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Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 Blasts Back onto Blu-ray

The cult 1987 mecha OVA Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 returns on Blu-ray with reauthored content, crisp 1080p visuals, and a trove of bonus features including director commentary and cast interviews. Fans can relive Tokyo-smashing action and discover behind-the-scenes insights from Shinji Aramaki’s iconic production.

Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 Poster The 80s were a golden era for anime, and one title that earned a lot of love in club screenings was Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01, often mentioned alongside Bubblegum Crisis and Akira. What set it apart back then was the focus on manic, relentless action, and this anime—directed by Shinji Aramaki—delivered it in spades. As one of AnimEigo’s early Western releases, many of us, myself included, grabbed this original video animation. Now it’s making a comeback, thanks to MediaOCD!

Aramaki, the visionary behind Appleseed, Harlock: Space Pirate, and Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045, packs 41 minutes of turbo-charged mecha chaos into MADOX-01, blending comedy and Tokyo-wide property destruction into a surprisingly compact thrill ride.

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All The Deets on The Last Four Discs of All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two

In part three of this mega-post looking at All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two, the world tour continues to expand and show why Folk Horror is the best subgenre to get your spook on.

All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Vol. 2 — **Available to pre-order on Amazon USA**

In the final post in our detailed breakdown on what’s included in All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Vol 2, what’s offered is perhaps the most exciting to date! Curated and produced by Kier-La Janisse, this collector’s set is continues in what volume one has started. And although the documentary that started it all, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (review link), is not part of the set, that’s perfectly okay. Severin films assume everyone has the first set, and has a solid understanding in what makes folk horror great. Also, it’s the perfect treat following Halloween to keep enjoyment year-round!

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Continuing on Revealing All The Deets on All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two

The world tour continues in part two of our detailed look at what’s coming in All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two. Trailers are included (where possible), and the focus here is on Asian films!

Release Date: Nov 12, 2024

In part two of our reveal in what’s to be contained in All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two, we look at volumes five to eight. These works curated and produced by Kier-La Janisse, really dives into what this film historian belives is the best of the best, and that’s going to be hard to argue!

Although some of these works can be found online, they won’t be the same quality as this blu-ray release, and they don’t include the bonus material that’s included to expand one’s appreciation of each film.

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All The Deets on All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two

Due to the huge amount of information presented, this breakdown on what will be offered in All The Haunts Be Ours Volume Two will be split into three articles.

Release Date: Nov 12, 2024

Everything fans of folk horror want to know but were afraid to ask is continuing to be explored in an all new continuation, simply titled All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two. And when I own a copy of the first set, there’s no turning back! Not only am I a rabid completist but also this new collection offers recent movies that define what this genre is all about.

As for older works that can’t be easily found online or not available, half the list includes films making their debut on the optical medium. The care and attention put into these collections says it all. I’m particularly glad there’s a lot more to explore. What’s offered is an extension of the documentary that started it all, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link)

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The Film Masters Isn’t Finished With Roger Corman’s Catalogue of Films Yet

Just when we thought The Film Masters was finished with releasing under-rated films from Roger Corman’s vast catalogue of works, this remastered treat will be sure to entertain!

Night of the Blood Beast BOX ART (Blu-ray) The Film Masters Restoration — **Available to preorder on Amazon USA**

The Film Masters isn’t finished with remastering films from Roger Corman’s vast catalogue of works. Coming November 12 is a double creature feature where this producer has partnered with Bernard Kowalski (Mission Impossible TV Series, Hot Car Girl) to make Night of the Blood Beast and Attack of the Night Leeches! Technically, Gene Corman has the principal credit with the latter, and although this post-Halloween treat is just that, any day is good to mark when aliens have come to town!

From the Press Release:

Night of the Blood Beast (1958)—with an extensive restoration, a new 4K scan from original 35mm archival elements—and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)—newly restored in HD—will be available on Blu-ray and DVD in a special collector’s two-disc edition from Film Masters.

Plot Synopsis:

Astronaut John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) dies upon returning to Earth following a space mission, but mysteriously comes back to life! As the scientists at a remote space research station investigate Corcoran’s revival, they discover that a parasitic, alien lifeform is utilising his body as a host to incubate its offspring. Starring Angela Greene, John Baer and Ed Nelson, the disc includes the highly entertaining Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode as well.

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The Deets on Ghost in The Shell: SAC_2045 Home Video Release

Fans who have only seen Netflix’s compilation of Ghost in The Shell: SAC_2045 can finally see the series as originally intended.

Shout! Studios
Release Date: July 29, 2024

Get in on the action as Ghost in The Shell: SAC_2045, the Production I.G. (Haikyu!, Attack on Titan) and Sola Digital Arts (ULTRAMAN) cyberpunk anime series makes its North American Blu-Ray™ debut in select e–commerce stores from Anime Limited, distributed by Shout! Studios.

Originally based on the 1980s manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow, this latest revisit to the long-running series brings viewers to the franchise now set in a future with super-advanced technology and for the first time ever in full CG animation.

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