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The House by the Cemetery Blu-ray Movie    

Quella villa accanto al cimitero | Limited Edition

Arrow | 1981 | 86 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 09, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England home - a home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls.

Horror / Supernatural / Foreign

The House by the Cemetery 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Quella villa accanto al cimitero | Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1981 | 86 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 09, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England home - a home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls.

Horror / Supernatural / Foreign

Knight Chills Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 2001 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 26, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

When a young man falls victim to the pitfalls of unrequited love for one of his fellow role-players, he is thrown into despair and takes his own life. For his former high school teacher and game master and the rest of the players, this is only the start of their despair as one by one a mysterious black knight strikes them down. It is the ultimate adventure as his former antagonist, strives to not only come to grips with what should be impossible but to also...stay alive.

Horror

Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy Blu-ray Movie  

Gosti iz galaksije / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Deaf Crocodile Films | 1981 | 89 min | Unrated | Sep 26, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Robert is a SF writer, who realizes that he can make his thoughts material. Because of that, a group of aliens arrives to Earth. Their leader is Andra, who shows affection for Robert, which does not please his girlfriend, Biba. A monster, Mumu, has arrived together with the visitors from space.

Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi

Red Dragon 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 2002 | 125 min | Rated R | Oct 24, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ex-FBI agent Will Graham is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the mysterious case. But he soon realizes that the best way to catch this killer, known as the Tooth Fairy, is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. And the closest thing to that would be to probe the mind of another killer who is equally brilliant and twisted. For Graham, that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis, the now-incarcerated Dr. Lecter.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Martin Liebman

From writer and director Nia Vardalos, the worldwide phenomenon My Big Fat Greek Wedding is coming back to theaters with a brand-new adventure. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns. Opa!

Comedy / Romance

Blue Beetle Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comic book

Blue Beetle 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero Blue Beetle.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comic book

World of Giants Blu-ray Movie  

ClassicFlix | 1959 | 390 min | Not rated | Nov 07, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Sci-Fi

Strays Blu-ray Movie  

Unleashed Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 93 min | Rated R | Oct 10, 2023 | Justin Dekker

An abandoned dog teams up with other strays to get revenge on his former owner.

Animation / Comedy

Searching for Bobby Fischer Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #249

Imprint | 1993 | 109 min | Rated ACB: G | Aug 30, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Drama

Star Trek: Prodigy - Season 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Episodes 11-20

Paramount Pictures | 2022 | 237 min | Rated TV-Y7 | Sep 26, 2023 | Martin Liebman

A group of teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel and use it to explore the galaxy.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Sci-Fi

Ghost Nursing Blu-ray Movie  

Yǎng guǐ / 養鬼 / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1982 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 31, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Jackie is a young woman determines to reverse her bad luck. She consults the God of Gold, who advises her to "nurse a ghost". She is given a small figure to worship, and the worship includes dripping three drops of her own blood every three days. At first, all goes well and she falls in love. But this new happiness causes Jackie to forget to worship the figure, and the spirit doesn't like it. With good intentions, her new boyfriend, Raymond, discovers Jackie's strange predicament and attempts an exorcism which goes horribly wrong. The spirit takes over Raymond, who starts doing nasty things...

Horror / Foreign

Evil Judgment Blu-ray Movie  

Slicover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1984 | 93 min | Not rated | Oct 31, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Aspiring young dancer Janet is desperate to leave her dead-end waitressing job—so, after a fight with her sleazy boyfriend Dino, and with the encouragement of her friend April, she decides to try her hand at prostitution. The two women set off to spend the night with one of April's regular clients, a strange older man named Ron who lives in a vast, secluded old mansion. But before proceedings can get underway, the house is plunged into darkness and a razor-wielding assailant brutally slashes the throats of both Ron and April. Waking up the next day in a hospital bed, Janet attempts to relate the horrific events to grizzled Detective Armstrong, who dismisses her story as a drug-induced hallucination. However, as the mutilated corpses continue to pile up—and Armstrong continues to ignore the obvious—Janet and Dino attempt to uncover the truth, only to find themselves thrust into a nightmarish maze of murder, madness, and diabolical conspiracies.

Horror / Mystery

Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature: The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 1921-1929 | 2 Movies | 240 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Period

The Three Musketeers Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 1921 | 119 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

Action / Adventure / Romance / Period

The Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 1929 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever. Richelieu enlists D'Artagnan to look after and protect the young prince. Meanwhile, de Rochefort learns of the twins and Richelieu's plans, and kidnaps the twin, raising him in secret. Many years later, with Richelieu dead and the young prince crowned King Louis XIV, Rochefort launches his plan. The king is kidnapped, replaced with his twin, put in an iron mask so as not to be recognized, and led off to a remote castle to be held prisoner. Louis XIV is able to alert D'Artagnan, who realizes that only his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis can help him, so he reunites the Musketeers to derail Rochefort's nefarious plot but at a heavy toll.

Adventure / Drama / Period

The Devil Doll Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1936 | 78 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2023 | Randy Miller III

After seventeen years in prison, the former respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond flees with his friend, the scientist Marcel that is researching with his wife Malita the miniaturization of animals and human beings to improve the resources of mankind. Paul was framed for robbery by his scoundrel associates Emil Coulvet, Charles Matin and Victor Radin that had stolen his business while his family was doomed to shame, poverty and tragedy. After the death of Marcel, Paul Lavond sees the chance to use the miniaturization process as instrument of vengeance and he travels to Paris with the insane Malita disguised of Madame Mandilip, a nice old lady and owner of a dolls store. Paul Lavond, using the identity of Madame Mandilip, befriends his resented and estranged daughter Lorraine Lavond and plots a scheme to revenge and vindicate his family name...

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

Evil Dead Rise 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 96 min | Rated R | Oct 03, 2023 | Randy Miller III

In the fifth Evil Dead film, a road-weary Beth pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie, who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A. apartment. The sisters’ reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie’s building, giving rise to flesh-possessing demons, and thrusting Beth into a primal battle for survival as she is faced with the most nightmarish version of motherhood imaginable.

Action / Horror / Supernatural

Hour of the Wolf Blu-ray Movie  

Vargtimmen

Criterion | 1968 | 88 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

On a remote island, a troubled artist feels his mind slipping away from him. Troubled by disturbing visions and paranoid delusions, he and his wife begin to suspect that the haunting memories are the machinations of a bizarre, perverted cult that reside on the other side of the island.

Drama / Horror / Psychological thriller / Foreign / Surreal