The Halloween horror hits are coming up big again this week on blu-ray. Last week, we packed our shelves with such titles as the Annabelle: 2-Film Collection, The First Purge, Blood Fest, and The Spiral Staircase in addition to Kino Lorber's 1080p release of The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler (1972, 1973) which gave the show's fans and newbies alike plenty of things to dive into for.
Well, the trick or treat fun continues this week as several horror classics get 1080p releases. Shout Factory is bringing us 1999's House on Haunted Hill, a Collector's Edition of the 2007 spooktacular feature Trick 'r Treat that features a new 2K master and new interviews and tons of new features, and a steelbook release of Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II (1982). In addition, Lionsgate is filling our pumpkins with a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. How's that for getting the Halloween season up and running? {googleads}
But this week's new releases are some excellent ones as well, with several of the summer's biggest films getting blu-ray debuts. Our favorite monster family is getting the hi-def treatment this week with the release of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation on 4K blu-ray and digital. Also, Dwayne Johnson's towering thriller Skyscraper, and Jodie Foster's Hotel Artemis are getting 4K Ultra Blu-ray releases.
Also, our eyes got big upon seeing that a Planet of the Apes Collection is hitting shelves in the form of a 50 Years of Planet of the Apes - Planet of the Apes 9-movie Collection box sets which includes all nine Planet of the Apes films including all the '60s originals, Tim Burton's take, plus the latest Planet of the Apes trilogy.
A couple of other titles getting our attention this week are the 4K Ultra HD blu-ray releases of Steven Spielberg's Hook, and the DC Universe animated movie Justice League Dark which also gets a 4K Ultra HD release.
But our Most Wanted blu-ray titles this week are:
Bo Burnam's sweet little coming-of-age tale, Eighth Grade which is getting a 1080p blu-ray release, the blu-ray debut of the ABC made-for-TV movie Bad Ronald, a spooky little movie that aired on TV back in the late '70s, and the wonky little film featuring career performances from both Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill called Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot.
Following is a list of notable titles that will be released on blu-ray and/or 4K this week on October 9, 2018
Skyscraper 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray | 3D Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: Deleted Scenes with director Commentary; Extended Scenes with Commentary; Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero; Inspiration; Opposing Forces; Friends No More; Kids in Action; Pineapple Pitch; Feature Commentary by Director Rawson Marshall Thurber |
Eighth Grade Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features and Technical Specs: Audio Commentary with Director Bo Burnham and Actress Elsie Fisher; "You're Not Alone: Life in Eighth Grade" Featurette; Music Video; Deleted Scenes |
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Hotel Artemis 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray | 3D Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: |
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Blu-ray Street Date: 10/2/2018 Special Features: "Inside the Accident" Featurette; "Inside the Hospital" Featurette |
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50 Years of Planet of the Apes 9-Movie Collection Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: Deleted Scene; A Radical Experiment - Featurette; Bringing the Chaos - Featurette; The Masks of The First Purge - Featurette |
Bad Ronald Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: |
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Constantine 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: The Sorcerer's Occultist; Constantine: City of Demons WonderCon Panel – 2018; The Sorcerer's Occultist |
Hook 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE, with approval from director Steven Spielberg. ALL-NEW; 11 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes |
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features:
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Trick 'r Treat Blu-ray Collector's Edition Street Date: 10/2/2018 Special Features: BRAND NEW 2K REMASTER OF THE FILM; NEW Tales of Folklore & Fright: Creating Trick 'r Treat; NEW Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick 'r Treat; NEW Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick 'r Treat ; NEW Tales of Dread and Despair: Releasing Trick 'r Treat; Season's Greetings – NEW 2K scan of the original 16mm elements; NEW Storyboard and Conceptual Artwork Gallery; NEW Behind the Scenes Still Gallery; NEW Monster Mash – a story from the TRICK 'R TREAT graphic novel; NEW FEARnet.com Shorts; Audio Commentary with director Michael Dougherty; Trick 'R Treat: The Lore and Legends of Halloween featurette; Deleted and Alternate Scenes;School Bus FX Comparison; Theatrical Trailer |
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House on Haunted Hill: Collectors Edition Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: 2K REMASTER; NEW interview with director William Malone; NEW interview with composer Don Davis; NEW Interview with visual effects supervisor Robert Skotak; storyboards, concept art; behind-the-scenes photos; Audio Commentary with director William Malone; A Tale of Two Houses – vintage featurette; Behind the Visual FX – vintage featurette; Deleted Scenes; Theatrical Trailer; TV Spots; Movie Stills; Poster Gallery |
Justice League Dark 4K Ultra HD | Blu-ray Street Date: 10/9/2018 Special Features: |
Other titles coming to blu-ray this week on October 9, 2018:
- The Evil Dead
- Halloween II
- Girl Crazy
- Babes In Arms
- Babes On Broadway
- City Ninja
- The Unnamable
- Strike Up The Band
- The 100: Complete Fifth Season
- Don't Open Your Eyes
- Zeotrope
- Welcome to Hell
- Ninja Zombie
- Malevolence
- 50 Years of Planet of the Apes 9-Movie Collection
- Cabaret
- The Shakiest Gun in the West
- How to Frame a Figg
- The Reluctant Astronaut