New on Blu-ray: SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY (2024) - Horror

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Product Description: Indie cult veteran J.R. Bookwalter (The Dead Next Door, Robot Ninja, Ozone) returns to the director's chair after a 23-year absence with Side Effects May Vary, a 'ripped from the headlines' sci-fi/horror throwback inspired by '70s monster movie drive-in classics like The Incredible Melting Man! With the world gripped by a deadly pandemic, science denier Glenn Rollins turns to an experimental vaccine as treatment for a lingering sickness. Much to the surprise of his doctor, wife, and friends, the remedy immediately fixes what ails him. But Glenn will soon discover the only thing more fatal than the virus... is the cure!

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New on Blu-ray: KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE (1991) - Horror

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Product Description: Inspired by ‘60s soap opera “Dark Shadows” and George A. Romero’s underrated thriller “Martin,” producer/director J.R. Bookwalter (“The Dead Next Door”) ushered shot-on-video features into the mainstream with his 1991 horror-drama “Kingdom of the Vampire.” The gloomy tale was far from a financial or critical smash, but paved the way for a tsunami of weird, wild camcorder movies throughout the ‘90s, decades before Hollywood abandoned film for digital cinema.

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DVD & Blu-ray: ROBOT NINJA (1989) Starring Michael Todd

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Product Description: Late one night, frustrated comic book artist Leonard Miller witnesses the brutal rape and murder of a young couple at the hands of ruthless small-town thugs. Seeking vigilante justice, Miller decides to become his most famous character, stalking the night intent on spilling the blood of any criminal who stands in his way! Written, produced, and directed by J.R. Bookwalter ("The Dead Next Door," "Ozone"), "Robot Ninja" slashes, stabs, guts, pokes, and jabs its way to a climactic finale, putting a unique imprint on the superhero genre. Painstakingly restored from a 2K film scan of the original 16mm A/B roll cut negative presented in 4:3 original aspect ratio with a dynamic new 5.1 surround sound remix, VHS-era video store classic "Robot Ninja" slashes its way onto DVD, together with director's audio commentary and two behind-the-scenes still galleries.

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New on Blu-ray: OZONE (1995) - Shot-on-Video Action Horror

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Product Description: While on a stakeout, hardboiled cop Eddie Boone gets injected with a dangerous new designer drug causing nightmarish side effects. As he searches for his missing partner, Eddie discovers the urban streets full of mutants, monsters, and mayhem orchestrated by the mastermind behind the lethal narcotic! Produced and directed by J.R. Bookwalter ("The Dead Next Door," "Robot Ninja"), "Ozone" is the shot-on-video epic Videoscope calls "an exciting, fast-paced action-horror hybrid that never lets up the momentum."

Painstakingly restored from original Super-VHS-C camera masters with a dynamic 5.1 surround sound remix, camcorder classic "Ozone" explodes onto Blu-ray looking sharper and more vibrant than ever together with three audio commentaries and over two hours of bonus materials.

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