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Horror In Your House’s ‘Tormented’ Selection
Anchor Bay leads a nice week of releases with The Evil Dead on Blu-ray. Sure, you have a few versions sitting around, but you don’t have it in the crystal clarity that is Blu-ray, yet. Troma makes a welcome appearance as well, releasing Dead Eyes Open and the aptly named heavy metal horror flick, Heavy Mental. Other notables include releases from IFC Films, The Red Riding trilogy on Blu-ray/DVD and the British Horror/Comedy, Tormented. I will be dropping some cash on Tuesday, will you?
Horror in Your House
August 30th, 2010
BRAINJACKED – Unearthed Films
A teenager discovers a sinister underground world ran by a maniacal neurosurgeon. The doctor (who has a drill for an arm) specializes in a form of brain surgery that involves drilling directly into the skull in order to relieve pressure or ancient spirits from the patient. Bent on mind control, the psycho doctor injects microchips into his patient’s brains which garners him control over their actions.
CARNIVOUROUS (Blu-Ray/DVD) – Living Arts
A voodoo spell awakens a giant deadly serpent with the head of an alligator; the only man for the job is special ops veteran and master hunter, Nick Kirabo (DMX).
CLEAR LAKE, WI – Osiris Entertainment
In 1993, a small town, Clear Lake, was overcome by a strange disease – wiping out many of the townsfolk. The town’s preacher blamed the disease on the sinners within the town. The preacher, along with a group of five brainwashed high school kids go on a three day spree of kidnapping and killing accused offenders in a self-proclaimed “Holy War.” 15 years later, the five boys have come back to the sleepy town to tell their story, but strange occurrences begin happening all over again.
DEAD EYES OPEN – Troma
After running out of gas in the German countryside, a group of young friends find themselves trapped, isolated, and without a clue as to where they are. Making matters worse, a blood thirsty lunatic chases them into a run-down farmhouse, where the dead walk freely. Includes a special appearance by George Romero.
THE EVIL DEAD (Limited Edition) (Blu-Ray) – Anchor Bay
Sam Raimi’s first feature film, a cult classic by any measure, tells the story of Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his friends on their not so routine woodland cabin trip. This release features all new commentary with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell and a smorgasbord of special features.
MICAH SAYS: I have a dog named Ash and three (of the five) DVD releases of this film. This will be the last version I ever purchase, I swear (Yeah, right). With as many versions of this film that are currently out there, it wouldn’t be a surprise, long after humans are extinct, if some alien race finds a copy of The Evil Dead and uses it to judge our society.
HEAVY MENTAL – Troma
Garage Band rock star, Ace, receives a guitar that once belonged to the forefather of heavy metal, Eddie Lee Stryker. Ace quickly realizes the guitar is possessed by Eddie, who was murdered by Mrs. Delicious. Mrs. Delicious and her sexy gang have been killing anyone who borrowed money from their boss and was unable to pay up. Ace is forced to slay his way through the gang to save his friends and avenge the death of his heavy metal hero.
MICAH SAYS: Fully supportive of heavy metal themed horror, no matter how cheesy. Rock `n’ Roll Nightmare, Black Roses, Trick or Treat – bring it all on!
POINT OF TERROR – Scorpion Records
A sexploitation film about a night club singer who has dreams he may be involved in adultery and murder, only to find out his dreams may be real.
RED RIDING TRILOGY (Blu-Ray/DVD) – IFC Independent Film
A three film neo-noir epic, based on factual events about the famed “Yorkshire Ripper” who terrorized England in the 1970s and `80s. Intertwining stories based around several characters are explored through the visions of three acclaimed directors (Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker).
THE SPELL – Celebrity Video Dist
16-year-old Jenny, a girl with a damaged past, becomes mixed up with a handsome stranger who is obsessed with the occult. She finds herself in a world of witchcraft, black magic, and demon possession. Can Jenny find her way back to salvation? Based on a true story.
THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES – Image Entertainment
All 67 episodes (re-mastered, uncut, and loaded with exclusives) of the widely praised horror anthology television show, Thriller. Hosted by Boris Karloff, the show featured the likes of: William Shatner, Rip Torn, Leslie Nielsen, Scott Marlowe and many other notable figures. The 14 disc set, comes complete with over 50 hours of bonus materials.
TORMENTED – IFC Independent Film
This British horror/comedy/slasher relates the story of a bullied high school teenager back from the dead to exact revenge on those who have done him wrong.
MICAH SAYS: With the likes of Shaun of the Dead, Severance, and The Cottage, the UK has cemented itself as one of the leaders in Horror/Comedies. I’ll be giving this one a shot.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (Blu-Ray) – Warner Home Video
A high school girl, back at school for the first time since her parent’s death, meets a mysterious new kid, Stefan. Elena falls for Stefan, what she doesn’t know; he is a vampire constantly resisting the urge to taste her blood. Based on the bestselling book series from Alloy Entertainment.
Scream Factory brought Frank LaLoggia’s 1988 Halloween movie Lady in White to Blu-ray several years back, and now Vinegar Syndrome gives the film a 4K Ultra HD upgrade.
Vinegar Syndrome’s Lady in White 4K release is available now and shipping now!
Watch the trailer below and grab your copy from Vinegar Syndrome today.
This limited edition 4-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray x 3 set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Dylan Haley), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on their website and at select indie retailers.
The full Special Features package includes…
- 4-disc Set: 1x 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate BD100) / 3x Region A Blu-ray
- 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
- Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
- Presented in three versions: 126-min Pre-Release Director’s Cut (UHD+BD), the 118-min Extended Home Video Cut (BD), and the 113-min Theatrical Cut (BD)
- New group commentary track with writer/director Frank LaLoggia, alongside actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut
- New commentary track with Frank LaLoggia, moderated by Scott Neumyer for the Extended Home Video Cut
- New commentary track with authors Emma Westwood and Stephen A. Russell for the Extended Home Video Cut
- Archival commentary track with Frank LaLoggia for the Extended Home Video Cut
- “Learning How to Fly” (10 min) – an interview with actress Karen Powell
- “A Snapshot in Time” (9 min) – an interview with actress Lisa Taylor
- “Human Touches” (6 min) – an interview with actress Lucy Lee Flippin
- “Still Relevant” (16 min) – an interview with actress Rose Weaver
- “75% Listening, 25% Editing” (9 min) – an interview with editor Steve Mann
- “Welcome to Willowpoint Falls” (6 min) – a location featurette hosted by Benjamin Scrivens, founder of Fright-Rags
- “Dream Talking: Looking Back” – a visual group commentary for the Pre-Release Director’s Cut with Frank LaLoggia, and actors Lukas Haas, Joelle Jacobi, and Len Cariou (103 min)
- Deleted Scenes with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (36 min)
- Behind-the-scenes footage with introduction and optional commentary by writer/director Frank LaLoggia (16 min)
- Extended behind-the-scenes footage (73 min)
- Introduction from the 20th anniversary dvd release
- Promotional ‘industry sales’ trailer (7 min)
- 40-page perfect bound book with essays by film historians Molly Henery, Mark H. Harris, and Heidi Honeycutt (limited edition only)
- Multiple radio spots
- Theatrical trailer
- Multiple TV spots
- Workprint trailers (7 min)
- Still gallery
- Reversible sleeve artwork
- English SDH subtitles
1962. Nine-year-old Frankie Scarlatti enjoys a homespun childhood in a rustic Western New York town. The entire community gets into the spirit of Halloween, but then two bullies prank Frankie by locking him in his school cloakroom, leaving him trapped for the night. Alone and afraid, his slumber is interrupted when the ghost of a little girl appears, and Frankie witnesses the specter of her murder by an unseen assailant. Later, while recovering at home, the girl’s ghost appears to him again. With help from his older brother, Frankie begins investigating the circumstances of her death. He soon discovers that her murder was one of several unsolved crimes connected to a local child-killer. As the town’s bucolic veneer fades and long-buried secrets and tensions bubble to the surface, all of the clues to the mystery seem to point towards a huge mansion inhabited by a reclusive woman known as “The Lady in White.”
A nostalgia-driven ghost story wrapped within an intricate murder mystery and coming-of-age drama, writer-director-composer Frank LaLoggia’s passion project Lady in White remains one of the most beautiful and original American horror films of the 1980s. Featuring acclaimed actors Alex Rocco (The Godfather), Len Cariou (Executive Decision), and Sydney Lassick (Carrie, The Unseen), it boasts the first starring role by Lukas Haas (Mars Attacks, Inception) as well as breathtaking photography by Academy Award® winner Russell Carpenter (True Lies, The Lawnmower Man). Vinegar Syndrome is honored to bring this genre masterpiece to 4K UHD, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative and presented in three versions: its pre-release director’s cut, its extended home-video version, and its original theatrical version, along with an abundance of both new and archival extras.
Paul Lê wrote here on Bloody Disgusting back in 2023, “Over the years, fans have described this film as gateway horror, but they liken it more to The Watcher in the Woods than, say, Hocus Pocus or Casper. There are chilling moments that warrant its PG-13 rating.”
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