Streaming may be convenient, but physical media is forever.
Here are five upcoming horror releases you don’t want to miss this month.
Shelby Oaks will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 6 via Neon.
YouTube film critic Chris Stuckmann makes his feature debut on the the supernatural horror movie, which incorporates found footage elements in a traditional narrative.
Special features:
- Audio Commentary by Writer-Director Chris Stuckmann
- The Making of Shelby Oaks – 6-Part Documentary
- 4 Episodes of “Paranormal Paranoids”
- The Final Tape
- Crime Scene Gallery
- Hidden Special Features
- And More!
A film crew uncovers a disturbing new lead in a woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister, steering her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.
Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Keith David, Robin Bartlett, Michael Beach, Sarah Durn, and Derek Mears star. Mike Flanagan produces.
Joe Lipsett wrote in his review, “Even if the film’s closing moments are something of a fumble, the scenes set in the spooky cabin, as well as the film’s strong first hour, confirm that Stuckmann is one to watch, particularly when the first time writer/director sets out on his own path.”
1408 will be released on SteelBook 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital exclusively from Amazon on January 13 via Lionsgate.
Based on the Stephen King short story, the 2007 horror film stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.
The three-disc set includes both the 104-minute theatrical version and the 112-minute director’s cut in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio.
Disc 1 – 4K UHD:
- Theatrical Cut
- Don’t Enter 1408 (new)
Disc 2 – 4K UHD & Disc 3 – Blu-ray:
- Director’s Cut
- Audio Commentary by Director Mikael Håfström and Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
- Alternate Endings
- Deleted Scenes with Option Commentary
- The Secrets of 1408
- John Cusack on 1408
- Inside Room 1408
- Theatrical Trailer
A man writing a book about the paranormal travels to New York and stays in a hotel room that has been said to be responsible for the death of all the guests that come to stay.
Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan) directs from a script by Matt Greenberg (Halloween H20) and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood).
Evil Dead Rise will be released on 4K Ultra HD on January 13 via Arrow Video.
The 2023 fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise is written and directed by Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground).
Special features:
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
- Audio commentary with director Lee Cronin and actors Alyssa Sullivan and Lily Sullivan
- Come Get Some, a brand new interview with actor Lily Sullivan
- Mommy Deadite, a brand new interview with actor Alyssa Sutherland
- The Deadite’s Daughter, a brand new interview with actor Gabrielle Echols
- The Levitating Dead, a brand new interview with actor Anna-Maree Thomas
- Conjuring Deadites, a brand new interview with special make-up effects designer Luke Polti
- Chopping Up Deadites, a brand new interview with editor Bryan Shaw
- Sonic Possessions, a brand new interview with sound designer Peter Albrechtsen
- Music to Swallow Your Soul, a brand new interview with composer Stephen McKeon
- The Sound of Evil Dead Rise, a 2023 interview with Cronin and Albrechtsen by Glenn Kiser, director of the Dolby Institute
- Raising a New Evil Dead featurette
- Ghost Train, a 2013 short film directed by Lee Cronin
- Behind-the-scenes video clips and still gallery
- Concept artwork gallery
- Storyboard gallery
- Trailer and TV spots
Also included:
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Waldemar Witt
- Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold
Beth’s surprise reunion with her sister Ellie is interrupted by an earthquake that shakes the foundation of her apartment building. Amidst the rubble, Ellie’s kids discover a secret vault hidden in the basement, inside which they find an ancient book bound in flesh and inked in human blood – the Necronomicon.
As the building’s residents are possessed one by one and the evil rises floor to floor, the family get-together becomes a fight for survival.
Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher star.
Cabin Fever will be released on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital on January 13, available exclusively from Lionsgate Limited for $34.99.
Directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Thanksgiving), the unrated version of the 2002 horror comedy debut is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision.
Special features:
- Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth
- Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actor Rider Strong
- Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actors Jordan Ladd and Cerina Vincent
- Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth and Actors Joey Kern and James DeBello
- Audio Commentary by Director Eli Roth, Producers Lauren Moews, Evan Astrowsky, and Sam Froelich, and Cinematographer Scott Kevan
- Scratching the Surface: A Look Back (new)
- Establishing Shot with Eli Roth (new)
- Beneath the Skin: The Making of Cabin Fever
- Family-Friendly Version
- Pancakes!
- Chatting On-Set with Eli
- Chatting with Eli Roth
- Featurette with Eli Roth
- Deleted Scenes
- Mad Dog
- The Rotten Fruit – 2000 Short Film by Eli Roth
- TV Spot
- Theatrical Trailer
For five friends barreling down a mountain road toward a remote cabin, adulthood looms and one last summer of decadence awaits. But when a stranger stricken with a flesh-eating virus shows up at their door, the infection spreads, terror erupts, and friend is pitted against friend in a paranoid nightmare of contagion and survival.
Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, Arie Verveen, and Giuseppe Andrews star.
Donnie Darko will be released on 4K Ultra HD on January 23 via Mutant Mediabook.
Both the theatrical and director’s cuts of the 2001 cult classic have been restored in 4K from the original camera negatives, supervised by writer-director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster, with Dolby Vision HDR and original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio.
The two-disc set features a 32-page mediabook housed inside a rigid slipcase featuring artwork Greg Ruth and a layout by Craig Oldham. The first pressing of 2,000 includes an exclusive, numbered slipcase.
Disc 1 – Theatrical Cut (4K UHD):
- Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal
- Audio commentary by Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval
- Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko – Making of documentary with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Edwards, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond, and actor James Duval
- 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Richard Kelly
- The Goodbye Place – Richard Kelly’s 1996 short film
- Trailer
Disc 2 – Director’s Cut (4K UHD):
- Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith
- The Donnie Darko Production Diary – Documentary charting the film’s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
- Interviews with Richard Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
- They Made Me Do It and They Made Me Do It Too featurettes
- #1 Fan: A Darkomentary featurette
- Storyboard comparisons
- B-roll footage
- Cunning Visions infomercials
- “Mad World” music video by Gary Jules
- Galleries
- Director’s cut trailer
- TV spots
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars with Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, James Duval, and Seth Rogen in his film debut.
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