Lionsgate Unleashes Ghost ouse Underground DVD Set
Posted by bob in Films, News on July 29th, 2008
Lionsgate will be releasing the first round of titles from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Underground on October 14th.
Ghost House Underground
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, the creative forces behind 30 Days of Night and the Spider-Man, The Grudge and Evil Dead franchises, bring you Ghost House Underground - eight premium branded horror movies in one frightening collection. Featured in branded plastic O-card packaging, the DVDs included are Dance of the Dead, No Man’s Land: The Rise of the Reeker, The Substitute, Dark Floors, Trackman, Room 205, Last House in the Woods and Brotherhood of Blood. Almost every disc comes loaded with special features including short films, commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, featurettes and behind-the-scenes footage. Hand picked by Raimi and Tapert, the most trusted names in horror, Ghost House Underground will bring fans a fresh look at horror from around the world.
Dance of the Dead Synopsis:
On the night of the big high school prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance. An Official Selection at the SXSW, Atlanta and Sitges Film Festivals, Dance of the Dead “has cult classic written all over it” (Ain’t it Cool News.com). Tim Anderson from Bloody-Disgusting.com claims Dance of the Dead “makes Carrie look like Pretty in Pink.”
No Man’s Land: The Rise of the Reeker Synopsis:
No Man’s Land: The Rise of the Reeker is the sequel to the international horror hit Reeker. A sheriff and his son try to apprehend bank robbers on their way to Mexico only to find that they are both being stalked by a far more deadly enemy - the fire-wielding Reeker.
The Substitute Synopsis:
The sixth grade students of a small town begin to realize that their new substitute teacher is an alien. When their parents don’t believe them, they are forced to take matters into their own hands. Directed by Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch), The Substitute, called “A clever version of The Faculty” (Metromix), premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was the winner of the Audience Award at the Sprockets Film Festival.
Dark Floors Synopsis:
A father, concerned for his autistic daughter’s health, sees her immediate removal from the hospital as her only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth exit and renders them trapped with others. This is only the beginning of their descent into hell. When the doors finally open, the hospital appears mysteriously deserted. As mutilated bodies are found, creatures from a dark world start a frightening attack. It soon becomes clear that the survival of the group may rest solely on the little girl. Members of the internationally-popular heavy metal band LORDI star in Dark Floors. The band hails from Finland and has performed on the main stage at Ozzfest (2007) and toured with Type O Negative and Twin Method. Bloody-Disgusting.com has called the film “one the craziest, coolest looking films.”
Trackman Synopsis:
A perfect bank heist turns deadly when the robbers and their hostages flee to the abandoned underground subway station where they encounter the Trackman, a deformed madman that prowls the darkness.
Room 205 Synopsis:
Wanting to start fresh, Katrine moves from the province into a dormitory in Copenhagen and enrolls at the University. She makes an enemy of fellow student Sanne when she starts to date her ex-boyfriend. Sanne and her friends try to bully Katrine out of the dormitory by frightening her with an old myth surrounding the ghost of a former resident. The myth soon becomes a reality when Katrine sets the ghost free and it starts a terrifyingly gruesome attack on the dormitory’s residents. Only Katrine knows the fate of the remaining residents, however, no one believes her story, and they accuse her of the series of mysterious murders.
Last House in the Woods Synopsis:
All Aurora and Rino wanted was to find a secluded place where they could make love in nature, but the appearance of three sadistic bullies soon sends a romantic evening alone careening into violence. In the ensuing struggle, Rino is beaten mercilessly and the three intruders prepare to rape Aurora. Mercifully, the couple is rescued by tough talking Clara and pistol-packing Antonio. After chasing the attackers away, Clara and Antonio offer to take Rino and Aurora to their remote cabin in order to recover, an offer which the frightened youngsters appreciatively accept. Upon arriving at the isolated abode, however, Rino and Aurora quickly realize that their troubles may have just begun. Not only does Clara and Antonio have a young boy named Guilio with some seriously intimidating incisors, but the same sadists who tormented them in the woods soon turn up for an encore performance. By the time the morning sun casts away this grueling night of slaughter, the ones who survived will pray for death to release them from the horrors they have experienced. Last House in the Woods marks director “[Gabriele] Albanesi as a horror fan-cum-filmmaker whom genre aficionados will want to keep an eye on” (Variety).
Brotherhood of Blood Synopsis:
After the success of Rob Zombie’s The Devil Rejects, horror icons actor Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses) and Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) team up again in Brotherhood of Blood, a claustrophobic thriller about a team of vampire hunters who must infiltrate a nest of the undead to save one of their own. A beautiful vampire slayer is held prisoner by a powerful, blood-drinking king who is preparing to do battle with a force that sends even the children of the night scurrying into the shadows.
Pricing: DVD $19.98 each
Pricing: DVD Box Set $159.98
