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Lock the doors. Turn on the lights. Check under the bed. Crank up the volume. It’s time for another Halloween Parade!

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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Scream Blacula Scream (1973)

Mandy (2018)

Carnival of Souls (1962) – Mary Lambert’s trailer commentary

Night Tide (1961) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review

A Bucket Of Blood (1959) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s DVD review, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Dementia 13 (1963) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Region B Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s director’s cut Blu-ray review

The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary

The Conversation (1974) – Josh Olson...

Shorts have arguably suffered the most in the wake of the mass cinema closures over the last year. Almost always relegated to the dim light of a laptop screen anyway, without our live, in-person, in-cinema film festivals, shorts haven’t been seen big and loud in much too long, and when they have been, have only done so in punishingly small numbers.

But with FrightFest’s return, there’s hope, as the fest and its programmers show no sign of taking a step back with its Short Film Showcases, packing three feature-length slots full of the good stuff. The best of which we’ve cobbled together and outlined below:

David J. Ellison’s Familiar is, as it’s title might suggest, nothing sensationally new. But while it ticks a lot of the classic gothic horror boxes, it’s Ellison’s terrific appetite for atmosphere that makes it a must, building...

After putting a youthful, female-centric spin on vampiredom in “Bleed With Me,” Canadian director Amelia Moses does the same favor for werewolves in “Bloodthirsty.” This sophomore feature is likewise a slow-burning tale set among three primary characters in a remote setting. But this time the script is by producer Wendy Hill-Tout and her daughter, singer-songwriter Lowell, who make the pressures of the music industry integral to the story.

To a degree, that emphasis may disappoint horror fans who want more of the fanged action that takes its time arriving here. But within its modest boundaries, “Bloodthirsty” does a creditable enough job balancing supernatural suspense with the drama of a young artist’s insecurities at a key early career juncture. It may be one big metaphor, but as they go, “Recording a second album made me a monster” has the ring of truth. Brainstorm Media is releasing to VOD on April 23 in the U.

Okay Ghouls and Gremlins! It’s nearly Halloween so it’s time to stock up on some flesh-tingling flicks to make your Samhain extra spooky. Here are your Blu-ray releases for Tuesday the 28th:

Nightbreed. United States. The Director’s Cut + Theatrical Cut. Limited Edition of 10,000 Shout Factory. 1990.

Summary:

A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes with the help of a brooding young man who discovers them. (Source)

Planet of the Vampires. United States. Terrore nello spazio. Kino Video. 1965.

Summary:

In the near future the two spaceships Argos and Galliot are sent to investigate the mysterious planet Aura. As the Galliot lands on the planet her crew suddenly go berserk and attack each other. The strange event passes, but the crew soon discovers the crashed Argos – and learns that her crew died fighting each other!

Thanks to a number of quality speciality labels, cult horror movies continue their push on Blu-ray and we have word that Werewolf Woman will be getting the high-definition upgrade in 2014.

“A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.”

Raro Video just announced that Werewolf Women is one of their upcoming Blu-ray titles. It’s likely to be released in 2014, but a specific date was not provided. The movie was released in 1976 and also went under the following titles: La Lupa Mannara also known as The Legend of the Wolf Woman, She-Wolf, Terror of the She Wolf, and Naked Werewolf Woman.

Werewolf Woman was directed by Rino Di Silvestro,...

Rino Di Silvestro was writer and director of the schlock horror film Legend of the Wolf Woman (aka La Lupa Mannara) starring Annik Borel.

Di Silvestro was born in Italy on January 30, 1932, and began his career working in theater. He made his directorial debut with the 1973 exploitation classic Women in Cell Block 7. He wrote and directed a handful of sordid schlock classics over the next decade including Red Light Girls (1974), SS Special Section Women (1976), Baby Love (1979), Hanna D.: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984) under the pseudonym Axel Berger, and The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985) under the name Cesar Todd.

Rino Di Silvestro died of cancer in Italy on October 3, 2009, at age 77.

Written by Harris Lentz III...