British Thriller HOUNDED Available on Digital Platforms from Signature Entertainment (31 October)
A lavish manor house was supposed to be just another job for Chaz and his crew of South London thieves. Easy pickings… or so they thought.
15 (BBFC)
TALES OF UNEASE: Seven Tales to Chill the Spine Available on DVD from Network (17 October)
A rarely seen anthology series featuring stories full of menace and black humour, Tales of Unease avoids overt horror for a subtler and altogether more unsettling sense of the uncanny that will jangle the nerves of all those who encounter them.
“Seven tales of uncanny menace and black humour.”
101 Films x AGFA (American Genre Film Archive): SCARY TALES, SMUT WITHOUT SMUT VOL.1, WICKED WORLD & SOMETIMES AUNT MARTHA DOES DREADFUL THINGS Available Now on Blu-ray
Available now in the 101 Films x AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) collection: a wild shot-on-video horror anthology from Baltimore, a double bill of ’70s adult movies with the stories brought to the fore, an ultra-violent slasher from Toronto that tackles the toxicity of early 90s society, and a violent and histrionic psychodrama that represents an overlooked early entry in the canon of queer cinema.
“A public access version of Creepshow from the wilds of Baltimore.”
101 Films x American Genre Film Archive (AGFA): GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS & THE SCARE FILM ARCHIVES VOL. 1: DRUG STORIES! Available on Blu-ray (18 April)
Coming soon to the 101 Films x American Genre Film Archive collection, a rampaging toxic sheep monster terrifies the residents of a remote town in Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973), and the most out-there educational drug-scare films are collected for The Scare Film Archives Vol. 1: Drug Stories!
“WANTED! Have you seen this sheep?”
101 Films x American Genre Film Archive (AGFA): THE ZODIAC KILLER & SHE FREAK Available on Blu-ray (14 March)
The 101 Films x American Genre Film Archive collection continues to grow with a new 4K transfer of The Zodiac Killer (1971) – the only movie in history made explicitly to catch a serial killer – and Something Weird’s dazzling 4K restoration of the essential weirdo classic, She Freak (1967).
“In the corridors of every woman’s soul there lurks a … She Freak!”
Sogo Ishii’s CRAZY THUNDER ROAD Available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films (UK / 21 February)
Ken, a gang leader dreaming of a quiet life with his girlfriend Noriko, and Jin, Ken’s maverick successor, who isn’t about to let yakuza kingpins tell him what to do or whom to kill. Jin’s violent individualism in a world where even outlaws follow the bosses’ orders references the doomed anti-establishment heroes of Kinji Fukasaku, but Crazy Thunder Road points toward a new style of genre filmmaking-fast-paced, quick-witted and brilliantly stylized.
“Will you go on riding or not?”
Shinya Tsukamoto’s HIRUKO THE GOBLIN Available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films (UK / 24 January)
Shinya Tsukamoto directed this wonderfully bizarre adaptation of Daijiro Morohoshi’s Yokai Hunter manga as his first studio project. Called to an idyllic countryside town, disgraced archaeologist Professor Hieda teams up with high schooler Masao when a series of disappearances – including those of Masao’s father and classmate crush Reiko – take place. Together, the unlikely duo discover that the local high school sits atop an ancient burial mound that may very well be a subterranean gateway to hell.
“School becomes a bizarre horror zone!”
Spree (2020, USA) Review
Ladies and gentlemen start your engines and prepare to burn rubber for contemporary comedy-horror Spree. Honk, Honk! Spree stars Joe Keery as Kurt Kunkle, an obsessed boy who wishes to be a popular social media influencer like his idols Bobby Basecamp and Jesse Adams. The only problem is he has a limited audience watching his channel as he is an excruciatingly dull person. He has tried everything to get noticed on YouTube, like playing video games, promoting shoes, and doing tutorials. But none of those are helping him in getting his foot through the social media door.
“Murder is trending…”
Lionsgate UK Presents Serial Killer Thriller MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS on Digital Download (13 August) & DVD (UK / 16 August)
While in Florida working on a sting operation to catch a predator who has been targeting sex workers, FBI agents Helter and Lombardo cross paths with state cop Crawford, who’s investigating a separate string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford team up to set a trap for the killer, with Lombardo putting her life on the line to act as the bait. When the off-the-books operation goes horribly wrong, Lombardo is plunged into grave danger and Crawford finds himself pitted against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse…
“Can they stop a serial killer who can’t stop himself?”
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD: HOLLYWOOD EDITION Available on Blu-ray from Third Window Films (UK / 31 May)
One Cut of the Dead: Hollywood Edition is a limited edition 2000 unit pressing of the Japanese box office smash One Cut of the Dead, featuring 4 hours of content, including the spin-off film, One Cut of the Dead in Hollywood; available 31st May on Blu-ray from Third Window Films. One Cut of the Dead opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film. Yet this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the site of military experiments on humans…
“Don’t stop shooting!”
Gory Medieval Horror THE HEAD HUNTER Available on Blu-ray from 101 Films (UK / 12 April)
On 12th April, The Head Hunter comes to Blu-ray from 101 Films. On the outskirts of a kingdom, in the shadows of a looming castle, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters. The gruesome collection of trophy heads on the wall of his cabin is missing only one – the monster that killed his daughter. He travels wild expanses on horseback, driven by a thirst for revenge. When his chance for vengeance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
“Grief. Anger. Vengeance.”
Mark L. Lester’s TRUCK STOP WOMEN & STEEL ARENA Available on Blu-ray from 88 Films (UK / 5 April)
Mark L. Lester’s Truck Stop Women is an exploitation feature that treats sex, violence, and sensationalism with love and affection. And Steel Arena is an interesting look at small-town America, where people will risk their lives for entertainment.
