The Mutilator officially coming from Arrow UK & US

So the rumors are true. Arrow have announced the much sort after classic slasher The Mutilator. I've read about this one for a very long time. It's on a awful lot of slasher fans most wanted lists.

Apparently this release was thought to be impossible due to there being no viable elements being in existance. Thankfully the awesome people at Arrow are here to save the day. It's well known that Arrow do world class work these days. They rival Criterion in restoration and happen to specialise in cult movies that are right up my street. Even better news is that its a dual territory release. Coming out in the US & UK. Everyone wins!

Here's the Official Arrow announcement

'NEW UK/US TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT: THE MUTILATOR DUAL FORMAT BD & DVD

Grisly slasher The Mutilator is unleashed in a new restoration of the Unrated and R-Rated versions!

Pre-order your UK copy here:http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=578 

North American pre-orders links should be live soon!

UK Release Date: 28th September 2015
US Release Date: 29th September 2015
Region: Free

BY SWORD. BY PICK. BY AXE. BYE BYE.

Although the slasher film was in decline by the mid-1980s, there were still some grisly delights to be had… and they don’t come much grislier than writer-director Buddy Cooper’s sickening stalk-and-slash classic The Mutilator!

When Ed receives a message from his father asking him to go and lock up the family’s beach condo for the winter, it seems like the perfect excuse for an alcohol-fuelled few days away with his friends. After all, his dad has forgiven him for accidentally blowing mom away with a shotgun several years ago… hasn’t he? But no sooner are the teens on the island than they find themselves stalked by a figure with an axe (and a hook, and an onboard motor) to grind…

Originally entitled Fall Break (watch out for the incongruous theme song of the same name!), The Mutilator has earned a reputation amongst horror fans as one of the ‘holy grails’ of 80s splatter mayhem due to its highly inventive (and not to say, decidedly gruesome) kill sequences, courtesy of FX wizard Mark Shostrom (Videodrome, Evil Dead II). Finally making its long-awaited bow in High-Definition, The Mutilator has returned to terrorise a whole new generation of horror fans!

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
•Brand new 2K restoration from original vault materials of the R-rated and Unrated versions of the film
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Brand new interviews with cast and crew
•The Mutilator locations visit
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork to be revealed
•Fully-illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film alongside archive articles from Fang'

Madman & Blood Rage announced by Arrow...

Arrow have announced blu-ray's of the classic slashers Madman and Blood Rage. Madman is a film I've wanted to see for over a decade.  Now the wait will finally be over.

Here's the announcements and details  from Arrow,

'Next up, Madman!

Pre-order your copy here:http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=562

Release Date: 3rd August 2015
Region: Free
Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD
Starring: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass
Directed by: Joe Giannone

THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE ALONE.

Gather around the campfire, and hear the tale of Madman Marz: an ill-tempered old farmer who, one dark night, chopped up his wife and two children into pieces. When the locals caught wind of his heinous crime, they meted out revenge - sinking an axe into his head and hanging him from a nearby tree. But the next day, Marz’s body was gone…

Thus the camp counsellor finishes his tale, closing with the warning never to say Marz’s name above a whisper, lest the hideously-deformed farmer comes looking for them… Naturally, of course, the first thing that one of the young campers does is to call out Marz’s name – precipitating a terrifying night of murder, mayhem and sexy Jacuzzi vignettes!

Inspired by the same Cropsey urban legend which informed its slasher peer The Burning, Madman stands as one of the very best of the camp-based terror flicks and was a clear influence on Hatchet, Adam Green’s love letter to the slasher genre.

•Brand new 4K transfer from the original camera negative
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
•Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Audio commentary with director Joe Giannone, Madman stars Paul Ehlers and Tony Fish and producer Gary Sales
•New Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues
•The Legend Lives: Thirty Years of Madman - 90 minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew
•New Interview with producer Gary Sales
•New Interview with actor Jimmy Steele
•New Interview with Madman star, Paul Ehlers
•New Rare Acoustic Recording of the song inspired by his first viewing of Madman, ‘Escape From Hellview’, written, produced and performed by former CKY frontman, Deron Miller
•Theatrical Trailers
•TV Spots
•Stills Gallery
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin
•Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
•PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!'

I think you'll agree that sounds freaking awesome.  But then how cracking Blood Rage looks...

'And to complete the August slate... Blood Rage!

Pre-order your UK copy here:http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/shop/ind...product_id=563

North American pre-orders links should be live soon!

UK Release Date: 25th August 2015
US Release Date: 26th August 2015
Region: Free (NTSC DVD)
Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD
Starring: Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter
Directed by: John Grissmer

IT’S NOT CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!

What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer 80s synths and some of the most gruesome special effects in all of slasher history courtesy of Ed (Terminator 2) French. Why, it’s Blood Rage of course!

Todd and Terry seem like sweet kids – that is, until one of them takes an axe to face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalised, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped – and he’s heading their way. But has the killer twin in fact been in their midst all along? One thing’s for sure, there WILL be blood…

Filmed in 1983 at the tail-end of the slasher golden era but not released until 1987, Blood Rage (also re-cut and released to theatres as Nightmare at Shadow Woods) has been lovingly restored from the original vault materials for its first ever appearance on Blu-ray and DVD. Happy Thankskilling!

Special Edition Contents:
•Brand new 2K restoration from original vault materials of three versions of the film: Blood Rage, the original “hard” version, completely uncut and uncensored in a Blu-ray/DVD world premiere; the R-rated Nightmare at Shadow Woods 1987 re-cut, and a third “composite” cut combining all the footage from both Blood Rage and Nightmare at Shadow Woods
•High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
•Brand new extensive making-of documentary featuring interviews with various cast and crew
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork to be revealed
•Fully-illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film
•PLUS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

LIMITED EDITION O-CARD ON THE FIRST 1000 ORDERS!'

So you would think after all these years of wsiting for Madman that would really get my motor running but whilst I'm excited for that Blood Rage has come out of nowhere for me and got me really hyped.

Great to see Arrow back on the Slasher train. They have been doing world class work for years and I'm sure these will be no exceptions. Arrow are the premier cult label in my view. There slate is always very diverse.  Believe it or not I also like other genres than slashers as I'm sure many people do. Look at there catalogue if you haven't already.