Scream Factory September Titles
Shout! Factory’s horror sub-label, Scream Factory, announced several upcoming titles for September, including Blu-ray upgrades for three 1970s Hammer horror titles.
Here are the announcements from the Scream Factory Facebook page:
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If you’re a fan of Hammer Films (like we are) then save up for this Sept when we release three films from them on Blu-ray for the first time in North America.
SCARS OF DRACULA (1970) – The legendary Christopher Lee is back as Dracula, bringing unspeakable horrors upon a local village that defies his evil reign. But when a young man and his luscious girlfriend unwittingly visit the Count’s castle, they find themselves trapped in a face-to-face frenzy of bloodthirsty vixens, religious blasphemy and sadistic henchmen. The Prince of Darkness has returned like never before, but will his horrific mark remain forever? Patrick Troughton (Dr. Who, The Omen) co-stars in this 1970 shocker, directed with bloody bravado by Hammer veteran Roy Ward Baker (Quatermass And The Pit, Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde).
Expected Release Date: 9/10/19. Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/scars-of-dracula?product_id=7156
BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1972) A British expedition team in Egypt discovers the ancient sealed tomb of the evil Queen Tera. But when one of the archaeologists steals a mysterious ring from the corpse’s severed hand, he unleashes a relentless curse upon his beautiful daughter. Is the voluptuous young woman now a reincarnation of the diabolical sorceress … or has the curse of the mummy returned to reveal its horrific revenge? Andrew Keir (Quatermass And The Pit) and the beautiful Valerie Leon (The Spy Who Loved Me) star in this supernatural shocker based on Bram Stoker’s classic novel The Jewel Of The Seven Stars.
Expected Release Date: 9/10/19. Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/blood-from-the-mummy-s-tomb?product_id=7157
STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING (1974) – An ugly duckling yearns to leave her drab Liverpool life and move to swinging London to find her Prince Charming. But the big city holds some nasty surprises for the naïve young woman when she becomes obsessed with a handsome gigolo who may be a depraved serial killer! Rita Tushingham (A Taste Of Honey) and Shane Briant (Demons Of The Mind) star in this 1972 psycho-sexual thriller directed by Peter Collinson (Fright, The Italian Job).
Expected Release Date: 9/17/19. Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/straight-on-till-morning?product_id=7152
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FRIGHT (1972) – Before When A Stranger Calls, there was Fright! Teenage babysitter Amanda (Susan George, Straw Dogs) arrives at the Lloyd home to watch their young son for the evening. But it seems that the strangely nervous Mrs. Lloyd is hiding a shocking secret … a secret that has just escaped from a nearby insane asylum and is now desperately trying to get inside the house. What must Amanda endure to survive the ultimate night of Fright? This creepy film, directed by Peter Collinson (Straight On Till Morning), also stars Honor Blackman (Goldfinger) and Ian Bannen (Doomwatch).
Expected Release Date: 9/17/19. Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/fright?product_id=7153
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Ladies and gentleman step right up to witness 1960’s shocker CIRCUS OF HORRORS! Coming to Blu-ray in North America for the first time on Sept 10th!
A deranged plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) takes over a traveling circus, then transforms horribly disfigured young women into ravishing beauties and coerces them to perform in his three-ring extravaganza. But when the re-sculpted lovelies try to escape the clutches of the obsessed doctor, they begin to meet with sudden and horrific “accidents.” Now the trapeze is swinging, the knives are flying, the wild animals are loose – and “The Grisliest Show on Earth” is about to begin! Donald Pleasence (Halloween) and Yvonne Monlaur (The Brides Of Dracula) co-star in this notorious 1960 British cult classic from writer George Baxt (The City Of The Dead) and director Sidney Hayers (Burn, Witch, Burn!).
Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/circus-of-horrors?product_id=7158
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We add another John Carpenter film into our fold with his 1998 fang-baring, western-toned thriller JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES. Here are the early details we have a current time to share.
- National street date for North America (Region A) is Sept 24th.
- This will be presented as a Collector’s Edition and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release.
- The newly commissioned artwork pictured comes to us from Devon Whitehead (Trick r Treat, Valentine, Sleepealkers). This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork.
- Extras will be announced on a later date. However, we can confirm already that we have new interviews with Mr. Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter.
Pre-orders on our site begin today which includes the Blu-ray plus a rolled 18” x 24” poster of the new art. The poster is exclusive to us and will be made at a limited-run of 500 pieces: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/john-carpenter-s-vampires-collector-s-edition?product_id=7155
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Devilish behavior knows no bounds in 1981’s FEAR NO EVIL. Directed by Frank LaLoggia and sporting a killer punk and new wave soundtrack, this cult film fav finally see’s it Blu-ray debut in North America. Expected release date is planned for Sept 24th.
God has appointed three archangels to fight against Lucifer, who has assumed human features. Archangel Raphael, in the guise of Father Damon, kills Lucifer and ends his life in jail. But his sister, Archangel Mikhail, knows that one day the devil will reappear. Eighteen years later, Lucifer returns, now in the form of Andrew, a brilliant but shy schoolboy who becomes conscious of his devilish nature on his birthday. Archangel Mikhail, allies with Gabrielle to defeat Lucifer in this “remarkably assured, personal and powerful film [that] is never less than gripping” (TV Guide)!
Extras to be announced on a later date. Pre-order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/fear-no-evil-1981?product_id=7149
