Slasher musings

So I've had a fun week. Been on Holiday visiting family and I brought a couple of classics back with me to watch with an old mate of mine. Really good night it was to. A few beers, My Bloody Valentine and The Prowler are exactly the way I like a holiday. I have to say The Prowler is really growing on me. It felt a bit flat the first time round watching it but its much more fun than I gave it credit for. Savini's effects are great. Woke up the next morning and wouldn't you know it Scream 4 was on TV, which was nice. Talking of Scream 4 every time I watch it I like it more. Its probably the best sequel of the franchise and I'm sure it would have been more well regarded by critics etc if it had been the first sequel to Scream.

Hopefully when I get back home I'll have the new UK Puppet Master BD waiting for me.

Anyway, finally got round to alphabetizing the on going list of Slasher Movies NOT in my collection that are currently available on Blu-Ray.

Clicky to view the list of Slasher Movies available on bd NOT in my collection

The Big 100...well 101

Well this is it. I've just taken delivery of my one hundredth Slasher Movie on Blu-ray. Well wouldn't you know it, two show up at once. So its actually the big 101. The Uncut editions of Laid to Rest and Sweatshop have just been delivered from Austria. I'm not sure why it matters, it's not like I get to one hundred and I've completed a puzzle or something. But hey it feels like an achievement. It's taken more or less 2 years to grow my collection this big. Fortunately it's nowhere near the ultimate collection I set out to make yet. There are so many Slasher titles available that I've not got yet. Not to mention the cracking line up of upcoming BD's. It looks like I won't be done any time soon.

View my complete collection list of Slasher Movie BDs

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is coming!

Well I wasn't expecting this news. Fox US have announced that September 11th the Saw is Family once again and they will be giving every ones favourite Horror Comedy The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 the HD Blu-ray treatment.

The following are listed on the Fox site as special features

Theatrical Feature Blu-ray

Feature Commentary with Director Tobe Hooper and Filmmaker David Gregory
Feature Commentary with Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams, Special Makeup Effects Creator Tom Savini and Content Producer Michael Felsher
The Cutting Room Floor
It Runs in the Family
Original Theatrical Trailer

Audio: English Surround DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French Dolby Digital 1.0
Language: Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 1.78:1

I know there is a big cult following for this bad boy so it should make a lot of peoples day.  I'm very intrigued to see the film in HD. Every time I've seen it be it from late night TV or DVD its never really been up to much visually. I think if it has a decent transfer it could well blow me away.

Slasher Movie number 99!

I've been on a bit of a hiatus from Slasher movies for the last month or so. But I've found my slasher mojo again and ordered a number of German and Austrian Blu-rays.Thanks to the outstanding service of Amazon.de I've now received my 98th and 99th Slasher Blu-ray in under a week to the UK. I'm not sure why it matters but its fun to think I'm 1 away from the great 100 milestone. So tonight I will be cracking on with the Swedish made oddity, Insane (2010). I say oddity as it has a all Swedish cast but is in English. It looks like it could be right up my low budget street from the trailer, lol. After that then hopefully I'll fit in End of the Line (2007) which has come highly recommended to me.

There's some super cool stuff coming out the rest of the year so it's a great time to be a old school Slasher fan. Scream Factory in the US seem to be blazing a Slasher trail with re-release of Halloween 2 and the highly anticipated Terror Train and Deadly Blessing. Hopefully that's just the beginning for the them. Then there is Halloween 4 & 5 next month in the states from Starz/Anchor Bay. I haven't seen either in 10 to 15 years so they will be a real treat. The UK is getting the pleasure of the first 3 Puppet Master films remastered which again I haven't seen in years. Basically from a slow start this year is shaping up very nicely in the slasher department.

Check out the list of titles NOT in my collection for a complete run down of upcoming titles and their release dates. I try my best to keep it updated so that its a on going resource.

Slasher Movies available on BD NOT in my Collection

Halloween 4 & 5 BDs coming!

Oh heck yeah. Now this is what I'm talking about. If only other companies would follow suit.

"New special features. New commentaries. New HD transfers. HALLOWEEN 4 and 5 as you have never experienced them before!"

Quoted from Halloweenmovies.com

Excellent news I think you'll agree. I haven't seen Halloween 4 & 5 in probably 15 years. Really promising releases. Maybe even slasher BDs of the year contenders. Although I'm probably getting ahead of my self there.

More Mario Bava BD news

More great news from Redemption about there up coming Mario Bava BD....

"Some of Mario Bava's and horror cinema's most important films are to be released by Redemption on Blu-ray. The first batch includes the truly gothic masterpiece Mask of Satan aka Black Sunday starring the legendary Barbara Steele, the equally macabre Lisa and the Devil / House of Exorcism with Telly Savalas and the beautiful Elke Sommer with both versions included on a two disc release. Released at the same time is A Hatchet for the Honeymoon, Bava's intense depiction of insanity, oedipus-like desires and murdered brides all presented on a fabulous new HD master."

Quoted from Salvation-films.com

A Hatchet  for the Honeymoon is a title I've wanted to catch for ages. Super chuffed that I'll get the chance soon enough in HD.

Friday the 13th 4-8 BDs on hold?

Some really bad news from Fridaythe13thfranchise.com

"It is news no one wants to hear or read about, but the fact that fans have not had the opportunity to purchase the Paramount Blu-Ray releases of Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter through Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan has been a huge sore spot for fans the past three years. This writer contends that the DVD releases of these films are perfectly reasonable to own and are a great addition to the Friday The 13th film library with loads of extra content. The picture and sound quality for the 2009 Deluxe DVD releases are superb compared to earlier DVD releases, so you are urged to track this down and purchase them now. Here is the big reason why.

Paramount Pictures will not be releasing the Blu-Ray discs for the aforementioned remaining Paramount films anytime soon! We are told that it is basically a matter of financial viability. Simply put, it is believed that the studio will not make back enough money to produce Blu-Ray discs of the films. Internet piracy is the main culprit as many of our readers know someone that enjoys downloading films illegally online. The practice is all but killing the home video market and Paramount is wary of this. So, how can we get these long sought after films on Blu-Ray? Much the same way we got the Deluxe Edition DVD's and Blu-Rays the first time around, a new sequel in theaters.

We were informed that if Warner Brothers decides to greenlight a new sequel, then Paramount would be interested in releasing the other films on Blu-Ray. A brand new film raises awareness and creates an overall public need for the films on home video. One other way to possibly get The Final Chapter onward up to Jason Takes Manhattan released on Blu is for a huge critical and financial success of the new Crystal Lake Memories documentary. Although it seems less likely for the documentary to spearhead Blu-Ray resurgence for the Friday The 13th films, it is a possibility. Of course, this could all change at a drop of a hat, but the simple fact stance of right now is, that sadly, Paramount will not be releasing the Blu-Rays for the remaining Paramount Friday The 13th films in this calendar year. Beyond is another possibility."

Quoted from Fridaythe13thfanchise.com

If that's the case then its a true disappointment. I was under the impression they were considering late 2012 releases. Hopefully a market like the UK will get a box set similar to what happened with the Nightmare on Elm Street collection and the US will follow suite in  the future. Still very disheartening.