DVD Buzz-Saw #20

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Season Two

Just a few weeks ago HBO Home Video released the long-awaited DVD release of the first season of Tales From the Crypt. Not surprisingly, weeks later, we have news of the second season which spans 3 discs making its way to DVD on October 25th. Dr. Cryptkeeper is seen to the right on the cover art of the DVD set and below are the full list of episodes and extras…

Includes:

Disc 1
“Dead Right”
“The Switch”
“Cutting Cards”
“’Til Death”
“Three’s a Crowd”
“The Thing From The Grave”
Disc 2
“The Sacrifice”
“For Cryin’ Out Loud”
“Four-Sided Triangle”
“The Ventriloquist’s Dummy”
“Judy, You’re Not Yourself Today”
“Fitting Punishment”
Disc 3
“Korman’s Kalamity”
“Lower Berth”
“Mute Witness to Murder”
“Television Terror”
“My Brother’s Keeper”
“The Secret”

The extra material will only consist of a documentary of the show.

PSYCHO II & III

Updating you on the two sequels that followed arguably The Greatest Horror Film of All Time, Psycho II & III (click here for reviews of both). Just in, are these two covers for each DVD. Much like the menus, the covers lack in originality but still get the job done, just not as well as it could be. In case you forgot, or lost track in between your countless murderous nights, I re-present the features and menus for both discs…

Includes:

Psycho II

English Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo tracks
Trailer

Psycho III

English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono treatment.
Trailer

To pre-order the second installment in the Psycho series Click here, for the third, Click here.

EVIL DEAD 2

On September 13th, Anchor Bay will put forth another interesting and innovative DVD release with Evil Dead 2: The Book of the Dead Edition (see Arrow’s review here) . The cover itself is designed by FX guru Tom Sullivan and the coolest thing about the cover is that it has an eye in which if you poke it a sound chip lets of a howling scream. Say it with me “Sweet”. As for the additional extras on the DVD have a look below!

Includes:

16×9 widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound
Commentary by Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Scott Spiegel and Greg Nicotero
Evil Dead II: Behind the Screams and The Gore the Merrier
A poster/still gallery
Talent bios

Pre-Order The EVIL DEAD 2!!!

THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN and ALIEN APOCALYPSE

It seems like Bruce Campbell is making his come back in the horror genre with even more exposure with the release of his two new movies. The first being Campbell’s directorial debut with The Man With The Screaming Brain. The other film stars the horror icon in Alien Apocalypse. Both films are slated for an October 4th release. No addition information on extras has been announced but you can be assured their will be some content from Ash…err…Bruce…

While we all wait for another Evil Dead film, just look at the pic above to relive those groovy days…

MGM Titles

From DavisDVD, comes this bit of news from MGM Home Entertainment who plans on release a bunch of horror films on September 20th. The titles include After Midnight, Dolls, From a Whisper to a Scream, The House Where Evil Dwells, Lady in White, Night Visitor, Swamp Thing and the Midnite Movies double feature discs Die, Monster, Die!/The Dunwich Horror, Tales Of Terror/Twice Told Tales, Panic In Year Zero/The Last Man On Earth and Voodoo Island/The Four Skulls Of Jonathan Drake . MGM is also planning on releasing The Species Collector’s Box Set Collection, a four-disc set that includes The Unrated editions of Species, Species II and Species III as well as a bonus disc with extras. Not only that but Dolls will finally be available on DVD. All coming on September 20th, for more information on the long awaited Dolls DVD, look below.

Includes:

Two audio commentaries (with director Stuart Gordon and writer Ed Naha; Carolyn Purdy-Gordon and other cast members)
A storyboard-to-film comparison
A photo gallery
Trailer

I don’t even know where to begin with giving you links to pre-order all these damn titles, so just head over to Amazon.com and do your thing

NAIL GUN MASSACRE

Updating an old old story of where I told you that Synapse Films is planning on releasing The Nail Gun Massacre. Now I bring you the cover art and the full specs of the disc which hits the DVD stand on October 25th. The Texas-lensed 1985 film starts out with a violent gang rape and continues with the perpetrators getting bumped off one by one with the titular weapon by a masked assailant. Can the local sheriff and town doctor unveil and stop the wisecracking madman before everybody gets nailed?

Includes:

A new 16×9-enhanced 1.78:1 transfer from the only remaining original vault materials
Nailed , a new featurette with Lofton
Outtakes
A promotional trailer.

Amazon.com has no pre-order information on this title yet, soon it may be time to break out the Bostich Super 12 Penny Nail Gun…

THE FLY: Special Edition

Just like last week, the good folks over at Fox Home Entertainment have sent the cover for the upcoming Fly: Special Edition (see Arrow’s review here) to DVDAnswers.com. Less colorful and vibrant than The Fly II’s cover, this one is much more subdued and generic, yet seems to get the notion across. A re-run of the extras for your clicking pleasure…

Includes:

The Fly: Disc One
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
English DTS 5.1 Surround Track
French Stereo and Spanish Mono Tracks
Audio Commentary with David Cronenberg
English and Spanish Subtitles
The Fly: Disc Two
Fear of the Flesh 4-Part Documentary:
– The Making of The Fly
– Larva
– Pupa
– Metamorphosis
Branching Clips:
– A Radical Departure
– The Rise of Marketing
– Who Wants to Die?
– All You Have To Do Is Be Passionate
– Cronenberg’s Preparation
– On Cronenberg’s Films
– Cronenberg as Gynecologist
– Cronenberg as Director
– On the Cannes Jury
– The Mother of Invention
– It Takes Time To Spread the Goop
– Glass-Break Test
– Scotch & Razor Blades Genes in the Ether
– Winning the Oscar
– The Last Collaboration
– Haunted by the Fly
– The Brundle Museum of Natural History
Deleted Scenes:
– Second Interview
– Monkey-Cat
– Brundlefly vs. Bag Lady
– Butterfly Baby
– Alternate ending
Test Footage:
– Main Title Elements
– Telepod Tests
– Make-Up Tests
– The Exploding Head
– Cronenfly
Written Works:
– George Langelaan’s Original Short Story
– Charles Edward Pogue’s Original Screenplay
– David Cronenberg’s Rewrite
– Interactive Cinefex Article “The Fly Papers”
– Interactive American Cinematographer Article “New Buzz on an Old Theme”
– Interactive American Cinematographer article “More About THE FLY”
Promotional Material:
– The Fly Teaser
– The Fly Trailer
– 3 TV Spots
– Featurette
– David Cronenberg Profile
– The Fly II Teaser
– The Fly II Trailer
– The Fly (1958)
– Return of the Fly (1959)
– One Sheet & Lobby Card Gallery
Still Gallery:
– Publicity
– Behind the scenes
– Concept Artwork
– Effects
– Monkey-Cat
– Space Bug
– Arm Wrestling
– Make-up
Easter Eggs:
– Halloweener
– Vomit Drop
– Summer of ’86:
– Big Trouble In Little China
– Aliens
– The Fly