The Burning is coming to BD!

Slasher fans of the world rejoice. The wonderful people at the US company Scream Factory announced there line up of Blu-Ray heavy hitters for 2013 this past weekend at the Horror Hound Convention in Indianapolis. Shortly after which they posted the following on Facebook,

'***EXCLUSIVE "SUPER-SIZED" ANNOUNCE!***

The wait is over! We can now officially reveal some really cool and beloved horror classics from the 80s that will be coming from the "Factory" in 2013:

- THE FOG (1980): John Carpenter's seaside ghostly revenge flick with Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis. New extras are in the works! First time on Blu-ray

- THE BURNING (1981): Summer Camp. Garden shears. Tom Savini effects. Need we say more? First time on Blu-ray

- THE HOWLING (1981): Joe Dante's ultimate werewolf pic with superb Rob Bottin effects. First time on Blu-ray.

- LIFEFORCE (1985): Tobe Hooper's space vampires and light-show extravaganza finally gets its first ever anamorphic widescreen presentation! First time on Blu-ray.

- NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984): Shopping and zombies highlight this post-Doomsday cult classic. First time on Blu-ray.

- DAY OF THE DEAD (1985): George Romero's splattery undead classic gets a new collector's edition with new extras.

More details on all of these frightfests will be revealed more next year. Have a great weekend!'

I think we can all agree there's something for every Horror fan in that awesome selection. Not to mention that Scream Factory do a superb job of creating new content and presenting there films with the best possible available image quality. Frankly I'm excited. None has got more excited than the announcement of The Burning however. Why am I so excited you ask? Well I've never seen The Burning. Not especially unusual as there are many classic Slasher movies I haven't seen and many I have but The Burning is something I've come so close to seeing so often that I was beginning to think it would never happen. Its definitely in my Top 5 Most Wanted Blu-Ray Slasher Movies. Hey now there's an idea, I love a good list.

Nail Gun Massacre coming in 2013

Some very exciting news from Code Red today. They are making there first steps in the world of Blu Ray in 2013 with The Electric Chair and Slasher classic Nail Gun Massacre.

Taken from Code Red's News Blog

'NAIL GUN MASSACRE (Blu-Ray 002) with a brand new 2012 HD 1.78 transfer and a new 2012 HD fullframe boom mic cut and more dvd extras by original extra creator Loyd Cryer.'

This is cracking news. Hopefully we can look forward to more of there catalogue coming to Blu-Ray. Lets hope they sell well. We really need more niche labels putting out BDs hopefully now its financially viable for them. From what I've read Code Red do there utmost to create good transfers and its always been sad that they haven't made it over to BD. That looks like its going to change thankfully.

Warner acquires the Friday the 13th license...

Potentially very exciting news. Warner have acquired the Friday the 13th license from Paramount.

Daniel Farrands has confirmed on his Facebook page:

'It's confirmed that Warner Bros. DID acquire the F13th titles from Paramount. But they haven't yet decided whether they will release a full Blu-ray box set or simply release "one offs" of each title. Stay tuned.'

Paramount seemed to be sitting on the remainder of the franchise rather than releasing them to Blu-ray. Hopefully we will get a Box set similarly to the Nightmare on Elm Street collection that Warner released. The really great thing about this deal is Warner already owns the New Line Cinema entries to the series so we could get the whole franchise for the first time in one Blu-ray Box Set.

I really hope this happens soon because I need me some Jason Lives and Jason X in glorious HD.

Cabin in the Woods UK BD Replacement Service

Howdy, just a quickie. I've had an issue with playback of Cabin in the Woods and looking at various forums I'm not alone. My pre-order of the UK Blu-ray arrived early Saturday morning so I gave it a blast and the main feature temporarily freezes around ten times during playback. Its similar to how dual layer DVDs use to freeze as it shifts layers. The disc has now been recalled and Lionsgate are offering a replacement service.

E-Mail a copy of your order information as proof of purchase and your address to Cabin@technicolor.com to receive a replacement disc.

I've yet to watch the PIP Bonusview mode but the rest of the extras are really nice. Once this issue is resolved this should be a must have for Slasher/Horror fans.

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.