May 27, 2008 Releases
THE CHAIR: Lionsgate
Danielle, a young psychology student, is trying to rebuild her life when she sublets a century-old Victorian house. Unknowingly, she awakens an evil specter lurking in the dark recesses of her new home. To prove to her sister, Anna, that she isn't delusional again, Danielle sets out to document the haunting with horrifying results. She has unleashed the soul of Edgar Crowe, a vicious child killer, who quickly seizes control of her life. Hungry to satisfy his taste for torturing boys, Crowe uses Danielle like a pawn to resurrect his ghastly “Panic Chair.” Now, Anna faces an impossible task - destroy Crowe without destroying her sister. The solution comes to Anna, but it might just be buried too deeply in the long dead past for her to reach.
CHRONICLES OF AN EXORCISM: Singa Home Entertainment
Based on what appears to be a true exorcism, and shot in documentary style, Chronicles of an Exorcism is the story of amateur filmmakers who, at the request of the Church, document an exorcism over a three-day period. Father Michael and Father Lucas are two Priests called in by the Church to exorcise the terror that lies within a young girl named Tina. Aided by a local Pastor, the two Priests and the filmmakers join together in a quest to save Tina. Soon after they begin the rites of exorcism they realize the demon they seek is by far the most vicious and feared begin in all the worlds.
THE CULT FILMS OF ROGER CORMAN: BCI
This 10 film set includes:
THE TERROR, CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, LAST WOMAN ON EARTH, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, THE WASP WOMAN, SKI TROOP ATTACK, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST, SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF.
DARIO ARGENTO COLLECTION (
PHENOMENA, TENEBRE, THE CARD PLAYER, DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?, TRAUMA): Anchor Bay
In these acclaimed ‘giallo’ thrillers, Argento explores the extremes of murder, insanity and brutality with the startling plots, stunning visuals and shocking twists that have defined his work for nearly 40 years. The five films in this collection have been mastered from original vault elements and are now presented uncut and uncensored for an all-new look at one of the most controversial and influential filmmakers in the history of modern cinema.
DEMONS, VAMPIRES & GHOULS: BCI
10 Feature films in this box set include:
BLOODLETTING, SKINNED ALIVE, DEMON SUMMER, WITCHOUSE 3: DEMON FIRE, HELL ASYLUM, DEAD AND ROTTING, THE BONESETTER, OZONE, GHOUL SCHOOL, DEMON UNDER GLASS.
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE: Genius
For more than a century, the tale of Jekyll and Hyde has captivated the world’s imagination. In this diabolically clever reinvention, evil lives again. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a well-regarded physician, but his obsessive experiments turn deadly when toxic chemicals turn him into an evil man known only as Mr. Edward Hyde. Anxious to stop his alter ego from committing more devilish deeds, Jekyll pleads guilty to the courts and is confined to an asylum. But soon, Jekyll realizes that he has lost control and Hyde can emerge in both body and soul on a horrifying whim. What Hyde doesn’t like, he kills. And while Jekyll is safely locked away, Hyde isn’t.
GRIZZLY PARK: Allumination
As part of a new rehabilitation program eight unrepentant young adults must serve a week of community service in a remote California forest preserve known as Grizzly Park. Under the supervision of stalwart no-nonsense Ranger Bob this group of rotten-to-the-core bad apples is offered an opportunity to seek redemption on their journey through the woods. But while Ranger Bob seeks to provide both literal and spiritual guidance to the reluctant campers an escaped serial killer with an insatiable bloodlust has also found his way into the park. As it happens however he's not the only lethal hunter on the loose.
THE H.P. LOVECRAFT COLLECTION Vols. 1-4: Microcinema
VOLUME 1—COOL AIR: Randolph Carter moves into a squalid boarding house in the summer of 1925 where he becomes friends with a mysterious doctor who revives him after a near-fatal heart attack. Soon after Carter discovers the awful truth about the doctor, and the fragile line that separates life and death.
VOLUME 2—ROUGH MAGIK: Plugging nicely into the world of Delta Green, Rough Magik is about The Night Scholars, a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu. After decades of compiling an enormous database of arcane information, they have come to a single, incontrovertible conclusion: the Sleeping God is waking.
VOLUME 3—OUT OF MIND: The third volume in the H.P. Lovecraft Collection contains some of our favorite Lovecraft inspired films. The sublime Out of Mind seamlessly melds a stealth Lovecraft documentary using dialog based on his numerous personal correspondence, and story fragments from his mythos woven into a single fascinating tapestry.
VOLUME 4—PICKMAN’S MODEL: The fourth volume in The H.P. Lovecraft Collection contains several adaptations of Lovecraft's short story "Pickman's Model"
MASTERS OF MURDER COLLECTION: First Look
This 4-film box set collects biopic’s of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century. Includes:
TED BUNDY, DAHMER, GACY and ED GEIN!
MONSTERQUEST: The Complete Season One (4-disc set): A&E
Each episode of MONSTERQUEST is a mini-expedition to a remote far-flung corner of the world. Science and technology come together to give viewers a greater understanding of these mysterious monsters bones and key pieces of proof are analyzed and submitted to a battery of tests. Instead of relying on the clich grainy archival footage usually associated with these monsters the series goes on-location with high-tech gadgetry (special cameras listening posts even underwater lures) to further the quest for answers. While the monsters may not necessarily be real each episode does feature real scientists.
NORIKO'S DINNER TABLE: Tidepoint/Facets
From the director of the J-horror satire
SUICIDE CLUB comes this sequel of sorts blending family drama with bloody mayhem. Teenaged Noriko Shimabara escapes her tiny provincial town and heads to Tokyo to meet up with a friend from Haikyo.com an online forum for girls her age. The webmaster introduces Noriko to the rest of the community which is really a cult that prostitutes girls for domestic role-playing. All the while a string of mass suicides is sweeping the nation. Growing increasingly worried Noriko's little sister leaves for the big city to track down her troubled sibling.
PHENOMENA: Anchor Bay
Brace yourself for an all-new look at one of the most wildly original films ever from writer/director Dario Argento an insane epic of terror wonder and jaw-dropping carnage. Jennifer Connelly stars as an outcast student at a Swiss boarding school who discovers both her telepathic power to control insects and the gore-soaked trail of a razor-wielding killer. Can a kindly professor now harness her gift to stop the bloodbath of a psychopath?
THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC: Mondo Macabro
In the exotic countryside of far-off Indonesia, a wedding ceremony goes dreadfully wrong and the groom suspects black magic. He seeks out the woman he believes is responsible and she is hurled to her death over a high cliff. She is rescued from the dark jungle by a strange hermit. He tells her that she must seek revenge. They accused her of black magic - now she must learn to use that magic against them and become Queen of Evil.
STORM: TLA
Gut-punching action gory murders and Matrix-style special effects await you in the ultimate thrill ride that will leave you on the edge-of-your seat! Donny is a slacker whose life takes a terrifying turn when a fiery haired woman enters his life possessing a box which may hold the answers to human existence. Plunged into a harrowing adventure the pair travel through time and fight off dangerous assassins bent on claiming the mysterious object. But time is running out for Donny and soon he caught in the battle between good and evil leaving the future of mankind in his bloody hands.
TENEBRE: Anchor Bay
Following the worldwide success of SUSPIRIA and INFERNO Master Of Horror Dario Argento returned to the giallo genre with the shocker that remains one of the director s greatest. Anthony Franciosa stars as an American mystery novelist on a promotional tour in Rome who finds that his most recent book has inspired a copycat serial killer. When the psychotic impulse becomes irresistible does freedom await in the simple act of annihilation?
VISIONS OF HELL: THE FILMS OF JIM VANBEBBER (
THE MANSON FAMILY, DEADBEAT AT DAWN, short films; 4-disc set): Dark Sky
THE MANSON FAMILY: On a ranch outside of Los Angeles, the dream of the "Love Generation” is transforming into something evil. What was once an oasis of free love and acid trips has become ground zero for a madman’s paranoid visions. An average group of kids, the "family", become engulfed in a delusional world where torment and slaughter are considered the path to righteousness.
DEADBEAT AT DAWN tells the gritty story of Ravens gang leader Goose (VanBebber), who tries for one last drug score before leaving the mean streets to settle down with his psychic girlfriend. But when she is murdered by members of a rival gang, Goose plots his violent revenge.