The following Horror/Horror-related titles will be released on DVD/Blu-ray this coming Tuesday:

Acolytes (Anchor Bay Home Entertainment)

Special features include the following: 

• Audio commentary with Director Jon Hewitt and key creatives
• 2 alternate endings
• Deleted scenes
• Trailer 

Premise:

Shy high-schooler Mark (Sebastian Gregory) stumbles upon a fresh grave in the woods of his peaceful suburb and spies a 4WD driving away from the scene. Together with friends James (Joshua Payne) and Chasely (Hanna Mangan-Lawrence), they return to the scene to unearth what they imagine is buried cash or drugs. 

Their bit of fun turns perilous, however, when they uncover a body. The boys realize that their grim discovery could help them exact revenge upon their nemesis Gary Parker (Michael Dorman), so they embark upon a hunt for the identity of the killer (played with frightening realism by Joel Edgerton). 

Acolytes quickly turns into a sinister tale of deception and betrayal as the three teens find themselves in over their heads, trying to outwit a serial killer as he turns the tables on them and lures them into his violent world. 

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0902952/

Animalada (Synapse Films)



The only special feature included in this release will be a theatrical trailer for the film.

Premise:

Argentinean writer/director Sergio Bizzio directs Animalada (aka Animal) the extremely bizarre and horrific black comedy about a man who falls in love with “Fanny”, a sheep at his family’s vacation ranch! Distracted and unhappy with his current marriage, Alberto (Carlo Roffe) seeks comfort with “Fanny” in a nearby barn. He tries to hide his beastly relationship as long as he can, but family matters soon get in the way and people start to die horribly, as Alberto kills and grinds up body parts into his new partner’s food. His relationship with the farm animal is taboo and the secret must be kept… even if that means putting his own family in jeopardy! 

Arguably one of the most jaw-dropping and bizarre titles ever released by Synapse Films, Animalada is sure to please horror fans with its unconventional humor and shocking subject matter.

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287915/

Combat Shock (Troma Entertainment)



Special features will include the following:

• American Nightmares (100 mins): The Never-Before-Seen Director s Cut
• Combat Shock (90 mins): The Theatrical Cut
• Audio Commentary with Director Buddy Giovinazzo and Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik)
• Post-Traumatic, An American Nightmare All-new documentary exploring the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock, featuring: John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), William Lustig (Maniac), Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil), Jim Van Bebber (Deadbeat at Dawn, The Manson Family), and many more
• The Early Works of Buddy Giovinazzo: 8 Never-before-released short films and music videos
• New interview with Buddy Giovinazzo on Combat Shock
• Unscarred: The first interview with Combat Shock star Rick Giovinazzo
• Buddy interviews Nekromantik Director Jorg Buttgereit at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival
• Der Combat: Buddy Giovinazzo and Lloyd Kaufman (President of Troma Entertainment and the creator of The Toxic Avenger) discuss Combat Shock at the 2006 Trominale in Berlin
• Hellscapes (10 min): A Look at the Locations from Combat Shock as they appear today
• Original Press and Photo Gallery
• Original Theatrical Trailers
• Solider of Misfortune: New Liner Notes by Steve Puchalski (Shock Cinema, Slimetime)

Premise:

Frankie is a war vet whose life sucks. He has no money, a nagging wife, junkie friends, and a deformed baby. This is the story of one day in his pathetic post-war life.

Trailer:


IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090866/ 

Horrible (a.k.a. Absurd) (Mya Communication)

Premise:

A priest comes to small town to help get rid of a monster whose blood coagulates very fast. This creates problems as the monster is very hard to kill and then decides to go on a killing spree of its own.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084028/ 

Island Of The Fishmen (Mya Communication)



Special features include the following: 

• Trailers
• Photo gallery 

Premise:

After their prison ship sinks in the Caribbean, a group of prisoners and a doctor wash ashore on a seemingly deserted island. They soon discover a strange couple, who invite them to stay at their house. While the prisoners try to plan an escape, the doctor does some investigating, and soon finds out just what the pair are really doing, and why the prisoners keep disappearing mysteriously.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081467/ 

Necessary Evil (Lionsgate Home Entertainment) 

Premise:

Locked inside Edgewater Psychiatric Institute is a deep, dark secret. Deborah Fielding, budding investigative journalist, holds the key.

Nothing can prepare her for the Pandora's box she's about to open. 

Following a trail of eyewitnesses, missing persons, and anonymous tips, Deborah will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, even if it means confronting the demons from her past. 

Deborah's journey plunges her into a supernatural spider web of intrigue and corruption leading to the highest echelons of power.

Trailer:

NECESSARY EVIL
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IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084733/ 

Neither The Sea Nor The Sand (Redemption USA) 

The only special feature included will be a stills gallery 

Premise:

Recovering from a failed marriage, Anna Robinson ("The Three Lives Of Thomasina"'s Susan Hampshire) retreats to the haunting, eerie climes of the Isle of Jersey, where she finds fulfillment in an affair with lighthouse keeper George ("The Pianist"'s Frank Finaly). But when death strikes, Anna finds herself inconsolable and longs for the arms of her lover... who unexpectedly returns from the dead, with a few macabre changes awaiting them both.

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068996/ 

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (Eastern Star/Discotek) 

Special features include the following:

• "Making Of" featurette
• Interviews
• Sonin's Stunt Training
• Special Announcement
• Commercial
• Stills Gallery
• Trailers 

Premise:

Kouta is the leader of "Zero", the smash-hit pro-wrestling organization. He's having a house warming party at his brand new palatial palace when things get out of hand. Ichijoh has a grudge against Kouta and decides to crash the party. Ichijoh provokes Zero's young wrestlers into a fight. Things get heated as Kouta erupts into a rage of anger; the skirmish escalates into a tremendous battle royal that leaves the mansion in shambles. Kouta's wife Asami is injured in the assault and must seek medical treatment that backfires and causes her to contract a strange disease that turns her into a zombie mermaid! Kouta needs to rebuild his house and save his wife. The only solution is a multi-stage fight to the death shown on live TV!

Trailer:
 

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0819952/ 

Pop Skull (Halo-8 Entertainment) 

Special features include the following:

• Audio commentary with director Adam Wingard and writer Lane Hughes
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Nine deleted/alternate scenes with video intros by Wingard and Hughes
• Five short films by Wingard: "Paradox Mary", "Don't Worry", "Little Sister Gone", "From The Perspective Of A Dog" and "The Screaming Man"
• Jim Ether’s short "A Minute Of Your Time", which influenced POP SKULL’s visual style
• The Dash Inbetween “Salt Over My Shoulder (Silly Superstition)” music video by Wingard 

Premise:

Pop Skull depicts the lonely and disjointed life of Daniel, a young Alabama pill addict, as his efforts to cope with the trials of his day-to-day life collide with the increasing influence of murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1110059/  

Repulsion (The Criterion Collection)

 

DVD/Blu-ray special features include the following:

• New restored high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Audio commentary by director Roman Polanski and actress Catherine Deneuve
• "A British Horror Film" - a 2003 documentary on the making of the film
• 1964 television documentary filmed on the set of Repulsion featuring rare footage of Polanski and Deneuve at work
• Theatrical trailer
• Booklet featuring an essay by film scholar and curator Bill Horrigan 

Premise:

A Belgian girl, Carol, works as a manicurist at a London beauty salon. While having lunch, a good looking young man, Colin, spots her and makes a date for another evening. She shares a flat with her sister Helen. Her sister's married lover, Michael, brings out her dislike of men which she cannot explain to Colin. Michael takes Helen abroad for a holiday. Left alone in their flat, Carol's moments of catalepsy and hallucination increase and deepen into madness.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059646/ 

Shark Attack Lunch Box (First Look Home  Entertainment) 

This 2-disc DVD lunch box set includes the films: “Blue Demon” and “Hammerhead” 

Blue Demon Premise:

The film focuses on a shark experiment gone horribly wrong. As the film begins, scientists are attempting to train killer sharks to patrol the waters for any terrorist or would-be enemy. The sharks eventually escape thanks to some nefarious planning and begin to turn against the people they were trained to protect. The film stars DeDee Pfeiffer and Jeff Fahey.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444723/

Hammerhead Premise:

The plot revolves around a scientist performing illegal stem cell research to find a cure for cancer. After the transfer of shark cells into a human test subject, the ill man gets well again, and it looks like the treatment was a success. 

But the experiment goes wrong, and the test subject transforms into a mutant beast. A monster half shark half human. The attempt to hush up the experiment and keep the monster in a safe place fails, leading to a series of horrible events.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459392/ 

Slime City Grindhouse Collection (Shock-O-Rama/POPcinema) 

This 2-disc collection box set will include the films: “Slime City”, “Undying Love”, “Naked Fear”, and “Johnny Gruesome”

Special features include the following: 

• SLIME CITY audio commentary by Lamberson and star Robert C. Sabin
  
• UNDYING LOVE audio commentary by Lamberson and star Tommy Sweeney
  
• “Making Slime SLIME CITY making-of” featurette
  
• “Making Love the Grindhouse Way: UNDYING LOVE making-of” featurette
  
• SLIME COLLECTION “Grindhouse” promo teaser
  
• Grindhouse Trailer Vault
  
• NAKED FEAR audio commentary by Lamberson and actors Sabin and Sweeney
  
• “Meeting His Maker JOHNNY GRUESOME making-of” featurette
  
• Slime Heads interviews with Sabin and actress Mary Huner 

Slime City Premise:

When Alex (Robert Sabin) and his girlfriend Lori (Mary Huner) move into a New York City apartment, they fall victim to blood-thirsty supernatural forces that transform Alex into a murdering, melting monster... a hideous slime-splattered demon that cannot be stopped!

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234748/ 

Undying Love Premise:

Scott Kelly tried to take his own life. Now he finds himself seduced by
a beautiful woman named Camilla, who has promised his life will NEVER end! Now hunted by a detective, Scott must decide whether to battle his growing need for blood, or embrace his new unholy existence!

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183575/ 

Naked Fear Premise:

When traumatized agoraphobic Camden (Robert C. Sabin) takes in a new roommate - who happens to be both claustrophobic and an orphan – he overlooks indications that Randy may not be what he seems. But then neighborhood lowlifes begin turning up dead. And Julie, Camden's new girlfriend, is convinced there is something very, very off about Randy...

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373183/ 

Johnny Gruesome Premise:

When high school rocker Johnny Grissom aka “Johnny Gruesome” is murdered by a drug dealer, he returns from the grave as a vengeance crazed zombie. Starring Misty Mundae, director Lamberson's “valentine to the fans of blood soaked splatter films from the 1980s” and companion to the novel, comic book and CD now enjoys its official DVD release.

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1422673/

DVD Trailer:

Torso (Blue Underground) 

Special features include the following:

• Uncut version of the film
• International “Carnal Violence” trailer
• U.S. theatrical trailer 

Click here for steelba’s review of the film! 

Premise:

A series of sex murders shock a college campus, and four beautiful young girlfriends head for the safety of an isolated country villa. But as they succumb to their own erotic desires, their weekend of pleasure becomes a vacation to dismember at the hands - and blade - of the lecherous maniac.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069920/ 

Vampire’s Bite Lunch Box (First Look Home Entertainment) 

This 2-disc DVD Lunch Box includes the films: “Ring Of Darkness” and “Vampire Clan” 

Ring Of Darkness Premise:

When a boy bands lead singer mysteriously disappears the media says that he ran away because he could not handle the fame, but really the other band members killed him and have hidden their identities as undead from every one. With an "American Idol" type audition they remaining band members choose a new guy to fill the place. Now he must go to an isolated mansion to be initiated, but soon learns what the others really are and decides he would rather not be part of the band.

IMDB Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372803/ 

Vampire Clan Premise:

Five friends welcome real life vampirism into their lives. They cut their own wrists and let their friends drink from them. Rod, the leader, and a very psychotic young guy, ends up killing Heathers parents and stealing their car to go on a crazy raod trip. His behavior begins to frighten his friends, though they went along with it at first. All end up in prison except Heather.   Based on a true story.

Trailer:

IMDb Page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310298/