It has been an expensive month that has seen me dig into my savings quite a bit. I have also been neglecting my blog somewhat, a recurring trend lately. I am making more effort to watch films for review at night, rather than all during one day as I typically do. Currently this hasn't made them any more scary to watch but I'm hoping that will happen at least occasionally. Onwards to the news.
The 70th Anniversary edition of Robot Monster has been released by Bayview Entertainment, with the new edition winning some awards, including 'Best Blu-ray' and 'Best Restoration' at the 22nd Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. This 1953 cult classic is about the monstrous Ro-Man whose attempt to kill the last family alive on Earth is stalled when he falls for the daughter of the family. The 70th Anniversary edition was restored by 3-D Film Archive and can be purchased here.
The June releases on the ARROW streaming subscription service have been announced. Exclusively to the service comes Nightsiren which comes from writer/director Tereza Nvotová. This is described in the press release as '...a spellbinding contemporary drama that expertly blends psychological and supernatural horror to explore the intersections of misogyny and religious zealotry'. I have a screener of this, so a review should follow in the near future.
Inspired by the same Cropsey urban legend that spawned The Burning is Madman. This classic slasher sees Madman Marz on a killing spree against a group of young campers.
Three B-movie films from Nico Mastorakis also arrive in June. These include sci-fi drama The Time Traveller, adventure comedy Sky High which is about a group of American jocks in Greece, and Glitch! which is about a pair of thieves attempts to rob a mansion.
Inspired by the same Cropsey urban legend that spawned The Burning is Madman. This classic slasher sees Madman Marz on a killing spree against a group of young campers.
Three B-movie films from Nico Mastorakis also arrive in June. These include sci-fi drama The Time Traveller, adventure comedy Sky High which is about a group of American jocks in Greece, and Glitch! which is about a pair of thieves attempts to rob a mansion.
Bi*ches Giving Stitches is a new horror film that has been announced by Bloodbath Films. This comes from director David M. Parks (Static Codes) and stars Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising). It takes place on Halloween where three female friends are kidnapped by a strange cult where it is revealed that one of their boyfriends has made a pact with the devil.
Tahoe Joe 2: The Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Conspiracy is a found footage sequel that features real life friends Dillon Brown and Michael Rock (playing movie versions of themselves) as they return to Tahoe National Forest on a rescue mission after a popular social media influencer goes missing there. The film features cameos from original Scream actors Nancy Ann Ridder and Leonora Scelfo, as well as a Bigfoot design from Immortal Masks.
Dreaded Invocations is a short story collection coming from Anthony M. Caro (Tragedy Man: A Horror Anthology). The book includes fourteen stories that aim to '...present(s) transgressive spins on pulp-style short story horror fiction'. Examples include a story about a babysitter who receives threatening phone calls that appear to be coming from in the house, a diver searching for hidden gold inside a sunken ship, and an artificially created steampunk experiment that has a chance encounter within a cave.
Torment is a thriller that is from Acort Global Media. This has a woman getting abducted by a killer, but it turns out that she has dark secrets of her own.
Pale Horse: A Psycho Sexual Odyssey is due for release on June 30th via Bayview Entertainment. Directed by Pearry Reginald Teo, this is a gothic tale about an eccentric man who summons an evil spirit in order to achieve his artistic and life goals.
Attack of the Alien Jelly Monsters from the Depths of Uranus is a horror comedy from director Justin Soponis and writer Bo Buckley which releases June 25th from Bayview Entertainment. A group of intergalactic bounty hunters crash land on Earth and end up teaming up with some locals to hunt down their target.
Finally for today, Asteroid Vixens is a modern take on sci-fi horror classic films of the 1960's. Written and directed by Jared Masters, casting is currently underway, with the film set to be about a group of friends who head to a remote cabin where they encounter alien forces. There is currently an Indiegogo campaign running to raise funds, that can be found here.
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