Kind of in the tradition of their 8 FILMS TO DIE FOR series of discs LIONSGATE has announced a six disc set brought to you by the folks at GHOSTHOUSE PICTURES.
Some interesting sounding titles here and I do like the cover art. Read on and become informed:
Today Lionsgate has
announced the DVD release of Ghost House Underground -- a collection
of 8 of the latest horror films from around the world chosen by Sam
Raimi and Rob Tapert.
DANCE OF THE DEAD
NO MAN’S LAND: THE RISE
OF THE REEKER
THE SUBSTITUTE
DARK FLOORS
TRACKMAN
ROOM 205
LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS
BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD
*Street Date: 10/14/08
DVD SRP: $19.98 each / DVD
Box Set SRP: $159.98
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert,
the creative forces behind 30 Days of Night and the Spiderman, The
Grudge and Evil Dead franchises, bring you Ghost House Underground
– eight premium branded horror movies in one frightening
collection. The DV's included are Dance of the Dead, No Man's
Land: The Rise of the Reeker, The Substitute, Dark Floors, Trackman,
Room 205, Last House in the Woods and Brotherhood of Blood. Hand
picked by Raimi and Tapert, the most trusted names in horror, Ghost
House Underground will bring fans a fresh look at horror from around
the world. Featured in branded plastic O-card packaging, Ghost
House Underground is available as single DVDs for $19.98 or
together as a DVD Box Set Collection for $159.98.
The films include:
DANCE OF THE DEAD
SYNOPSIS:
On the night of the big
high school prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only
people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to
the dance. An Official Selection at the SXSW, Atlanta and Sitges Film
Festivals, Dance of the Dead has cult classic written all
over it (Ain’t it Cool News.com). Tim Anderson from
Bloody-Disgusting.com claims Dance of the Dead makes Carrie
look like Pretty in Pink.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio commentary with
director Gregg Bishop and writer Joe Ballarini
Deleted scenes with
optional audio commentary with director Gregg Bishop and writer Joe
Ballarini
· Making of
Dance of the Dead featurette
· Voodoo: Short
Film by Gregg Bishop with optional commentary
· Blood, Guts
and Rock n' Roll featurette - A Look at the Special Effects and
Stunts
· Trailer Gallery
special features are
subject to change
CAST
Jared Kusnitz Otis, Doll Graveyard, TV's Three Strikes, TVs Fatherhood
Greyson Chadwick Tyler
Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little
Girls
Chandler Darby Feature
Film Debut
NO MAN’S LAND: THE RISE
OF THE REEKER
SYNOPSIS:
No Man’s Land: The Rise
of the Reeker/* is the sequel to the international horror hit
/Reeker/. A sheriff and his son try to apprehend bank robbers on
their way to Mexico only to find that they are both being stalked by
a far more deadly enemy – the fire-wielding Reeker.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Audio commentary
with Cast and Crew
· “Behind the
scenes of No Man's Land” featurette
· “The Production
Team” featurette
· “What Scares
the Cast and Crew” featurette
· Storyboard to
Screen Comparison
· Trailer Gallery
special features subject
to change
CAST
Michael Muhney TV’s
“Veronica Mars,” Columbus Day, TV’s “Numb3rs”
Wilmer Calderon TV’s
“The Shield,” Annapolis,/ Wes Craven’s Cursed
Desmond Askew /Turistas,
The Hill Haves Eyes, TV’s “Roswell”
THE SUBSTITUTE
SYNOPSIS:
The sixth grade students
of a small town begin to realize that their new substitute teacher is
an alien. When the parents don’t believe them, they are forced to
take matters into their own hands. Directed by Ole Bornedal
(Nightwatch), The Substitute/*, called “A clever version of The
Faculty” (Metromix), premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and
was the winner of the Audience Award at the Sprockets Film Festival.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Audio commentary
with director Ole Bornedal
· Trailer Gallery
CAST
Paprika Steen /Adam’s
Apples, Forty Shades of Blue, Stealing Rembrandt
Ulrich Thomsen /Hitman,
The Broken, Impossibly Yours/
Jonas Wandschneider TV’s
“Anna Pihl”
DARK FLOORS
SYNOPSIS:
A father, concerned for
his autistic daughter’s health, sees her immediate removal from the
hospital as her only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth
exit and renders them trapped with others. This is only the beginning
of their descent into hell. When the doors finally open, the hospital
appears mysteriously deserted. As mutilated bodies are found,
creatures from a dark world start a frightening attack. It soon
becomes clear that the survival of the group may rest solely on the
little girl. Members of the internationally-popular heavy metal band
/LORDI /star in /Dark Floors/. The band hails from Finland and has
performed on the main stage at Ozzfest (2007) and toured with /Type O
Negative/ and /Twin Method//. /Bloody-Disgusting.com has called the
film /“one the craziest, coolest looking films.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Behind the Scenes
featurette
· Interviews//Dark
Floors/ World Premiere with live performance by Lordi
· Visual Effects
featurette
· Audio commentary
with Director Pete Riski and Lordi
special features are
subject to change
CAST
LORDI TV’s “The
Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final”
Skye Bennett Boy A, The
Good Night, Shadow Man
Noah Huntley The
Chronicles of Narnia, 28 Days Later, Event Horizon
TRACKMAN
SYNOPSIS
A perfect bank heist turns
deadly when the robbers and their hostages flee to the abandoned
underground subway station where they encounter the Trackman, a
deformed madman that prowls the darkness.
CAST
Dmitri Orlov Sister,
Moscow, The Brother 2, Sky. Plane. Girl
Svetlana Metkina Bobby,
Mini’s First Time, Slingshot, The Second Front
Aleksandr Vysokovsky
Bummer, TV’s “The Brigade, TV’s “The Astrologer”
ROOM 205
SYNOPSIS
Wanting to start fresh,
Katrine moves from the province into a dormitory in Copenhagen and
enrolls at the University. She makes an enemy of fellow student Sanne
when she starts to date her ex-boyfriend. Sanne and her friends try
to bully Katrine out of the dormitory by frightening her with an old
myth surrounding the ghost of a former resident. The myth soon
becomes a reality when Katrine sets the ghost free and it starts a
terrifyingly gruesome attack on the dormitory’s residents. Only
Katrine knows the fate of the remaining residents, however, no one
believes her story, and they accuse her of the series of mysterious
murders.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Audio commentary
with director Martin Barnewitz and film critic Steve Biodrowski
· Behind the Scenes
featurette
CAST
Neel Ronholt /A Viking
Saga: Son of Thor, Life Hits, After the Wedding/
Mikkel Arendt /Pizza King/
Julie Olgaard /Himmerland,
Life Hits, After the Wedding
LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS
SYNOPSIS
All Aurora and Rino wanted
was to find a secluded place where they could make love in nature,
but the appearance of three sadistic bullies soon sends a romantic
evening alone careening into violence. In the ensuing struggle, Rino
is beaten mercilessly and the three intruders prepare to rape Aurora.
Mercifully, the couple is rescued by tough talking Clara and
pistol-packing Antonio. After chasing the attackers away, Clara and
Antonio offer to take Rino and Aurora to their remote cabin in order
to recover, an offer which the frightened youngsters appreciatively
accept. Upon arriving at the isolated abode, however, Rino and Aurora
quickly realize that their troubles may have just begun. Not only
does Clara and Antonio have a young boy named Guilio with some
seriously intimidating incisors, but the same sadists who tormented
them in the woods soon turn up for an encore performance. By the time
the morning sun casts away this grueling night of slaughter, the ones
who survived will pray for death to release them from the horrors
they have experienced. Last House in the Woods marks director [Gabriele] Albanesi as a horror fan-cum-filmmaker whom genre
aficionados will want to keep an eye on” (Variety).
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Backstage footage
· “L’Armadio”
short film
· Audio commentary
with director Gabriele Albanesi
CAST
Daniela Virgilio Feature
Film Debut
Daniele Grassetti
Altromondo
Gennaro Diana Quo Vadis,
Baby, My Brother-In-Law, Soul Mate
BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD
SYNOPSIS
After the success of Rob
Zombie’s The Devil Rejects, horror icons actor Sid Haig (/House of
1000 Corpses) and Ken Foree (/Dawn of the Dead/) team up again in
Brotherhood of Blood, a claustrophobic thriller about a team of
vampire hunters who must infiltrate a nest of the undead to save one
of their own. A beautiful vampire slayer is held prisoner by a
powerful, blood-drinking king who is preparing to do battle with a
force that sends even the children of the night scurrying into the
shadows.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Audio commentary
with directors Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer and actor Sid Haig
· Behind the Scenes
featurette
· Cast Interviews
· Storyboard to
Screen Comparisons
· Trailer Gallery
special features subject
to change
CAST
Sid Haig Halloween, The
Devil's Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses
Ken Foree Halloween, The
Devil's Rejects, Dawn of the Dead
Jason Connery Velocity,
TV’s “Smallville,” Shanghai Noon
Victoria Pratt What Love
Is, TV’s “Day Break,” TV’s “Xena: Warrior Princess”
