July 17, 2009 Some interesting vintage '80s horror films finally have DVD release dates this year, among them the 1987 classic "The Stepfather"!



This is certainly the biggest news of all. "The Stepfather" is hitting stores October 13th from Shout! Factory, 3 days before the PG-13 remake hits theater screens.

Meanwhile, on August 11, Code Red is unleashing the classic 1970 giallo "Weekend Murders" to DVD. As Code Red puts it: "The film is an Italian giallo also starring some lovely Euro actresses, a British comedian, and a tough guy Italian star playing against type as a bumbling constable. We have a brand new HiDef master in its original scope aspect ratio (2.35:1)."

Plus, on August 18, Code Red is releasing "The Strangeness," a 1985 horror film from director David Michael Hillman. In it, A group of explorers surveying an abandoned goldmine are trapped in a cave in, and find themselves at the mercy of a slimy, mysterious creature.



On August 25, Midnight Choir releases "Vacation Massacre", a 1980 fear film starring the great Joe Dalessandro. It's yet another rip off of the 1972 hit "Last House on the Left" that was released around the time that film tore up the box office.



Looking ahead to September 29, Mya Communcations is unleashing "Lucifera: Demonlover," a 1972 Italian horror flick never before available on DVD, at least not in the U.S. Mya, with its release of "Island of the Fishmen" and Joe D'Amato's "Horrible" this month, and "Legend of Blood Castle" last month, Mya is turning out to be one of the hottest names in DVD for vintage Euro horror fans.

Also on Sept. 29, Severin Films will unleash the 1990 horror/sci fi flick "Hardware" on DVD for the first time in the U.S.

And on on October 27, Mya is releasing "Evil Face", a 1974 terror starring Klaus Kinski and a movie I haven't heard of. But it looks very interesting from the cover art.






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