Tourist Trap coming to BD in Japan

Just stumbled onto the news that Happinet are releasing the classic 1979 slasher Tourist Trap on Blu-ray in Japan on the 3rd of September.

This has always been one I've wanted from the get go and I don't have any Japanese discs in collection at all. I may get this for the novelty.

Curtains and Prom Night coming from Synapse...

Fantastic news broke last week. US Distributor Synapse had been teasing for a few weeks that they were planning two classic Slashers for release in 2014. Well last week they finally let the cat out of the bag much to the delight of every slasher fan ever. Yep this is purely speculation on my part but we could potential see the Blu-ray debuts of Curtains and Prom Night. Synapse posted the following in reference to Prom Night on there Facebook page

Synapse-Films Facebook

'And so, today, I have another surprise (although many of you kind of figured this was coming based on yesterday's reveal of CURTAINS). The negative is reportedly in poor condition, but we're diving in today after our lab has perfomed many hours of fixing splices and repairs... A TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE-like restoration may be in order to make this work, but Synapse is up to the task.'

My hats off to them quite frankly. To go to this much effort to service such loved treasures for the fans and preservation of the films is extremely admirable.

Chucky: The Complete Collection

Amazon.com have put up a preorder on a very exciting six disc box set. Chucky: The Complete Collection. Collecting all the films from the Child's Play series for the first time on blu ray. Including the new Direct to Video movie Curse of Chucky.

Great news.  Saves me importing the Austrian steelbooks of part 2 & 3 which certainly aren't cheap. Really looking forward to watching 2 and 3 again. It's been a long time. Really interested to see Curse of Chucky as well. Will be interesting to see what sort of tone it has. Wether it's more a straight up slasher or the dark comedy with a sprinkle of slasher that they progressvely turned into.

Maniac Cop 2 & 3 coming to BD!

Hell Yeah! This week has been pretty awesome and keeps getting better and better. The good people at Blue Underground have been dormant for some time now when it comes to new releases. So it comes as a very pleasant suprise that they made this tremendous announcement yesterday.

From Blue Underground Facebook

Thanks for your guesses everyone!

A few people got it rightWe are pleased to finally announce the Collector's Edition Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack releases of MANIAC COP 2 & MANIAC COP3: BADGE OF SILENCE.

Brilliant news. I've never actually seen part 3 so that will be a treat. Lets hope the Maniac Cop rap is represented well with full lossless audio.

Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection release date confirmed...

Finally the wait is over. The most exciting news possible for a slasher movie Blu-Ray nut is here. September 13th is the day Jason returns to Camp Crystal Lake, Manhattan and even space in glorious HD. This is a tremendous day for patient fans of the franchise everywhere.

From Broadwayworld.com

     'On September 13th, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will provide plenty of blood-curdling thrills when Friday The 13th: The Complete Collection debuts on Blu-ray. For the first time, all twelve Friday the 13th films will be packaged together, (with seven of them making Blu-ray debuts) as a result of a strategic distribution alliance between Paramount and Warner announced last fall, granting Warner exclusive video distribution rights to over 600 Paramount titles. The set also includes a Friday The 13th Killer Extras Bonus DVD.

This intense 'slasher' series is one of the longest-running and most successful horror franchises in film history, surpassing the domestic theatrical box-office grosses of such legendary series as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film that turned psycho killer Jason Voorhees and his infamous hockey mask into a pop culture icon has also bested the horror competition as the #1 home entertainment seller, with total sales of $119.7M to date.

The 10-disc collection ($129.95 SRP) includes the twelve films on nine Blu-ray discs, as well as a killer DVD bonus disc full of special features on the making of the famous franchise. The must-own set will be presented in a collectible tin case with 11 hours of previously released special features and a 40-page soft cover book. The book is excerpted from Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th, a fan-favorite volume that's viewed as the ultimate memoir of the series, and highlights some of the 200 interviews, 600 photos, storyboards, concept art and more. Also included is a brand new, official Camp Crystal Lake embroidered Counselor Patch.

Friday The 13th: The Complete Collection also includes digital versions of all 12 films with UltraViolet, allowing viewers to download and instantly stream the films to a wide range of devices from computers and compatible tablets to smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.

One of the most frightening franchises in film history, Friday The 13th focuses primarily on the character of Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a young child at Camp Crystal Lake due to the inattentiveness of camp counselors. Many years later, the camp becomes the scene of a number of murders - all of which are either committed or motivated by the avenging Jason, who forever lurks at Crystal Lake with his finely-honed machete.

Films in The Collection include:

· Disc 1 - Friday the 13th (1980)

· Disc 2 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

· Disc 3 - Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D (1982)

· Disc 4 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) NEW TO BLU-RAY

· Disc 5 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) / Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) NEW TO BLU-RAY

· Disc 6 - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) / Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) NEW TO BLU- RAY

· Disc 7 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) / Jason X (2002) NEW TO BLU-RAY

· Disc 8 - Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

· Disc 9 - Friday the 13th (2009) (Theatrical Version and "Killer Cut" Extended Version)

· Disc 10 - Killer Bonus DVD Disc

Friday The 13th: The Complete Collection (BD)

Street Date: September 13, 2013

Order Due Date: August 9, 2013

Rating: R

Pricing: $129.95 SRP

Cat. #: 100040897'

THIS IS AWESOME!

September cant come fast enough. Now the only question is will Friday the 13th part 3 be in real 3D? I'm expecting a direct port of the existing 2D/Anaglyph 3D disc but you never know. Hopefully each disc ports the extras from the special edition DVDs as I've not seen any of that.

What a time to be a Friday the 13th fan! A independent 7 hour documentary on the series, news that Paramount now have the rights to make new installments for the next 5 years and now the best news of them all. Finally Jason Lives and Jason X on Blu-Ray!!!!!

As usual please check out my list of

Slasher Movies available on BD that are NOT in my collection

Please drop me a message if you know of any I've missed or that flat out aren't slasher movies but are wrongly on the list. (I try my best but you never know)

And you can view my current collection by clicking here...

My Slasher Movie Blu-Ray Collection A-Z 

One of these days I'll sort out photos and a little bit more info on the collection than a giant list I swear but for the mean time at least it gives a good overview of what is available for slasher fans.

Psycho II & III coming from Scream Factory...

Awesome news from Scream Factory's Facebook page...

     
          Norman Bates and "mother" are coming home...to Scream Factory!1983's PSYCHO II and 1986's PSYCHO III will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this Fall as Collector's Editions. No other details to report at this time so stay tune in the next few months for more developments on these great blood-curdling filmsNorman Bates and "mother" are coming home...to Scream Factory!1983's PSYCHO II and 1986's PSYCHO III will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this Fall as Collector's Editions. No other details to report at this time so stay tune in the next few months for moredevelopments on these great blood-curdling films

    Yarp, awesome news. After the release of Psycho II was delayed indefinitely in Holland I was worried it might not be coming but no, everybody's favorite retro Horror label in the US steps up and BOOM not just Psycho II but III to boot.

Crystal Lake Memories release date...

I'm sure your all well aware of the highly anticipated Friday the 13th retrospective documentary Crystal Lake Memories. I know I am, but yesterday some epic news was posted on the excellent site Fridaythe13thfranchise.com.

Firstly and probably most importantly to this blog Crystal Lake Memories will indeed be on Blu-ray. In fact it will exclusively be on BD due to its mammoth run time making it impractical for DVD. Yep that's right MAMMOTH. How mammoth? 7 awesome hours mammoth! That's one heck of a documentary. The film is set for release on August 27th and will be available to pre order from July 8th at the Docs new website http://crystallakememories.net 

I for one can not wait for this. The Friday the 13th  franchise is easily my favourite series of films let alone slasher movies. It comes from the same team that made Never Sleep Again. The excellent Nightmare on Elm Street series documentary, which in case you were wondering is only available in Germany on Blu-ray but its a upscale. So chances are this will be a cracking watch.

As usual you can check out my slasher movie Blu-ray collection here...

Slasher Movie BD Collection A-Z

and check out all the slasher titles I've found that are available on BD that are not currently in my collection...

Slasher Movies Available on BD not in my collection ...YET!