Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.
Here are five upcoming horror releases you don’t want to miss this month.
Shelby Oaks will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 6 via Neon.
YouTube film critic Chris Stuckmann makes his feature debut on the the supernatural horror movie, which incorporates found footage elements in a traditional narrative.
Special features:
Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Chris Stuckmann
The Making of Shelby Oaks – 6-Part Documentary
4 Episodes of “Paranormal Paranoids”
The Final Tape
Crime Scene Gallery
Hidden Special Features
And More!
A film crew uncovers a disturbing new lead in a woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister, steering her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.
Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Keith David, Robin Bartlett, Michael Beach, Sarah Durn, and Derek Mears star. Mike Flanagan produces.
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review, “Even if the film’s closing moments are something of a fumble, the scenes set in the spooky cabin, as well as the film’s strong first hour, confirm that Stuckmann is one to watch, particularly when the first time writer/director sets out on his own path.”
1408 will be released on SteelBook 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital exclusively from Amazon on January 13 via Lionsgate.
Based on the Stephen King short story, the 2007 horror film stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.
The three-disc set includes both the 104-minute theatrical version and the 112-minute director’s cut in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
Disc 1 – 4K UHD:
Theatrical Cut
Don’t Enter 1408 (new)
Disc 2 – 4K UHD & Disc 3 – Blu-ray:
Director’s Cut
Audio Commentary by Director Mikael Håfström and Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Alternate Endings
Deleted Scenes with Option Commentary
The Secrets of 1408
John Cusack on 1408
Inside Room 1408
Theatrical Trailer
A man writing a book about the paranormal travels to New York and stays in a hotel room that has been said to be responsible for the death of all the guests that come to stay.
Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan) directs from a script by Matt Greenberg (Halloween H20) and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood).
Evil Dead Rise will be released on 4K Ultra HD on January 13 via Arrow Video.
The 2023 fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise is written and directed by Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground).
Special features:
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
Audio commentary with director Lee Cronin and actors Alyssa Sullivan and Lily Sullivan
Come Get Some, a brand new interview with actor Lily Sullivan
Mommy Deadite, a brand new interview with actor Alyssa Sutherland
The Deadite’s Daughter, a brand new interview with actor Gabrielle Echols
The Levitating Dead, a brand new interview with actor Anna-Maree Thomas
Conjuring Deadites, a brand new interview with special make-up effects designer Luke Polti
Chopping Up Deadites, a brand new interview with editor Bryan Shaw
Sonic Possessions, a brand new interview with sound designer Peter Albrechtsen
Music to Swallow Your Soul, a brand new interview with composer Stephen McKeon
The Sound of Evil Dead Rise, a 2023 interview with Cronin and Albrechtsen by Glenn Kiser, director of the Dolby Institute
Raising a New Evil Dead featurette
Ghost Train, a 2013 short film directed by Lee Cronin
Behind-the-scenes video clips and still gallery
Concept artwork gallery
Storyboard gallery
Trailer and TV spots
Also included:
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt
Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold
Beth’s surprise reunion with her sister Ellie is interrupted by an earthquake that shakes the foundation of her apartment building. Amidst the rubble, Ellie’s kids discover a secret vault hidden in the basement, inside which they find an ancient book bound in flesh and inked in human blood – the Necronomicon.
As the building’s residents are possessed one by one and the evil rises floor to floor, the family get-together becomes a fight for survival.
Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher star.
Cabin Fever will be released on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital on January 13, available exclusively from Lionsgate Limited for $34.99.
Directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Thanksgiving), the unrated version of the 2002 horror comedy debut is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision.
Special features:
Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth
Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actor Rider Strong
Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actors Jordan Ladd and Cerina Vincent
Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actors Joey Kern and James DeBello
Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth, Producers Lauren Moews, Evan Astrowsky, and Sam Froelich, and Cinematographer Scott Kevan
Scratching the Surface: A Look Back (new)
Establishing Shot with Eli Roth (new)
Beneath the Skin: The Making of Cabin Fever
Family-Friendly Version
Pancakes!
Chatting On-Set with Eli
Chatting with Eli Roth
Featurette with Eli Roth
Deleted Scenes
Mad Dog
The Rotten Fruit – 2000 Short Film by Eli Roth
TV Spot
Theatrical Trailer
For five friends barreling down a mountain road toward a remote cabin, adulthood looms and one last summer of decadence awaits. But when a stranger stricken with a flesh-eating virus shows up at their door, the infection spreads, terror erupts, and friend is pitted against friend in a paranoid nightmare of contagion and survival.
Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, Arie Verveen, and Giuseppe Andrews star.
Donnie Darko will be released on 4K Ultra HD on January 23 via Mutant Mediabook.
Both the theatrical and director’s cuts of the 2001 cult classic have been restored in 4K from the original camera negatives, supervised by writer-director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster, with Dolby Vision HDR and original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio.
The two-disc set features a 32-page mediabook housed inside a rigid slipcase featuring artwork Greg Ruth and a layout by Craig Oldham. The first pressing of 2,000 includes an exclusive, numbered slipcase.
Disc 1 – Theatrical Cut (4K UHD):
Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal
Audio commentary by Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko – Making of documentary with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Edwards, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond, and actor James Duval
20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Richard Kelly
The Goodbye Place – Richard Kelly’s 1996 short film
Trailer
Disc 2 – Director’s Cut (4K UHD):
Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith
The Donnie Darko Production Diary – Documentary charting the film’s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
Interviews with Richard Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
They Made Me Do It and They Made Me Do It Too featurettes
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary featurette
Storyboard comparisons
B-roll footage
Cunning Visions infomercials
“Mad World” music video by Gary Jules
Galleries
Director’s cut trailer
TV spots
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars with Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, James Duval, and Seth Rogen in his film debut.
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