Here’s What’s New on DVD and blu-ray This Week (August 12, 2014)

It’s an interesting week for disc aficionados. An assortment of indie films are headed to DVD and Blu-ray, an awesome ‘80s flick gets the Scream Factory makeover and a few heavily anticipated hardcore projects will finally be afforded the chance to become a piece of someone’s collection. Here’s a look at the films that were released on August 12^th.

Bunnyman Massacre (Midnight Releasing): The adventures of Joe and Bunnyman know no limit of bloodlust and carnage. Bodies pile up as Bunnyman indiscriminately slaughters anything that crosses his path in a mutually beneficial relationship that gives Joe plenty of beef jerky to sell in his local store. But cracks in the relationship emerge as the bodies start to pile up too fast after Bunnyman finishes up with a couple dozen kids in a school bus. Joe is forced with the unsettling task of disposing of the bodies by any means necessary. A problem he only exacerbates by occasionally joining in on the carnage.

In addition to Joe’s body disposal problem, the local sheriff becomes suspicious with the disappearance of a few of his deputies. His investigation crosses paths with two persistent sisters who have been on the run from Joe and the Bunnyman and thus far survived their freight train of chainsaw mutilation. Some will live, some will die but only one thing is guaranteed: all will be damaged.

The Butterfly Room (Naedomi): Ann, a reclusive elegant lady, with an obsession for butterflies, is surprisingly befriended by the eerily beautiful young Alice. Using her seductive innocence, Alice establishes a disturbing mother daughter relationship with Ann. Lured into her twisted world, Ann soon discovers that she is not the only recipient of the girl’s affections.

Crawl or Die (Vertical Entertainment): An elite security team assigned the task of protecting the last known woman who can become pregnant, find themselves caught in an endless claustrophobic underground tunnel system. The team soon learns – the real horror is not the unstoppable force chasing them, but the ever growing smaller tunnel itself.

Dark Space (Phase 4 Films): When their shuttle is damaged on the way to Centari Five, six friends are forced to crash land on the surface of a mysterious alien planet. Stranded with little hope of rescue, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone. Hunted by the planets ferocious inhabitants and targeted by heavily-armed forces, they will have to struggle just to survive.

The Empty (1-800 PRIME CD): A man destroyed by the death of his wife finds refuge in a crumbling apartment building where all of his darkest fears begin to come to life. He must now kill his nightmares before they kill him.

A Haunted House 2 (Universal) – Combo and DVD: Marlon Wayans returns in this outrageous and wickedly funny sequel as Malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is starting fresh with his new girlfriend (Jaime Pressly) and her two children.But after moving into their dream home, he’s once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.

Hell’s Caretaker (Brain Damage Films): Written and directed by Philip Cappello, HELL’S CARETAKER is a straight forward horror movie about six friends, one dog and one very bad man. Sam has recently inherited his parents’ old farmhouse in Vermont. Sam’s faithful dog is sick and must be put down. At his ten-year high school reunion Sam meets up with a gang of friends. They decide to take his dog to the farmhouse for one last party weekend but have no idea the horror that awaits them.

The Midnight Game (Anchor Bay): Renee Olstead of The Secret Life of the American Teenager stars as a partying teen whose friends decide to perform an ancient pagan ritual found online called The Midnight Game: Candles are lit. A drop of blood is spilled. Your worst fear is confessed and an entity is summoned. But if the rules are not followed exactly, punishment is promised. Tonight, the game is not being taken seriously. A demonic horror has been unleashed. And now, even daylight cannot stop the nightmares that may destroy them all. Shelby Young (American Horror Story), Guy Wilson (Days Of Our Lives), Valentina de Angelis (Gossip Girl) and Spencer Daniels (Mom) co-star in this eerie chiller inspired by true events.

Monster Madness: Golden Age of the Horror Film (1-800 PRIME CD): Part one of a multi part documentary series with distinguished actors, directors, writers, composers and special effects mavens examining the history of the horror, fantasy and science fiction films from the groundbreaking silent 1920s through the Golden Age of Universal, the Silver Age of Hammer and up through the 1980s and beyond.

Motel Hell: Collector’s Edition (Scream Factory) – DVD and blu-ray: You really are what you eat with Farmer Vincent’s smoked meat in this creepy horror yarn that ’packs a punch that goes way beyond mere terror’ (Boxoffice). Vincent’s popular products contain a special ingredient that the psychotic farmer and his sister would literally kill to keep a secret! Starring Rory Calhoun (Angel), Nancy Parsons (Porky’s), Nina Axelrod (Time Walker, Cobra) and John Ratzenberger (Cheers), and directed by Kevin Connor (From Beyond The Grave, At The Earth’s Core), this darkly funny flick ’just might be your cup of meat’ (L.A. Herald Examiner)!

The Other Side (1-800 PRIME CD): In 1989 Dustin Carter produced the most talked about movie thriller of the 80 s. His past comes to haunt him when a serial killer is on the loose, plotting murders inspired by his movie.His recovering drug addict son, Jacob, moves back home to copy in his fathers footsteps. Jacob is faced with fighting the one battle he has yet to conquer in his life…The battle between Good and Evil…but within himself.

Proxy (IFC): The life of three parents who have all shared the loss of a child. Motives are not what they seem and sanity is in short supply in this thriller.

Seed of Darkness (1-800 PRIME CD): A terrifying tale of the life of a single woman, who undergoes the in-vitro fertilization process to have a child on her own. In the child’s early years, she tries to question her child on her behavior, she is shocked to discover that her daughter has been communicating with the dead.

Worm (Synapse): In a future where we no longer have the ability to dream, people have turned to ‘Fantasites’, genetically engineered worm-like parasites, for sleep relief. Delivered right to your door, these worms allow you to experience your wildest nocturnal fantasies by just dropping one in your ear canal right before bedtime! Charles (John Ferguson), a socially awkward young man, begins using this new miracle dream aid hoping it will bring excitement to his mundane life and get him closer to the girl of his dreams. Soon, things squirm out of control for Charles and his friends, when the Government bans the product and people seek the addictive Fantasites through underground illegal means.