Today brings us a nice collection of Blu-ray and DVD releases including selections from two masters of the genre. While it received mixed to positive reviews, Crimson Peak promises to be a must-have Blu-ray. Guillermo Del Toro’s sumptuous visual feast will certainly pop on Blu-ray. There is also the rare, Lucio Fulci classic, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin.  This is the first US release of this Italian thriller and has maintained the most footage compared to the many cuts of the film floating around. That’s not to mention the Robbie Pickering movie Freaks of Nature staring Joan Cusak, The Adam Mason pic Hangman, and the Russian shocker Red Krokodil. There is plenty to watch this week so you had better get started.

Crimson Peak – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: R

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In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds – and remembers.

 

 

 

Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1 hr. 59 min.
Directed By: Guillermo del Toro
Written By: Guillermo del ToroMatthew Robbins

 

Freaks of Nature – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: R

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In Freaks of Nature, we welcome you to Dillford, where three days ago, everything was peaceful and business as usual: the vampires were at the top of the social order, the zombies were at the bottom, and the humans were getting along in the middle.  But this delicate balance was ripped apart when the alien apocalypse arrived in Dillford and put an end to all the harmony. Now it’s humans vs. vampires vs. zombies in all-out, blood-sucking, brain-eating, vamp-staking mortal combat – and all of them are on the run from the aliens.  It is up to three teenagers – one human, one vampire, and one zombie – to team up, figure out how to get rid of the interplanetary visitors, and try to restore order to this “normal” little town.

Genre: 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Robbie Pickering
 Written By: Oren Uziel

 

Hangman Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: R Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Adam Mason
Written By: Adam MasonSimon Boyes

 

The Leftovers Season 2 – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: TV-MA

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Revolves around mysterious disappearances, world-wide, and specifically follows a group of people who are left behind in the suburban community of Mapleton. They must begin to rebuild their lives after the loss of more than 100 million people.

 

 

A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: UR

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Carol Hammond, the frustrated wife of a successful London lawyer, is having bizarre, erotic dreams about her uninhibited neighbor, Julia Durer, who presides over noisy, sex and drug filled parties in the house next door. One night, Carol’s dreams culminate in violent death and she wakes to find her nightmares have become reality – Julia has been murdered and Carol is the main suspect. This frightening discovery is just the beginning of a labyrinthine psycho sexual shocker which takes the viewer on a wild ride through a series of frequently breathtaking set pieces that set new standards for the Italian thriller.

This first US Blu-ray release of the film, taken from the original negative, is the longest uncut version currently available and it comes with a host of exclusive extras. Directed by controversial film maker Lucio Fulci (The New York Ripper, House by the Cemetery, Zombie), Lizard in a Woman’s Skin is considered by many critics to be his finest achievement.

Special Features:

  • Brand new HD transfer from film negative
  • Shedding the Skin – documentary
  • Dr Lucio Fulci’s Day for Night – directed by Antonietta De Lillo – interview with Lucio Fulci
  • Interview with writer Stephen Thrower
  • Interview with actor Tony Adams
  • Audio commentary with Kris Gavin
  • Two original trailers
  • Radio spots
  • Italian/English Language/subtitle choices

 

Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Lucio Fulci
  Written By: Lucio Fulci

 

Red Krokodil – Blu Ray/DVD (Feb 9th)
RATING: UR

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Red Krokodil tells the story of a man meant to represent all men. It is the story of a man addicted to Krokodil , that suddenly finds himself alone in a post-nuclear city similar to Chernobyl. His physical decay, caused by the massive intake of drugs, is mirrored in his inner world, as reality mixes with hallucinations. The result is a film that uses the Krokodil as a metaphor of destruction.

This movie deals with many themes, from the environment to the use of drugs, but the story is just an excuse that director Domiziano Cristopharo uses to focus on a psychological condition that brings a total detachment from oneself and from the surrounding world. A dark trip that shows no way out.

Special Features:

  • Ending with alternate music
  • Deleted scene 1
  • Deleted scene 2
  • Teaser trailer
  • Trailer 1 and Trailer 2
  • Test FX for ending scene
  • Photo gallery
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 1 hr. 20min.
Directed By: Domiziano Cristopharo
 Written By:  Francesco Scardone

We have a crap-ton of scares to look forward to don’t we?

About the Author

Norman Gidney is a nearly lifelong horror fan. Beginning his love for the scare at the age of 5 by watching John Carpenter's Halloween, he set out on a quest to share his passion for all things spooky with the rest of the world.