New Blu-ray/DVD Releases

[Monsters For Sale]

GHOST OF SIERRA DE COBRE, THE, 1964 - BLU-Ray - Kino Lorber - Scheduled Release - October 16, 2018

Stars Judith Anderson, Diane Baker and Martin Landau.


Terrified of being buried alive by mistake, a woman puts a phone in her crypt to be able to call home if she needs help.  She dies and nothing happens. Then one day, the phone suddenly rings.  Paranormal investigator Nelson Orion is brought in.


This was originally produced as a TV pilot by Joseph Stephano after he left the "Outer Limits".  Although it did air here and abroad, CBS executives passed on the proposed seies.  It was re-edited and released in Japan in 1967.  AKA: "The Haunted"

Martin Landau, who kept a 16mm file copy, reportedly said he thought it was "creepy" and contained "some of his best work".


Blu-Ray will be released on my birthday.  I think I will treat myself.

[Mord]

Sounds great, Adam. The plot seems vaguely familiar. Btw, happy (early?) birthday.

[Monsters For Sale]

                   TORSO, 1973 - BLU-Ray - Arrow - Scheduled Release Date: October 30, 2018

Three female students take up residence in a country villa to avoid a killer that is preying on young women in the city.  Their plan isn't entirely successful.

"Citizen Caine" it ain't.  But check out the impressive list of goodies included in this Arrow Video release.


SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

       •Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
       •High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of both versions of the film: the 94-minute Italian and 90-minute English cuts
       •Original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*
       •English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
       •Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
       •New audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio Martino
       •New video interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino
       •New video interview with actor Luc Merenda
       •New video interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
       •New video interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
       •New video interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
       •2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio Martino
       •Italian and English theatrical trailers
       •Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais

       •FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Howard Hughes


NOTE:  As with the 2000 Anchor Bay DVD, the English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost.  These sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.

[Mord]

I saw "Torso" in the theater on a double bill with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (odd bill). I thought it was enjoyable enough (coulda used more nudity, imo). Actually, I liked it more than "Citizen Kane".

[Mike Scott]

(coulda used more nudity, imo)

You think CNN could use more nudity!

[Mord]

You think CNN could use more nudity!

Sure. Remember that "Naked News" on cable years ago? THAT'S how you get information out.

[Monsters For Sale]

Sure. Remember that "Naked News" on cable years ago? THAT'S how you get information out.

She was talking about NEWS?  Now that you mention it, I seem to remember her lips were moving.

(I just thought she was chewing gum.)

[Mike Scott]

Now that you mention it, I seem to remember her lips were moving.

But all she was saying was "wha-wha wha wha wha"

[Monsters For Sale]

Return of the Living Dead - Part II - Blu-Ray - Shout Factory - Announced Release Date August 14, 2018

They are calling this thing a "Collector's Edition".  With any luck that will mean they will finally restore the original musical score that was replaced after the VHS release.  All of the DVD issues have the lousy substitute score.

Just received my copy.  Haven't watched it yet, but I wanted to let you know what extras they included.


Special Features:

        New 2K Scan from the interpositive
        Original Theatrical Soundtrack  (Yea!)
        New Audio Commentary with Actress Suzanne Snyder
        New Audio Commentary with Gary Smart, co-author of The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead II and Filmaker ChristopherGriffiths
        New Featurette with Special Effects Supervisor Kenny Myers and more...
        New Featurette with Writer/Director Ken Wiederhorn
        Audio Commentary with Ken Wiederhorn and co-star Thor Van Lingen
        "They Won't Stay Dead" - A Look AT Return of the Living Dead Part II and more...
        Reversible DVD Case Art


I'm SO glad to get the original musical soundtrack restored.  The replacement was so lame.  Fans have complained about it for years.

[Monsters For Sale]

3 DEAD TRICK OR TREATERS, 2017 - BLU-Ray -  Videonomicon - Scheduled Release Date - October 23, 2018

Limited to 1000 Copies.


After stumbling upon the graves of three murdered trick or treaters, a small town paperboy discovers a series of handwritten horror stories tacked to the children's headstones.  The stories tell grisly tales of Halloween rites, rituals, and traditions.  Anthology of three tales with a wraparound narrative that unites them.


Blu-ray/DVD Special Features:

        Video Interview with Director Torin Langen
        Audio Commentary with Director Torin Langen and Producer Eric Repke
        Audio Commentary with Director Torin Langen
        Radio Interview with Composer Stephen Schooley and Director Torin Langen
        Storyboard Comparison
        Deleted Scenes
        Stills Gallery
        Original Theatrical Trailer
        Reversible cover art featuring front artwork by Elijah LaFollette and reverse artwork by Haunt Love


Never heard of this one before, but I can't wait to see it.

[Monsters For Sale]

LEGEND OF HALLOWEEN JACK, THE, 2018 - DVD - Sony - Scheduled Release Date: October 2, 2018

UK produced, shot in Wales and the U.K.  Direct to DVD.


Here is the production company's own description:

The sleepy seaside town of Dunwich is about to learn the true meaning of Vengeance. As the residents gear up for the annual Halloween celebration, little do they know that their seemingly perfect town masks a guilty secret ... One year earlier a group of vigilantes took matters into their own hands when notorious criminal Jack Cain escaped conviction. After torturing and killing Cain, they buried his body in the local cornfield and made a pact to never speak his name again. Now, on the day when the veil between the living and dead is at its thinnest, a mysterious apparition begins stalking the land and dishing out brutal retribution to the vigilante group. So begins the Legend of Halloween Jack.


Anyone heard scuttlebutt about this one?  Is it expected to be worth watching?

[Monsters For Sale]

CHILLERS, 1990 - DVD - Mill Creek - Scheduled Release Date: October 30, 2018

Anthology series based on the short stories of Patricia Highsmith.  Has a somewhat checkered history.  The first 6 episodes were filmed in the U.K. and the last 6 episodes were filmed in France.


Episodes:

       Episode   1: The Cat Brought It In
       Episode   2: Sauce for the Goose
       Episode   3: Old Folks at Home
       Episode   4: The Thrill Seeker
       Episode   5: The Day of Reckoning
       Episode   6: Puzzle
       Episode   7: Slowly, Slowly in the Wind
       Episode   8: A Curious Suicide
       Episode   9: A Bird Poised to Fly
       Episode 10: The Stuff of Madness
       Episode 11: Under a Dark Angel's Eye
       Episode 12: Something You Have to Live With

[BRICK]

Just picked up the Creature from the Black Lagoon Blu-Ray Legacy collection at Wal-Mart today; I know what I'm going to be watching tonight!

[Mike Scott]

Just picked up the Creature from the Black Lagoon Blu-Ray Legacy collection at Wal-Mart today;

What was the WM price?

[BRICK]

What was the WM price?

$28.85, not as cheap as some, but I did get it quick. I will probably wait for the Invisible Man to go on sale before I pick it up.