{"id":264351,"date":"2026-02-02T20:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264351\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:07:12","slug":"5-must-own-horror-releases-coming-to-physical-media-in-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/264351\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Own Horror Releases Coming to Physical Media in February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.<\/p>\n

Here are five upcoming horror releases you don\u2019t want to miss this month.<\/p>\n

Friday the 13th Part 2 \u2013 February 3<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday the 13th Part 2 will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital on February 3 via Paramount.<\/p>\n

Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the 1981 slasher sequel is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.<\/p>\n

Special features:<\/p>\n

Lost Tales from Camp Blood \u2013 Part II
\nInside Crystal Lake Memories
\nFriday\u2019s Legacy: Horror Conventions
\nJason Forever
\nOriginal Theatrical Trailer<\/p>\n

Set five years after the events of Friday the 13th, the legend of Jason Voorhees and his diabolical mother lives on. Despite ominous warnings from the locals, a group of counselors at a nearby summer camp decide to explore the sight of the Camp Crystal Lake massacre. All too soon, the killing begins again.<\/p>\n

Steve Miner (Halloween H20) directs from a script by Ron Kurz.<\/p>\n

Amy Steel and John Furey star, with Jason played by Steve Daskewisz while masked and Warrington Gillette when unmasked. Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, and Walt Gorney reprise their roles from the first film.<\/p>\n

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Keeper \u2013 February 3<\/a><\/p>\n

Keeper will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 3 via Neon.<\/p>\n

Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey) directs the folk horror creeper from a script by Nick Lepard (Dangerous Animals).<\/p>\n

Special features:<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary by Director Osgood Perkins
\nTheatrical Trailer
\nTeaser Trailer<\/p>\n

While on a weekend getaway at a remote cabin, Liz (Tatiana Maslany) and Malcolm\u2019s (Rossif Sutherland) romantic retreat takes a dark turn when a sinister presence unveils the cabin\u2019s chilling past.<\/p>\n

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review<\/a>, \u201cKeeper makes for one engaging and original grim fairy tale that bides its time getting under your skin as romance curdles into one fucked up nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Predator Badlands \u2013 February 17<\/a><\/p>\n

Predator: Badlands will be released on Steelbook, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 17 via 20th Century Studios.<\/p>\n

The Predator franchise\u2019s highest grossing entry is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane) and written by Patrick Aison (Prey) and Brian Duffield (Love and Monsters).<\/p>\n

Special features:<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary by Director Dan Trachtenberg, Producer Ben Rosenblatt, Director of Photography Jeff Cutter, and Stunt Coordinator Jacob Tomuri.
\nEmbodying the Predator
\nAuthentic Synthetics
\nBuilding the Badlands
\nDek of the Yautja
\nDeleted & Pre-Visualization Scenes with Optional Commentary<\/p>\n

Set in the future on a remote planet, a young Predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.<\/p>\n

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review<\/a>, \u201cTrachtenberg and his talented team craft a stunning adventure epic with winsome characters, action, and creatures, but one that\u2019s so drastically different that it\u2019s polarizing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dead Silence \u2013 February 17<\/a><\/p>\n

Dead Silence will be released on Steelbook 4K UHD + Blu-ray on February 17 via Scream Factory.<\/p>\n

Orlando Arocena designed the new artwork for the 2007 horror film from director James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring) and writer Leigh Whannell (Saw, The Invisible Man).<\/p>\n

The 89-minute theatrical cut is presented in 4K, while the 92-minuite unrated version is included in high definition.<\/p>\n

Special features:<\/p>\n

4K Master Presented in Dolby Vision (HDR 10 compatible)
\nTheatrical Cut (2023 4K Master)
\nUnrated Cut
\nMasters Of Puppets: Interview with Director James Wan
\nDead Assignment: Interview with Writer Leigh Whannell
\nNo Children, Only Dolls: Interview with Ventriloquist Dummy Creator Tim Selberg
\nAlternate Opening
\nAlternate Ending
\nDeleted Scenes
\nThe Making of Dead Silence Featurette
\nMary Shaw\u2019s Secrets Featurette
\nEvolution of a Visual Effect Featurette
\nTheatrical Trailer<\/p>\n

After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to their creepy hometown of Ravens Fair to unravel the mystery of her murder.<\/p>\n

Once there, he discovers the legend of Mary Shaw, a murdered ventriloquist whose eerie presence still looms over the town. As he desperately digs for answers, Jamie encounters the curse that took his wife\u2019s life and threatens his own.<\/p>\n

Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Bob Gunton, and Judith Roberts star.<\/p>\n

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Mimic \u2013 February 24<\/a><\/p>\n

Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Mimic will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on February 24 via Kino Lorber.<\/p>\n

Both the 106-minute theatrical version and the 112-minute director\u2019s cut have been newly restored in 4K, approved by del Toro, with Dolby Vision.<\/p>\n

Disc 1 \u2013 4K UHD:<\/p>\n

4K Restoration of the Director\u2019s Cut, Approved by del Toro (new)
\nDolby Vision\/HDR Presentation (new)
\nAudio Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro<\/p>\n

Disc 2 \u2013 4K UHD:<\/p>\n

4K Restoration of the Theatrical Cut, Approved by del Toro (new)
\nDolby Vision\/HDR Presentation (new)
\nAudio Commentary by Film Historians Arne Venema and Stefan Hammond (new)<\/p>\n

Disc 3 \u2013 Blu-ray:<\/p>\n

4K Restoration of the Director\u2019s & Theatrical Cuts (new)
\nDirector\u2019s Cut Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro
\nTheatrical Cut\u00a0 Commentary by Film Historians Arne Venema and Stefan Hammond (new)
\nVideo Prologue with Director del Toro
\nReclaiming Mimic Featurette
\nA Leap in Evolution Featurette
\nBack Into the Tunnels Featurette
\n3 Deleted Scenes
\n6 Animated Storyboards
\nGag Reel
\nTheatrical Trailer<\/p>\n

In the 1997 sci-fi horror film, the battle between man and nature comes to life when a team of scientists discover a glitch in their miracle cure.<\/p>\n

With the power to mimic and destroy its every predator and the threat of an entire city\u2019s destruction, their creation has taken on a horrifying life of its own. The ever-growing weight of extinction on their shoulders forces the team to take matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n

Del Toro directs from a script he co-wrote the script with frequent collaborator Matthew Robbins (Crimson Peak, Pinocchio), based on Donald A. Wollheim\u2018s short story of the same name.<\/p>\n

Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, F. Murray Abraham, and Charles S. Dutton star.<\/p>\n

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Which movies are you adding to your collection this month? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

Peruse our archive of must-have horror releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever. Here are five upcoming horror releases you don\u2019t want…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[151054,156,151055,60898,151056,409,111,139,69,47861,53294],"class_list":["post-264351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-dead-silence","tag-entertainment","tag-friday-the-13th-part-2","tag-keeper","tag-mimic","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-physical-media-monthly","tag-predator-badlands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}