Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[BurningAstronaut]

Still waiting on Shout Factory orders of Demented, Blood and Lace, The Dark Half, and the Murders in Rue Morgue/Dunwich Horror.

[TinmanLee]

Originally Posted by reputation

I had placed an order on Shout's website 11/1 for The Curse / Curse II: The Bite blu-ray, Squirm blu-ray, and Species III / Species: The Awakening blu-ray. Squirm shipped pretty quickly after (and I received it just fine) but FINALLLLY today Species III / Species: The Awakening shipped. Still waiting on The Curse / Curse II to ship but I'm pretty sure Shout will come through

They will. I ordered The Curse on the 7th. When I got orders I'd ordered since then with no movement on The Curse + 2 others, I inquired about that order. They wrote back that they had to re-manufacture The Curse and it could be 5-15 business days. (from the 18th)

Edit: Demented was another in my "The Curse" order.

[BurningAstronaut]

But in surprising news, my order for the BTiLC steelbook bundle just shipped.

[Member-222782]

Is The Fan the first of the Paramount pickups to trickle out from Shout? It's my first Paramount/Shout BD and, I gotta say, I'm very excited to see the Paramount logo on that Blu-ray case. It gives me reassurance that there are many more to come

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Is The Fan the first of the Paramount pickups to trickle out from Shout? It's my first Paramount/Shout BD and, I gotta say, I'm very excited to see the Paramount logo on that Blu-ray case. It gives me reassurance that there are many more to come

Debating whether to get Shout's release of The Fan, as I wonder if there is a realistic chance of a UK label releasing it. Was there a slipcover with it?

[SonnybytheSea]

Does SF have any plans to release more William Castle Films?
I'm hoping for Macabre (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), 13 Ghosts (1960) & Homicidal (1961)
How well did the previous releases sell?
The Tingler (1959), Strait-Jacket (1964), The Night Walker (1964) & I Saw What You Did (1965)

I notice that Olive films released 3 films on Blu
The Spirit Is Willing (1967), Project X (1968) & Shanks (1974)
Understandable since they are part of his Paramount Pictures, But I've heard Kino has gotten a hold of a few of his films as well.....

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Debating whether to get Shout's release of The Fan, as I wonder if there is a realistic chance of a UK label releasing it. Was there a slipcover with it?

No slipcover. It's within the realm of possibility that a UK label might strike a deal with Paramount just like Shout did but are you willing to wait indefinitely?

[tangerinewolf]

Originally Posted by SonnybytheSea

Does SF have any plans to release more William Castle Films?
I'm hoping for Macabre (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), 13 Ghosts (1960) & Homicidal (1961)
How well did the previous releases sell?
The Tingler (1959), Strait-Jacket (1964), The Night Walker (1964) & I Saw What You Did (1965)

I notice that Olive films released 3 films on Blu
The Spirit Is Willing (1967), Project X (1968) & Shanks (1974)
Understandable since they are part of his Paramount Pictures, But I've heard Kino has gotten a hold of a few of his films as well.....

"Macabre" would be great, but so far Warner Archives has that on DVD-R. "House on Haunted Hill" is already in The Vincent Price Collection, Volume 2. "Strait-jacket" and "The Tingler" have already been released as stand-alone discs by Shout/Scream. You might want to check out the Indicator/Powerhouse boxed sets from the UK. There are two volumes, four movies each. And I might add that the transfers are way superior to the US counterparts. And they are all region (A,B,C). I don't know how well "The Tingler" and "Strait-jacket" have been selling, but Shout/ Scream have been complaining lately about low sales regarding older horror movies, leading them to cancel Val Lewton's "Isle of the Dead" starring Boris Karloff. If Kino has gotten a hold of some of the others you mentioned, that would be huge over Shout/Scream.

[Zygmunt22]

Originally Posted by SonnybytheSea

Does SF have any plans to release more William Castle Films?
I'm hoping for Macabre (1958), House on Haunted Hill (1959), 13 Ghosts (1960) & Homicidal (1961)
How well did the previous releases sell?
The Tingler (1959), Strait-Jacket (1964), The Night Walker (1964) & I Saw What You Did (1965)

I notice that Olive films released 3 films on Blu
The Spirit Is Willing (1967), Project X (1968) & Shanks (1974)
Understandable since they are part of his Paramount Pictures, But I've heard Kino has gotten a hold of a few of his films as well.....

Kino has Let's Kill Uncle. The other Castle-directed horror films from his classic 1958-74 period that HAVEN'T been released on Blu in the US are with studios Kino doesn't deal with (Sony and Warners).

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

There must be a lot of people living in shoeboxes around here Those of you hurting for shelf space should look into Atlantic Maxsteel towers. They're around $110 on Amazon, have capacity for up to 12 tiers (each tier able to fit up to 50 regular-sized titles) and is super easy to assemble in about 20 minutes. I have six of those suckers for my 3500+ collection in my small-ish one-bedroom apartment. Granted, you need a life partner who is willing to put up with it

Thanks for mentioning those towers. I'd never heard of them. I am thinking of getting a bunch for all my CDs and video collection.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by reputation

I am so unbelievably sorry to deliver some bad news from the HamiltonBook thread from GoldenWheels himself:

So anyone who ordered the Blacula blu-ray after it disappeared, looks like you won't be getting it. Also posting this as a heads up so nobody else tries to buy it before it's inevitably removed.

Maybe this question is better suited for the deals thread, but I got a shipping notice email (w/ tracking) for the Blacula double feature this afternoon. Does that mean it's for sure coming or should I still expect a cancellation?

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

Maybe this question is better suited for the deals thread, but I got a shipping notice email (w/ tracking) for the Blacula double feature this afternoon. Does that mean it's for sure coming or should I still expect a cancellation?

If your e-mail says it has shipped and lists Blacula as included in the package contents, then you'll be getting it. Cancellation notices typically occur before any shipping notifications go out.

[redrunner97]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

If your e-mail says it has shipped and lists Blacula as included in the package contents, then you'll be getting it. Cancellation notices typically occur before any shipping notifications go out.

I figured. But it's way more comforting coming from someone else. lol

That said, I definitely ordered it after the link erroneously went back up. So I guess I just got lucky for once.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by redrunner97

I figured. But it's way more comforting coming from someone else. lol

That said, I definitely ordered it after the link erroneously went back up. So I guess I just got lucky for once.

I wouldn't rest completely easy until it's actually in your hands, but I'd be very surprised to see it listed in your order shipping notice if in fact they didn't have a copy to ship. The only cancellations I've ever seen from them came for folks that were waiting for shipping notices, not from folks that actually received notices, so while I'm fairly confident that you'll be getting a copy, we'll have to see what actually shows up. (If they charged you for the full order price and never refunded part of your order, that'd be another good sign that you are actually getting what you ordered).

[Mark E. Desade]

Originally Posted by tangerinewolf

Shout/ Scream have been complaining lately about low sales regarding older horror movies, leading them to cancel Val Lewton's "Isle of the Dead" starring Boris Karloff.

From what I gather, all Shout mentioned was that The Body Snatcher didn't sell as well as expected. Does anyone have an actual source where Shout states they cancelled IOTD for the reason specified in the quote above (or any specific reason)?

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Mark E. Desade

From what I gather, all Shout mentioned was that The Body Snatcher didn't sell as well as expected. Does anyone have an actual source where Shout states they cancelled IOTD for the reason specified in the quote above (or any specific reason)?

Posted June 5th:

**ISLE OF THE DEAD Update**

We regret to report that we have removed the title from our schedule as we’ve run into some special circumstances that will not allow us to meet our originally previously announced and planned Aug release date. Currently, we do not have an estimated time frame in which the title might return to our schedule. Should it return in the future, we will re-announce it again.

It is rare for us to have to pull a title as you know and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disappointment. If you have already pre-ordered it directly from us, you should have received a cancellation email. If you have any further question specifically about the order, please contact our customer service department at info@shoutfactory.com

This type of cancellation is usually a sign that the elements they were planning to use for an HD presentation were unsuitable for release and no replacements could be located. Sales likely had nothing to do with this cancellation.

[blusfromthebasement]

Its been about 4 months since the Comic Con announcements. Really hoping we get more phenomenal announcements in the coming months ESPECIALLY with this Paramount deal.
A new deal with Sony and Warner would be great as well. Don't think we'll get anymore Fox titles now that Disney owns them.

Here is my up to date wishlist and yes, most of these titles already have bare bones Blu-ray releases.

Alone in the Dark
Anaconda
Black Christmas (2006)
Carnosaur Trilogy
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 3
Bride of Chucky
Fear
The Guest
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
Joy Ride
A Nightmare on Elm Street Deluxe Box Set
Orca: The Killer Whale
The Relic
The Ring
Santa's Slay
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out
The Terminator
Thinner
Tremors

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by blusfromthebasement

[Show spoiler]Its been about 4 months since the Comic Con announcements. Really hoping we get more phenomenal announcements in the coming months ESPECIALLY with this Paramount deal.
A new deal with Sony and Warner would be great as well. Don't think we'll get anymore Fox titles now that Disney owns them.

Here is my up to date wishlist and yes, most of these titles already have bare bones Blu-ray releases.

Alone in the Dark
Anaconda
Black Christmas (2006)
Carnosaur Trilogy
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 3
Bride of Chucky
Fear
The Guest
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
Joy Ride
A Nightmare on Elm Street Deluxe Box Set
Orca: The Killer Whale
The Relic
The Ring
Santa's Slay
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out
The Terminator
Thinner
Tremors

Ah yes, the wish list that nobody asked for and that nobody wants.

[blusfromthebasement]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Ah yes, the wish list that nobody asked for and that nobody wants.

The majority of these titles deserve to have the Collector’s Edition treatment over their previous barebones releases. And I would rather have SF put these titles out instead of those garbage Hammer films and every other bottom of the barrel MGM title they keep pumping out.

[blusfromthebasement]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Both your taste and your list suck.

Kick rocks.

Have you seen my baseball?