Feature Category: Competition

A genuine classic of cinema, The Exorcist celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, and the impact the movie had on the world is examined in the new documentary The Exorcist Untold. We have a copy of the documentary to give away on DVD. Just read on, watch the trailer, and enter below…

 

Uncover the bloody and beating heart of film history with The Exorcist Untold – an electrifying new documentary that delves into the legacy and influence of this groundbreaking, revolutionary and revered masterpiece.

On the 50th anniversary of one of the most legendary and influential horrors of all time, Robin Bextor (Oppenheimer: The Real Story) sheds a fascinating new light in The Exorcist Untold. The documentary is set for its home entertainment bow this December, arriving on DVD and digital on December 11th, 2023, courtesy of Reel 2 Reel Films.

The Exorcist is a cultural phenomenon that changed the face of cinema, paving the way for numerous films that followed in its terrifying footsteps. It continues to haunt and captivate audiences and its legacy can still be seen across the cinematic sphere today, 50 years on.

By exploring the motivations of the creators, the genesis of this pivotal film and the historical and cultural contexts surrounding The Exorcist‘s enduring influence, Bextor’s film unveils the remarkable story behind its creation, the challenges faced during production and the profound impact it had when it hit theatres on Boxing Day, 1973.

Featuring fresh insights and commentaries from industry experts, historians, scholars and designers, including Dan Perri (Star Wars), Rich Cline, Dr. Sarah Crowther, Prof. Chris McGlothlin, Nat Segaloff and more, the film also presents rarely seen archive footage of William Peter Blatty, the Academy Award®-winning screenplay writer who penned the original book – which sold over 13 million copies – along with interviews with his wife, Julie Blatty. It also features seldom-seen footage of world-famous director William Friedkin (The French Connection) and is a must-watch for any horror fan.

Prepare to be possessed by The Exorcist Untold.

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THE EXORCIST UNTOLD is out now on DVD and digital.

 

 

Tune in to Creepshow in all its gory glory as Season 4 gets its home entertainment bow this December – alongside a brand-new Season 1 – 4 Box set. Based on the seminal 1980s cult classic from horror dream team, maestro George A. Romero and virtuoso Stephen King, this critically acclaimed TV series is an essential purchase for those in need of some blood-soaked, playfully dark and irresistibly eerie seasonal viewing. We have two copies of Season 4 on Blu-ray to give away. Just read on and enter below…

Following its huge success on Shudder, Creepshow Season 4 and the Creepshow Season 1 – 4 Box set are set to arrive on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on December 11th, 2023. The Box set comes packed with special features, including A Creepshow Animated Special, which sees Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) star in a Survivor-Type based on the short story by Stephen King and Joe King (NOS4A2) star in Twittering from the Circus of the Dead, based on the short story by Hill). It also comes with A Creepshow Holiday Special starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project). Please see the trailers below.

Produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), the series features a slew of unique horror vignettes from some of the most lauded talent around, including Stephen King, as well as his son, writer Joe Hill, Primetime Emmy® award-winning Rob Schrab (Rick and Morty), Josh Malerman (Bird Box) and more.

Creepshow comic books come to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales hosted by the silent ghoul. There are haunted dollhouses, werewolves, murderous goblins, villainous trick-or-treaters, the dead and medical marvels… just a few of the things to watch out for – you never know what shocks await you in the next chapter. Viewers will be immersed in a chilling world of suspense and gore over all four series.

Season 4 offers an exhilarating scare-fest like never before, as a fresh selection of spine-tingling stories is presented over six episodes. There are tales of stranger danger, immersive virtual worlds and everything from vampires and zombies to artistic sacrifices. It’s an all-out rollercoaster of frights just waiting to be experienced.

This gorgeously gruesome series is the perfect homage to horrors of old. Good gory fun at its most entertaining; set the channel to Creepshow for a horror feast to sate your appetite for fear.

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Creepshow Season 4 and the Creepshow Seasons 1 – 4 box set are out now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital.

 

Season One of Dark Winds, which was a hit on Alibi, is released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 27th and out now on digital, and we have a copy of the Blu-ray to give away to one lucky STARBURST fan. Just read on and enter below…

On a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley in 1971, taciturn and respected Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon) of the Tribal Police is tasked with patrolling 27,000 miles of desert, caring for his Navajo community and protecting them from the harsh realities of the world.

He’s joined by slick new deputy Jim Chee (Gordon) – who has his own scores to settle and is harbouring secrets of his own – and Sergeant Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten – Frontier, Tribal), who like Joe were both born on the reservation and know their communities in a way no outsiders ever will.

Besieged with a series of seemingly unrelated crimes, including the brutal and unusual murder of a local indigenous family and the armed robbery of an armoured vehicle operation involving a helicopter, bombs and masked and uniformed thieves, the trio have their work cut out for them. With FBI Special Agent Whitover (Noah Emmerich – The Truman Show) snooping around, Joe is under pressure to crack the cases and connect the dots, but the deeper he digs into the truth, the more he exposes his own wounds from the past.

Battling the forces of evil – both human and supernatural – while fighting their personal demons, Joe and Jim must work together to save their community.

With a gripping narrative, genre-defying twists, underrepresented characters and shining an important and refreshing light on a rarely seen culture, Dark Winds is an enthralling, potent, beautifully crafted, edge-of-your-seat experience.

Special Features include a half-hour feature in which host Jeremiah Bitsui (Hoski) is joined by cast and show creators in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Dark Winds, featuring an exclusive sit down interview with executive producers Robert Redford and Chris Eyre.

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Dark Winds Season One is released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 27th and is out now on digital.

With the release on Blu-ray and digital of Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story and RoboDoc – The Creation of RoboCop, we have a special bundle with a copy of each to give away to two lucky STARBURST fans! Just read on and enter below…

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares – The Robert Englund Story is out now on Blu-ray and digital download, and celebrates the legacy and career of one our generation’s most beloved horror icons, the legendary Robert Englund.

Shooting to super-stardom with his revolutionary portrayal of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise – a moment without doubt as visceral to the horror genre as Chaney’s werewolf or Karloff’s ground-breaking realisation of Frankenstein’s monster – Englund has firmly earned his place in the pantheon of horror movie legends.

The documentary features a host of horror icons including Robert Englund himself, as well as Heather Langenkamp, Eli Roth (Hostel), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Lin Shaye (Insidious), Tony Todd (Candyman), and Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary). With further exclusive interviews with many of the star’s co-workers from projects including Urban Legend, 2001 Maniacs, 976-EVIL, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Wishmaster, V, Dead and Buried, Phantom of the Opera, and, of course, the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, this unique and captivating portrait captures the full story of the man behind the glove, exploring not only his most iconic role but the depths of England’s true power as a character actor in the years since Freddy’s cinematic birth.

The Special Collector’s Edition Blu-ray includes the following bonus features:

Horror Icons

Nightmare Café with Jack Coleman

A Conversation with the Directors

Robert Englund: Chatterbox

A Peek Behind the Curtain: Dance Macabre

Also included: x4 UK-exclusive art cards

Special Collector’s Edition Reversible Sleeve

RoboDoc – The Creation of RoboCop is released on Blu-ray on December 18th and digital on January 1st. It’s the definitive RoboCop documentary has landed! A 4-part limited series spanning nearly 5 hours, get ready to deep-dive into the making of the seminal ‘80s sci-fi sensation, a film that pushed boundaries and inspired a whole generation.

Featuring brand new interviews with BAFTA-nominated RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven, plus a host of stars from the original movie including Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ray Wise, Kurtwood Smith, and Ronny Cox, and complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes materials, this comprehensive new take on the story from the makers of Pennywise: The Story of IT offers something completely unique to the ‘making of’ format, fully immersing viewers into the world of ‘80s filmmaking.

The complete series is set across two discs, with the Special Edition Blu-ray featuring a further fantastic 60 mins of RoboCop bonus content and limited edition UK-exclusive A4 poster and x4 art cards!

BONUS MATERIAL:

Meet the Makers

Major Firepower

Robo Cast Quotes

Art of the Steel

Call To Action

Guns Guns Guns

Part Gan Part Machine All Video Game

Roboteam Assemble

LIMITED EDITION A4 poster and x4 art cards

 

 

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Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story is out now on Blu-ray and digital download. RoboDoc – The Creation of RoboCop is released on Blu-ray on December 18th and digital on January 1st.

 

Anime Limited releases Evangelion:3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon A Time on November 20th, and we have a copy of the Blu-ray SteelBook to give away to one lucky reader! Just read on and enter below…

The fourth and final film in director Hideaki Anno’s REBUILD OF EVANGELION film series that re-imagines his ground-breaking television series, EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME combines the visually striking action and emotionally intelligent characters that made the series such a landmark moment in anime history and a pop-culture juggernaut, to bring the saga to a breathtakingly epic yet intimate conclusion.

Synopsis:

Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari’s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei (Provisional Name) wander about Japan.

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EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, Steelbook Blu-ray, and AllTheAnime.com exclusive 4K UHD & Blu-ray Deluxe edition.

 

The classic Anne Rice novel is now a hit TV series, and we have one copy of Interview with the Vampire to give away on Blu-ray. Just read on and enter below…

Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire is a blood-soaked saga of immortality, love and revenge starring Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Eric Bogosian (Succession) and Sam Reid (The Newsreader). This contemporary adaptation breathes new life into Rice’s revolutionary Gothic novel and marks the thrilling first instalment of AMC’s emerging Immortal Universe series based on her lauded The Vampire Chronicles.

Now, hot on the heels of its BBC Two transmission that started on October 12th, this seven-part series is set to make its home entertainment bow. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Season One comes to Blu-ray and DVD on November 6th, and each episode will also be available to purchase digitally 24 hours after its transmission, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

The series showcases an ensemble of exceptional talent. Not only is it created by Boardwalk Empire’s Rolin Jones, but is executively produced by a host of stars, including award-winning producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), Christopher Rice, the late Anne Rice and award-winning director Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) – who also directs the first two episodes. With a second season on the horizon, now is the perfect time to delve in and witness their talent first-hand.

In modern-day Dubai, vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) sits down with renowned journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) to share the story of his life – or rather, his afterlife – which begins in the hustle and bustle of 20th-century New Orleans. There, challenged by the constraints as a queer Black man in 1900s America, Louis finds it impossible to ignore the irresistible allure of Lestat de Lioncourt’s (Sam Reid) offer of the ultimate escape: a chance to outmanoeuvre the confines of mortality and join him as his vampire companion.

But Louis’ new powers come at a precious price, and the introduction of Lestat’s latest creation – the child vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass, Avatar: The Way of Water) – propels them on a path of revenge and redemption spanning decades.

 

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ANNE RICE’S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE is available on Blu-ray and DVD from November 6th.

 

Tense thriller The Caller, featuring a fantastic cast, hits digital platforms on October 23rd and we have a pair of iTunes vouchers for our lucky readers to download the film! Just watch the trailer, read on, and enter below… Be quick, though, as the contest only runs for a week!

 

This taut and tense thriller starts with a shocking, bloody prologue and doesn’t let up for ninety minutes. Sarah Alexandra Marks (Kill Kane) is terrific as Izzy, a young woman working remotely for a bank, who gets into an altercation with a cash-strapped customer called Caleb Baxter, played by Hollywood legend Eric Roberts (The Expendables). Baxter starts to harass Izzy over the phone, saying he will track her down. Worried he might well be able to do that through her social media profile, the increasingly jumpy and unnerved Izzy, house-sitting in an isolated bungalow, realises Caleb’s appalling threats might just become a brutal reality.

Marks is engaging and sympathetic as Izzy, while Roberts has the time of his life as the menacing Caleb Baxter; also featured in the cast are former Doctor Who Colin Baker, UK Scream Queen favourite Dani Thompson (Eating Miss Campbell) as Izzy’s bullying boss, and Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey). The debut feature from writer/director Richard Anthony Dunford, The Caller has won multiple awards at festivals including The Milan Gold Awards, Paradise Film Festival and the Mabig Film Festival.

Encompassing modern themes of the isolation of working from home, invasion of privacy in a social media world, as well as anonymous bullying and its repercussions, The Caller is an unsettling and tense debut from Dunford, delivering maximum chills and thrills from an ever more claustrophobic and creepy setting. If you enjoyed the recent, similarly themed Barbarian and Watcher then you’ll want to catch The Caller. Just make sure you turn off your phone while you’re watching.

 

SYNOPSIS:

Izzy, a young woman who works remotely as a customer service agent for a bank, agrees to house-sit for her uncle while he is abroad. Whilst working alone at this secluded house, she receives an unnerving phone call from a dissatisfied customer who is hellbent on terrorising her. Izzy grows increasingly paranoid from the harassment fearing that the sadistic caller’s threats may end up becoming a violent reality.

 
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THE CALLER is released digitally on October 23rd. Codes will be valid for 4 weeks following release.

 

Ginger Snaps is a landmark in feminist horror and now the seminal movie is set for a highly anticipated collector’s edition treatment from Second Sight Films. Helmed by John Fawcett (Orphan Black, Saving Hope), it offers a fresh take on the werewolf and coming-of-age genre, with heaps of gore and a lot of heart. The film will be released in a complete set with all three films as The Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited-Edition Blu-ray Box Set, on October 30th, 2023 and we have a copy to give away to one lucky reader! Just read on and enter below…

 

The original film is set in the suburban Canadian town of Bailey Downs, where a series of dog killings piques the interest of a pair of outcast teens; sisters Brigitte (Emily Perkins, Supernatural) and Ginger (Katharine Isabelle, Freddy v Jason, American Mary) Fitzgerald. Then on the night of Ginger’s first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature but even though her injuries miraculously heal, she’s left with a newfound desire to devour… Brigitte must find a way to save her sister from her werewolf ways and with only 28 days to do so, can she stop the creature her sister has become in its tracks, or will they both succumb to the animalistic instincts?

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed from director Brett Sullivan, sees Brigitte wrestling with her own transformation, as she is forcefully put into rehab and must identify friend from foe, all the while battling a male werewolf who’s stalking her. Tatiana Maslany, (She-Hulk: Attorney at law) and Eric Johnson (Smallville) also star.

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning from director Grant Harvey, depicts the ancestors of Brigitte and Ginger Fitzgerald, in 19th century Canada. They must battle villagers and werewolves alike as accusations and attacks come at them from all sides. Can they make it out alive or will they succumb to a lycanthropic life?

This beautifully presented box set of the trilogy, features a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Michael Dunbabin, and a 112-page book with new essays. There is also a litany of special features, including commentaries and new interviews plus a multitude of behind-the-scenes featurettes and more, making this set a must have for horror aficionados. Please see the full list of contents below.

Special Features

Ginger Snaps

• New audio commentary by Mary Beth McAndrews and Terry Mesnard
• Audio commentary with director John Fawcett
• Audio commentary with writer Karen Walton
• Canadian Uncanny: Stacey Abbott on Ginger Snaps
• A Blood Red Moon: a new interview with director John Fawcett
• What Are You Wereing?: a new interview with producer Steve Hoban
• The Art of Horror: a new interview with Storyboard Artist Vincenzo Natali
• Ginger Snaps: Blood, Teeth and Fur
• Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films
• The Making of Ginger Snaps
• Cast Auditions and Rehearsals
• Deleted scenes with optional director and writer commentaries
• Production design work
• Creation of the Beast
• Trailers and TV Spots

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

• Audio commentary with director Brett Sullivan
• Girl, Interrupted: a new interview with director Brett Sullivan
• The Bloody Lunar Cycle: a new interview with writer Megan Martin
• Behind the Scenes
• Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
• Audition tapes
• Storyboards

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

• Audio commentary with director Grant Harvey
• Snap!: A new interview with director Grant Harvey
• Girls on Film: a new interview with producer Paula Devonshire
• The Making of Ginger Snaps Back
• Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
• Grant Harvey’s Video Diaries

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Michael Dunbabin
• 112-page book with new essays by Meredith Borders, Kat Hughes, Dr Rachel Knightley, Mikel J Koven, Jolene Richardson, Zoë Rose Smith and Caelum Vatnsdal
• 5 collectors’ art cards 

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The superb surreal dystopian horror comedy Delicatessen (1996) is getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray release from Studiocanal, and we have a copy to give away to one lucky reader. Just read on and enter below…

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, Delicatessen is set in a distant, apocalyptic future, conventional society has reached a state of collapse. Grain is now used as currency, and meat has become a rare commodity. Meanwhile, an unemployed clown finds work as a maintenance man in a squalid apartment block situated above a butcher’s shop.

Having fallen in love with the owner’s daughter, he soon discovers the sinister truth behind the ominous landlord’s unsavoury intentions. Between blossoming romance and disappearing tenants, his only hope for survival could be the members of a subterranean militia of vegetarian freedom fighters. Or is it too late already?

With its iconic, surreal imagery, gallows humour, and its cast of warped characters, Delicatessen marked the breakthrough collaboration between celebrated directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie) and Marc Caro (Dante 01). Equal parts horror, comedy and dystopian fantasia, Delicatessen is still one of the most original and influential films of its time.

Winner of two César Awards, for Best Debut and Best Screenplay, and nominated for the Best Foreign Film BAFTA, the film stars Dominique Pinon, who would go on to appear in Amélie and The City of Lost Children (as well as episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon).

Co-director Jeunet went on to make the box office hit Alien: Resurrection (1997) and the sensational Amélie (2001), starring Audrey Tautou, nominated for five Oscars, winner of two BAFTAs and winner of four French Césars. He also made A Very Long Engagement with Tautou, which was nominated for two Oscars.

Included with Delicatessen:

Audio commentary with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Making of: Fine Cooked Pork Meats
Main Course Pieces
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Archive
Interview with Jeunet and Caro

 

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Delicatessen is released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on October 16th. You can pre-order it here.

 

Shiver me, timbers! We have two copies of Renny Harlin’s fun pirate adventure Cutthroat Island on 4K UHD SteelBook from Studiocanal. Just read on and enter below…

Famous pirate’s daughter Morgan (Geena Davis) is on a quest for riches – she needs to get the remaining two parts of a map from her evil uncles, in order to find her dead father’s hidden treasure. Enlisting the help of a convicted thief (Matthew Modine), she straps on her cutlasses and takes to the high seas on a tempestuous journey – but villainous uncle Captain Dawg (Frank Langella) is in hot pursuit.

Finnish director Renny Harlin is responsible for Hollywood blockbusters Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea and Die Hard 2.

Included with Cutthroat Island:

On DVD

Commentary from director Renny Harlin

Original trailer

On Blu-Ray/UHD

NEW The Adventure of a Lifetime: Making Cutthroat Island

NEW Charting the Course: Creating Cutthroat Island

NEW Across the Bow: Editing Cutthroat Island

NEW Summon Your Courage: Scoring Cutthroat Island

NEW Ecce Pirate – a short film by Matthew Modine

Commentary from director Renny Harlin

Making of

Behind the scenes

Storyboards

Interviews

Original trailer

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Cutthroat Island is available to buy on 4K UHD Steelbook, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from September 18th and is available to order here.