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[Susan Foreman]

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NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: Trick 'r Treat - pre-order available from Arrow direct for Limited Edition 4K - UK$22:00 and Limited Edition 4K UHD / Arrow Store Exclusive / Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$22:00

Release date: October 28

"Dive into the sinister and darkly humorous world of Trick 'r Treat, written and directed by Michael Dougherty. This anthology film communes with the spirits of classic horror portmanteaus like Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt, weaving together four chilling tales, all taking place during the same fateful Halloween night.

Follow the secretive and disturbing life of a high school principal (Dylan Baker) who leads a double life as a ruthless serial killer; the journey of a young girl (Anna Paquin) looking for love who finds something infinitely more macabre; a group of teenagers playing a prank with disastrous consequences; and an old man (Brian Cox) confronted by Sam, a mischievous trick-or-treater with a terrifying secret.

With its interwoven tales of terror and unforgettable characters, Trick 'r Treat has cemented itself as a Halloween essential, paying loving homage to the golden age of horror comics and 80s creature features with a slick modern style sure to send shivers down the spine of any fright fiend. Get ready for the scariest Halloween of your life - and remember, always check your candy!"

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films, approved by writer-director Michael Dougherty
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary by Michael Dougherty, conceptual artist Breehn Burns, storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins and composer Douglas Pipes
• Tales of Folklore & Fright, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty, Breehn Burns and Simeon Wilkins
• Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick 'r Treat, an archival interview with Michael Dougherty on the making of the film
• Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick 'r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Douglas Pipes
• Tales of Dread & Despair: Releasing Trick 'r Treat, an archival featurette with Michael Dougherty and Rob Galluzzo of the Shock Waves podcast, exploring the film's release and fandom
• Season's Greetings, a short film from 1996 directed by Michael Dougherty with optional director commentary
• The Lore and Legends of Halloween, an archival featurette narrated by actor Brian Cox
• School bus VFX comparison
• Additional scenes
• FEARnet promos
• Sam O'Lantern
• Storyboard and conceptual artwork gallery
• Behind the scenes gallery
• Monster Mash comic book set in the Trick 'r Treat universe
• Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
• Six postcard-sized artcards
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Becky Darke and Heather Wixson
• And more extras to be confirmed

Limited Edition 4K Cover

Original Artwork Cover

I don't have a 4K player, so this is no good for me

[Susan Foreman]

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NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: J-Horror Rising - Limited Edition Blu-Ray pre-order available from Arrow direct - UK$45:00

Release date: October 28

"Vengeful ghosts returning from beyond the grave, young women with supernatural abilities, investigative narratives, a terror of technology, and an ominous aura of urban alienation and isolation mark the wave of horror and mystery films that emerged in Japan at the turn of the millennium, collectively labeled as "J-Horror". Remastered from the best available elements and packed with a host of new and archival extras, J-Horror Rising presents seven of the genre's most distinctive titles.

In the ghostly pastoral horror of Shikoku, a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to find her best friend from childhood has died by drowning when just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shintoist priestess, has embarked on the region's famous pilgrimage - but why is she walking backwards? The aftermath of the devasting Kobe Earthquake of 1995 creates fissures in the already fractured mind of a high-school girl in Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, allowing an unwelcome intruder to set up home in her head and leaving a volunteer worker with psychic powers to determine which of her personas is the fake one. Shikoku also provides the mystical backdrop to Inugami, as a teacher from Tokyo finds himself drawn to a local papermaker, only to find himself the subject of some hostility from her extended family, who have long ties to the region and are rumored to be the descendants of the guardians of ancient evil canine spirits.

Megumi Okina (Ju-On: The Grudge) plays the art designer for a horror-themed videogame in the innovative St. John's Wort, who is forced to confront her childhood traumas when her colleagues ask her to gather visual materials from the creepy gothic mansion she has inherited from her estranged artist father. Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman features the titular predatory murderess drawn from urban legend, where it turns out home isn't the safest place for her potential child victims in this disturbing supernatural horror. A new craze for wearing ceramic masks sweeps the students of a high school, unleashing a wave of anonymous juvenile delinquency amongst the literal fashion-victims of Persona, which boasts early appearances from Battle Royale stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Chiaki Kuriyama. Last but not least, the chilling Noroi: The Curse adopts a pseudo-documentary format as an investigative reporter into paranormal phenomena is forced to confront horrors beyond his wildest imagination after learning about an ancient folkloric demon."

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all seven films
• Original lossless 5.1 and lossless stereo sound options for Shikoku, Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, Inugami, St. John's Wort, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman and Noroi: The Curse, and original lossless stereo audio for Persona
• Optional English subtitles for each film
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Eugene Thacker, Jasper Sharp, Anton Bitel, Amber T., Mark Player, Jim Harper and Sarah Appleton
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon
• Limited Edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Conlon

DISC ONE: SHIKOKU / ISOLA: MULTIPLE PERSONALITY GIRL

• Brand new audio commentary on Shikoku by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• Brand new audio commentary on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl by critics and Japanese cinema experts Jasper Sharp and Amber T.
• The Aftermath, Tom Mes discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium
• Something in the Water, a brand new interview with Shikoku director Shunichi Nagasaki
• Archive interviews with director Shunichi Nagasaki and actors Chiaki Kuriyama and Yui Natsukawa on Shikoku
• Archive interview with actors Yoshino Kimura and Yu Kurosawa on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
• On-set footage of the filming of Shikoku
• Original trailers and TV spots for both films
• Image galleries

DISC TWO: INUGAMI / ST. JOHN'S WORT

• Brand new audio commentary on Inugami by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
• Brand new audio commentary on St. John's Wort by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
• Dog Days, brand new video interview with Inugami director Masato Harada
• The Making of St. John's Wort, archival featurette
• Archive interviews with St. John's Wort actors Megumi Okina, Koichiro Saito, Reiko Matsuo and Koji Okura
• On-set behind-the-scenes footage of the filming of St. John's Wort
• Original trailers and TV spots for St. John's Wort
• Image galleries for both films

>DISC THREE: CARVED: THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN / PERSONA

• Brand new audio commentary on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese folklore expert Zack Davisson
• Why So Serious?, a brand new interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi
• Weapon of Choice, a brand new video essay on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson
• Confessions of a Mask, a brand new interview with Persona director Takashi Komatsu
• Image galleries for both films

DISC FOUR: NOROI: THE CURSE

• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Julian Singleton
• Director's POV, a brand new video interview with Noroi: The Curse director Koji Shiraishi
• The Man in the Shadows, a brand new interview with Noroi: The Curse producer Taka Ichise
• Changing Perspective, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson
• Ectoplasmic Worms, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse and Japanese cosmic horror by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
• How to Protect Yourself Against Curses
• Urgent report! Pursuing the Truth about Kagutaba!! TV Special
• Over half an hour of deleted scenes
• Trailers and TV spots
• Image gallery

This is one I would like to get... when it is cheaper !

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

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NEW UK TITLE: Exorcist III - Pre-order available from Arrow direct for Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$22:00 and Limited Edition 4K UHD / Original Artwork / Arrow Store Exclusive - UK$22:00

Release date: October 7

"The personal vision of William Peter Blatty (writer of William Friedkin's original 1973 masterpiece), The Exorcist III is a hellish horror detective story that pairs thoughtful theological themes with scenes of sheer terror.

Fifteen years after the events of the first film, Lieutenant Kinderman (George C. Scott, The Changeling) investigates a series of horrific murders that follow the modus operandi of the notorious Gemini Killer... who died several years earlier in the electric chair. After his friend Father Dyer (Ed Flanders) is murdered in his hospital bed, Kinderman's investigations lead him to 'Patient X', a psychopath housed at the same hospital who claims to be the Gemini Killer, and who knows intimate crime scene details. Their encounter leads to a fiery climactic confrontation between the eternal forces of good and evil...

The Exorcist III boasts some of modern horror's most unforgettable scares and exceptional supporting performances from Jason Miller (The Ninth Configuration) and Brad Dourif (Dune). Blatty's film is presented here in both its original theatrical cut and the Legion director's cut."

Product Features

• 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Original theatrical 2.0 stereo audio on both cuts and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio for the theatrical cut
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Lee Gambin, archival articles and reviews

DISC ONE - THEATRICAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K restoration of the theatrical cut of The Exorcist III, presented in presented on 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Audio commentary by critics Alexandra Heller Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Audio interview with writer / director William Peter Blatty
• Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of The Exorcist III, an in-depth 2016 documentary divided into five chapters:
  - Chapter One: A "Wonderfull" Time, an interview with producer Carter DeHaven and members of the supporting cast and production crew
  - Chapter Two: Signs of the Gemini, an interview with actor Brad Dourif
  - Chapter Three: The Devil in the Details, an interview with production designer Leslie Dilley and more
  - Chapter Four: Music for a Padded Cell, an interview with composer Barry DeVorzon
  - Chapter Five: All This Bleeding, interviews about the additional shoot and special effects
• The Exorcist III: Vintage Interviews, archival interviews with cast and crew members including William Peter Blatty, producer James Robinson, actors George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Grand L. Bush and Ed Flanders
• Falling Down a Long Flight of Steps, an interview with special effects artist Randy Moore
• The Exorcist III: Vintage Featurette, making-of documentary with on-set footage and interviews
• Deleted scenes, alternate takes and bloopers
• Image galleries
• Trailers, TV spots and radio spots

DISC TWO - 'LEGION' DIRECTOR's CUT (BLU-RAY)

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the Legion director's cut, assembled from the best available film and video elements
• Legion audio commentary with esteemed film critics Mark Kermode and Kim Newman
• Deleted Prologue, an alternate opening to Legion with optional audio commentary from Mark Kermode and Kim Newman

Limited Edition 4K Cover

Original Artwork Cover

I don't have a 4K player, so this is pointless for me

I do have a 4K player and, as I have the 2021 Blu-ray release with the exact same special features and the source material is particularly poor, this is pointless for me as well.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

In for Exorcist II. Saw that it has a new commentary with Lee Gambin, who recently passed away. Always loved listening to him.

[Susan Foreman]

This weeks spotlight deal

The Blu-Ray of 'A Pistol for Ringo & The Return of Ringo - Two Films by Duccio Tessari - UK$10:00 [saving UK$14:99]

Live until Live until Monday 12th August or whilst stocks last

I've already got this one, and it's actually quite enjoyable

[Susan Foreman]

This weeks spotlight deal

The dual Blu-Ray / DVD release of former 'video nasty' 'Madhouse - UK$10:00 [saving UK$14:99]

Live until Monday 19th August or whilst stocks last

I've already got this one, and it's not bad

[Susan Foreman]

There is a 'mini August Bank Holiday' spotlight sale currently on at Arrow direct

Titles (at time of writing) are:

• UK$9 - One-Eyed Jacks (DVD / Blu Combo) / The Sorrow And The Pity (DVD) / The Sorrow And The Pity (Blu) / Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Blu) / Shogun's Joy of Torture (Blu) / Horrors Of Malformed Men (Blu) / Blind Beast (Blu) / Yakuza Law (Blu) / Orgies Of Edo (Blu) / The Mad Fox (Blu) / Black Test Car & The Black Report (Blu) / Texas, Adios (Blu) / Major Dundee (Blu) / Irezumi (Blu) / Double Face (Blu) / Red Angel (Blu) / Erik The Conqueror (DVD / Blu combo) / The Snake Girl And The Silver-Haired Witch (Blu) / Walk On The Wild Side (Blu) / Inferno Of Torture (Blu) / America As Seen By A Frenchman (Blu) / Two Thousand Maniacs! (Blu) / The Running Man (Blu)
  
• UK$10 - A Fugitive From The Past (Blu) / The House That Screamed (Blu)
  
• UK$15 - Mill Of The Stone Women (Limited Edition Blu) / Blood and Black Lace (Blu)
  
• UK$18 - Blood and Black Lace (4K UHD)
  
• UK$25 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder Vol 1 (Blu) / Giallo Essentials: Red (Blu) / He Came From The Swamp: The William Grefe Collection (Blu) / The Daimajin Trilogy (Blu) / Vengeance Trails: 4 Classic Westerns (Blu)
  
• UK$30 - Gamera: The Showa Era (Blu) / Yokai Monsters Collection (Blu) / ?30.00 / Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales Of Terror (Blu) / The Daimajin Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu)
  
• UK$40 - Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales Of Terror (Limited Edition Blu) / Blood Money: Four Western Classics Vol. 2 (Limited Edition Blu)
  
• UK$45 - Savage Guns: Four Classic Westerns Vol 3 (Limited Edition Blu)

Live until Tuesday 27th August or whilst stocks last

[Susan Foreman]

***NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE COMING!***

"Join us this Friday (August 30th) at 3.00pm BST / 7.00am PT / 10.00am ET for our November new title reveals!"

Suggested titles include 'Behind Convent Walls', 'The Life Of David Gale', Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me', 'The House That Jack Built', 'Black Christmas', 'Count Dracula', 'Nightmare On Elm Street', 'Maniac' (remake), 'Body Bags', 'Hostel' and 'Fire In The Sky'

[Susan Foreman]

This weeks spotlight deal

The Limited Edition Blu-ray set 'Inside The Mind Of Coffin Joe - UK$75:00 [saving UK$34:99]

Live until Monday 2nd September or whilst stocks last

This is one I am very interested in, but there is no way I can justify paying that much

[Susan Foreman]

NEW UK, US & CAN TITLE: 'The Invasion' - Pre-order available from Arrow Films direct for Limited Edition 4K UHD - UK$2.00 or Limited Edition Blu-Ray - UK$18.00

Release date: November 11

"DO NOT TRUST ANYONE.

Since its first publication in 1955, Jack Finney's classic sci-fi/horror novel The Body Snatchers has inspired numerous adaptations and created a whole subgenre of era-defining alien doppelgangers in books, film, and TV. 2007's The Invasion was ahead of the curve, its eerily predictive shift toward a virus-like contagion more frighteningly resonant in a post-pandemic world.

A space shuttle crashes to Earth carrying an alien organism. Soon people are changing, becoming detached and emotionless. People like CDC director Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) who is investigating the crash. Meanwhile his ex-wife, psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman), sees the same behaviour in a friend of their son, and a patient claims that her husband is no longer her husband. As people all across Washington D.C. become infected and the insidious epidemic spreads, Carol must fight to protect herself and her son, who might just hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.

Produced by Joel Silver, and also starring Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright, and Veronica Cartwright, this edge-of-your-seat thriller is accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras."

Special Features:

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation / 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Andrea Subisati and Alexandra West, co-hosts of The Faculty of Horror podcast
• Body Snatchers and Beyond, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller Nicholas
• That Bug That's Going Around, a new visual essay exploring The Invasion as pandemic prophecy by film scholar Josh Nelson
• We've Been Snatched Before, an archival featurette from 2007
• The Invasion: A New Story, an archival featurette from 2007
• The Invasion: On the Set, an archival featurette from 2007
• The Invasion: Snatched, an archival featurette from 2007
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by film critics William Bibbiani and Sally Christie
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Double-sided fold out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket

Not interested in this one