Blu-ray

Sometimes a home video announcement fills you with so much joy that images of watching it in all of its gooey high definition goodness immediately start swimming through your head. This is one of those times.

Starring Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George Directed by James Glickenhaus Distributed by Arrow Video

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan Directed by Sam Peckinpah Distributed by FremantleMedia Enterprises

With the ill-fated remake having suffered a less than stellar performance at the US box office, Sam Peckinpah’s original classic thriller Straw Dogs has now been treated to a remastered Blu-ray release in the UK courtesy of FremantleMedia Enterprises. To mark the occasion, we’ve found ourselves with two copies of this new high-def treat to give away!

Starring Charles Durning, Tonya Crowe, Larry Drake, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Robert F.

Starring Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diane Browne Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Starring Marco Leonardi, Michael Parks, Rebecca Gayheart, Danny Trejo, Ara Celi Directed by PJ Pesce Distributed by Echo Bridge Entertainment

Starring Doug Bradley, Lance Henriksen, Katheryn Winnick, Henry Cavill Directed by Rick Bota Distributed by Echo Bridge Entertainment

Starring Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee Directed by Antti Jokinen Distributed by Icon Home Entertainment

Starring Jack Hedley, Almanta Keller, Alexandra Delli Colli Directed by Lucio Fulci Distributed by Shameless Screen Entertainment

Starring Doug Bradley, Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Kim Meyers, Adam Scott Directed by Alan Smithee Distributed by Echo Bridge Entertainment

Starring Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore, Janae Caster, Colton Osborne, Adam Sessa, and five seconds of stock footage of Tipp

I’ll never forget reading about LaserDiscs in Fangoria magazine and frothing at the mouth as they described deluxe editions of my favorite films. Glorious widescreen presentations, commentary tracks, ‘making-of’ featurettes, special effects tests, theatrical trailers – all of it wrapped inside very cool packaging and priced to own for the smallest of the niche markets.

Here's a movie I never thought would see the light of Blu-ray. A nostalgic favorite from my childhood, this is one of the films that spooked me beyond belief as a kid. Now, thanks to the wonderful people at Blue Underground, I can toss my bootleg VHS into the trash!

It's Christmas Eve, and we are truly in the giving spirit so right now one lucky Dread Central reader has the opportunity to win both a Sony Blu-ray player and a year's worth of Blu-ray rentals as part of the Redbox Better in Blu Holiday Giveaway!