HORROR, ACTION, AND STRANGE CINEMA: 35 NEW RELEASES FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA COLLECTORS
Vinegar Syndrome and their partner labels have unleashed a wave of 35 new Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases, delivering everything from gory horror to artful thrillers and forgotten regional gems. This month’s lineup embraces the full spectrum of genre film: revisionist vampire tales, DIY sea monster carnage, bruising martial arts, and eerie psychological mysteries. Highlights include Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story from Shudder, the effects-heavy The Demon Disorder, the neon horror-comedy Touch Me, and Brazilian werewolf musical Good Manners. Action fans can dive into the Cambodian fight spectacle Jailbreak or the blood-soaked vehicular slasher Death Cycle, while collectors of the bizarre won’t want to miss Sodomaniac or AGFA’s Teenage Riot Video Party quadruple feature. With restorations, debuts, and deep cuts aplenty, July is a treasure trove for serious physical media enthusiasts.
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SPECS
ABRAHAM’S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY
Format: 4K UHD + Blu-ray
Label: Shudder
Director: Natasha Kermani
Genre: Revisionist vampire horror / slow-burn thriller
Based on: Joe Hill’s short story
Special Features: TBA
THE DEMON DISORDER
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Shudder
Director: Steve Boyle
Genre: Family trauma / body horror
Notable: Feature debut from acclaimed SFX artist
TOUCH ME
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Yellow Veil
Director: Addison Heimann
Genre: Tentacle horror-comedy
Style: Neon-soaked, gooey, darkly funny
GOOD MANNERS
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Icarus
Directors: Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra
Genre: Arthouse gothic melodrama / musical / werewolf
FLESHEATERS FROM OUTER SPACE
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Saturn’s Core
Year: 1989
Genre: SOV alien invasion horror
Notable: 6’6” alien, regional New Jersey production
SNOW SHARK: ANCIENT SNOW BEAST
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Wild Eye
Genre: Sharksploitation / creature feature
Effects: Practical gore and low-budget charm
MERMAID
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Utopia
Genre: Dark comedy / horror / crime thriller
JAILBREAK
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Film Movement
Year: 2017
Genre: Martial arts action
Notable: Landmark Cambodian action film
DEATH CYCLE
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Dark Star Pictures
Genre: Giallo-inspired vehicular slasher
SODOMANIAC
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Wild Eye
Genre: Transgressive slasher / exploitation
Notable: Giant ass-headed killer
THE FRONTIER
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Dekanalog
Genre: Neo-noir crime thriller
Visuals: Shot on Super 16mm
AN AMERICAN AFFAIR
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Circle Collective
Genre: 1960s coming-of-age / political drama
DESCENDENT
Format: Blu-ray
Label: IFC Films
Genre: Alien abduction drama / psychological thriller
THE MAD MONKEY
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Bizarro
Genre: Erotic obsessive mystery
Notable: New restoration
TEENAGE RIOT VIDEO PARTY (Quadruple Feature)
Format: Blu-ray
Label: AGFA / Something Weird Video
Genre: Cult / exploitation / teen mayhem
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