Guest Author - Andy Boxall

The DVD format has been a dream come true for many horror fans, especially those residing in countries where censorship laws have restricted their choice of uncut movies. Last year we had some great releases including Grindhouse’s Cannibal Holocaust and Anchor Bay’s Phantasm 5-disc ‘Sphere’. So far this year, with the exception of current horror (Saw II and Hostel for instance), we have had only a few exciting releases, but genre fans can rejoice as there are some great releases coming up.

Anchor Bay UK Future List US Coming Soon List

Cemetery Man – 13/6/06
Anchor Bay USA has announced a special edition of Michele Soavi’s excellent ‘love’ story with a twist of zombie fun. According to the website, it will include a featurette with contributions from Rupert Everett and Anna Falci. It has also been enhanced for widescreen TVs. Personally I prefer the Italian title of Dellamorte Dellamore, but I will forgive them!

Masters of Horror - 2006
US customers can still purchase individual releases of these made-for-TV shockers directed by some of the horror greats, but UK customers must wait for a box set featuring all the episodes later in the year.

The Zombie Collection – 2006?
Tantalising us via the ‘future’ section of Anchor Bay UK’s website, I for one am looking forward to finding out the content of this box set! However, I’m hoping that there won’t be another Evil Dead in it!

Synapse Future List

Street Trash – 2006
Although no official date has been given, this is one movie to watch for! Although not strictly horror, it does feature a lot of gore and was made by many people involved with the genre. One of the original ‘over-the-top’ movies, Street Trash sees what happens when a batch of dodgy liquor named Viper makes it on to the streets. The results are ‘melty’ to say the least! Synapse promise a 2-disc limited edition with a full 2 hour documentary intriguingly title Meltdown Memoirs!

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Don’t Go Near the Park – 25/04/06
A special edition of this former UK ‘Video Nasty’ will be released at the end of the month. This is one movie that has escaped me up until this point, so I will be looking forward to seeing it for the first time soon! The DVD will have a commentary and feature extended and deleted scenes. Nice cover artwork too! Watch out for my exclusive review in a few days!

Magic – 25/04/06
Presented on DVD for the first time, this little seen thriller/horror sees Anthony Hopkins as Corky, a failed magician who introduces a ventriloquist dummy into his act. Known as Fats, the figure soon starts to influence Corky’s life as the pressure of his impending stardom forces him to leave the limelight and seek his childhood sweetheart out, something that Fats doesn’t want.

Unearthed Future List

Assorted Gore! – 2006
Check out their website for details of the many releases this company has planned. Unearthed excel in finding the goriest, sickest and most violent horror they can, last years Guinea Pig release proves that! A variety of Russian and Japanese stuff fills out the majority of their listings. Only the real hardcore horror fan needs to be pre-ordering these treasures!

The big screen has some horror coming soon too. Take a look at some of these:

Silent Hill – 21/04/06 UK release date. US viewers should already have it!
Official Website
Slither – 28/04/06 UK release date. Us viewers should already have this too!
Official Website
Snakes on a Plane – TBC. OK, so it’s not really horror, but how can you not look forward to this!
Official Website
2006 is shaping up to be a good year for horror!