The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Tuesday 22nd August 2023

While I am working on my blog this weekend (at the time of typing), I'm not entirely sure if I am going to be able to stick up any blog posts next week. I'm off to Belgium with my father to visit the field where the Battle of Waterloo took place. Last time I was in Europe my phone was pretty much unuseable, I'm hoping in the years since the networks have improved enough that I can actually do stuff while over there.

On September 5th, courtesy of Synapse Films, Spanish horror director Adrian Garcia Bogliano's Black Circle comes to Blu-ray. The interesting synopsis has two sisters whose play of a mysterious vinyl record results in duplicates of themselves being created. They are forced to try and locate the man responsible for making this record, in the hopes of being able to stop their increasingly powerful doppelgangers. Included amongst the many extras is the film's original soundtrack on CD.
Then on 26th September, Dario Argento's classic Tenebrae comes to 4K UHD, this film follows mystery writer Peter Neal, who is disturbed to discover a serial killer who models his kills on those described in Neal's latest novel. Included are many extras, including an alternate opening and ending credit sequence.

Scareplex is a new online streaming platform that has the noble goal of paying indie filmmakers (an 80/20 split). Created by Ash Hamilton (Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story), this launched with over 200 genre titles that range from new films, to classics, to documentaries, series, and podcasts. It has also been designated the official home of paranormal show Monster Vision TV, and podcasts Shadow Initiative and Zompire Horde. The site can be found here.

Finally for today, Hex Studios have revived the iconic Amicus Productions, with the blessing of Amicus founder, Milton Subotsky. Upcoming film In the Grip of Terror hopes to not only pay homage to the classic studio's legacy, but also to create a strong new chapter in British horror. This anthology horror will include four short stories with a unifying theme of 'medical macabre'. The cast will include among them Laurence R. Harvey (Human Centipede II), Megan Tremethick (Ghost Crew), Jonathan Hansler (The Devil's Machine), and Michael Daviot (Revenge of Innsmouth). A Kickstarter campaign is due to begin in the middle of September.