Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[wooble89]

These two look like a lot of fun. Gonna have a great Halloween this year with all the horror titles coming out.

[Rich1983]

I never liked Funhouse or Terror Train but I am looking forward to Halloween II & III.

[NoirFan]

Finalized Funhouse cover:

[Trekkie313]

Any word on what extras Phantasm 2 will have?

[Zelgadis]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Any word on what extras Phantasm 2 will have?

I certainly want the Bannister commentary.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by Zelgadis

I certainly want the Bannister commentary.

I just want all of the U.K. extras and hopefully some unseen footage!

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Any word on what extras Phantasm 2 will have?

Dustin over at the Phantasm Community forums said that (quote) "SHOUT has contracted Red Shirt Pictures to make all new supplements - including something that ought to far outshine P2's segment in Phantasmagoria. (unquote)"

Also Cliff said that his favorite Phantasm moment was talking to Don Coscarelli on the phone one Friday ago. So there's that...

[zafisher94]

I have a list of movies I'd love to see be properly released, although I'm not sure how many Scream Factory would be interested in or could even get the rights to. (it's lengthy, so I apologize lol)

[Show spoiler]
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- The Penalty (1920)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- The Cat and the Canary (1927)
- Freaks (1932)
- White Zombie (1932)
- Maniac (1934)
- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
- The Blob (1958)
- Horror of Dracula (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- Village of the Damned (1960)
- Captain Clegg (1962)
- The Haunting (1963)
- Wait Until Dark (1967)
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
- Spider Baby (1968)
- Cry of the Banshee (1970)
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
- Let's Care Jessica to Death (1971)
- Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
- Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Dracula (1979)
- When a Stranger Calls (1979)
- Alligator (1980)
- The Changeling (1980)
- The Fog (1980)
- Motel Hell (1980)
- Prom Night (1980)
- The Beyond (1981)
- The Burning (1981)
- The Howling (1981)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- Sleepaway Camp (1983)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- Demons (1985)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 5: A New Beginning (1985)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 6: Jason Lives (1986)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986)
- Creepshow 2 (1987)
- Prince of Darkness (1987)
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
- It (1990)
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990)
- Candyman (1992)
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- Leprechaun (1993)
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)
- The Dentist (1996)
- THE UGLY (1997)
- Wishmaster (1997)
- Vampires (1998)
- Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- Jason X (2002)
- Cry Wolf (2005)
- Cursed (2005)
- Feed (2005)
- REX (2007)
- REC 2 (2009)

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by csdot

save people the trouble of going through that magazine

Going off that ad, the suggested retail price for them will be the somewhat odd figure of $29.93. Most retailers will be able to buy them from the distributor at 40% off, so I would expect to be able to pick them up around $20 apiece eventually at Internet retailers.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by zafisher94

I have a list of movies I'd love to see be properly released, although I'm not sure how many Scream Factory would be interested in or could even get the rights to. (it's lengthy, so I apologize lol)

[Show spoiler]
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- The Penalty (1920)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- The Cat and the Canary (1927)
- Freaks (1932)
- White Zombie (1932)
- Maniac (1934)
- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
- The Blob (1958)
- Horror of Dracula (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- Village of the Damned (1960)
- Captain Clegg (1962)
- The Haunting (1963)
- Wait Until Dark (1967)
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
- Spider Baby (1968)
- Cry of the Banshee (1970)
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
- Let's Care Jessica to Death (1971)
- Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
- Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Dracula (1979)
- When a Stranger Calls (1979)
- Alligator (1980)
- The Changeling (1980)
- The Fog (1980)
- Motel Hell (1980)
- Prom Night (1980)
- The Beyond (1981)
- The Burning (1981)
- The Howling (1981)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- Sleepaway Camp (1983)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- Demons (1985)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 5: A New Beginning (1985)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 6: Jason Lives (1986)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986)
- Creepshow 2 (1987)
- Prince of Darkness (1987)
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
- Friday the 13th Pt. 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
- It (1990)
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990)
- Candyman (1992)
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- Leprechaun (1993)
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)
- The Dentist (1996)
- THE UGLY (1997)
- Wishmaster (1997)
- Vampires (1998)
- Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- Jason X (2002)
- Cry Wolf (2005)
- Cursed (2005)
- Feed (2005)
- REX (2007)
- REC 2 (2009)

In regards to your list, you can expect none of the Warner owned titles to ever get licensed to Shout (Freaks, Village of the Damned, The Haunting, etc.) and Kino will likely get around to Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari eventually.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

I just want all of the U.K. extras and hopefully some unseen footage!

Cliff has already stated that all Scream releases will have all-new extras, with none from previous releases.

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by zafisher94

I have a list of movies I'd love to see be properly released, although I'm not sure how many Scream Factory would be interested in or could even get the rights to. (it's lengthy, so I apologize lol)

In response:
- Freaks (1932) - Warner
- I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - Warner
- The Blob (1958) - Criterion
- Horror of Dracula (1958) - Warner
- Eyes Without a Face (1960) - Criterion
- Village of the Damned (1960) - Warner
- The Haunting (1963) - Warner
- Wait Until Dark (1967) - Warner
- Spider Baby (1968) - Dark Sky
- Cry of the Banshee (1970) MGM / Fox
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971) - LionsGate
- Let's Care Jessica to Death (1971) - Paramount
- Dracula (1979) - Universal
- When a Stranger Calls (1979) - Sony
- Alligator (1980) - LionsGate
- The Changeling (1980) Warner / HBO
- The Fog (1980) - MGM / Fox
- Motel Hell (1980) MGM / Fox
- Prom Night (1980) - Echo Bridge
- The Beyond (1981) Grindhouse (7 Doors Of Death print is public domain)
- The Burning (1981) - MGM / Fox
- The Howling (1981) - MGM / Fox
- The Dead Zone (1983) - Paramount
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Paramount
- Demons (1985) - Starz / Anchor Bay
- Friday the 13th Pt. 5: A New Beginning (1985) - Paramount
- Friday the 13th Pt. 6: Jason Lives (1986) - Paramount
- The Hitcher (1986) - Warner / HBO
- THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) - MGM
- Creepshow 2 (1987) - Image
- Prince of Darkness (1987) - Universal
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) - Universal
- Friday the 13th Pt. 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - Paramount
- It (1990) - Warner
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) - New Line
- Candyman (1992) - Sony
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - New Line
- Leprechaun (1993) - LionsGate
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - New Line
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995) - Sony
- The Dentist (1996) - LionsGate
- THE UGLY (1997) - LionsGate
- Wishmaster (1997) - LionsGate
- Vampires (1998) - Sony
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - LionsGate
- Jeepers Creepers (2001) - MGM
- Jason X (2002) - New Line
- Cry Wolf (2005) - Universal / Rogue Pictures
- Cursed (2005) - Echo Bridge
- Feed (2005) - TLA
- REX (2007) - Sony
- REC 2 (2009) - Sony


From what I've read, Warner isn't too big on licensing now that they've got an MOD program, and I see a lot of Warner titles on your list. I don't think that LionsGate does much licensing out either.

Sony has current licensing deals with Twilight Time, Image, and Echo Bridge, so those titles would be more likely to come from there.

Cursed and Creepshow 2 were very recently licensed to Echo Bridge and Image, so I doubt they will be parting with those anytime soon.

There are rumors that Criterion is planning a blu-ray release for The Blob sometime in the near future. Hopefully this proves to be true.

As for the public domain titles (Night Of The Living Dead, House On Haunted Hill, etc), most larger companies won't bother with them because there are too many bargain bin releases out there to undermine their profits.


So aside from a few of those (Prince Of Darkness, Serpent & The Rainbow), most of those titles are long shots.

[Seymour]

One title that I'd really like Shout Factory to go after would be Cherry Falls (2000). It was originally released by USA Entertainment, and I believe they're owned by Universal--so I suppose there's a chance. Obviously, I'd want to get the unrated/uncut version with all the gnarly gore intact.

[Mr. Movie Fan]

Yes, Cherry Falls and Terror Tract. I have both saved in HD on my DVR.

[zafisher94]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

In response:
- Freaks (1932) - Warner
- I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - Warner
- The Blob (1958) - Criterion
- Horror of Dracula (1958) - Warner
- Eyes Without a Face (1960) - Criterion
- Village of the Damned (1960) - Warner
- The Haunting (1963) - Warner
- Wait Until Dark (1967) - Warner
- Spider Baby (1968) - Dark Sky
- Cry of the Banshee (1970) MGM / Fox
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971) - LionsGate
- Let's Care Jessica to Death (1971) - Paramount
- Dracula (1979) - Universal
- When a Stranger Calls (1979) - Sony
- Alligator (1980) - LionsGate
- The Changeling (1980) Warner / HBO
- The Fog (1980) - MGM / Fox
- Motel Hell (1980) MGM / Fox
- Prom Night (1980) - Echo Bridge
- The Beyond (1981) Grindhouse (7 Doors Of Death print is public domain)
- The Burning (1981) - MGM / Fox
- The Howling (1981) - MGM / Fox
- The Dead Zone (1983) - Paramount
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Paramount
- Demons (1985) - Starz / Anchor Bay
- Friday the 13th Pt. 5: A New Beginning (1985) - Paramount
- Friday the 13th Pt. 6: Jason Lives (1986) - Paramount
- The Hitcher (1986) - Warner / HBO
- THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) - MGM
- Creepshow 2 (1987) - Image
- Prince of Darkness (1987) - Universal
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) - Universal
- Friday the 13th Pt. 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - Paramount
- It (1990) - Warner
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) - New Line
- Candyman (1992) - Sony
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - New Line
- Leprechaun (1993) - LionsGate
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - New Line
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995) - Sony
- The Dentist (1996) - LionsGate
- THE UGLY (1997) - LionsGate
- Wishmaster (1997) - LionsGate
- Vampires (1998) - Sony
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - LionsGate
- Jeepers Creepers (2001) - MGM
- Jason X (2002) - New Line
- Cry Wolf (2005) - Universal / Rogue Pictures
- Cursed (2005) - Echo Bridge
- Feed (2005) - TLA
- REX (2007) - Sony
- REC 2 (2009) - Sony


From what I've read, Warner isn't too big on licensing now that they've got an MOD program, and I see a lot of Warner titles on your list. I don't think that LionsGate does much licensing out either.

Sony has current licensing deals with Twilight Time, Image, and Echo Bridge, so those titles would be more likely to come from there.

Cursed and Creepshow 2 were very recently licensed to Echo Bridge and Image, so I doubt they will be parting with those anytime soon.

There are rumors that Criterion is planning a blu-ray release for The Blob sometime in the near future. Hopefully this proves to be true.

As for the public domain titles (Night Of The Living Dead, House On Haunted Hill, etc), most larger companies won't bother with them because there are too many bargain bin releases out there to undermine their profits.


So aside from a few of those (Prince Of Darkness, Serpent & The Rainbow), most of those titles are long shots.

thanks for the explanation. I wish these studios would start releasing these. I think a lot of those titles would be perfect for licensing out to Shout, Blue Underground, Image, Grindhouse, Criterion, ect. (except Twilight Time, I don't want to pay $30 for a bare bones release).

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by HorrorBlu

Sony has current licensing deals with Twilight Time, Image, and Echo Bridge Mill Creek, so those titles would be more likely to come from there.

Fixed.

[captveg]

^ Beat me to it.

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

Going off that ad, the suggested retail price for them will be the somewhat odd figure of $29.93. Most retailers will be able to buy them from the distributor at 40% off, so I would expect to be able to pick them up around $20 apiece eventually at Internet retailers.

importcds.com has Halloween 2 & 3 listed for $17.29 on their site. But, they are not available for pre-order yet. A shame since the 10% sale ends on June 30th, unless they extend it again.

So, so far so good on prices.

[starman15317]

Can't wait for Phantasm II!

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by Akijama

Fixed.

That's what I meant. Good catch, thanks!

This is what happens when you type out a ton of studio names in a short period of time.