DVD and Blu-ray Releases: May 12, 2015
Sean Brickley
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Greetings, folks. We have a pretty decent list of releases this week. 1962’s The Premature Burial will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray along with 1984’s Satan’s Blade. This week also sees the Blu-ray release of Robert Englund in Fear Clinic.
In addition to these, there are other classics, such as Vampyros Lesbos, as well as some newer releases, like The Drownsman. Basically there’s something for everyone’s tastes and preferences. Pleasant viewing, fiends.
7 in the Torture Chamber (2015)
Starring:
Vincent Pastore, Ron Millkie
Synopsis:
When young, hot, nubile Madison agrees to spend the summer at the Crystal Lake Retreat, a new cozy institution for troubled young women instead of prison, she thinks her troubles are over. Girl fights and lecherous guards? No problem. However, for poor Madison, that is when the real trouble begins as this summer marks the 30th Anniversary of Jason’s murderous killing spree on Friday the 13th. Now Madison is locked in with seven other women as they are hunted by a serial killer known only as the President, several guards who are pigs, one head honcho who is a hottie and a couple of yahoos for the law. Can she survive or will she become another victim?
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The Drownsman (2015)
Starring:
Michelle Mylett, Caroline Palmer, Gemma Bird Matheson, Sydney Kondruss, Clare Bastable, Ry Barrett, Joann Nordstrom, Samuel Borstein
Synopsis:
After almost drowning in a lake accident, Madison (Michelle Mylett, Antisocial) develops hydrophobia : an abnormal fear of water. After shutting the world and her friends out for over a year, her friends attempt an intervention. But, instead of curbing Madisons fear, they unknowingly unleash something far worse: The vision of serial killer turned supernatural psychopath Sebastian Donner known as The Drownsman who begins to stalk the women one by one, dragging them into a lair of submerged torment from which there is no escape.
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Extraterrestrial (2014)
Starring:
Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma
Synopsis:
From The Vicious Brothers, the creators of Grave Encounters, comes a different kind of encounter, one of Extraterrestrial origin. Still reeling from her parents’ divorce, April (Brittany Allen) is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. Lead by her boyfriend, played by Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter & The Half Blooded Prince, Pitch Perfect), the group venture out toward the crash site and discover the remnants of a ship from another planet along with footprints that suggest its alien occupants are still alive. The college friends soon find themselves caught in the middle of something bigger and more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine.
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Fear Clinic (2014)
Starring:
Thomas Dekker, Robert Englund, Kevin Gage, Brandon Beemer
Synopsis:
Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a fear doctor who runs the clinic, uses his Fear Chamber to animate their fears in the form of terrifying hallucinations. However, the good doctor soon begins to suspect that something more sinister may be at work, something that yearns to be more than just an hallucination…
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An Irish Exorcism (2015)
Starring:
Aislinn ni Uallachain, Dillon White, Brian Fortune, Paddy C. Courtney, Elaine Hearty
Synopsis:
In her final year at school, Anthropology student Lorraine decides to film her final project – the subject of exorcism within the Catholic Church. Recording interviews with priests from the local diocese, she stumbles upon Fr. Byrne, an older priest who is currently helping a young mother whose daughter is apparently possessed by a demonic force. The curiosity of Lorraine, along with her camera operator, Cathal, leads them down a dark path of discovering the terrifying truth, and things go from strange to worse as all involved become entangled into a frightful journey to save a little girl’s life.
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Lilith, A Vampire Who Comes Back (2008)
Starring:
Cinzia Susino, Tanino Golino, Emanuele Giammusso, Denise Uccello, Giuliana Accolla
Synopsis:
Lusilla Helm has to marry against her will baron Ludwig Von Reder. But her honeymoon does not last very long. The poor girl dies and is buried inside the family. After a short while, another girl announces herself at the doors of the baron’s mansion. Her looks recall Lusilla’s but in a disturbing way. As soon as the mysterious girl sets foot in the rooms where the baron’ former wife used to live, strange noises and happenings start to haunt the silent halls of the house.
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The Premature Burial (1962)
Starring:
Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Alan Napier, Dick Miller
Synopsis:
Edgar Allan Poe’s Chilling Tale of a Fate Too Horrifying to consider! The classic style of literature’s most bizarre author, Edgar Allan Poe (The Oblong Box), comes to life in this ghoulish tale of murder and suspense starring acting great Ray Milland (X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes) as Guy Carrell, a medical student and painter whose obsessive fear of being buried alive compels him to build himself a tomb with a view, equipped with everything he can think of to escape death. But it’s when his long-suffering wife Kate (Heather Angel, The Informer), convinces him to destroy the tomb he finds himself in the gravest of danger, trapped in a web of doom so devious and intricate that there’s no escape. Produced and directed by the iconic Roger Corman (The Secret Invasion) and beautifully shot in widescreen by the legendary cinematographer Floyd Crosby (Tales of Terror). The top-notch supporting cast includes Hazel Court (The Masque of Red Death), Alan Napier (TV’s Batman) and Dick Miller (Gremlins).
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Satan’s Blade (1984)
Starring:
Tom Bongiorno, Stephanie Leigh Steel, Thomas Cue, Romona Andrada, Diane Taylor, Ski Mark Ford
Synopsis:
At a remote ski resort, the haunting legend of the mountains becomes a shocking reality when seemingly innocent holiday revelers become victims of sadistic stabbings at the tip of Satan’s Blade. Romance and murder are horrifyingly entangled in a film that honors the slasher film genre.
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She Killed In Ecstasy (1971)
Starring:
Beni Cardosi, Soledad Miranda
Synopsis:
Jess Franco’s Erotic Revenge Classic Restored In HD For The First Time Ever With All-New Bonus Features. For his follow-up to Vampyros Lesbos, writer/director Jess Franco delivered perhaps his most twisted shocker of the 70s: In what fans and critics consider to be her greatest role, the luscious Soledad Miranda in one of her final performances before her tragic death stars as the vengeful widow who seduces then murders the men and women responsible for her husband’s suicide. Howard Vernon (The Awful Dr. Orloff), Paul Muller (Barbed Wire Dolls), Ewa Strmberg (Vampyros Lesbos) and Jess himself co-star in this EuroCult classic featuring another epic sexadelic lounge score by Manfred Hbler & Siegfried Schwab now remastered in HD and featuring all-new Extras. It’s Franco at his perversely erotic best, like you ve never seen or heard it before!
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The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Miss Osbourne (1981)
Starring:
Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee
Synopsis:
It’s the engagement party for brilliant young Dr. Henry Jekyll (Udo Kier) and his fiance, the beautiful Fanny Osbourne (Marina Pierro), attended by various pillars of Victorian society, including the astonishing Patrick Magee in one of his final roles. But when people are found raped and murdered outside and ultimately inside the house, it becomes clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities – but who is he? And why does Dr. Jekyll keep sneaking off to his laboratory? We know the answer, of course, but Walerian Borowczyk’s visually stunning adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-filmed tale is crammed with wildly imaginative and outrageously perverse touches characteristic of the man who scandalized audiences with Immoral Tales and The Beast, not least the explicitly sexualized nature of Mr. Hyde’s primal urges.
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These Final Hours (2015)
Starring:
David Field, Nathan Phillips, Daniel Henshall
Synopsis:
A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.
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Vampyros Lesbos (1970)
Starring:
Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price
Synopsis:
Jess Franco’s Immortal Masterpiece Restored In HD For The First Time Ever With All-New Bonus Features. From Jess Franco, the filmmaker The Vatican called the most dangerous director in the world , comes the most celebrated movie of his legendary career: Stunning Soledad Miranda stars as a vixen vampire who lures women to a Mediterranean island to satisfy her insatiable lust for female flesh and blood. It s a mind-bending odyssey of surreal erotica and 70s EuroHorror, featuring the psycho-sexadelic soundtrack that remains a global phenomenon. Ewa Strmberg (She Killed In Ecstasy), Dennis Price (Venus In Furs), Paul Muller (Nightmare Castle) and Franco himself co-star in this landmark cult classic, now remastered in HD and featuring all-new Extras filmed with the director shortly before his death. Experience Franco’ masterpiece like you’e never seen or heard it before!
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Starring:
Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Don Rickles, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt
Synopsis:
Dare To Look Into The Eyes Of Madness! Fantastic tale of heart-pounding suspense, this harrowing and terrifying sci-fi shocker will fascinate horror film fans. Starring Ray Milland (The Premature Burial), it charts the startling transformation of a doctor so blinded by ambition that he dares to glimpse eternity! When the brilliant Dr. Xavier (Milland) concocts a serum to improve human sight, he stumbles upon a formula for x-ray vision. Inspired by its awesome medical potential, but shunned by his short-sighted colleagues, the doctor tests the potion on himself, only to discover that his ability to see through walls, clothing and flesh is slowly eclipsed by and insatiable desire to look still further – even if it means seeing more than any mortal can bear! Featuring wonderful direction by the great Roger Corman (Tales of Terror) and a strong supporting cast that includes Harold J. Stone (The Wrong Man), John Hoyt (Blackboard Jungle) and comedy legend Don Rickles (Run Silent, Run Deep).
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