[HOME INVASION] NEW BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2014

A bunch of new releases are coming out this week including some very sought after titles. Here are the new releases for November 18^th, 2014.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. United States. Kino Video. 1920.

 

Francis recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Francis pursues the fleeing Dr. Caligari, and sees him disappear into a madhouse, where he is sure he will find the truth behind all these mysterious events. (Source)

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings. United States. Shout Factory. 1994.

 

After a group of teenagers indirectly cause an old witch to be burned, they accidently revive Pumpkinhead. This time Pumpkinhead is inhabited by the soul of a deformed orphan killed 30 years before. He goes on a bloody rampage after his tormentors and the teenagers. Meanwhile, a local sheriff tries to solve the mystery and stop the murders. (Source)

Monkey Shines. United States. Shout Factory. 1988.

 

A recent quadriplegic loses all hope for living until he meets Ella, a monkey trained to fill all his needs. (Source)

Christmas Evil. You Better Watch Out. Blu-ray + DVD. Vinegar Syndrome. 1980.

 

Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life, the toy-maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism, the resulting snap causes him to go on a yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror. (Source)

The Picture of Dorian Gray. United States. Warner Archive Collection Warner Bros. 1945.

 

In 1886, the corrupt Lord Henry Wotton meets the pure Dorian Gray posing for talented painter Basil Hallward. Basil paints Dorian’s portrait and gives the beautiful painting and an Egyptian sculpture of a cat to him while Henry corrupts his mind and soul telling that Dorian should seek pleasure in life. Dorian wishes that his portrait could age instead of him. Dorian goes to a poor neighborhood of London and he falls in love with the singer Sibyl Vane. Dorian decides to get married with her. Dorian Gray leaves Sibyl and travels abroad and when he returns to London, Lord Henry tells him that Sibyl committed suicide for love. Along the years, Dorian’s friends age while he is still the same, but his picture discloses his evilness and corruptive life. Can he still have salvation or is his soul trapped in the doomed painting…? (Source)

The Bubble 3D. United States. Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray. Kino Video. 1966.

A couple encounter mysterious atmospheric effects in an airplane and find themselves in a town where people behave oddly. (Source)

Moontrap. United States. Olive Films. 1989.

The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions. (Source)

What the Peeper Saw. United States. VCI. 1971.

 

An wealthy author’s second wife begins to suspect her 12-year old stepson may have murdered his mother whom mysteriously died in a bathtub accident. (Source)

Housebound. United States. Amazon Exclusive. XLrator. 2014.

 

Kylie Bucknell is forced to return to the house she grew up in when the court places her on home detention. Her punishment is made all the more unbearable by the fact she has to live there with her mother Miriam – a well-intentioned blabbermouth who’s convinced that the house is haunted. Kylie dismisses Miriam’s superstitions as nothing more than a distraction from a life occupied by boiled vegetables & small-town gossip. However, when she too becomes privy to unsettling whispers & strange bumps in the night, she begins to wonder whether she’s inherited her overactive imagination, or if the house is in fact possessed by a hostile spirit who’s less than happy about the new living arrangement. (Source)

Penance Season 1. United States. 贖罪 / Shokuzai Music Box Films. 2012-2013.

 

A murder of a young child. The mother that gives lifelong penance to the four girlfriends that have witness whose the murderer, but in fear and shock can’t remember the face of murderer. 15 years later it isn’t the spoken curse of the mother, but the self- created walk of life of the now 4 adult witnesses and their road to despair are shown in five parts. (Source)

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UltraViolet Starz / Anchor Bay. 2014.

 

Dwight is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell. Chronologically, this story takes place prior to “The Big Fat Kill” (featured in Sin City) and explains how Dwight came to have a dramatically different face. (Source)

The Dark Half. Shout Factory. 1993.

 

A writer’s fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life…at any price. (Source)