Remember the shelves of your local video store? Of course you do. Announced today, Arrow Video is tapping back into that nostalgic experience with a brand new Blu-ray release.
“Freshly restored for the digital era with a wealth of new and archival extras, these films have never looked better,” Arrow Video teases the set this morning, which is loaded with a collection of retro films from Charles Band’s Empire International Pictures.
Arrow explains, “In 1983, entrepreneurial producer and director Charles Band founded Empire International Pictures, which would go on to make some of the most memorable and beloved genre movies of the 1980s. Empire became a mainstay of video stores across the world with their catchy titles, outlandish art and Band’s wholehearted belief in giving audiences a good time.”
In The Dungeonmaster, computer programmer Paul Bradford is sucked into a fantasy world by Mestema, a demonic sorcerer in search of a worthy opponent.
“Freshly restored for the digital era with a wealth of new and archival extras, these films have never looked better,” Arrow Video teases the set this morning, which is loaded with a collection of retro films from Charles Band’s Empire International Pictures.
Arrow explains, “In 1983, entrepreneurial producer and director Charles Band founded Empire International Pictures, which would go on to make some of the most memorable and beloved genre movies of the 1980s. Empire became a mainstay of video stores across the world with their catchy titles, outlandish art and Band’s wholehearted belief in giving audiences a good time.”
In The Dungeonmaster, computer programmer Paul Bradford is sucked into a fantasy world by Mestema, a demonic sorcerer in search of a worthy opponent.
- 3/31/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
You know Chucky and Annabelle and Brahms and M3GAN… but do you recall the least famous killer doll of all? Probably not, because then it would be more famous, but you should know more killer dolls! While those aforementioned characters tend to get all the attention, and if you’re reading Den of Geek then you’ve probably seen at least one of the 10,000 Puppet Master movies, there is still a veritable toy store full of pint-sized killers.
It’s not hard to see why. On the surface, there’s nothing particularly scary about dolls, even if they come to life. After all, they’re only a couple feet tall – most of us could boot the stupid things across the room before they could do any damage. But the best killer doll movies use that sense of safety to their advantage, building tension by putting the monster in the room with unsuspecting victims.
It’s not hard to see why. On the surface, there’s nothing particularly scary about dolls, even if they come to life. After all, they’re only a couple feet tall – most of us could boot the stupid things across the room before they could do any damage. But the best killer doll movies use that sense of safety to their advantage, building tension by putting the monster in the room with unsuspecting victims.
- 1/7/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Los Angeles, CA – Producer and CEO of Wanderwell Entertainment Tara Ansley and entrepreneur Abhi Goel are excited to announce they have acquired the Fangoria, Starlog, and Gorezone brands. All brands will live under the Fangoria umbrella and develop projects based on the legacy publication’s 40+-year-old archive of work and history, with an eye on inclusivity and championing forward-thinking creators.
Ansley & Goel negotiated the deal with movie producer Dallas Sonnier who acquired and resurrected Fangoria as a print publication in 2018 and built the brand into a robust horror movie studio, book publisher, and podcast network through his Texas-based Cinestate. Fangoria Magazine, with its current editorial team under the stewardship of Editor-In-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. and Managing Editor Meredith Borders, will continue to publish as a print quarterly. Fangoria Studios, Fangoria Podcast Network, Fangoria Digital, Starlog Digital, and Gorezone Digital will launch in 2021 with Fangoria Studios producing and distributing both narrative and non-fiction projects in television,...
Ansley & Goel negotiated the deal with movie producer Dallas Sonnier who acquired and resurrected Fangoria as a print publication in 2018 and built the brand into a robust horror movie studio, book publisher, and podcast network through his Texas-based Cinestate. Fangoria Magazine, with its current editorial team under the stewardship of Editor-In-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. and Managing Editor Meredith Borders, will continue to publish as a print quarterly. Fangoria Studios, Fangoria Podcast Network, Fangoria Digital, Starlog Digital, and Gorezone Digital will launch in 2021 with Fangoria Studios producing and distributing both narrative and non-fiction projects in television,...
- 8/28/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Stuart Gordon — the horror-film director who helmed the cult classic Re-Animator and co-created the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise — has died at the age of 72.
Gordon’s wife Carolyn Purdy-Gordon confirmed her husband’s death to Variety. No cause of death was revealed.
Over a film career that spanned three decades, Gordon was best known for his ability to harness the weirdness of H.P. Lovecraft’s works and translate them to the big screen: In addition to 1985’s Re-Animator, a modern update of Lovecraft’s 1922 novella, Gordon also helmed From Beyond,...
Gordon’s wife Carolyn Purdy-Gordon confirmed her husband’s death to Variety. No cause of death was revealed.
Over a film career that spanned three decades, Gordon was best known for his ability to harness the weirdness of H.P. Lovecraft’s works and translate them to the big screen: In addition to 1985’s Re-Animator, a modern update of Lovecraft’s 1922 novella, Gordon also helmed From Beyond,...
- 3/25/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The world of filmmaker Stuart Gordon is wide reaching in tone and content; crime thrillers to cosmic horror have filled the screen for decades. And then there’s Dolls (1987), which occupies a special place for lovers of fairy tales with dripping meat on its bones; it’s as weird as you expect it to be, but with a sweet underbelly that refuses to stay down.
Made quickly after Re-Animator (’85) but before From Beyond (’86) to utilize Charles Band’s Italian studios for Empire Pictures, Dolls didn’t see release until release stateside until March of ’87, and quickly came and went with little fanfare. Perhaps folks were still attuned to Gordon’s very specific Lovecraftian vibrations to appreciate something so different at the time. Time has been kind however, and the film is generally regarded now as one of his better efforts from a varied (and storied) filmography.
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Made quickly after Re-Animator (’85) but before From Beyond (’86) to utilize Charles Band’s Italian studios for Empire Pictures, Dolls didn’t see release until release stateside until March of ’87, and quickly came and went with little fanfare. Perhaps folks were still attuned to Gordon’s very specific Lovecraftian vibrations to appreciate something so different at the time. Time has been kind however, and the film is generally regarded now as one of his better efforts from a varied (and storied) filmography.
Our tale goes something...
- 5/4/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Stars: Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Gerrit Graham, Robert Vaughn | Written by M. Kane Jeeves | Directed by David K. Irving
A wave of pure VHS-era nostalgia – with all the associated benefits and drawbacks – awaits in this 1989 sequel to the 1984 B-movie, which was itself a solidly silly monster movie with a great cast (John Heard, Daniel Stern, Kim Greist et al) and charmingly lousy special effects.
This time, the inner city setting is gone in favour of a typical Midwest small town, and the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers are about to run amok at the teenagers’ Halloween Dance. Not that the CHUDs spend any time underground this time around. As the flimsy franchise leans hard into farce, any semblance of the original film’s social satire is forgotten in favour of smart-ass quips and fish-out-of-water comedy.
The amusingly implausible plot sees buddies Steve (Brian Robbins) and Kevin (Bill Calvert...
A wave of pure VHS-era nostalgia – with all the associated benefits and drawbacks – awaits in this 1989 sequel to the 1984 B-movie, which was itself a solidly silly monster movie with a great cast (John Heard, Daniel Stern, Kim Greist et al) and charmingly lousy special effects.
This time, the inner city setting is gone in favour of a typical Midwest small town, and the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers are about to run amok at the teenagers’ Halloween Dance. Not that the CHUDs spend any time underground this time around. As the flimsy franchise leans hard into farce, any semblance of the original film’s social satire is forgotten in favour of smart-ass quips and fish-out-of-water comedy.
The amusingly implausible plot sees buddies Steve (Brian Robbins) and Kevin (Bill Calvert...
- 8/28/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Title: C.H.U.D. II Bud the Chud Director: David Irving Writer: Ed Naha Cast: Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Robert Vaughn, Gerrit Graham Two bumbling teenagers Steve (Brian Robbins, Head of the Class) and Kevin (Bill Calvert, Spider-Man) are punished by their science teacher and made to clean out his lab. They accidentally cause […]
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- 3/28/2017
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Ryan Lambie Mar 14, 2017
Steven Spielberg's follow-up to Jaws was shrouded in mystery. Ryan looks back at Close Encounters' hush-hush production...
Shortly after the release of X-Men spin-off Logan in March, director James Mangold took to Twitter to vent is frustration about the clamour of interest surrounding his new movie - specifically, whether or not it had a post-credits scene.
See related Lee Unkrich interview: Pixar, Toy Story 3, sequels and scary characters
"People wonder why I care," a clearly agitated Mangold wrote. "I care 'cause filmmakers now make films under crippling security because of parasitic gossip. Makes movies worse."
While it's certainly true that the internet allows rumours and leaks to swirl around the planet with unprecedented speed, filmmakers' desire for secrecy is far from new. The more directors and studios try to keep their upcoming projects away from the public gaze, the more intent the film press...
Steven Spielberg's follow-up to Jaws was shrouded in mystery. Ryan looks back at Close Encounters' hush-hush production...
Shortly after the release of X-Men spin-off Logan in March, director James Mangold took to Twitter to vent is frustration about the clamour of interest surrounding his new movie - specifically, whether or not it had a post-credits scene.
See related Lee Unkrich interview: Pixar, Toy Story 3, sequels and scary characters
"People wonder why I care," a clearly agitated Mangold wrote. "I care 'cause filmmakers now make films under crippling security because of parasitic gossip. Makes movies worse."
While it's certainly true that the internet allows rumours and leaks to swirl around the planet with unprecedented speed, filmmakers' desire for secrecy is far from new. The more directors and studios try to keep their upcoming projects away from the public gaze, the more intent the film press...
- 3/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Welcome back, guys for the final installment in Daily Dead’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. Because this is the last day, we’ve got a blowout of gift ideas for horror and sci-fi fans of all ages that includes a selection of great recent books and films, horror-themed playing cards and pop culture inspired Risk, a few games perfect for the kiddies, and much more.
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is being sponsored by Rlj Entertainment and their recent terrifying yuletide release, A Christmas Horror Story, and to help you guys get into the spirit of the season, we’ve put together 10 amazing prize packs filled with goodies, a t-shirt and your very own copy of A Christmas Horror Story on Blu-ray to get you ready for the holiday season.
For a chance to win one of our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide prize packs, send an email to contest@dailydead.
This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is being sponsored by Rlj Entertainment and their recent terrifying yuletide release, A Christmas Horror Story, and to help you guys get into the spirit of the season, we’ve put together 10 amazing prize packs filled with goodies, a t-shirt and your very own copy of A Christmas Horror Story on Blu-ray to get you ready for the holiday season.
For a chance to win one of our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide prize packs, send an email to contest@dailydead.
- 12/6/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
"They're eating her... and then they're going to eat me!" Today, Scream Factory unleashes human-eating goblins in high-definition with their double feature Blu-ray of Troll and Troll 2, and we've been provided with three copies to give away to Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of the Troll / Troll 2 double feature.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Troll / Troll 2 Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on November 23rd. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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"Troll: Lock the doors and pull out the weed-wacker for this house party of horror! One family is about to find...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of the Troll / Troll 2 double feature.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Troll / Troll 2 Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on November 23rd. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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"Troll: Lock the doors and pull out the weed-wacker for this house party of horror! One family is about to find...
- 11/17/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
November 17th is looking to be a great day for genre-related home entertainment releases as we’ve got quite an eclectic array of titles coming out this Tuesday. For those who may have missed it earlier this year, The Stanford Prison Experiment is arriving on DVD this week and the good folks at Scream Factory are keeping busy once again with their HD releases of both Troll films as well as the 1987 thriller White of the Eye.
Olive Films is also resurrecting a bevy of cult classics this week on both Blu-ray and DVD and for those of you Amazon shoppers out there, you can pick up the 20th anniversary edition of The City of Lost Children (which is amazing if you’ve never seen it) exclusively on their site.
The City of Lost Children 20th Anniversary Edition- Amazon Exclusive (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
On a futuristic oil rig,...
Olive Films is also resurrecting a bevy of cult classics this week on both Blu-ray and DVD and for those of you Amazon shoppers out there, you can pick up the 20th anniversary edition of The City of Lost Children (which is amazing if you’ve never seen it) exclusively on their site.
The City of Lost Children 20th Anniversary Edition- Amazon Exclusive (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
On a futuristic oil rig,...
- 11/17/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
"They're eating her... and then they're going to eat me!" On November 17th, Scream Factory will unleash human-eating goblins in high-definition with their double feature Blu-ray of Troll and Troll 2, and we have clips and trailers from the double bill.
"Troll: Lock the doors and pull out the weed-wacker for this house party of horror! One family is about to find out there's no place like home when a troublesome troll starts taking over their building, transforming each apartment into an overgrown garden of ancient evil and turning tenants into a horde of hairy hobgoblins! Michael Moriarty and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in this super-slimy scare-fest.
Troll 2: Those greedy goblins are back and hungrier than ever in this gourmet gross-out! Disguised as friendly country folk, a pugnacious posse of people-eating trolls lures visitors to their town. But a family of four is about to discover this place is a real tourist trap.
"Troll: Lock the doors and pull out the weed-wacker for this house party of horror! One family is about to find out there's no place like home when a troublesome troll starts taking over their building, transforming each apartment into an overgrown garden of ancient evil and turning tenants into a horde of hairy hobgoblins! Michael Moriarty and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in this super-slimy scare-fest.
Troll 2: Those greedy goblins are back and hungrier than ever in this gourmet gross-out! Disguised as friendly country folk, a pugnacious posse of people-eating trolls lures visitors to their town. But a family of four is about to discover this place is a real tourist trap.
- 11/12/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"They're eating her... and then they're going to eat me!" On November 17th, Scream Factory will release human-eating goblins in high-definition with their double feature Blu-ray of Troll and Troll 2, complete with new interviews for the former and a fresh audio commentary with the latter.
Press Release: On November 17th, 2015, Scream Factory will release two fan favorite cult films, Troll and Troll 2, on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack. This double feature comes loaded with bonus features, including a brand new The Making of ‘Troll’ featurette, with interviews with director John Carl Buechler, producer Charles Band, writer Ed Naha, composer Richard Band, special effects artists John Vulich and Gino Crognale, visual effects artists Jim Aupperle, James Belhovek, Linda Drake and Kevin Kutchaver; new audio commentary with actors George Hardy and Deborah Reed; a behind the scenes gallery and theatrical trailers.
As an added bonus, the first 5,000 copies sold will...
Press Release: On November 17th, 2015, Scream Factory will release two fan favorite cult films, Troll and Troll 2, on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack. This double feature comes loaded with bonus features, including a brand new The Making of ‘Troll’ featurette, with interviews with director John Carl Buechler, producer Charles Band, writer Ed Naha, composer Richard Band, special effects artists John Vulich and Gino Crognale, visual effects artists Jim Aupperle, James Belhovek, Linda Drake and Kevin Kutchaver; new audio commentary with actors George Hardy and Deborah Reed; a behind the scenes gallery and theatrical trailers.
As an added bonus, the first 5,000 copies sold will...
- 10/8/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stuart Gordon shot his first film, 1985's much beloved gorefest Re-Animator, in Los Angeles but then decamped to Italy to shoot Dolls, his second movie and second terror tale. While there, Gordon was also taken down a peg, or 12, by a local craftsman. "They didn’t shoot sound in Italy, they weren't used to that," says Gordon, whose other directing credits include From Beyond, Castle Freak, and 2005's William H. Macy-starring Edmond. "I remember there was one day when I was shooting something and there was a carpenter hammering in the background, working on another one of our sets—hammering and sawing.
- 11/12/2014
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Dolls is one of Stuart Gordon’s most ballyhooed directorial efforts, next to Re-Animator and From Beyond, of course. It was a Charles Band production, under Empire International, and produced by Brian Yuzna. It has been so long since the last time that I watched the film, that the only thing that I could remember about it, was the front cover of the VHS tape. This means that I don’t really have a DVD experience with Dolls, for which to compare the Blu-ray transfer of the film to. After revisiting the film, I can’t say that it is my favorite Gordon film, but it is highly entertaining for what it is. Dolls predates the Puppet Master series, which Band would later become known for, and is infinitely more enjoyable than any one of those films. I recently re-watched a couple of the Puppet Master movies, and none of...
- 11/11/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
For the second week of November, genre fans have plenty of titles to choose from, as the horror and sci-fi related home releases aren’t slowing down at all this week. Not only does the highly anticipated Batman HD box set finally come home on Tuesday, but several cult classics, including Dolls and both Demons films, are also getting their due on Blu-ray too.
For those of you Trubies out there, the final season of True Blood is coming out, as well as a nifty box set of the entire HBO series and even Gamera is getting his own box set to boot. And for those of you out there who fancy yourselves fans of cult cannibal flicks, Intervision is releasing two obscure titles this week that might be of interest- Mondo Cannibal and In the Land of the Cannibals.
Batman: The Complete TV Series Limited Edition Set (Warner Home Video,...
For those of you Trubies out there, the final season of True Blood is coming out, as well as a nifty box set of the entire HBO series and even Gamera is getting his own box set to boot. And for those of you out there who fancy yourselves fans of cult cannibal flicks, Intervision is releasing two obscure titles this week that might be of interest- Mondo Cannibal and In the Land of the Cannibals.
Batman: The Complete TV Series Limited Edition Set (Warner Home Video,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Holy cats creeps, I can’t believe ol’ Xiii is havin’ such a streak of good luck! The restless spirits of this recent Samhain must have taken pity upon yours cruelly, ‘cuz this week’s reviews are a horror hat-trick of pure fright flick gold! Don’t believe me? Just keep readin’ and see if ya don’t agree (oh, and you will agree… you… will… agree)!
Nightbreed The Director’S Cut
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Written By: Clive Barker Directed By: Clive Barker Starring: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby
Man o’ man, ghouls, Nightbreed has always been a bit like an all you can eat buffet, but instead of chicken wings and mac n’ cheese you get a bounty o’ beasts and craploads o’ creatures, which is good because you are not hungry, you are a monster maniac. And where the hell was I going with this analogy?...
Nightbreed The Director’S Cut
Release Date: Now Available on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Written By: Clive Barker Directed By: Clive Barker Starring: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby
Man o’ man, ghouls, Nightbreed has always been a bit like an all you can eat buffet, but instead of chicken wings and mac n’ cheese you get a bounty o’ beasts and craploads o’ creatures, which is good because you are not hungry, you are a monster maniac. And where the hell was I going with this analogy?...
- 11/11/2014
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Dolls is the latest cult horror title to receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray treatment from Scream Factory and they’ve provided us with the final list of bonus features for the November 11th release:
“Do you like handmade puppets, toy soldiers, ballerinas and dolls? Charming elderly toymaker Gabriel Hartwicke and his wife Hilary have the perfect play toys just for you! From celebrated cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), executive producer Charles Band, producer Brian Yuzna (Society) and screenwriter Ed Naha (Troll) comes a campy, horror cult classic that combines the pint-sized playmates of childhood with bone-chilling fun. The 1987 horror film Dolls is a bloody good terror trap that delivers its frights, fun and fantastic effects in equal measure. The film stars Stephen Lee (The Pit and the Pendulum), Guy Rolfe (Puppet Master III, Mr. Sardonicus), Hilary Mason (Don’t Look Now), Ian Patrick Williams (Re-Animator), Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (From Beyond...
“Do you like handmade puppets, toy soldiers, ballerinas and dolls? Charming elderly toymaker Gabriel Hartwicke and his wife Hilary have the perfect play toys just for you! From celebrated cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), executive producer Charles Band, producer Brian Yuzna (Society) and screenwriter Ed Naha (Troll) comes a campy, horror cult classic that combines the pint-sized playmates of childhood with bone-chilling fun. The 1987 horror film Dolls is a bloody good terror trap that delivers its frights, fun and fantastic effects in equal measure. The film stars Stephen Lee (The Pit and the Pendulum), Guy Rolfe (Puppet Master III, Mr. Sardonicus), Hilary Mason (Don’t Look Now), Ian Patrick Williams (Re-Animator), Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (From Beyond...
- 9/11/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
At the San Diego Comic-Con back in July, Scream Factory announced that Stuart Gordon's Dolls would soon be getting the Collector's Edition Blu-ray treatment, and today full details have revealed all the stuffing that'll be found inside the release. Read on!
From the Press Release
Do you like handmade puppets, toy soldiers, ballerinas, and dolls? Charming elderly toymaker Gabriel Hartwicke and his wife, Hilary, have the perfect play toys just for you!
From celebrated cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), executive producer Charles Band, producer Brian Yuzna (Society), and screenwriter Ed Naha (Troll), comes a campy, horror cult classic that combines the pint-sized playmates of childhood with bone-chilling fun. The 1987 horror film Dolls is a bloody good terror trap that delivers its frights, fun, and fantastic effects in equal measure. The film stars Stephen Lee (The Pit and the Pendulum), Guy Rolfe (Puppet Master III, Mr. Sardonicus), Hilary Mason (Don...
From the Press Release
Do you like handmade puppets, toy soldiers, ballerinas, and dolls? Charming elderly toymaker Gabriel Hartwicke and his wife, Hilary, have the perfect play toys just for you!
From celebrated cult filmmaker Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), executive producer Charles Band, producer Brian Yuzna (Society), and screenwriter Ed Naha (Troll), comes a campy, horror cult classic that combines the pint-sized playmates of childhood with bone-chilling fun. The 1987 horror film Dolls is a bloody good terror trap that delivers its frights, fun, and fantastic effects in equal measure. The film stars Stephen Lee (The Pit and the Pendulum), Guy Rolfe (Puppet Master III, Mr. Sardonicus), Hilary Mason (Don...
- 9/11/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
I can’t wait for this release to finally come to fruition. It has been a long time since I have seen Stuart Gordon’s magical killer dolls film, so when Scream Factory announced it, they had my attention immediately. This is a “Collector’s Edition” so it looks as if it is getting the appropriate treatment. The artwork has been revealed, and the extras exposed. There appears to be a good mixture of both old and new. Including, but not limited to - all-new retrospective featuring interviews with director Stuart Gordon, producer Brian Yuzna, stars Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Ian Patrick Williams, executive producer Charles Band, and special make-Up effects artists Gabe Bartalos, andJohn Vulich and more! Check out the press release below, and pre-order your copy by either clicking here for Shout!’s website, or here for Amazon.
Scream Factory™ Presents
A Film by Stuart Gordon and Executive Produced by...
Scream Factory™ Presents
A Film by Stuart Gordon and Executive Produced by...
- 9/11/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Scream Factory created quite a buzz at Comic-Con when they announced ten titles coming to Blu-ray in 2014 and ’15, including three Collector’s Editions. One of the Ce Blu-rays was Dolls, which was recently given a November 11th release date, and now Scream Factory has unveiled their custom cover art for Stuart Gordon’s 1987 horror film, along with new details on how to buy the release early and receive a limited edition poster.
Though it’s officially hitting shelves on November 11th, Scream Factory will be offering a limited number of their Dolls Collector’s Edition Blu-rays sometime before Halloween. Those who buy the movie early will also receive a limited edition 18″ x 24″ poster featuring the Blu-ray’s cover art by Nathan Thomas Milliner. Pre-order links are expected to be available next week at http://www.shoutfactory.com/screamfactory.
So far the special features included in the Dolls Collector’s Edition Blu-ray have not been announced,...
Though it’s officially hitting shelves on November 11th, Scream Factory will be offering a limited number of their Dolls Collector’s Edition Blu-rays sometime before Halloween. Those who buy the movie early will also receive a limited edition 18″ x 24″ poster featuring the Blu-ray’s cover art by Nathan Thomas Milliner. Pre-order links are expected to be available next week at http://www.shoutfactory.com/screamfactory.
So far the special features included in the Dolls Collector’s Edition Blu-ray have not been announced,...
- 8/1/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe, Hilary Mason, Bunty Bailey, Cassie Stuart, Stephen Lee | Written by Ed Naha | Directed by Stuart Gordon
The second collaboration between Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Charles Band, Dolls was originally lensed as a “stop-gap” feature between Gordon’s debut feature Re-Animator and its follow-up, From Beyond – a filler piece if you will, to be shot at Charles Band’s newly purchased Italian soundstage (bought from Dino De Laurentiis no less) – from a script by Ed Naha, who had already penned one monster movie, the infamous Troll, for Band’s Empire Pictures shingle. Little did anyone know that the low-budget, quickly shot film would still, to this day, be regarded as one of the highlights of Empire Pictures horror output in the 80s…
And did I mention it just happens to still be one of my all-time favourite 80s horrors?...
The second collaboration between Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Charles Band, Dolls was originally lensed as a “stop-gap” feature between Gordon’s debut feature Re-Animator and its follow-up, From Beyond – a filler piece if you will, to be shot at Charles Band’s newly purchased Italian soundstage (bought from Dino De Laurentiis no less) – from a script by Ed Naha, who had already penned one monster movie, the infamous Troll, for Band’s Empire Pictures shingle. Little did anyone know that the low-budget, quickly shot film would still, to this day, be regarded as one of the highlights of Empire Pictures horror output in the 80s…
And did I mention it just happens to still be one of my all-time favourite 80s horrors?...
- 4/19/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Two of my favourite Full Moon flicks, Dollman and Demonic Toys, have been given the Blu-ray treatment by the folks at 88 Films. Already owning the pair on DVD we take a look at these new releases to see how they compare and if the new Blus are worthy of an upgrade…
Dollman
Stars: Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley, Kamala Lopez, Humberto Ortiz, Nicholas Guest, Judd Omen, Frank Collison | Written by Chris Roghair | Directed by Albert Pyun
Former funnyman, turned TV stalwart, turned action star, Tim Thomerson had already made a name for himself in the Empire Pictures/Full Moon franchise Trancers before spoofing the very same character and his take no crap persona in Dollman for one of my favourite directors, Albert Pyun.
Brick Bardo (Thomerson) is a traveller from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth,...
Dollman
Stars: Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley, Kamala Lopez, Humberto Ortiz, Nicholas Guest, Judd Omen, Frank Collison | Written by Chris Roghair | Directed by Albert Pyun
Former funnyman, turned TV stalwart, turned action star, Tim Thomerson had already made a name for himself in the Empire Pictures/Full Moon franchise Trancers before spoofing the very same character and his take no crap persona in Dollman for one of my favourite directors, Albert Pyun.
Brick Bardo (Thomerson) is a traveller from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized here on Earth,...
- 3/9/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The complete run of Starlog magazine has been scanned and made available over at archive.org. For those unfamiliar with the publication, it began life as a one-shot magazine about Star Trek. After art directors Kerry O’Quinn and Norman Jacobs were left high and dry by the publisher, they took all the existing material and decided to turn it into a magazine celebrating all science fiction on television and film. O’Quinn reached out to his friend David Houston to edit the new publication, dubbed Starlog and it debuted in the first half of 1976.
At the time, other publications covering the field appeared infrequently or failed to gain newsstand distribution in sufficient numbers to thrive. These included The Monster Times, Castle of Frankenstein, and Cinefantastique. Covering only aspects of science fiction was Warren Publications’ Famous Monsters of Filmland so there was a niche to be filled.
Starlog’s approach...
At the time, other publications covering the field appeared infrequently or failed to gain newsstand distribution in sufficient numbers to thrive. These included The Monster Times, Castle of Frankenstein, and Cinefantastique. Covering only aspects of science fiction was Warren Publications’ Famous Monsters of Filmland so there was a niche to be filled.
Starlog’s approach...
- 3/1/2014
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
In the April '13 issue (Iron Man 3 cover, pictured left) you'll find "Fango Unchained," in which Empire's Owen Williams profiles the longest running horror and cult magazine going and speaks with influential Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone, inaugural editor Ed Naha, longtime managing editor Michael Gingold, our current editor-in-chief Chris Alexander, president Tom DeFeo and more! For more, see a preview of the center spread below. You can find the issue on stands now, as well as through Empire's handy iPad app right here!
- 2/28/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (FANGORIA Staff)
- Fangoria
In the April '13 issue (Iron Man 3 cover, pictured left) you'll find "Fango Unchained," in which Empire's Owen Williams profiles the longest running horror and cult magazine going and speaks with influential Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone, inaugural editor Ed Naha, longtime managing editor Michael Gingold, our current editor-in-chief Chris Alexander, president Tom DeFeo and more! For more, see a preview of the center spread below. You can find the issue on stands now, as well as through Empire's handy iPad app right here!
- 2/28/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (FANGORIA Staff)
- Fangoria
In the April '13 issue (Iron Man 3 cover, pictured left) you'll find "Fango Unchained," in which Empire's Owen Williams profiles the longest running horror and cult magazine going and speaks with influential Editor Emeritus Tony Timpone, inaugural editor Ed Naha, longtime managing editor Michael Gingold, our current editor-in-chief Chris Alexander, president Tom DeFeo and more! For more, see a preview of the center spread below. You can find the issue on stands now, as well as through Empire's handy iPad app right here!
- 2/28/2013
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (FANGORIA Staff)
- Fangoria
If you were to ask me to list the absolute worst movies I have ever subjected myself to and I failed to list Chud II: Bud the Chud near the top of that list, it is only because I’ve worked very hard to try to block the memory of that rancid film from my mind. And yet, here I am paying homage to the film’s corny theme song. Am I a masochist or what?
If Troll 2 is the best worst movie, then Chud II: Bud the Chud is a contender for worst worst movie. The film’s screenwriter, Ed Naha, must have agreed since he took his name off of the film, instead billings himself as M. Kane Jeeves.
It was bad enough that Chud II: Bud the Chud had absolutely nothing to do with the original movie and that the CHUDs were just fanged zombies that...
If Troll 2 is the best worst movie, then Chud II: Bud the Chud is a contender for worst worst movie. The film’s screenwriter, Ed Naha, must have agreed since he took his name off of the film, instead billings himself as M. Kane Jeeves.
It was bad enough that Chud II: Bud the Chud had absolutely nothing to do with the original movie and that the CHUDs were just fanged zombies that...
- 12/17/2011
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Chris Alexander tells me news of Dave Everitt's death came just in time for him to add a farewell to the masthead of the upcoming issue.
That's Dave, ever the professional. Even in death, he can meet a deadline.
When Dave Everitt, who passed away on May 7 (see previous story here) was first hired at the outfit that fellow Fangoria founder Ed Naha liked to call “The House of Pain” (borrowing from H.G. Wells the term the “beast-men” used to refer to the lab of the very mad Dr. Moreau), he wasn’t attached to Fango; instead, he was more or less a floating staffer who could be applied wherever the need was greatest.
That's Dave, ever the professional. Even in death, he can meet a deadline.
When Dave Everitt, who passed away on May 7 (see previous story here) was first hired at the outfit that fellow Fangoria founder Ed Naha liked to call “The House of Pain” (borrowing from H.G. Wells the term the “beast-men” used to refer to the lab of the very mad Dr. Moreau), he wasn’t attached to Fango; instead, he was more or less a floating staffer who could be applied wherever the need was greatest.
- 5/17/2010
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Bob Martin)
- Fangoria
The first Troll film concerned the magical adventures of a teenager named Harry Potter. The second, according to a new documentary, is the Best Worst Movie ever made. And no one seems sure if there even was a third movie. In this special report EW examines the twisted, crazy, and frequently so-bad-it's-hilarious world of... Troll! Next: “I don’t think Troll 2 is the worst movie of all-time. I think Transformers 2 is the worst movie of all time.” On a beautiful Brooklyn evening last July, Michael Paul Stephenson took part in a question-and-answer session following an outdoor screening of the 1990 horror movie Troll 2.
- 5/8/2010
- by Clark Collis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Strangely, it took the recent death of filmmaker John (Weird Science) Hughes—as we like to call him—to remind me that I briefly met his muse. It was Spring 1983 and she was in NYC to celebrate the premiere of her second motion picture, Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone.
Stare blankly at a computer screen if you don’t recall it. I barely do. It was an Sf flick starring Peter Strauss, a pre-Sixteen Candles Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson and Michael Ironside, directed by Twilight Zone classic veteran Lamont Johnson. Ring any bells? Well, it was in 3-D but it wasn’t very good. Ahhhhh, Now you remember!
Nonetheless, magazine editors don’t know That for certain months before release when a picture’s in production. So, we sent James Van Hise on location (to wherever they filmed, Utah? Nevada?), and he filed a Set Visit story and a Strauss profile.
Stare blankly at a computer screen if you don’t recall it. I barely do. It was an Sf flick starring Peter Strauss, a pre-Sixteen Candles Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson and Michael Ironside, directed by Twilight Zone classic veteran Lamont Johnson. Ring any bells? Well, it was in 3-D but it wasn’t very good. Ahhhhh, Now you remember!
Nonetheless, magazine editors don’t know That for certain months before release when a picture’s in production. So, we sent James Van Hise on location (to wherever they filmed, Utah? Nevada?), and he filed a Set Visit story and a Strauss profile.
- 9/14/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
Fangoria Magazine officially turned 30 this month, and Fangoria Entertainment is now offering for sale the ultra-limited special edition of our 30th Anniversary Issue for sale!
Limited To Only 666 Copies, this version of Fangoria #284 features the Fangoria Logo embossed in reflective Uv Coating, with the beautifully handpainted cover by Clive Barker - and no additional text aside from Clive's name! The back cover is also exclusive to this printing, featuring the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal rising above two film strips filled with Classic Fangoria Covers! This is the first ever variant cover edition in Fango's 30 year history!
Fangoria #284 Ultimate Collectors Edition (Limited to 666 copies) - $20 each
Us S&H is $4 for the first issue, each additional is $2. Canadian S&H $6, each additional is $2. Foreign is $12, $4 each additional.
Each Magazine Is Shipped Bagged & Boarded For Protection And Collecting!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall...
Limited To Only 666 Copies, this version of Fangoria #284 features the Fangoria Logo embossed in reflective Uv Coating, with the beautifully handpainted cover by Clive Barker - and no additional text aside from Clive's name! The back cover is also exclusive to this printing, featuring the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal rising above two film strips filled with Classic Fangoria Covers! This is the first ever variant cover edition in Fango's 30 year history!
Fangoria #284 Ultimate Collectors Edition (Limited to 666 copies) - $20 each
Us S&H is $4 for the first issue, each additional is $2. Canadian S&H $6, each additional is $2. Foreign is $12, $4 each additional.
Each Magazine Is Shipped Bagged & Boarded For Protection And Collecting!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall...
- 5/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Being a Fangoria Subscriber has it's privleges, and one of those perks is being the first on your block to own each new issue. Fangoria's much-anticipated 30th Anniversary Spectacular began hitting subscriber mailboxes on Monday, well-before it's official street date of May 19th.
Click here to subscribe to Fangoria or renew your existing subscription today! We have 6-month and 1-year subscriptions available, with a full year running only $54.47 in the U.S., $63.97 anywhere else in the world! That's 40% off the U.S. cover price, and an even bigger savings for those overseas that are used to paying outrageous import fees from thier local newsagents.
If you haven't checked out the incredible contents of Fangoria #284, we've got another look for you after the jump!
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
Click here to subscribe to Fangoria or renew your existing subscription today! We have 6-month and 1-year subscriptions available, with a full year running only $54.47 in the U.S., $63.97 anywhere else in the world! That's 40% off the U.S. cover price, and an even bigger savings for those overseas that are used to paying outrageous import fees from thier local newsagents.
If you haven't checked out the incredible contents of Fangoria #284, we've got another look for you after the jump!
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
- 5/7/2009
- Fangoria
Announced and seen for the first time at our Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, we're pleased to reveal the full details on Fangoria #284, our jam-packed 30th Anniversary Edition!
Featuring a beautifully hand-painted cover by Clive Barker, Fangoria #284 will also be the first issue of Fango to be offered in two editions. The standard retail/subscriber edition will be mass-produced, while a limited, Ultimate Edition pressing of 666 pieces will showcase Clive's art (devoid of additional text and Upc codes), with the Fangoria logo layered in a reflective Uv coating. The back cover of the Ultimate Edition features the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal, with two film strips filled with classic covers. This rare collectible will be available exclusively through Fangoria.com in May.
Check out the images and the full contents after the jump!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall Of Fame Comments by...
Featuring a beautifully hand-painted cover by Clive Barker, Fangoria #284 will also be the first issue of Fango to be offered in two editions. The standard retail/subscriber edition will be mass-produced, while a limited, Ultimate Edition pressing of 666 pieces will showcase Clive's art (devoid of additional text and Upc codes), with the Fangoria logo layered in a reflective Uv coating. The back cover of the Ultimate Edition features the Fangoria 30th Anniversary Seal, with two film strips filled with classic covers. This rare collectible will be available exclusively through Fangoria.com in May.
Check out the images and the full contents after the jump!
What's inside? Elegy Death is the new 30 Fangoria Family: Tom DeFeo The Fangoria Hall Of Fame Comments by...
- 4/23/2009
- Fangoria
Promenade Pictures, the production company founded four years ago by former studio head Frank Yablans with a focus on family entertainment, said Thursday that it will enter U.S. theatrical distribution Oct. 26 by releasing the 3-D CGI-animated feature The Ten Commandments.
The film is the first in a 12-picture series billed as Epic Stories From the Bible, which Promenade is producing with New Zealand-based Huhu Studios and Singapore-based iVL Animation as partners. Promenade will market and distribute all of the films theatrically in the U.S. while retaining worldwide rights. Upcoming films in the franchise will be announced in the coming months.
Promenade president and COO Cindy Bond said the company will distribute four to six films a year, a mix of wide releases as well as niche platform titles. It will distribute its own slate of features as well as acquisitions from indie filmmakers working in the $5 million-$20 million range.
The Ten Commandments, directed by Bill Boyce and John Stronach from a screenplay by Ed Naha, includes the voice talents of Ben Kingsley, who serves as narrator, Christian Slater (Moses), Alfred Molina (Ramses) and Elliott Gould (God).
The film is the first in a 12-picture series billed as Epic Stories From the Bible, which Promenade is producing with New Zealand-based Huhu Studios and Singapore-based iVL Animation as partners. Promenade will market and distribute all of the films theatrically in the U.S. while retaining worldwide rights. Upcoming films in the franchise will be announced in the coming months.
Promenade president and COO Cindy Bond said the company will distribute four to six films a year, a mix of wide releases as well as niche platform titles. It will distribute its own slate of features as well as acquisitions from indie filmmakers working in the $5 million-$20 million range.
The Ten Commandments, directed by Bill Boyce and John Stronach from a screenplay by Ed Naha, includes the voice talents of Ben Kingsley, who serves as narrator, Christian Slater (Moses), Alfred Molina (Ramses) and Elliott Gould (God).
- 8/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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