Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[co-villain]

With the Chamber of Horrors announcement, I really hope that means they can put out 1967's IT with Roddy McDowell.

My dad taped that movie off TV when I was younger and it absolutely terrified me. The golem character completely freaked me out.

Which is funny too because by that time, I was already watching TCM and modern horror films at that point which is surprising to say the least that IT was the one that scared me.

For years, I never remembered the movie title until I found the tape recording and looked it up with unfortunately realizing it was not a very easily attainable film.

I would love to see it again with a fresh transfer.

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Americo

Criterion made The Rock, and that was Disney. Kino also did Camp Nowhere (Hollywood Pictures).

The Rock was LD and DVD only, Camp Nowhere may have been in deviously released by Mill Creek on BD.

Fitprod

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by KenHurd

I was a bit surprised that Ghost Ship got a collector’s edition because I don’t remember that one receiving much praise either.

You name ANY shitty horror movie from the early 80s to the mid-00s, and I guarantee you it has an inexplicable "cult following".

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

You name ANY shitty horror movie from the early 80s to the mid-00s, and I guarantee you it has an inexplicable "cult following".

One of the truest posts I've read on this site.

[anthony21879]

Originally Posted by fitprod

The Rock was LD and DVD only, Camp Nowhere may have been in deviously released by Mill Creek on BD.

Fitprod

I am unsure but what about all the Miramax and Touchtone pictures. I would assume many were distributed by other other then them inhouse. Not sure though but Disney has a large catalog. Or maybe they sold the rights to those.

[anthony21879]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

You name ANY shitty horror movie from the early 80s to the mid-00s, and I guarantee you it has an inexplicable "cult following".

Originally Posted by xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx

One of the truest posts I've read on this site.

I absolutely hated Black Christmas 2019. I absolutely expect to love it in 2049.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

After yesterday's batch of Warner announcements I thought I'd post an updated list of potential Warner titles (just those without a prior Blu-ray release in the US). I've not included anything pre-1950, since I suspect Warner Archive is now the most likely outlet for these. I have included HBO titles, though I expect these are probably out of bounds:

[Show spoiler]Phantom of the Rue Morgue
The Disembodied
Macabre
Attack of the 50ft Woman

Hands of a Stranger
The Hypnotic Eye
Tormented
The Couch
Black Zoo
Children of the Damned
Night Must Fall
The Strangler
The Face of Fu Manchu
Hysteria
The Brides of Fu Manchu
Wild, Wild Planet
Eye of the Devil
The Frozen Dead
War of the Planets
War Between the Planets
It!
The Power
The Snow Devils
The Shuttered Room
The Sorcerers
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

No Blade of Grass
Trog
The Devils (I know)
The Night Digger
Crescendo
Private Parts
Night Watch
Wicked, Wicked
Abby (Again, I know)
Craze
Nightmare Honeymoon
The Terminal Man (reported to be coming to Blu-ray, probably from Warner Archive)
Welcome to Arrow Beach
The Spiral Staircase
The Ultimate Warrior
The Pack

First Deadly Sin
When Time Ran Out
Alone in the Dark
Endangered Species
Xtro
Razorback
Deadly Friend
Dream Lover
Killer Party
My Demon Lover
Return to Salem's Lot

House IV
Midnight Ride
Xtro 2
The Borrower
The Guyver
Skeeter
Afraid of the Dark
The Mummy Lives
Night Terrors
No Place to Hide
Time Runner
Guyver: Dark Hero
Hellbound
Surviving the Game
Nature of the Beast

Lost Souls
Femme Fatale
Highwaymen
Feardotcom
The Jacket

TV

Eyes of Charles Sand (1972)
Dying Room Only (1973)
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
The Stranger Within (1974)
Helter Skelter (1976)
The Possessed (1977)
Don't Go To Sleep (1982)
Deliberate Stranger (1986)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Frankenstein (1992)

HBO

Fortress
The Hitcher (very probably no longer with HBO)
Ricochet
Full Eclipse

HBO TV

The Guardian (1984)
Blackout (1985)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
Wedlock (1991)
Witch Hunt (1994)
Blind Side (1993)
Citizen X (1995)

For what it's worth, "Lee Jones" confirmed, in The Official Vinegar Syndrome Fan Group, that Abby is owned by MGM.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...69338&__tn__=R

...but clearing it is apparently a matter of "so close, yet so far away".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...34357&__tn__=R

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...25171&__tn__=R

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by zbinks

For what it's worth, "Lee Jones" confirmed, in The Official Vinegar Syndrome Fan Group, that Abby is owned by MGM.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...69338&__tn__=R

...but clearing it is apparently a matter of "so close, yet so far away".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...34357&__tn__=R

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...25171&__tn__=R

For those not on FB or even FB members that aren't in that private FB "group", and the links don't work, could you surmise what he basically said?

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

For those not on FB or even FB members that aren't in that private FB "group", and the links don't work, could you surmise what he basically said?

It's someone else, not Lee Jones, saying that it still suffers from legal troubles dating back to when AIP had it. (I know nothing about this film or what legal troubles it had/has, that is just the understanding I got from those links). I'd post the quote but I don't know how people from private groups feel about that stuff...

[vortexx]

Originally Posted by zbinks

For what it's worth, "Lee Jones" confirmed, in The Official Vinegar Syndrome Fan Group, that Abby is owned by MGM.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...69338&__tn__=R

...but clearing it is apparently a matter of "so close, yet so far away".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...34357&__tn__=R

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...25171&__tn__=R

Abby was one of the titles on a Cease and Desist letter I got from MGM back in the 90s when I was offering rare videos. The lady from their legal department was actually very nice to me (and seemed like a nice person).

I predict issues involving Abby may actually get resolved in a few years.

[vortexx]

Originally Posted by anthony21879

2006 BC was awesome. Great lighting (really use the Christmas lights and colors like Sispiria), fun kills, skin cookies,. The typical film you go meh when it came out and then 20 years later wonder what you were thinking.

The Christmas lights and colors was my strongest memory about it from when I saw it theatrically. Although I wasn't a huge fan at the time, I watched it last year for the second time and did like that they had some ties to the original fim as well. Not quite 20 years between viewings but I had a similar reaction.

[vortexx]

Originally Posted by co-villain

With the Chamber of Horrors announcement, I really hope that means they can put out 1967's IT with Roddy McDowell.

My dad taped that movie off TV when I was younger and it absolutely terrified me. The golem character completely freaked me out.

Which is funny too because by that time, I was already watching TCM and modern horror films at that point which is surprising to say the least that IT was the one that scared me.

For years, I never remembered the movie title until I found the tape recording and looked it up with unfortunately realizing it was not a very easily attainable film.

I would love to see it again with a fresh transfer.

I read an interview with an actress that was a friend of Roddy McDowall, who said after he finished shooting IT, he had some posters and gave her one but added SH before the title on the poster.
IT is available on a double feature dvd MOD disk which I have along with the Shuttered Room.

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by zbinks

For what it's worth, "Lee Jones" confirmed, in The Official Vinegar Syndrome Fan Group, that Abby is owned by MGM.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...69338&__tn__=R

...but clearing it is apparently a matter of "so close, yet so far away".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...34357&__tn__=R

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3182...25171&__tn__=R

Interesting. I figured that if MGM did own it they'd need clearance from WB, so Scream naturally seemed like the best bet. Jones' comments don't sound in the least optimistic and yet for some reason they give me hope. At least he didn't say there's no chance whatsoever.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Interesting. I figured that if MGM did own it they'd need clearance from WB, so Scream naturally seemed like the best bet. Jones' comments don't sound in the least optimistic and yet for some reason they give me hope. At least he didn't say there's no chance whatsoever.

Jones' only comment was "Universal owns Great White and MGM owns Abby" so it's hard to read anything optimistic or pessimistic into that.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

You name ANY shitty horror movie from the early 80s to the mid-00s, and I guarantee you it has an inexplicable "cult following".

And this is a bad thing how?

[HipsterTrash]

I got a question for those who buy a lot of Scream titles. Or at least know a lot about their releases.

What's they're most dark/disturbing/violent title they own/released?

I can't think if they have anything close to something like what Grindhouse Releasing has released.

[TheHorrorNerd]

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

I got a question for those who buy a lot of Scream titles. Or at least know a lot about their releases.

What's they're most dark/disturbing/violent title they own/released?

I can't think if they have anything close to something like what Grindhouse Releasing has released.

I have many Scream releases and I don't think any are exceptionally dark or disturbing.
Scream is the most "mainstream" of the boutique labels.
The only title that comes to mind is The House That Jack Built.

[RICKBONDOO7]

Still NO announcement for Captain Clegg or Paranoiac. The Hammer Universal titles I wanted for my collection from Shout. ? : ( ?

[BarnDoor]

Originally Posted by RICKBONDOO7

Still NO announcement for Captain Clegg or Paranoiac. The Hammer Universal titles I wanted for my collection from Shout. ? : ( ?

I wouldn't necessarily take these as a given. We know the original 5 Universal CE's was all Shout had from that batch, so it would require another deal with Universal, and I'm not convinced they have much left for Scream to go after. Plus Paranoiac and Nightmare would likely be tough sells as CE's for Scream. I think Captain Clegg has a stronger shout, but even then it lacks the obvious 'monster' that the other Universal Hammer CE's had.

[KenHurd]

Originally Posted by HipsterTrash

I got a question for those who buy a lot of Scream titles. Or at least know a lot about their releases.

What's they're most dark/disturbing/violent title they own/released?

I can't think if they have anything close to something like what Grindhouse Releasing has released.

Scream Factory, in my opinion, releases horror movies that are more fun and entertaining rather than dark, disturbing, and violent. But some that come to mind may be The Poughkeepsie Tapes and 8MM. The IFC titles may provide more of what you're looking for. I don't pick up that many IFC titles, but Raw, Rabid, and The Human Centipede collection may fit what you're looking for. I haven't seen these, other than the original Human Centipede, so I'm just going by what I've seen in the trailers.