2014 Christmas Horror Blu-ray Buyer’s Guide

Steve Barton |

Dec 4, 2014

The holiday shopping season is officially upon us, and that means it’s time once again to take a look back at the last year of Blu-ray releases to help you decide which flicks will have the horror fans on your list grinning like Twisty the Clown!

With the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 3, and really cheap standalone players all Blu-ray ready, there’s never been a better time to make that jump into high definition. If you’ve been holding out, throw caution to the wind, kids! Blu is where it’s at! If you already own the DVD of your favorite flick, is there a need to replace it with a Blu-ray? I’m here to answer all of your questions in the annual…

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Before we get into the picks, let’s take a second to explain how each is rated. They’re broken down into three categories:

Can’t Miss — Must Haves: These are the cream of the crop! The purchases that are guaranteed to bring a smile to someone’s face. Items no one with the tech should be without.

Good Buys: A rock-solid purchase. Sure, there’s nothing really to die for about these Blu-rays, but be confident in the fact that you’re spending your cash on the goods that you’re hoping for.

Serious Hi-Def Junkies Only: Here’s where things get a bit sketchy. These Blu-rays were included for a few reasons — Either the movies suck, the transfer and sound aren’t up to snuff, or the included supplemental material (or lack thereof) don’t do much to keep these ships afloat.

Click on any of the reviews listed below to find out exactly what you’re getting and to find the link with which to order them. I’ve also included at the very end a few other recommendations that either came in too late to be reviewed or are not quite horror films but we love ’em anyway.

So, without further ado, let’s get cooking!

Can’t Miss Must Haves:

Tales From the Crypt / Vault of Horror review	Lord of Illusions review	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 40th Anniversary Edition review	The Vincent Price Collection Volume II review	Nightbreed Limited Edition Director’s Cut review
Halloween The Complete Collection review	Wolf Creek 2 review	The Walking Dead Complete 4th Season review	Pumpkinhead review	Motel Hell review
The Legend of Hell House review	The Battery review	Ginger Snaps review	Rigor Mortis review	Under the Skin review
Devil’s Knot review	Sleepaway Camp review	Evilspeak review	Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1 review	Big Bad Wolves review
Holliston Season 2 review	Ms. 45 review	The Last Days on Mars review	Frankenstein Created Woman review	Cat People review
Witchboard review	Night of the Demons review	Darkman review