Get A Load Of Anchor Bay Entertainment's December Release Slate!
For a certain age of genre fan and collector, the name Anchor Bay Entertainment drums up all kinds of happy memories. From their limited edition, VHS-tin releases to being one of the first labels focused almost exclusively on restoring genre films, Anchor Bay was a staple of the genre that paved the way for nearly every single boutique physical media label out there. The history of Anchor Bay is much like any other studio that had humble beginnings which gave way to a wave of financial success in the home video market. Despite some SEC issues at the start of the 00s, Anchor Bay has been under management by Lionsgate for some time having re-emerged recently with a slate of new titles.
It is with welcome arms, proverbially of course, and shelf space that we see Anchor Bay return to the forefront, and below are some of the releases you can expect to see from them before the end of 2024!
CRUST
On December 10, the fantastical monster movie Crust arrives on Blu-ray and DVD. Director
Sean Whalen gives us the first horror film to emerge from a lint trap.
Vegas Winters (Sean Whalen, The People Under the Stairs) is a former child star who owns a laundromat. One of the benefits of running the place is finding all the leftover socks from his customers, which Vegas uses in creative ways. After Vegas becomes the victim of bullying, he seeks refuge from the attack in the pile of socks. His pain somehow creates a monster willing to seek vengeance for Vegas.
Sean Whalen is best known as the historian in the beloved Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's “Got Milk” commercial long before the Broadway musical. The film also stars Daniel Roebuck (Terrifier 3), Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), and Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp).
Cursed In Baja
On December 10, Anchor Bay Entertainment takes us South of the Border with a neo-noir thriller, Cursed In Baja, on Blu-ray and DVD. The movie is written and directed by Jeff Daniels Phillips (Rob Zombie’s The Munsters), who also has the starring role.
Pirelli (Jeff Daniels Phillips) gets hired by the elderly patriarch of a wealthy family to retrieve his grandson from Mexico. The assignment is treacherous for the former LAPD narcotics detective, as the previously hired investigator vanished without a trace while in Baja. Beyond dealing with the dangers of the area, Pirelli must fight inner demons that lead to him losing his badge. Can he hope to rescue the grandson when he’s falling apart in the resort town?
Abruptio
On December 10th, a nightmarish trip to the dark side of life comes to Blu-ray and DVD with
Abruptio. Director Evan Marlowe creates a twisted world of life-like human puppets forced to commit deranged acts.
Les Hackel’s life is falling apart. His job is a soul-sucking void. He’s stuck living with his parents. Allison, his girlfriend, kicks him to the curb for being such a failure. His life gets an unexpected jolt when he notices stitches on the back of his neck. His only friend Danny gives him the wild news that a bomb has been surgically implanted in his head. Mysterious people text him messages with dirty deeds that he must perform. Les knows they will blow up his brain if he fails to complete an assignment. Les becomes flung into a life of extreme crime
as he searches for any salvation from his fate.
Abruptio features an A-list of voice talents, including James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as Les Hackel, along with Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect), Jordan Peele (Get Out), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), and Carole Ruggier (God of War videogame). This film also marks the final film role of Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects).
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