment releases, including several great movies I fell in love with earlier this year: The Devil’s Candy, It Stains the Sands Red, and 47 Meters Down. For you cult cinema fans out there, it’s going to be a busy week for your wallet, as we have an array of horror and sci-fi titles heading home, including the SteelBook edition of Bride of Re-Animator, the director’s cut of Cannibal Ferox, Lucio Fulci’s The Devil’s Honey, as well as Orgy of the Dead and Psychos in Love from Vinegar Syndrome.
Other notable releases for Tuesday, September 26th include After Midnight, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (in 4K), A Quiet Place in the Country, The Stake Land Collection, John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. on Blu-ray, and a SteelBook edition of the original Flatliners.
47 Meters Down (Lionsgate, Blu/DVD/Digital HD & DVD)
The must-see underwater thriller starring Mandy Moore and Claire Holt who are fighting for their lives, trapped at the bottom of the ocean.
Sisters Lisa (Mandy Moore, ''This is Us'') and Kate (Claire Holt, ''The Originals'') become trapped at the bottom of the ocean when a diving expedition to observe sharks goes horribly wrong. When the cable attaching the cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean, the sisters must figure out a way to get back to safety battling injuries, lack of oxygen, and worst of all, bloodthirsty, great white sharks.
Bride of Re-Animator: Limited Edition Steelbook (Arrow Video, Blu-ray)
The success of Stuart Gordon’s hit horror-comedy Re-Animator meant that a sequel was all but inevitable. The resulting follow-up, Bride of Re-Animator this time helmed by director Brian Yuzna (Society, Return of the Living Dead III) would prove that there was a good deal more life (and death) left in the story of Dr. Herbert West and his ghoulish exploits.
It has been eight months since the bloody massacre at Miskatonic Medical School. Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West (again played by Jeffrey Combs) continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan’s dearly deceased, Meg Halsey. Surely nothing could go wrong?
With special effects master Screaming Mad George (the man behind the infamous shunting sequence of Society) on hand to contribute a host of characteristically weird and wonderful creations, Bride of Re-Animator is a more than worthy successor to Stuart Gordon’s original cult classic.
DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
The Devil’s Candy (Scream Factory/IFC Midnight, Blu-ray)
Metal rules … but Hell is eternal. A family faces off with evil itself in a house from hell in this hard-rocking shocker from Sean Byrne, the director of The Loved Ones.
Diehard metal-head and struggling artist Jesse (Ethan Embry, Cheap Thrills) moves with his wife (Shiri Appleby, UnReal) and daughter (Kiara Glasco) to a rural Texas town, unaware that the house they got for an unbelievable deal comes with a grisly history. Their dream home turns into a nightmare as disturbing demonic occurrences culminate with the appearance of Ray (Pruitt Taylor Vince, Identity), the home’s former resident who’s destined to do the devil’s bidding.
It Stains the Sands Red (MPI Home Video, Blu-ray & DVD)
In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, Molly, a troubled woman from Las Vegas, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone ravenous zombie on her trail. At first, she's easily able to outpace her undead pursuer, but things quickly become a nightmare when she realizes the zombie doesn't need to ever stop and rest. Running low on supplies and beat down by the harsh environment, Molly will have to summon the strength she never knew she had to ultimately face both the zombie and the demons that have chased her all her life.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
A Quiet Place in the Country (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
After Midnight (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
The Black Room (Cleopatra Entertainment, Blu-ray)
Cabin 28 (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, DVD)
Cannibal Ferox: Director’s Cut (Grindhouse Releasing, Blu-ray & DVD)
The Dead Next Door: Collector’s Edition (Tempe Digital, Blu-ray)
The Devil’s Honey (Severin Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Dwelling (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, DVD)
Flatliners: Steelbook Edition (Mill Creek Entertainment Blu/DVD Combo)
Frames of Fear (SRS Cinema, DVD)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Paramount, Blu-ray)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (Paramount, Blu-ray)
The Gift (Paramount, DVD)
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital)
John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. (Paramount, Blu-ray)
Killer Barbys (Redemption, Blu-ray)
Lake Fear 2: The Swamp (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, DVD)
Lycan (MVD Visual, Blu-ray & DVD)
Orgy of the Dead (Vinegar Syndrome, Blu/DVD Combo)
Psychos in Love (Vinegar Syndrome, Blu/DVD Combo)
Red Net (SGL Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
The Stake Land Collection (Dark Sky Films, Blu-ray & DVD)
Trip with the Teacher (Vinegar Syndrome, Blu/DVD Combo)
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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