Ever wonder what really goes into the making of an independent horror film? Charles Band's Full Moon Features will take fans behind the blood-stained curtain for a live look into the making of ten new movies with their "Deadly Ten" initiative.

From Blade: The Iron Cross to The Grim Rapper, the making of the "Deadly Ten" movies will be live streamed on the official "Deadly Ten" website beginning this June, with all ten films slated to premiere on February 14th, 2020, on the Full Moon Amazon Prime Channel:

Press Release: Hollywood, April Xx, 2019 – Deadly Ten is an immersive cinematic initiative that will see Full Moon Features boldly producing a series of ten original genre films, live-streamed in front of fans. These ten films will include sequels of beloved Full Moon franchises, a spin on classic cult favorites, and daring soon-to-be essential genre films. Principal photography will begin shooting in June...

"...Whole 'lot of horror going on!" In today's Horror Highlights, we have Terror Threads' second set of Terrifier apparel, State of Decay 2 vinyl release details, and Full Moon Features' Prehysteria (1989) Blu-ray / DVD release details.

Terror Threads' New Terrifier Apparel Photos and Release Details: From Terror Threads: "The second part of our latest Terrifier release is now available!

This release includes apparel designed by Samhain 1992 and Green Devil Artwork, an enamel pin and patch designed by Gibson Graphix, and a limited edition of just 50 scented candles by the queen of wax, Sick Wix!"

To learn more, visit Terror Threads' official website.

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State of Decay 2 Special Edition Vinyl Soundtrack Release Details: "Music Composed and Produced By Jesper Kyd.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 Side A

Main Theme

A Hot Summer's Night

Into The Fire

Promised Lands

Disturbance At The Neighbors

Uncertain Neighbors

Hope Runs Thin

Disc 1 Side B

Hills Of My Hometown

Not Always...

Full Moon Features, founded by producer and director Charles Band in 1989, is world-renowned for wild films like Puppet Master, Castle Freak, Subspecies, Evil Bong and many, many more. But nestled among Full Moon’s vast entertainment universe sits Moonbeam Entertainment, the ’90s imprint that housed Band’s series of imaginative and successful fantasy films.

Beginning in 1993 and continuing well into the late ’90s, Moonbeam Entertainment released dozens of remarkable (and hugely popular) horror, sci-fi and fantasy movies made for children and families. Now, Full Moon is bringing back many of those marvelous pictures from the Moonbeam library, starting with the film that started it all: Prehysteria, released on Special Edition Blu-ray on October 9th.

Anticipating the success of Jurassic Park, this 1993 VHS-era favorite follows the misadventures of Jerry Taylor, a 12 year old Elvis-loving kid and his sister Monica (Samantha Mills), whose raisin farmer dad Frank accidentally brings home a bundle...

Charles Band set a precedent when he founded Full Moon Features over thirty years ago, creating a narrative blueprint that many modern horror filmmakers adhere to, and was an enduring and provocative figure during the VHS Boom of the ’80s and early ’90s. When Epic Entertainment bought the bankrupt Empire Pictures (Empire produced Ghoulies and Re-Animator), Charles, with an eye for the cultural merits of truly great cinema, founded Full Moon Features. Already familiar with studio filmmaking and the machinery surrounding it, including distribution, Band now had complete control.

The polymath (Band was involved to a greater or lesser extent in several other entertainment subsidiaries) went on to spawn cult movie franchises such as Puppet Master, The Gingerdead Man, and Subspecies. Most readers will remember Blockbuster Video putting out most of Band’s catalogues in their “straight-to-b-movie” bargain bins. Horror fans were enamoured with VHS covers featuring lurid images of interdimensional tentacled sex fiends,...

Full Moon’s Classic Family Film Classic Comes to Blu-ray for the First Time! Legendary horror and dark fantasy film studio Full Moon – founded by producer/director Charles Band in 1989 – is world-renowned for wild films like Puppet Master, Castle Freak, Subspecies, Evil Bong and many, many more. But nestled among Full Moon’s vast entertainment …

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Castle Freak. Trancers. Demonic Toys. Parasite. Subspecies. Puppet Master. When it comes to filmmaking, there’s very little Charles Band hasn’t done… and then done again. On Episode 56 of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio, we find out all about… Continue Reading →

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Castle Freak. Trancers. Demonic Toys. Parasite. Subspecies. Puppet Master. When it comes to filmmaking, there’s very little Charles Band hasn’t done… and then done again. On Episode 56 of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio, we’ll find out all about… Continue Reading →

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Castle Freak. Trancers. Demonic Toys. Parasite. Subspecies. Puppet Master. When it comes to filmmaking, there’s very little Charles Band hasn’t done… and then done again. On Episode 56 of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio, we’ll find out all about… Continue Reading →

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Barbara Crampton has been a mainstay in the horror community for more than thirty years, but she’d rather not be called a “Scream Queen.” In a recent essay, Crampton explained that for her, the term is reductive and dismisses the nuances and hard work that go into her roles. I can understand if she wants her legacy to carry more complexity than a catchy nickname, especially considering the wide range of roles that Crampton has contributed to the horror genre. In the past, she played a medical student hounded by reanimated corpses in Re-Animator, and more recently, she portrayed a grieving mother haunted by her past (as well as actual ghosts) in We Are Still Here, as well as the sinister host of a VHS board game in Beyond the Gates.

Crampton broke out in the 1980s with frequent collaborators Stuart Gordon and Jeffrey Combs to adapt H.P. Lovecraft...

Di Bonaventura Pictures and Caliber Media are moving forward with Puppet Master: The Littles Reich, the first film in a planned reboot universe of the horror franchise. Bone Tomahawk writer/director S. Craig Zahler is set to pen the script for the latest Puppet Master film, which is teased in a new poster:

Press Release: Dallas, TX (May 2, 2016) – Di Bonaventura Pictures (1408, Transformers) and Caliber Media (Dark Was The Night, Some Kind Of Hate) partnered up to option the rights to develop a brand new take on Charles Band’s cult classic horror film franchise Puppet Master. With the intention to produce multiple storylines within this new universe, the producers have set S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) to write the first script entitled Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich and expand the mythology, and the director’s search is quietly underway.

The film will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...

Some very sad news came in late this evening from Don Coscarelli, who revealed that Angus Scrimm has passed away at the age of 89. The Phantasm director took to Twitter not too long ago to confirm that Angus Scrimm passed away peacefully and in the company of friends and family:

"Phantasm’s Angus Scrimm passed away peacefully tonight surrounded by his friends and loved ones... Angus’s performance as the Tall Man is a towering achievement in horror film history. He was the last of the classic horror movie stars... Angus was a terrific actor and an even better friend. He will be missed."

The recently announced 4k restoration of Phantasm and upcoming release of Phantasm V will be bittersweet with Angus Scrimm not around to see them, but it's a testament to his performance that this 1979 movie and the Tall Man will continue to terrify audiences for generations to come.

As we’ve previously mentioned, Charles Band, the ghoulish and prolific mind that brought you iconic horror and sci-fi films like Troll, Puppet Master, Subspecies, Trancers, Ghoulies, Re-Animator, From Beyond, Demonic Toys, and hundreds of other films, is producing Full Moon’s… Continue Reading →

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The 1992 Full Moon flick Doctor Mordrid starring Jeffrey Combs was originally intended to be a Doctor Strange movie. Unfortunately, the rights reverted back to Marvel before Charles Band could get the film made.

With an actual Doctor Strange movie in the works, it seems fitting Band would give his pseudo-take on the character the Blu-ray treatment.

Re-Animator’s Jeffrey Combs dons his finest Doctor Strange lounge-wear to play enigmatic interdimensional sorcerer/New York landlord Dr. Anton Mordrid, sworn to protect our world by guarding the gates of the fourth dimension from his mortal enemy, the diabolical warlock Kabul (Brian Thompson, "The X-Files"), while also finding the time to for a little romance with a pretty police research consultant tenant (Yvette Nipar, “Robocop: The Series”).

When Band lost the rights to make a Doctor Strange movie, C. Courtney Joyner’s script was rewritten to create an entirely new supernatural superhero...

Stars: Paul Hipp, Martha Quinn, Aaron Lustig, Charlie Spradling, Ian Patrick Williams | Written by Jackson Barr | Directed by Ted Nicolaou

I’m a bad Full Moon fan. I really am… I can now cross Bad Channels off my list of Full Moon flicks I know of but haven’t seen.

Yet another collaboration between Charles Band and his Subspecies director Ted Nicolaou, Bad Channels tells the story of Dangerous Dan (Hipp) a newly employed DJ at Kdul who is returning to the airwaves after a six month suspension by the FCC for a stunt he pulled while on the air. Covering Dan’s return to the airwaves is Lisa Cummings (Quinn) who doesn’t trust Dan and thinks he’s a hoax. She becomes the butt of his jokes when she spots a UFO landing near the radio station and Dan is quick to laugh until the alien breaks into Kdul.

by Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

The giallo-style horror film Virginia Obscura had obtained North American distribution through Full Moon and Wizard Studios. Check out all the bloody details below.

From The Press Release

"Virginia Obscura" has scored North American distribution with Full Moon and Wizard Studios!

The twisty grindhouse-meets-arthouse giallo-style horror film -- which stars Matt Mitler (The Mutilator, Basketcase 2), Thomas Kovacs (My Bloody Valentine, Scanners), Linnea Quigley (Return Of The Living Dead, Creepozoids), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night, Truth Or Dare), Christopher Marrone (Plus One, Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies), and new blood: Jennie Brown and Ed Conrade -- was selected and signed by Full Moon for the first wave of new releases by Wizard Studios.

In the 1980s, Wizard Video distributed the cult classic horror films Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I Spit On Your Grave, Zombie, and The Driller Killer.

Now the iconic Wizard label is being relaunched by Charles Band (producer of Ghoulies,...

Charles Band and Full Moon Entertainment have infected just about every possible medium that they could have with their unique brand of lunacy, but they're getting ready to head out into a new frontier with the magazine Delirium.

From the Press Release

A brand new, bi-monthly, Full Color, cult, horror, sci-fi and fantasy Print magazine that scours true tales from the legendary Full Moon archives… and beyond.

For over four delirious decades, filmmaker Charles Band has steadily pumped out a dizzying wealth of some of cinema’s weirdest and wildest horror, fantasy and exploitation genre movies with his iconic labels “Empire Pictures” and “Full Moon Features.” Along the way he has nurtured and enabled such talents as Stuart Gordon, Barbara Crampton, David Schmoeller, Demi Moore, Michael Pataki, Helen Hunt, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Lee, Tim Thomerson, John Carl Buechler, Don Mancini, Timothy Van Patton, Jeffrey Combs, Michael Moriarty, Andrew Prine, Klaus Kinski,...

Stars: Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo, Ron Masak, Dennis Burkley, Barry Cutler, Mike Bobenko, Eddie Deezen, Keenan Wynn, Roddy McDowall, Rick Walters | Written by Franne Schacht, Frank Ray Perilli | Directed by Michael Rae

The latest release from 88 Films’ Grindhouse Collection label, Laserblast is a very early Charles Band production that, for fans of 80s Dtv productions, is probably one of the most notoriously “bad” movies to come from the Full Moon head honcho. Notorious in so much that the cover art for the VHS release (also present on this DVD) should be in the bad movie hall of fame… And so should some of the acting!

For those interested in a plot, Laserblast tells the story of Billy Duncan, a put-upon teenage loner who, after being bullied by two local teens and given a speeding ticket by two police deputies, wanders into the desert and discovers a laser...

It has been officially announced that Full Moon Features will launch Full Moon Streaming later this month. This new subscription-based streaming content service will feature their entire library, including the Puppet Master and Subspecies series:

“Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 2013 –Full Moon Features is proud to announce the world premiere of brand new subscription-based video streaming service, Full Moon Streaming (www.fullmoonstreaming.com), which will be home to the entire Full Moon Features library; including brand new world premieres and resurrected film treasures, from the convenience of a computer or mobile device. Full Moon Streaming is one of the world’s first and finest interactive video experiences, and will provide fans with unprecedented access to exclusive content: webisodes, behind-the-scenes footage, Full Moon merchandise tie-ins, contests, and much, much more. Viewers who watch closely will be rewarded as they seek out the hidden interactive elements built into the very fabric of the films.

Full Moon Features has launched a subscription-based video streaming service to further monetise its library.

Full Moon Streaming will cost $6.99 a month and enable subscribers to access content on all devices.

The service will grant access to the entire Full Moon library, which includes titles like Band’s Puppet Master series, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.

Subscribers will get exposure to Full Moon merchandise, tie-ins and extra footage as well as third party acquisitions.

“The fans speak and we listen,” said Full Moon Features founder Charles Band. “I’ve been asked for a comprehensive Full Moon digital universe for eons, and now the technology has finally caught up to what I had envisioned.

“Fans will now have the ability to totally engage and immerse themselves into our Gonzo universe, and witness the world’s most beloved film treasures in the comfort of their own homes.”...

Bloodstone: Subspecies 2

Stars: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Melanie Shatner, Michael Denish, Pamela Gordon, Ion Haiduc | Written and Directed by Ted Nicolaou

The centuries-old conflict that has plagued the villages of Transylvania explodes into bloodshed. The mad vampire Radu (Hove) becomes obsessed with Michelle (Duff), who loves his half-mortal brother Stefan. In his quest to possess Michelle and the sacred relic, the Bloodstone, Radu destroys Stefan as he sleeps. Michelle steals the Bloodstone and escapes from Radu’s castle. She finds a lair beneath a theatre in Bucharest and stalks the streets in torment, torn between her fading humanity and her growing thirst for blood. Radu, desperate to regain the Bloodstone, seeks help from his monstrous mother, the ageless sorceress Mummy, who demands the he destroy Michelle before she destroys him…

Released two years after the original film this time round Anders Hove’s experience as the character see...

Stars: Brian Cousins, Jane Caldwell, Michael Della Femina, Robert Symonds, Curt Lowens, Patrik Ersgård, Mircea Albulescu | Written by Earl Kenton, Jackson Barr | Directed by Jack Ersgard

Originally planned as an Empire Pictures film back in 1986, Mandroid was lensed in 1993 as the first in a two-part series (the second being Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight) by Swedish director Jack Ersgard based on a script by long-term Full Moon collaborators Jackson Barr, who also wrote Subspecies, Trancers II and Seedpeople amongst many others, and Earl Kenton, who would go on to pen the sequel and a number of movies for Charles Band’s erotica imprint Surrender Cinema.

The film tells the story of the titular Mandroid, a humanoid robot invented by Russian scientist Dr. Karl Zimmer and his partner Drago, which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. Planning to sell his invention, and the superconn crystal which powers it,...

Subspecies

Stars: Angus Scrimm, Anders Hove, Irina Movila, Laura Mae Tate, Michelle McBride, Ivan J. Rado | Written by Charles Band, Jackson Barr, David Pabian | Directed by Ted Nicolaou

After being banished from his home town, villainous vampire Radu Vladislas (Hove) returns and murders his father in order to claim a powerful bloodstone. Then, in an attempt to harm his good-hearted brother Stefan (Watson), he sets his sights on turning his sibling’s friends, Michelle (Tate), Mara (Movila) and Lillian (McBride), into vampires. Can Stefan stop Radu before it is too late?

The first in what turned out to be a five-part vampire saga, Subspecies was one of Full Moon Entertainment’s flagship franchises and like it’s Charles Band-produced brethren the film was a staple of video stores across the country. More interestingly, this movie was one of the first American productions to film in a post-Communism Romania, using...

Recently, I attended the HorrorHound Weekend convention in Cincinnati, Oh which is one of many conventions that have popped up in recent years devoted to the horror and science fiction genre. This particular show had well over 30 celebrities in attendance with six of the Walking Dead stars and it was obvious that a bulk of the attendees came for that. With a sold out weekend where 30,000 tickets were capped off, lines that went on forever, and a convention center packed to capacity, it was obvious this was going to be a very special show and it was.

For those who have never been to one of these shows, you can expect to find a celebrity at a booth/table with a variety of pictures and props for sale. You will have to pay for an autograph and usually a free picture with said celebrity comes with it. The average is $20 per item signed.

Whether you have fond memories of visiting the video stores during the days of VHS or weren’t born yet and are looking for a retro horror collectibles, we think you’ll be interested in the latest announcement from Charles Band. He recently stumbled upon a large batch of original oversized VHS boxes and will be selling them starting this month. Titles include Zombie, Return of the Zombies, Zombie Lake, Space Zombies, The Screaming Dead, and more:

Los Angeles, CA, Feb 7, 2013 – Horror legend and home video pioneer Charles Band had been putting off his warehouse cleaning for years. But during a recent overhaul of his extensive collection of collectibles, he unwittingly resurrected a veritable treasure trove of vintage horror limited-edition VHS boxes coveted by horror fans and serious collectors. Starting February 12, fans will be able to purchase these original boxes with authentically duplicated VHS copies inside – at an incredibly reasonable price.

As a child of the 80′s, the video store was my second home. There were a few shops here in St. Louis that carried some big box titles and among them, I always remembered Wizard Video. One of Wizard Video’s most notorious releases was I Spit on Your Grave. In the past few years, VHS tapes have become a collector’s item of sorts. Some people I know go crazy and try and collect all the VHS tapes they can find. I am a bit more selective with what I pick up (I tend to go for big boxes and releases that have some nostalgia for me). There is no doubt that there is still a market in VHS. Is it the best format to watch a film, no. However, there is a certain allure to watch a film on VHS. It feels more organic and feels dynamic and...

I've been hard on Full Moon of late, I realize this. But I am an avid supporter of a lot of their earlier work - especially the Subspecies trilogy (yes, I know there was a fourth film and a spinoff, and the less said about them the better). So I'm delighted to bring word that the folks at Full Moon will be unleashing Radu into the world of 1080p horror once again!

Following the HD release of the original Subspecies a little over a year ago, Full Moon announces that Bloodstone: Subspecies II and Bloodlust: Subspecies III will follow with Blu-ray bows in 2013. Best of all? These are sounding like full-fledged special editions complete with new audio commentaries by stars Anders Hove and Denise Duff, and a new video interview with the reclusive Radu as well.

Full Moon suggests these suckers will really sparkle on Blu-ray, spouting widescreen 16:9 transfers,...

Full Moon Features are a big part of my horror upbringing. I would say they were my first exposure to direct-to-video movies. I remember going to the local video store and grabbing up every Subspecies, Trancers, Robot Jox, and Dollman release I could get my hands on. I never thought I'd see the day where these B-movie gems would get a high-definition transfer. That dream came true as I sat down to enjoy Puppet Master II on Blu-ray.

The evil puppets dig up their creator, Toulon, and bring him back to life. They need the mad puppeteer to concoct more of his formula to keep them alive. Thanks to a new group of paranormal investigators visiting the Bodega Bay Inn, the diabolical little creatures have a fresh supply of humans to use for the ingredients. Complications arise when Toulon becomes mesmerized by the leader of the group who resembles his late wife,...

Full Moon Features recently announced that more of their cult horror titles would be released on Blu-ray. The first batch includes the first three Puppet Master movies available on Blu-ray individually or in a three-disc set. We have release details, plus a look at the HD-remastered trailers for all three films.

For over thirty years Charles Band has been creating modern day horror classics such as Puppetmaster, Trancers and Subspecies. According to Charles Band, Chairman and Founder of Full Moon Features, “After testing the Blu-ray market with the original Puppetmaster, and Subspecies, Full moon will move forward with additional Blu-ray releases of the best selling titles in the Full Moon catalog. The fan response has been overwhelming in support of Blu-ray, and they are demanding more. Featuring wide-screen 16:9 fully remastered picture and sound, these transfers have never looked more beautiful, and we’ll re-release the titles on DVD as well.

After testing the waters with Blu-ray versions of Puppet Master and Subspecies, Full Moon has announced that they are working on bringing more of their horror catalog to Blu-ray. The first new release includes the first three Puppet Master films:

Press Release: For over thirty years Charles Band has been creating modern day horror classics such as Puppetmaster, Trancers and Subspecies. According to Charles Band, Chairman and Founder of Full Moon Features, “After testing the Blu-ray market with the original Puppetmaster, and Subspecies, Full moon will move forward with additional Blu-ray releases of the best selling titles in the Full Moon catalog. The fan response has been overwhelming in support of Blu-ray, and they are demanding more. Featuring wide-screen 16:9 fully remastered picture and sound, these transfers have never looked more beautiful, and we’ll re-release the titles on DVD as well.”

On September 18th, 2012, the premiere Full Moon Blu-ray...

There's nothing like a good old fashioned Full Moon feature to conjure up the chills and laughs of days gone by. The studio announced today that even more of its library is going high-def! I'm clearing a spot for Castle Freak right now!

From the Press Release

For over thirty years Charles Band has been creating modern day horror classics such as Puppetmaster, Trancers and Subspecies. According to Charles Band, Chairman and Founder of Full Moon Features, “After testing the Blu-ray market with the original Puppetmaster, and Subspecies, Full moon will move forward with additional Blu-ray releases of the best selling titles in the Full Moon catalog. The fan response has been overwhelming in support of Blu-ray, and they are demanding more. Featuring wide-screen 16:9 fully remastered picture and sound, these transfers have never looked more beautiful, and we’ll re-release the titles on DVD as well.”

On September 18th,...

In Part 1 of our exclusive chat with B-movie and home video pioneer Charles Band, we heard about his early days working for his father, director Albert Band, and how his love of collecting movies led to his own home video distribution company on the heels of Betamax's success.

In 1989 Band returned to his indie filmmaking roots when he started Full Moon Productions and released the cult classic Puppet Master, which he co-wrote and produced. From there Full Moon took off and since then has released countless B-movie confections including the Subspecies and GingerDead Man series, several Trancers sequels, The Dead Hate the Living! and Evil Bong 1-3.

For Part Two of our video interview with Band for Dread Central's Indie Horror Month celebration, we hear how Stan Lee served as the inspiration behind Band's innovative VideoZone featurettes which would accompany all Full Moon releases as well as how the...

We’re back with the latest installment of our Indie Spotlight. Each feature includes the latest independent horror news sent our way. If you want to be included in our next spotlight, send us an email.

Six Degrees of Hell Retro Poster: A new vintage-style poster has been released for Six Degrees of Hell:

“Ever walk through one of those Halloween haunted attractions and wonder how real it all looked? What if it was? Six individuals are caught in a supernatural perfect storm that has come to claim one of them and tear apart the soul of a small town.”

Directed by Joe Raffa, Six Degrees of Hell features Corey Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Tara Reid, Nicole Cinaglia and David Bonner. The film is set to be released later this year. To check out the poster, visit the official Six Degrees of Hell Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Six-Degrees-of-Hell...

Killer Film was present for the launch of FullMoonHorror.com at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, California. It was a huge gathering of Full Moon alumni as Charles Band and his Full Moon Pictures empire introduced a new website that is a bit of viral marketing genius. Getting to rub my shoulders with the stars and downing a few drinks is an awesome way to spend a Friday night on the town. These are exciting times for Full Moon horror fans!

Hollywood, CA, October 21, 2011 – Tommy Chong (“Evil Bong,” “Cheech and Chong”) and Gary Busey (“Gingerdead Man,” “Lethal Weapon” and “The Buddy Holly Story”), join the cavalcade of stars from the legendary Producer/Director Charles Band’s Full Moon Pictures as they walk the red carpet tonight from 6-9:00 p.m. at Meltdown Comics, 7518 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood for the blowout ‘Halloween-style’ wild and crazy launch party of Band’s new interactive entertainment film site,...

It’s Tuesday! That means it’s time for another Home Invasion post. Home Invasion is a list of DVD & Blu-Ray releases for the week. All descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise noted. We have included buttons for you to order that product which not only makes it easy on you but also helps us pay the bills around here.

Batman: Year One (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

Batman: Year One is an animated adaptation of the four issue story arc Batman: Year One. The premiere was at Comic-Con on July 22 and the official release date is October 18, 2011. The film was directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu. It is the 12th film released under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner. (from Wikipedia.org)

Buy the Blu-Ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy @ Amazon.com Beware

Shady Grove has many dark secrets among them is the sadistic legend of Shane,...

We here at The Liberal Dead are huge fans of Charles Brand and Full Moon Features. When I heard they were doing a site relaunch filled to the brim with various forms of fan service I was beyond excited for what was to come. According to a press release from the site will include many interactive features including regular original video content from various Full Moon stars.

“Halloween is just around the corner,” says Band. “At FullMoonHorror.com, Halloween is going to be every day. The Internet and the new media revolution has shown that online is where the audience wants to get their entertainment. As a result, we’re building FullMoonHorror.com as an online ‘hangout’ where users from around the globe can get the Full Moon experience firsthand. The site will have exciting things happening all the time — a free, full length feature movie each week, interviews with celebrities,...

Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Agent 8 3/4 (1964)

Directed by: Ralph Thomas

Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley

Synopsis: Unemployed Czech-speaking writer Nicholas Whistler thinks he’s got a job visiting Prague for a bit of industrial espionage. In fact he is now in the employ of British Intelligence. His pretty chauffeuse on arrival behind the Iron Curtain, Comrade Simonova, is herself a Czech agent. Just as well she’s immediately attracted to 007′s unwitting replacement. [highdefdigest.com]

Special Features: Unknown.

Armed And Dangerous (1986)

Directed by: Mark L. Lester

Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Meg Ryan, Robert Loggia

Synopsis: Dooley, a cop wrongly sacked for corruption, teams up with a useless defense lawyer in their new careers… as security guards. When the two are made fall guys for a robbery at a location they are guarding, the pair begin to investigate corruption within the company and their union.

Full Moon Direct is re-releasing Subspecies from director Ted Nicolaou on DVD and Blu-Ray July 25th. Subspecies has been re-mastered in 16:9 and high definition. This film is about an evil vampire, who fights for possession and consumption of two travelling American girls. This is not your Twilight vampire film, as Radu, the villain, looks to use supernatural magics to empower himself while devouring the living.

The latest release of Subspecies will also involve a special screening July 20th at the San Diego Comic Con. Have a look at the release details with the graphic from Full Moon Direct, as Subspecies gets set to thrill in just a few days!

The tagline for the release: "The fangs are sharper and the blood is bloodier in high definition" (Full Moon).

The synopsis for Subspecies looms below:

"The evil vampire villain Radu returns to his hometown of Prejnar, after spending years in exile.

Full Moon Features announced recently that "Subspecies" will be released for the first time Blu-Ray, in conjunction with its twentieth anniversary. It will also be availible on the DVD format, as well. The film starring Anders Hove and Angus Scrimm is one of Full Moon more popular films and has had a following, since its original release on VHS in 1991. The film will be converted in High...

Subspecies What Gen X horror fan doesn't remember when Subspecies came out to VHS? It got horror fans buzzing. It featured one of the most memorably freaky looking vampires of all time in the form of Anders Hove. It featured the "Tall Man", Angrus Scrimm, from Phantasm. The artwork was captivating. Subspecies was a VHS rental hit, so much so that it spawned three sequels and it helped to put Full Moon Entertainment on the map. I remember staying up late at night so that I could watch this on Cinemax. What's disappointing is that this film hasn't been given a proper DVD release ....until now! Charles Band has just announced a re-mastered edition coming out this very month.

Yes, it's true! Subspecies re-mastered in 16:9 is finally here... on both Blu-Ray and DVD! Subspecies will "premiere" at the San Diego Comic Convention on July 20th. It will then be available only at www.

Our friends at Dread Central just got an exclusive scoop on the next film from indie horror mogul Charles Band, the man who, through his Full Moon Entertainment, is responsible for guilty pleasures like Puppetmaster, Subspecies, Trancers and Demonic Toys. The Band-produced Killer Eye 2: Halloween Haunt, a sequel to -- yup, you guessed it -- The Killer Eye will start shooting next week in Los Angeles. Get the details over at Dread Central.

Charles Band, the man behind the prolific B-movie machine Full Moon Entertainment (which over the years has churned out scores of genre features including the Puppetmaster, Subspecies, Trancers and Demonic Toys franchises, among dozens of others) is set to roll next week on the feature Killer Eye 2: Halloween Haunt. Read on for a synopsis, casting news and more!

Scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles, Killer Eye 2: Halloween Haunt will serve as a sequel to the Band-produced, David DeCoteau-directed 1999 film The Killer Eye. Written by August White and Kent Roudebush from a story by Charles Band, the film’s photography will be handled by Tom Calloway and Terrance Ryker is handling the splatter, as well as the delivery of the “replica-sized, horny monster that terrorizes a fun group of hot chicks, as they set up a Halloween haunt in an old mansion” (according to the flick’s official...

by Michael Pickle, MoreHorror.com

There is a place where Horror lovers can go and feel like they're part of something. A wonderfully twisted family. A place where, finally, they're not the outcasts with weird tastes and they're not the freaks for loving gore. The people outside these walls who don't have the stomach to see someone's eye plucked out of their head are the freaks here. That place is Creation Entertainment's Weekend Of Horrors.

This year's Mecca of Horror was at the Marriot at the Los Angeles Airport. All the little gore hounds flocked to multiple rooms of entertainment and spectacle like the Theater Room that featured many legendary Horror actors, actresses and filmmakers in discussion panels and Q&A's like the great John Carpenter, Tom Savini and Asia Argento as well as reunions of the cast and crew of such classic films as Demons and Nightmare on Elm Street.

The Weekend of Horrors returns to Los Angeles for its 25th year this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 14th and 15th, with the gory best of terror talent from both film and TV. This fright-filled weekend event will be held at the Lax Marriott Hotel, 5855 West Century Boulevard in Los Angeles.

From the Press Release:

Headliners will include:

Robert Englund, the beloved star of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies, who will talk about his upcoming role in Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon John Carpenter, the legendary horror/sci-fi director from Halloween, The Fog, and Escape From New York in a rare public appearance Asia Argento, actress, director and writer from The Stendhall Syndrome, who will make her Weekend of Horror’s debut Legendary star from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie Tippi Hedren will appear on stage

Adam Malin, Creation Entertainment Co-ceo, said, "Creation Entertainment...

If you have Netflix and are a horror fan in need of something to watch this Labor Day weekend, one look at this gargantuan list I compiled of the new terror titles Netflix has added for instant streaming in just the first three days of this month should keep you busy until Labor Day next year. You'll find something for everyone, from older titles to recent releases, famous to obscure, classic to not-so-classic, monsters to maniacs - you name it.

For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.

Today sees the UK based satellite chanel Zone Horror re-brand itself back to the Horror Channel. As part of the celebratory proceedings the channel are airing a special Vampire Week, featuring fourteen(!) vampire movies And the Horror Channel premiere of Blade: The Series starring rapper Sticky Fingaz as the titular hero.

Why am I telling you this you may ask? Well airing as part of Vampire Week are, in my opinion, four of the Best vampire movies ever made – the Subspecies quadrilogy. As well as the not-as-good-as-the-originals Subspecies spin-off Vampire Journals. For those of you who have never heard of Subspecies, the films are a direct-to-video series produced by Full Moon Studios (Puppetmaster, Demonic Toys), which were released between 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of vampire Radu Vladislas, portrayed by actor Anders Hove, and his efforts to turn Michelle Morgan into his fledgling.

The Subspecies series are airing in double-bills on April 7th/8th,...

Long live Blade! A lot of Full Moon's output has been hit or miss over the years, but I've always enjoyed the Puppet Master films. Hell, who am I kidding? I've enjoyed almost all of Full Moon's films over the years. Blood Dolls, Evil Bong, Subspecies and even Gingerdead Man...no, Especially Gingerdead Man. How could you Not love a movie that features the voice talent of Gary Busey as a murderous gingerbread cookie? Today we have a brand new trailer for Full Moon's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (love the music),  info on the DVD/Blu-ray Sepcial Edition Toulon Trunk Set and more! Check out the trailer below along with a new Charles Band 'Vidcast' in which he talks about the movie, special...

Welcome back to our weekly Top Ten Tuesday, where we the Movie Geeks butt heads until we’ve decided on the top ten picks for a specific category each week. Well, that is when the lot of us aren’t away freezing our nubbins off in the cold coolness of the Sundance Film Festival. So, with Scott and Kirk currently away on a mission to serve up some salty Sundance servitude (all for our readers) I’ve decided to throw a little something together instead of letting this week go wihtout some sort of Top Ten entry.

For whatever reasons and forces that drive my mind into the realms of random and useless thought that I frequent, I was pondering last night the inevitable extinction of the DVD. Granted, the eventual demise of the once was modern standard of movie-watching is likely still years off, but the phrase “not a matter of if,...

Note: This is an updated version of our earlier story, new details and video below!

Fangoria will host a free screening of Terribly Happy, the award-winning Danish thriller, at the Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street; at Laight Street, one block below Canal Street) on Tuesday, January 12 at 7 p.m. You can see our exclusive trailer below. Compared to the films of David Lynch (Blue Velvet) and the Coen Brothers (No Country For Old Men, Blood Simple), the critically acclaimed Terribly Happy follows a Copenhagen police officer (Jakob Cedergren) who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a small provincial town to take on the mysteriously vacated Marshall position and subsequently gets mixed up with a married femme fatale. Co-writer/director Henrik Ruben Genz will attend the Fango night and participate in a Q&A following the screening. Macabre and dark, Terribly Happy has won 19 major international awards and is the official...

Disclaimer: This article may contain sarcasm; irony and “LOLs” proceed with caution.

Our second stab at the Oscars contains make-up effects and score (read part 1 here). The make-up effects, followed by the visual effects and technical awards, remain my favorite parts of the show; here you got to see your heroes: Rick Baker, Howard Berger, Chris Walas or Rob Bottin in the audience. Even the great Stan Winston could have been out there, back in the day. Though best known for his “visual effects” wins—he brought home an Oscar for best make-up in 1991 for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Here genre fans can rejoice, Greg Cannom brought home the gold, again, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Cannom, a genre elder, worked alongside (just to name a few) Fincher, Coppola, Landis, Dante, Blatty, and Cohen creating all sorts of character and creature make-ups.

This part of the list also...

Premiere Props has announced that the live horror-themed charity auction of never before seen movie props and costumes just got bigger! Presented by Fangoria, DreadCentral.com and hosted by Ryan “Rotten” Turek from ShockTillYouDrop.com the live auction will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Premiere Props’ warehouse in El Segundo, California (128 Sierra Street, El Segundo, CA 90245) with proceeds to benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation. There will be a preview from 9am – 11am, and the auction will begin at 11am. As a special treat, bidders who come down to Premiere Props’ warehouse will have the opportunity to meet Charles Band, horror film producer of The Gingerdead Man, Subspecies, The Puppet Master Feature Film Series, Ghoulies, Evil Bong, Trancers and many more. Film fans and collectors will have the chance to own rare costumes and props from fan favorites including Evil Bong, Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge, The Cave, Rob Zombie’s Halloween,...