Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Shrunkenhead]

Initiation of Sarah was on scream's tv dvd release. Sadly, SF cancelled and for a volume 2.

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by NightShade560

Anyone who grew up in front of the boob tube in the 1970s and early 1980s remembers these films. There is I think a built-in fan base for these titles.

Any of those films (above) would be good candidates for release. I'd like to also see "Summer of Fear" (1978) and "This House Possessed" (1981) on blu ray one day or even, dare I say, on DVD.

Don't forget The Norliss Tapes.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by NightShade560

Anyone who grew up in front of the boob tube in the 1970s and early 1980s remembers these films. There is I think a built-in fan base for these titles.

Any of those films (above) would be good candidates for release. I'd like to also see "Summer of Fear" (1978) and "This House Possessed" (1981) on blu ray one day or even, dare I say, on DVD.

Summer of Fear has a DVD from Artisn/Lionsgate. I bought it for four dollars at a convenience store.

[JMDiaz718]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

70's TV horror flicks get no respect and most if them were pretty good...

would love to see


Crowhaven Farm
Home For The Holidays
Initiation of Sarah
The Spell
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
She Waits
Killdozer
Snowbeast
Cat Creature
Curse of the Black Widow

Don't forget: A Cold Night's Death & The Intruder Within.

Ants (aka It Happened At Lakewood Manor) and Tarantulas The Deadly Cargo, are available on DVD, though it would be nice to see them cleaned up.

[StingingVelvet]

They're releasing TV Carrie so I'm not sure why TV Psycho IV is off the table. Maybe the previous Psycho release sold less than they wanted.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by JMDiaz718

Don't forget: A Cold Night's Death & The Intruder Within.

Ants (aka It Happened At Lakewood Manor) and Tarantulas The Deadly Cargo, are available on DVD, though it would be nice to see them cleaned up.

the titles I listed barely scratched the surface.... there are tons of gems that could be released and that i would welcome with open arms (and wallet)...

I love the fact that I have blu rays of Dark Night Of The Scarecrow and Devil Dog.... it's awesome to see them in a better PQ than I've ever witnessed....

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

the titles I listed barely scratched the surface.... there are tons of gems that could be released and that i would welcome with open arms (and wallet)...

I love the fact that I have blu rays of Dark Night Of The Scarecrow and Devil Dog.... it's awesome to see them in a better PQ than I've ever witnessed....

Devil Dog is the true surprise, it looks better than a lot of theatrical films on BD.

[NightShade560]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Summer of Fear has a DVD from Artisn/Lionsgate. I bought it for four dollars at a convenience store.

This is the Wes Craven tv movie about a witch with Linda Blair? I've never seen the DVD for sale for less then $40.

[NightShade560]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Don't forget The Norliss Tapes.

I have the DVD, but it would be great to have this one on Blu ray. It would also be great to see the remainder of the Dan Curtis films out on Blu ray, particularly Burnt Offerings.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by NightShade560

This is the Wes Craven tv movie about a witch with Linda Blair? I've never seen the DVD for sale for less then $40.

really? yeah, I have that one too... bought it when it came out originally....

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Devil Dog is the true surprise, it looks better than a lot of theatrical films on BD.

yep, the picture is outstanding.... the only time it goes to...umm. hell if you'll pardon the expression is during the FX shots that were inserted towards the end....

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

yep, the picture is outstanding.... the only time it goes to...umm. hell if you'll pardon the expression is during the FX shots that were inserted towards the end....

Yeah those FX shots were done on video, but the 35mm footage looks incredible when one considers what it is.

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by NightShade560

I have the DVD, but it would be great to have this one on Blu ray. It would also be great to see the remainder of the Dan Curtis films out on Blu ray, particularly Burnt Offerings.

Yeah the Anchor Bay DVD was nice compared to the beat up tape master that played on late night TV for decades. It is OOP now though and fetches high prices.
I would love to see it hit BD at some point.

[BlarnyStone]

Woah, just got High Spirits and vampires Kiss, they look even better than the reviews let on, especially High Spirits.

[Brett C]

On the topic of Psycho IV, it was from the period when TV shows and films were edited on video, does this apply to this film, was it edited on video?

If so it would entail going back to the original elements and re-assembling the entire film from scratch, which would never happen.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by dissention

MGM doesn't have the other Howling films and Timeless Media, a subsidiary of Shout, already released a horrific Blu of parts 3, 5 & 6.

Timeless Media is part of Shout so there is no reason why they couldnt get the other Howling pictures. although IMO they all stink lol . They already have a title that was with Timeless which is Reptilicus plua they got some Price films from Timeless Media as well

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by Omen2002

Totally missed my point. Just posted it as it was another case of sometimes "no" doesn't always mean or remain a "no". Nothing to really debate or rationalize about it. Keep up the hopes people, even if ya get a no.. cause you never know.

Besides, we all know they have to say no at times anyway when people ask otherwise they and other companies would rarely be able to give surprise announcements cause the cat would be out of the bag already.

..and now back to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress

I know what you mean by *NO* No's can be No today and yes tomorrow (Pumpkinhead, Motel Hell, Howling II) but some can very well be no forever such as anything with Warner. They just dont sublicense their movies - unless its a favor to a director or a PD title like House on Haunted Hill..

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by jlk5844

Because of what they'd cost Scream to release? Or because of the more explicit content than most of their output? Either way, I'm ok with that just due to Scream's encoding flaws.

Good to know, I'll check out the review but that was my least favorite of the three that I saw (I have the OOP Anchor Bay trilogy DVD set, still haven't seen Tigress of Siberia as I'm only region 1/A)

Oh sorry. I was referring to the subject matter of the films being the reason I wouldn't think they would acquire them.

Nice. I have that AB box set also. I saw Tigress of Siberia but it was too many years ago that I don't really remember it. You would think someone would want to get a hold of and release a Blu-ray version of the old DVD box set at least.

[Omen2002]

Originally Posted by dsman71

I know what you mean by *NO* No's can be No today and yes tomorrow (Pumpkinhead, Motel Hell, Howling II) but some can very well be no forever such as anything with Warner. They just dont sublicense their movies - unless its a favor to a director or a PD title like House on Haunted Hill..

Yeah I try not to ever expect to see anything from WB/Paramount, even releasing something themselves. If I ever see April Fool's Day (1986) hit BD this will probably be my reaction.

[NightShade560]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Yeah the Anchor Bay DVD was nice compared to the beat up tape master that played on late night TV for decades. It is OOP now though and fetches high prices.
I would love to see it hit BD at some point.

Now that I think about it, you're right in terms of the picture quality of the DVD. It definitely is superb given its source. More so, I think it would look great in HD. This movie is ripe for a blu ray release. Although I'd hate to see the value of the DVD diminish, considering I have a second unopened copy.