Home Video: Upcoming Blu-Rays and DVDs

[palitoy]

Black Belt vs. Black Magic

Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and Count Dracula (John Forbes-Robinson) meet again in this spectacular kung fu horror thriller set in the village of Ping Kuei. After learning about the seven golden vampires of the village, Hsi Ching (David Chiang), Vanessa Buren (Julie Ege) and Mai Kwei (Szu Shih) offer to guide Van Helsing and his son to Ping Kuei to free it from the curse of Count Dracula.

Throughout their journey, the group encounters several unwanted attackers until they arrive at the golden vampires' derelict temple, inhabited by Count Dracula. In the temple, Van Helsing and the count begin a fearsome battle to the death – an ultimate clash between good and evil!

Presented here for the first time in high definition is Hammer's original uncut version. It was released in the US in an edited version called The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula which is also included here in high definition as a bonus feature.

[enyawd72]

^YES!! You just made my day!

[Hedji]

YESSSS!!! They are just crushing it with these Hammer releases.

[cjefferys]

Hey, I can finally upgrade the Anchor Bay DVD that I bought around 15 years ago.

[palitoy]

The vampire Caleb Croft has awakened from his unholy slumber — with an insatiable lust for blood and the pleasures of the flesh. A brutal attack on a pair of lovers allows for his desire to be temporarily fulfilled ... but his unspeakable acts leave the woman pregnant with his child. Ignoring all advice, she gives birth to the progeny of their unwanted union: James — who will only drink blood from his mother's breast. As James matures, he learns of his father's true nature, and sets out to destroy him.

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What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine (Tony Curtis), she discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year-old Native American demon. Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man (Michael Ansara), Erskine must survive this ancient evil’s rampage of shocking violence and forever destroy the enraged beast known as The Manitou.

Stella Stevens, Ann Sothern and Burgess Meredith co-star in this infamous shocker produced and directed by William Girdler (Grizzly, Day of the Animals) from the best-selling novel by Graham Masterton.

[palitoy]

The 80s VHS staple sci-fi/horror THE BRAIN arrives on Blu-ray for the first time with a planned date of April 30th!

Imagine a pulsating mass of gray matter, expanding in size and strength as it takes control of human minds and devours human bodies. It could never happen, right? Just watch Independent Thinking, starring Dr. Anthony Blakely (David Gale, Re-Animator), a hot new TV program. But as the show's ratings continue to soar, so does the suicide and murder rate among its viewers. What they don't know is that Dr. Blake has teamed with an alien brain and plans to gain control of all humanity. From the Director of Bloody Birthday.

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This was filmed near me and at the time I was trading toys with the FX guy.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is such a crazy mish-mash of Hammer and Kung-Fu. I unabashedly love it though. I only wish Lee had been Dracula in it. At least we get Cushing's Van Helsing one last time!

Not aware of the other films, but they sound interesting!

Chris

[Hedji]

I've heard a lot about the Manitou, so I'm looking forward to that one. Lots of great announcements from Scream Factory lately. This one is a gem of a horror flick. It's not spectacular, but it does have a certain something about it. Not to mention the off the charts epic metal poster art.



We’re feeling lucky this spring as we unleash the 80s supernatural gory horror film SUPERSTITION (also known as The Witch in some circles) on Blu-ray for the first time! Street date is planned for April 16th.
Something horrible is happening at the old house on Mill Road. A series of ghastly accidents has occurred near the site where a witch drowned centuries earlier. But when an alcoholic minister and his family move into the cursed residence, an idealistic young priest (James Houghton) and a cynical police detective (Albert Salmi) start their own investigation into the unexplained violence. Has the daughter of Satan returned for a rampage of vengeance? Will the laws of the Church be strong enough to cast out this demon? And if evil has truly found a new home, is the entire neighborhood headed straight to hell?
Extras are in progress and will be announced on a later date. Reverse cover sleeve will feature alternative art.

[YoungOnce]

What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine (Tony Curtis), she discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year-old Native American demon. Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man (Michael Ansara), Erskine must survive this ancient evil’s rampage of shocking violence and forever destroy the enraged beast known as The Manitou.

Stella Stevens, Ann Sothern and Burgess Meredith co-star in this infamous shocker produced and directed by William Girdler (Grizzly, Day of the Animals) from the best-selling novel by Graham Masterton.

Oh wow... I completely forgot about this movie. I remember it growing up. I don't know if I ever saw it or maybe just saw it in Fangoria magazine or something.

[Werewolf]

Umm, yeah, I don't recommend Manitou. Manitou is actually closer to what the Force is in Star Wars. It has nothing to do with a shaman reincarnating as an evil tumor on someone's neck. Too call it a misuse of Native American beliefs and folklore would be an understatement.

[Hedji]

Hamiltonbook.com is having some AWESOME PRICE CUTS!

Look through this list here:

https://www.hamiltonbook.com/blu-ray...=6&pr%5B5%5D=5

Some specific titles of interest:

Comin' At Ya (3D) $2.95

Adventures of Captain Marvel $6.95!!!

Trilogy of Terror $6.95!

The MASTER (Complete Series with Lee Van Cleef!) $7.95. (originally $60!)

Black Sunday

I love Hamilton Books. They have some amazing price cuts. You'll also see some more high profile titles from Scream Factory, Arrow, and Vinegar Syndrome, but do your homework and see if you really are getting a good deal.

For example, I picked up The Bloodthirsty Trilogy at $21, which is a pretty good deal, but avoided Dracula Prince of Darkness at $25 , which is still too expensive for me to pull the trigger.

[Hedji]

Here is Hamilton Books' full catalogue of Blu Rays priced from low to high. You never know what you might find.

https://www.hamiltonbook.com/product...&power_search=

[palitoy]

Terrifying Monsters from a lost age!

John Agar (Attack Of The Puppet People), Hugh Beaumont (Leave It To Beaver) and Nestor Paiva (Creature From The Black Lagoon) star as three archaeologists who come upon an unusual race of albino beings who shun all forms of light and have mutant mole men as their slaves.

Because of their "magical cylinders of fire" (what we know as flashlights), these archaeologists are treated like gods – until they try to liberate the mole people. Can the archaeologists escape this hallowed mountain in Asia ... or will they be destroyed in a strange underground world?

Bonus Features
The Film Presented In Two Aspect Ratios – 1.85:1 and 2.00:1
NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Tom Weaver And David Schecter
NEW Of Mushrooms And Madmen: The Making Of The Mole People
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode “The Mole People” (2/15/97) In Standard Definition
Still Galleries – Movie Stills, Posters And Lobby Cards
Theatrical Trailer

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[enyawd72]

^BONUS material on the Mole People?! Hell yeah!