Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.
Here are five upcoming horror releases you don’t want to miss this month.
It Follows will be released on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on August 12 exclusively from Lionsgate Limited.
The 2014 horror film is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, who’s currently working on a sequel titled They Follow.
It has been mastered in 4K by Second Sight Films and is presented with Dolby Vision HDR.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary by Author Joshua Grimm
Audio Commentary by Film Critic Danny Leigh and Film Professor Mark Jancovich
Critics’ Audio Commentary Hosted by Scott Weinberg
Chasing Ghosts: Interview with Actor Keir Gilchrist
Following: Interview with Actor Olivia Luccardi
It’s in the House: Interview with Producer David Kaplan
Composing a Masterpiece: Interview with Composer Disasterpeace
A Girl’s World: Interview with Production Designer Michael Perry
The Architecture of Loneliness: Video Essay by Filmmaker Joseph Wallace
A Conversation with Film Composer Disasterpeace
Theatrical Trailer
Poster Art Gallery
After a night of intimacy, passion turns to paranoia when her partner informs once-carefree teen girl Jay that she is now the latest carrier of a fatal curse passed on through sex. As Jay is haunted by nightmarish visions, her teenage friends dismiss her ravings — until they also see the ghastly ghouls. Now they must band together to break the chain and help Jay escape the horrors that always seem to be lurking just a few steps behind.
Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, and Lili Sepe star.
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers – August 12
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers will be released on 4K Ultra HD on August 12 via Scream Factory.
The 1988 slasher sequel is directed by Michael A. Simpson and written by Michael Hitchcock (“Mad TV”).
It has been newly has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm interpositive with Dolby Vision.
Special Features:
4K Restoration Of The 35mm Interpositive (new)
Presented In Dolby Vision
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Audio Commentary With Director Michael A. Simpson And Writer Fritz Gordon
Return To Sleepaway Camp II – Interview with Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire Author Jeff Hayes (new)
I’m A Happy Camper – Interview With Actor Brian Patrick Clarke (new)
Camp Carnage: Inside The Make-Up Effects – Interview With Special Make-Up Effects Artist Bill Johnson (new)
A Tale of Two Sequels – Part One
Abandoned – The Locations Of Sleepaway Camp II and III
Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Home Video Trailer
Sleepaway Camp III Teaser
Whatever Happened To Molly? Short Film
Still Gallery
Five years after the horrific slaughter at Camp Arawak, Angela (Pamela Springsteen) has created a new position for herself as a counselor at Camp Rolling Hills. Angela is about to teach ‘bad campers’ a brutal lesson in survival when they are sliced, stabbed, drilled… and much worse.
Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Brian Patrick Clarke, and Walter Gotell star.
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland will be available on 4K UHD the same day.
Bring Her Back will be released on 4K Ultra HD on August 19 via A24.
The new psychological horror film is directed by Danny & Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) from a script by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Directors Danny & Michael Philippou
Coming Full Circle: Making Bring Her Back
Deleted Scene
6 Collectible Postcards with Behind the Scenes Photography
In the wake of a family tragedy, siblings Andy and Piper are sent to live with their new foster mother, Laura (Sally Hawkins), and a troubled orphan, Oliver. But as their new caretaker’s sunny disposition begins to crack and the siblings unravel the truth about Oliver’s disturbing behavior, they’re forced to contend with a terrifying ritual that puts their own bond to the fest.
Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips, and Mischa Heywood star.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) – August 26
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be released on 4K Ultra HD on August 26 via Arrow Video.
The 2003 remake of the 1974 horror classic marks the directorial debut of Marcus Nispel (Friday the 13th) from a script by Scott Kosar (The Machinist).
It’s presented in 4K with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and original DTS-HD MA 7.1 and 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio.
Special Features:
Audio commentary with Dread Central co-founder Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton and The Spooky Picture Show co-host Chris MacGibbon (new)
Audio commentary with director Marcus Nispel, producer Michael Bay, executive producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form and New Line Cinema founder Robert Shaye
Audio commentary with Marcus Nispel, director of photography Daniel Pearl, production designer Greg Blair, art director Scott Gallager, sound supervisor Trevor Jolly and composer Steve Jablonsky
Audio commentary with Marcus Nispel, Michael Bay, writer Scott Kosar, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form and actors Jessica Biel, Erica Leerhsen, Eric Balfour Jonathan Tucker, Mike Vogel and Andrew Bryniarski
Reimagining a Classic – Interview with director Marcus Nispel (new)
Shadows of Yesteryear – Interview with cinematographer Daniel Pearl (new)
The Lost Leatherface – Interview with actor Brett Wagner (new)
Masks and Massacres – Interview with makeup effects artist Scott Stoddard (new)
Chainsaw Symphony – Interview with composer Steve Jablonsky (new)
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre – Making-of documentary
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield – An in-depth look at the infamous killer who inspired the character of Leatherface
Severed Parts – A look at the cutting room floor and some of the scenes excised from the final edit
Deleted scenes including an alternate opening and ending
Screen tests for Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour and Erica Leerhsen
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Cast and crew interviews
Theatrical trailers and TV spots
Concept art galleries
A reversible sleeve, double-sided foldout poster, and a collector’s booklet with new writing on the film by Michael Gingold are included.
A group of carefree young adults’ road trip through Texas is cut short when the panic-stricken hitchhiker they’ve picked up shoots herself in the back of their vehicle. Desperate to find help, our heroes are directed to the home of the local Sheriff, but little do they know they are stumbling into the lair of the Hewitts, the most violent family in all of Texas, including their chainsaw-wielding son.
Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, R. Lee Ermey, and Andrew Bryniarski star.
The 2006 prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, will be available on 4K UHD the same day.
The Conjuring will be released on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD on August 26 via Warner Bros.
The 2013 supernatural horror film was directed by master of horror James Wan (Saw) and written by Chad & Carey W. Hayes (House of Wax).
Special Features:
Scariest of Them All (new)
Reflections on The Conjuring (new)
The Conjuring: Face-to-Face with Terror
A Life in Demonology
Scaring the @$*% Out of You
Based on the true events, world-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their secluded farmhouse.
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, and Lili Taylor star.
Which movies are you adding to your collection this month? Let us know in the replies!