Updated May 7, 2009
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MAY 5
- BEAST COLLECTION (11 films, 4 discs): Image
- THE BONE SNATCHER (Steelbook edition): First Look
- *NEW* DEXTER: The Second Season (3-Blu-ray set): Showtime/Paramount
- DOG SOLDIERS (Blu-ray): First Look
- ECOUTE LE TEMPS (FISSURES; special edition): Koch Lorber
- THE 8TH PLAGUE (new special edition): Celebrity
- END OF THE LINE (U.S. release; special edition): Critical Mass
- END OF THE LINE/SCARCE (U.S. release; 2-disc set): Critical Mass
- EVENT HORIZON (Blu-ray): Paramount
- FRANKENHOOD: Lionsgate
- FROM A PLACE OF DARKNESS (DVD, Blu-ray): Celebrity
- THE HOUSE OF THE DEMON: Celebrity
- JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY: Koch Lorber
- MUM & DAD (special edition): Revolver/Image
- RISE OF THE SCARECROWS (special edition): X Posse/Tempe
- SCARCE (U.S. release; special edition): Critical Mass
- SLAUGHTER (British): Celebrity
- TWILIGHT Ultimate Collector's Set (Blu-ray etc.): Amazon.com exclusive
MAY 12
- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES (2009): Brain Damage
- B.T.K. (special edition): Lionsgate
- DOOMED TO CONSUME (special edition): New Blood
- DONNIE DARKO 2-Pack (DONNIE DARKO, S. DARKO; 2-disc set): Fox
- GOTHKILL (special edition): Wild Eye
- THE GRUDGE (Blu-ray): Sony Pictures
- THE GRUDGE 3 (special edition): Sony Pictures
- HAPPY HALLOWEEN: Victor Multimedia
- HELLBRIDE: Midnight Releasing
- LONELY JOE (special edition): NuFilm
- THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN/ALIEN APOCALYPSE (rerelease): Anchor Bay
- PLAGUE TOWN (special edition, Blu-ray): Dark Sky
- POSSESSION (2009; special edition, Blu-ray): Fox
- S. DARKO (special edition, Blu-ray): Fox
- UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (special edition, Blu-ray, UMD): Sony Pictures
- UNDERWORLD Trilogy (3-DVD, 3-Blu-ray sets): Sony Pictures
MAY 19
- BANE: Celebrity
- BOLLYWOOD HORROR COLLECTION VOL. 3 (MAHAKAAL: THE MONSTER, TAHKHANA: THE DUNGEON; special edition): Mondo Macabro
- CALEB'S DOOR: Celebrity
- CHRISTIAN BLAKE: Celebrity
- DEF BY TEMPTATION (new special edition): Troma
- THE DEVIL'S GROUND: Lightning/Anchor Bay
- EDEN LOG (special edition, Blu-ray): Magnolia
- INFECTED: Genius
- THE LAST HORROR FILM (new special edition): Troma
- THE LEGEND OF BLOOD CASTLE (special edition): Mya Communication
- THE MACHINIST (Blu-ray): Paramount
- MARKER (special edition): S'more
- MONSTER BEACH PARTY: Indican
- MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009; regular & special-edition DVDs, Blu-ray): Lionsgate
- NIGHTMARE CASTLE (special edition): Severin
- OUTLANDER (special edition): Weinstein Co./Genius
- ROUGH CUT (special edition): Indie-Pictures
- SACRED FLESH (new special edition): Redemption USA
- SKULL & BONES: Ariztical
- SUSPENSE: Ultimate Collection (12-disc set): Falcon/Infinity
- TRUE BLOOD: The Complete First Season (5-DVD set, 5-Blu-ray set): HBO
MAY 26
- AMBITION: Morningstar
- BENEATH THE FLESH (special edition): Pathfinder
- CARNIVOROUS (a.k.a. LOCKJAW: RISE OF THE KULEV SERPENT; special edition, Blu-ray): North American
- THE DEVIL'S TOMB (special edition): Sony Pictures
- EXPLOITATION CINEMA: DEVIL TIMES FIVE/MARK OF THE WITCH: Navarre
- EXPLOITATION CINEMA: THE FOREST/DON'T GO IN THE WOODS: Navarre
- HINDSIGHT: Echo Bridge
- I CAN SEE YOU (special edition): Cinema Purgatorio
- LOST TREASURE OF THE GRAND CANYON: Anchor Bay
- MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS (special edition): Asylum
- RAREFLIX TRIPLE FEATURE VOL. 5 (CENTERFOLDS FROM HELL, MADONNA: A CASE OF BLOOD AMBITION, VOODOO DOLLS): Rareflix/Media Blasters
JUNE 2
- ANACONDA (Blu-ray): Sony Pictures
- ANACONDAS: TRAIL OF BLOOD: Sony Pictures
- ELSEWHERE (special edition, Blu-ray): E1
- THE HUNGER: The Complete First Season (4-disc set): E1
- KILLER 3-PACK (DAHMER, ED GEIN, GACY; 3-disc rerelease): First Look
- MONSTURD (new disc): Brain Damage
- PUPPET MASTER: THE LEGACY (new special edition): Full Moon
- RAZORTOOTH (special edition): Lionsgate
- RETARDEAD (special edition): Midnight Releasing
- SILENT VENOM: Fox
- STOCKHOLM SYNDROME (special edition): Midnight Releasing
JUNE 9
- FATAL ATTRACTION (Blu-ray): Paramount
- GHOSTS OF GOLDFIELD (special edition, Blu-ray): North American
- GODDESS: Image
- THE KISS (2009): Invincible
- PREDATOR 2 (Blu-ray): Fox
- REAPER: Season Two (4-disc set): Lionsgate
JUNE 16
- BLACK MAGIC 2: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- BORN (2009): Lionsgate
- THE CELL 2 (special edition, Blu-ray): Warner
- *NEW* FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009; standard R, unrated special edition, Blu-ray): Warner
- FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (Blu-ray): Paramount
- FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (Blu-ray): Paramount
- FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER Deluxe (new special edition): Paramount
- FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING Deluxe (new special edition): Paramount
- FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES Deluxe (new special edition): Paramount
- GHOSTBUSTERS (Blu-ray): Sony Pictures
- HIS NAME WAS JASON (single-disc edition): Anchor Bay
- HYDRA (R & unrated discs): First Look
- *NEW* I'LL BE THERE WITH YOU: Celebrity
- KILLING ARIEL (special edition): MTI
- *UPDATE* THE LAST GATEWAY: Alebrije
- *NEW* LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD and Other Stories (special edition): Malaprop Prods.
- NOBODY: Osiris
- PLATOON OF THE DEAD (special edition): Tempe
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: CARNIVAL OF SOULS: Legend Films
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: Legend Films
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Legend Films
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: MISSILE TO THE MOON: Legend Films
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Legend Films
- *NEW* RIFFTRAX: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE: Legend Films
- STAGKNIGHT (special edition): Osiris
- TERROR AT BLOOD FART LAKE (special edition): SRS Cinema
JUNE 23
- BACKWOODS (2008): Genius
- BLOOD TIES: Season One (4-disc set): Eagle Rock/Vivendi
- *NEW* HOBGOBLINS (special edition): Micro Werks
- *NEW* HOBGOBLINS 2 (special edition): Micro Werks
- LADY REVENGE (BLOWN, CURSE OF LA LLORONA; 2-disc rerelease): SRS Cinema
- LEGEND OF THE BOG: Lionsgate
- MAKE THEM DIE (CAMPFIRE TALES, KISS DADDY GOODBYE; 2-disc rerelease): SRS Cinema
- SIMON SAYS (special edition): Lionsgate
- TRAPPED (1982): Code Red/Navarre
- *NEW* THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 (THE DEVIL BAT, AN AMERICAN VAMPIRE IN LONDON; special edition): Micro Werks
- *NEW* THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES VOLUME 2 (HANNAH, QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES; special edition): Micro Werks
- *NEW* THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES VOLUME 3 (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, ATOM AGE VAMPIRE; special edition): Micro Werks
- *NEW* THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES VOLUME 4 (COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE; special edition): Micro Werks
- *NEW* THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES VOLUME 5 (THE VAMPIRE BAT, DEAD MEN WALK; special edition): Micro Werks
- WAR WOLVES: Monarch
- ZOMBIE HIGH: City Light
JUNE 30
- BLACK TORMENT (special edition): Redemption USA
- *UPDATE* DEAD BY DAWN 2: THE RETURN (special edition): New Blood
- DOOR INTO SILENCE: Severin
- ENTRAILS OF THE WICKED (THE RISEN, UNKNOWN; 2-disc rerelease): SRS Cinema
- FULCI FRENZY (THE PSYCHIC, PERVERSION STORY; 2-disc rerelease): Severin
- THE GARBAGE MAN (special edition): American Horrors/Indie-Pictures
- GOLDEN AGE GHOST TALES: Raunchy Tonk
- HEADER (special edition): Synapse
- HORRIBLE (a.k.a. ABSURD): Mya Communication
- ISLAND OF THE FISHMEN (special edition): Mya Communication
- KAIDAN: Lionsgate
- MONSTER X STRIKES BACK: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- MURDER LOVES KILLERS TOO (special edition): Well Go USA
- MUTANTS: North American
- PREY (1978; special edition): Redemption USA
- SCREAM (1981): Shriek Show/Media Blasters
- SEA BEAST: Genius
- SECOND COMING: Polychrome/Vivendi
JUNE
- THE LIMB SALESMAN: Indican
JULY 7
- ANGEL OF DEATH (2009): North American
- DEAD WOOD (special edition): Lionsgate
- *NEW* EVIL BONG 2: KING BONG (special edition): Full Moon
- *NEW* NEAR DARK (new disc): Lionsgate
- ONE MISSED CALL 3: FINAL (2-disc special edition): Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- *NEW* THE UNBORN (2009; special edition, Blu-ray): Universal
JULY 14
- *UPDATE* DEVIL GIRL (special edition): Midnight Releasing/Elite
- *UPDATE* GOZU (special edition rerelease): Cinema Epoch
- *NEW* HORSEMEN (special edition): Lionsgate
- *NEW* I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (Blu-ray): Sony Pictures
- *NEW* O.C. BABES AND THE SLASHER OF ZOMBIETOWN (special edition): Midnight Releasing
- *UPDATE* [REC] (special edition): Sony Pictures
- BUNDY: Lionsgate
- GHOST MONTH (special edition, Blu-ray): North American
- HOLLYWOOD KILLS: Osiris
- SKELETON CREW: Lightning
JULY 28
- *UPDATE* ANIMALADA: Synapse
- COMBAT SHOCK (2-disc special edition): Troma
- *UPDATE* THE HOT KARL (special edition): New Blood
- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (2009; special edition): Asylum
- *NEW* NECESSARY EVIL: Lionsgate
- *NEW* NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND: Redemption USA
- THE OBJECTIVE (Blockbuster exclusive): IFC
- *NEW* OH! MY ZOMBIE MERMAID (special edition): Discotek/Eastern Star
- POP SKULL: Halo-8
- REPULSION (special edition, Blu-ray): Criterion
- *NEW* SHARK ATTACK LUNCH BOX (BLUE DEMON, HAMMERHEAD; 2-disc rerelease): First Look
- SLIME CITY GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION (SLIME CITY, UNDYING LOVE, NAKED FEAR, JOHNNY GRUESOME; 2-disc set): Shock-O-Rama/POPcinema
- TORSO (new disc): Blue Underground
- *NEW* VAMPIRE'S BITE LUNCH BOX (RING OF DARKNESS, VAMPIRE CLAN; 2-disc rerelease): First Look
AUGUST 4
- *NEW* THE CHAOS EXPERIMENT: Genius
AUGUST 11
- *UPDATE* GNAW: Dark Sky
AUGUST 18
- *NEW* FINAL DESTINATION: Triple Feature (2-disc rerelease): Warner
AUGUST 25
- *UPDATE* CHILDREN OF THE CORN (Blu-ray): Anchor Bay
- *UPDATE* SICK GIRL (2008; special edition): Synapse
AUGUST
- THE DAMNED: Indican
SEPTEMBER 15
- *NEW* DEADGIRL: Dark Sky
SEPTEMBER 29
- *NEW* 42ND STREET FOREVER VOLUME 5: THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE EDITION (special edition): Synapse
- *NEW* STEPFATHER II (new special edition): Synapse
SEPTEMBER
- *NEW* UZUMAKI (new disc): Discotek/Eastern Star
OCTOBER 27
- *UPDATE* NIGHT OF THE DEAD (1980): Synapse
OCTOBER
- NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (special edition): Sony Pictures
- SHOCK FESTIVAL (3-disc set): POPcinema
NOVEMBER 24
- *UPDATE* BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY (special edition): Synapse
FUTURE UNDATED
- ALBINO FARM (special edition): MTI
- AMATEUR PORN STAR KILLER 3-D: INSIDE THE HEAD: Cinema Epoch
- AMATEUR PORN STAR KILLER Boxed Set: Cinema Epoch
- AMHURST (special edition): York
- ANGST (1983; special edition): Barrel
- ART OF THE DEVIL 3: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- AUDREY ROSE (remake): MGM/Fox
- BASKET CASE 3 (special edition): Synapse
- *NEW* BIO-DEAD: Lightning
- BIOHAZARD 2: Retromedia/Infinity
- BLACK DEVIL DOLL (special edition): official site
- BLOOD SISTERS (2000): Unearthed
- THE BONEYARD (new special edition): Dark Sky
- BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER (special edition): Code Red
- THE CHILDREN (2009): Lionsgate
- CUTTER'S CLUB: Wizard Ent.
- DARK AGE: Synapse
- DAUGHTERS OF DRACULA (Franco): Image
- DEAD BY DAWN 3: THE REVENGE: New Blood
- DEAD THINGS (special edition): TBA
- DEATH TRANCE (Blu-ray): Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- DEEP BLUE SEA 2: Warner
- THE DEMONS (Franco): Image
- THE DEVIL WITHIN: Lionsgate
- THE DEVILS: Warner
- DEVIL'S EXPRESS (a.k.a. GANG WARS; special edition): Code Red
- DRESSED TO KILL (remake): MGM/Fox
- EVIL TOONS 15th Anniversary Edition (special edition): Retromedia/Infinity
- THE EXPEDITION (new special edition): New Blood
- FETUS: Unearthed
- FLOWERS ON THE RAZORWIRE: THE BUNKER (special edition): TBA
- FORCED ENTRY (1975; special edition): Code Red
- *NEW* 42ND STREET FOREVER VOLUME 1 (Blu-ray): Synapse
- *NEW* 42ND STREET FOREVER VOLUME 2 (Blu-ray): Synapse
- FRANKENSTEIN 1970: Warner
- GALLERY OF FEAR: TBA
- THE GREEN SLIME: Warner
- A GUN FOR JENNIFER (special edition): Mondo Macabro
- HALFWAY TO HELL: Plan 10
- HELLO, MY NAME IS GACY: Plan 10
- HORROR HOSPITAL/INSEMINOID (new special edition): Dark Sky
- HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS/NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS: Warner
- THE HOUSE ON STRAW HILL (a.k.a. EXPOSÉ; special edition): Severin
- HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (special edition): Code Red
- HUNTED HOUSE: Well Go USA
- *NEW* IN A SPIRAL STATE: Halo-8
- *NEW* K-HORROR 1: DARK FOREST OF DEATH: Pathfinder
- *NEW* K-HORROR 2: THE CURSE OF FEBRUARY 29TH: Pathfinder
- *NEW* K-HORROR 3: HIDDEN FLOOR: Pathfinder
- *NEW* K-HORROR 4: MY BLOODY ROOMMATE: Pathfinder
- THE KEEP: Paramount
- KILLING SPREE director's cut (special edition, limited 2-disc edition): SRS Cinema
- LADYBUGS: Burning Grounds/First Look
- THE LEGEND OF VIPERS HILL (special edition): New Blood
- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986; new special edition): Warner
- LON CHANEY COLLECTION VOL. 2 (box set): Warner
- LOVECRACKED: THE MOVIE (special edition): Unearthed
- THE LUNAR PACK: Brain Damage
- MANIAC (Blu-ray): Blue Underground
- MANJE: York
- MASS ACRE HILL: Michigan Street
- MASSACRE (rerelease): Brain Damage
- MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH (special edition): Cult Epics
- THE MESSENGERS 2: THE SCARECROW: Sony Pictures
- MESSIAH OF EVIL (special edition): Code Red
- MOSQUITO (special edition): Blue Underground
- MUTATION (1999): Unearthed
- THE MUTILATOR (special edition): Code Red
- NIGHT THIRST/DWELLER: SRS Cinema
- NIGHTMARE (1981; special edition): Code Red
- NOT FORGOTTEN: Anchor Bay
- OFFSPRING (2009): Lionsgate
- OSTERMONTAG: Unearthed
- PSYCHO SISTERS (new special edition): Shock-O-Rama/POPcinema
- RED SCREAM NOSFERATU (special edition): Medicine Show
- RED SCREAM VAMPYRES: Medicine Show
- REFLECTIONS OF THE LIVING DEAD (documentary): TBA
- RÉSONNANCES (special edition): Synapse
- THE RESURRECTION GAME (special edition): Happy Cloud
- REVENGE OF BILLY THE KID: Unearthed
- ROB ZOMBIE'S EL SUPERBEASTO (special edition): Weinstein Co./Genius
- ROBOT NINJA: UNMASKED! (special edition): Tempe
- SCREAM AT NIGHT: Tempe
- SEVENTH MOON: Lionsgate
- SILENT SCREAM (special edition): Code Red
- SISTERS OF BLOOD: Unearthed
- THE SLIME PEOPLE (special edition): VCI
- SOUTHERN GOTHIC: Arts Alliance America
- SPECTERS: Anchor Bay
- STOMP! SHOUT! SCREAM!: Indican
- SUBURBAN MADNESS (special edition): New Blood
- THE SUPERNATURAL FILMS OF GEORGES MELIES (special edition): Image
- TALES FROM THE GRAVE 2: HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Razor Digital
- TERMINAL DESCENT: Medicine Show
- THOU SHALT NOT KILL...EXCEPT (new special edition): Synapse
- TWO EVIL EYES (Blu-ray): Blue Underground
- TWO THIRTEEN: Peace Arch
- UNCLE SAM (Blu-ray): Blue Underground
- THE UNINVITED (2008): TBA
- THE VICIOUS SWEET (special edition): SRS Cinema
- VIOLENT SHIT: Unearthed
- VIOLENT SHIT 2: Unearthed
- VIOLENT SHIT 3: Unearthed
- VIOLENT SHIT REDUX: Unearthed
- THE VISITOR (1980; special edition): Code Red
- THE WALKING DEAD: Warner
- WOMEN'S STUDIES: MTI
- THE WOODS ARE ALIVE (special edition): SRS Cinema
- *UPDATE* X-CROSS: Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters
- ZOMBIE 90: Unearthed