July 30, 2024

THE POOP SCOOP: Sharks & Scares


🦈SEVERIN FILMS Announces Pact with Encyclopocalypse Publications for Film Novelizations with CRUEL JAWS Launching on 7/30
Severin Films today announced a partnership with genre publisher Encyclopocalypse Publications to co-produce original novels, movie novelizations and resurrected horror paperbacks tied to and inspired by Severin’s expansive catalog of genre classics. Their first joint release will be CRUEL JAWS: THE NOVELIZATION by Brad Carter, based on the notorious film by Bruno Mattei called “THE AVENGERS of JAWS knockoffs” (Oh The Horror!), available July 30, 2024. In 1995, Italian director Mattei stunned the civilized world with CRUEL JAWS, the ultimate sharksploitation saga that liberally borrowed characters, plot and footage from Joe D’Amato’s DEEP BLOOD and Enzo G. Castellari’s THE LAST SHARK. CRUEL JAWS: THE NOVELIZATION will be available in mass market and trade editions, both priced at $16.99, from all major online book retailers as well as encyclopocalypse.com. Each edition features new cover art and photos from the film, along with an all-new foreword by SHARKSPLOITATION: THE DOCUMENTARY director Stephen Scarlata. In addition, every paperback order sold through encyclopocalypse.com comes with a free digital copy. 

🙀A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE arrives on Digital July 30th and on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/DVD/4K Ultra HD SteelBook on October 8
from Paramount.
Experience the day the world went quiet in this terrifying continuation of the A Quiet Place universe. When Samira (Lupita Nyong’o) returns home to New York City, her simple trip turns into a harrowing nightmare when mysterious creatures that hunt by sound attack. Accompanied by her cat Frodo and an unexpected ally (Joseph Quinn), Samira must embark on a perilous journey through the city that has suddenly gone silent, where the only rule is to stay quiet to stay alive. Djimon Hounsou and Alex Wolff also star in this intensely suspenseful thriller. A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE expands the franchise’s groundbreaking universe, taking fans back to the first day of the invasion by deadly creatures who hunt by sound in one of the loudest places on Earth: New York City. Fans who purchase the film on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, or Blu-ray will have access to over 50 minutes of thrilling bonus content. A three-movie collection including A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place: Part II and A Quiet Place: Day One will also be available to purchase on Digital platforms July 30. 


😺COLLATERAL Celebrates 20th Anniversary With New Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray SteelBook Arriving On August 6th from Paramount
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of director Michael Mann’s stylishly compelling noir thriller COLLATERAL with a new Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray SteelBook, arriving August 6, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Tom Cruise is “convincingly wicked” (Toronto Star) and Jamie Foxx gives an Oscar-nominated* performance in the exhilarating film that “crackles with energy and purpose” (Los Angeles Times).  Originally released on August 6, 2004, COLLATERAL wowed critics and audiences alike and continues to be revered as a masterful blend of suspense and drama, combining intense action with captivating character exploration.  Written by Stuart Beattie, the film also stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Javier Bardem. The Limited-Edition SteelBook includes access to a Digital copy of the film, as well as legacy bonus content.



🙀PARAMOUNT SCARES VOL. 2 arrives on 4K Ultra HD October 1 from Paramount.
Everyone loves a sequel!  PARAMOUNT SCARES is back with another limited-edition collection of terrifying films, all available for the first time in 4K Ultra HD.  PARAMOUNT SCARES VOL. 2 arrives October 1, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. This collectible box set includes four killer films that offer an exciting mix of all that the horror genre has to offer.  From a knife-wielding maniac in FRIDAY THE 13TH PART II, to the twisted thrills of ORPHAN: FIRST KILL, the terrifying zombie hordes of WORLD WAR Z, and the psychological terror of BREAKDOWN, this must-own collection delivers loads of chills and thrills. Each film in the 8-disc collection has been newly remastered and is presented on both 4K Ultra HD Disc and on Blu-ray in an individual case and special sleeve exclusive to the set, all housed in a premium box with original artwork.  PARAMOUNT SCARES VOL. 2 also includes more than 2.5 hours of bonus content, the unrated version of WORLD WAR Z, access to a Digital copy of each film, and these exclusive collectible items: 
  • Full-size FANGORIA magazine produced specifically for this release with new and classic articles about the films

  • Four unique iron-on patches representing each film

  • A domed PARAMOUNT SCARES logo sticker

  • A new PARAMOUNT SCARES glow-in-the-dark enamel pin

  • Limited-Edition poster by acclaimed artist Orlando “Mexifunk” Arocena 

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