Region 1 Horror and Cult DVDs coming out on February 9th, 2010
New on Blu-Ray:
The Stepfather ($38.96 MSRP): When Michael Harding (Penn Badgley, TV’s Gossip Girl) returns home from military school, he finds his mom is madly in love with her charming live-in boyfriend David (Dylan Walsh, TV’s Nip/Tuck). At first, David appears to be the ultimate nice guy and an ideal future husband and stepfather. But when Michael and his girlfriend (Amber Heard, Zombieland) start delving into David’s past, they begin to discover a dark and dangerous side to Michael’s new “daddy” in this riveting, chilling thriller.
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New on DVD:
9 Lives of Mara: Twelve-year-old Robin is in turmoil following the death of his mother. This is when she appears, an amorous intruder threatening to invade his home and bewitch his dad. This darkly sexual and mysterious woman appears hell-bent on becoming the children s stepmother something young Robin refuses to accept. Encouraging him all the way is his best friend Larry, a foul-mouthed Iago to Robin s Othello. Larry's always on hand with a scary comic book or urban legend to further goad Robin in his murderous beliefs. But there is far more to both Larry and the intruder than meets the eye. Thus begins Robin s inextricable path toward insanity and murder. Using innovative visual techniques, director Balaji K. Kumar keeps us guessing with this slick and haunting Oedipal tale, 9 Lives of Mara, which speaks to our darkest fears of madness and malevolence.
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Blade of the Ripper ($24.95 MSRP): Scream queen Edwige Fenech (All the Colors of the Dark,The Case of the Bloody Iris) stars in this violent masterpiece, the first 'giallo' film directed by Sergio Martino (Case of the Scorpion's Tail & Torso). Fenech portrays Julie Wardh, a restless woman embroiled in a horrifying mystery that threatens to drive her to the brink of madness... or worse. Which of the men in her life is the vicious serial killer and will Julie become his next victim? Erotic, stylish and at times excessive, Blade of the Ripper remains one of the most celebrated and influential giallo of all times.
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai ($24.98 MSRP): Bushido, a.k.a. The Way of the Warrior is the chivalrous code of the samurai that has influenced the Japanese way-of-life for centuries. This epic film spans several generations of a typical samurai family, and illustrates the intricate system of loyalty, honor and sacrifice which bound the samurai in ages past, and which, in many ways, persists to this very day.
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Butchered ($22.99 MSRP): A group of teens take a small charter boat to an isolated island for one last party and to say their goodbyes before college. They have no idea that a convicted serial killer has escaped from the Maximum Security Prisons Death Row, taking cover on the very same island. With no working cell phones, no weapons and no way off the island, they must fight to survive as the Butcher picks them off one by one.
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Dead Tone ($14.98 MSRP): Finals at the prestigious University of Dreyskill are finally over and it's time to party. "The Crew", as they are known by their peers and dorm mates, are invited to a rich classmate's hideaway mansion high up in the hills of Colorado. What was supposed to be a weekend of fun and relaxation quickly becomes a trip they will never forget... If they survive! A simple game of prank scare phone calls becomes an intense game of survival and escape when one of the Crew members accidentally calls the wrong person.
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Forest Warrior ($24.98 MSRP): Chuck Norris stars in this. Does anything else really matter?
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Lo ($24.98 MSRP): Justin’s life changes forever when April, a bizarre and curiously naive woman, is mysteriously kidnapped by demons. Facing singing demons, talking hands, dancing bartenders and human sized rats, Justin’s love is put to the ultimate test.
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Rareflix Triple Feature, Vol. 5 (Voodoo Dolls, Madonna: A Case of Blood Ambition, Centerfolds from Hell) ($19.99 MSRP): From the vaults of Rareflix.com Rareflix continues its search for obscure cinema, unearthing another trio of forgotten films from the recent and distant past. First up is Voodoo Dolls, in which female students are terrorized by the spirits that haunt their college. Next is Madonna: A Case of Blood Ambition in which the daughter of a killed jailbird goes after the jury that convicted him. And finally, Centerfolds from Hell, a never-before-released blockbuster of b-movie mayhem. Rareflix proudly brings these lost classics to DVD for the first time ever!
Warning, the trailer contains BOOBS! Don't watch it at work.
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Stephen Romano Presents: Shock Festival($24.98 MSRP): Take a wild journey through the exploitation movie scenes of the 1970s and 1980s with this collection of hundreds of actual previews of coming attractions, television commercials and radio spots for the sleaziest, sexiest most off-the-wall films ever made - all digitally re-mastered from original film elements. This is the ultimate collection of classic exploitation and horror trailers, TV ads and radio spots. This 3-disc set includes new audio and video tribute media, collectable poster and full-color liner notes.
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Blade of the Ripper looks like a keeper, and the Stephen Romano Presents: Shock Festival is a three disc set of grindhouse trailers, so that's a must.
You can order these movies from Amazon US by either clicking the links to the left of the descriptions or you can click on the covers below:
