Lower Decks

The DVD Dungeon 10.28.08

The barrage of horror titles continue in this last week before Halloween. Of special note are new releases for the 80’s slasher classic Pieces as well as Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond. Both have been released before, and while Fulci’s film had a respectable edition from Anchor Bay, Pieces has been mostly available in crappy versions that look to have been VHS transfers. Now both films get the special treatment, and while Pieces never looked so good, don’t pass up on this edition of The Beyond just because you own a previous version. This one has plenty of new extras, including a commentary track by star Catriona MacColl. Also of note for fans of cult films is the DVD debut (aside from cheap DVD-R copies floating about) of The Curse of Bigfoot. This notorious cheapie is well known for having taken years to complete, with new footage shot to accompany that which had sat around for many years. The end result is a hodge podge of 60’s and 70’s schlock concerning Bigfoot, ancient North American mummies and monster make-up straight out of a sixth grade production of King Kong. Don’t miss it! As for TV offerings, there is not a whole lot, but this week does seem to be the week of complete series sets. Both The 4400 and Millenium get this treatment. Also, for the Misties out there, don’t forget about the 20th anniversary limited edition tin box set. Jeez, has it been twenty years already?!

Note: this is not a comprehensive list of all DVD release for October 28th, 2008. Rather, it reflects titles that may be more of interest to genre fans.

Animation
The Flintstones – The Complete Series
My Pet Monster – The Complete Series

TV
The 4400 – The Complete Series
Dark Shadows – The Beginning, Vol. 6: Episodes 179 – 209
Millennium – The Complete Series
Mystery Science Theater 3000 – 20th Anniversary Edition: Limited-Edition Tin Box Set

Film
13 Hours in a Warehouse
Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Collection (8-disc set)
The Beyond
Bikini Bloodbath Carwash
Cannibal Tattoo
The Curse of Bigfoot / Cathy’s Curse double feature
Dark Forces
Daughter of the Night
Fascination
Grindhouse Horror Collection volume 1 (4-disc set)
Hell Ride
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2D & 3D)
Mars Attacks! Keepcase Reissue
Pieces
The Phantom Empire (3-disc set)
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (3-disc set)
Rain of Fire
Red
Shiver
Stone (Single-disc Edition)
Stone (Special Edition) 2-disc set
Strange Behavior
Syngenor
Thirst
The Watcher in the Attic
Zombie Strippers