Scream Factory and Shout Factory have revealed their December batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. Amongst them are:
The Killer (1989),
Leaving Las Vegas (1995),
Rabid (1977),
Cloud Atlas (2012), and
Shaw Brothers Classics: Vol. Eight.
The Killer 4K Blu-ray
Description: A Hong Kong hitman (Chow Yun-Fat, Hard Boiled) accidentally blinds an innocent woman during a hit. He is determined to get her surgery to help her regain her sight but he needs to complete one more hit first. He completes the job but then is ambushed as he tries to escape: someone wants him dead. Meanwhile a resourceful, unorthodox police detective is hot on his trail.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.
Leaving Las Vegas 4K Blu-ray
Description: An avowed alcoholic, Ben (Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario, Longlegs) drank away his family, friends and, finally, his job. With deliberate resolve, he burns the remnants of his life and heads for Las Vegas to end it all in one final binge. On the strip, Ben picks up a street-smart hooker named Sera (Elisabeth Shue, Hollow Man, The Boys) in what might have been another excess in his self-destructive jag. Instead, their chance meeting becomes a respite on the road to oblivion as something connects between these two disenfranchised souls.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 16.
Rabid 4K Blu-ray
Description: With Rabid, acclaimed director David Cronenberg (The Fly, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch) delivers a high-tension thriller filled with "zombified sluts and shock moments… an irresistible combination that Cronenberg handles well" (Almar Haflidason, BBC)!
After undergoing radical emergency surgery, Rose (former adult film star Marilyn Chambers in her first leading role in a mainstream film) develops an insatiable desire for blood. She searches out victims to satisfy her incurable craving, infecting them with an unknown disease which in turn swiftly drives them insane… and makes them equally bloodthirsty.
Follow the lovely but deadly Rose through her terrifying ordeal as victim by victim, the spreading circle of casualties grows... until no one can escape their grisly fate of becoming... Rabid.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 16.
Cloud Atlas 4K Blu-ray
Description: An epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution. Based on the best-selling novel by David Mitchell.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 23.
The Grey 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 4K Bu-ray SteelBook
Description: Brace yourself for some KILLER stories. From the clever and creepy minds of Stephen King (Pet Sematary), Michael McDowell (Beetlejuice), George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes), comes an all-star anthology of horror. To keep from being eaten by a modern-day witch (Deborah Harry, Videodrome), a young paperboy weaves three twisted stories to distract her. In "Lot 249," a vengeful college student (Steve Buscemi, Fargo) resuscitates an evil mummy to teach unsuspecting student bodies (Julianne Moore, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Christian Slater, Mr. Robot) a lesson in terror. Then, "Cat From Hell" is a furry black feline who cannot be killed…he may have nine lives, but those who cross his path are not so lucky. Finally, in "Lover's Vow," a stone gargoyle comes to life…to commit murder. In this classic cult favorite, fear comes in threes.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 23.
Black Christmas 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to stalk the house.
A series of obscene phone calls start to plague the residents of the sorority and it becomes clear that a psychopath is homing in on the sisters with dubious intentions. And though the police try to trace the calls, they discover that nothing is as it seems during this Black Christmas. "Stuffed with extremely tense moments, chilling cinematography, amazing characters and long-lasting dread… [this] genuine classic is completely deserving of every bit of respect and admiration it's picked up over the last 40 years" (addictedtohorormovie.com).
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 9.
The People Under the Stairs 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: Wes Craven, the director of The Serpent and the Rainbow and Shocker, locks you inside the most terrifying house on the street. Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy is suddenly thrust into a nightmare. The boy quickly learns the true nature of the house's homicidal inhabitants and the secret creatures hidden deep within the house.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.
Wanted 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: Wesley's (James McAvoy) life is over — his pathetic, old one, anyway. Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his life and introduces him to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, led by the enigmatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman). It seems Wes' long-lost father was killed while working for the Fraternity ... and Wes has been selected to target the rogue member who murdered him. But before he can complete his assignment, Wes must first uncover the dark secrets behind the Fraternity in order to determine his own destiny.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.
Shaw Brothers Classics: Vol. Eight
Description: This action-packed box set, the 8th volume in Shout's popular Shaw Brothers Classics line, comprises 12 classic martial arts films from the famous Shaw Brothers library featuring some of their greatest boxers, swordsmen, and assassins. Get ready for some exciting thrills and chills as heroes meet villains in a duel to the death.
Featuring: Return of the Sentimental Swordsman Ambitious Kung Fu Girl Duel Of The Century, The Emperor And His Brother, The Perils of The Sentimental Swordsman Treasure Hunters, The Cat VS Rat Ghosts Galore Enchantress, The New Tales Of The Flying Fox Return Of The Bastard Swordsman Secret Service Of The Imperial Court.
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.
The Sword and the Sorcerer 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: Meet Talon, a daring mercenary who conquers castles and dungeons alike with his lethal three-bladed sword. But when Talon learns that he is the prince of a kingdom controlled by an evil sorcerer, he is thrust into the wildest fight of his life. Can Talon rescue the beautiful princess and slay the warlock, or will he fall prey to the black magic of medieval mayhem? Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale and Richard Moll star in this action-packed adventure saga, filled with brutal battles, luscious maidens, savage monsters and more!
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.
Dawn of the Dead 4K Blu-ray SteelBook
Description: Heart-pounding action and bone-chilling thrills power this edgy and frightening remake of George A. Romero's apocalyptic horror classic starring Ving Rhames (Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2), Sarah Polley (Splice), Jake Weber (Wendigo), Mekhi Phifer (Divergent) and Ty Burrell (Modern Family).
From visionary filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Army Of The Dead, Zack Snyder's Justice League), comes a nightmarish vision where society is endangered by a mysterious virus that turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies, and a handful of survivors must wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive ... and human!
STREET DATE: DECEMBER 2.