Hello again, dear readers! We have a brand new batch of home media releases coming our way this week, which includes a few classic John Carpenter films getting some 4K love, several recent indie horror hits, and more. If you’ve been looking to upgrade your copies of Prince of Darkness or They Live, Scream Factory has put together stunning 4K Uhd releases for both films, and if you haven’t had a chance to catch either Spiral (2020) or The Cleansing Hour on Shudder, now is your chance to catch up with both of those movies as well.
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for January 19th include Giant from the Unknown, The Village in the Woods, Godforsaken, The Clown Doll, and Dark Show.
The Cleansing Hour
Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams “live exorcisms” watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately...
Other Blu-ray and DVD releases for January 19th include Giant from the Unknown, The Village in the Woods, Godforsaken, The Clown Doll, and Dark Show.
The Cleansing Hour
Max and Drew run a popular webcast that streams “live exorcisms” watched by millions across the globe. In reality, the exorcisms are just elaborately...
- 1/19/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
After they bring John Carpenter's They Live to 4K Ultra HD this December, the Scream Factory team will release another Carpenter classic, Prince of Darkness, on 4K Ultra HD on January 19th.
Like the upcoming They Live release, the Prince of Darkness 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray will include the special features from Scream Factory's previous Blu-ray release of the film, and there's a website-only exclusive version that comes with a Sacred Bones record featuring John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies playing music from Prince of Darkness.
Below, we have the official press release with more details, as well as a look at the cover art for the 4K Ultra HD and vinyl:
From the Press Release: Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter, as the Prince of Darkness Collector’s Edition (4k Uhd/Blu-Ray™) will be...
Like the upcoming They Live release, the Prince of Darkness 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray will include the special features from Scream Factory's previous Blu-ray release of the film, and there's a website-only exclusive version that comes with a Sacred Bones record featuring John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies playing music from Prince of Darkness.
Below, we have the official press release with more details, as well as a look at the cover art for the 4K Ultra HD and vinyl:
From the Press Release: Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter, as the Prince of Darkness Collector’s Edition (4k Uhd/Blu-Ray™) will be...
- 10/13/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Giving a new twist on one of their beloved previous home media releases, Scream Factory will unleash the ancient evil of John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness on a new limited edition Steelbook on March 27th, and as a very special treat for Daily Dead readers, we've been provided with three copies to give away!
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray copy of Prince of Darkness.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Prince of Darkness Steelbook Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray copy of Prince of Darkness.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Prince of Darkness Steelbook Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end...
- 3/24/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
John Carpenter seems to be at odds with what he loves and what is expected of him. Early in his career, Carpenter made a science fiction film (Dark Star), a siege picture (Assault on Precinct 13), and then Halloween.
He speaks freely of his love of the science fiction genre, yet seemed to have been pushed into the horror realm because of Halloween, where he has made quite a name for himself. Prince of Darkness, is an interesting blend of elements of sci-fi and horror, with some lofty academic ideas to propel the characters through this macrocosmic drama.
Carpenter favorite Donald Pleasence, simply billed here as “Priest,” finds a key after the death of a colleague, which leads him to an ancient evil trapped in the basement of an old church. In this instance, “evil” has taken the form of a swirling green mass in a glass container. In an attempt to stop an impending,...
He speaks freely of his love of the science fiction genre, yet seemed to have been pushed into the horror realm because of Halloween, where he has made quite a name for himself. Prince of Darkness, is an interesting blend of elements of sci-fi and horror, with some lofty academic ideas to propel the characters through this macrocosmic drama.
Carpenter favorite Donald Pleasence, simply billed here as “Priest,” finds a key after the death of a colleague, which leads him to an ancient evil trapped in the basement of an old church. In this instance, “evil” has taken the form of a swirling green mass in a glass container. In an attempt to stop an impending,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
I hope you don’t mind a little self-promotion, because as each one of these new John Carpenter titles is released to Blu-Ray, I’m going to have to remind you that in 2012, we here at The Liberal Dead/Dead Air Podcast recorded a year long John Carpenter Retrospective podcast series, examining in-depth, each of Carpenter’s films, and how each film affected his career as one of the most prolific genre filmmakers in cinematic history. It was a tremendous undertaking, and it would have been helpful if all of these bad ass collector’s edition Blu-Rays were made available for us to research. That’s okay, though. All of us enjoy gaining knowledge the old fashioned way, and now with the release of some of his films on Blu-Ray this year, it gives us an excuse to spread around the old episodes. Despite the fact that it was almost...
- 9/23/2013
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Scream Factory is getting ready to release John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness next week as their latest Collector’s Edition and they’ve provided us with a look at the original trailer, along with a handful of clips:
“Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24, 2013 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper, Victor Wong and Dennis Dun (both from Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China) star in this gripping suspense...
“Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24, 2013 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper, Victor Wong and Dennis Dun (both from Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China) star in this gripping suspense...
- 9/18/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Every time we do a story about the Scream Factory, two things Always happen... 1 - We feel our wallets burning like The Wicker Man and 2 - We want to leave a fruit basket of thanks outside of their offices on the doorstep.
On tap right now is more about their upcoming releases of Prince of Darkness and The Amityville Trilogy.
Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper,...
On tap right now is more about their upcoming releases of Prince of Darkness and The Amityville Trilogy.
Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper,...
- 7/24/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A Prince of Darkness Blu-ray / DVD Collector’s Edition is coming this September, courtesy of Scream Factory. We previously gave you a look at the cover art and we now have updated release details, including the final list of bonus features.
“Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper, Victor Wong and Dennis Dun (both from Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China) star in this...
“Get ready for the ultimate presentation of the heart-pounding supernatural thriller by heralded master of horror director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, They Live) as the long-awaited Prince Of Darkness Collector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD invade home entertainment shelves everywhere on September 24 from Scream Factory. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, this collector’s edition is brimming with insightful extras, including new interviews with John Carpenter and Alice Cooper, special audio commentary and much more!
Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon), Lisa Blount (Needful Things), rock icon Alice Cooper, Victor Wong and Dennis Dun (both from Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China) star in this...
- 7/24/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
This weekend while Disney is hoping you’ll flock in droves to see Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful, Syfy will be premiering a new Oz-inspired creature feature that I suspect Sam Raimi would approve of: Flying Monkeys!
Robert Rodriguez’s niece-in-law Electra Avellan (aka one of the babysitter twins from Grindhouse), TV’s “The Invisible Man” Vincent Ventresca, and actor stuntman Alvin Chon star in the Syfy Original Movie about a teenage girl living in Gale, Kansas, who gets a new pet monkey that turns out to be an evil, flying shapeshifter.
Visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere makes his directorial debut with this new spin on the creatures made famous as the Wicked Witch of the West’s henchmonsters. What, if anything, this Syfy flick has to do with the Land of Oz outside of mean monkeys with wings remains to be seen.
You can see Flying Monkeys this Saturday night,...
Robert Rodriguez’s niece-in-law Electra Avellan (aka one of the babysitter twins from Grindhouse), TV’s “The Invisible Man” Vincent Ventresca, and actor stuntman Alvin Chon star in the Syfy Original Movie about a teenage girl living in Gale, Kansas, who gets a new pet monkey that turns out to be an evil, flying shapeshifter.
Visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere makes his directorial debut with this new spin on the creatures made famous as the Wicked Witch of the West’s henchmonsters. What, if anything, this Syfy flick has to do with the Land of Oz outside of mean monkeys with wings remains to be seen.
You can see Flying Monkeys this Saturday night,...
- 3/5/2013
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Salt Deluxe Unrated (Blu-Ray)Sony Pictures Home Entertainment2010/Rated PG-13 & Unrated/Running Time 100, 101 & 104 minsList Price $34.95 – Now AvailableSuspension of disbelief can also be called another description of accepting the b.s. thrown at you. In Angelina Jolie's latest vehicle Salt, we're presented with a lot of bull, but rarely does it feel, well you know. Here is a movie that wholeheartedly believes in the nonsense it spins, yet at some point we actually start to believe it ourselves. We've all seen Jolie as an action woman before in those Tomb Raider flicks, the recent Wanted and a certain movie where she met her significant other Brad Pitt. This is perhaps the first time she's played that type of character with a vulnerability and purpose. That doesn't mean she fails to provide her fare share of ass kicking. Jolie, runs, jumps, climbs, rolls, kicks and punches so often in this film...
- 2/11/2011
- LRMonline.com
The Visual Effects Society (Ves) has announced the nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television,
commercials and video games.
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" dominated the nominations receiving four nods. Nolan will also be honored at the event with the inaugural Ves Visionary Award. Ray Harryhausen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Ves Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 1 and will air exclusively on Reelzchannel Saturday, February 19 at 10p Et/Pt with encore presentations throughout February.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion
Picture
Inception
Paul Franklin Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Plummer Visual Effects Producer
Iron Man 2
Ben Snow VFX Supervisor
Ged Wright VFX Supervisor
Janek Sirrs VFX Supervisor
Susan Pickett VFX...
commercials and video games.
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" dominated the nominations receiving four nods. Nolan will also be honored at the event with the inaugural Ves Visionary Award. Ray Harryhausen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Ves Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 1 and will air exclusively on Reelzchannel Saturday, February 19 at 10p Et/Pt with encore presentations throughout February.
Here's the complete list of nominees for the 9th Annual Ves Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion
Picture
Inception
Paul Franklin Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Plummer Visual Effects Producer
Iron Man 2
Ben Snow VFX Supervisor
Ged Wright VFX Supervisor
Janek Sirrs VFX Supervisor
Susan Pickett VFX...
- 1/10/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Film:
The tagline for the film was Who is Salt? Let me ask this: what do you think Salt should have been?
But before I answer that question, Salt is very simple – and that’s not a bad thing – an action flick that showcases real stunts over CG and also some of writer Kurt Wimmer’s favorite things: insubordinate employees. Jolie has been severely typecast as an action heroine, from Tomb Raider to Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Wanted, and now this, and while the placement of her character and the film is in a post-Bourne world, Salt is one of her better action roles. It’s her show, even though I really like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Liev Schrieber, they’re given little to do. Why are all Nikolia’s, Russian double-crossing agents? So anyway, as an action movie, it really entertains on basic levels.
At any one twist,...
The tagline for the film was Who is Salt? Let me ask this: what do you think Salt should have been?
But before I answer that question, Salt is very simple – and that’s not a bad thing – an action flick that showcases real stunts over CG and also some of writer Kurt Wimmer’s favorite things: insubordinate employees. Jolie has been severely typecast as an action heroine, from Tomb Raider to Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Wanted, and now this, and while the placement of her character and the film is in a post-Bourne world, Salt is one of her better action roles. It’s her show, even though I really like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Liev Schrieber, they’re given little to do. Why are all Nikolia’s, Russian double-crossing agents? So anyway, as an action movie, it really entertains on basic levels.
At any one twist,...
- 12/22/2010
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
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