Cannibal Holocaust

"A masterpiece of cinematographic realism." —Sergio Leone, legendary director

Releases 

11/24

One of the most notorious and controversial horror films ever made, here is the cult classic that surpasses its reputation as a shot-gun blast to the senses...

Legendary director Ruggero Deodato's CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST presents the "found footage" of a group of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the filmmakers of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST were arrested upon its original release and the film seized!

Nothing you have seen before will prepare you for this uncompromising masterpiece of cinematic nihilism. 

Bonus Materials

• 6-Disc Deluxe Edition! Includes 1 UHD, 4 Blu-rays PLUS a soundtrack CD!

• Spectacular new 4K restoration from the original 35mm and 16mm camera negatives presented in Dolby Vision UHD

• 3 different versions - original UNCENSORED theatrical version - new SPECIAL EDITION (the GREEN INFERNO documentary footage presented from the original 16mm camera negative in 1.37:1 for the very first time ) - and never-before-released 'unseen' version

• Animal cruelty-free viewing option

• Archival stereo DTS-HD Master Audio re-mix and original mono mix

• 2 feature-length commentary tracks - with director Ruggero Deodato and star Robert Kerman, and with stars Carl Yorke and Francesca Ciardi

• SEARCHING FOR CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - new feature-length documentary by Calum Waddell

• IN THE JUNGLE - The Making of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - directed by Michele De Angelis

• In-depth interviews with director Ruggero Deodato, director of photography Sergio D'Offizi, production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng, camera operator Roberto Forges Davanzati, composer Riz Ortolani, and assistant director/co-star Salvatore Basile

• In-depth interviews with stars Robert Kerman, Carl Yorke, Francesca Ciardi and Luca Barbareschi

• Extensive still galleries and theatrical trailers

• 100 page book by Euro-horror expert Martin Beine

• BONUS CD – soundtrack album by Riz Ortolani, remastered and expanded with ten additional tracks, including three never-before-released cues

• Super-deluxe rigid slipcover with banned artwork from the original 42nd Street release by Marcus Boas

• Inner cover featuring beautiful, specially-commissioned painting by NYC underground artist Winter Anders Fiddes, printed on Japanese art paper

• PLUS – over TWO and a half HOURS of incredibly entertaining EASTER EGGS scattered throughout!

• AND OTHER SURPRISES!

Watch the trailer for Cannibal Holocaust here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwSrVyIrfuk  

Hump Day & Chill

Neve Campbell & Ghostface

Today's Hump Day & Chill is brought to you by the movie Scream...

One of my favorite horror movies is Scream straight outta 1996. Thus it was fun to come across this behind the scenes shot on the Internet of Neve Campbell & Ghostface.

Based on this shot the shoot looked exactly as I imagined it to be...fun!!!

So, what's your favorite scary movie?

It's time to break out the wine and the popcorn throw on a scary movie and Hump Day & Chill.

Scream on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/  

Ju-On: The Grudge

On August 11, the iconic J-Horror Ju-On: The Grudge arrives on 4K UHD. Writer-director Takashi Shimizu unleashes a deadly curse born from violent rage, transforming an ordinary home into a place of inescapable terror. The Limited Edition release features a 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras. 

Social worker Rika (Megumi Okina, Shutter) visits the Tokunaga family’s home to care for an elderly woman, only to discover that the house carries a horrifying legacy. Once the site of an unspeakable tragedy, the home is now bound to a malevolent curse that marks anyone who enters. As the terror spreads beyond its walls, Rika is drawn deeper into the mystery of the Saeki family and the nightmare they left behind. The film was later remade in America as The Grudge, with Takashi Shimizu directing Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) for producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead).

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio and alternate English dub track in 5.1 surround; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; an introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu; two audio commentaries with Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel, and others; an interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films; an interview with Takako Fujion; a discussion on the cultural forces that shaped the series; archival interviews with director Takashi Shimizu and actors Megumi Okina and Kayoko Shibata; on-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, and Yui Ichikawa; deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu; behind-the-scenes footage; two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films; original trailers; image gallery; and a collectors’ booklet.

Watch the trailer for Ju-On: The Grudge here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfBfZdijxG8 

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Hump Day & Chill

Celebrate The Monster In You!!!

It's Women's History Month so let's Hump Day & Chill and talk about the monsters horror tried to silence shall we??? We Shall!

From 1935's Bride of Frankenstein to the current The Bride! The female monsters have been clawing their way to the be front and center to the story.

The female monsters in horror are finally more than a warning label. They are as Dr. Frankenstein would say: "It's Alive!!!"

Hump Day & Chill...Indeed...

Female Monster in film on the WWW -

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/420242/good-for-her-a-timeline-of-women-monsters-in-film/  

"House Sitter"

Cleopatra Entertainment is excited to announce the Jan 20th release of House Sitter on digital video, from Reaper Films. 

While house-sitting for the mysterious and wealthy Harold Finch, three friends find themselves hunted by a masked killer. As they fight to survive, chilling clues hidden throughout the home reveal that this suburban nightmare may be part of something far more sinister...

From Christopher Leto, director of Death Blow and Creeper in the Woods, comes House Sitter, a throwback to 90's horror in celebration of classic, alone-in-the-dark, home-invasion thrillers - with a twist! House Sitter stars Cristina Méndez (Sorry For Your Loss, Frost Park), Evan Eiglarsh (48, Frost Park, Last Laugh) and David Varrieur (Do Not Open, Diary Of A Serial Killer).

  

OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsENhZsJiuU

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Evil Dead Rise

On January 13, the supernatural horror Evil Dead Rise is unleashed on 4K UHD. Director Lee Cronin was handpicked by Sam Raimi to continue the Evil Dead franchise with the same blend of horror and humor fans enjoy. The Limited Edition release features hours of special features and newly commissioned extras. 

After discovering she’s pregnant, Beth (Lily Sullivan, Forgive Us All) visits her estranged sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland, Vikings) for support. Ellie is already struggling, as her husband recently walked out, leaving her to raise their three kids on her own. Things get even more chaotic when a massive earthquake rocks the apartment building. In the aftermath, Ellie’s son Danny (Morgan Davies, One Piece) finds a hole in the underground parking garage that leads to an abandoned bank vault. Inside, he discovers religious relics, vinyl records, and a strange book he hopes might be worth something. Instead of being a valuable relic, the book turns out to be the cursed and infamous Necronomicon. As the building’s residents become possessed, the family must find a way to survive.

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); the original DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options; an English audio descriptive track; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; an audio commentary with director Lee Cronin and actors Alyssa Sullivan and Lily Sullivan; brand new interviews with actors Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, Anna-Maree Thomas and others; archival interview with director Lee Cronin and others; Raising a New Evil Dead featurette; a short film directed by Lee Cronin; behind-the-scenes video clips and still gallery; concept artwork gallery; storyboard gallery; trailer; TV spots; double-sided fold-out poster; and a collectors’ booklet.

Watch the trailer for Evil Dead Rise here: https://youtu.be/eXZJduuVpbY?

si=L2PHT0q8E8B7EQNP

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

On August 26th, the explosive remake of the massive cult classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from director Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th) makes its global premiere on 4K UHD. This blockbuster was the first movie produced by Michael Bay's studio Platinum Dunes, and the Limited Edition features a 4K Ultra HD (2160p) presentation in Dolby and hours of special features. 

Five friends (including Jessica Biel, Blade:Trinity and Eric Balfour, Skyline) embark on a road trip through Texas and pick up a disoriented teenage girl who performs an extreme act to avoid being taken to the nearby town for help. The group searches for the elusive Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket) to deal with the aftermath of their Good Samaritan deed, but things go murderously wrong when Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski, Street Fighter) and his chainsaw surprise them. The teenagers appear to be on the menu for the local cannibals. The remake features the return of John Larroquette (Night Court) as the narrator, and Daniel Pearl, the director of photography from Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 

The special features include brand new audio commentaries; archival audio commentaries; new interviews; a making-of documentary; an in-depth look at Ed Gein, who inspired the character of Leatherface; scenes excised from the final edit; deleted scenes, including an alternate opening and ending; screen tests for Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour, and Erica Leerhsen; a behind-the-scenes featurette; cast and crew interviews; theatrical trailers; TV spots; concept art galleries; a double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Aaron Lea, and an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold.

Watch the trailer for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre here: https://youtu.be/y2NDtxcE2DY?si=Av9bAw-zWOehSmml

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Jason Goes To Hell

On May 20th, Jason Goes To Hell unleashes horror icon Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series in a supernatural thriller. The Limited Edition release features a 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both the theatrical cut and the unrated cut, packed with bonus content. This marks the global debut of the uncut version of Jason Goes To Hell on 4K UHD.

 

Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan) returns for more murderous mayhem, this time using body snatching as his preferred method. Although weakened by attempts on his life by federal agents, Jason is determined to return to full power. Bounty hunter Creighton Duke (Steven Williams, 21 Jump Street) is on his trail and knows the secret to finally send Jason to Hell. The movie also stars John D. LeMay (Friday The 13: The Series), Leslie Jordan (American Horror Story), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers In the 25th Century) and Billy Green Bush (Critters, The Hitcher). Jason Goes To Hell connects the Friday the 13th franchise to Evil Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

The special features include a double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Pullin; an illustrated collector’s booklet with the original production notes; an introduction to the film by director Adam Marcus; interviews with special make-up effects creator Robert Kurtzman, actor Julie Michaels, composer Harry Manfredini, director Adam Marcus, and actor Kane Hodder; director Adam Marcus on growing up with the Cunninghams; additional TV footage with optional commentary by director Adam Marcus; still galleries with behind-the-scenes and poster images; the theatrical trailer, and TV spots. The Unrated Cut features three audio commentaries including film historians Michael Felsher and Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton, director Adam Marcus and author Peter Bracke and director Adam Marcus with screenwriter Dean Lorey.

Watch the trailer for Jason Goes To Hell here: https://youtu.be/3lM2_KX2MYY

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Spring Forward Into Horror

Florence Pugh
"Midsommar"

Today is the day we Spring Forward into horror! Ha! "Yes" the horror movie fan in me couldn't resist. You know what else I couldn't resist? Posting this image from Ari Aster's Midsommar.

What's that you ask? Did I like Midsommar? Uh, "No" I really disliked it to TBH. Then why post an image from it???

Because nothing says Spring & Horror like Florence Pugh covered in flowers at the inexplicable May Pole scene in this turgid uninteresting mess. Also I am a Florence Pugh stan. That' all...

Love & Light, Yours Truly 

Florence on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/florencepugh/?hl=en 

Venom

On March 25th, Blue Underground proudly presents the world premiere of the British horror-thriller classic Venom on 4K UHD + Blu-ray, in a brand-new 4K restoration packed with bonus content.  

Venom stars Susan George (Straw Dogs) and Oliver Reed (The Devils) as a maid and chauffeur who conspire with international terrorist Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu the Vampyre) to kidnap the grandson of their rich boss Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). Their simple plan falls apart when the grandson brings home a snake that turns out to be a deadly Black Mamba. The aggressive reptile gets loose in the posh London apartment and the abduction turns into a fight for survival.  

Venom was directed by Piers Haggard (The Blood on Satan's Claw) and is based on the novel by best-selling author Alan Scholefield (Great Elephant). The kidnapping drama/horror film features an all-star cast, including Nicol Williamson (Excalibur), Sarah Miles (Blow-Up), and Cornelia Sharpe (Serpico).  

The 4K UHD + Blu-ray Edition’s special features include an archival audio commentary with Director Piers Haggard; new audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani; new video interviews with Editor/Second Unit Director Michael Bradsell, Makeup Artist Nick Dudman, Author & Critic Kim Newman, and The Dark Side’s Allan Bryce; Trailers; TV spots; and Still Gallery. First Pressing includes embossed slipcover and collectible booklet with essay by Michael Gingold.  

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/LJpTHfSByqc?si=9_-J9eiR58BbnKID   

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Crust

"Crust is the feel-good sock-monster story the world needs right now"

     —Matthew Orozco, Macabre Daily

Written by Sean Whalen and Jim Wald, Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas' enemies.

Media

 Watch trailer »

Bonus Materials

• Commentary with Writer / Director / Star Sean Whalen
• DOROTHY: 50 YEARS LATER
• DOROTHY: THE BUMP AND RUN
• Q&A from CRUST Los Angeles Premiere

Sales Points

• Offbeat Horror film fresh from Theatrical Release for fans of BASKET CASE & GREMLINS
• Supporting cast includes Alan Ruck (SPEED, FERRIS BEUHLERS DAY OFF) and Daniel Ruck (RIVER'S EDGE, UMBRELLA ACADEMY)
• Directorial debut of Sean Whalen, star of THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS and the iconic 'Aaron Burr' Got Milk? commercial

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The Night HE Came Home

Michael Shinafelt

TGIF! Only six more days until the night HE came home..."Yes" Halloween, duh! 

To celebrate the impending high holy day here I am in one of my favorite T-Shirts paying tribute to my my favorite horror movie of all time 1978's Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis.

Why is it my favorite? It was the first R rated horror movie I saw in a theater and it had the most impact on me of any of the ones I've ever seen since.

I mean who didn't see Michael Myers creepy white mask somewhere lurking in the dark somewhere after viewing this classic.

So here we are Halloween 2024, are you ready? 

Trick or Treat! 

Halloween 1978 on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/ 

At Least Tell Me I'm Pretty...

Due to the writer's and actor's strike this week part II of AHS: Delicate premiered this past Wednesday (with the best episode of the season thus far) and coming at ya this Wednesday April 10th is part II of Chucky's third season.

Well I really love the TV version of Chucky it's off the wall and it works spectacularly!

I was never a big fan of the Chucky film series. Fact: I only saw the first Child's Play and turned off 2 & 3 while trying to view them at home. I didn't see another one until Bride of Chucky which was hilarious!

That is what the series does it capitalizes on what makes Chucky entertaining and fun. It does not attempt to make him scary, because let's all collectively admit it , none of us is scared of a three foot tall talking doll!!!

Chucky on the WWW -

https://www.syfy.com/chucky  

Hump Day & Chill

"A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him."

Being that I live in Los Angeles, CA and am Hollywood adjacent I get to see many things that are film industry centric and are hyping some upcoming movie. Well today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to the latest Tinseltown hype the horror of Imaginary.

"Yes" here is a big ole Chauncey Bear smack dab on the corner of Hollywood & Vine for your viewing pleasure.

As If! I could pass up getting a shot of this while I was walking through Hollywood post my In-N-Out Burger run.

Now the real question on our collective Hump Day & Chill hive mind is will Imaginary be any good?!

Well we are going to have to wait until March 8th to find that out. In the meantime get your Hump Day & Chill on with Me, Myself & Chauncey!

Imaginary on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/imaginaryfilm/?hl=en

The Cat and the Canary

Paul Leni directs one of the most influential films in the early history of genre cinema, which set the stage for the 1930s Universal horror cycle

Based upon the 1922 stage production by John Willard, The Cat and the Canary is a perfect blend of horror and black comedy and stands at the apex of a cycle of films adapted from mystery plays throughout the 1920s. It later inspired James Whale's The Old Dark House and has been remade several times - but never bettered.

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Deadgirl

 

Unearthed Films Announces the 15th Anniversary Edition of the

Shocking Horror Classic Deadgirl on Blu-ray     

On October 24th, Unearthed Films releases a new 15th anniversary Blu-ray edition of directors Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarmiento’s controversial film Deadgirl. When high school outcasts Rickie and JT find a naked dead girl chained to a table in an abandoned building, they do not expect her to be the living undead. The boys find themselves lured into a dark and twisted journey that will test the limits of both. Featuring searing performances by Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan (who won the 2009 Fright Meter Award for Best Actor for his performance), Deadgirl is a horror film that takes you into the darkest recesses of the teenagers' psyche you won’t soon forget.  

  

The special features include new interviews with co-director Gadi Harel, writer Trent Haaga, actor Noah Segan, actor Shiloh Fernandez, and special makeup effects artist & designer Jim Ojala; a new behind-the-scenes gallery; a new extended makeup FX gallery; audio commentary with the cast & crew; audio commentary by actor Jenny Spain; Exquisite Corpse: The Making of Deadgirl; Jenny Spain's audition; deleted scenes; a promotional stills gallery; and the theatrical trailer. 

  

Pre-order the film here: https://bit.ly/oldies-deadgirl

City of the Living Dead

On August 15th, Cauldron Films unleashes the worldwide UHD debut of Lucio Fulci's Italian horror classic City of the Living Dead in 4K, fully restored with a brand-new Dolby Vision™ color grade, exclusively commissioned by Cauldron Films. The 3-disc set includes the 4K UHD Feature, a Blu-ray Feature and a Blu-ray Extras Disc double-sided Blu-ray wrap with

artwork by Matthew Therrien.  

  

The death of a priest causes a chain reaction that begins The End of Days. The only hope
lies in a jaded reporter (Christopher George) and the psychic (Catriona MacColl) he saved from being buried alive. The two set off for Dunwich, New England to shut the gates of hell before it’s too late and the undead rule the Earth. This horror classic features Special FX work by Gino De Rossi of Zombie and Cannibal Ferox infamy, a score by Fabio Frizzi, and a screenplay co-written by Dardano Sacchetti (Rat Man, Demons).  

  

Special features include: 

• A new audio commentary with film historian Samm Deighan
• Archival audio commentaries with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

• Archival audio commentary with actress Catriona MacColl moderated by Jay Slater

• Archival audio commentary with actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice
moderated by Calum Waddell

• Zombie Kings: Interview with Massimo Antonello Geleng

• Requiem for Bob: Interview with Giovanni Lombardo Radice 

• On Stage: Q&A with Venantino Venantini & Ruggero Deodato
• Catriona MacColl Q&A

• Fabio Frizzi Q&A

• The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi

• Carlo of the Living Dead, an archival interview with actor Carlo De Mejo

• A Trip Through Bonaventure Cemetery

• Catriona MacColl video intro from 2001

• Image Gallery

• Plus more archival extras and other surprises!

• Double-sided Blu-ray wrap with artwork by Matthew Therrien

• Optional English SDH subtitles

• Seamless branching - watch in English Language w/ English credit sequences and watch Italian language w/ Italian credit sequences.

• UHD (feature film) 4K (2160p) presentation with Dolby Vision™ HDR (HDR 10 compatible)

• Blu-ray (feature film) 1080p presentation

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