Who says horror movies have to end on Halloween? There have been some recent funny and ingenious creepfests (KRAMPUS, BLACK CHRISTMAS, RARE EXPORTS), that have satiated moviegoers horror cravings well past October 31st.
On Thanksgiving night, a group of disgruntled toy store employees begrudgingly arrive for work to open the store at midnight for the busiest shopping day of the year. Meanwhile, an alien parasite crashes to Earth in a meteor. This group of misfits led by store manager Jonathan (Bruce Campbell) and longtime employee Ken (Devon Sawa) soon find themselves battling against hordes of holiday shoppers who have been turned into monstrous creatures hellbent on a murderous rampage on Black Friday.
Watch the brand new trailer for BLACK FRIDAY.
Perfect for those of us who’d rather watch movies during Thanksgiving week, than venture out for Black Friday deals and zombie hordes.
An Official Selection of Fantastic Fest 2021, check out BLACK FRIDAY In Theaters November 19th & On Demand November 23rd.
“Shooting Cordell is only good for getting his attention.”
Stunning restorations of MANIAC COP 2 and MANIAC COP 3now in true 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mixin ths amazing Two Disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray Set Coming November 16t from Blue Underground. Pre-order HERE
Check out Blue Underground’s trailer:
The “Maniac Cop” is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but after being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay… with their lives!
Robert Davi (DIE HARD), Claudia Christian (THE HIDDEN), Michael Lerner (BARTON FINK), Laurene Landon (HUNDRA), Leo Rossi (HALLOWEEN II), Robert Z’Dar (TANGO & CASH), Charles Napier (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), and Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD) star in this chilling, action-packed sequel written by Larry Cohen (IT’S ALIVE) and directed by William Lustig (MANIAC). Now Blue Underground’s stunning restoration of MANIAC COP 2, scanned in 4K from the original camera negative and supervised by Director of Photography James Lemmo (VIGILANTE), is presented with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix for this definitive presentation!
“We are the things that were and shall be again! Ahahahaha! Spirits of the book! We want what is yours! LIFE! Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn!”
Who knew evil can be so groovy? The original two Evil Dead films, as well as the three-season “Ash vs Evil Dead” series is coming home in The Evil Dead Groovy Collection, arriving November 16 on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital from Lionsgate.
The original two Evil Dead films, as well as the three-season “Ash vs Evil Dead” series is coming home in The Evil Dead Groovy Collection, arriving November 16 on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital from Lionsgate. The cult horror favorite Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness, Bubba Ho-Tep, TV’s “The Last Kids on Earth”) returns in this collectible package, as well as Ellen Sandweiss (My Name Is Bruce, TV’s “Dangerous Women,” The Evil Dead) and Lucy Lawless (TV’s “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “My Life Is Murder,” Spider-Man). The ultimate collector’s edition,The Evil Dead Groovy Collection will be available on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital for the suggested retail price of $79.99.
Horror fans, return to that iconic cabin in the woods, then travel decades beyond it, with this Evil Dead Groovy Collection. Wisecracking ladies’ man Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) is reborn as a slayer of Deadites in The Evil Dead (4K + Blu-ray™) after a vacation in the country is ruined by the reading of an ancient demon-summoning text. In Evil Dead II (4K + Blu-ray™), a chainsaw-armed Ash is pushed to the brink of madness by unhinged evil yet again, while “Ash vs Evil Dead” (Blu-ray™) follows an older, grayer Ash over three wild seasons as he reckons with his bloody past in the face of a Deadite plague.
Includes The Evil Dead Bonus Content DVD, with over three hours of features revisiting the film’s cast, crew, and undying legacy.
THE EVIL DEAD 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Sam Raimi, Producer Robert G. Tapert, and Star Bruce Campbell
THE EVIL DEAD DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
Life After Dead: The Ladies of The Evil Dead
The Ladies of The Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
Unconventional
At the Drive-In
Reunion Panel
Discovering The Evil Dead
Make-Up Test
Trailer
TV Spots
EVIL DEAD II 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
Bloody and Groovy, Baby! — Tribute to Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II
Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Sam Raimi, Actor Bruce Campbell, Cowriter Scott Spiegel, and Special Makeup Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
Blu-ray™ Special Features:
Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead II
Cabin Fever: Behind the Scenes of Evil Dead II
Road to Wadesboro: Revisiting the Shooting Location with Filmmaker Tony Elwood
Evil Dead II: Behind the Screams
The Gore the Merrier
Still Galleries
Audio Commentary
“ASH VS EVIL DEAD” THE COMPLETE COLLECTION: BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES BY SEASON Season 1:
Inside the World of Ash
How to Kill a Deadite
Best of Ash
Audio Commentaries
Season 2:
Season 2 First Look
Inside the World of “Ash vs Evil Dead”
Up Your Ash
Women Who Kick Ash
Puppets Are Cute
Dawn of the Spawn
Bringing Henrietta Back
The Delta
How To Kill a Deadite
Fatality Mash-Up
Audio Commentaries
Season 3:
Season Overview
Inside the World of “Ash vs Evil Dead”
Audio Commentaries
CAST Bruce Campbell Army of Darkness, Bubba Ho-Tep, TV’s “The Last Kids on Earth” Ellen Sandweiss My NameIis Bruce, TV’s “Dangerous Women,” The Evil Dead Lucy Lawless TV’s “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “My Life Is Murder,” Spider-Man
Subtitles:
The Evil Dead: English, Spanish, English SDH
Evil Dead II: Spanish, French, German, English SDH
Ash vs Evil Dead: Spanish, French, English SDH (Spanish and French Seasons Two and Three only)
Feature Run Time: 1,029 Minutes (combined 2 movies and 3 seasons) 4K Format: 2160P Ultra High Definition Presentation, Dolby Vision Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 4K Audio:
The Evil Dead: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
Evil Dead II: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™, Spanish 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio™, French 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™, German 2.0 Mono DTS-HD Master Audio™
Blu-ray Audio:
Ash vs Evil Dead: English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround, French 5.1 Dolby Audio (French Seasons Two and Three only)
A new edition to the Vestron Video Collector’s Series, the tongue-in-cheek vampire film Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) August 17 from Lionsgate.
A new edition to the Vestron Video Collector’s Series, the tongue-in-cheek vampire film Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) August 17 from Lionsgate. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat stars Golden Globe nominee David Carradine (2005, Best Supporting Role – Motion Picture, Kill Bill: Vol.2), Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2, “The Colbys,” A Prince for Christmas), Morgan Brittany (Gypsy, Gable and Lombard, TV’s “Dallas”), Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead”), and Golden Globe nominee Jim Metzler (1983, Best Supporting Role – Motion Picture, Tex). Sundown: The Vampire in Retreatwill be available on Blu-ray (plus Digital) for the suggested retail price of $17.99.
The road to Purgatory is paved with good intentions, and Count Mardulak (David Carradine) wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s seeking atonement for centuries of human carnage, which is why he’s instructed Purgatory’s vampire residents to slather on SPF 100 sunblock, pursue daytime activities…and drink only synthetic blood. But some vampires don’t agree with Mardulak — they want the real thing — and if that means wooden bullets flying in a vampire civil war, so be it! This wild horror-comedy also stars Bruce Campbell, Maxwell Caulfield, M. Emmet Walsh, and John Ireland.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
AUDIO COMMENTARY with Director Anthony Hickox and Director of Photography Levie Isaacks
ISOLATED SCORE SELECTIONS AND AUDIO INTERVIEWS with Music Historian Randall Larson and Producer Jefferson Richard
“Wild Weird West” — An Interview with Director Anthony Hickox
“Bloodsuckers from Purgatory” — An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Tony Gardner
“Memories of Moab” — An Interview with Actor Bruce Campbell
“A Vampire Reformed” — An Interview with Actor David Carradine
“A True Character” — An Interview with Actor M. Emmet Walsh
Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
CAST David Carradine Stretch, Death Race 2000, Kill Bill Vols. 1 & 2 Maxwell Caulfield Grease 2, TV’s “The Colbys,” A Prince for Christmas Morgan Brittany Gypsy, Gable and Lombard, TV’s “Dallas” Bruce Campbell The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead” Jim Metzler TV’s “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “North & South” series, River’s Edge John Ireland Waxwork II: Lost in Time, The Graveyard Story, Spartacus M. Emmet Walsh Blade Runner, Knives Out, TV’s “Sneaky Pete”
“I don’t think so. We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound “fine”? “
St. Louis Horror movie fans! The Starlite Drive-in (15605 N. State Highway 21, Cadet, MO 63630) will be showing THE EVIL DEAD (1981) and THE EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) double feature beginning Thursday October 1st and running 5 nights through the 5th. The Starlite’s site can be found HERE
Low budget horror does not get much better than the original THE EVIL DEAD from 1981. In fact no other low budget horror film even looks like THE EVIL DEAD thanks to Sam Raimi. So if you want to see how a future major director starts from the real bottom end of film making and works his way up then you need to watch THE EVIL DEAD at all costs. Besides, Raimi was just a young kid when he made it (using a school’s 16mm film camera)….. and so were his friends who acted in it…. The movie was filmed in 1979 and released in 1982 where it hit the video market just at the right time. It was one of the very first cult classics promoted by the advent of video tape.
THE EVIL DEAD still is one of the nastiest films ever made. It contains extreme violence, blood, tree rape, torture, beheadings, dismemberments, mutilations, gore, violence towards women, chain saws – all in full view of the camera. The camera work is used unusual and skillful, the editing is dramatic and the low budget special effects beat the pants out of some of the neutered CGI we’re subjected to these days.
The premise of THE EVIL DEAD is simple. Five young kids go to a cabin in the woods for a short vacation. In the house they find a tape recording which manages to invoke an incantation which wakes up the evil in the woods. It comes after them – turning some of them into the undead, demons, zombies and flesh eating ghouls. Cue lots of household items being used as weapons, an initially sissy anti-hero (Bruce Campbell) who became, thanks to this film and its two sequels, the god of millions of adoring horror fans Copied by a hundred other horror films, exploited by a million uncensored bootleg copies – THE EVIL DEAD is still the low budget horror king. And that is a hard act to beat! Now you can catch it again on the big screen when it plays at The Starlite Drive-in in Cadet, MO October 1st-5th.
Sam Raimi’s 1987 sequel to ‘The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror’, THE EVIL DEAD II follows the further adventures of Ashley Williams (Bruce Campbell) as he travels to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda where they find a tape recording of a professor and a book of evil. This unleashes a bunch of evil spirits that constantly terrorize Ash. Meanwhile a journalist comes to the area to study the book of evil. Ash and her end up having to survive this swarm of evil until morning comes.
“I’m all right now, Ashley! Come unlock this chain and let me out! I’m all right now! It’s your sister Cheryl!”
Destroy the Brain‘s monthly ‘Late Nite Grindhouse’ film series is back in a new location! Head to the Marcus Des Peres Cinema (12701 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131) this Friday and Saturday (November 15th and 16th) at 10pm for the original THE EVIL DEAD. Since this is a Marcus Theater, you’ll need to reserve your seats ahead of time HERE. There may (or may not be) Tickets available the nights of the screenings, but they may be going fast! Tickets are $8.75. This special edition of EVIL DEAD presents the horror classic for the first time with a reimagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca and a thrilling new 5.1 surround mix created by Marti Humphrey and Jussi Tegelman. A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE
Low budget horror does not get much better than the original THE EVIL DEAD from 1981. In fact no other low budget horror film even looks like THE EVIL DEAD thanks to Sam Raimi. So if you want to see how a future major director starts from the real bottom end of film making and works his way up then you need to watch THE EVIL DEAD at all costs. Besides, Raimi was just a young kid when he made it (using a school’s 16mm film camera)….. and so were his friends who acted in it…. The movie was filmed in 1979 and released in 1982 where it hit the video market just at the right time. It was one of the very first cult classics promoted by the advent of video tape.
THE EVIL DEAD still is one of the nastiest films ever made. It contains extreme violence, blood, tree rape, torture, beheadings, dismemberments, mutilations, gore, violence towards women, chain saws – all in full view of the camera. The camera work is used unusual and skillful, the editing is dramatic and the low budget special effects beat the pants out of some of the neutered CGI we’re subjected to these days.
The premise of THE EVIL DEAD is simple. Five young kids go to a cabin in the woods for a short vacation. In the house they find a tape recording which manages to invoke an incantation which wakes up the evil in the woods. It comes after them – turning some of them into the undead, demons, zombies and flesh eating ghouls. Cue lots of household items being used as weapons, an initially sissy anti-hero (Bruce Campbell) who became, thanks to this film and its two sequels, the god of millions of adoring horror fans Copied by a hundred other horror films, exploited by a million uncensored bootleg copies – THE EVIL DEAD is still the low budget horror king. And that is a hard act to beat! Now you can catch it again on the big screen when it plays 10pm this weekend (November 15th and 16th) at the Marcus Des Peres Cinema
“Then let’s head on down into that cellar and carve ourselves a witch!”
THE EVIL DEAD II screens Midnights this weekend (November 16th and 17th) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Nite Grindhouse film series.
Sam Raimi’s 1987 sequel to ‘The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror’, THE EVIL DEAD II follows the further adventures of Ashley Williams (Bruce Campbell) as he travels to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda where they find a tape recording of a professor and a book of evil. This unleashes a bunch of evil spirits that constantly terrorize Ash. Meanwhile a journalist comes to the area to study the book of evil. Ash and her end up having to survive this swarm of evil until morning comes.
The Facebook invite for Friday night can be found HERE
THE PSYCHOTRONIC PRE-SHOW STARTS AROUND 11:30P WITH THE FILM STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.
The Moolah Theatre & Lounge serves alcohol until 2:30AM! Feel free to show up early and stay late to have some drinks and get friendly with the amazing Moolah staff.
Celebrate the original beginning of the cult classic series when The Evil Dead arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) October 9 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Bruce Campbell in the role that made him a cult icon, this film follows five college friends who accidentally release a legion of demons and spirits. Experience four times the resolution of Full HD with 4K, as well as Dolby Vision™ HDR, to bring to life the stunning cinematography of this supernatural horror film. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. Available for the very first time in this absolutely stunning format,The Evil Dead 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99.
More than 35 years ago, a low-budget horror movie roared across movie screens and changed the velocity of fear forever — and made a cult legend out of Bruce Campbell in his iconic role as the lethal, wisecracking Ash Williams. Now, for the first time, you can experience the ferocious ingenuity, relentless shocks, and gore-gushing havoc of the original Sam Raimi masterpiece in 4K!
CAST
Bruce Campbell Army of Darkness, TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead,” “Burn Notice”
Ellen Sandweiss Evil Dead (2013), TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead”
Richard DeManincor Crimewave, Morrow Road, Bong Fly
and Betsy Baker Sharp Objects, Hand of God, Oz the Great and Powerful
SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Commentary with writer-director Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell
All three seasons of the critically acclaimed comedy series arrives in one groovy package when ASH VS EVIL DEAD THE COMPLETE COLLECTION comes to Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD on October 16th.
Experience all three chainsaw-wielding seasons of the hilarious, critically acclaimed, most-watched comedy on Starz when the Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collectionarrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD October 16 from Lionsgate. Legendary horror icon Bruce Campbell stars in this series that follows up Sam Raimi’s cult-classic horror film The Evil Dead. The Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collection6-discBlu-ray and DVD includes hours of bonus content and will be available for the suggested retail price of $49.99 and $49.98, respectively.
Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell), the chainsaw-wielding, wisecracking antihero of the legendary The Evil Dead films, is back for more gore-filled adventure in this complete 30-episode collection of the “Ash vs Evil Dead” TV series. Follow Ash’s journey as he returns home to Elk Grove, Michigan, meets his long-lost daughter, and unites with former enemy Ruby (Lucy Lawless) and fellow demon fighters Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) for a final blood-splattering stand to save the world!
SEASON 1 BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
“Inside the World of Ash” Featurette
“How to Kill a Deadite” Featurette
“Best of Ash” Featurette
Audio Commentaries
SEASON 2 BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
“Season 2 First Look” Featurette
“Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead” Featurette
“Up Your Ash” Featurette
“Women Who Kick Ash” Featurette
“Puppets Are Cute” Featurette
“Dawn of the Spawn” Featurette
“Bringing Henrietta Back” Featurette
“The Delta” Featurette
“How to Kill a Deadite” Featurette
“Fatality Mash-Up” Featurette
Audio Commentaries
SEASON 3 BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
“Season Overview” Featurette
“Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead” Featurette
Audio Commentaries
CAST
Bruce Campbell The Evil Dead franchise
Lucy Lawless TV’s “Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Spartacus: War of the Damned”
Ray Santiago Meet the Fockers
Dana DeLorenzo A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
and Arielle Carver-O’Neill TV’s “Worst Year of My Life, Again!” and “Suburbs”
Celebrate the original beginning of the cult classic series when The Evil Dead arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) October 9 from Lionsgate. Written and directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Bruce Campbell in the role that made him a cult icon, this film follows five college friends who accidentally release a legion of demons and spirits. Experience four times the resolution of Full HD with 4K, as well as Dolby Vision™ HDR, to bring to life the stunning cinematography of this supernatural horror film. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker. Available for the very first time in this absolutely stunning format, The Evil Dead 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99.
More than 35 years ago, a low-budget horror movie roared across movie screens and changed the velocity of fear forever — and made a cult legend out of Bruce Campbell in his iconic role as the lethal, wisecracking Ash Williams. Now, for the first time, you can experience the ferocious ingenuity, relentless shocks, and gore-gushing havoc of the original Sam Raimi masterpiece in 4K!
CAST
Bruce Campbell Army of Darkness, TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead,” “Burn Notice”
Ellen Sandweiss Evil Dead (2013), TV’s “Ash vs Evil Dead”
Richard DeManincor Crimewave, Morrow Road, Bong Fly
and Betsy Baker Sharp Objects, Hand of God, Oz the Great and Powerful
SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio Commentary with writer-director Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell
