Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan was the final film of the Paramount era. It has moments of greatness, and a unique visual style, but the finale is totally nonsensical. Shout! Factory has released the film in their deluxe box set!
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is arguably the weakest of the original series produced by Paramount. That said, it did give the world Kane Hodder as Jason! The film has been released in the Shout! Factory Deluxe Box Set.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives finally pushes the series into supernatural territory and makes Jason essentially invincible. The film also veers into the territory of horror comedy under the direction of Tom McLoughlin. It’s a fun film that is one of the least intense entries in the series.
The fifth Friday the 13th picks up where Part 4 left off. It’s a bizarre and entertaining sequel. Shout! Factory features the film within their new deluxe box set.
House on Haunted Hill is not so much a remake as a reimagining of the William Castle classic. if you can dissociate it from the original, it is an enjoyable popcorn movie. Shout! Factory have given the film a Collector’s Edition release.
Friday the 13th Part 2 is a very important film in the series. Building upon the first film, the focus shines on Jason Voorhees and a formula is locked in place for the series. The new Shout! Factory Blu-ray looks fantastic.
Friday the 13th gave the world Camp Crystal Lake and set the gold standard for camp based slasher films. Shout! Factory’s new release inside their massive box set looks the best the film has ever looked.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch has found a way to continue to grow in people’s estimation every year. It’s become a Halloween staple despite the lack of Michael Myers. The steelbook edition by Shout!Factory features a new 4K scan.
Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptation starring Vincent Price is one of Corman’s most effective and stylish films. Benefitting from very colorful cinematography by Nicolas Roeg, this is a true horror classic.
Ghost Ship is a 2002 horror film from Dark Horse Entertainment. Shout!Factory have given the film a new release in a Collector‘S Edition.
