Shout! Factory: October 2023 Titles Announced

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1988 | 90 min | Not Rated
Directed by Kevin Tenney

It’s Halloween night and Angela is throwing a party … but this is no ordinary Halloween party. Everybody’s headed to Hull House, a deserted funeral home, formerly the lair of a mass murderer. But when the partygoers decide to have a séance, they awaken something evil … and these party crashers have a thirst for blood. Now it’s a battle for who can survive the night in Hull House.

William Gallo (Crash), Amelia Kinkade (Girls Just Want To Have Fun), Cathy Podewell (Dallas), Jill Terashita (Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland) and Screen Queen Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night) star in this ’80s splatter-fest directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard).

Bonus Features

***Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date***

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1994 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Rated R
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith

It’s Halloween and the teenagers from St. Rita’s High School want to party at the neighborhood’s haunted house. For years, the Hull House has sat in eerie silence – tales of its haunted past have turned into gory jokes and no one really believes anything ever happened there. However, Angela (Amelia Kinkade), the hostess from hell, is summoning her army of teen demons to the blood-curdling contest between the school’s priests and herself, the princess of darkness. What was intended as an innocent evening of fun and games turns into a hell-raising, life-threatening ordeal … they wanted fun, now they’re in the trick-or-treat party of their lives!

Bonus Features

***Extras in progress and will be announced at a later date***

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 3
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1997 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 85 min | Unrated
Directed by Jim Kaufman

It’s Halloween! The gates of Hull House have creaked open once again and Angela (Amelia Kinkade) is waiting for her treats. When a group of rambunctious teens take refuge in the foreboding funeral home to escape the law, they soon realize their grave error. Packed with thrills, chills, and bloody spills, Night Of The Demons 3 is a party to die for!

Bonus Features

***Extras in progress and will be announced at a later date***

Night Of The Demons 1-3 + 6 Posters + 3 Slipcovers + Prism Sticker + Enamel Pin Set + Lobby Cards

Elmo’s Holiday Spectacular: The Nutcracker And Other Tales

Shout Factory | 2022 | 150 min | Not Rated

The holidays are here on Sesame Street! Join Elmo, his puppy Tango, and all their friends on adventures filled with music, magic, and so much more! Play, sing, and explore in this two-hour holiday spectacular. Little ones will meet a reindeer-in-training named Lightning, explore magical lands with Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster, and try and save Christmas with Elmo!

FernGully: The Last Rainforest / FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue

Shout Factory | 1992-1998 | 80 / 75 min | Rated G
Directed by Bill Kroyer, Phil Robinson, & Dave Marshall

FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST
(Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) / English Dolby Digital 5.1 & Stereo / 80 min.)

Deep in the heart of the forest awaits a paradise filled with tiny sprites, winged fairies, tree spirits, and all kinds of animals who live together in joyful harmony. But when their home is threatened by humans, one courageous sprite must give her all to save it!

Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, and Tone Loc, FernGully: Thee Last Rainforest is an iconic classic for kids of all ages!

FERNGULLY 2: THE MAGICAL RESCUE
(Fullscreen (1.33:1) / English Dolby Digital Stereo / 75 min.)

All is well in FernGully until the day a group of humans comes in and captures three baby animals under Crysta’s care. Now the babies’ only hope is for Pips, Batty, and the Beetle Boys to venture into the great unknown – the town where the humans live! With the help of a young girl named Budgie and her Grandpa, the small-yet-heroic rescuers embark on the ultimate adventure to save their friends before they are smuggled away forever!

Pumpkinhead
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1988 | 87 min | Rated R
Directed by Stan Winston

When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen, Aliens) seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life. But instead, she invokes “Pumpkinhead” – a monstrously clawed demon which, once reborn, answers only to Ed’s bloodlust. But as the creature wreaks its slow, unspeakable tortures on the teens, Ed confronts a horrifying secret about his connection to the beast – and realizes that he must find a way to stop its deadly mission before he becomes one with the creature forever. A terrifying parable of revenge and possession, Pumpkinhead also stars Jeff East (Deadly Blessing), Joel Hoffman (Slumber Party Massacre II) and Kerry Remsen (A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge).

Bonus Features

***Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date***

Pumpkinhead [Collector’s Edition] + Poster + Prism Sticker + Lobby Cards + Enamel Pins

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection

Shout Factory | 1989-2008 | 4 Movies | 138 min | Not Rated
Directed by Nick Park

This is the complete collection of four cracking half-hour specials and ten short films featuring the charming and eccentric inventor Wallace, and his faithful, four-legged friend Gromit!

A GRAND DAY OUT
(1989 / 1080p High Definition 1.33:1 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & Stereo / Approximate Running Time: +/- 23 Minutes )

On a quest for his favorite snack, Wallace takes Gromit on an out-of-this-world adventure to discover if the moon really is made of cheese.

THE WRONG TROUSERS
(1993 / 1080p High Definition 1.33:1 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & Stereo / Approximate Running Time: +/- 29 Minutes)

Wallace takes in a mysterious lodger, but Gromit’s suspicions are aroused when the new arrival shows interest in his master’s techno-trousers.

A CLOSE SHAVE
(1995 / 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.67:1 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & Stereo / Approximate Running Time: +/- 30 Minutes)

Wallace and Gromit find themselves ensnared in a deadly mystery involving sheep rustling, a malevolent guard dog, and true love.

A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
(2008 / 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.78:1 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & Stereo / Approximate Running Time: +/- 29 Minutes)

Wallace and Gromit’s new bakery business faces danger when the town’s bakers start to mysteriously disappear!

CRACKING CONTRAPTIONS
(2002 / 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.78:1 / DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo / Approximate Running Time: +/- 27 Minutes)

Cracking Contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about Wallace’s wonderfully eccentric ideas to make your life easier.

ALF: The Complete Series
[Deluxe Edition]

Shout Factory | 1986-1996 | 59.5 hrs | Not Rated

Everyone’s favorite wise-cracking alien, Gordon Shumway — better known to Earthlings as ALF — has finally crash-landed onto DVD in this definitive 24-disc collection including every episode of his interstellar hit series as it was originally broadcast*, the 1996 film Project: ALF starring Martin Sheen, and all 47 episodes of Saturday morning’s ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales! Never has a collection been so out of this world!

Bonus Features

• NEW A Look Back At ALF With Creators Paul Fusco And Tom Patchett
• NEW “ALF On ALF” – Audio Commentaries With ALF And Tom Patchett For Select Episodes

The Blob
[Collector’s Edition]

Shout Factory | 1988 | 95 min | Rated R
Directed by Chuck Russell

The Blob is back in this horrific tale about a vile, malignant life-form that crashes to Earth in a cozy, rural American town called Arborville. Untroubled by conscience or intellect, the Blob does only one thing – and it does it well. It eats anything and everything that moves: men, women, and children. And tonight it wants to swallow the town of Arborville. The original version of The Blob thrilled and terrified audiences back in the 1950s. Now the oozing, gooey killer is back with a whole new high-tech look. What was once only suggested now comes to life with state-of-the-art special effects in the tradition of such thrilling remakes as The Thing and The Fly.

Bonus Features

***Final extras and specs will be confirmed at a later date***

The Blob [Collector’s Edition] + 2 Posters + Slipcover

EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME

Shout Factory | 2021 | 154 min | Not Rated
Directed by Hideaki Anno, Masayuki & Kazuya Tsurumaki

From legendary director Hideaki Anno, EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME is the fourth and final installment of the REBUILD OF EVANGELION films, bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots, with the stunning visuals and thought-provoking storytelling that has made EVANGELION a global pop culture phenomenon.

Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari’s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei (Provisional Name) wander about Japan.

Bonus Features

• EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
• EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
• Rebuild Of EVANGELION:3.0+1.11
• [Current EVANGELION]
• Message For Kinro
• Message For ANN
• Stage Greetings
• Promotional Reels
• Trailers
• TV Spots

EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME [Collector’s Edition]

Sri Asih: The Warrior

Shout Factory | 2022 | 133 min | Not Rated
Directed by Upi Avianto

Alana doesn’t understand why she is always influenced by anger. But she has always been trying to fight it. Born during a volcanic eruption, which separated her from her parents, Alana was adopted by a rich woman who has been trying to help her live a normal life. As she reaches adulthood, Alana discovers the truth about her origin: she’s no ordinary human being. She may in fact be the ultimate gift for humanity … or its ultimate destruction, if she can’t control her anger.

Bonus Features

• Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes

Shaw Brothers Classics,
Vol. 3

(Killer Clans / The Shaolin Avengers / The Web of Death / The Vengeful Beauty / Death Duel / Life Gamble / Soul of the Sword / The Deadly Breaking Sword / Clan of the White Lotus / Shaolin Abbot / Shaolin Rescuers)

Shout Factory | 1976-1980 | 11 Movies | 1020 min | Not Rated
Directed by Cheh Chang, Yuen Chor, Chung Sun, Lieh Lo, & Meng Hua Ho

This spectacular box set comprises 11 classic martial arts films from the famous Shaw Brothers’ library, featuring some of their greatest stars – Alexander Fu Sheng (The Brave Archer), Lo Lieh (King Boxer), Ti Lung (A Better Tomorrow), David Chiang (The Boxer Of Shantung) and the Deadly Venoms! Many of these films are debuting for the first time on Blu-ray. Get ready for some exciting thrills and chills as heroes meet villains in a duel to the death!

KILLER CLANS
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 100 min.)

Ask any martial arts movie aficionado for his or her list of all-time action greats, and there’s a good chance that Killer Clans ranks somewhere near the top. Based on a popular swordplay novel, Killer Clans (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to make any fan happy. They are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, brother of martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The cast includes some of Shaw Brothers’ leading swordsmen and swordswomen, and they bring to life the novel’s epic battles between underground clans, where the line between good and evil is not always so clear-cut or obvious.

THE SHAOLIN AVENGERS
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 99 min.)

The famous story of the Shaolin Temple’s betrayal by the White-Browed Hermit, and the subsequent revenge by Shaolin firebrand Fang Shih-yu, is the stuff of legend. It has been filmed many times by many directors, but few depictions are as fiery or remembered as fondly as this production. The potent combination of director Chang Cheh and international idol Alexander Fu Sheng caught lightning in a lens (thanks to action instructors Hsieh Hsing and Chen Hsin-yi … not to mention talented co-director Wu Ma).

THE WEB OF DEATH
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin & English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 87 min.)

The leader of the Snake Sect has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect to revive the “Five Poison Web” (which is also this film’s Chinese title). But they must also contend with the Centipede Sect. Under the fluid direction of Chu Yuan and action choreographers Tang Chia and Yuen Cheung-yan (member of the martial arts world’s esteemed Yuen Family and brother of master Yuen Woo-ping), the result is a first-class action film!

THE VENGEFUL BEAUTY
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 78 min.)

Of all the many kinds of films Ho Meng-hua directed for the Shaw Brothers, his most popular worldwide was quite possibly The Flying Guillotine. While he did not direct its like-titled sequel, he did helm this great spinning beheader follow-up, which critics considered among his very best. It stars the striking Chen Ping (The Miniskirt Gang, Lady Exterminator) as the fearless title character who takes on an entire flying guillotine gang.

DEATH DUEL
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 90 min.)

This martial arts spectacular showcases 20-year-old Derek Yee. Variety noted, “Yee’s charismatic screen presence should take him to superstardom like his older brother, David Chiang.” The prediction proved correct, and his performance as ace swordsman Third Master is just what any producer would want. He fights evil, saves damsels in distress (including a kindhearted prostitute portrayed by Yu An-an), and duels rival swordsmen Ling Yun.

LIFE GAMBLE
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 96 min.)

Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were top supporting actors Ku Feng and Wang Lung-wei and actresses Lin Chen-chi, Shirley Yu, and Hui Ying-hung. Together, they weave an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.

SOUL OF THE SWORD
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 85 min.)

“Be careful what you wish for”” sums up Soul Of The Sword, which stars acclaimed actor Ti Lung as a swordsman whose sole purpose is to defeat the “Number One Swordsman” no matter what. The warrior’s code dictates to be number one there must be no other pursuit in life, so he gives up his lover only to learn that wanting is better than having … and that the terrorism of tradition in the end can bring about your own downfall.

THE DEADLY BREAKING SWORD
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 101 min.)

This explosive film elevated director Sun Chung to the highest ranks of martial arts helmsmanship alongside such esteemed company as Chang Cheh. Starring the incomparable Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng, and utilizing the acclaimed fight choreographer Tang Chia, The Deadly Breaking Sword is propelled by the stars’ venomous fighting appeal. Armed with the “Deadly Breaking Sword” technique, Tuen Cheng-tsin (Ti Lung) unites with thief Ko Mun (Alexander Fu Sheng) to defeat an assassin who is “acupuncturingly” controlled by the evil Dr. Kuo.

CLAN OF THE WHITE LOTUS
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 95 min.)

Lo Lieh was famous as Shaw Studio’s first international kung fu film star, but it was rare that he also directed, so this film is one of those special events. Following the huge success of Executioners From Shaolin, he returned to the villain’s role in this combination sequel and remake. The result is a lighter hearted entertainment, as heroic Gordon Liu Chia-hui must learn “Embroidery Fist” and acupuncture to counter the evil White Lotus leader’s deadly “Weightless Boxing” and “Nerve Centre Shutdown” techniques.

SHAOLIN ABBOT
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 84 min.)

While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning streetwise fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, the Shaw Brothers’ first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous – that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.

SHAOLIN RESCUERS
(1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 110 min.)

It’s Shaolin versus corrupt Ching soldiers — with the help of the Lama, Black Tiger, and Mantis clans — headquartered at a pugilism school, a dyeing mill, and a bean curd shop. Often under-used Korean master kicker Sun Chien is specially spotlighted in this production as he and his fellow Venoms — the stars of director Chang Cheh’s many other high-flying, blood-splattered adventures (starting with The Five Venoms) — create another wonderfully fun kung fu showcase, filled with show-stopping sequences of martial arts expertise.

Bonus Features

***Extras in progress and will be announced at a later date***